The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-11
weighing $50 lbs, from their moorngs,
left them living Of TO 70 feet away,

weighing $50 lbs, from their moorings,
left them lying 25 to 30 feet away.
Between ten and eleven o'clock, Tuesday
night, as Frank Plasted, a night-shifter in
the railroad yard at st. Adams, was en-.
gagged in coupling cars, his right foot was
run over and crushed, 80 that 1t is feared
that amputation will be necessary.
It is reported that DR.. Ripley Clark and
wife are stopping at the Windsor house at
present and expecting to journey south ere
long The doctor has given up his practice
in Vermont state prison. Supt Bailey has
appointed DR.. Furness as visiting physician
| in his stead.
At the annual meeting of the White river
valley agricultural association at Bethel, on
Tuesday, the following officers were elect
ed: President, W. G. Danforth of Barnard;
Vice-presidents, M, Mcintosh and J. B.
Taggart of Stockbridge; secretary, N. f..
Clark treasurer, NJ. Sylvester.
George b. Warner, formerly of the Cen
trail, and more recently roadmaster of the
Vermont division of the Portland and Og-
densburg railroad, is now in charge of the
Woopsocket division of the New York and
New England RAILROAD, and lamong those
with him is p. s. McGinniss, also formerly
on the Central.
An aged man, nearly deaf, named GUM
don, walking along the side. of the track
leading to st. Johns, on Wednesday morn
ing, was struck and knocked over by the
engine of the Central Vermont train. He
received scalp wound which we believe is
not considered dangerous.
Preparations are being made to have an
interesting time this week at the meeting
of the state board of agriculture at Frank
lin. There will be papers from some half
dozen of our literary people and more than
that number from some of the best minds
in different parts of the state. 1t will be
rich treat for all who can attend.
The notorious robber, Joseph Kingsand,
alias George Fuller, who was connected
with the Barre bank robbery in Vermont,
would have escaped from Sing Sing, N. Y,
prison few nights since, through the con-
nivance of one of the keepers, had not the
latter's bungling excited suspicion and so
led TO the illustration of the plan.
A select audience of IS were entertained
by Rev. A. d. May, at Franklin hall,
Springfield, wednesday evening, as he eu-
logized and glorified the history and scene
ry of Lakes George and Champlain, where
he has frequently spent his vacations. His
defense of Rev. Mr.. Murray and his Adj.
rondack book was very clever and harm
less piece of satire
Some person last week started story
about crippled grocer in West Randolph
being chased by tramps. The tale was
current for some tine, but nobody seems
to be responsible for it, and nobody owns
to beng the man chased. The narrative
is supposed to be of the same piece rs the
Chelsea sell, which made man in Barre
drown his son in tub of water to make
him own to stealing So, which sell was
rather tough on the boy.
The Central Vermont railroad company
denies the legality of that par. of the law
passed at the last session of the legislature
taxing lis road bed. AT the last meeting of
our board of aldermen the matter so far as
it affects Burlington was referred to
special committee, consisting of the mayor
and city attorney. The courts will be
called upon to decide tie matter and that
the Burlington case will be made test one.
Quite an accident last week Wednesday.
Mr.. John G. Clark, cashier of the bank at
Chelsea, was coasting on Jail hill, with
four other young men, when their sled
became manageable, which resulted in
their being thrown against Corwin's store.
Mr.. Clark got his face and head badly
bruised and cut, and one ankle severely
sprained. The others escaped all injury.
There is talk of forming company of
cripples at Chelsea. Lieut.. Gov. L. G.
Hlnckley is a prominent candidate for
captain John c. Clark for first lieuten-
ant and w. G.. Austin tor second.
A heavy rain last Friday night caused
sudden rise in the Missisquoi and its
and its branches. At Sheldon the dam
over the Black creek, at its mouth, and the
Missisquoi railroad bridge were carried off.
The Nuttlng bridge, between East Berk-
shire and Richford, was also carried off.
1t moved whole two miles down stream
to another bridge, which it struck, and
moved some four or five feet. but not from
its abutments The railroad bridge on the
Montreal and Vermont junction road, be-
tween Swanton and East Swanton, has been
carried away.