The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-10
The State at Large.

Eight members of Sherman cornet band
of Wino0ski, have organized for the pur-
pose OF furnishing good music for picnics
tho coming season at reasonable prices.
The faculty and students of the univer-
sity of Vermont, are to turn grangers on
the 10th Of this month, and devote the
whole day to setting out trees on the Col
lege Park. Each student is TO set out one
tree and sec that his tree is well cared for
as long as it requires it. The large trees
were procured and set out in this manner
by students Of the class of 1885 among
whom are James lIickok aud Bishop Bis,
sell
Julian Scott, the Vermont artist, has Just
finished splendid painting entitled "Dar-
gerous Ground which is one Of his best
works. Ii represents small party of the
patriotic soldiers Of the revolution cautious
ly feeling their way along a forest path, on
either side of which may be lurking, in the
thick underbIush, an ambuscade of the In
dian allies of the enemy. The perception
of danger, combined with courage TO meet
it. is finely expressed in the faces and &C
ton of the determined little band.
This centennial year calls to mind that
Vermont was not admitted into the confei-
cracy during the revolution on account of
conflicting claims upon it. NoLwithstsnd-
ing that, however, 1t took decided, cour-
ageous and credtable part in the struggle.
Both New Hampshire and New York had
claims on it, which were not settled TIL
1880, when New York was paid $50 900
Vermont was admitted into the Union in
1791.-BvlngtOn Sentinel.
EASTERN VERMONT.
The mineral springs at Tunbridge
Orange county, are to be fitted up for the
benefit of the public.
Rev. Mr.. Boardman of East Burke has
left the Baptist society. There is notice
on the church door to the effect that the
church is for sale.
a Groton woman fired four or five shots
from revolver at a man who was helping
himself from her wood pile the other even
ing, and he skedaddled without any wood
Mr.. w. $. Thorp, Of st. Johnsbury has
shown us some flowers, viOets and butter
cups, grown in England this spring, and re-
ceiyed by him in letter on the 17th inst.
What difference in climate yet England
is farther north than Vermont. But its
our gulf stream that warns her.
Lake Memphremagog has been covered
with ice over six months.
LATE Buck is running the Memphrema-
Cog house, at Newport
Bartlett Bryant, the nurseryman, died at
Derby April 20, at the age of "a.
Mumps, canker rash and lung fever are
prevailing to serious extent in Browning
ton.
The Congregational church at Viewpoints
to be enlarged and repaired, at the expense
of $1,000
The steam mill at Newport started up
Monday at a reduction Of ten per cent. on
wages of employees.
The residence, shop and buildings of Mr..
kenney OF Lowell were entirely consumed
with contents on Tuesday. The family
barely escaped with their lives.
Gilbert J. Cross of Bloomington lost his
sugar house, with his pans and holders and
400 pounds sugar last week, and the neigh
bors built him frame for new house.
Mr.. G. L. Burnham of Lyndonvile, late
ly engineer on the Passumpsic, has become
pastor of the Methodist church at Walden,
and commenced his labors there last sun
day.
j. d. Abbott Of Barnet shipped from his
tannery last week HOO horns.
People in Barnet own 99l shares of bank
stock and have $4,000 deposited in the
savings banks.
The Portland & Ogdensburgh railroad
rises ll25 feet in going from st. Johnsbury
TO Walden Heights, distance of 20 miles.
The tin wedding OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. III.
Preston of s.. Johnsbury was celebrated,
Monday May l. A prisoner in the Gale
donia county Jail contributed a poem
The father of Hon. n Z. Bowman of
81. Johnsbury received parslytc shock
recently, which, owing to his advanced age
it ia feared will result fatally. lie served
in the war of 1879, and was present at the
baltic of Plattsbufgh
Fred Emmons of st. Johnsbury the other
day was made to pay $40 in fine and costs
for whipping HIS horse numerically.
10 Ducettc undertook to row across the
mill pond at St. Johnsbury on Tuesday,
but not having sufficient steam was carried
over tho dam. lie came out alive and
WELL
Alanson Eastman has been appointed
postmaster at Lyndon Center, Caledonia
county.
The dwelling house of G. a. Leavitt, of
bradford, yrs burned on the night of Fri
day. the 2Slh ult. Loss, one thousand dol
lars.
Concord was sued last week on its town
bonds. The writ was in favor Of the st.
Johnsbury bank
CENTRAL VERMONT.
II is said that a single firm ia Canada
will ship seven million feet of lumber
through Lake Champlain, the coming sum
mer.
y. Barnes, Son 6 Co., of Burlington have
sold out their lumber interest in Ogdensburg
to Skilings 81 Whitney Bros.
The Burlington Mfg Company have fur
nished the nice floor tile for the Seymour
House, in Ogdensburg, which is now being
laid.
Mrs. Mary Rood, wife of the late Hiram
Rood of Colchester, died suddenly of heart
disease at Jericho, on Monday morning
last.
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