The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-21
By Mail and Telegraph.

The original Bessie Turner-she of the
preter-naturally sound slumbers-says the
young woman who has been lecturing out
in western New York under her name Is a
fraud.
The sound parts of the old Boston elm
have been sent away to be made into fur
nliure for the city hall and souvenirs to be
given to historical societies all over the
country.
Reverdy johnson leaves 12 children,
about so grandchildren and several great
grandchildren, nearly all of whom were
present at the anniversary OF his golden
wedding, Nov. 10, 1869.
Waterbury Conn, republicans have re-
solved TO push Frederick J. Kingsbury for
the republican nomination for governor,
and, as nobody else seems very anxious
for II, he would seem to stand very good
show.
A hole big enough for the passage of
trains on the Portland and Ogdensburg
railroad has been dug out through thot
snow blockade in the Notch of the White
mountains, after four days labor by large
force of men.
The American pedestrian, Weston, IL
giving the Englshmen fits in walking.
Having worn out the champion Perkins,
the other day, and finding no ono else to
tackle he started off on his own hook to do
1870 miles in AZ hours, and did it just as
easy.
The hard times show themselves to n
marked degree in the superior criminal
court at Boston, where much larger pro-
portion of those indicted than usual appear
without counsel, while the bulk of the
crimes are against property rights, and
many Of the accused are credited with pre-
vious good character.
The semi-sentennia celebration proposed
at Wilbraham academy, June 1921, pro-
misses to be of uncommon interest. Gov.
Rice, ex-Govs. Banks, Bulloct and Bout
well, the justices of several supreme courts
in New England (some of whom are alum
nj and many distinguished men have ac-
cepted invitations to be present and the
executive COMMITTEES are preparing for a
generalNala day. The religious interest at
the academy i, increasing.
Drs. Smith aud Carpenter of Hol.
yoke, Massachusetts, are having ex
traordinary success in renewing the SCALP
of Miss Roberts. burned at the French
church fire. About three weeks since
they put on three pieces of skin, each three
cighths of an inch square, and they have
each grown about thr,e-fourths of an inch
an uncommon occurrence, as it is very
rarely that moie than one piece will grow
ut a time. They expect to have the whole
scalp restored by the first of June.
1t is reported from Chicago that the Fri,
railroad company has lately completed {
contract for the laying May of thirt
rail on its line between Suspension Bridge
Buffalo and Waveily, connecting the Mich
igan Central and Lake Shore railways with
the Lehigh valley line to Philadelphia
Depot arrangements at Philadelphia hav,
also been secured on the centennial grounds
thus giving the Erie and lis connection!
equal facilities with the other lines, anC
enable it to run through coaches during tn,
coming season between Chicago and Phla
delphia via the north and south short line
without break of gauge.
boiler belonging to saw-mill at Soutl
birmingham, near the Marlboro line, blew
up, Friday last, and Charles Ferigo
+ Samuel Carpenter and Joseph Tucker, al
of West Boyfston, were killed and terribl
mutilated.- Ferigo was the engineer, ant
had just rechaiged the boiler with coll
water when it was very hot. He wa
) thrown forty feet, fragments of his bod
, being scattered along the intervening
, space. George Bodeau, a helper, who wa
within fifteen feet of the boiler, was un
harmed. A part of the boiler weighing 60
, pounds was carried 200 feet, and the head
weighing $50 pounds, was thrown SO
; feet, while the mill was blown to atoms
An inquest is to be held at Marlboro
Mass,