The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-03

tueu SOU anu COuVBTIBu luJO money, duu |
three-fourths of the proceeds used to erect |
q school house at such place in Guilford as
the majority of lts voters might order, and |
the other fourth invested In good securities, |
as fund to keep the school building in |
repair, pay the costs of insurance, etc. |
The three children of Mr.. Graves have re-
Gently brought suit in chancery in Chica-
go, ILL.,, to set aside this deed upon the |
ground that their father was of unsound |
mind when he made 1t, and that 1t is in eff |
feet deed to the town of Guilford, which |
is foreign corporation and by the law OF
Illinois incapable of holding title to lands. |
In fact, however, Mr.. Graves was of sound
mind, and the town of Guilford does not
hold the title. The trustees hold it for the
benefit OF such of the inhabitants of Gull
ford as may desire to use the school house
when erected.
PAwLET.
Edwin Edgerton of New York spent last
Sabbath in town.
The scholars of the public schools will
decorate the soldiers graves on memorial
day.
The marriage of Miss May Warner was
celebrated at her fathers residence on Wed
nesday of this week.
w. Hulett has purchased four acres of
land from the estate of Jonathan Randall,
for 5000.
Miss Adele Hulett was united in mar
rage to Lewis Rowell, at the residence of
her father Silas Hulett, on Tuesday last.
They left for the west on the afternoon
train.
Potatoes are selling for 81 per bushel at
the railroad station. NJ.
ARLINGTON.
Henry Burnhart, who was for forty Years
grocery merchant in Troy N. y, died in
this village on Saturday last.
ORWELL.
Mr.. Lorenz0ro Phelps, au old resident OF
Orwell died suddenly on Friday of last
week, of heart disease. He had been about
his business as usual and performed his
usual round of duties in the morning. On
Thursday he went to Brandon on business
and before noon Of Friday was a corpse.
He was IS years of age and greatly respect
ed by all who knew him. He held town
offices and was justice of the peace at the
time Of his DEATH The funeral was at
tended by a large assembly at his late resi-
dence on Sunday. The services conducted
by Rev. M. l.. Severance were impressive
and solemn. He leaves wife aud two
uduRutcIS, Will a ldIRt VI ItldtlVCb
to mourn his sudden death.
The examination of teachers was held
one day last week.
The Brewer school taught by Miss Julia
Martin, closed on Friday of last week with
the usual exercises. The scholars showed
fine training and great improvement dur
Ing the term, and much credit is due Miss
Martin for her untiriDg efforts for the i'm
movement of her schOlNrs A II
PITTsFoRD.
Amos G. Kellogg died of pneumonia,
April "a, just month from the date of the
death of his brother, Hon. Samuel Ii. KEEL
logg. His funeral was attended on Thurs
day, April 26, by large concourse of peo-
Pile. Rev. r. T. Hall made funeral adj
dress. The pail bearers were II. +. Lath-
rop, Robert X. Drake, William b. Shaw,
p. Peabody. X. S. Meacham had general
charge of the arrangements. Among the
relatives present was his nephew Patrick
II, Kellogg of North Brookield, Mass.
Seneca d. Townsend of Wallingfoid,
who recently deceased, was prominent
merchant here at one time and built the
store now occupied by Il. S. Meacham at
Pittsford Mills.
A. B. Dickerman is supplying our farm
ers with butter tubs made at Weston.
Rev, Malcolm Mills student at Hamll-
ton college, Is to supply the pulpit of the
Baptist church for time.
Hon. George w. Harmon of Bennington
was in town Wednesday.
The recent changes and the bright ap-
pearance of the Daily give general satisfac-
tion here. H.F.T
The family of Q. w. Wheeler are severe
ly afflicted, having lost three children, little
boys, with the canker-rash. This sad event
removes from them all their children. First
Russell, aged 2 years, April 8 next Dickie,
aged 4 years, April II; and last Willie,
aged Syears, April &c. b.
BRATTLEBoRo.
Hon. Jacob Estey and lady had all their
arrangements made for trip to Califor mia
last week, but just before the hour of de-
parture, q dispatch was received from the
gentleman whom Mr.. Estey was to meet in
San Francisco on business, saying he had
already left for the east and would see Mr..
Estey in BrattIeboro. The trip was reces-
essarhy postponed.
The old time, $3.50 morning, was restored
on the valley road on Monday last, much
to the convenience of the travelling pub
lie.
The headquarters of the Vermont Valley
railroad are now established at Brattle-
boro. Col. s. M. Waite is the manager of
the road.
The work of procuring the signatures of
the tax payers and amount of grand list
necessary to confirm the vote of the town
in aid of the Brattleboro and Whitehall
railroad is steadily progressing and no doubt
exists as to the ability of the commissioners
to accomplish the task.
JAMAICA,
Levi Troot is driving over 100000 feet
of spruce lumber, in logs, down the West
river.
Alvin Frost of East Wallingford has
purchased the house and lot of j. q. Dag
gett for $1,000 and will take possession
May lat.
oAsTLEToN.
Rev. y. G. Mathewson, pastor of the
Advent church in this village, preached
two excellent sermons last SabbaIh on the
prophecies. They were full of the Gospel
of salvvtion to sinful world. and the in
teresting exposition of the fulfillment of
prophecy, showed him to be thoroughly
conversant with the Bible, and very fami-
liar with sacred and profane history. His
zeal in the cause of the religion of Christ
and his belief in His second coming soon,
when ''all the earth will be paradise" is
worthy elimination by the Sentimental
and progressive" preachers of the day. "He
is watching, he Is waiting for the bright
DrOnhatic day Whan the ahadnwa xyaarv