The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-21
Vermont News.

Two new hotels are projected at Barton
Landing.
Fletcher has musical convention, Feb
30, March and 2.
The check list of Rockingham, for the
annual town meeting, contains 704 names.
The Randolph normal school has CON-
menced its spring term with an attendance
of $50.
w. X. Hogaboom of Berkshire sowed
three and a half bushels of winter wheat
the 10th of January.
Frank A. Abbott of Fairec, had his left
ton, while getting off the top of car
Mrs. Peter Goodwin of Charlotte, was
found dead in her chair, last Saturday
morning. She was an old lady of SO years.
Charles F. Thompson, of Brattleboro,
has apatform scale bought of the Fair
banks frm in 1884, and has been in use
ever since.
Rev. C. Hubbard of Vergennes, delivered
an interesting lecture at East Charlotte on
Friday Of last week. Subject "Women's
Rights"
The passenger depot at Barton Landing
WAS broken into on Tuesday evening last,
and the money drawer in the ticket Office
was robbed of about sixty dollars.
Ex-Governors Smith and Page, Judge
Prout, Judge Poland, Hon. 3. f. Flfield,
J. ii. Kimball of Maine, and j. X. Lang
don were at Burlington on Thursday last.
A pickerel caught Wednesday in Ply
mouth pond, by Woodstock parties, mea.
slred two feet nine inches in length and
weighed twelve pounds
The wheel company at East Broodfield,
Mass, is busy on an order for 1000 pairs OF
horse-rake wheels for the Vermont farm
machine company at Bellows Falls.
. Arthur Clement was dangerously injured
by falling tree while at work on the Bur
lington g. Lamolle railroad company't
wood lot. at Pleasant valley Cambridge,
on the 9Th inst.
The farmers in central Vermont are com
planning of hay being short, and are feeding
meal as a substitute. There is probably
ten bushels of Western corn fed by farm
ers in Vermont now where one was ter
years ago.
Obituary tribute paid by French docto
of Vermont to the memory of one of hi
patients at is with sorrow that Mrs
San Souci is dead. She was a christian
she was lively she was happy but dealt
was In her, so good-5y to her, with prayer.
Since the completion of the rairoa,
through the mountain to Portland direc
''drummers" from that city have been quit
plenty along the line of the p. & o. road
actively competing with Boston for tn,
trade of the Lamoiile valley.
DR.. Henry Marvin, son of Mr.. Richart
Marvin of Swanton, shot himself in Chi
cage, last week, where he had recently re
sided. His remains were brought hom
for interment. He spent last winter witt
his aged parents in Swanton. who are nov
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sanity is assigned as the reason for his rasl
act.
The Burlington excursionists to Port
land were showed In at Fabyan House, il
the White mountains. A passenger trail
through the Notch had been stuck in tn
snow since Tuesday morning. twelve mile
below the Fabyan House, and the snow i
reported to he five feet deep for distance
of fifteen miles Two snow plows wer,
worked on Wednesday, one pillow and en-
gine going down an enbankment, and th
other off the track. The snow in SOM
places was as high as the top of the smok,
stack.
A st. Adams correspondent Of the Bos
ton journal writes that the recent settle
ment of the differences between the Rut
land and Central Vermont is one which re
ceives from all parts Of the state a hearty
and joyous resppse. The differences ant
difficulties which have been settled ar,
looked upon as the beginning of revi va
of good spirits, friendship and hearty co
operation from all sides in the controversy
The statement published in Boston pape
| Iaet SATURDAY mat the special meeting o
stockholders of the several companies wht
are interested in the roads would be a
Bratileboro on the 25th of the presen
month is incorrect.
A correspondent writes from Saxton'
River as follows The Vermont academy
is to be at Saxton's River. The S25, 900
toward building fund in addition to tn,
| $780, 900 endowment fund is now raised
and building committee appointed anC
the work will probably begin at once or al
soon az spring opens. The boaId of trus
tees have refused to accept the resignation
of Rev. William n. Wilbur as financia
agent, which he had rendered to accept
similar position in connection with Madl-
son university, at Hamilton, N. Y, to
which he had received an urgent call. He
will probably remain where he is and su
perlniend the building this season, which
we hope to have completed and ready fol
opening in the fall. There are to be sew
eral other buildings erected in the future
in connection with this enterprise. Thil
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