The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-01
Vicinity Items.

The weather of last week was fearfully
cold, bursting water pipes and making a
good business for our enterprising tinman,
Johnny Miller, who is always on hand and
does his business in satisfactory manner
Business seemed nearly suspended on &C.
count of the snow drifts, and our WIDE
awake tailor, A. ID. Fletcher, who was at
Grafton selling goods, got snow-bound, and
could not get home until Saturday noon.
His cutter and clerk tried to get to his re-
lief but their efforts proved unavailing.
But, welcome TO Dill" greeted him on
every hand as he returned after an absence
of three days and a successful trade, in
spite of the inclcmency of the weather.
Grafton people, he says, are not afraid of
wind or snow.
ing Society ie ;a sf @. Luxe. Episeopsl sss
columns of the GLOBE for their very benev-
client patronage in furnishing them work.
Their meetings have been fully attended
the past year and their efforts have been a
success, financially.
The Baptist sociable, held at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Daniel Adams, consisting OF
sixty in number being present, last We'd
nesday evening, was the result of pleas
ant gathering being entertained with an
oJsitl suPBCls tuhCos piSct obu DSot
of all, the very agreeable congratulations
of Mrs. Adams. Her pleasant smiles made
all feel at home.
Dev A. B. Flanders delivered a worthy
sermon to his people Sunday morning, on
the coming lent. May all give it heed
should be the desire of Gods people.
The exhibition given last Friday evening
at the church in North Chester was one OF
the best ever given. The house was
crowded to OVERLOOKING. Although so
mary, perfect oil der was maintained under
| the efficient management of MIR. Aldrich
and P. II. Robbins. The pieces for recits-
ton were selection by Mrs. f. G. Noble,
consisting of sentiment of the highest order
and rendered perfectly. Two pieces de-
serve special mention, although every one
did well, both in speaking, singing, read
given by five of Mrs. Mobiles pupils in elo-
cution, in concert, will defy words to give
it praise-so truthful in sentiment and rem.
dered with feeling by the young ladies, all
being dressed in white, embl, ms of the
purity of each creed. The piece ''Over the
hills to the poor house." spoken and per.
sonated by Mrs. Goodwin, met with ap,
plause from all in the house, though al
hearts felt saddencd by the effect she gave
still, it was rendered so perfectly, all fell
she had given golden feast. Mrs. Good
win, before marriage, was the talanted Mist
| Hannah Hagar, the author of many fine
| sentiments which Chester should be PROUD
of.
The school under the management o.
Mark Ward of Westminster closed Friday
1t has been one of the best disciplined, alst
great progress in study. Miss Julia Saw
yer won the prize of gold pen and pencil
LONDONDERRY.
A few cases of typhoid pneumonia hav,
occurred in this place, two of which prov
ed fatal, in one family. The cases referred
Lovina Read. Mr.. Read died Saturday
Feb. 10th, was buried Tuesday, the 10Th
and the friends returned from the grav
barely in time to see Mrs. Reed breathe he
last. Her funeral took place Wednesday
the nth. Both funerals were attended b,
large number of the inhabitants, although
the weather was stormy aud the travelin
bad Mrs. Wiley of Rockingham delivere,
the discourse at both funerals, In the Con
gregalional church, assisted by the Rev
MIR. Birge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Read were worthy mem
hers of Wantargut grange, No. 1926, Lon
donderry. Their remains were borne iron
from the church and conveyed to the gray
by the members OF the order, and burie
under the very appropriate and lmpressiv
ceremonies of the order. conducted by tn
worthy master ID. ID. Wait, and the worth
chaplain, II. p. Dodge. Mr.. Rube
|. French, an aged man, a member OF MI
Reads family, who was sick at the time @
their deaths, lies dangerously sick at thi
time, and II is thought he will survive thoc
who have gone before, but little longel
Mr.. Read was Ga and his wife SO yeal
old.
On Monday, Feb. 2lst. the members q
the order in Londonderry proceeded to tn
house of their brother, Amos Jinkini
whose wife has been very sick for lon
/, time, or most of this winter. The gathe
/ ing comprised some ten teams with driver
and goodly number of others, with AZ
propriate implements. and wended the
way to the woods, the result OF while
was, at four o'clock p. M, they had depo
: tied in Bro Us wood yald. probably mol
$ than a years stock Of wood. They had
very social time, and good degree of me
rment graced the occasion. and az they r
= ceived the hearty thanks OF Bro. Jinkin
o they felt that II was more blessed TO gi'
: than to receive.
} The shedding Is the beat that II has bet
% this winter, and those who have lOgs, lur
Der or wood to draw, are improving the
time. II. p. d.