The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-19
Vicinity Items.
BELLOWS FALLS.

On Monday evening between thirty and
forty friends of Mr.. and Mrs. +. W. Perry
gathered at his house in honor of his 50th
birthday.
The Vermont Farm machine company
have recently made successful experiments
with their new creamers. The butter is
found to be very fine every time and is
made from ordinary milk brought in by the
milk dealers.
AT the semi-annual meeting of the Bel
lows Falls reform club, MIR. William A.
Miller was elected president; vice pres-
dents, Stephen T. Searle, Norman II.
Farr, George Hapgood, s. F. Rand sec
rotary, Fletcher Carruth treasurer,
Mrs. Ii. c. johnson.
Hon. Charles b. Eddy and his son
Charles F. Eddy, recently OF Poultney,
have formed co-partnership for the prac-
tice of law.
The Island house will be opened about
the LIST of June. e.
MONTPELIER.
Six men have been discharged from the
Lane manufacturing company's works on
account of duh times.
Several parties from Montpelier are at
OICCuoDOlO pOnu uuu udNluR
exceedingly good luck.
Mr.. VIM. Fl. Cottrill, son of the late
Mahlon Cottrill, formerly Of the Planking-
ton house, Milwaukee, is now manager of
the Waverly house, in Louisville, Ken
lucky.
Henry Ward Beecher lectures here on
Wednesday evening, May Both. MT.
Beecher arrives here in the morning and
will participate in the decoration day SER
vices. Hon. George II. Bgelow of Bur-
| lington, will deliver the Grafton.
Rev. DIR. Hull, rector of Christ church,
delivered lecture here on Friday evening
on "FishinR" for the benefit of the Library
association.
Col. f. V. Randall is delivering his lee.
ture on Gettysburgh at various places in
this section of the state. The Colonel'f
earnestness and spirited delivery give his
audience the idea he is "fghting his battle
over again"
The celebrated Fisher divorce case which
the court refused to grant to either party
has been settled and the pending suit set
tied.
Richards, the suspected Plain6eld muir
derer, has been lodged in Jail here. Rich.
ards is SAID TO have threatened to set fire tc
| the town. T.
| yERGENNRs.
| The steamer Water Lilly made trip tC
Port Henry, Wednesday and Thursday.
The Vergennes cornet band, Will Allen
leader, are to give open air park concerts
at an early day.
The first public ball of the dancing clul
came off at the Stevens house, last Tues.
day evening. Music by Wells quadrill,
band of Brandon. The party was select IL
full dress, some twenty-five couple being
present. Mine host Gaines furnished ONT
of the best suppers.
RIPToN.
The Green mountain house here wa
burned 10 the ground on Tuesday night.
The fire was caused by detective chin
ney. Loss $1,000; insurance 81, 700.
A few days previous Two ordinary
dwelling houses were burnedin town, both
only partially insured, ownd by Solomon
Howard and Lew Caswell.
Two large barns were ayo recently de-
stroyed by fire, owned by \ f. Mattison.
wooDsTooK
The annual meeting u the Windsor
County fire insurance company will be held
on Wednesday, May %.
There are two prisoner in our Jail, one
named, White, brother to the one that
Gravelin killed, who vas put there fol
house breaking and stealing.
The Dartmouth glee Tub gave an excel