The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-04-16
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MONDAY, APRIL 1G, 1877.
Vermont News.

| committees 10 IOTlldOu DtlOIt tuey 10 IL,
and see what sad experience teaches
1t is amusing to read the grumblings of
the Springfield Republican and the Re
| former, at the appointment of b. f. Fifield
esq, as U. S. district attorney for this state.
| They had supposed that every friend of the
| Central Vermont had become eternally
shelved. Huntington Clipper.
ADDISON COUNTY.
Mr.. S. Phelps, instructor in logic to Yale
| juniors, has accepted professor.hip at
bliddlebury college.
A pickerel three feet and three inches
long, wheighing ICY pounds, was recently
caught in Lake Dunmore.
Hon. G. w. Wicker ha, sold his stock
in trade to his clerk ]. L. st. Peters.
Henry Hayes, of Middebury, recently
had an eye knocked out by a harrow tooth,
which slipped while he was sharpening it.
The hunters of Lincoln have, in the last
two months, with one dog owned by Arlal
Hawkins, killed seventy rabbits
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
At a meeting Wednesday evening of the
Bennington battle monument ASSOCIATION
il was determined that at least two days be
celebrated, the 18th and 10th of August
| Vermont's Tooth birthday on the 18th and
the Bennington battle on its anniversary
day, the 10th.
Through Governor Fairbanks, the pres
Ident Of the United States aud cabinet, and
also the Governors of all the States, are to
be invited for both days. These do not in
clude the days for the Editors and Pub
| fishers associations, for the veteran col
diers, nor for the state and military organ
/ izations, which public days are to occur
here that week.
| l.. s. Armdon has been paid $1,000 for
the loss on his house and furniture, by the
Windsor county Mutual insurance com.
| pany. The shipments Of marble and lum-
Der from Manchester is increasing daily,
oHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Hon. A. B. Halbert of Essex has an in.
| tercsting and valuable series of the silver
coins of England, extending back over 65C
years, to the time of King Henry III, and
nearly complete for all of that period.
Mr.. Hiram Paddock, of st. Johnsbury,
formerly of Winooski, mention of whose
illness and insanity was made few days
since, was taken to the insane asylum in
Concord, N. f., and that it is supposed he
will soon recover.
| Mrs. A. Nantelle of Burlington was Sc
riously hurt in a runaway accident, Tues.
day. The horse plunged down al embank-
ment, taking the buggy and the lady and
her husband with him.
E. f. Downer, a member of the Burling.
ton rifle club, was injured on Monday OF
last week by the bursting of gun.
Some twenty tramps lodged in the Bur.
lington police station the other night. They
were 'in search Of work"
Lake Champlain is now open.
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| OF injuries recently received at Walker Il
| Hatch's mill, in Burlington. He leaves a
widow and seven children, who were de-
pendent on his labor tor their support.
The United States chief engineers re-
port tavors the expending of $14, 900 for
the umpirement of the barbor of Burling-
ton.
States Attorney Palmer of Chittenden
county is seriously i'll.
One of the longest and best runs of sap
commenced the last day of March, that has
been known in Richmond for many years.
1t has run for week every day and several
nights. 1t has been sharp work to keep it
from wasting. In many sugar camps they
have boiled night and day.
Eighty eight dogs have been licensed in
Richmond.
G. G. Pringle of Charlottee. is introduc-
ing the present season, several very choice
varieties of wheat, produced by hybriddi-
Zation.
About mile of track of the Burlington
and Lamollle railroad, commencing at the
lake, has already been laid, and the work
is being pushed forward as rapidly as pos
sible. 1t is probable that arrangements will
be made, shortly, to put second gang at
track-lsying in Essex. The grading, bridge
and trestle-work of the whole road is COM
pleted, and the ties distributed on the line
The ten miles Of rails now on hand are iron,
but the remaining twenty odd miles of rails
Will be steel. The company are having
three engines built in Taunton, Mass, one
of which is completed and will be here in
a day or two. The names of the engines
are Burlington, "Lamoille" and "Mans-
field"
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joel G. Goodspeed of Mont
gomery celebrated the 25th anniversary of
their wedding April 9th.
A revival is in progress at the Baptist
church in Fairfax, and day of fasting and
prayer has been appointed.
Franklin has sevcnty-flve dogs registered.
Charles Walker OF Highgate center, q
step son of one Bliss who is serving in the
state prison, has been convicted of larceny
and sentenced to sixty days imprisonment
in the Franklin county jail.
The April term of the Franklin county
court commenced Tuesday.
ka O. Al
tons OF maple sugar made in Franklin coun-
ty, last week, and the sugar-makers had
their hands full to take care of the sap.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
Waterville lodge of Good Templars, eel
ebrated their 10th anniversary on Wednss-
day of last week.
Joel w. Page jr., of Waterville has just
finished his first course of lectures in the
law department of Michigan university.
George W. Cook and Will Cook, of Nor |
rlsville aged respectively eleven and four
teen, have been sentenced to the Reform
school during their minority for theft.
Elder Miles Grant of Boston has been |
holding a four weeks revival meeting at |
Morrisville.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Simeon Blanchard of Corinth put his pipe |
in his pocket little sooner than he should, |
and in consequence he 10 minus half an |
overcoat, half frock and a piece of his |
vest.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The gospel meetings at North Troy con-
tlnue, and a large number of conversions
are reported.
A malignant type of canker-rash is rag
Ing in Glover, and several children have
died.
Newport Center is getting up a baby
show, and twelve entries have been made
Of candidates under one year old.