The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-29
Vicinity Items.
DANDY.

Nine out of sixteen of the soldiers who
served in the late war, from this town, now
residing here, are Tiden men. All but
one of them are republicans.
G. S. Rogers has been appointed super
intendent of schools for this town, IN place
Of G. o. Mathewson resigned.
The Hayes and Wheeler club held
meeting at the school house on Tuesday
evening, Home talent was employed for
speakers.
The Tilden and Hendricks club held
their second meeting at Bonds hall on
Wednesday evening, about $50 people were
present, nearly one third of whom were la
dies. III. d. Grover, esq, of Port Henry,
was expected to have been present, and eff
forts were made to secure him, but at
late hour, the committee received letter
from him stating that he could not come
that evening, but Samuel j. Tilden was
gong to be our next president. In the alb
sence of regular speaker, home talent
was employed OF which by the way we
have plenty, and that which is good.
d. w. Rogers, esq.,, president of the club,
in some very appropriate remarks, in
troduced to the audience Mr.. G. Ii. Cong
don, who for one hour and a half addressed
the people present in an able and instruct
i've manner. Mr.. Congdon was listened to
with much attention, and considering the
short time he had for preparation, spoke
well. All the important issues Of the pres
ent campaign were trea'cd upon, in very
fair and candid style, The present condi-
ton Of our country was spoken Of, and the
causes which had produced this bad state OF
affairs clearly shown. His remarks were
frequently interrupted with applause.
Mr.. CSngdon, by consent of the presi-
dent, read the following resolution
RESOLVED, That we have no confidence in the
continuance OF republican the party in power,
and therefore, we invite all independent, fair
minded men to consider the situation, and
vote for the men they shall deem competent to
redeem the country from its paralyzed and ig.
nominous condition.
After some remarks by d. w. Rogers
the meeting adjourned for one week, at
which time the speakers from abroad are
expected to be present. J. c. W.
LONDONDERRY.
Our green fields are all alive with busy
haymakers who report good crop, not
withsteuding patches here and there that
are winter killed.
The potato bug still tarres in our midst,
but we have not learned of his committing
"'i 'N'J ~ "'P'N""''o"' 90 ~"
~ gentleman from North Adams, Macs.
has pitched his tent, or rather his car in
our village AMI Is prepared TO reproduce the
human face divine in styles and sizes to
suit customers. Judging from his samples
| he Is good artist, and is deserving of pa
tronage.
oAsrIEroN.
Tho snaciora groupds ro.ideroo and
other buildings of MIR. C. S Sherman
never looked more attractive since the day
they were laid out and completed. in 1880
than now. The buildings have inst passed
through the painting process in the hands
of our master workman with the brush
Mr.. III. IL. Patterson. The grounds have
been under the fostering care of Donald
Mcclellan, who arrived in this country
from Scotland eight or ten years ago.
Donald is tip-top gardener and Jealous
Tilden man, but he can't vote.
Mr.. J. II. Gaines. en- ex-collector and
oyerseer of the moor does not clam IN he
much at farming. but according 10 the fol.
lowing statement he 10 some on pumpkins.
tomatoes and potatoes He has raised or
eighteen hundred feet of ground, two thou
sand thre- hundred and fifly-seven pounds
of pumpkins, two bushels of tomatoes, and
five bushels of potatoes, making sum
total to the acre of $1,000 pounds OF pump
kins, As bushels of tomatoes, and 12l bush
els of potatocs. This statement is cerl
fed to by his nearest neighbors, and
friend Gaines thinks that if his immenst
pumpkin patch had turned out a squash
patch, az he intended it to be, he would
have relied little more profit therefrom
hul suca is farming
1t is thought by some folks here that ii
the county agricultural society gave pre-
MUM on the most Weedy garden in the