The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-19
The 8utlana Daily Glohe
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1876.
Vicinity Items.

AT the annual meeting of fire district No.
the following named persons were elected
officers of the district for the current year :;
Moderator, l. w. Preston clerk, H. l..
Clark prudential committee, l.. w. Pres
ton, G Brown, NJ. b. Dewey treasurer.
NJ. b. Dewey; collector, r. McKeoueh;
chief engineer, j. II. Llngdon first as
slstant, &. e. Jackman; second assistant,
&. Ransom.
Voted tax of five per cent on the grand
list, to defray current expenses for the
| year ensuing. The district expended six
thousand dollars in 1870 and 1871 for the
construction of reservoirs and for an engine
and other apparatus for the extingushing of
fires, since which time the alarm of fire
has hardly been sounded in our village.
For two or three years prior number OF
buildings burned TO the ground. Among
them were the Wcstover hotel, the dwell
ings Of H. Maynard, G. NJ Judkius, Alon-
10 Child the barns of Messrs. SDencerand
Adams, and the shops of f. Griswold and
a. LCvelaud.
Since my first acquaintance in Castleton,
dating from 1880 to the present time, four
public marriage ceremonies have been per
formed, the first being that of Rev. Mr.
Lyman and Miss Mary Dennson. daughter
of the late Dea Dennison in 1850, in the
Congregational church, Rev Joseph Steele
officiating. Mr. Lyman was ordained q
minister and missionary the same day,
Rev. DR.. Bcman of Troy preaching the
sermon. Mr. and Mrs j.. took their de-
parture Immediately for Oregon under the
auspices of the American home missionary
society.
The second was that Of Rev Mr.. Knarp
and Miss Churchill, in 1853 Rev Dr.
Child officiating, at the Congrega-
tlonal church. They soon after tool
leave Of the country for missionary ground
in Turkey. Mr.. KNAPP is native of Ben
son, aud Mrs. Knapp is native of Huh
ardton They were both some time en-
ployed as teachers in the seminary, with
Rev. e. j. Hallock as principal of the IT,
stiuuon.
The third was the marriage Of Mr.. Ezra
G I hapman and Miss Hattie Douglas, in
the same CT urch, in 1860, by Rev. DR.
Chill. Mr.. g. was at that time in the
marbleizcd slate business at W,st Castle
ton. She WAS from Orwell, and had been
a year or more a pupil n the seminary. He
now ard has for some years resided in GIN
cinnati, ONO.
The fourth was that of Mr.. H. A. Har-
mon and Eta Bromley, last week. hy X
F.. t. Hooker, in the Liberal Cunstiai
church.
At meeting Of the Congregational
chuIch. in he chapel, last Thu ,ia, eve
ing j. n. Nor,hrup WAS elected churcl,
clerk, to fill the vacancy aused by the re
signation of Rev H. o Hipl-y, Who hho
held the Office for IA long term ot Year
Franklin Gnswold and A. +. Higl uel,
also lecltd dtacons. Mr. HlgirN'r ere4t
grandfather. gtaudfaher and father Wee
his predecessors in this flee in this cturc
emhracl g a period Of more than seventy
ye,rs.
ii. Ainsworth, esq, who met with sc.
RIOS accident IN Rutland, as reported IN
LIE GLOBE ast Friday morning, is stIl
Confined To his ou,e, but he j. IN u fair
way for speedy recovery from the lnju-
ries inflicted. mis- is the fifth similar aC
cldent that has happened to him during he
ten or twelve years on the ro' d, with this
same pair of horses, travelling thousands OF
miles each year, making sales Of twenty on
thirty thousand barrel OF Il ur in the same
time one man in Battle Creek, Mich.
has furnished the firm OF LAM N X AIMS
worth ten thousand barrels of flour year
for twelve years, this being about oue-thirC
of their annual sales. Previous tn thai be
supplied the firm of VI. c. Langdou Il Sol
the same qianlity of -four for about IT.,
same term of years, thus making and fur
nishing 240 600 barrels Of flour in twenty
fur years. The brands are the Broderick
and the Emmett, and the name of the mar
ufacturer is Merritt. d. W. Il.
BRISTOL.
The donation visir at Rdley's hotel, for
the benefit of Rev. Mr.. Gardner, Mttnod'si
clergyman, on tie evening OF January -,
resulted in raising about $3.50.
The Glass Blow ers were ont of pocket
about S95 for three nights exhibition il
this place recently.
Scarlet fever is beginning to prevail
also other diseases among children.
DORSET.
DR.. Z. j. Farwel, who, his friends had
reason to bel eve, was improving in he lth,
was take suddenly worse and died in RI
leigh, n. G., after an illness of only fuur
days. His body was brought to Dorset for
interment. and on Wednesday, The 10 h, .
large conc1uTse of people met at his faith
ers house 10 take last look at their friend
The services were conducted by Key. Z. 5
Pratt, who h,s a rare faculty on such oeca-
sions OF saying something truly consolnp
to the friends of the departed one. because
he really letls the sympathy he oilers. III
Farwell leaves great many warm friend
in this aud a joining towns, who will miss
him both professionally ard socll V, tot
he was very skillful a. p.ys clan and
cOmpaL ionab IS man. D.. Z. s.
MlDDLEBURY.
l. J.. Lawrence, So, of Burlington, on
FIR d y evening delivered a lecture IN tnt
grad ii SC lool course. Subject, - The es-
srntitl elements of man development.
The next lecture is announced to be given
by Professor BraineTd, If Mddlebury co..
lege.
On Friday morning last, Jaier Cobb went
mp 10 hu Id fire IN the room where one of
The Ner5 II lrs shoplftng boys was con
tined, and went down Tor mument, leav
ing The door u icked. The young rascal
did not neglect the oppcr'uniiy, ana was
soon running up e s rect. Alas for HI
no. e' he was pursued and akel back to
dufauce vile.
All those who ore interested in taking
measures for suppressing illegiimat traffic
in liquors in Midilehury are iequ-, ted to
met nj the Congregational cbu en- Gu We'd
nesday evening.