The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-06-27
Vicinity Items.

Charles F. Stone, a talanted young law
yer Of Laconia N. H., visited his father
Rev. L. II. Stone, last week. Mr.. Stones
other sons are Levi p, a lawyer at Pitts
burg, Pennsylvania, L.. L., a merchant in
Boston, j. p, merchant at Rippen, Wiz
consin, John H., at Portland, Oregon, in
government employ g. w. merchant in
Norwich Conn.,, and Mr.. l. at Castleton.
Three or four of them performed faithful
and honorable service in the late war Of
the rebellion as did their father who was
the first appointed chaplain in Vermont by
Governor Fairbanks. Mr.. Stone was at
that time pastor of the Congregational
church at Mortified.
A small army of lawyers witnesses rela-
lions and others interested convened at the
probate office from Pawlet last Monday
week for the purpose of breaking a will.
The case was decided in favor of the con-
testants.
The last of a long course of valuable and
interesting Union religious meetings was
held al the Methodist church last Tuesday
night. They will doubtless be resumed
again in the fall or winter.
The writer and others in this community
are highly delighted at the appointment by
the governor of Mrs. J. c. r. Dorr as the
Vermont centennial poet. Her poetical and
prose productions are perused with pleasure
| and profit by her numerous admirers in Cas-
Teton also the many friends In this place
of hon. Daniel Roberts are g~ratified to learn
through the press of his appointment as one
of the centennial orators. MIR r., Is re-
garded here as one of Vermont's most gifted
and eloquent sons.
We are informed through the 'Vermont
centennial" published at Bennington, that
| d. G. B., the Panama correspondent of
1HE GLOBE. will spend centennial week
| there with his family. So mote 1t be, say
we il must be so if it is In the papers.
Hand bills are out and up, announcing a
grand vocal and instrumental concert I'M
| der the direction of the Castleton Cornet
band at the Brick church, together with a
promenade concert in the park next We'd
nesday evening. Rutland and Castleton
musical talent only is engaged for the occa-
sion. The cash proceeds to be appropria-
ted for.the benefit Of the band. They are de-
serving of a liberal patronage from the
music going aud music loving public.
ECol. Ferand Parker, has received a
commission to buy a quantity of wool for a
Philadelphia com any. The colonel and
the late Marcus G. Langdon were the prin-
cipal wool buyers in the west part of the
county for twenty years or more previous
to 1860.
Rev. E. 7. Hooker attended the late gen.
eral Congregational convention at Brad
ford and delivered an able address on the
topic of What the Sabbath school might
be" founded On various passages of scripture
as recorded in the Bible. He discoursed on
the same subject last Sunday morning from
his pulpit in the Congregations church to
the ediication of the congregation.
B. W. b.
CHESTER.
A dance comes off at the Central house
July 4.
John Tufts, was on Saturday on com.
plant Of Grand Juror, Henry L.. Aldrich,
brought before F. W. Marsh, E,q., charged
with the crime of adultery, with Harrie'
Pratt, a feeble minded woman, a town
pauper In C~avendish, and was bound up
for appearance at the county court. Tufts
has already served two years in State pri
son for forgery, some twenty years ago.
F.
MENDoN.
Our people are to have a Sunday schoo
picnic ON The Alb of July in the beautiful
grove of Messrs. Ripleys. The Sunday
schools Of Rutland village are invited tC
be present, and participate in the exercise!
and the anticipated pleasure. P. M.
RBURN
Mr.. John Turner, a leading farmer Of
Sherburne is erecting q new and costly
house, on his farm of 800 acres.
THE GLOBE is a welcome visitor on thu
east hill, and is eagerly sought for every