The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-09
Vicinity Items.

Mr.. Thomas Keith has erected two
story blacksmith shop, at the eastern ter
minus of Main street, which is far from or
namental, surrounded as it is by our good
looking depot and the new residence of Mr..
VIM. Patterson.
Mr.. 7. p. Smith is enlarging and inn
proving his buildings and ornamenting the
surrounding grounds.
Marcus Langdon has recently repainted,
repapered aid refi.ted up generally, his
grocery store rooms. His store is now well
filed with groceries and provisions. His
active assistant Thomas Strong is ever on
the alert for business.
Collins of the Bomoseen house is con-
structing piazza across the eastern side of
the hotel, which will add ornamentaton to
what is now good looking hotel in the
county and will prove luxurious resting
place during the heated term, for summer
boarders and guests. Fulton and son arc
doing the WORK.
A tent of Reckabtes has come TO light
here recently. They met On Monday even
ings in the hall formerly occupied by the
Good Templars. They attempted a raid
last week, which IS the first public effort
they have made. Some of our people are
signing for reform club Will somebody
come to our relief. The nuisance law
don't or won't.
The families of Hon. j. B. b, and Mr..
b. w. b., will b among the seventy five
thousand at the Bennington centennial in
August next.
A few days since the horse OF Mr. How
ard Billings, attached to wagon, plunged
backward into the Billings slate quarry en-
the west side of Lake Bomoseen, in which
was some twenty feet of water. The whole
was recovered the next day considerably
demoralized.
At funeral of a communicate of the
Episcopal church recently there were SIX
resident clergymen of this village, and one
from abroad. -Four were Congregational,
two Methodist and one Adventist.
N. l.. Cobb, few days since came pretty
near being ssent home TO stay. AS
he was passing between his woodshed and
woodpile, stick of wood came in contact
with his head just over his left eye from
tina hands of one David Wilkinson, acct
dentally. Nathan dropped some stars a
few seconds and took one eyed wow of
things for several days thereafter.
John p. Phair must feelunder thousand
new lease Of life. The question now is
what will be the next Vermont sensation
and what will be the doom of her other con-
demned murderers.
Your readers in Castleton were saddened,
at the painful intelligence conveyed to them
through the columns of THE GLOBE of the
death of the two lovely childltn of Rev.
Lewis Francis. MIR. Francis was for seven
years the beloved pastor of the Congrega-
tional church. This sad ailliction was the
subject of prayer and remark at the social
meeting in the chapel last Thursday even
ing. b. W. b.
DANNY,
The school in District No. 8, commenced
on Monday under the instruction of Miss
Eldrige OF Cambridge, N. Y.
The "gold fever" has subsidized, and the
gentlemen prospecting here, have decided
to wait for further investigation until low
water.
What must have been the feelings of a
certain young man, in this town, who was
engaged to ride out with a young lady
Sunday, and who had been "sweet on him"
for some time, when he discovered that she
had gone off Saturday evening with anoth-
er "chap" to get married. We would like
to have some one answer who has had
experience, We never have.
We had the pleasure of visit to the farm
of Leach IL Cook on the 9th. On this farm
a snow bank still remains, some 200 feet in
length, so in width and about 10 or 20 feet
in depth. We also had the pleasuse of eat
ing some cougar waxed on snow" an &C.
casion seldom enjoyed at this season CT the
year.
L. G. Paris and j. N. Phillips contem-
plate making trip to Nebraska, on the ex-
cursion which takes place next week.
Farmers are now planting their corn
| availing themselves of the excellent
| weather.
There is fishing notice 'posted" in the
west part of the town, which reads as fol-
lows GAN persons are hereby allowed Ia
fish on these premises, except DR.. Gold
| smith" J. c. W.
WOODSTOCK.
Woodstock ia selected as the place fol
the nextmeeting of the Vermont conference
in 1878.
MIDDLRBURY.
Two persons were admitted TO the Con
| gregational church on Sunday.
Rev. W. II. Rawson, the new pastor oc.
cupied the pulpit of the Methodist church
on Sunday.
| The listers meet on Thursday May 10
to hear complaints on assessment.
| Thaddeus Fairbanks Of st. Johnsbury
has presented the house formerly owned by
Rev. DR.. Weber, In this village to the St
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