The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-25


he spent couple of months visiting many
of the places of interest in Great Britain
and on the continent, storing his portfolio
with valuable sketches, and adding to his
store of professional knowledge. Mr..
Croft was formerly a resident of Rutland.
Shade trees have been attacked by the
borcr worms. Unless these worms are re-
moved, they will kill the trees
Our merchants are canvassing the snb-
ject Of the carly closing of their stores
during the winter months.
Hon. Thomas Powers of Woodstock,
has been elected vice president of the New
England reformed mems association. new
organization composed of men who have
been reclaimed from incompetence.
Thomas Mast. who lectures in the Rut-
land course next week, lectured in Law
renee, Mass, on Thursday evening and
created immense amusement by caricatur-
ing mayor Tarbox and postmaster Merrill.
The joke was intensified by the presence
of both gentlemen on the platform.
On the first page will be found an article
about Making Home Attractive" 1t is Il
most sensible article written in familiar
STYLE full of very excellent suggestions.
The author is q writer of more than ordi-
nary merit. who will present from time
TO time in the columns of The GLOBE
sketches and familiar every day thoughts
for the people.
How fine are the words of the poet in
these days
"rhere's somethng-but ,chat can scarcely dl-
Perchaucc It's the breath, like potent wine,
OF the cordial, clear october
Which makes when the joyial month comes
The life blood thrill. and the pulls rs bound
And the heart go forth like monarch crowned
GODS grace ON the brave October!'
Senator Justin S. Morrill, is spending 4
few days in New York.
y musical soap man gave an exhibition
near the north end of the depot park last
evening.
William NJ. Field will sell at auction to-
day, at ? o'clock pm, lot of land, near
the Fair grounds. on which are several val
liable building lots. Mechanics and Others
desiring TO secure for themselves good
building lot will do well to give it attention
Read Fenns new advertisement. He
keeps a large variety of fancy articles.
Hon. William Parsons of England opens
the Manchester lecture course Nov. 18Th.
Hon. Daniel Baldwin has been Prcsi-
dent of the Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance
Company thirty-one years, and James r.
Thurston its treasurer thirty years. Hon.
Joseph Poland has been secretary of the
Farmers Insurance Company twenty-threc
years as has Samuel Wells, Esq, been its
treasurer for the same period.
The Panorama Of California. Oregon and
the Northwest at the Town Hall this (Sat-
urday) evening. 1t is said to he a good ex-
hibition. See advertisement in another
column
Gathered gems and fashion notes on first
page
Poetry and two stories on the fourth
page.
Interesting reading on the second page
of to-day's GLOBE.
Miss Minnie Z. Gregory daughter of the
Hon John Gregory Of Mortified, is read
ING in various parts Of the State, irving
great satisfaction to her audiences.
The docket for the December term of
the Windsor county court contains 213
civil cases, divorce, > criminal, and At
chancely cases.
Charles L. Dana of Woodstock is clerk
to the committee on public buildings at
Washington.
1t Will be seen by reference to another
column that Mr.. Carlton of Woodstock
challenges A. II. Danforth to match Kitty
Thorn against the horse Fred. Billings in
race.
The Bethel races netted about 81 900
those at Rutland did not pay. Reason, diff
ference in management
Lutlow, merchants, close their stores at
N'sti ~ va L uiSudN tNtHlllBS.
Sewing machine agents have been busy
this season at Weathersfield, and quite sue
cessful in making folks believe them In
one neighborhood Of the town fifteen first
class machines have been bought within the
year, and it isn't much of a ncighborhood
either-for sewing machines.
Eleven hundred and fifty dollars in pur-
ses were trotted for on the Green Mountain
trotting park in Barre, on Thursday and
Friday, Forty entries were made.
The editor Of the Bellows Falls Times
has lock Of Captain Jacks hair on eXhibi-
ton at his office.
a new mixed train has been put on the
the valley road from Bellows Falls to Brat
tleboro, leaving the Falls at 10 p. m.
Mrs. i. j. c. Noble of Chester, gives a
reading at Bellows Falls ON Tuesday even
ing, oct, 20.
Marcus d, Grover, the acting district at
torncy in the Shaw poisoning case, noticed
in the telegraph columns, whose mastery
argument and successful triumph is
commended, is well known to many
Of our citizens. He was for -four
years representative from Wells in the
Legislature. lie was opposed by two OF
the ablcst lawyers in northern New York.
lie studied law with our townsman Hon.
! David f. Nicholson.
West RUTLAND. Rev. DR.. Harris will
oilicate at West Rutland, tomorrow al