The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-01
THE RUTLAND WEDNESDAY MORNING.
Vermont News.

vermont News.
The Lamoille county fair IS to be held at
Worthwhile, on Sept and G.
The normal school at johnson has
opened again, and is doing finely. Mr..
Cnppen is proving the man for the place.
A company, TO have capital of $685.
600, is forming at st. Adams to manufac-
ture threshing and sewing etc.
Judge Pearle's wooden mill, at Johnson,
is now running up 10 its full capacity,
having a large stock of western wool on
hand.
Isaac Lawyea has been sentenced to eight |
years imprisonment for shooting William
Young, while assisting in his arrest on
Grand Isle in August, 1874.
The expenses Of the poor farm, owned
jointly by the towns of Stowe, johnson
and Morristown, have been reduced be-
tween 1900 and $500 the past year.
Mrs, N. II. Jones, of Ferrisburgh,
slipped on the ice, wednesday evening, and
broke her leg. Thursday evening, Mrs.
Michael Ball fell and broke an arm.
CLARK, Waterman & Co., of johnson,
have cut and ready for the river 10000
logs They are doing considerable bust
ness in hcmlock bark, paying "a 25 for the
same
Mr.. Reuben Parker, one of the Oldest
and most respected citizens of Ferrisburgh,
died Thursday, while his son was absent at
tending the funeral Of his father-ln-law,
Truman Crane, Of Bristol.
\ couple of young men from Whiting
ham, VT, have bought half an acre of land
on State street, North Adams, Mass, of
Ivory Witt, for 81 200, with the intention
Of building a steam saw and planning mill.
. The town of johnson has sold all its
railroad bonds, excepting $4,000, for %
cents. This town now has a bonded debt
of s4S, 900 with grand list Of 81 15 60
anu it is claimed that some OF the accounts
of the town officials don't quite balance at
that.
VII. Darby C Son Of Alburgh have
compromised with most of their creditors
by raging them fifteen cents on a dollar,
and w. Il. Darby by paying twenty cents
on dollar and NJ. II. Darby by paying ten
cents on dollar. Their liabilities amounted
, to over 500, 600. e.
A correspondent at White River juno
ton writes the st. Adams Messenger that a
young white lady, 16 years Of age, of West
Lebanon, N. H., oloped on the 2lst with q
colOred gentleman She bought a ticket at
the junction for Windsor, where she met
her colored beau, and from which thew
proceeded to Brattleboro, she purchasing
the tickets.
DR.. j. II. Burland of st. Adams has re-
ceiveG four anonymous letters warning
him to leave town on pain of getting his
head smashed, some dark night, and he
publishes letter threatening to shoot any
body who shall modest him and Offering
, $25 for the discovery Of the man who
writes the letters, aud his motive.
: Brandon village is growing fast, not
,, withstanding the "hard times" The de-
t mand for houses continues. Probably thir
. ty have been built within the past year
and an average of as many for the past
, four years. This rather looks as though
business is increasing in town, and long
may it continue to increase. -Brdndoh
Union.
A party OF prominent citizens of Port
land, consisting of Gen. s. J. Anderson
president, and John +. Anderson, chic
: engineer of the Portland and Ogdensburl
sariU@ and iIT Mossrs rNSwp TosdH ann p
| RrOwn orc I,ovinCr n Lrpf visit to RuriinU
ton.
The Winoosll savings bank is gaining
ground, and will soon rank as one of tht
large financial institutions OF the state. A
j the annual meeting held on the 25th ult
the following officers were elected Or
4 mond Cole, president Elisha Allen, vice
president j. b. Small treasurer and secre
tary Trustees, 5. II. Weston, 0. p. Ray
A. j. Stevens, w. T. Herricll, f. G. Ken
redy, II. w. Barrett. Assets, January
1876, 1921 ,4lz27 The bank declared
semi-annual dividend on the LIST of Januar,
Il of per cent.
The revival at Waterbury continues will
much interest. Rev. Mr.. Wheeler, assist
ed By his father, Rev. o. C. Wheeler, ar,
doing Il great work at the Congregations
church. There are new cases every eve
: ming and sometimes eight persons arise fol
prayers at one time. Rev. DR.. UnderwCo,
t of the NJ. T.. church, has the names of sew
enty-fve persons who have started to lea(
! a new life, and others are coming every
. day. Religion is the chief topic of con
versation on the street, and the lay mem
:, bers of all the churches find that the plal
of going out every day and talking will
their neighbors about the interests of thei
souls is as successful now as it was il
: Apostolic days.