The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-13
Vermont News.

On Monday, as Mr. William Anderson
of East Craftsbury was driving load of
hay into his barn, his head struck against
beam and he fell lifeless to the floor.
Messrs. Kimball, Brainerd & Co., at
Richford, are now turning out mallets and
balls for croquet sets at their tray-mill near
East Richford.
Rev. E. j. Carpenter, an Orthodox min
ister, of Swanzey, formerly of Barre, about
65 years of age, was thrown out of his
sleigh Saturday and died soon after.
The class of 70 of the University of
Vermont held a pleasant reunion at the
Van Ness house, Burlington, on Friday
evening. Nine of the fifteen members were
present.
Mr. L. H. Golf, of Richford has invented
a sa w-horse, for which he has procured a
patent in Canada and filed a caveat this
side. and has sold his Canada territory for
$1,000.
The American institution Of instruction
have decided to hold their annual meeting
in Montpelier about the 10Th of July next.
These meetings bring together about five
hundred of the most intelligent instructors
in the country.
Rev. Slas Ketchum, late of Maplewood,
Mass, formerly of Wardsboro, Jealous
antiquarian and president of the New
Hampshire antiquarian society, has been
called to the Congregational church a.
Henniker.
At an auction sale 10 New York, last
week, of paintings from the Winter exhi-
bition, "Pompey and Kittens" by Thomas
W. Wood, of Montpelier, brought $465.
A painting by Julian Scott, called The
SENTINEL" cold for $24 80.
The Orleans county musical convention
closed its first days reunion in Newport
Friday night with concert. 1t has been
| the most successful convention ever held
in northern Vermont, beth in point of in
teres manifested snd in numbers.
Luke Buzzell, for twenty years promin-
ent citizen of St. Johnsbury, left for Cana
da two weeks ago, and has not been heard
from since. His paper has gone to protest
and his creditors are trying to secure them
selves Buzzell is an eccentric man. and
his friends are confident that he will re-
| turn.
During the past month there has been an
unusual mortality among the old people of
Jamaica. On Jan. II, Mrs. Lucy Skinner
died, aged 81 and on Jan. 81, Squire
Kingsbury, Sl-both of the persons living
in the same house. On Jan. 49, Ariel Hol
ton died, aged % Jan. 81, Benjamin
MuzZy, rs; Feb. l, Aaron Butler, 90; Feb.
/, Peter White, 76 Feb. 2, Opa Whitman,
aged 79-all of whom died of pneumonia,
Gravelin, the Weathersfeld murderer,
arrived at one o'clock Thursday and was
put in his old quarters. He is very weah
and fearfully downcast in spirits. 1t will
be some time before Gravelin will be abb,
to perform any labor. Windsor prison il
just now holdinga larger number of pris
oners than ever before, and the warden say
that in the next fortnight there will be
large number Of new corners arrive from
the courts now in session.
| Charles Hoag, young well-to-do farme
of Waterford, put in his sudden disappear
ance last Saturday. He came to ST. Johns
bury with his wife to visit at the house o
her father, Mr.. Simeon Huse. He was Oh
the street in the afternoon, his wife AM
! friends expecting him to return home tina
, evening" but he has not been seen since
Next day the people began to be alarmed
and considering that he had money, fear
of foul play were aroused, but it was final
ly discovered that he had hired French
, man TO carry him to Westmore. His fathe
went there on Monday, when he found b
had gone to Island Pond and there taken
train westward, probably headed for Cali
fornia. No satisfactory reason can b
given for tuch action, as he was in goo
circumstances, except that he had latel
! become slightly addicted to the wine cur