The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-06

Rev. G.. +. Humphreys of Amherst,
al church at Norwich.
| A. Thompson of Danville, whe went to
California year ago, recently committed
suicide at San Ffarcisco.
Montpelier's check list has been correct
ed, and her voters have been increased $40,
giving total of $50 polls.
The tenth annual meeting Of the Young
Mems christian association of Vermont
will be held at Middlebury, Sept. 10, 20,
and 81.
The Vershire copper mining business
does not seem to lie affected by the hard
tines 400 men ore employed at an expense
of 49, 900 per month.
The people Of Vergennes will endoavor
at the next session of the legislature to
have the county seat removed from Mid
dlebury to Vergennes.
A young man named French, of South
Woodstock, made an attempt to commit
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ted love, but did not succeed.
w. p. Dunham's store at East Concord,
with good stock Of goods, was burned
Friday night ; loss $4,000 small insur-
ance. Fire supposed to have been set.
A house in Colchester, owned by NJ. L.
Baldwin and occupied by George Hovey,
was struck by lightning and burnt on Fri
day, with most of its contents. The house
was valued at 500, and was insured for
$500.
Ex-Mayor +. +. Norton of Charlestown,
Mass, IS ambitious for agricultural honors,
and on recently purchascl farm at Yer
non, which estate he has named Norville,
he pastures herd Of 40 cows, which yield
an immense amount of butter. The farm
cost $2s, 900, and he has made many i'm
provemcnts upon it.
The trustees of the Vermont academy,
which opens this week, offers free tuition
to the children of all pastors, and the Or
phan children OF oil deceased pastors of
all denominations in the state Of Vermont.
During the thunder storm Of Friday, Mr..
Geo. Arms, Of Waterbury, was at the hotel
sitting with his feet upon stove, when the
lightning struck the building, passed into
the house and benumbed his limbs for
some moments. His son, who was in the
room, was terribly shocked by the electric
current.
Ia pnrlyi ra 1in.,1 sr1
account of i'll health from his charge in
Glover on the 10Th inst He has held this
charge for eighteen years.
The Hydepark bank has sued the NAL
vern farm folks again. Some So, 000 Stock
removed Monday.
Extensive forest fires preyail in Orleans
county, and the drouth is very severe.
Blake and Ferrin recently caught per-
fectly white woodchuck in trap in East
Charleston.
Two men caught 800 trout in Jay in one
day, many Of which weighed a pound
apiece.
| Ex-Gov. Converse, of Woodstock, is
quite feeble, being confined to bis house
most of the time.
John Hallahan bit off Thomas Crosby's
nose In Burlington Saturday.
The barn and 70 tons of hay owned by
Orrin Joslyn of Waits1eld were burned by
lightning Friday.
There was great attendance at the East
Franklin camp meeting Saturday estimated
as high as 5000, but probably 1000 would
be nearer the mark
AT the clore of school exhibition in
Waterbury few days ago the final tab
leau was announced as "the next president
and vice president of the United States"
When the curtain lifted it revealed the
excellent landlord of the Waterbury hotel
aud one of the reverend clergy of the town.
For moment tue audience was silent but
when the thought simultaneously burst up
on all that the two were named Hayes and
Wheeler, shout went up which evinced
that democrats and republicans alike enjoy
a good Joke.
The pSrties who want to divide Windsor
county, propose to introduce bill in the
next legislature providing for the remap-
ping Of the whole state.
Geo. Brown, the Bellows Falls saloon
keeper, ba, been convicted of twenty two
offences for violating the liquor law, and
this being his third ,rial, it will go hard
with him.
The eyes of the country are said 10 be
on the elections to come in Maine and
Vermont, but they will give their ayes to
the republican ticket and black eye to
the democrats.
Rev. j. Ii. Weddell, Episcopal preach
ed his farewell sermon to the parish in
Middebury last Sunday
The connecting line of railroad between
Pittsburgh and Rouse's Point will be in
running order some time this week. 1t
VIII shorten the distance of the Delaware
ana llucson Canal company's through line
from Troy TO Montreal about 10 miles, and
lessen the running time nearly an hour.
Trouting in the vicinity of of Wateryille
has been quite good of late, notwi.hptand-
ing the low water, and several have i'm
proved 1t with considerable success.
In lrasburg was found in 1927, coat or
or shirt of mail, made of steel rings and
long enough to protect the whole body of
a man from the hips upward. 1t had been
lying for many years where 1t had been
found, and il was sent to the museum at
Washington.
Philip Nash, arrested in Burlington, for
stoning the republican procession, has been
held in $4,000 for trial.
The wooden mills Of A. G. Dewey g. Co.,
al Woodstock, are shut down, and a large
number of operatives thrown out OF en-
| ployment.