The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-03
Vermont News.

Children of school age constitute % pei
cent of the population of Vermont.
The number of convicts in the Vermont
state prison has increased 40 per cent II
two years.
Mrs. f. L. Stewart of Weybridge, hat
come to the front with bed. quilt that con
talns $3.50 pieces.
L. b. Cushing, M. d., of st. Johnsbury
was thrown from his carriage Friday night
dislocating hs shoulder.
Convicts in the Vermont state prison arc
working for Messrs Mawhinney & Co., Of
Boston at So cents day.
The Winooski graded school, with three
departments and three teachers, was rur
last year at an expense of $2,06742.
The Middlebury choral society has re
sumed its weekly practice meetings, will
Professor Iigley of the college as di
rector.
Sherman w. Sears, ESQ, q prominent
and respected citizen of Riohford, ant
father Mrs. Judge Bailey of st. Adams
died on Sunday.
The people of Vergenncs have now
abandoned as hopeless the plan OF having
the shire town of Addison changed from
Middlebury to Vergennes.
Tatro's trial, for the murder of Mrs
Butler at Highgate, Is assigned at ST. AL
bans for the next Wednesday. He has fol
counsel T. w. McGattrck of St. Albans
Mr.. Cowles of New Haven was driving
through the streets of Middlebuiy, Friday
when his horse took fright and ran agains
a lamp-post, breaking its neck and killing
it instantly.
A few days ago an Indian living in Rip
ton and Mr.. Newton got into dispute
which was ended by coming to blows, ant
after a hard fight 'Lo' came out of The
combat triumphant.
VIM. L. Dunshee of Bristol, is having
his block Of stores repainted, the cornict
and trimmings to be darker and the clab
boards lighter colored than before. 1t lookt
better already.
The horse trot at Middlebury that wa'
postponded from the late county fair came
off September Goth. "Gifford Boy" wor
the first race and in the second race little
maggie" was the winner. II was very
close match.
The Merchants national bank of Bur
lipgton will retire $500, 900 Of their capita
stock on Thursday, Oct. 5, paying $44 pei
share, par value $40. Henceforth the cap
ital stock of the bank will be $500, 900, ont
of the three largest in the state.
The venerable Stephen Whipple O
South Shaft sbury, who has just entered the
ninety sixth year of bis age, while visiting
his mill o few days since, was struck ii
the face by broken belt and Frustrated
He YVES carried home, and is now slowly
recovering.
Asa Magoon, indicted for the murder o.
Russell Streeter, filed his affidavit in cour
at Montpelier, Saturday, representing tina
he had but little property and asking t
have the stale pay lawyer to defend hin
and the expense Of summoning his wit
nesses, which reqaest was granted. Hi
trial was assigned for Monday.
The deadlock in the extradition treaty en-
courages stealing on either side the line
A Stansteal dispatch, of September 2Sth
says a thief named Ryan stole Hiram Fad
den's horse and ,harnoss, q carriage from
George McDougall and broke into Dali,
Brothers store and stole goods to the valu'
of 500. He was caught at Barton, VT
and the horse and carriage recovered
Daily Brothers will probably recover tn
greater portion of their goods.
Vermont delegates have been appointed
to attend the meeting of the Woman's ma
ional temperance union at Newark, N. j.
Oct. %, as follows. first congressiona
district, Miss Anna Park Of Bennington
second district Miss Laura Moore of Bar
nett; third district Mrs. Albert Clarke
of st. Alban,. Their respective alternate
are Miss Lucy j. Bradshaw, Mrs Edwar
Burlington.
ri, .u. No, o.
Inc iepuoiiean ia''y AZ !'owou'y, oa'D'
| day, was the largest ever held in that sec
ton. No hall could be found large enoug
m hold tho crowd and an ont door mao,
w
ing was heiu. non -. y. Denlsoh la'le'
70 appear, auu O,'h Sauloell; esq' hpU Us
,or an noul anu lol.y mluu.es. IN
Newpury pahu ulscouIseu eAcenleht music
anu large new hayes anu wheeler Ia
was hung OUT
Mr.. Russell Underwood of st. Johnsbur
a;o, c,.,ud,u ouon;no Mr. I1,aorwoo
o''u 'A'u'' ''0ns' '' n'0, WV Nv,
was Tor several years foreman OF the oullc
ing department u -. anu =. S,'oa
W noD p on I the PortianJ OusdenhurS raj
road since it's commencement, and the offlc
Of roadmaster was also added last summer
He was very active man, having had
large circle OF friends, ana VIII be great
missed IN business and society,"
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