The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-09-23
bennington County.

Friday last we were favored with Il
drcnchng rain which lasted the whole day.
thereby raising the streams and gladdenins
the hearts of many oi our manufacturers
who were complaining very much Of the
scant supply of water.
Charles Dewey of this village i, the poo
SCISSOR of one of the finest stations that We
have ever seen. He is five years of age.
stands fifteen hands high, and OF Il bright
bay color He was sired bya full Hamblc.
tonian from a thoroughbred mare. who was
sired from an important dam. and he never
fails of attracting great attention when
driven through our streets. Mr. Dewey
some three years ago sold valuable pair
of carriage horses to gentleman in New
York, who has several times offered him
handsome sum for the above mentioned
horse but he does not appear to he very
particular about parting with him.
Owing to the defective arrangement of
the county court house by the architect
who devised the same, the committee APP
pointed by the citizens of this village for
that purpose. have contracted with Chas.
+. Anthony to thoroughly remodel the
same, and work has accordingly been com
mcnccd upon it, and when completed it is
intended that it shall be second to none in
the state. The names Of the committee
appointed 10 supervise the repairs are a
sure guarantee that it will be thoroughly
done.
The lecture committee OF the \. VI. \.
promise our citizens a rich treat, this Win
ter, in the course of lectures last arranged
and which will be delivered under their
auspices at Library Hall. The following
eminent talent has been engaged Hon.
y. p. Banks, Paul H. Du Chaillu, Grace
Greenwood, Brctc Hartc, Prof. Morse of
Salem, Mass, and Prof. Wylic of Cornell
University. In addition to these Prof. +.
Bradford will give readings if his health
permits. The association have incurred
considerable expense TO secure the above
| list, and we trust that the citizens of the
town and village will uphold them In their
attempt to give MS a frst-class lecture
course.
There has been cut from Il garden on
Pleasant street seven stalks of corn the
shortest of which measured eleven feet ,and
the longest eleven feet nine inches in length
If that can be beat we should like to hear
of il.
The Congregational Sabbath School have
an excursion some day the present week.
1t has not been decided yet where to go,
the school being about equally divided he
tween North Adams and Rutland.
The many friends of Geo. w. Harmon
will be pleased to hear that he is pro-
nounccd by his physician to be out of dan
ger, and his speedy recovery is now hoped
for.
At the Methodist church, last Sabbath
morning, Rev. DR.. Hawley delivered the
second Of n series of sermons upon the
subject of prayer, taking his text from
Matt. vi; 60, which was listened to by a
large congregation, This church was or.
ganizcdn 1927, and in 1888 the stone
church ON Main street (ptill used) was
erected Among the many clergymen who
have been stationed here since that time arc
the Revs. Cyrus Prindle, first pastor
Henry Burton, c. II, wilkins, Ensign
Stovcr S. i. Williams, j. +. Bowen, now
=. l.. Troy dist, b. o. Meckcr and Rev
b. Hawley, d. d., present pastor, now il
second year. The church is one of tn,