The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-25
Vermont Notes.

Diptheria of malignant type has ap-
pearod in Hartford, and one death is re-
ported.
Bishop Bissell' confirmed twenty-three
persons al me Episcopal church, st. Johns
bury, the l7th
The old wooden mill at, Sheldon, ha:
been purchased by Il. Bancroft, and will
be converted into wheel-wright shop.
A thief entered the residence of Mr.. l..
Howe, near Derby, on the goth, and ran.
sacked II throughout. Not finding any
money, he took a watch and several rings
A melancholy-appearing stranger stop
ped at an Island Pond hotel the other day
and subsequently disappeared leaving al
his effects behind him. 1t is supposed that
he committed suicide.
Ii. K. Bard Of Mortified, who wa,
wounded in the foot in the late war, sub
mitted last week TO an amputation above
the ankle, this course being advised as ne.
cessary to save his life.
Il. 3. Weller Of Waterford exhibited q
Jersey COW st the Caledonia county fair.
from which he says he made q pounds OF
butter in one week, and MIXED 80 pounds
of milk in one cay.
VIM. Shannon of Island Pond, was sen.
fenced, last week, by the Essex county
count, to two and one-half years in state
prison for breaking into G. L. Robinson.
store, last month, and stealing goods.
Some horse thief stole horse from the
pasture of j. Irwin of Newport Center, one
night last week. Another kind hearted in.
dividual entered the barn of Ii. A. Larabee.
turned his cattle out and drove them two
miles away.
The new dam of the Winooski woollen
mills is complete, and the river is now rum
ning over it. 1t is the best dam ever built
in Vermont, and makes a valuable nddi-
ton to the fine water power of the com.
pany.
During last season the committee of the
Young Mems Christian associations of the
state, held gospel meeting in ninety.six
towns. Ninety-one of these places renort
apparent awakenines as result of tbe
meetings, and only five report no visible
awakening. Thousands have been brought
INTO the church as result of the last years
labor.
II is stated that over thirty-five million
feet of lumber have been entered at Bur-
llngton this year, and before the close of
the season fifteen millions more will prob
ably be unloaded. Last year 80 millions
were stocked. The largest amount ever
brought was in 1878, when 128, 900, O0O feet
were imported.
Inc competitive examination of candi.
dates Tor appointment TO West Point mill.
tary academy, took place on the 10Th at
Burlington, But two young men present
ed themselves, each of whom passed so
good an examination that the exam;nors
hesllated about making positive recon-
mendation OF either and il will probably he
left for Mr.. Hendee to decide between
them. Fire Press.
The eight year old son of Georpe w
Kennedy, ESQ.,, of Waterbury, was fishing
for minnows in Buffers pond, the other
day, when he suddenly felt something pul-
ling him towards the water. The little
fellow was determined neither to be pulled
into the water nor lose his pole and line. go
he ran up the bank and pulled large pick
erel out OF the water, when help arrived
in season to secure the game. 1t seems
that the boy caught = minnow on his hook
and before he had time to pull il out the
piokerel had seized it and was trying to
move away with the whole establishment,
The members ofa,he Board of Agricul-
ture met with an awkward mshap at