The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-28
Vicinity Items.
NEW HANRN
Weather much cooler.

Many of our people are taking advantage |
of the cool weather to visit the centennial
Among those that started this week we
notice Rev. S. Knowlton, III. s. Perrigo,
Miss Carrie Clifford. Several others leave
in few weeks,
The I. o. of G. T. held their quarterly
election Wednesday evening.
E. S. Dana, of Cornwall, is in town on a
short visit.
Mrs. Kpowlton is visiting friends IN Am
herst, n. III.
The people of Bristol and New Haven
are circulating petition to have New
Haven made q regular station for all trains.
1t is being numerously signed.
The academy reunion held the Goth was
a decided success.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Z. Leavenworth made
a short visit here last week.
A large number of the alumni of Beeman
academy were in town Thursday, to attend
the reunion. JACK.
An organ has been purchased for the
church AZ the Corners of Mr.. Geo. y. Day
~ sKiilItu surgical operation was per-
formed on Gilbert Sherbeaunure,a French
Monday. Sherbeaunure had cancer on
his lip which had plagued him for several
months, and was growing worse all the
time, having eaten into his lip so that it
was evident something must be done at
once or in short time it would kill him.
The cancer was cut out by DR.. Whipple in
a successful manner, about half of the I'M
der lip being cut away. MIR. Sherbeaunure
is hard working man and much sympathy
ia expressed for him. On account of this
I'LL ctiOn he has been unable to work much
for some time and it is hoped that he will
now recover from the operation and be en-
abled to work again.
Some Of our townspeople who intend Wis
iting the centennial will wait until about
the middle of September, as it will be
more pleasant when it is cooler wheather.
There is not much excitement about pol
itics here. The liberal republicans seem to
be divided this time We have considers.
bile many Tilden men, and Tilden and
Hendricks club is talked of some are still
hesita,ing az to how they will vote, and
awaiting future developments. We have a
few would have voted for Gen. Grant, il
he had been candidate, and do not know
but they will as it is, as some of the peo-
pie of the south still vote for Gen. Jack
son. J. G. W.
POULTNEY.
Service was read in the Episcopal church
last Sunday by John Howe, esq, of Al
bany. n Y, Mr.. Randall being absent on
a visit TO the centennial.
Mr.. j. X. Seaver, junior proprietor of
the Malone Palladium, has been visiting
friends in town during the past week. He
,ra xith haI -,
this town thirty years ago, and has re-
NAMED in the publishing business since
that time.
viii Cole, who has for some time past
been foreman in one of the Panama rail
road shops, returned home last week for
short visit.
The democrats of Poultney will hold q
caucus in the town hall, Saturday evening,
July 30, at o'clock, for the purpose of
electing delegates to represent the town in
the county convention, to be held in Rut-
land, August 1st.
The republicans will bold their caucus
Monday evening, July 3lst, to elect three
delegates to represent the town IN the re-
publican convention to be held in Rutland,
August 3D..
Fred fl. Rowe, recent graduate of Troy
conference academy, has been visiting Will
liams college, Williamstown, Mass, during
the past week. He intends to enter that
college this fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. p. Austin of Santa
Barbara, CAL, are stopping in town for
few days, at the residence of Ii. II. Hull.
Mr.. Austin is brother of Mrs. Hull, and
former resident of this town. He has
large collection of curiosites, Chinese, ETC.,
among which are home very interesting
specimens, obtained by him in the far
west.
RAsT DORSET.
A Mr.. Sullivan, in the employ of ]. w.
Stearns, upholsterer, of Rutland, is here,
and has made the proper beginning of a
good, honest job for the Union church.
The faces of those whose occupation re-
quires lively exercise in the sun have been
"wringing out" OF late, and there is first
class hankering to have old Atlas spread a
parasol over his back.
Reuben and Frank r. Eggleston moved
into their new cottage last week. The old
house has passed into the hands Of William
Bro sn. Reuben Eggleston was born in it
and has lived in 1t dfty-eght years. His
father, Benedict Eggleston, built it and
lVed IN II forty five years. He was a SOL
der OF the revolution and drew pension
OF ninety-six dollars year for forty-three
years. He enlisted for three years or dur
ing the war, but was held to service about
four years, or until the war closed Such
was the Interpretation given by congress to
his term of enlistment. He died at the age
of ninety-six, and until within a short time
OF his death was abundantly able to be
about home and at the neighbors, and take
care of himself.
The eaiate of Pheha Grifnih La aAt.aa.