The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-05-08
RUTLAND AND VICINITY.

A meeting of Otter Creek Encampmcnt
|. o. of o. f. will be held this Thurs
day. evening, at y o'clock. Rev. L. w.
Brigham, Chief Patriarch of the Grand
Encampmcnt, will make an official vista
ton. All members are requested to be
present.
A special communication of Center
Lodge No. 81 will be held this Thursday
evening ct = o'clock. Work on NJ. NJ.
degree All Masons in regular standing are
invited to attend.
Dr. Charles L. Allen, assisted by DR.. J.
b. Porter and Dr. j. A. Mead, removed
two bone tumors of the size of two Eng
fish walnuts, from the arm of Frank Smith
son of Ralph Smith of this town. The
operation was successfully performed and
the patient is doing well.
Hon. Charles b. Lawrence, the Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois, is
n native of Vergenncs.
On Monday of this week two men in
Goshen shoveled snow half the day to get
through drift which was six feet high.
The snow in the woods was then 81 feet
deep.
A gentleman in town yesterday informs
lis that he was familiar with the Dixon, ILL.,,
bridge whose fall caused such terrible
terrible loss of life, and that it was con-
sidered one of the safest bridges in that
section, and had seen it at one time, when
fire was raging, filled with teams show
ing no signs of weakness. The river at
that point is about 700 feet wide.
Ben X. Chase has in his sales window a
fine silver tea set of an unique design. 1t
has the new satin finish. 1t Is the neatest
arrangement for drawing the :" cup that
cheers but not inebriates' that we have
ever seen.
The New York Daily G,uphi', the new
daily illustrated is receiving many COM
pliments from the press. 1t is perfect
success in its way. The illustrations are
very fine, and the reading matter is of the
the best Parke Goodwin, formerly of the
Ecening Post, being the editor in chief. 1t
has a large circulation in New York and is
the leading evening paper. We notice Il
great many copies taken here. Spaulding
IL Co. have it.
On Tuesday evening the Assembly Com
mittee on railroads of the New York Lcgis-
lative Assembly, had hearing on bill
entitled San Act regulating rates of fare
on the Rensselaer, and Saratoga railroad.
Z. L. Fursman, ESQ, of Troy, appeared
as counsel in opposition to the bill.
Drawing-room cars are now run on the
Troy & Boston and Rutland and Washing
ton roads as far as st. Adams.
The city fathers were out interviewing
the town yesterday afternoon,- carri-
ages.
The general prevalence of the measles
has materially interrupted the attendance
upon the public schools of the village.
Hon. II. G. Root, of Bennington, who
has been spending the winter in Florida
has returned.
Lieut.. John l.. Worden, an army officer
stationed at Madison barracks, Sacketts
Harbor, committed suicide Monday morn
Ing, by cutting his throat from ear to ear
with carving knife. The death of his
wife about twelve months ago is supposed
to have made him insane. He was a son
of Admiral Worden who commanded the
Monitor in the conflict with the Merrimac.
His late wife was niece of Mrs. III. L.
Adams of this village.
Rev. S. w. Field, of Providence, r. l.,
will preach in the Chapel at North Claren-
don on Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
After all the complaints, it is said the
sugar season has proved a fair one and the
product is selling at about the usual
prices
Rutland Railroad scrip No, 3, sold at 81
in Boston, on Tuesday. Rutland common
stock at 10; preferred at IS.
Some of the Rutland County farmers arr
going to experiment with tobacco raising
this summer.
A painting of "Goose Pond" in Guild
hall, Essex County, by Alfred Ordway-
was sold in Boston on Tuesday, for $1,000
Horace Ellsworth, who many of our citi
zens will remember as adjutant of the Put
nam Phalanx, on their visit to Rutland
was Chief Marshal at the Inauguration o
GOV. Ingersoll yesterday.
Several towns are all excited thi
Spring over the location and erection of
new school building. From present up
pcarances it will be long time bcfor
Rutland will have snch an excitement
The measles are very prevalent in tn
village just now.
Prof. w. G. Richards of Pittsfeld, Mass.
who gave such an interesting scientific lee
ture in the Young Mems Christian Assc