The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-05
Vermont News.

f. /. Parsons has been appointed post
master at Colchester.
The April term of the Chittcnden county
court begins on Tuesday, April 4th, Chief
Justice Pierpoint presiding
Mr.. G. A. Rumsey, republican, was
elected alderman in the first ward IN Bar
lington on Saturday, by q majority-the
vote standing Rumsey, So George Fran
cis so.
The train from Boston over the Central
Vermont railroad, due at Burlington at
5:15 Sunday morning, was six hours late,
the delay being caused by wash out near
Brattleboro.
The Burlington rifle club has been in
yited to join the national rifle association
and send a team to Crcedmoor next month,
when the teams to represent the United
States at the centennial is to be selected.
Jimmie Blanchard alias Charlie Ross, of
Milford, has again been jouineying. He
left home few days since, visiting Nashua,
but being recognized, was taken in charge
of the police, kept over night and returned
the next day.
Lewis Gilmore, a railroad employc, met
with a distressing accident, while coupling
cars III the railroad yard at st. Adams Fri
day noon. AS he was standing between
two platform cars loaded with rails, when
the train backed up the projecting rails
struck hun in the side. breaking shoulder
blade and some Of his RIBS. His injuries
are thought to be of a dangerous character.
The other day Mr.. William A. Lord, of
Montpelier, eldest son of Rev. DR.. William
II. Lord, was admitted to the bar, having
passed a most satisfactory examination.
Mr.. Lord is graduate of Dartmouth, of
the class of 1869. and begins the practice
of bis profession with unusually fine
promise of future success.
The Windsor rifle club are TO organ
ize for the coming season, and it is expect
ed there will be full representation of
those interested in the science Of firearms.
Last year there was lat one club, number
ing ten. formed late IN the season this
year indications point 10 the organization
of two tcams-and il this be true, lively
competition will be looked for.
A dwelling house belonging to a Mr..
Butler at Nergennes was set on fire in two
places on Thursday night, and was entirely
consumed. together with Its contents, Il
barn, outbuildngs and several stacks of
hay. Loss about SO, 500 insurance about
80, 0C0. The house WIS occupied by Mr..
Ryan, who lost all his household effects,
the family having barely time to escape by
jumping from the windows.
We regret TO learn that Col. II. D. Hop
kins has been obliged to leave the agency
of tho express company in this town,
which he has held for about twenty-five
years. So long and faithful service he has
rendered deserves from the company a
handsome recognitioS, especially as he now
reiires from the duties of office with health
somewhat impaired and with little or 10 in
come. 1t would seem that company
which is largely composed OF his personal
friends. and with whom he has been IN cor
dial relations for years, and to some of
whom his pen has been of great value, out
side of his official labors, would recognize
this as an appropriate time to express to
Col Hopkins their high sense of his long
career and honorable service. Twenty-Five
years of work in such company of work
hardly more than sufficiently remunerated
to pay current expenses, should entitle him
to something more than discharge. We
hope that the report we have heard of a
continuance of his salary, or portion of
it, may not prove to be groundess. -Mont-
PETER Waterman.