The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-09-04
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The sun sets tonight at G3O: rises to-
morrow morning at 800.
The regular communication of Center
Lodge, No. "a, +. g. A. NJ, will be held at
Masonic Hall, this Thursday evening, at
'30 o'clock. Master Masons, in regular
standing are cordially invited.
Five car loads filled with cxc,lrsionists
for Saratoga, left at five o'clock this morn
ing under the direction of c. II. Staples.
The excursion party returns at . p IN. this
evening.
The Chapman monument is in the hands
of the wOrkmcn at the Oliver marble and
granite works, and will be finished by the
middle of the month, when the dedication
will take place at Tinmouth.
Ratledgc is still busy with his artistic
brush, and has lately painted some fine
signs, among which, in addition to those
already mentioned, are one for Dearborn,
the picture framer and has also painted
signs over the doors of the rooms in the
Town Hall building occupied by the En-
CINE and Hook and Ladder companies.
Mr.. Martin p. Flack, the former well
known and efficient book keeper at the
Baxter National Bank, resigned the above
position on the LIST of the month"; and is
now connected with the clothing house of
Mason & Jerkowski, of this village We
wish him much success in his new capacity.
Ex-Governor IIland Hall was in town
yesterday.
Much merriment was created a day or
two since, in Middlctown, at the expense
of a certain stage driver. 1t seems he was
trying TO drive the "bung' into barrel
filled with molasses, and as it went rather
hard he got on to the barrel and attempted
To drive it in with his boot. The result
was the head of the barrel came out and
let Mr.. Stage Driver into the molasses
filling his boots full of the precious article,
''sticky" appearance A sign was hung
next day on his premises stating him 10 he
"Molasses Refner"
The Vienna correspondent of the New
York Tribune states that Fairbanks & Co.
have received, at the Exposition, the
-'NIedal of Progress for their scales, which
is one of the highest awards that can be
given.
A new central billiard hall has been
opened at Burlington.
The Father Mathew temperance societies
of the country are making preparations for
the celebration of the birth of the great
apostle of temperance. on the 10th of DC
tOber
II is estimated that fifteen hundred per-
sons left Saratoga on Monday last. One
train took three cars full of baggage, and
was then compelled to leave some behind.
And yet the arrivals almost make good the
loss. Saratoga is by no means deserted.
The Delaware and Hudson canal com
pany, which, beside running half dozen
railroads and two canals, owns large min
ing tracts in the coal regions, has mined
1885, AL tons of coal this year.
Prof. II. M. Seely, of Middlebury Col
legc, has accepted an invitation to address
the Vermont Pharmaceutical society, at
their convention at Burlington, on the 25th
inst. on the subject of establishing school
of pharmacy.
The article on the Iron Interests of
Northern New York is one that should re-
ceive the careful reading of our citizens, as
Rutland is the center Of the iron district,
and point from which its distribution to
all sections will eventually take place. The
article is timely in view Of important
measures already on foot, which will
directly identify Rutland with the iron in
terests. We are indebted to the Platts-
burgh Republican for the article given this
morning.
One-half of the interest in the Vermont
. Phoenix at Brattleboro, Vt has been pur-
chased by Olin L. French of Keene, N. II.
recently principal of the Keenc Sentinel
mr.. Prouty is the retiring member of the
harm of Prouty & Stedman, who have
wned the Phoenix. Mr. French will now
sumo, with Mr.. StedAan, the joint ed
rial management of that paper.
ten. w. W. Henry, of Burlington
- Us paper at the Scamp Fire" of the
Ind Army of the Republic, at Hines
bkh, on Friday evening,