The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-05
Vermont News.

The butter shipments from 81. Adams
last week were 525 tubs.
The Winslow brothers have left Putney
with their famous herds OF cattle, for their
home in Illinois.
w. b. Sheldon, esq, of North Benning-
ton, has purchased the law library of the
late Wm. $. Southworth.
There are in the town Of Hinesburgh IS
men and women aged rs years and upward
seven or eight are over 90.
Mr.. o. L. Stone lost a valuable pair of
horses while crossing the lake Sunday, be-
tween Essex and Charlotte.
Alvah Coburn, resident of Enosburg,
over 60 years old, committed suicide on
Saturday evening by hanging.
A five year old son of Alonzo Coburn of
Charleston, was killed on Friday by the
tipping over of load of logs o. which he
was riding.
George Churchill of Barton Landing, re
Gently killed ten crows at one shot, and
then his brother, to spoil that story, killed
sixteen ct single shot.
Charles Holt of Springfield is one of the
heirs Of the Holt estate of $4,000 600 in
England, to secure which an association
has just been formed in this country.
Rev. VIM. Beavins, pastor of the Bap-
fist church, closed his labors at Albany,
Orleans county, March 0, on account of a
long and severe physical illness which
threatens his lite.
George Miles alias Williams, the Barre,
Vt, bank burglar il the same Williams
concerned in the robbery of the Adams. N.
T., bank, ard one Of the most accomplish
ed Williams in the c)untTy. He WAS iden,-
fled by ex-Sherin Wbeelock, of Jefferson
county.
Prof. Edward Conant, state supcrinten-
dent of education, spoke at Woodford last
Tuesday evening, Powna Wednesday
evening, Stamford Thursday evening, and
was, We believe, announced for Sunderland
aud Arlington for the two remaining even
ings of the week.
The annual contributions to the Ameri-
can board Of foreign missions, from the
Congregational church in Springfield,
amounted to five hundred dollars-being
more than double its asst years contrbu-
ton to the same society. good begin
ming for the centennial year, as the pastor
remarked.
Timothy Vinton, au old and highly re-
spected member of Wantastiquet Lodge,
No. 8, |. o. O. f., of Bratteboro, was pre-
scented by the members of the lodge, on
Saturday evening" last, with splendid
grand representative regala. Brother Rev.
NJ. II. Harris, in behalf OF the members,
made the presentation speech in his mas
terly way, which was acknowledged by the
honored brother in feelingly and heartfelt
manner.
The late Professor B. ID Ames, of Nc
chanicsvile, N. Y, formerly of Brandon,
left a very valuable and interesting collec-
ton of centennial relics, consisting of auto
graphs, centennial coins and bills of 1856,
and much earlier date also q large col
lection OF ancient books, almanacs, news-
paper and manuscript sermons, very
early circular of ale college, besides many
other things of great interest to the centen-
aIian and antiquarian.
John Hall of North Troy, has seven
children, four of whom, each under IA
years old, weigh exactly 200 pounds each.
The youngest arc twin girls ten years of
age, healthy, robust, thrifty, good looking
and intelligent. Two boys, one about
twelve and the other something over thir-
teen years of age. complete the quartette.
The boys are much alike, aud would pass
readily for twins. These children have
each ten well formed fingers, two thumbs
and twelve toes.