The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-02
Vicinity Items.
CAsTLETON.

CASTLETON.
Last week Sunday morning, at about
O'clock, the tenement house of Mr.. Charles
Brown was discovered to be on fire, and in
less than en- hour it was totally consumed.
lt was insured In one of the Vermont COM
panies. The house had been unoccupied
some time, but his son-in-law had Just furn-
ished it preparatory to beginning house
keeping Monday morning. His household
goods, which were quite valuable, were
nearly wholly consumed. No insurance on
them. IL was very mysterious fire, to say
the leas and had there been breath of
wind at the time, the place of Mr.. Browns
residence would have shared similar fate,
as the buildings were nearly connected.
Our firemen were promptly on the spot
with their machine for extingushng fires,
and saved the last named property from de-
struction.
Fred Mastcot:, whom you reported ~
performing such wonderful feats with
Capt. Thomas last week at Rutland, is
Castleton boy. He s sixteen years of age,
weighs 1G5 pounds, and can worm himself
through thirteen inch ring His father,
mother, four sisters and three brothers live
Lerc as another man SAID of his family of
ten children, not a fool or a cripple amoug
them they are all bright and smart as a
new whip.
Oae, who was once Castletonian, but
is now a l,utlander, spent day here not
long since, says the only excitement he
SAW during the time was four dogs chasing
a ca! finally the dogs freed the cat and
the sensation subsidized, and thus he would
fan make it appear that this is dull
place as far as business matters and things
are concerned. All we have to say is that
itdont look very well 10 see and hear a
man go back in such manner ON the
place of his and his fathers nativity.
One Of our village citizens is quite pre-
else in the use OF language at the postoficc.
lie asks the postmaster il he has discerned
anything in the mail for him. to-day. If
he wants 10 know who owns certain
piece of property he will put it in this way:
Are you aware who processes to claim that
parcel of real or personal estate? And If a
man On the street wishes TO see a person
who is in a store, hotel or shop, he will cay
come In to inform you that gentleman
in his vehicle on Main street is desirous of
seeing you.
A remonstrance against the appointment
of town liquor agency, signed by nearly
one hundred names. embracing ministers,
lawyers, DOCTORS teachers, merchants, far
mers, mechanics, laboring and retired men,
has been forwarded to Commissioner l.. Ii.
Kellogg of Benson. There Is also peti.
ton IN circulation praying for the APP
pointment Of an agent, which will be sent
him in due time, but for some reason or
other the impression is entertained that
Mr.. Kellogg will conclude that it would
be for the best that Castleton should go
dry for while.
Messrs. II. L. Clark and l.. Collins,
returned from ten days sojourn in New
York and at the centennial. 1t Is esti-
mated that from forty to sixty Oastleton
people will visit the big show ut Philadel-
| phia this summer.
Miss Frank b. and. Mrs. Mary Dewey
have been for some time. and are now, Wis.,
itng relatives and acquaintances in Ben
nipgton. Mr.. Henry Dewey, the husband
of the latter, has recently returned from a
two years residence In Colorado, in a low
state of health. He will be remembered
! as one of the late marble firm Of Parker,