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Tho Calendar For March Term Of Rutland
County Court Contnina q Casea

County Court Contains 81 Gases.
The calendar for the March term of the
Rutland County Court has been issued.
1t contains 6s1 cases. OF these 1886 are civil
III criminal and So chancery cases. Others
which have not yet been recorded will be
printed in the sub-calendar to be issued
shortly before court sits on March 10.
notwithstanding the fact that the cases
VIII probably number over 700, 1t Is the
general opinion that the session will be a
comparatively short one. Judge Russell
s. Taft will preside.
FRANKLIN boasts of the latest boy in
New England. His name is Frank Ggnac
and he was 10 years old the 9th day of
last November. He is the son of George
and Mary Gignac, and was born in La
coma. They have lived In Franklin for the
past IL years. He enjoys good health and
has had but little sickness. His clothes
and shoes are made to order. His shoe Is
No. on the sole, but considerably larger
than the regulation for that size over the
instep He is five feet and three inches
tall, and measures SO inches around the
waist, and easily tips the scales at 293
pounds. About 40 pounds has been gained
during the past year; at this rate, IL he
continues to grow until he is Is, he will
weigh 413 pounds.
A veteran firemen's association Is to be
organized in Rutland.
Donations amounting to s25 have been
secured in Rutland toward the fund for
the proposed monument to Bartholomew
Shea.
Clement Stone fell from the second
story piazza of the Philburt House at
West Rutland Sunday evening and was
hurt quite badly. He was unconscious
for some time, but Is now somewhat bet
ter. Mr.. Stone was opening door, when
the wind. which was blowing hard, swung
the door open quickly, pushing him over
the rail of the piazza. He fell nearly 20
feet
An effort is being made to run a tele-
phone line from Rutland through Mendon
TO Pittsford, Chittenden and Pittsheld.
Some work has already been done on the
line.
Grand Commander S. w. Cummings of
st. Adams will make his official visitation
to BeaHant commandery, Knights Temp
lar at Brattleboro March 5, when 1t Is ex-
pected that the grand commander from
New Hampshire will also be present. A
large attendance of the order is expected.
The stockholders of the White River
Agricultural society have voted to close
up the affairs of the association, and will
sell their property at auction on their
grounds, Feb. 49, Thus will end society
that has been for % years a prominent
feature In Vermont fairs. Henry Ward
Beecher lectured for the society to prob
ably the greatest number ever seen on tho
ground. 1t was the year after his famous
trial.
c. d. Wicourt of Lyndon, somewhat of
cripple, attempted TO cross Albany
mountain last Friday in the storm, got his
team in the snow and no doubt would
have persisted, had 1t not been for Michael
Dyer, Jr who shoveled him out and es-
corted him over the top of the mountain
out of danger.
Antoine Chatelaine of Rutland has received
news of the death of his father Etenne
Chatelane, who died near Curran. Ont.
Friday, aged 106 A wife, who is over 80.
survives Tho old couple had been mar
ried over 20 years, and 1t Is estimated
that there are fully 275 descendants, sew
eral of whom reside in Vermont.
CONCERNING VERMONT PEOPLE.
Elder l.. f. Baker of Rochester, n. Y.
has accepted the pastoratc of the Brat
tleboro Advent Christian church and began
his work there last Sunday.