The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-16
State at Large.

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the burial service as was intended. d.
State at Large.
GENERAL.
In the United States senate, Friday, the
chair laid before the senate communica-
ton from the governor of Vermont an
nouncing that the statue Of Col. Ethan Al
len WAS completed and delivered, to be
placed in the national statuary hall.
The following resolution passed at the
last session of the state grange will be
good one to discuss at its next meeting:
WHEREAS, The farmers OF Vermont are largely
In debt, and are now paying taxes on what
they have and what they owe, therefore
Resolved, That the Patrons OF Vermont will
pledge themselves to use their best endeavors
TO remedy this wrong.
Commissioner Goldsmith, in accord with
the illustrious president, has designated his
relatives, not Vermonters, to have charge
of Vermonts headquarters building at
Philadelphia. This apparent dscourtesy
to Judge Millington relieves the citizens of
our county from any obligation to contrib
ute, and dampens their interest in Mr..
Sprague's benefaction. burlington Ga
zette.
The grand lists of the farmers have just
been taken and they have to-day realiz-
ing sense of the justice or injustice of our
lava respecting taxation. The farm prop
eriy of the country must pay heavy taxes
while ii is depreciating in value and pays q
very low percentage of profit. Many other
kinds of property paying large percentages
of profit are exempted from taxation or pay
merely a nominal tax Vermont Farmer
The vexation of the impertinent personal
| itemizng of some of the newspapers, is
disgracefully illustrated in the flood of
mail matter lately sent to Woodstock post
office for VIM. NJ. Evsrts and forwarded
to Windsor and New York, in consequence
of the fabulous statement that he had
"gone to Woodstock to write his centen-
NAL Grafton" A pity these idle fellows
tant Bedlam where they belong
| The logs are rushing down the Connect
cut three weeks earlier than usual, and the
attempt to stretch a boom across the river,
J at Turner's Falls, Mass, to detain them
temporarily until the Mount Tom boom
can be completed has thus far proved flu.
tile. The drive now beginning to appear
measures IL 900 900 feet and the rear
guard is at McIndoe's Falls, VT, and will
| be along in about three weeks. About 100
miles behind this is another drive Of TO-.
100000 feet, including the Turner'S Falls
supply of 100000 feet.
We tender our thanks to the Vermont
Judge who, the other day, IN pronouncing
upon divorce suit, laid down the opinion
that when a woman marries man oil
known Incorporate habits, she takes hel
happiness, prosperity, and welfare in hel
own hands, and has no claim for radiance
of him thereafter. We have great pity
for the wife who is joined to an intemper
ate husband, but we tremble for the fate
of the woman who marres an intemperat,
man. If these words reach the eye of any
woman under engagement to marry such {
man, we most eolemnly appeal to her tt
pause before she imperi her we'll being by
accepting any such risk Congregational
tst.
CENTRAL VERMONT.
The spring term of the Lamoille count,
court commences May %.
Ninety persons joined the Burlington re
form club on Friday night.
Hiram Moody of West Barnet sets 20(
pounds of milk day from his cows.
Torrent It engine n eom Jpsp boys Of North
banner.
Mountain Gem lodge OF South North
field has the finest Good Templars hall ii
the state.
Mortified lodge of Good Templars mum
bers $50 members, 38 of whom have beef
initiated since Feb. 1st.
Six were taken into the Congregations
church at Newbury, Sabbath week, four BY
profession and two by letter.
Mortified has reform club with G. NJ
johnson for president. The club is re
celving accessions every week.
Quite party OF medical students from
Burlington intend Waiting Ausable Chssn
as soon as the weather is warmer.
Austin Abbott, of Benton, Calfornia
son of Walter Abbott of West Barnet, wa
accidentally shot while trying to proven
two women from fighting.
The performing bear frightened hors
which ran up George street, leaving tn
wagon on the corner of Chsmplain ant
Murray streets, Burlington.
The gospel workers have been in Morris
vile from st. Johnsbury. They ibid no
many mighty works because of the unbe
lief of the people. Citizen.
The high water in the Winooski ha
been undermining the Heineberg bridge
near Burlington, and considerable appre
hension is felt lest 1t may be carried away
The Ethan Allen engine company, o
Burlington, presented the ". n. Greer
hose company with n fine photograph o
their new spider aud house about two
weeks ago.
Mortified is to have grand centennia
celebration on the 4th of July. Hon. Johi
Gregory is to be the orator. DR.. p. ID
Bradford president of the day, and Hon
George Nichols toastmaster.
Barre had triple burial few days ego
that of Royal G. Gale and his wife, VIII
died within few hours OF each other, ant
Martin V. Bailey, their son-in-law, whC
had been killed by falling tree.
The Captain Fisher who was arrestod il
Burlington, few days ago, for beating
his wife, claims that he did SO in sef-de
weak, delicate woman, his explanation i
little thin.
One of the great features of the Burlng
ton 4th of July celebration, will be aheavJ
weight foot race between Geo. H. Bigelow
Enos Taft, Goo. p. Foster, of Burlington
Bob Allen Of Winoosk, and Capt. Chap
man of Shelburn.
A pretty spectacle, was that witnessed OF
Church street. Burlington, on Saturday
morning, about II O'clock. An old MAJ
with gray beard was SO drunk he couldn'
get along, SO they dumped him in a carter
wagon and took him home.
A number Of the Burlington business
concerns are considering the question of