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The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-17
The County and Vicinity.

The slate quarries at West Pawlet arc
being successfully worked.
Great quantities of fish arc being taken
out of Lake st. Cathrines, in Wells, this
winter by festive fishermen.
A grand musical entertainment is t, be
given at Granville, N. Y, at an early lay,
under the auspices of the young ladieI of
the Baptist society in that village.
The Middletown dramatic club present.
the popular drama of "Ten nights in bar
room and also the "Limerick Boy" at
that place on Tuesday evening, February
GOTH
Mlddletown has a successful grange of
the Patrons of Husbandry. Purchases
have been made the past year through heir
agent, Cyrus Cramton, osq,, of sometwo
thousand dollars worth of goods.
Washingtons birth day will be appr0pri-
ately celebrated at Poultney by literary
ard social entertainment under the aus
pices of the ladies OF the Baptist mie So
ciety. Supper will also be served.
There is no member of the Troy confer
ence in whose life fingered more interest
ing and pleasant memories than that of
Rev. Seymour Coleman, who died recently
at the ripe age of 9s3 years. Many If our
readers will remember him. Salem Press
Indeed To what ripe old ag. the
readers of the Press must live. GrdquiHc
Sentinel.
We learn from Superintendent Voorhees,
that for the last fortnight the Delaware and
Hudson canal company has been carrying
from Montreal to New York an average Of
fifteen carload, Of potatoes day. It has
Just closed a contract to transport 80, 600
barrels-20, 600 from Quebec and 30, 900
from Montreal-to New York. This lot i,
all intended fer the Cuba marke..-SGrG-
togian.
Messrs. Gilman, Nelson and Hanks to-
gethcr with the young lady members of the
West Pawlet Baptist choir, attended the
rehearsal at Bardwell hall, Monday even-
ing, where musical exercises are held twice
week preparatory to the dedicatirS of
the new Baptist church. We were moi
aware until that evening that West Pawlei
possessed so much female beauty as well az
musical talent. - Grdn0Me Sentinel.
Arrangements have been made by the far.
mer and citizens of Poultney to hold on
agricultural meeting at Josin hall on Tues
day, Feb. Of, for the discussion of dairy
and other agricultural topics. There will
be three sessions, at 10 a. m, 2 p. m. AM
p. m. Prof. L. 3. Arnold, secretary OIL
the American dairymens association, au
thor Of American dairying,' and CORE
| sponGent of the New York Tribune, vii
deliver an address upon dairy subj
| Prof. Noah CressY of the Vermont STATE
agricultural college will deliver an adde's!
on the diseases of domestic animals. Ar
rangements have been made for only Que
day, but il the interest demands it will b.
continued another day, and speakers viii
be present. As The hotel accommodation
in Poultney are limited, strangers attend
Ing the meeting will be entertained free o.
charge. Teams will be provided for at tht
hotel and livery at reasonable rates. Thl
will afford the opportunity of hearing two
of the most eminent men in their depart
ments in the whole country.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-17
The Vermont Insane ASYLUM

at Brattleboro had very narrow escape
from total destruction by fire Wednesday
morning, and the result of the conhagra-
ton that threatened this fate was 60 re-
markably fortunate as to seem almost mir
aculous. The fire caught from q burned
out chimney into which ran the pipe from
e little stove in the harness room-thc only
stove, it is said, that was in use anywhere
about the premises. The buildings burned
were the horse barn, carriage house and
store house, all of brick, and all adjoining.
Sparks from the defective chimney are sup
posed to have got into the hay, and 1t
seemed scarcely an instant after the alarm
was given before the whole premises were
filled with q dense, impenetrable smoke.
The horses and harnesses were saved, but
the best carriages and wagons burned. The
contents of the store house, including 1000
bushels of potatoes and three tons, or SO, of
butter were entirely consumed. Tho en-
CINE, boilers and laundry, though in immi-
nent danger, were fortunately saved intact,
SO that there was no interruption in the
regular running Of the establishment. The
fire department and the Estey steamer
were promptly on hand and worked ener-
getically against fearful odds. 1t was bitter
cold, and one of the most tempestuous
gales OF the season was shrieking and
bowling from the northwest with demonia-
cal fury. 1t is not too much to cay that
the most active and efficient man on tic
ground was Col. S. W. Waite, who pos
sesses il an eminent degree tho qualities
most valuable in such emergencies.
The location Of the fire was directly in
the rear Of the asylum, the buildings de.
stroycd being separated from the main
building only by roadway. The saliva.
ton OF the latter is due largely to the fac,
that ali its cornices arc OF brick. There
was nowhere exposed TO the fire any want
age ground for sparks and cinders, ant
such timely precautions, which proved adj
mirable in severe test, have saved us iron
great calamity. Superintendent Draper
was attending court at Irasburg as q wit
ness. In his absence his assistant, Dr..
CLARK, proved remarkably energetic anC
self-possessod. Under his direction the
work of rebuilding may almost be said tc
have commenced before sunset. Tic lOgt
is estimated at about $50, 900, and is sup
posed to be well covered by insurance.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-17

no difficulty in riding to the timber line,
which ia here about 49, 900 feet above sea
level. At this point they were compelled
to leave the animals, and, distributing the
instruments among the different menu
bers of the party, proceeded on
foot up the loose rock slope to the
first outstanding point from which
view could DO obtained of the main peak
of the range. Although the first point il
only elk hundred feet lower than the main
summit, yet the most arduous portion of
the task was yet to come. Tho main sum-
NIT is about two miles north of the first
point in q straight line, and connected
with it by q sharp-tOothed zigZag range,
up which it is most difficult to travel on
account of very looee rocks and constant
fear of being precipitated down on either
side several hundred feet into the amphi-
theatre below. After some two hours of
this most difficult climbing they came to
the base of the main point, which, though
very steep, was soon ascended, and
at eleven o'clock q, ma, they found them
selves on the very summit, From this
point one of the most magnificent views
in all,Colorad0 was spread out before them.
The greater portion of Colorado and New
Mexico was embraced in this field of vision.
This point 10 the the highest in the Sierra
Blanca group, and as far as is known at
the present time, is the highest IN Colorado.
A comparison with some Of the first-class
peaks of Colorado will show the relative
height: Blauce Peak, IA AGA feet above
sea level; Mt. Harvard, 1884; Gray's
Peak, 1881 Mt. Lincoln, 14,206; Mt.
Nelson, 14,0S0; Longs Peak, 14,27l |;
Uncompahgre Peak, 14,lS5, and Pixies
Peak, Il, lag.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-17

1923, 765 80; and this year they are less
than four thousand dollars, making differ
ence in favor of the present board of Sc
lectmen of come twenty thousand dollars.
1t is exceedingly difllcnlt, as the Chill
dren OF Israel discovered long ago, to make
brick without straw, but in the making of
brick without straw VIC will put our pres
ent board of seloctmen against the Children
of Israel, or any other children, any day.
The old board of selcctmen, with tax OF
seventy-five cents, and with poor expenses
less than nine thousand dollars, managed
to increase the towns Indebtedness by fif-
teen thousand dollars. The present board
of sclectmen with tax of only fifty cents
only eighteen thousand dollars Of which,
or less than nine hundred dollars more
than the poor expenses, have been collected
and with poor expenses of over seven
teen thousand dollars, have increased it
only thirteen thousand dollars. With a
tax and the poor expenses the same as last
year, and the same economy which has
characterized their course this year, the
debt would have been decreased, at least,
twenty-five thousand dollars. The select
men are lentitled to the thanks of every
citizen and tax payer of Rutland for the
care and economy with which they have
managed the affairs of the town, and for
their success in making brick without
straw.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-17
Vermont News.

A liberal association for the free discus
sion of religious subjects is to be formed at
Brattleboro.
Dog collary is now raging throughout
Vermont. 1t will turn out healthy for the
CANNES who take it, though.
T. G. Phinney of Montpelier, who re-
Gently suspended, has made settlement
with his credit rs, and is now re-established
in business.
The Windham association Of CoDgrega-
tional churches is the Oldest ministerial as
ISOLATION in the state, having been formed
October II, 1775.
A select and charming soiree musicale
was given by the choir of the Episcopal
church in Brattleboro, Wednesday evening,
under the direction of Col. N. G. Sawyer.
The Vermont farm machine company at
Bellows Falls, have nearly finished, in
pieces ready to be put together, about l.
900 cleaner rakes for the trade of next sea-
son.
The Brattleboro orchestra assisted by
home vocal talent will give concert on
Tuesday evening, 37th inst. The pro-
gramme will be made up of almost entirely
new music.i
Some of the asylum patients during the
fire Wednesday, at Bratteboro, had the
good sense to wade around In the melted
butter as it ran from the store house, think
ing to render their boots imperyious 10 wa
ter, snow and ice.
Thomas Butler OF Vesgennes recently
assaulted and threatened to shoot two per-
sons who were endeavodng to open a
winter road across his farm. He was ar
rested and bound up in the sum of $500.
The Travellers insurance company of
Hartford, Conn.,, paid in 1876 in Vermont
ninety-one Losses in the accident depart
ment, amounting to $3,653.34 Also one
death loss of 81, 900, and an indemnity loss
in the life department of $l5. They puid
death losses in the Ashtabula disaster of
$4,000.
Conductor Charles Harmon, who was in
jured Tuesday in the railroad accident near
Eagle Bridge, is injured seriously, and his
case is regarded as extremely critical. One
leg is fractured both above and below the
knee. Clark James, injured at the same
time, is doing we'll.
The Woodstock railroad, which has,
from the first, caused degree of talk and
fuss entirely disproportionate to Its four
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-17
Vermont Men.

Vermont is small states, one of the
smallest in the Union, yet, through her
sons, she has as influence in national fairs
beyond what her territory or the number of
her population would entitlo her. She can
send but five members to congress--two
senators and three representatives-ye
for some years not less than from fifteen to
eighteen of her sons have had seats there.
In the efforts made to settle the difficulties
growing out of the late presidential election
Vermont, through her sons, has taken as
prominent and responsible a part as any
other state. On the joint committee who
drafted the bill appointing the commission
were Senator Edmunds, whose influence
was probably equal to any other member
of that body, and Representative Willard,
from Michigan, both natives of Chittenden
county. Senator Edmunds was also ap-
pointed by the senate member Of tho
commission itself. OF the cousel selected
from the whole country by the political
parties to conduct their cases before the
commission four are Vermonters by birth,
viz: Hon, W. NJ. Evarts, of New York,
unsurpassed by any of his associates; Hon.
j. A. Kasson, representative from Iowa
Hon. e. w. Stoughton, and Hon. Matt.
Carpenter, late senator from Wisconsin,
Vermont Chronicle.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-17
hIisTnRY OFAPICruIRE.

Two or the most celebrated artists the world
has ever known dwelt In the same city. One
OF tint form, and mo Ion Ills portraits were
instinct with the charm OF physical vigor. The
graceful, alfvoluptuous outline OF form and
feature harmonlZed with delcately blended
tlnts. on his canvas, the homelest face had
an almost irresistible charm. The other found
pleasure only In depicting weird and gloomy
subjects. Above all, did he excel In painting
the portraits Of the dying. The agonlzing
deaf '.throe, the CHASTITY face and FORM were
all depleted with marvellous fidelity. There
existed between these artists the most intense
dislike. At length this dislike eliminated The
beauty loving artist had been engaged in paint
ing the portrait OF a beautiful woman. Con-
picca OF art that had ever been produced, His
brother artist was jealous OF his fame and
sought revenge. BY briblng he keeper of the
studio he gained acce5b to the picture each
night. AT first he was content TO only deaden
the brillancy OF the complexion and eyes, eff
face the bloom from cheek and lip and paint
shadow on either cheek. Later, his strokes
grew holder and fTeer, and one morning the
artist awoke to ind the entire outline OF the
portrait changed: He could scarcely recognize
la he emaciated form and haggard cOunte-
nance the glowing conception he had embodi-
ed. The pallid face and eXpressonless eyes
he had attributed to n lack OF genulness IN his
materials; but when the outlin were chat ged
he suspected the cause and Indignantly dis
missed the keeper. What the revengeful artist
marred by few rapid strokes of his skllful
brush was only restored by years of patient in
dustry. Reader, need we name the artists
Health, who paints the flo vCrs and grassy
carpet" no less than the human form divine,-
Disease, the dreaded artist who revels ameng
the ruins both OF nature and humanity,-and
| Cdrelessness, the keeper TO whom Health often
intruStS his portraits. And Is IL not the beauty
| Of woman, the most admired OF ali the works
| which ad0rn the studio OF Health, that Disease
| oftenest seeks to mar? Tue slight st stroke
| Of his brush upon the delicate org inization
| leaves an imprint that requires much skill and
| patience to effsce. Restoration must be
| prompt. Careles snesS must be dismissed. Let
| suffering women heed the warn ng ere Disease
| has marred their chief beauty-Health--bey
| reparation. DR.. Plerce's FavOrte Prescription
| has been used by thousands OF these sufferers,
| and they are unanimous in their praise Of It's
| excellence. II you would be transformed from
the pallld, nervous invalid into happy, vigor-
| Gus woman, try II,
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-17
MAKING BRICK WITHOUT STRAW.

The forthcoming town report will show
that the affairs of the town, save the poor
department, have been economically man.
aged. The Indebtedness of the town may
be approximately stated at about one hun
bred and fifty-four thousand dollars,
against one hundred and forty-one thou
sand dollars last year-showing an increase
of thirteen thousand dollars, against an In
crease of fifteen thousand dollars from 1876
to 1876. The tax voted In March, 1875,
was seventy-five cents on the dollar, yet
the selectmen of that year managed to in
crease the Indebtedness fifteen thousand
dollars; while with tax of only fifty
cents on the dollar the present board of Sc
lectmen have increased the town debt only
some thirteen thousand dollars, and that,
as we shall see, under the most adverse cir
cumstances.
In the first place, it is to be noticed that
the poor expenses, this year, are 81, 1884,
as, against $8,750.7 &c last year-a differ
ence of $685. so, or nearly two-thirds of
the entire increase of Indebtedness. The
estimate made by the auditors, in their re-
port of year ago, for the support of the
poor for the then ensuing year-that is, the
year ending February /, 1S77-was five
thousand dollars, while the actual amount
expended was over seventeen thousand, an
excess of expenditures over the estimate of
$12,13445, or nearly the whole amount
of the increase of the indebtedness for the
year.
Again. Among the estimates was one
for building the new road from the termi-
nus of Grove street to Potato street
called. in the report "Tater" street-we
quote from the auditors report, "including
" bridge, bonds given selectmen for build
." ing at $4,000" In reference TO this
road, the selectmen, of ayear ago, reported
that the road was under contract, and that,
in consequence of offers made by respon-
slble parties to build the road, they were
satisfied that ''the road better be built,
and conclude as follows "The total ex-
"pense of this road Zone and one-fourth
miles in length, and of the bridge and
land damages, will be about $4,000"
The building of the road was entailed on
the present board of selectmen, but they
and the town were bound by the contract
referred to, under which it has been COM
pleted at cost of $3,022.72, or 1922 70
more than the old board of eelectmen led
the town to infer the contract would insure
its construction for.
The selectmen, Of year ago, expended
on highways and bridges, $S,040.67, ex-
ceeding the estimates nearly six thousand
five hundred dollars; while this year the
expenditures have been only So, 1886. 80,
exceeding the estimates 1886. SO-being
lees than the amount that the expenses of
building the Grove street extension exceed
cd the estimates therefor. The difference
in favor of the present board of selectmen
ia more than three thousand dollars. Last
year, the selectmen drew orders for "miS-
"cellaneous purposes" to the amount OF
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-17
A Church Scandal Quieted.

TIE CASE OF REV. L. B. FOSTER.
The Uniycrsalists at North Adams, who
have quite an influential society, by far the
largest of that denomination in Berkshire
county, are congratulatlng themselves that
they are rid of an annoyance which has
been promising to give them much trouble.
Nearly year ago, their pastor, Rev. E. s.
Foster, formerly of Chester, VT, in the dis
charge of what he considered one OF the
highest duties in his pastoral work, in
CURED the ill-will Of woman in the village
who is said to be a spiritualistic medium.
She threatened to ruin the minister, and, it
is alleged, set afloat vile stories calculated
to prejudice the church and community
against him. Two or three members of
the church professed to believe the stories,
and helped to circulate them, hoping, as it
is charged, to drive their pastor cut OF
town. When Mr.. Foster found the accu-
sations were getting to he quite public, he
decided to have the matter investigated,
and asked that committee of the church
should be appointed for the purpose. This
committee reported Sunday, when the
church appointed public meeting for
Tuesday night, and the committee sum-
moned the church members, who they dis
covered had made the accusations, to be
present to prove or publicly withdraw
their charges. The meeting was very full,
and much feeling was manifested. One OF
the persons summoned cent the committee
a letter saying he could not attend an
other one was present, but did not bring
forward an item of proof of anything
wrong on the ministers part, nor try TO
defend himself against the action
of the church. A member of the
committee said he had been 10
the place where Mr.. Foster formerly lived
to look up his record, and that every one
spoke in the highest terms of him. The re.
suit was that the church unanimously
passed q vote generating the pastor from
all the wild charges that had been made
against him, and expressing perfect con-
fidence in him. II was then voted to ex-
pei from the church Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
S. Sherwin and Samuel Sedgwick. These
persons are all spiritualists, and Mr.. Eos
ter's well known lack Of sympathy with
that class is said to have had much to do
with the truble. All the better part of the
community and the entire church, with
these three exceptions, have upheld the
minister throughout the trouble, and re-
joce at his vindication.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-17

In commenting on the town report, q
year ago, we said that it was intimated that
the worst had not been told therein, that
the selectmen had been, since the report,
drawing orders, etc. For this we were
taken to ado by some of the then town Of
ficers but, as will appear by the forth
.coming report, the old board of selectmen,
between the day of the date OF their report
and the day of March meeting, drew orders
to the amount of 81, 729 04, and the present
board have drawn orders to the amount of
$1,245.55 for old accounts, making nearly
three thousand dollars of Indebtedness
which should have appeared in the report
of year ago.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-17
TrOtting at Middlebury.

The first race of the two days trotting
on the ice at Middlebury came of on
Thursday afternoon, and was for II purse
of $50; S15 to the first, $40 to second,
and So to the third.
The ice was in fine condition, the attend
ance was good, and only for hard south
wind which made it rather uncomfortable
for spectators, it would have been more en-
joyable.
The following were the entries:
Albert Matthews blk. G. Reform.
j. b. Parker's b. G. Dan.
w. B. Wrights br. 6. Addison.
e. S. Stowell's br. G Landlord.
Guy Holcombs br. m. Maria.
The first heat was won by Addison in
2 80 the succeeding three heats were taken
by Dan in fine style in 2 81, 2 80, and 2S.
Fridays race was for purse of $50;
1926, $l5 and $40; for horses that never
got record better than 2.40. The entries
were:
j. b. Parker's b. G. Dan.
w. b. Wrights br. g. Addison.
s. A. Foote'S CHI. m. Susie.
Guy Holcomb's br. m. Maria.
j. L. Bailey's W. G. No Name.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-17

A cotemporary,w with an ''ethical current"
pervading 1t, remarking on the fact that
$40, 46S.47 worth of liquors were during
the past year, disposed of at the several
town agencies in Chittenden county, being
fraction over twerty-eight cents per CAPT
ia of the population, exclaims, overly, an
afflicted people" Perhaps he is unaware
of the fact that the people of the town of
Rutland are "afflicted" In like manner, the
town agent reporting the sale of $2,755.72
worth of liquor the past year, which-the
population being 9S34-would be an aver
age of triae over twenty-eight cents per
capita of the population, or about the same
proportion as in Chittenden county. We
are happy, however, to be able to say that
the people of Rutland are not as much
"afflicted" as they were. Last year, the
town agent sold ,0S2 OF worth of liquors
or an average of over thirty-one cents
worth to every man, woman and child of the
population. This improvement in the
health of the town is, probably, not so
much owing to the existence of the nuis-
ance law, as to the fact that less people
can afford to be sick half pint's worth.