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

MoNKToN
Last Thursday, the children of VIM. p.
Meader held a centennial picnic. The
table was spread in beautiful maple
grove on the banks of brook the trees
were trimmed with evergreen, and to ap-
proach the table one had to go under a
beautiful arch of the same with flags and
banners on each tide. When those that
were invited arrived they were ushered in
to The grove with appropriate music. One
man came with his family in a wheelbar-
row, although the wheebarrow was not a
centenni ii, still they were waving the CEN
iennal flag. Aunt Orpha was the oldest
person present, nearly "a, and she seemed
to enjoy it as well as those that we're
younger. After doing duty to the table
the children sung such pieces as "Ho ! my
conrad, g, see the signal" and 81 am so
glad that our Father is in heaven" etc.
They then amused themselves in various
other ways during the afternoon, and thus
passed one of the pleas antes. scenes of
lifetime.
Rev. Merritt Hurlburt of the M. E.
church of Albany, N. Y, has been in
town, the guest of Daniel Webb. Last
Sabbath he preached an able discourse at
the Ridge, from Romans 6-21,. 30. In the
afternoon he preached at Barnumtown.
GRAFTON.
Mr.. Francis Daniels has lately returned
from New Orleans.
The Grafton hotel has at the present time
from thirty to forty summer boarders.
DIR. Eggleston, Hon. Chas. Barrett and
5. w. Goodridge, ESQ.,, lately spent one
week in camp at Plymouth.
Farmers have nearly finished haying
The crop, owing TO abundant rains and
| warm weather, has been greater than it
seemed to promise early in the season.
Caucus at four p. m, Saturday, fine
time for farmers to be there, especially if it
| should be a fair day and some of them not
quite done haying-but In most towns the
caucuses are run by the wire pullers and
this hour will suit them well enough. Geo.
Howe is ia the field for congress and claims
nearly all Windham county except Grafton
why does he leave us out?
An epidemic closely resembling the
whoopng- cough, is prevailing at the north
part of the town.
L. S. Sabin, jr., expects to leave for the
centennial next Monday.
Henry Woolley has just built ne barn
| hiii ~ iCCt Wy iOs'y'
The case of Scion Wooley VS.. f. A.
| Woolley for trespass, l.. s. Walker for
plaintiff, G. B. Eddy for defendant, has
been continued till October.
The Rev. G. Il. Howes is expected to
lecture upon the subject of Temperance at
the town hall on Wednesday evening OF
this week. J.H.P
| DANDY.
DR.. Lyman E. Rogers of SALISBURY,
was in town on Saturday and remained
over Sunday.
Some of our farmers finished haying last
week, the weather being favorable for it.
The heated term has again returned.
M. G. Hulet, esq.,, has taken trip west
and is now at ODerlin, Ohio. He writes
that he likes the country well and contem-
| turn.
Eugene Paris has been dangerously il
for several days and doubts are entertained
of his recovery. AT last accounts he wa.
some better so that he may recover. His
disease is cholera morbus.
Joseph Rogers, an old and respected cit
izen of the town, ted on Friday last, afte
an illness of several weeks His funera
was attended at his late residence on Sun
day, the 9Th, by large number of rela
tives, neighbors and acquaintance.
The Witherell Bros, variety and combi
nation troup', gave an entertainment un
der canvass. Friday afternoon and even
ing to a small audience. such shows are
generally well patronized here, but this i:
the wrong season to call out many people
to shows.
Sunday was the warmest day of the sea
son here thus far.
j. J. Paris, esq, conductor on the Har
lem Extension railroad, was in town owe
Sunday, at his farm.
w. II. Bond, proprietor of the hotel
has fine lot of trout IN his artificial pond
them. 1t would be nice place to &,
trouting, but suppose he would object t.
that. j. c. W.
WTlPPLE HOLLOW.
On the evening of Wednesday, Angus
Cd, large company assembled at the hous
of Whlpple Mills, for Lady Washington
party. AS we passed through the wei
filed rooms, and looked upon the veners
bic forms of the representatives of Wash
ington, Franklin and others of historical
fame, we were carried back in imagination
to the days of 177G. Many of the cos
tunes were quite ancient, but were wor
with as much grace by our young men an
fair ladies as if they had been leaders of tn
ton in the olden time. The tables dsplaye
many relics of the past century, and wcr
beautifully spread with the good thing
our great grandmothers knew so well hoy
to prepare, and evinced to US that in cuii
| ruly nj laaa 1nI; hnxra ,nk a..
kgeneraicd. Ice cream, cake and confeC
} tionary were furnished those desrin
them. Much credit is due to the ladies 70
their successful management, and also t
our genial host and hostess for the corda
manner in which they received and enter
tanned their guests. A handsome sum wa
realized, which is to be used to purchase
library for our Sunday scoool.
On Saturday union picnic was given
a pleasant grove in district No. 8, Wei
Rutland, by the schools of Miss Mimi
Wing, Mrs. A. A. Mills and Miss NJ.
Mills. The exercises consisted of declams
: tons, Rotations, dialogues and songs
and were opened with prayer
Rev. M. M. Mills. A salutatory apprt
, pirate to the occasion was then spoke
\ in pleasing manner by Walter Mills
Miss Ada Ann Griswold spoke the valedit
tory. The exercises were of great interes
throughout, and displayed good taste
selection, as well as careful training on tn
part of the teachers The voices of tn
! children were so loud and clear, and the
spoke with such distinctiveness as to b
heard with ease in all parts of the grove
1t would be impossible to tell which schot
: carried off the honors OF the day, as all di
n so well. We were especially pleased wit
the Rotations, "Only a Little Grave"
Ada Griswold, "The Old Armchair" b
Bridget Hanley, "The Blue and Gray
Louie Yates. Prizes were given by Mis
n Wing to the scholars who had been MOI
- constant in their attendance at school, an
made the greatest improvement in the
g studies. Walter Mills received the fri
9 prize, and Adde Briggs the second.