The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-22
Vicinity Items.
CAsTLETON.

The sixth annual meeting of the Corban
society was held at the parlors of Mrs.
Hiram Aipsworth, last Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. M. b Dewey was elected president
Mrs. b. w. Burt ce-president Miss
Mary Northrop treasurer and secretary for
the year ensuing. A. q sA
Wednesday evening twenty or thirty
Rutland ladies and gentlemen were attend
ing the Episcopal sociable, at the Bono
seen house, and when in the full tide of
their festivities they were notified by tele-
graph that the Bates house block was ON
fire and that Merchants row and Center
street were in danger. Some of the pro-
pretors of the stores in the blocks, and
other proprietors wives were in the COM
pany, they left here about half-past nine
and dare say it was to them the longest
ten miles they ever rode by rail or any
other way in their day.
Thursday afternoon, the most exciting
horse trot of the season came of on the
ice on Lake Bomoseen, and a greater
crowd of spectators were there gathered
than on any similar occasion in the annals
of horse trotting on this lake, the Phpnx
hotel in North Caslleton being the head
quarters of the affair.
The grand finale Of the above mentioned
trot eliminated in a tirst-rate rum row,
about midnight, in which some twenty or
thirty bore ali active part, and few OF
the choice party got some beautiful cuts
and bruises about the head and face, at
the new gin mill, half way between this
village and Hydevile. The proprietor of
the mill is under arrest for selling intoxi-
eating liquors and for keeping with intent
to sell, contrary to law. The search aud
seizure clause was brought into requisition
and proved successful. The defendant is
under bonds for his appearance at court
Tuesday, at M. II. Cooks office. The
Corners folks mean business on the ques-
ton Of rum or no rum.
Mr.. W. II. Northrop has done good
| thing for quill drivers, he having invented
| an Ink powder the cost is 20 cents box,
from which they can make q pint of as
good writing ink as ever flowed through a
pen, be it gold, slate or quill.
James McMullin is now taking an inven-
tory of goods in Guernsey's store, for the
twenty second time; he has been in Guern-
sey's employ since 1854 The store was
built that year, and the first piece OF goods
that went out of the building, he sold; has
proved himself faithful and true SO has
Guernsey all those years,
Frank Patterson has bought the DR.. Bur
ton place. on South street, paying for the
same 81, 600. The property cost the doc
tor So 200 four years ago. The tendency
of real estate here is downward.
One of our new doctors has been absent
from town a week or more. His shingle il
up yet and time will tell whether he returns
or not. .,.f, ga L.; ..f
Hyde Westover, esq, parsed his S0th
birthday pleasantly at his nome last Fri.
day, with goodly number of his relatives
and friends. They left him some presents
and many good wishes, TO comfort HIM N
his old age. He has been an esteemed in.
habtant OF this village upward of sixty
years. He is one of our Oldest and bes
living landmarks. 81. w.B.
Hon. Joseph II. Barrett, now at hi
brother-in-laws, G. w. Hilton, will leav,
this week for his home in Cincinnati, ant
resume the editorial pen for the Cincinnati
Gazette, of which he is editor and par
proprietor. 49, -'% % $50 '.'
The Baptist church has not taken an,
action as yet for the installation Of Rev
Mr.. Townshend.
The Central hotel is now receiving new
coat of paint on the west side.
The new store block now, being erecte,
by N. o. johnson has received its roof AM
part finish Of outside.
J. N. Mead, esq, who has been quit
sick with rheumatic fever is now fast re
covering.
The best quality of wood is selling at .
per cord.
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