The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-19
State at Large.
CENTRAL VERMONT.

and good condition. But the road after
crossing the bridge was impossible, the
water being so high as to reach the seat of
the wagon.
Hon. John N. Pomeroy presented the
Pomeroy school house, Burlington, with a
fine bell, Wednesday, bearing the follow
ing inscription "a gift to the Pomeroy
sbhool house from John N. Pomcroy,
Centennial"
Joseph Williams, so years old and claim
ing to be n silenced priest, ard formerly
professor in tho Catholic college in Mary
land. was arrested saturday night by ON
Ger Bliss, and in the Burlington city court,
Monday morning "let out" on James L. /
ley, Battery street. Mr.. Kelley appeared
and in very dignilied and eloquent man
ner defended his own case and was gCq1it-
ted.
EASTERN VERMONT.
A ladies' temperance union has been
formed at Mclndoe's Falls.
Joseph Dow of Norrisville is one OF the
policemen at the centennial.
Coupons for board at Philadelphia, at
very low rates are for sale at st Johns
bury.
The Free Baptsts of st. Johnsbury are
raising fund of $1,000 to complete their
church edfice.
The industrial (co-operative) works at
Springfield are going to increase their cap
ital stock to $4,000
Much interest IS being felt In branch
railroad to built from North Concord to
Victory, thence to Isllnd Pond
A flag staff with "a foot flag is being
placed on the Caledonia court house at
st. Johnsbury, in honor of the centennial
year.
A town meeting has been call d in s..
Johnsbury to see il the town will vote
money for the celebration of the fourth of
July.
A strawberry was raised in Col. Frank
lin Fairbanks greenhouse this season which
measurer 81 inches in circumference, and
weighed II OUNCES
o. Severance Of st. Juhnsbury, has found
some centennial money. He found it, or
his wife did, rather, among some cid pa
pers. 1t is curious hov careless some pee
pie are with money. 1t is a six dollar bill,
No. 4l9S5 Of continental currency, barring
date of l715.
A kerosene lamp exploded last Sunday
evening in the house of lafayette Soper in
st. Johnsbury. \ chilli was sleeping in
the room where the explosion touk place
but by prompt action the flames which had
ignited bureau were quickly slnothertd.
The new sugar house of l.. w. circuit at
West Burke was burned on Monday with
all its contents, 400 buckets, holders,
pans, etc. Loss $3.50 to $500. Mr.. Or
cult washed his buckets in the afternoon,
and the fire was discovered in the roof
within fifteen or twenty minutes after he
left the camp.
Gen. Davis of Cavendish is making very
nice butter. 1t is put in ten pound boxes,
fret put into muslin sack, then into the
uoA' Tho top of the sack is about two
sack is to lift the butter out of the box.
The butter bears the impression of beau
tiful flower and its leaves, which gives it an
admirable appearance.
The state fish commissioner has made ar
rangements to make Wells River his head
quarters this season for the distribution OF
black bass in the various waters of the
northern part of the state. A tank has been
constructed under the grist mill, and the
commissioner will come on next week with
a large supply of bass, in size from one
half to two pounds each. Persons In any
town where there are ponds with gravel
bottoms can have the fish by APPLICATION
Lyndon Union.
NORTHERN VERMONT.
The Passumpsic, and Portland and Og.
densburgh railroads change time May 90.
Seven united with the North church, St.
Johnsbury, the first Sabbath in May, and
ten with the South.
Joes Pond in Danville is to be stocked
with black bass and other varieties of fish
adapted to its waters.
Seven persons Joined the Congregational
church, Barton, Sunday week, one by let
ter and six by profession.
Nineteen persons were received into the
Congregational church the first Sunday in
May, five by letter and fourteen by profes
sion.
The Portland and Ogdensburgh railroad
rises l, 1875 feet in going from 81. Johns
bury to Walden Heights, distance OF &C
miles.
Regular Sunday trains will be run over
the Portland and Ogdensburg railroad, THU
summer, for the accommodation of tourists
to the mountains.
Quite number of sand slides occurred
on the Montpelier and Wells River rail
road last week. In some places the track
settled down nearly foot for several rods
What two years ago was $4,000 resi-
dence in this place, will not bring over So,
500 this spring. Reason-taxes and nj
hope of reform.-St. JohnS6uJy CaldO
| MAN.
The last two weeks of April, the BartoI
| railroad shipped 10, $50 pounds of butter
cases of eggs 5,405 pounds of sugar
1887 pounds Of merchandise % cars o
lumber
A young man by the name of Graves
| living with John Bean, was kicked by
vicious horse on Friday last at Barton anC
had an arm badly broken and otherwise in
| jured by the blow and calk.
Hancock, Sylvester and Allen of Coven
try, finished their race with the bear OIL
Tuesday week. The bear was much ema
ciated from the effects of his racing durinl
last fall and this spring, and his long fas
through the winter he weighed littl
over 60 pounds and yielded pint and
| half of = il