The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-04-05
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THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1877.
Vicinity Items.

The seventh entertainment in the Fair
Haven Reading club course consisted of
lecture given at Adams hall, on Friday
evening March 80, by Edward L. Allen.
"Amerca's Last Empire" was the subject
announced, and the speaker entertained
very select audience with a paper on Mex
leo.
Commencing with the discovery of the
country and its exploration and occupation
by the Spaniards with many interesting
facts and theories concerning the prehis-
toric ruins, the speaker traced the erratic
course of the empire in manner which
showed great familiarity with the subject,
closing the lecture with the execution of
Maximillian.
The eighth and last entertainment of the
course is to be dramatic performance
which is now in course of preparation.
1t is not yet announced when this will be
given.
wEATHRRsFIRLD BOW.
There seems to be some anxiety in this
community as to who has secuted the mill
contract on this route for the next four
years, it is known there was several bids
put in, and that but one party can succeed.
The patrons Of the office are well satisfied
with Mr.. Dunn, the present incumbent, and
VIZ uOpo tudl III JubllCc 10 Ulf0 l0ab nc may
fill the bill for the next term.
Major Hunt has secured the services of
an old resident, Il. L. Taylor as overseer
on his farm the present season.
Samuel Barrett has sold his farm, to
Elias Cone, possession given Immediately.
MIR. Barrett will remain In town for the
present.
The river is very free from ice, very lit
tie remaining on the banks. The boat at
Ashley's ferry will begin running this
week. The local travel across this ferry Is
a good one, besides quite an amount of
transient, and by all its patrons, the need
of good bridge is sadly felt. The present
property is paying one to its manager,
and the travelling public should not feel that
they pay for more than they get in cour-
tesy and attention to their wants.
Some real estate belonging to the o. M.
Whipple estate will be sold at auction the
1st of May, it comprises two pastures in
Weathersfeld and a farm in Springfield.
J. H. Fellows has bought the "Dea.
Warren farm" so-called at the center of the
town and moved thereon. This is valu-
able grass farm, and we presume the pres
ent owner will make that crop a speciality.
DR.. A. 8. Bronson and family have
moved on to his fathers farm near this
place. He has been in practice several
yesrs at Sutton, N. H., but very poor health
compelled him to give up his possession for
the present.
Business is slow as yet, and but little
market for farm produce. Farm help is
plenty this spring, but mnch Of it ia second
class; good help is not over plenty and
command full wagea. The range of prices
per month, is from S15 to $25.
WEST WINDSOR.
Mrs, James Kendall a lady over eighty
years of age met with a serious accident on
Wednesday of last week. She went out
on to the back piazza, from which por-
tion of the floor had been taken up to re-
pair the water pipe which passed under it,
and being nearly blind she fell through,
fracturipg the bones of one leg below the
knee.
Mrs. Jennie Robinson has received the
Farmers have hung their buckets to the
naples but they have yielded up but little
Of their sweetness as yet.
CUTTINGsvILLR.
The last cotillion party of the season will
be held at H. Todds ball, Friday evening,
April 6.
The run of sap the past few days has been
very good considering the weather.
New maple sugar is selling at fourteen
cents for cake and frem ten to twelve for
tub.
The snow is about gone leaving the roads
muddy and disagreeable.
AT the school meeting last Tuesday eve
ming at No. Q, the following officers we're
elected Moderator, e. Fisher clerk, G.
w. Foster; auditor, Allen Barney; collec-
tor, John Webb; prudential committee,
w. Martin. JACK.