The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-15

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MONTPELIER. 4
AT the annual meeting Of thsCapitol en-
CINE company No. 8, r. ]. Cpifey was
elected foreman G. c. Ramsdall first as.
sstant j. w. Peck, second assistant
John w. Page, casurer Charles e. Rob
inson, clerk.
II. NJ. Bryant, the Maine iemperaie &C
lecturer, is laboriDg at Montpelier.
Montpelier is considering the matter OF
prohibiting the erection Of wooden Puild-
ings within the village limits.
The annual meeting of the n stional IAte
insurance company takes placs Monday
January LIST.
EAST DORSET.
a large mass Of rock, under which tile
marble was taken, fell at the Freddy quar-,
ry on recent Sunday. Had it occurred
on week days, loss of life would have
been occasioned.
The marble mills have shut down until
| after the holidays, but work is progressing
at the quarries. uucoveling and preparing
for the work of another season.
LUDLOW.
The school house situated in that part of
Ludlow known rs "North hill" generally
denOmnated the calvin Whitney dis
trict," was totally destroyed by fire on
Tuesday night, the 9th instant. A Mr..
+. q. Royce, who resides in close proximi-
ty to where the school house stood, was
awakere by the sound of breaking glass,
arose and looked out but discovered moth
ing unusual. In the morning the school
house was gone, having burned during the
night, and that, as it would seem, without
| the knowledge of anyone in the district 1t
is strangely suspected that the sound of
breaking glass, heard by Mr.. Royce, was
not occasiontd by the heat of the burning
building. The building was comparatively
new, having been built but few years.
MONTPELIER
The past year has not been a probable
one for our 10 a insurance companies.
The losses of the Vermont Mutual foot up
$40 742 As. The Farmers Losses amount
to S53 ,SSl 20, and the Union Mutual, ST.
1881. The losses and matured risks of
the National life insurance company for the
last year were $104 000.
An ice boat has been put upon the Wi
noCski river at this point. The experiment
proved success, and will probably remain
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wALLINGFoRD.
The winter term of the Wallingford
graded school opens to day, Monday, under
the Charge of its excl eat principal, i. j.
Hyde, A. NJ, aud his jmpetent assistants.
fine session will continue eleven weeks.
This is a school worthy tie patronage Of
surrounding towns, who have children to
educate.
Our peoI L. have been quite ANXIOUS
over the Illness of cur venerated and es-
teemed clergyman, Rev. DR.. Walker. He
seems to be Frustrated from overwork, aud
the general giving way of the physical
powers. lie is the oldest settled clergy
man in Rutland county.
S. &. Sabin has lec0me a sales man in a
| commercial house in Boston.
A graz laughter of DR.. E. G. Hulett,
and daughter of Mrs. Colnelia Scott, aged
| | year, died dead at Texarkana, Arkansas,
of competitive chills
Rev. Mr.. Archibald, u aston Of the Baptist
church, is good sermonizer and is popu.
lar as preacher with our people.
Mr.. Alvin p. Reed of Englewood, II.
| linois, former resident of Wallingford
died at that place recently. His remains
are to be brought here for burial.
Wallingford has three churches, Baptist
Congregational and Catholic, masonic
lodge and circulating library.
Chapman lodge OF ,masons holds its reg
u'ar communications once in each nVnit
AID is well differed. ELIAS E. Clark III
presiding officer and r. Strong =.
MANcnE srER. y
Post Skinner No. "a, of the Grand Army
of the Republic have elected the following
officers j. G. Blackmer, commander
Amos Kilburn, senior vice commander
Henry Dawson, junior vice commander
F. w. Cook, qnlrtermaster; d. X. 81
monds, chaplain A. Il. Wyman, Officer
of the day Il. L. Baldwin, officer of the
the guard George II. Sessions, adjuanti
d. w. Taft, quartermaster A. Stearns
sergeant major l. o. Wade, color bearer
A. O. Hazelton, Truman Eaton, guards
NJ. H. Wooster, delegate to the grand en-.
campment w. A. Black, substitute. The
post is in good condition al d membership
increasing
sHERBURNE.
Business is pretty near at stand still
here.
Mr.. SprGgue Of Plymouth is teaching
our district school, which began Monday
Dec. 4.h, with twenty-five scholars.
G. A. Woodbury. has built en- addition t.
his store.
Levi Willard is cutting logs for his spring
saving.
S. w. & C. w. Adams have repaired W
some of their buildings this fall.
Henry Cotton has failed.
George Kent has moved on 10 his farm
again.
The suits Of the School district vs.. Geo
Kent have been decided in favor of IN,
district for $125S, 81 he has to pay for tn,
privilege of collecting taxes.
LITTLE WELLINGTON.
I. ULTNEY.
Rev. Norman w. Camp, d. D. of Brook
Ign, N. Y son-in-law of the late Bishol
Hopkins. and formerly rector of ST. John
church, Poultney, has accepted the itor
ate Of church at Sewckley, viii, is il
the suburbs of Pittsburgh, Penn.
wooDFoRD.
Herbert Haskins shot one of Col. Crock
etts hundred pound bears, near the STAN
ford line on Monday Of last week.
Amos Aldrich IS grand juror from Wood
ford at the Bennington county court, bu
has so much elector on the brain, that b
cannot attend to the minor duties Of gran
juror.
LONDONDERRY,
Charles Smith recently caught TO
weighing twelve pounds, and measured Fl
l.. AUd Il
ant Of Peru, have caught thirty foxes, fou
bears, and two minks, beside some othe
game, this fall.
James L Martin esq., the member of th
{ Legislature from Londonderry, is accounte
r by the state press generally as an exceller
f debater, oftentmes making his points II
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