The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-23
Vermont News.

The "much tried" case of the town of
Brattleboro against s. M. Waite, for taxes.
ia to be argued before the supreme court at
Washington this week, by Charts N. Dsv-
export for the plaintiff and E W. Phelps
of Burlington for the defendant.
Unusual interest il manifested in the sp-
preaching public school examinations at
Bra tleboro on Friday next at the town hall,
on account of the disposition on the part of
some to have new deal in teachers and
committees. The examinations bid fair to
be sharply criticised by those unfavorable
to the present management. 1t is said a
majority of the voters sustain the teachers
will insist that they be returned, although
at reduced salaries the committee, how
ever, will be changed.
The Plummer-Horton suit called quite
numUer of pertinacious witnesses to New
fame Tuesday, as well as many disinterested
persons who looked upon the demands of
the plaintiff as a trifle too exorbitant, re-
memberlng that the late DR.. Horton had a
reputation Of paying his bills as he went
along.
The trustees of Glenwood classical eemi-
May at West Brattleboro have secured
Prof. ]. W. Cross, jr.. as principal in place
of V. f. Lang, who died recently. Mr..
Gross graduated at Amherst in 1858, and
has had large experience as teacher in
Massachusetts schools. The term begins
on Tuesday.
The funeral of the late r. P. B. Hewitt,
Esq of Burlington, was held at the Bap-
list church at Charlotte, Monday. Rev.
Mr.. Atwill of Burlington of1ciated, and
xhe burial was attended with masonic hon
prs.
The Epi5copalians have purchased a
building lot on Main street, at 1T. johns
bury and will build church this season.
which will make nine churches in the vii
lage. The North Congregational society.
to which Governor Fairbanks belongs, will
build new church this season.
Judge Blodgett of the UNted tstes cir
cult court yesterday rendered acc ion in
the patent case Of Thaddeus Fairbanks ct
al, against Albert NJ. Gilbert. The sui. was
brought for the infringement of Lea
Pusey's patent as applied to railroad plat
form scales. The opinion was in favor of
the compliments, and a reference was Or
dered to the master 20 report the damages
suffered. Chicago Inter- Ocean.
The wagon, robes and harness, stolen
from man named Kennedy at Putney,
last fall, were found recently in the lumber
wo DDS Crown Point. Kennedy was tee
graphed for and recovered his property.
which seemed TO be in pretty good shaI Q.
The thief is still at large and seems to be
doing Wholesale business having stolen
five horses since last fall.
5. B. Darling of Vershire, had a valuable
horse killed by the shaft of another team
being driven into his shoulder while the
two teams we're passing in the highway a
few nights ago.
Rev. D. Dorchester of the Methodist
church at Springfield has decided to remain
with the parish for another year, and his
salary has been raised $500.
Plymouth boasts of a youngster who is
only five years old, but who weighs ninety
eight pounds, measures thirty-slx inches
around the waist and twenty-five inches
around the thigh.
The recent oveIturn of part of the su-
preme court in stage-coach at Chelsea
wasn't so bad as reported. The victims
were more sacred than hurt, and the fault
was in the road rather than with the dri.
YER