The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-28
Vicinity Items.
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Vicinity Items.
AscUTNEYvILLE.
Mr.. Franklin Tolles and wife have gone |
to Nebraska, via the centennial, TO visit
their son and daughter residing there.
Mr.. Simon N. Bronson has leased store
Mt Ascutneyville, formerly occupied by
Nelson Parker, and intends to open boot
and shoe shop.
Mr.. +. Blanchard and wife, Roswell
Haskell and daughter, intend to visit the
centennial this month, and some others.
r. Z. Mason who shot Dean at Clare
mont Junction, last February, only gets
five years in Concord prison. ANON.
PAwLET.
Cider will be in abundance this fall, as
apples are plenty in this section.
A few evening since while in a scufile,
Horace Orr had his leg broken above the
ankle.
Revival meetings have been in session at
the Methodist church the past week, and
will continue through the present under
the direction of Rev. A. V. Marshall, pas.
tor, assisted by other cergymen from adj
Joining towns. There has generally been
good attendance.
G. b. Loomis, N. Bsssett, Danes Ma
son, and Horace Brown are absent on q
tour to the centennial. There are more to
follow the first of October.
Some excitement was created in our vii
lage on Friday afternoon last by horse
running at full speed with the thills at
tached to the animal, and brought up quite
sudden in front of the hotel in Mrs. -.
w. Bromley's flower garden. Cause of
the affair Patent shackles which were
badly worn, dropped from the axle. The
animal was somewhat bruised and belonged
to Don Barker of Poultney, who says no
more patents for him.
The postmaster from the west part of
the town was in this place Monday of THE
week, and had much to say about the big
show at Philadelphia, he having returned
from that place Saturday evening last.
| Has anyone heard of Benjamin-the
Barker of late? Where has he gomez
Echo answers, where2 NJ.
| LUDLOW.
| The equinoctial storm, which has pre-
prevailed the larger share of the time for
the last eight or ten days, has had the de-
sired effect to raise the water in springs
| anu WCllo , btlcuuIs, dloO, udNt UCCu ucuol-
| bly, effected. The late G. G. Eastman's
lines on autumnal rains have been quite to
the point for number OF days and nights
past
"The dripping OF the rain is heard
| Upon the roof all night.
And dark and heavy clouds obscure
| The early mornings light"
The indications on every hand are un.
mistakeablc that summers fading fas,
away and very soon we ehall behold or
every side
"The vines, frost bitten, from the caves
| Hang black'nlng in the rain,
| And trckling drops, like silent tears,
All day the windows stain;
Grow black upon the plain,
And herds Will low In all the fields
Where stood the gathered grain"
With the passage of the seasons, passes
many loved one to the silent bourne from
whence no traveller e'er returns. AS we
write, Mrs. Joseph Bixby, widow of the
late Joseph Bixby of this place, formerly
of Mt. Holly, is momenlarilly expected tc
depart. For many long and weary mon b:
-he has been patient sufferer, and now
Ist as the later summer flowers are fading
she 100, fades away in death, truly snC
greatly beloved by large number of kin
bred and approaching acquaintance.
Among the business changes of the place
may be named that Armington and Parker
nave disposel OF their stock in trade to A
II. Lock wood and Edward + Parker-Mr
Parker here OtOre has clerkpd for Messrs
,rmiugton Il Parker. The new firm Of
Lockwood Il Parker take possession a,
once, and customers are expected to make
note of the fact that these two lOng-tim,
popular statesmen have gone into bushes.
together, and they expect their forme,
friends will come to the rescue now thai
they have thrown their sails to the breez,
on their town hook" 1t is confidently ex
pected that "Al" and ed" will succeed
If anybody does, as they have hosts O
friends both in this and other towns in thu
vicinity.
Those who are presumed to know where
of they affirm, say we are having one o
the very best of schools at this place tn
present fall. Although this is the new
principals first term here, he gives unmis
taxable evidence of being frst-clas
teacher, and is being more and more ap
preciated, both by his pupils and the com
munity, as each become better acquainted
with him.
snRRBuRNE.
Daniel has got his barn up and is board
| ing it IN.
} Jas. Baily, late of Plymouth, has rente,
the old Uncle Charles Willard mill and i
getting out some very good lumber ais
} has rugged up the grist mill so that we cal
} get our corn ground at home. Success t
him.
My communication Of last sweek shout
read John Turner, not Tunnel, is out bu
wears goggles and veil.
Eo1kc aau fhot az 1onn No ho H.
mains in Rutland, William will keep
good road broken this winter.
, We have quite good lot of apples an
farmers are making cider.
Last Saturday, picked nine went fron
the Hollow to South Sherburne to play
, game of base bril- They came home vic
torious with tally of 80 to 81.
: LITTLE KILLINGToN.
KEENE, N. II.
) The ninth annual convention Cf tn
Young Mems christian association an
Evangelical churches of New Hampshire
will be held at the Court street Bapts
church, Keene, N. H., Friday. Saturda,
and Sunday, Sept. 20, 80, and Oct. /. Rev
, A. ID. Smith, ID. D., president of Dart
mouth college, will speak to the conyen
ton. There will also be present r. X
Remington, Russell Sturgis, jr., G. j. Lit
tleiield, III. M. Moore, s. f. Bridgeman, 0
Massachusetts, Geo. Davis and others fron
, Vermont, II. Thane Miller, of Cincinnati
the blind man eloquent" and Rev. Dr. A
q. Byers of Columbus, state secretary o
Ohio, two of the most eloquent men of tn
west are expected to be present during tn
4 convention. Arrangements have been mad
with railroad companies for fare one way.
} Keene Temperance Reform club gave
dramatic entertainment at city hall, Tues
I day evening. The plays consisted of tn
| temperance drama, entitled "Little Brow
Jug" in three acts, followed by q farce en-
titled "The Greatest Plague in Life.
Keene amateur orchestra furnished musi