The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-06-11
Vermont News.
HERE AND THERE.

A horse owned by A. j. Burnham of
East Montpelier, died the other day, aged
81 years and two months.
II. Fl. Howe, late of the American hotel,
Burlington, is now in charge of the central
freight yard in Burlington.
Lambert Hastings of Newbury, took
pair of oxen to Boston market that dressed
1850 pounds, and had 266 pounds of tai
low.
Miss ]. G. Houghton, of Marlboro, has
been committed to Jail in default of 5000
bonds, for obtaining two names to a note,
by false pretences.
Senator Edmunds. Judge Strong of the
United States supreme court, and party
have returned from weeks trcut-fishing
near st. Leon Springs, in Canada.
Rev. o. Roys has closed his pastorate
with the Free Baptist church, St. Johns
bury. Rev. s. J. Burgess of Maine will
supply the pulpit for the present.
The ore in the recently opened copper
mine at Canaan, Essex county, assays 800
to the ton. The mine is easily worked
and promises to be paying enterprise.
A young lady In Westminster had mar
row escape from death, from dose of
morphine taken by the advice of a physi-
clan to ease the pain Of an aching tooth.
There was big squirrel hunt" in
Wsrdsboro, last week, in which about
1000 squirrels were killed and other game
in proportion. We think potato bug
hunt would be more In order.
A dispatch from Fall River, Msss., says
Several Vermont parties who have con-
signed goods to the bogus firm of M. j.
Dean & Go. have arrived to look after their
interest. The shipments of goods continue
to arrive.
After Captain Ide of st. Johnsbury, had
paid $3.50 express on a dog which some
friend had cent him from Boston, the dog
was 80 ungrateful as 20 bite him through
the hand. The dog was not mad-but the
captain was for few minutes.
Charles washburn of Goshen, who
weighs 800 pounds, was chased long dis
lance by an enraged bull the other day,
and finally saved himself by climbing
tree. Taurus took his ttapd at the foot,
and kept Washburn freed for three hours
In the hot sun.
A state exchange puts 1t thusly "These
are the days when good, honest, ambitious
men lean on their hoe handles, at the rate
Of IS cents an hour, on the road. 1t is
strange that men will be perfectly honor
able everywhere else, but will cheat the
highway"
At the annual meeting of the state hon.
eopathic medical society at Montpelier,
June 8 and z, Drs. ]. II. Jones of Brad
ford, II. @. Brigham of Montpelier, and T.
r. Waugh of st. Adams, were appointed
board of censors, to examine and grant IL
censes to candidates to practice medicine.
A little child of MIR. Beecher Of Ran
dolph came near being killed by the cars
the other day. Its mother had only just
time to drag It from the track, where il
was sitting unconscious OF its danger. On
account of curve the engineer did not
discover the child in season to stop the
train.
Grin Wheeler of Newbury died the 7th
from accidentally drinking poison. When
first asked by his physician If he had taken
poison he denied 1t, but the next day he
told his physician that he drank something
from bottle labeled "whisky." The bot
tie was found to contain corrosive sub
Innate.
In reference to the pardon OF Charles II.
Potter Of Williston, the presiding judge at
his trial endorses the governors act. The
assistant judges at the trial, prosecuting at
torney, all the Jurors, and large number
OF the most respectable and substantial citi-
Gems OF Williston and vicinity requested
his pardon under the circumstances OF the
case-his advanced age and falling health.
Itappears that 20 of the inmate of the
Reform school were In the recent plot TO
escape, hut only ten mustered the courage
TO run, OF whom eight were recaptured
As punishment for their escapade, they
forfeit all privileges for three months 10
come, and some OF them have TO stand In
nRs while their companions are at play.