The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-07-25
Vicinity Items.

The writer feels that old age Is creeping
upon him when he considers the tact that
last week was the twenty-seventh anniver-
sary of his itemizinc from Castleton for
the Rutland papers. Since that period of
| time, a great advance has been made in en-
| terprising and independent journalism,
| even at the hub of Vermont, as is plainly
| indicated In the columns Of the RUTLAND
GLOBE from day to day.
The two horses that were percipitated
hheadlong over the bridge at q. II. Slason's
| barn, some forty feet down, with the driv-
er as reported last week, weigh nearly
| eleven hundred pounds each, and they were
In harness and driven to the village few
days after the accident, nearly recovered
from the injuries inflicted at the time.
Notwithstanding the showers and genial
sunshine of the season, there is one garden
| in this village that now looks as though it
| might be carefully taken over to Clarendon
| Springs for it's health. Still if the season
| continues long enough it may rally its d.
| lapidated forces and accomplish something
| in the end, but not so much as TO admit the
| proprietor to compete for premiums at the
approaching county or state fair.
! One of the most expensive and elaborate
| monuments in Castleton cemetery, 10 one
| recently erected and dedicated to Mr.. and
| Mrs. Charles Langdon. 1t is of Scotch
| granite, and manufactured at the extensive
marble establishment of Mr.. II. Wilson of
| ST. Louis a brother-iu-law of Mr.. Lang
don's.
The great highway now with us is from
the village to Lake Bomoseen where score
| or more of Castletonians are tenting out for
| a season. The families of Sherman's, Coles,
| Burt, Graves, Harrington, Jones, Stone,
| O'Bnen's and the Hopper family from
| Worcester, Mass, are represented. The
headquarters are at Bixby's Landing.
Doctor Avery of Phoenix, N. y, grad
uate of Castleton Medical college in 1S43,
was guest of the Sanford house one day
last week. The Hughes family and Others
of New York city are for the present DOM
iciled there.
| Transient arrivals at the Bomoseen house
from the 1st to the 25lh of July 1879.
Guests for the season are auartered at the
Bomoseen, from New York, Brooklyn, and
| st. Louis.
Among the latest visitors in the families
| of Castleton are, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Merrill, Maiden Mass, at Gustavus Buels,
| Mrs. Wilcox of Brooklyn, N. Y, at Hi
ram Ainsworth's, Mrs. Holden and son of
Massachusetts, at Mrs. L. w, Rice, Mr..
Laterlee of New York, Rev. r G. Will
liams of Mechanicsville, N. y, at James
Adams, and Miss Ida Hopper of Worcester
Mass, at B. w. Burts.
The bottom fell out of the Johnson bridge
| town meeting quite sudden last Saturday
afternoon. The warning was read, mod
| orator elected, and an adjournment for a
year. New names were appended to the
| petition for the meeting, none of them came
| to the front in behalf of the bridge. The
next thing in order will be big law suit.
b. W. b.
BELLOWS FALLS.
G. II. Hosford, merchant tailor who
suspended some weeks ago, compromises
at 45 cents and resumes business.
| WHITEHALL
Pirates have been plying their vocation
Oh Lake Champlaln and several of them
have come TO grief at Whitehall.
The North Whitehall cheese factory is
doing an excellent business the present sea-
son. Mrs. Wells the maker proves one of
the best in the country. Her cheese stands
No. /, in market, having quick and ready
sale, the last lot selling at fancy factory
prices.
BENNINGTON.
The Catholic school building is to be used
for lodging house during centennial week
The Putnam House opened on Monday
1t is nearly finished and is TO be keptin first
class style. The furniture will is all sole
walnut. 1t will accommodate 200 centen.
NAL guests.
Plenty of good springs have been dug
on the centennial grounds. The water il
abundant.
John Cross is building log cabin neal
the centennial grounds.
The staff of Governor Fairbanks have
gone into uniform, which is very unusua
in this state for Governor staff.
The first regiment of Vermont nationa
guards will go into camp here on Saturday
August 18th for eight days under command
of Col. Theodore S, Peck. The camp will
be known as Camp Stark.
The Fuller battery from Brattetoro, viii
leave their quarters on Friday the 10Th anC
arrive here August the 18th in the morninl
and will fire salute on the arrival of Col
Peck's regiment. Capt. l. X. Fuller wa
in town Sunday.
Mr., William Beals of Boston, decora
tor, will be here this week to give adyc,
about decorating the village
EAST HUBBARDroN.
There is quite an attraction 10 Mrs. +. q
Gault's flower garden. There IS the lily aura
tum, the great lily from Japan, sometime
called golden banded lily, that now has, by
actual count, twenly-'hree full blossoms, al
grown from a single bulb The beautiful
fragrance, and the equally beautiful ap
pearance of this flower, are very notice
able.
A newly covered barn on the premise
of d. s. Lincoln esq, is quite attractive
In its appearance, and stands in very 70
mantle positon-and wthal convenient TO
farm purposes. This farm would readil,
BIZ noticed by one passing, as eligible il
location, and skiilfully managed.
Seneca Root, esq has made very con
venient addition to his barn, atfordiug NOR
ample voom for stock, and his stock o
sheep, COWS and horses are really valuable
NEW HAVEN
II. p. Simpson, A. B., of Ludlow ha
been engaged as Principal OF Beema
Academy in place of Mr.. Perrigo, VIII
gives up teaching on account of his health
Mr.. Stimson IS fine scholar, and won tn
ware gold madll at the commencement o