The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-20
General Notes.
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.


Sheffield Mass, is to have an carly CEN
tennial celebration. June IS 1776, the town
voted that if the Continental congress
would declare The American colonies indie
pendent, they would "solemnly engage
with their lives and fortunes to supper,
them in their measures. The 18th comes
on Sunday this year, and Bishop James and
Rev. Dr. &. M. Hyde, old residents, are in
vited to preach and the celebration will
continue during the next two days. Judge
Charles d. Day of Montreal, whose ances-
tor, Captain William Day, was moderator
of that Sheffield town meeting 100 years
ago, is one of the invited speakers, and
George f. Root Of Chicago is expected to
take charge of the music.
THE FINLAND EXHIBITION.
On the LIST of July this year an exhibition
of art, manufactures, agriculture, etc., will
be opened at Helsngfcrs, the capital OF
Finland. The articles to be exhibited are
such as are produced or manufactured in
the country with the exception of machin-
cry, chiefly such as is used for agricultural
purposes, which foreign firms having agents
in the country will be permitted to exhibit
This will be the first exhibition of the kind
here. 1t is said that the emperor of Russia,
who is grand duke of Finland, will visi,
his subjects IN Finland on this occasion.
DROWNED IN SIGHT OF THgEE FERRY
BOATS.
Such was the fate of a young woman who
jumped off the ferry boat Hamilton at
New York Saturday, in mid-river. The
pilot wss notified by hundreds of passen-
gers, but took no notice of them, and did
not stop the boat until he reached the slip.
None of the hands on the boat threw over
any ife-preservers, or seemed to care wheth-
er life was lost or not. The ferry boat
Farragut went within few feet of the
poor creature, whose clothes held her up
several minutes, but went right by, as die
also the steamboat Home, the paddles OF
the latter nearly striking the unfortunate.
l50TH ANNIVERSARY.
The 150th anniversary of the organiza-
ton of the Greenfield church will be OBJ
served, May 10, in Greenfield Hill Mass,
public services beginning at the church in
the forenoon. Abram Wakeman of New
York city, native of Greenfield, will pre-
side. An address of welcome to the invi-
ted guests, natives and citizens Of Green
field and vicinity, by Dea n B. Hill, re-
ply in their behalf by Rev, George w.
Banks Of Guilford, historical discourse
by Rev. II. B. Smith, pastor of the church
and 40 address on the life, character and
times of Rev. DR.. Timothy Dwight, fourth
pastor of the church, and president of Yal,
college, by Prof. Dwight of Yale theologi
cal Sc urinary, will be leading features of tn,
occasion. A free collation. will be provided
for the invited guests by the families o
Greenfield church and society, after which
there will be speeches by the ex-pastors
neighboring ministers, clergymen and civ
ilisns who may be present Ali the de
scendants of Greenfield and Fairfield, witt
all others interested in the welfare of TIL
ancient church, are invited to participate l.
the public exercises.
HRRos DEATH.
John Chddy, foreman of a quarry,
the line of the Great Western railway
England, mot death recently in msnne
which makes his name worthy of hig
place among heroes. A laIg &c block of ston,
fell upon the track as m express train Wa
approaching, and realizing that a teriibl
disaster was imminent, Chiddy leAped up0
the line and rolled the stone out # ,bewa
but was himself struck down by The trail
aud cut 10 pieces.