The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-29
THE RUTLAND

dividual entered the barn of II. A. Larabee,
turned his cattle out and drove them two
miles away.
Mrs Elizabeth Stark Newell, grand
daughter OF Maj. Gen. John Stark, the he
70 of the battle of Bennington, died at her
sons residence in New York, on Sunday,
at the age Of eighty-flve years. One of
her sisters still lives, at the age of eighty
three.
During last season the committee Of the
Young Mems Christian associations of the |
state, held gospel meeting in nnety-six
towns. Ninety-one of these places report |
apparent awakenings as result Of the |
meetings, and only five report no visible |
| awakening. Thousands have been brought |
into the church as result of the last years |
| labor.
1t is stated that over thirty-Ave million |
feet of lumber have been entered at Bur
lington this year, and before the close of
the season fifteen millions more will prob
ably be unloaded. Last year SO millions
were stocked. The largest amount ever
brought was in 1878, when 1913, 900, 900 feet
were imported.
George w. Ely, Of st. Johnsbury, who
died at Philadelphia, Thursday, was the
senior partner Of Ely. Bach 6 Co., man.
ufacturers, and was extensively known
throughout New England and the West.
He was sixty-eight years old, has been in
business in st. Johnsbury twenty eight
years, and was highly esteemed by all who
knew him.
Luman Foote, the founder Of the Bur-
llngton Free Press, died at Charlotte, Mich,
Aug. 9th, aged eighty-two years. Mr..
Foote retired from the paper in 1888 and
also from the practice of law. He took
orders as an Episcopal clergyman and
preached at Arlington, Gulford, East Poul-
tney, in Vermont, and at Drewsville, N.
H., between one and two years in each
place. Ia the fall of 1910 he moved with
his family to Kalamazoo, Mich.
The water works just completed at st.
Johns5ury, by the Vergennes Machine COM
pany, were tested Tuesday, with perfect sue
, cess There are two large-sized pumps, one
) for ordinary purposes and another in case of
| ldISC lOI uICS, GU. uC ollOlih
J from six hydrauts at once was thrown with
great force to the hight of 800 feet, with
J but 100 pounds pressure upon the mains,
, and all stood firm. The cost of the entire
] works ia about $4,000.
Mrs. E. P. Wilson, of South Royalton,
5 sends the following TO a local paper The
$ 9TH day of March last, bought one pack
age of No. 10 warp yarn, doubled it three
D threads colored one-haf sky blue and knit
! bed-sprcad. 1t is knit in diamonds, half
E blue, half white Neither Of the diamonds
D are knit alike, except in the letters. My
G only grandchild's full name is knit in it,
: my own rame sn1 age, the year which to
= finish off, is centennial. The size Is twelve
s hy thirteen quarters. The number OF
stitches in this spread are 5G3 i'll. did
{ my work with three in tine i-a'iiy aud fin.
, -hed the spread the pa a. j :. fellow.
!, ing.
The eight year old son of George W.
Kennedy, esq, of Waterbury, was fishing
u for minnows in Buffers pond, the Other
! day, when he suddenly felt something pull
e ling him towards the water. The little
A | fellow was determined nc.tber to be pulled
into the water DOR lose his pole and line, &c
ne ran up the bank aud pulled irge pick
e erel out of the water, when help arrived
# in seas n to secure the game. 1t seems
4" har the boy caught minnow on his hool
: aud before he had time to pull it out tn,
u pickerel had seized it and was trying t
!, move away with the whole establishment
!, The members of The Board of Agricul
. ture met with an awkward mishap Al
: Grand Isle, Friday afternoon. Just a' they
y started to return to Milton, at the close Of
y their afternoon meeting, rs they turned at
h Browns Corners, one of the rear wheels
+ of the wagon collapsed and spilled them
~ into the road. Mr.. G. g. Pringle of Char
= lotte had one hand slightly injured, hut the
rest escaped without harm. Another
wagon was impressed into service and the
party proceeded with the exception of Mr..
d q. Ii. Hubbard, who remained and came
q over on the boat Saturday to st. Adams
. Bay. He remarked that he concluded
Il there was Jonah aboard the team
Vt and determined to get out, not know
= ing but it might be himself st Adams
"a Messenger.