The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-01
State at Large.

The National bank of Middlebury has a
surplus fund of S3l, 651.27; undivided
profits $50 S61. 46 ; dividends unpaid So
GIL 90; individual deposits S36 1858 40
demand certificates of deposit $5,6ll 81.
Beeman academy, II. ). Perrigo. A. NJ,
principal, begins its fall term Aug. 81.
IsaacM. Trip has been appointed ad-
ministrator os the estate OF the late DR.. w.
81. Day of MidIlebury.
Mr.. Lawrence Phelps of Pittsford, as
sisted by Mr.. j. r. Newell of the college
and Mrs. Edwin Vallette. gave reading
entertainment at the parlors of the Addison
house, Middlebury, on Monday evening OF
last week.
Frank Archibald, son of Rev. T. II. Ar
chibald, contemplates entering Middebury
college at the opening of the fall term.
Wilbur, another son, has entered Brown
university at Providence.
Cornwall was chartered November 8,
1851. 1t was granted to sixty five persons,
including several females, mostly from
LicDf1tld, Conn. 1t originally embraced
VII that part of Middlebury lying west of
Otter creek. The first settlers were Asa
}Icdgett. James Bently, Thomas Bently,
Joseph Throop, Theophlus Allen, VIM.
Douglas and Samuel Benton. Soon after
came L dad and f han Andrus, Aaron
Scott, Nathan Foot, Samuel Blodgett and
EbentZ-r Siebbins. The settlers all fled
after the surrender of Ticonderoga, and did
not return until after the war. The town
was organized in 1884, and the first town
clerk was Joel Linsley.
Mr.. Hervey Rickert seems to be one of
the most fortunate of unfortunate men.
For the fourth time within few years he
recently, by an uDtoward accident, barely
escaped losing his life. 1t will be remem-
bered that last summer, while moving on
the interval, for MIR. A. Walker, his horses
became mired, and while endeavoring to
extricate them he got caught in the ma
chine and was badly cut, and but for the
opportune passing and stoppage of the
train, and the assistance rendered him.
must have bled to death. AT two other
times, as we are Informed, he has been
uncomfortably near deaths door, And
now, as his last achievement, a few days
ago, while in the employ of Mr.. Charles
Seymour, and at work on barn they were
raising for Mr.. George Walker, he acci.
dentslly fell from the purlin beam to the
cellar, distance of twenty-seven feet. He
was badly bruised, but no bones were
broken. Fears were at first entertained
that his internal injuries might be severe,
but he is improving rapidly, and is at the
present time almost as good as new, and
ready for the next turn in the wheel OF
fortune.
Rev. E. P. Hooker, of Middlebury, and
Rev G. N. Anthony, of Peabody, Mass.
left here during the exercises of the last
day of commencement for the Adirondack
vyhara 70 NJ,
for week or two. On the next day
Profs- Brainerd and Higley started fol
their old haunts in the region of the old
Adirondack iron works. They will extend
their trip, this year, to Long Lake.
Mr.. Elihu Purington, of Lincoln, caught
large owl in trap the other night; hi,
wings measuring from tip to tip four feet
and half. ANY one wishing to see him
can call at DIR. Kcnts drug store, Bristol.
Mr.. Loyal Huntington, of Weybridge,
lost horse last week, said TO have had
| hts.
A post mortem examination of Mr.. r.
| d. Rider, Weybridge, showed enlarged
| liver and gall and diseased kidneys.
Rev. DR.. II. d. Kltchel preached at the
| Weybridge Congregational church Sunday,
from Matthew xix, ID.
Union services were held at the Metho-
dist church in Weybridge on Sunday. Ser.
mon at IL O'Clock m, by Rev. Merritt
Hubbard, of Springfield, Mass. At three
o'clock p. m. Presiding Elder Mead admin.
istered the Lords Supper.
Mrs. Taylor. the hostess of the Otter
Creek house, Weybridge, has en- oleander
which has four hundred and forty-six bios
SONS and buds upon it.
The wind did considerable damage to the
trees in Weybridge on Thursday week
Qiite a number of large trees were felled
some of them fruit trees.