The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-30
Vicinity. Items.

| At special town meeting held march
| 23d, it was voted unanimously "That the
| town of Grafton concur in the vote of the
| town Of Rockingham passed at their last
annual town meeting setting to and uniting
school districts Nos. Is and IA in said town
with district No. 10 in this town, thereby
uniting in one district the inhabitants of
said districts Nos. 10, ID and IA, together
with all the real estate in said districts. -
| This was carried, not only without a dis
senting vote, but in the discussion of the
subject, with something like 100 voters
present there was not voice raised in op-
position, showing that the people are ready
TO move forward in the matter of consoli-
dating districts and providing higher
grade of schools.
We learn that our fellow townsman, E.
s. Sabin, jr., has purchased the Forest
property in Westminster, near Bellows
Falls, and it is understood that he intends
to establish lumber and wood yards at the
latter place. If this results in his selling
his property here and removing from town
Grafton will lose its most industrious
citizen.
Deacon VIM. Whitcomb, one of the
oldest and most honored citizens departed
this life on Friday, March "a.
A republican caucus was held on Thurs
day, March %, at o'clock p. M, to elect
delegates to attend the convention TO be
held at Burlington on the Goth inst. For
an ordinary caucus this meeting was large
| ly attended, there being from 10 to 20 per-
| sons present, so that there was no necessi-
| ty of sending into the street to call in more
people in order that there might be as
many folks present as there were delegates
to be elected. The proceedings were har-
monious to good degree. A decided dis
like of anything ssvoring of democracy
was exhibited, while at the came time
Grantism was far from commanding pre-
MUM. 1t seems to have entered the men,
| tai vision of some that with wisdom and
| prudence in the selection of candidates
| by the putting forward of many
| which of themselves will be an assurance
| that the government IN all it's surroundings
will be administered honestly, and by cast
| ing overheard and ignoring all who are in
| any way responsible for the errors and cor
ruption with which the party is now load
| ed, success in the coming election is reason
ably sure. But by pursuing the opposite
course and putting forward men who by
word or action have in any way aided or
sanctioned the present system of which
| Boss Shepherd, Belknap and the rest are
fit opponents, the defeat of the party is a
foregone conclusion. The republican
party must make itself the party
of reform, it must let the people
understood that it has done so, not by idle
professions which cost nothing, not by con-
stanty referring to its past record, but by
present deeds. AS our physical bodies
need food to-day and suffer if deprived
| thereof, though there might have been an
abundance few days ago, so a political
party if it fails in the performance OF
present duties and undertakes to live upon
the memories of the past must suffer
though the record of that past may have
been glorious. j. II. p.
Pneumonia is somewhat prevalent in
Ludlow and vicinity. Among its victims
is the Rev. S. p. Cook, pastor of the Con.
gregational church. He was taken some.
what violently, and was quite sick, and his
| condition caused some to indulge in the ap
| prehenson that his life was to be greatly
endangered, but his naturally vigorous CON
Stitution seems to tell wonderfully in his
favor, as his symptoms are steadily I'M
| proving. Mr.. Cook has done vast amount
of labor the past winter, and il is not sur
prising that he has been brought to this
point, where he will have to temporarily
abstain from his labor, but we hope his ILL.,
ness will not deprive him from ministering
to his people for any great length of time.
Our annual school meeting was held
| Tuesday evening at Village hall. The
meeting was called to order by II. G. Ha.
ven, clerk. The following officers were
elected l.. g. Sherman, moderator r.
q. Haven, clerk Vim. III. Pratt, treas
urer
The prudential committees report show.
| ed that the whole amount of orders drawn
was 81, 1856; nearly $1,000 had been re.
cclved for buttons in the last year, which
had also gone to the support of the school
| Their district Ia nearly out of debt, theii
liabilities exceeding their assets by only one
hundred dollars. Tax voted for the sup
port of schools the enusIng year, sixty cts
on the dollar.
d. f. Coolidge, VIM. ii. Walker an,
Martin Meehan were elected prudential
committee for the ensuing year, and Geo
w. Billings auditor. Geo. w. Billings was
elected agent to collect all claims due til,
district. Upon the article in regard to the
discountinance of the union between schoo
district number and Black River AGA
DENY, quite an animated discussion tool
place, participated in by L. A. Howe, Hon
W. II. Walker, Geo. w. Billings, Rev. j
L. Farrar, s. A. Giflin and M. ii. Good
land, which resulted In the election of tn,
following named gentlemen e. A. Howe
Geo. w. Billings and William A. Patricl
as committee to thoroughly investigat,
the matter and report to the district.
Weather delightful overhead Snow an,
water in our streets varying from six inche
TO two feet deep. You can judge how pc
destrians clrcumambu,ate. Nix.
| KEENK.
The republicans of Keeue held caucu
at Cheshire hall, Tuesday evening, to nom
mate candidate for postmaster of th
city. The following is list Of the promi