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

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Republic, iage ecc'ed the following on
GERS Capt. i. II. Hoadlcy, pos, com
mauder il. r.. S'r,ny : V C.; william
y. Shaw, j V. C.. l.. =, Srng, adjJ-
tant b. T.. Grape, qnaItermast.r; Nit
thew Ma giunes, officer Of the dsy James
Titus, officer OF the guard Ch9i,s Crow.
ley, sentinel, Toe post ia IN tl5ui-hipg
condition.
Charles D. Chlds, esq lot = valuable
gold watch near the girls mill at East Wal
lingford recently. The watch ua' picEel
up and returned to Mr.. ClildS.
The WalIngtord circulating library ia
open every Saturday evening from seven
to eight o'clock, Mlss Ada Edgeiton, ibla-
Iian.
Addison G.. Stone, esq has taken the
Office OF Harvey Button, ,sq and has es-
t9blished himself in the practice of law be-
fore the county. state and federal courts.
Special attention will be given to the pre-
seutaion of applications for patent rights
before the patent ofli C at Washington,
Mr. Stone is very pleasantly spoken OF
everywhere, and has had experience in the
practice of his profession at the Washing
ton bar. Mr.. Stone has recently he.n
elected an honorary member Of the New
ton.
Our venerable townsman Col. Dyer
Townsend, is now 81 years OF age, and hale
and hearty as a man of 60. He rides
horse with as much grace and eas as dur
ing his successful military life.
In this sc son of snow We are lemin ed
that Wallngford has one of the most use
full inventions for its removal from side
walks, ETC., exlant. The utensl we re or
to is Mr. a. C. Adams patent snow shoy-
ell. 1t is light and agreeable 10 handle, and
being iron bound is durable, and for shov-
cling snow has no equal in the market.
ORWELL.
Our town hall was well filed Monday
and Tuesday evening by an apprCiaiive
audience from Rutland, Brandon, BensC n
Shoreham and other surrounding towns To
witness the Cautata of EsthtT-ihe beau.
liful Queen. Some annoyance was occa-
stoned the first evening on account of long
delay between the acts, otherwise II was
credit to all concerned. The music de-
serves special mention. Miss Jennie l.
Young presiding at tina piano, assisted by
her father Ii. Ii. Young on the flute aud
Miss Duncshee of Boston, the senior of these
gentlemen playing the violin the junior the
triangle and bones. The queens pages were
applauded long and loud, being called out
the second time both evenings and on the
whole this was one OF the flo entertain
ments yet giyen in our new town hall.
Our farmers are mostly ready for snow
to fall with the exception Of want of wa
ter in our streams ard wells which will
cause great annoyance unless we haYe rain
soon.
Mr. II. d. Branch has sold his farm to
Mr.. Frank Bivah and gives possession
April lst
The school taught by Miss Julia Martin
closed with rhetorical exercises on Friday
afternoon. The scholars show the thor,
ough training of Miss Martin for the past
few months AMI we feel safe in saying that
no better or more thorough teacher eau bC
| found in Orwell. A. II.
CAMBRIDGEPoRT.
Miss Emma simmons of Boston former
| ly of this place has btel stopping in towr
few days visiting her friends. We un
cerstand she soon intends TO enter the Bos
ton conservatory OF music. Miss Simmoni
is fine singer, and we trust she will sooI
rank among the fret singers in the cOun
try.
| ne Union Dhhe Ddll CluO nave IcOig iu
lied with L. $. Haskell captain.
Cambrldgeport claims to have the leas
drunkenness on her streets, of any villag,
in the state.
Mrs. IL. p. Shcrwin of Bristol claims t
have bed quilt containing 5.5OS pieces
Mrs. Porter of this place has one contain
ing ten thousand pieces made by herself.
| SUDBURY.
Mr.. Leland Brockway kille1 two pig
last week, one weighing 2S24 the othe
202i.
Mr.. Allen Mott teaches school In di:trlc
No. 3, this winter commencing Dec. /
His wife taught the same school last sum
mer.
Sunday morning was the coolest we hav
had this year. Thermometer 8 below zero
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