The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-06-29
Vicinity Items.

command.dhim 10 "lie down and be quiet y"
| Toe d, & reluctantly obeyed and Mr. g.,
| retired 10 bed and slept the sleep of the
| quiet until morning when on entering the
| pantry, they discovered that there had been
| visitor there before them. A plate of
| cold potatoes, had been mashed up with a
lamp, and ia en loaf of bread, and
| another of cake had disappeared, together
| with bowl of sugar, large pan of milk.
a small tin pail, etc. The pail was found
next morning, in the woudshed of Mr.. Will
sou, neighbor half mile distant. 1t is
| supposed 10 have been the work of tramp,
who gained access TO the pantry, through
the window, which was lowered from the
top, to admit the air. The dog, was the
only one of the family, who was not eI-
cited by the discovery of what had been
done, and he went around with very, 81
| told you 50, sort of An Dir, that seemed to
say, guess you won't box my care, next
| time bark and that dog is correct in his
| opinion, IS the belief Of your correspond
ent.
WEST WINDSOR.
The hail storm of Friday last, done a
great deal of damage to the crops, in the
no. thwest part of the town. Corn and
| or 80, ats and potatoes, we completely
cut 10 pieces in some places. One man had
forty lights of glass br ken from his win
dows, another twenty five and many others
| had a smaller plumber broken and great
many lights cracked stones tell as large
| as an English walnut. The storm was for
| tunaiely of short duration, or the damage
| would have been much greater.
We we've favored last Sabbath with a
most excellent sermon by Rev. Mr.. En-
wright of Hartland, 10 the forenoon and
| another by Rev Mr.. Roberts, in the alter
noon. Our Sabbath school is In fl 'urish-
ing condition, and our choir, under the eff
| fcient management of MIR. s. Worcester,
| is getting "hsrd to beat"
The potato bug responds, present, when
called for.
Mr.. Spencer's twin sons, continue to be
the chief "objects of interest" in our viii
lage. j.
A slight hail storm occurred here on Fri.
day, and white frost on Saturday morning
| Not much damage done. X.
yERGENNEs.
| The dance Tuesd ~ night at Town hall
was largely attended Sveral of the camp
us was up including, Misses Adde p md
and Hattie Harris. Ed Morse and Win
| HI trris and friend from Rutland, and 9TH
ers. Wells of BiandOn furnished the
| music.
N G. Norton received Wednesday
through Supt. d. f Fletcher, the full
| amount # his policies III the Champlsin
| Mutual fire insurance company of Burling-
ton. This is h frat company 10 pay their
| l,ss. Col. I. s. Peck. as general agent
manages The company u every ones satls-
faction. b.
| MRCHANICSyILLE.
Mr.. j B Hatua~ way OF Rutland has q
large caas in music here, and is giving good
| saIi-tsc ion rs a teacher.
Eddie Livingston who has been i'll for
some time, il again on the street, but un-
al le to wo.k as yet.
I-aac Dickerman is recovering from his
IT CENT illLess. 4
| UPPER FALLS.
The potato bag nas appeare" in nearly
every field in this Locality. Some Of
our farmers are using Paris gre n, while
Others are trying HAND picking, the ''small
boy" being found vrry u eful in the latter
process One mau picked over two hun
bred full grown bugs and a large number
Of eggs in half an hour. He threw them
into a hot fire, and two hours later the
shells we're as perfect as when thrown in.
Mr.. John Hsgar is the happy proprietor
of Two z, ese that have laid S5 eggs since
lsst March, and one Ia sill laying, evident
ly bound 10 "make 1t an even hundr5d," OF
perish in the attempt.
Boards are posted on nearly all oul
,tr ans, prohibiting fishing, but they are
not all wordtd alike one for instance,
bears this laconic but prOfane notice, to the
anxious 81 eker after trout; "Fish and bt
dam'd !"
A barn belonging to Captain G. @. Cham
bellsin was blown down during the gale or
Friday last. Trees were upr -oted and con
siderable damage was done to the crops by
hail.
Eight large wagon loads of German peo
pie, en- route for Rutland, passed through
TINS place On Monday, the 18th. Men, wo
men and children were brgglng at every
house they passed. We trust the auth ri
ties at Rutland will he ready to receive
them.
A young man, nineteen years of age, he
longing to a company of travelling Canadi
ans, committed suicide last Sunday. by
drowning in a spot known as 1.-THE eddy,
in Black river, near Perklnsvile. 1t seem
he was weary of the vagabond life he wa
leading, and told his father he would neve
travel with him another summer. None o
the company could swim so they wer,
Obliged to zee him perish before their ey e.
The cody was taken f'om the water abou
an hour after by MIR. Sam Olcott, of Per
kinsvile.
A hand of gyp,ies have been encampet
beside the rosd leading from this place 4
Felchville, but have moved on TO parts un
known.
No apples this year. Other crops ar
looking finely. The grass is very heavy
Many pieces of clover are "lodged" now
and the "hsying season" is close upon us
NAVY BLUE.
DANNY.
Several lawsuits are now pending.
Many of our people contemplate visltin
the Vermont centennial at Bennington.
H. A. Lille of town, recently sold
lamb TO Mr.. r ,eers OF Ira, which lacke
two days Of being two months old, aD
weighing SO 'ounds. Who can beat this
There Is to te picnic on Saturday next
In the grove OF A 8. Baker, under the aui
| rtaaa ~ tho anholara nj the HOrOuQh