The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-24
The 8ntland 1ailu Globs
State at Large.
CENTRAL VERMONT.


CENTRAL VERMONT.
A new Unversalist church edlflce, lust
completed at Barre, VT, is to be dedicated
on Wednesday, the Gath inst, Rev. j. NJ.
Pullman of New York preaching the ser
mon.
At the annual meeting of the Young
Mems Christian association in Burlington
on Thursday, Frank w. Smith was chosen
president.
The party of Burliugtonians who Visited
Alburgh Thursday brought home over a
hundred pounds of fish.
The American House dining room has
been repainted and otherwise much i'm
proved in appearance, and is now as neat
and cozy looking as could be desired. The
tables are set with new china and all in all
things look very inviting at the American
Huntington Sentinel.
The Volunteer hose company of Bur
lington. have presented to the foreman Mr..
Sayles Nichols, to be handed down to his
successors costly and beautiful gold
badge, appropriately inscribed and finished
in moot elegant manner
The Montpelier Manufacturing company
shops will not resume full operations till
the first Of September.
st. Albans VT, will pay $500 for street
lighting for tho next year.
L. Z Durant, esq, Of Montpelier de-
livered temperance address at Richmond,
on Tuesday evening.
A large black bear went through Rich-
mond village Monday, SAID TO weigh over
four hundred pounds.
Col. Theodore S. Peck displays from his
office windswa at Burlington fac simile
Of the continental flag Of 1776.
The students of the Burlington Medical
College went across the lake on Saturday
on the Yacht "EIebe" for pleasure trip to
Ausable chasm.
The Volunteer and Star hose company
of Burlington have accepted an invitation
from Post Stahnard 10 participate 10 the
exercises OF Decoration day in that city.
NORTHERN VERMONT.
The house of Levi Barker, located ono
and one-half miles from West Enosburgh,
was consumed by fire on Wednesday last
The contents were nearly all saved. Par
TALLY insured
The St. Adams ministerial association
ON. e. will meet a! Sheldon Tuesday eve.
ming, June Goth, and hold through Thurs.
day.
L. T. Ioyt an uncle Of Hon. Il. II. Hoy
of st. Adams is stll living at CArlinvillC
Indiana, at the age of 92 years. He re-
moved from St. Albsns 80 years ago. Mrs
Hoyt recently died at the age of 81 years
The residence of Francis Smith, esq, Of
Swanton was entered Wednesday night by
raising window, and his coat, vest AMI hal
we're taken. His watch went with the vest
but what money he had was in the poke
of his pants, which we're undisturbed
though they lay in the same room with TIT
coat and vest
States Attorney Newton of st. Adams
is still after the liquor leaders of that town
He prosecuted three persons for intoxica
ton and one for selling.
The Seventh Day Advents will hold Q
general quartery meeting at Berkshire June
Sd and 4h.
The ladies of St. Adams propose to Of.
fer to the reform club, a centrally located
and suitably furnished club house as their
head quarters.
Alburg supports ninety-one dogs, thi,
spring, a decrease of fourteen during thu
year. Few are aware of the cost to the
country of keeping dogs at one cent pei
meal, which is a low estimate. 1t cost
nearly S1l 90 to keep dog year in food
and to keep the 81 dogs in thls town 81, 00(
and the l40, 900 in the Slate 81 $40, 900 ant
the 100000 in the United States (whicl
is reported as low estimste) the snug lit
tie sum of S55, 900, 000-and this only fol
food. From the official reports of the diff
ferent States for the year 1866 there were
800, 900 sheep killed by dogs and 100000
were injured, the whole valued at So, 600,
900. The above items do not include the
tax on dogs, which in this state amounts tc
about 84O0, 900.
Centennial day, May 10th, wa, celebrated
IN Alburgh by meeting at the town hall
and setting out row of maple trees in front
of the town hall and M. Il. church. Re-
freshments were served in the basement OF
the church and speeches delivered by Hon.
Jedd p. Ladd, Rev. VIM. Wilde, ana Rev.
w. B. Howard. The next day beautiful
cedar hedge, about forty rods long, was set
out aud the next Monday a neat fence en-
closed the grounds. Quite a number of
trees have since been set out and it Is the
intention of the committee to lll the whole
space around the buildings, nearly three
acres with trees. The whole has been done
by voluntary work and 10 celebration OF
which the town may well feel proud.
The house of Levi Barker, located one
and one-half miles from West Enosburgh
was consumed by fire on Wednesday last
The contents were nearly all saved. Par
TALLY insured.
WESTERN VERMONT.
The most wonderful hen on record Is one
owned by VIM. r. Dunton of Woodford
which produced an egg the other day thai