The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-05
Vicinity Items.

LONDONDERRY.
March died easy at 10 o'clock Friday
night.
The centennial festival, in aid OF the
Vermont women's centennial fund, held in
the town hall on the afternoonand evening
Of March Both, was n complete success.
The hall was so densely packed that it was
almost impossible to move from one point
10 another, but all were bent on having
good time, and if favorite corn got
stepped on occasionally simple "excuse
me-" or "this is an awful crowd" made it
all right. The tableaux was good the
singing by the old folks, with Mr. Whitman
as ye chorister, vas very good indeed
the old folks were followed with songs
by quintette composed of Mrs. j. l.. Mar
tin and Miss Cummings, sopranos Ms.
3. b. Goddard. alto; Rev. Mr.. Cummings,
bass, and Mr., G. G.. Smith, tenor. Three
songs. Cousin Jedediah Old Yankee boo.
die and The Dearest Spot of Earth to Me
is Home. were the treat of the evening.
Their voices blended finely, and they sang
without the aid of an instrument. Their
singing was far superior to anything we
arc accustomed to hear among amateurs.
There was quite collection of relics,
many Of them being quite ancient.
The supper was simply immense. There
was boiled vituals, baked beans, hulled
corn and milk, brown bread, pumpkin pie,
etc, etc MIR. Webster Melendy created
considerable amusement 10y riding to the
hall on horse back with his wife mounted
behind him in the style of sc olden time.
The receipts Of the entertainment must
have been far more than was expected
from this town. AGATE.
NIDDITRURY
We noticed IN your Saturdays issue that
the furs were being slowed away, as winter
hsd absolutely abandoned the lap of
spring" but the old gray-headed sinner,
like tickle lover, is back again and has
spread his white mantle all about the feet
of spring, who sits uneasily and soowls at
his delays and opportunities. Let HIM go
gentle smiling spring, he is cold-hearted
aud selfish, encioaching upon your time,
when you are anxious to put your house in
order. 1t is time your grass plots on the
south side of stone walls began to show
greenDess, and the perscvering cow-slips in
ravin9s in the meadows began to show
signs of life. The boys in the streets stand
on the south side Of the buildings grumb-
ling at the long delay of winter, as impa-
tent as an initiated householder is at The
time spent in scientific - scoring" AT this
time young and old may say" go!"
II. B. Dodge, formerly with Mr.. Aims
worth ia the market, has leased Mr.. Nc
Leod's store for term of years, and is fit
ting 1t up with a general assortment OF
hardware. He will soon be in running or
der, so that his old friends can find his
whereabouts.
The wife of our venerable DR.. Bass is to
buried to-day. She has been an invalid for
many years. ARGUS.
CLARENDON.
No doubt many of our readers would be
pleased to learn that our old friend and cit
izen, Mr. Russell Fish of Ira, after an
absence of two weeks to a beautiful little
village near the banks of the Connecticut,
has returned home in excellent health and
spirits, successfully treated of his cancer.
Mr.. Fish considers himself very fortunate
in securing the aid of SO worthy a physician
as DR.. Ely Jones of Slratford, VT, who is
a smart, energetic young man and good
specimen of the advancement of the pres
ent age. l..
DANNY.
But very little sugar has been made as
yet and prospects are that but little will be
made this season.
The snow banks are melting away quite
fast, and we expect soon TO BIO obliged 10
travel around in the mud.
AT the annual school meeting, In dis.
trict No. 8, the following officers were
elected for the year ensuing w. Il. Otis,
moderator 9. G.. Herrlck, clerk and treas
urer Willard Crandall, committee ii.
j. Lake, auditor. A tax of 20 per cent
was voted.
The listers commenced their duties In
taking the list, on Monday, the 3D., Al
able bodied men, between the ages of Is
and 40 are to be enrolled this year, agree
able to au act organizing the militia