The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-28

the farmers are fast securing il. Corn ant
oats are looking finely.
Residing in Tnmouth is a doctor who /.
in his O7lh year, with bodily health quite
good, and who has practc,d medicine uI
to within three or four years. What towf
can beat that for an aged doctor? w.
July 25, 1876.
This doctor referred to was reported al
the International medical conference il
Paris as the oldest practitioner Of medicine
In the world. Ed.
NEW HANES.
Weather much cooler.
Many of our people are taking advantage
OF the cool weather to visit the centennial
Among those that started this week w,
notice Rev. s. Knowltou, Ii S. Perrigo
Miss Carrie Clifford. Several others leave
in few weeks,
The |. o. of G.. I. held their quarterly
election Wednesday evening.
Il. s. Dana, of Cornwall, is in town on a
short visit
Mrs. Knowlton is visiting friends IN Am
herst, N. II.
The people of Bristol and New Haven
are circulating a petition TO have New
Haven made "A regular station for all trains.
1t is being numerously signed.
The academy reunion held the Goth was
a decided success.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. 4. Leavenworth made
a short visit here last week.
A large number of the alumni of Beeman
academy were in town Thursday, to attend
lhe reunion. JACK.
DANDY.
An organ has been purchased for the
church at the Corners of Mr.. Geo. Q, Day
Of Rutland.
A skillful surgical operation was per-
formed on Gilbert Sherbeaunure, a French
man living here, by DR.. E. 0. Whipple on
Monday. Sherbeaunure had q cancer on
his lip which had plagued him for several
months, and was growing worse all the
time, having eaten into his lip SO that i,
was evident something must lie done at
once or in short time it would kill him.
The cancer was cut out by DR.. Whipple In
a successful manner, about half of the un-
der lip being cut away. Mr. Sherbeaunure
is hard working man and much sympathy
is expressed for him. On account of this
affection he has been unable to work mucu
for some time and it is hoped that he will
now recover from the operation and be en-
abled to work again.
Some of our townspeople who intend Wis
itng the centennial will wait until about
the middle OF September, as it will be
more pleasant when it is cooler wheather.
There is not much excitement about pol
itics here. The liberal republicans seem to
be divided this time. We have considera.
BILE many Tllden men, and a Tilden and
Hendricks club is talked of some are still
hesitaiing as to how they will vote, and
awaiting future developments, We have d
few would have voted for Gen. Grant, if
he had been candidate, and do not know
but they viii as it is, as some of the peo-
pie of the south still vote for Gen. Jack
son. j. C. W.
PoULTEBY.
Service was resd in the Episcopal church
last Sunday by John Howe, esq, of AL
bany. n. Y, Mr.. Randall being absent on
Il visit 10 the centennial.
Nr. j. X. Seaver, junior proprietor of
the Malone PdIlddi,Dl, has been visiting
friends in town during the past week. He
was connected with paper published in
this town thirty years ago, and has re-
mained in the publishing business since
that time.
viii Cole, who has for some time past
been foreman in one of the Panama rail
road shops, returned home last week for a
short visit.
The democrats of Poultney will hold a
caucus in the town hail. Saturday evening,
July 30, at o'clock, for the purpose of
dectng delegates to represent the town in
the county convention, to be held in Rut-
land, August 1st
The republicans will hold their caucus
Monday evening, July 31st, to elect three
delegates to represent the town IN the re-
publican convention to be held in Rutland,
August Sd.
Fred IL. Rowe, recent graduate of Troy
conference academy, ha, been visiting VIII
lilms college, Williamstown, Mass, during
the past week He intends TO enter that
college this fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. p. Austin of Santa
Barbara, CAL, are stopping in town tor a
few days, at the residence Of II. 7. Hull.
Mr.. Austin ia brother of Mrs. Hull, and
a former resident of this town. He has a
large collection of curiosities, Chinese, etc. +,
among which are some very interesting
specimens, obtained by him in the far
west.
EAST DORSET
A Mr.. Sullivan, in the employ of j. w.
Stearns, upholsterer, OF Rutland, is here,
and has made the proper beginning of a
good, honest job for The Union church.
The faces of those whose occupation re-
quires lively exercise in the sun have been
"wringing out" OF late, and there is first
class hankering TO have old Atlas spread a
parasol over his back.
Reuben and Frank r. Eggleston moved
into their new cottage last week. The old
house has passed into the hands of William
Brown. Reuben Eggleston was born in it
and has lived in it fifty-eight years. His
father, Benedict Eggleston, built it and
lived in it forty. five years. He was sol
der of the revolution and drew a pension
of ninety-siX dollars year for forty-three
years. He enlisted for three years or dur
ing the war, but was held to service about
four years, or until the war closed. Such
was the Interpretation given by congress to
his term of enlistment. He died at the age
of ninety-siX and until within short time
of his death was abundantly able to be
tDuut uplle anu Ut tilc uelSuDOIs, anu ldhc
care of himself
The estate of Phebe Griffith is attract
ing some attention just now, and there be-
gins to be some tugging in different way
by parties Interested. AT the last meeting
of the commissioners, on the 2lst inst
four lawyers appeared and bossed the pull
ing.
In letter of Rev II. G. Farrar, which
appeared in the weekly GLOBE some weeks
since, "E. NJ. T. is called "my old neigh
bOr," and an "eXpert at trout fishing.
This is mistake His advent in East
Dorset was subsequent to the pastorate
here referred to in said letter, and although
be can keep Log" he hasn't "a mighty
taking way" We guess that E. G. 4. is
the man had in mind. No other mistakes
were noticed.
Seymour d. Howard, young man
about twenty-one years of age, who died at
his home in East Rupert in April last, had
killed during his short life 27S7 wood
chueks. So it appears from his diaries.
When "the new cycle shameS the old" we
expect to be next
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