The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-26
Vicinity Items.
rAwLET.

TANLhl.
Most OF the farmers about this section
will finch planting this week.
Those persons who were clad with thin
garments on Monday last were about
the streets Tuesday with their overcoaie.
George Knich, is having his house paint
ed. There are plenty of others that need
painting, and as the article is getting
cheaper, no doubt that others will fol-
low suit
The slate walk in front of the hotel is an
improvement. II ought to be extended
through our streets.
Cheese has been sent to market from the
Blakeley and Leach factories.
The average attendance Of scholars at
the district school taught by Miss Hastings
is 40.
There IS a tomb stone in the old grave
ward erected to tho memory of Mrs Mar
garet Wheeler, who died May 18th, l77G,
aged SO years. She was the first person
buried in the cemetery. 1t would improve
the place il a half dozen persons would
devote one day in clearing off brush md
put up the grave stones that have fallen
down.
Henry Harrington, the person who broke
lllO tllt OIuR SltlC ilelt q ttN Nttho EluCSs
was arrested Tuesday, tried and convicted
| and for want Of bail was taken to Rutland
jail by sheriff Vail.
Ara Grinnell has removed to Spencer,
Mass, where he is to work at bis trade in
| boot and shoe establishment. The farm
will be carried on by his son.
Two young fellows, who we're anxious
to travel, left their homes Sunday night,
week, and up to date nothing has been
heard Of them. They may come to wise
conclusions and return.
Rev. i. II. Stone occupied the pulpit in
the Methodist church Sunday, May IA In
the evening be delivered n discourse in the
Congregational church, while the Rev. Mr.
Bemis occupied the pulpit in the CoDsre-
gational church in the morning.
Frank G. Hill of Chester, II. \ {, is visit
| ing relatives and friends after an absence
of sixteen years.
Mr.. L. Derby was called away from
town last week to attend the funeral of his
daughter, Mrs. Alice Burchard. who resid-
ed al Shorehan, Vt. N.
NEW HAVEN.
The weather though rainy has been for
| the past week, very encouraging TO the
farmers. The grain is all in and nearly all
have commenced on their corn and pota-
| toes.
The slight frost of Monday night did no
material damage.
Mrs. Caldwell is failing.
Mr. Alfred Thompson is very sick with
pneumonia.
Mrs. Kenney Of Burling has been visiting
her parents here.
Mr.. Boomhower and wife, from Chateau
gay, N. Y, have been making a short visit
here.
Messrs. Fuller & Field are running their
hay press to its fullest capacity
The Good Templars seem to be steadily
gaming ground and new members are initi-
aled al nearly every meeting. JACK.
wALIINGFoRD
This at present is not much Of town
for old people. We remember when Young
of reading in certain old book of an Arab
named Jacob, who went from hi. native
Arabia down into Egypt to visit his son
who held high position in government
| o1lice. The son presented his aged father
at court, and the polite Pharaoh said to his
Interpreter "Ask the old fellow how old he
n! Wherenpon the old patriarch walled
out something about his days being fe,o
and full of trouble, but said he, my snces-
tors lived to a good old age. So Of Wal
lingford to-day. A few years ago we had
some old people here. We have buried
during the last half dozen years j0,tr per
sons whose united age was three hundred
and eighty-six. Now We have only some
who are just past the middle age.
This being centennial year. and whereas,
Dandy, Mt. Holly and Farhaven have
each brought to notice their aged people.
30 we herewith trot out ours First, in
point of seniority and as the veteran of
Wallingford to-day in this unequal war
fare with time, we present sprightly little
fellow of South Wallingford, named
Luther Holden, born in Jeffery, New
Hampshire, Jan. 9,17S2, now in his ninety
fifth year but he is as active and ener
getic as most men of sixty. He is the
one mentioned by the South Walliugford
correspondent as drawing full pay at work
on the highway. BY the way, he and Seth
Aldnch (now aged 79) have worked TO-
gether in the same highway district every
year for fifty-four years. bis father was
soldier in Col. Prescott's regiment, and
he was in the detail that threw I'D the en-
trenchment on Breeds Hill, and the next
day received musket hall through his
thigh in the battle of Bunker Hill. He
bids fair to become centennarian.
Next is Mrs. Lavlna Hill, the mother and
grandmother of A. Hill & Son, now living
with her son Arnold in this village. Born
in Bellingham, Mass, April IS, 1884, now
in her ninety-third year. She is fine chat
ty old lady, and talk with her shows that
she has lost bot little Of her original stock
OF pride and elegance.
Next is Aunt Sally Pelsue, widow of the
late John Pelsue, born in Stoddard, N. H..
March 90, 1887, now in her ninetieth year.
Her father, Jesse Howard, was one of the
immortal SO that formed the hollow square
within the walls, and listened as Ethan AL
len Numbered his demand for the surrender
OF the Fortress Ticonderogs. She is quite
smart and active, dong considerable work,
and spending much time in knitting She
reads the papers every week with as much
relish as q younger person. Both of the
last named ladies amused themselves in
in their younger days in rearing large
families of children. Mrs. Hill raised
eleven, Mrs. Pelsue nine.
Next comes Rufus Allen, fine old shoe |
maker of Sugar Hill, aged 80, still work |
ing at his trade, though we believe he only |
attends to custom work now.
Then comes Mrs. Polly Fox, widow OF |
the late DR.. John Fox, born in Wallingford |
July 80, l7SS, now nearly eighty eight |
years old. She was the daughter of Elias |
Crary, a revolutionary soldier. She raised |
hve children. She is now enjoying fine
ola age, her mental and physical faculties
being preserved to remarkable degree.
Now comes lively old boy, ycept Col.
Dyer Townsend, aged 81, who. may DO seen
any morning, IL the beholder is up early
enough. riding through our streets to his
sugar Hill farm, or attending to his ordin-
ary affairs like any other middle aged man.
Often he IL seen on horseback. and he saws
now that If he had a long journey to per
form, he would prefer to go on horseback
to any other method.
With these half dozen persons whose