The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-17
Vicinity Items.

Vicinity Items.
CAsTLEToN.
Your correspondent has recently been
presented catalogue of the trustees and
students of the Vermont academy Of medi-
cine, for the March session 1910. The
board of trustees were Horace Green presi-
dent; Zimri Howe vice president; Timothy
W. Rice secretary Isaac T. Wright treas
urer; and thirteen other members all of
Castleton, and only one of this board is
now living, the venerable Chester Spencer.
The faculty were Drs. Horace Green,
Robert Nelson, James Hadley, James
Ryan. Board of examiners, DR.. John Fox
of Wsllingford, DR.. James Il. Porter of
Rutland, and DR.. Anderson G.. Dana of
Brandon. The first and smallest class of
this institution was "a in 1918; the largest
class 1926 in 1886. The graduates In 1919
were two; in 1887 thirty-four. The whole
number of students from 1918 to 1910, was
2109 graduates 5l4. Among the students
in the catalogue mentioned are Egbert
Jameson, James Sanford, e. G. Wood
ward John E. Claghorn, j. N. Northrup,
Q. Nj. Woodward of Castleton; from 1910
to 1860 the institution vas known az the
Castleton Medical college, about which
something may be hereafter communion
ted.
The graceful little steamer Naomi, is the
third one of the kind. which has been placed
on the waters of Lake Bomoseen. The
first was built and and owned by Mr.. Gil
bert Whitlock and Franklin Whltlock
about the year 1850, The last one was a
short lived affair, constructed by the same
person and owned by the late A. w. Hyde.
Between the years 1850 and 1856, one pleas
ant afternoon party of twenty or thirty,
among them Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Hyde,
Mr.. and Mrs. Pitt w. Hyde, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. d. Goodwin, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. M. Wright,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra s. Carr, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward j. Hallock, Mr.. and Mrs. B. w.
Burt and others, were going through the
lake on an excursion, some one asked
Mr.. Hyde what he intended to name the
steamer, he replied that since he started on
this trip he had made up his mind to name
it "Hydes Folly" A characteristic aus
wer. Mr.. George Kilburn was comman-
der.
A retired citizen of this town received a
twenty dollar green back from his son,
popular lawyer in Marquette, Michigan, to
defray his expenses to New York and re-
turn to witness the departure of his sons
daughter for Germany, where she will join
relatives and spend two years.
A pleasant tea party was given at the
residence of Mr.. T. p. Smith recently in
honor of the II birthday of Mrs Serena
(Niner) Armstrong. widow of the late
Charles Armstrong. Castleton is the place
of her nativity and Mr.. Smiths house her
home. The guests were Mr.. and Mrs
William Mouton, Mr. and Mrs. ]. N.
Northrup, Mr.. and Mrs. II. Armstrong, Mr..
and Mrs. Randall and Mrs. Rice. The
lady was taken unawares.
Lieut. E. T. Woodward of the navy, of
Saratoga, Henry r. Harris lawyer of
Middlebury, and Carl Proctor a young
merchant, all Castleton boys wore in town
recently. Mr.. Harris Is soon to remove to
San Antonio, Texas, to practice his pro-
fession.
The boss goose egg is in Castleton. 1t
measures IL inches in circumference, and
10 inches the other way, weighing three
fourths of pound.
The Dandy man rather went back on DR..
Goldsmith as regards fishing. The doctor
can fish in Castleton to his hearts content
but everybody must not use the rod and
gun here.
Fires are burning up the woods and
| fences fearfully all about us. The most
destructive fire is on the west side of Lake
Bomoseen, in the vicinity OF the johnson
bridge where scores of men are fighting Its
spread in an earnest manner.
BRISTOL.
| DR.. Hasseltine has returned from Cincin-
natl, Ohio, where he spent the winter. He
| reports the weather as mild as spring in that
locality since the middle of January.
The smoke is so dense here that build
ing fifty rods distant is invisible. M.
| sTARKsBoRo.
There are several patches of fire in the
woods in this town, creating fearful ant
dense smoke. II.
BURLINGTON.
The Bennington centennial commission
met several of the citizens of this city at thu
Van Ness house on Tuesday evening, il
reference to raising funds and arousing al
interest in the coming centennial. Be
cause of the absence of Edward j. Phelps
Esq, president OF the centennial commits
sion and Hon. Daniel Roberts and othel
leading citizens, in attendance at the United
States court at Windsor, no definite plaI
of action was arranged, and a meeting o
the members of the commission from Chit
tenden county, was determined upon.
WHITEHALL.
A. II. Griswold has been elected vic,
president of the Port Henry Towing com
pany.
The woods between Whitehall and For
Ann have been on fire for several days
Over 80 acres were burned on Monday.
Decoration day will be observed here I'm
der the auspices of the Burleigh corps.
A turtle weighing forty pounds wa
caught in the lake last week.
Work on the Artesian well is progressin
rapidly. OIL is predicted at 400 fee
depth. W.
EAST HUDBARDToN.
Smoke and ashes from the fires in Yves
Castleton are falling fast in the streets her
while / am writing. How the fire wa
started Is not known, but suspicion l
abroad that 1t was purposely set. An
some have thought that the fire is renewe
; purposely, but think this is not 80. Fire
reset themselves In the woods, lighting o.
any dry substance and flaming up. Blu
this example Of fire should attract atten
ton to the preservation of our forests, an
perhaps some new departure in Legislation
will be found necessary In this direction.
The Sunday school on Eaton hill was re
opened on Sunday, May ID, and the oil
board of officers we're reelected, with on
exception, Mr. George Walker being ap
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