The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-06
State at Large.

State at Large.
GENERAL.
Hundreds of logs pass down the Connec-
ticut daily. 1t is understood that 100000
900 are to be run this season.
The laying of the corner stone of the
Vermont academy at Saxton's river took
place on Wednesday. John III. Baker
OBLIGATED in the absence of Rev. w. N.
Wilbur.
The Nashua and Lowell railroad CON-
pany have recently paid large amount to
the Central Vermont railroad In adjustment
of old claims under former business ar
engagements,
The building erected at the centennial
grounds for the use Of the state by Col. N.
T. Sprsgue, ir., has been completed, and
turned over to DR.. Goldsmith, the Vermont
commissioner.
CENTRAL VERMONT.
Eight barges laden with 1000, 900 feet of
Canada lumber arrived at Burlington, the
other day for MIR. E. d. Thayer.
About the middle of June several gen.
tlemen will leave Burlington for Fhiladel-
phia by canal boat, via the lake, Cham
plain canal, Hudson river, etc.
The managers Of the Burlington home
for destitute children have received from
Capt. J. T. Drew the handsome donation
of 800 towards the current expense OF the
home.
The moulding mill Of Shepard, Morse s.
Co., at Burliogton, caught fire Friday at
ternoon by the heating of the box of one
of the moulding machines, but the flames
were speedily extinguished, and the dam
age will foil short of $1,000.
Oscar Baron reports a curious circum-
stance at Woodstock. On the 30ih of May
he saw s. man gathering ice from White
river IL fine condition and storing it,
while little way off the corn was up suf-
ficiently high for hoeng. The ice was in a
jam.
The well-knOwn Burlington horses,
Charlie Mac and Laura Williams, have been
sent TO Boston, where they will commence
their summer tour on Beacon park. Mr..
William Perry, the own er of Laura Will
liams, has entered her for the centennial
race, to take place in Philadelphia next
September.
EASTERN VERMONT.
The Estey guards of Brattleboro will go
with Gov. Peck as an escort to the centen-
NAL this month.
The trotting horse "Bones," valued at
$1,000, and owned by Y. K. Motley, of
Tunbridge, died recently.
The promising Ave year old Young
America mare Kate" owned by B. d. &
+. w. Harris, of Brattleboro, has been
sold to Mr.. Lawrence, of Palmer, Mass.
Price, @40O.
The grave of Col. James Fisk, jr, at
Brattleboro, was decorated by parties from
New York and members of the family,
with the usual costly and elegant designs,
the flowers coming from New York and
Boston.
A few days since, as Mike Doyle, of
White River Junction, section hand who
works in the yard. was fitting rail, it
slipped and one end came down on his
hand, brusing it so badly that one finger
had to be amputated.
Another much-married man put in dis
appearance last Monday at Brattleboro.
His name is w. II. Farnsworth. On Sat-
urday he was married to lady in that
place, and the fact having come to the
knowledge of wife No. 2 that wife No. l.,
with two children, lived in Mortified,
Mass, it very soon became important for
that gentleman to leave town. Accord
ingly he took leg-bail for parts unknown.
NORTHERN VERMONT.
A committee have been chosen to exam
inc the condition of Stone Pond, at Glover.
John Wheeler's barn and shed in North
Troy were burned to the ground on Friday
last. Loss, 5000.
Mrs Isaac Smith, of Montgomery, was
seriously injured by being thrown from a
| carriage on the 9th inst
| Fires are raging in the woods in the vi
ciniiy OF South Barton, and much valuable
timber land is being burned over.
The corner stone of the new Episcopal
church, at Sheldon, will be laid on Tues
day next by Rt. Rev. w. II. A. Bissell,
bishop of the diocese.
The Franklin and Grand Isle counties,
Sabbath school union will meet in the
Methodist church in Alburgh Center on
| Wednesday, June ID.
On Sunday last the remains of Mr.. John
| Keller, the Oldest inhabitant of Essex,
were committed to the tomb. He was a
mason of long standing, and was one of-the
early members of McDonough lodge, at
Essex, and during the anti-masonic war
| steadfastly maintained his integrity as a
mason.
The dwelling house of Mr.. Thurber of
of Derby Line was entered by burglars on
Saturday night, May 20, and was ransacked
from cellar to garnet. The thieves gained
entrance through the cellar window. They
carried off quantity of provisions and
also took Mr.. Thurber's watch and what
money he had in his pants pocket.
| WESTERN VERMONT.
| The Tibbtts corps will make an excur-
sion to Bennington, VT, August l6, 1876.
j. E, Crane, of Bridport, is delivering a
course of lectures before the students of
Middlebury college.
The Middlebury choral society gave a
concert on Tuesday evening, June 10, I'm.
der the direction of Prot. E. II. Higley.
Three cars of hay, three cars of lumber,
five cars of live stock and 10,440 pounds
of butter were shipped from Middlebury
last week.
Enos Garfield, ESQ.,, of Arlington, has
an extensive hennery-250 hens. A &c.
cure enclosure of nearly five acres, a com.
modious coop, with roosts and nests, aud
an income of 100 eggs daily.
Col. Il, Nj. Morrison gave TO tho board
of directors of the Bennington fish and
| SA'ne 'iuo '."ut nuPpui, ifoh lawfully
captured trophies Of his own skill, at Girls
wold's, last Thursday evening
Hon T. w. Park, of Bennington, has or
his dairy farm several of the finest micf
cows 10 Vermont. Two of his choicest
Durhams weigh respectively 1850 snt
/ 900 pounds, and are comparatively al
heavy in milk as in meat.
Albert Chapman, of Middlebury. hal
purchased for Joseph Battell, of Ripton
OF Gen. Geo. +. Davis. of Cavendish, thu
pure breed Jersey bull Vulcan, very SUI
perior animal, this week, who was safely