The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-15
Vermont News

shortly.
The St. Albans rolling mills are turning
out hundreds of tons of new railroad iron
daily. A large amount goes out West.
The Addison county Journal now prints
over 1000 copies, and the Bristol Gazette,
issued from the same office nearly 500
copies.
A large double tenement house owned by
Trenor w. Park at North Bennington was
burned, the other light, with the entire
contents.
+ ilken Amedon, Esq, who represented
Winhal in the legislature of 1874, died al
Bondville the 30th of November, aged
about 70 years.
There is a probability that Bartlett, the
clever Hartford sculptor, will receive the
commission for the proposed battle-monu-
ment at Bennington.
The republicans of Wells River celebrs-
ted Friday night. One hundred,guns were
fired, and there was torchlight possession.
James s. Tlayer, who was recently ap-
pointed comptroller of New York city, but
who declined the honor, is native of
Wardsboro, in this state.
The will of the late Hiram Bellows was
approved at st. Albans Wednesday. There
was no opposition and it is rumored the
contestants have been bought off.
A Manchester democrat says he has
promised to quit chewing tobacco if Hayes
Is not elected, but rather than give up the
weed he prefers to have Tiden counted
out.
Robert S. Southgate and Frederick C.
Southgate Of Woodstock, and $ A. G.ffen
of Ludlow were Oh Tuesday sworn and adj
mitted IA attorneys of Windsor county
court.
st. Andrews (Catholic) church, at Wa
terbury, was dedicated the 30th ult., by
Bishop DeGoesbriand assisted by large
number of priests. 1t will seat 400 per-
fons.
John Sullivan of Cambridge borough
was choked to death on the 3 !, while at
dinner, a piece OF teef lodging in his throat
IN such manner as to battle all efforts for
its removal.
Notwithstanding Horace Greeley's advice
to 60 west. he gave it as his deliberate opin-
ion that nowhere can given amount of
money secure more substantial comforts
than on a Vermont farm.
Gen. William w. Henry has been ole cted
post commander of Stannard post at Bur-
lngton. Alexander G. Watson, Ii. r
| Wing and William Ii. Root were elected
delegates to the grand encampment. The
post is in blooming condition.
Charles 4. Arnold, son of Judge David
Arnold, of Londonderry, and for many
years resident OF Bellows Falls, was a
lessee of the New York Nblo's garden
theatre, with Col. G. b. Stoughton. Tie
venture was failure.
The Central Vermont railroad woodshed,
with 1900 cords of wood, at West Ran
dolpb, was burned at one o'clock Saturday
morning. Trains were much delayed in
consequence, and the Boston night mail
did not arrive at ST. Adams until three pm.
"Do you call that cord of wood?'
asked an indignant Middlebury customer OF
an "out east" man who had dumped lean
looking load in his yard. "Why darn ii
all, could have made it pile up cord and
half il | tried" was the soothing re-
spouse.
The last number of Harper's Bazar says
Another person who has passed hersel
pleasantly into the history of Vermont al
one of tie most benevolent people, is Misl
Mary Fletcher. who has given the hand
some sum of $4,000 to found hospita
in the city of Burlington.
A Mr.. wager was seriously injured, few
days ago, by being.caught in the machinery
of the Fall Mountain mill at Bellows Falls
, and L. E. Fay wss badly hurt, the sam,
night, by being thrown from carriage b,
a runaway horse.
Suits have been brought in the Orang
county court for $4,000 against II. G
Cotton of Bradford, by the heirs of Mill
t Mack, and by the lady with him at the tim
he was killed, for damages done then
/ through his negligence IN allowing his hors
, to be loose in the road.
The recent refusal of the legislature Il
r interfere with the contemplated adjust
ment of the troubles of the Central Yer
mont management has resulted in the &C
ceptence OF many more of the security hol
ders to the proposed consolidation scheme
7 as published by the receivers and mar ager
3 of the Central Vermont company.
, According to the forthcoming report o
the comptroller of currency, the natlona
banks of Vermont have a combined capits
p of So, 216 ,467, and paid, last year, Unite,
o States taxes of $50. 800, and state taxes o
1 $lG9, 044-an aggre gate of $259, 404 Tn
y Bank Examiner reports that, on March Isl
1876 ten banks had bad debts amountin
to SAT 200; and, on September LIST, 1875
e seventeen had $l92, 800.
: The old quarrel between the East an
y West parishes of Westminster, which b,
d gan about 10 years ago, by the building
6 free bridge across the Connecticut rive
h and at one time became so violent as to s,
n riously threaten to the division of the tow
!. has at last been settled by voting to hol
the future meetings of the town alternate
in the east and west parishes.
% Freeman Bixby, of Montpelier, who wi
ie injured on the Portland & Ogdensburgl
a two years ago has had bis verdict again
er the company for So 500 affirmed by Il
ls supreme court in Montpelier. The case
De the Portland e. Ogdtnsburgh railroad v
N the town of Lunenburg was decided by Il
~ oonrt IN favnr of Tho town TIi wao "a hn