The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-05-23
RUTLAND AND VICINITY.


Rev. Mr.. johnson preached to his CON
grcgation Sunday. He announced that |
the surgical operation to which he had been |
subjected had restored his sight in such
manner that only little dimness of vision
of one eye remained.
DR.. d. W. Prime, of Brandon, is build
ing cottage at Long Branch, New Jersey.
A daily stage from Middletown to Rut-
land will commence running about the list
of June.
NIddletown Spring water is being sent
off in large quantities this spring. Several
invalids have already arrived, and speak of
benefit from the water The Montvert
hotel will be open June list. The Valley
hotel is already receiving visitors.
A drawing car will commence running
June list, between Boston and Saratoga via
Rutland.
Decoration addresses in many places will
this year be delivered in churches instead
of out of doors, as the custom has usually
been.
Rev. George L. Walker, d. D., son of
the late Rev. DR.. Walker of PittsfOrd,
Mass, has resigned the pastorate of the First
CONGREGATIONAL church at New Haven,
Conn, on account of ill health. He has
been presented St, 900 by his parishioners
A furniture man who after having pre-
~"~tea chairs to the pastor of the
new Methodist church at South SALISBURY,
charged them to the clergyman, swore out
an attachment against his body and propos-
ed to send him to Jail.
The quantity of freight shipped to Port
Horny since the opening of navigation is
unprecedented in the history of the place,
and so heavily laden are the boats that they
arrive behind their regular time.
1t is rumored that the Cheever ore bed
at Port Henry has been sold for $3.50, 900.
Owners of marble quarrics at Pittsford
contemplate opening several new quarries
the present season. Those already worked
in that vicinity are producing very desir-
able marble.
Congressman John Rogers of the Essex
and Clinton, N. Y. district, has just return
ed to his home at Black Brook, N. Y, last
week.
The board of excise of Fort Edward has
brought down upon it the maledictions of
all the saloon keepers in the village, by
charging 800 for license
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Workmen were busy Monday digging
relics from Sunday mornings fire wreck.
A quantity of old iron has been the only
treasure thus far found.
Five cars are being newly vanished in
the railroad shops and present a handsome
appearance. They are of Vermont Central
make, marked Rutland DIVISION" and
narrowly escaped the late fire
Police officer Williams left Monday on
the midnight train with the boy johnson,
sentenced to the Vermont Reform School,
We learn petition is soon to be put in
circulation for the pardon of Ziba and
Frederick Plumley of Shrewsbury, the one
serving life sentence and the other TWEEN
ty years, for being accessory to the murder
of young Gilman in 1867.
A beautiful young alligator is to be seen
In his most beauteous and sportive state in
the window of Higgins drug store. The
animal was brought from Florida by the
family of 4. Foster Cooke, and is genu-
inc live 'un, about foot long, more or less.
Our merchants have an eye to business,
ms various firms have secured the entire lot
of postal cards in the first order of Post
master Kilburn. An additional order for
cards went forward last evening
The summer arrangement on our railroads
will go into effect about the LIST of June.
GENERAL NOTES.
Prof. Peter Collier, of the University of
Vermont, sails for Europe on Wednesday.
The Government observations show that
Fort Lapwai, latitude 1912, or one hun
dred and ninety-one miles further north
than Burlington, Vermont, at an elevation
of $500 feet above the sea, the rain fall
was $50 inches, being little more than
the amount at Detroit
Col. j. l.. Cunningham, Secretary of the
Glenns Falls Insurance Company was mar
ricd last week. The Colonel with his
bride have in view a trip over the old bat
tie fields of Virginia. He took an active
part in several Virginia campaigns and was
one time Provost Marshal of Petersburgh.
Our firemen will remember the courteous
treatment received from Col. Cunningham
at the fireman's muster last 18th of July and
joiing with us in wishing him happiness
and prosperity in his new relations.
o. s. Bliss, Esq, Treasurer of the Yer
mont Dairymen's Association. reports the
Society out of debt. This will be glad
news to the members of this most vigorous
and useful institution, so beneficial to the
agricultural interests of tho State.