The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-11
Vicinity Items.

On Wednesday of last week Rufus Holt,
ESQ.,, drove his team into the meadow pre-
paratory to loading hay, while standing on
the wagon talking with the men in relation
to the load, the team suddenly started,
causing him to lose his balance and in
stepping back to save himself his foot went
through the cut off in the rack for the
wheel to play in in crampng, thereby
losing his entire balance, was violently
thrown partly backwards and sideways,
striking with full force on sharp stake,
q feet long and ! inches in diameter. The
stake entered nearly in the center and on
the under side of tho left arm very close to
the armpit, passing upward near to the
shoulder joint coming out on the top OF the
shoulder and close to the collar bone max
ing a very severe and painful wound. Mr..
Holt called to the men that he was hurt,
but before they got to him, he succeeded
in drawing the stake from his shoulder
thereby freeing himself from his dangerous
position and was standing on his feet when
the men got to him. though it required
about the last particle of strength he could
command thus to eXtricate himself He
was Immediately carried to his home, and
DR.. G. w. Brigham summoned to dress the
wound which was skillfully done, though
severe and very painful at first. Mr.. Holt
is now doing well, far better than even the
doctor OF his friends dare to hope, and he
thinks with q rod nursing, good courage,
and careful attention from the doctor he
will be able to be about his business in
few days.
On Wednesday of last week Thomas L.
Parmenter an Industrious and much re-
spec,ed citizen of our town while loading
hay, by the starting of his team was thrown
from the load, striking on. and breaking
his left shoulder. DR.. G. w. Brigham was
called to set the bones, and we understand
Mr.. Permenter is quite comfortable and
doing well considering the nature and Sc
verify of his injury.
The farmers are all nearly through hay
ing amp rejoicing in an abundant and good
crop of hay, and are looking forward to an
early and bountiful harvest of corn, which
never promised or looked better through
the valley of the Twesd river
The potato beetle though much feared,
has done but very little damage in our vi
entity this season.
Mr.. Howard Williams merchant IN Wiz,
with his wife and daughter have been the
guests of Mr.. Rufus Holt for few days
past. Mrs. Williams is neice of Mrs.
Holt and daughter of John M. Bennett
ESQ.,, who removed to the west several
years since. They started for home on this
week Monday.
We think that Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Spauld-
ing the landlord and landlay of our place,
have had, and are having very busy time
this summer with city boarders and the
travelling public. We notice that James
r., brother of the landlord and merchant
in Boston, is among us. We first learned
this by being an awakened from our sleeI
by the rendition of some beautiful serenadt
songs by the Spaulding brothers, DIR. M.
g. Spaulding of Bethel, James r., Of Bos
ton and our landlord.
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.
There is not much excitement about pol
itics here. There are but few if any Til
den and Hendricks men in this vicinity.
One of the most interesting occasion
which has transpired in this village OF lat
was the closing programme Of the schoo
taught in this village, by Miss Ella Cheney
AS a school teacher, ever toiling for tn
good of her scholars, she proves to be on
of the best. All of the exercised on las
Friday were very pleasing, not only to
large number of friends and parents, BIT
were entered into by all of the pupils wit
determined zeal that knows of no failure
The school and its guests met at the tow
hall at about one o'clock in the Afternoon
when after some preliminary arrangement
had boon made and few very approprlat
remarks by the teacher and others, tn
whole company marched to the tables tina
were loaded with refreshments.
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