The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-07-12
Vicinity Items.

III lulb NllldBe III NCIy HpIltIu tuhnneT,
commencing at 12 o'clock in the rain by the |
ringing of the meeting house bell and firing |
OF guns and the blowing Of tin horns, |
which continued throughout the day. At
night party OF invincibles consisting of
small boys paraded the streets which, in
fact, was the most interesting feature of the
day Many people went to Weston to at
tend the celebration there and all came
back fully satisfied that the glorious Fourth
had been duly celebrated.
c. w. Parmenter, graduate of Tufts
college of the class of III, is at home on q
visit and Intends stopping hereabouts until
August. Young Parmenter graduated the
second in his class and Is engaged at teach
ing in WalthAm, Mass, the coming fall.
We have two graduates in Mt. Holly from
Tufts college, both engaged as teachers,
Henry Priest, principal of Goddard semi
nary st Montpelier, whose success as a
teacher has already been assured by the past
two years experience.
Henry Priest, principal of Goddard SEM
mary, Barre. VT, was at home on a flying
visit last week.
Jenness Richaydson, of Rutland, is in
town, the guest of Nahum B. Pinney, and
is busily engaged in killing and stufflng
birds. They have already collected quite
cabiuet, which to our people are quite a
curiosity.
Quarterly meeting of the Method st
church at Mechanicsville, July Goth. Rev.
j. II. Gaylord, of Cambridgeport, will be
In attendance.
SILVER WEDDING AT MOUNT HOLLY.
A very pleasant affair was the occasion
of the twenty-five anniversary of the mar
81 ,,f Ill l,t md xuita NJ EI Len
had lived in Mount Holly, with the excep-
ton of three years, during his married lite,
aud az d cit Zen was highly respected by his
! neighbors and townsmen. Judah Rounds,
esq of Tinmouth, who mari led them wen
ty-five y ars ago, with his lady, were pres
| eut, aud married them again. Rev. j. l.
Cummings hen in a very ftlicitous and ap-
propriate address presented 10 them the
| presents of the occasion. Refreshments Of
cake ard ice cream and otter eaiables was
| then passed around, and all vert to
their homes pleast with their evenings en-
tertaiumeDt In justice to MIR. EDDY and
wife 1t is but fair to say that the whole
| matter to them was a complete surprise.
Mrs p E. Chase arranged with Mrs Eddy
| to 90 on a visit the day of the wedding,
and Mrs. EDDY, all unswsres, accepted of
the invi q ion. So at night, after his day q
work was me, Mr. Chase tells Mr.. Eddy
he must take the team and go after his
wife, as he is too busy. Mr.. Eddy. un-
suspecling, started off, but on arriving al
the place where his wife was visiting, Mr.
Eddy as quite anxious TO get back home
early but q this P 2aiG9 YSSd to S at
home by. She well knew it would take
moie time to have all the arrangements
p rfected before they got home. How
well she succeeded the sequel shows. The
wish of all in our community is that TWEEN
ly-hve years more of welded life may bt
vouchsated to the baapy couple.
The list of presents were as follows
PAIR silver spoons, butter knife, J dozeI
tea spoons, spoon holder, syrup cup, ]
butter dish, cake basket (from his com
rades in the shop), pair napkin rings,
castor <trom his friends), dozen glasi
goblets, BESIDES many other mementos tee
numerous to mention.
wEYBRIDGR
The 4th was not particularly observe
in this vicinity except by dance at thu
Grandview Mountain house, j. N. Smith
proprietor. 1t was beautiful day, which
Is unusual, as our national anniversary has
not occurred upon fair day before since
1870. This time We Just escaped, as thu
following day, the 9th, Addison county
was visited with several severe showers OF
rain and hail, thunder and lightning. The
0ih and 1th we were visited with very pow
erful showers of lightning rods. the ven
ders OF which seem 10 think that all who
did not invest to the tune of one or two
hundred dollars each are sure to be struck
BY lightning the next shower, and perhaps
oftener.
The Sabbath school connected with the
Methodist church will hold a concert Sun.
day, the 10Th instant, at 4 p. m.
A juvenile temperance society was
formed on Saturday afternoon with about
forty members. The constitution provides
for meetings the first Saturday of each
month. Membership fees are, tor children
q penny per month, and for adults % cents
per snnum. Officers TO be elected semi.
annually. Present officers President, Mrs.
j. A Childs; vice presidents, Jessie TYLER
and BERTHE Twitchell; secretary, Elite
| Cbetbipo treasurer, Lizzie Stewart man.
ayers, Mrs. s. D. Wright, Mrs. N. L.
PaIkill, Miss Hattie Sturtevant; committee
on programmes, Miss Achsah Hayward,
Mics Hattie Child, Miss Florence Parkill.
1t lie expected that there will be Good
Templars lodge organized here as soon az
| N'-N -" ''6t ANA 'NNsb6 uhu bulip ICttluB
~ over. MEMO.
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.
The glorious fourth was not celebrated
here. A large number of our citizens went
to Weston. ]. l.. Martin, esq, delivered
an eloquent Grafton and the Londonderry
cornet band Gone of the Oldest and best In
the state) furnished excellent music for the
day. Ia the evening quite a number of
young men and maidens went there to fn-
ish up the celebration by gripping the
light fantastic toe, TO the music furnished
by Parker and Wallis quadrille band.
Rain and thunder is the order OF tho day.
Haymakers put on long faces and young
ducks quack merrily.
George Walker is seriously Ill.
Rev. L. w. Wheeler's wife is dangerous
ly Ill and aleo Mrs. Washington Brooks.
John Lyon recently cut his foot nearly
of with an ak. Dr. A. B. Bixby attends
him.
The many friends of 9. M. Holden will
be glad TO learn that he 10 recovering from
the serious injuries that he received last
May.
Is the paper you are reading paid flor :
II not, call on the agent here and pay for
the came at once.
Tho most m ,gnifcent flower garden that
the writer has seen this season 10 Mrs
VIM. A. Shattuck's. To call by name all
of her rare and beautiful flowers would
make an item too long for these columns.
There is more pleasure in visiting we'll
arranged flower garden like Mrs. Shattuck's
than a circus.
Alvaro d Whiiman's machine shop was
struck by lightning MONDAY, July 9th, and
| seriously damaQedi not insured,