The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-19
Vermont News.

There are 1000 vermonters in the state
of Minnesota.
On the 18th of May, 1884, about foo,
Of snow fell all over Vermont.
The bear hunters, Bryant and Smith
of Peru, in Bennington county, set twelve
bear traps May let.
Marvin Hale of West Windsor, had
lamb born last week with one head, three
ears, eight legs and two tails.
There is quite curiosity on the farm of
Hannibal Totman, in South Pomfret, in
the shape of a white woodchuck.
Gen. Stephen Thomas of Montpelier, de-
livers the Decoration day address at
Worcester, Washington county.
MIR. Rice, the contractor of the Lamoille
Valley railroad, is to have all the iron laid
to Lake Champlain before June 10Th.
The docket Of the next term of the Or
ange county court is larger than usual,
there being 1858 law cases and A chancery
cases.
Bishop Bissell will visit Grand Isle, on
Sunday, the 9th, and an effort will be
made to form an Episcopal church organi-
zation.
North Hero farmers who sold their beans
some time ago for $1.75 per bushel, are
feeling sore since several lots were sold
lately at 50 per bushel.
Samuel Hews, So years old and vet
eran of 1879, fell over the threshold of his
house, at Fairlee on Saturday, and broke
his limb above the knee.
The saw mill and box factory at East
Greensboro, Orleans county, were entirely
consumed by fire last Thursday evening.
Loss $4,000 no insurance.
w. N. Lewis, station agent at Alburgh
Springs, recently sold horse that cost
him 800, for $2S7. The horse was taken
to st. Adams and sold for $500.
Chelsea has made arrangements for the
decoration of the twenty-five soldiers
graves in that town. Thirty-five of the
soldiers in the late war reside in that town.
The first case which has come to our
knowledge which will test our new dog
law, occurred in Williston, last Sunday,
when Deacon William Miller had five sheep
badly injured by dogs.
Owing to the high price of farm pro-
ducts, larger area of land in Vermont
will be put under cultivation this season
than for many years. Many farmers are
giving from one to five acres to wheat.
Mrs. Samuel Stiles, superintendent of
schools in Peru, died May 1st, aged 80
years. She was lady of active and de-
voted piety, of education and intelligence,
and will be great loss to her family and
the town.
Col. Peck has caused all of the Benning-
ton saloon keepers to be notified that their
places of business must either voluntarily
close during the militia muster this sum-
mer, or guard will be placed at the en-
frances of all such places.
A house at East franklin, belonging TO
w. s. Hibbard and occupied by Levi
Goodhue and Mrs. Reuben Smith was
burned the 10Th. Cause of fire unknown.
The occupants lost nearly all their clothing
and furniture.
The 47th anniversary of the Congrega-
tlonal church Sabbath schools In Hartford,
was observed May 14th. A brief histori-
cal sketch was given by the pastor and an
address by Col. e. p. Farr of st. Johns
bury. The school numbers 226 pupils.
Frank q. Jones, who went to Brattle-
boro some time ago as agent for Roches-
ter, N. Y, nursery, unceremoniously de-
parted on an early train the other day,
after driving fourishing trade and bag
sing some 800 belonging to his employers.
Marvin Hale of West Windsor, had a
lamb born last week, with one head, three
ears, eight legs and two tails. A quadru-
ped chicken was Matched in Bristol recent
ly, 1t having four perfect legs. The
chicken did notlive long, its legs being too
much for it.
Chester Newton, at work in a saw mill
at Middlesex, Wednesday, was accidentally
thrown upon the saw, cutting on both OF
his arms, one at the elbow, and the other