The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-01
Vermont News.

held IN Montpelier, June 1st.
Most of the students frightened away
from Derby academy by small pox have
returned.
Extreme religious excitement has caused
the arrangement OF Mrs. David Wood of
Wheelock.
Good Tempar lodges have lately been
organized at East Berkshire, Poultney and
West Randolph.
Gen. William w. Lynde of Marlboro has
leased the "Old Burrows" stand at Vernon
for four years.
Horace d. Bruce Of Westforj, Vt,
passed nine counterfeit $5 bills at Mont
pelier, Thursday.
The snow was SO deep in Sutton that, at
funeral the other day, the body had to be
drawn on hand sled
The.Vermont conference of the Method
list church will be held at St. Johusbury,
April 10, Bishop Ames presiding.
There aresin the town oftHinesburgh 50
men and women aged IS years and up
wards seven or eight are over 90.
Two prisoners. Glen and Wilbur, es-
capped from the Hydepark Jail Wednesday
night, and the officers are in pursuit
At the March meeting in Andover rota-
ton in office appeared to be the rule, ard
the town clerks office got rotated back on
top of hill at the end of pent road
At the annual school meeting in Grafton
village, Mrs. ]. l.. Clark, Mrs. Chas. Barrett
and Mrs. f. j. Ward were appointed
committee TO visit schools in district No. 2.
The question of building railroad from
Newport TO Island Pond is agita'lng the
minds of Northern Orleans and Essex coun-
ties, and a meeting was held recently at
Island Pond TO consider the matter.
A little five year old son of Alonzo Col
burn of Charleston, was killed on Friday
last, by the tping over of a load of logs on
which be was riding. His head was crushed
between the logs, and he lived only few
hours after the accident.
Levret Sherman died at Charlotte, on the
18th inst, aged sc years. He was born in
Washington, Conn, in 1890 and has lived
on the same farm in Charlotte since he was
1S years of age. He was the Oldest man IN
Charlotte with one exception.
A young widow living in Monkton, visit.
ed Bristol one day last week, dressed in
male attire. She visited several stores and
looked very enticing, much more 80 than
young men average, especially to the
blondes who took her:to be of the opposite
of her sex.
There was purse of 500 trotted for at
Alburgh Springs last Thursday. The race
was open to all horses in Grand Isle coun-
ty, and j. Il. Derricks black stallion cart
less" of Noyan. The horses entered for tie
race were ''Minnie" of Alburgh, "Slouch'
of Ards and "Artless" of Noyan. The
latter easily won the race in three straight
heats.
Mortified lodge |. O. of o. F., celebrat-
ed their Goth anniversary last Saturday
evening. There wero good number pres
ent considering the inclement weather.
The exercises consisted in singing, and an
ADDRESS ny LIT. L. ~. DTAulOTu, WulCu was
very appropriate to the occasion. Rev. II.
A. Greene made some remarks, after which
the exercises closed with prayer by Rev.
Mr.. Truax.
Francis j. Kelley, indicted last Septem-
Der for the larceney of horse and buggy
hired of VIM. II. Morris at Mortified last
June to 60 to Roxbury, and which he
drove to Bethel, the property being re-
covered there next morning, was tried
Thursday in the Washington county court
at Montpelier, and found not guilty. He
has been in jail nine months.
The Brattleboro PhGnir says we learn
that, under date of the 18th inst, Judge
Red6eld, whose death is elsewhere an
nounced, addressed a letter to G. X. Field,
esq, of this village, making known his
desire to purchase residence for himself
in the vicinity of Brattleboro, and arrange
ments had been instituted looking to visit
from Mr.. Redfeld, on the opening of the
spring, with view 10 such purchase.