The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-06
RUTLAND AND VICINITY.

RUTLAND AND VICINITY.
A marriage was solemnizcd last evening
at Trinity Church, the contracting parties
\ being Mr.. Gilbert Lester and Miss Emma
Fisk. The ceremony was performed by
REV. Dr. Harris, and the couple were at
ended by two ushers, and two bridesmaids
IN wedding costume with flowers in their
hands. The bride was aTayed in full bridal
ostume of white, the groom in Il suit of
black. and the occasion was witnessed by
large assemblagc, while the organ sent
Forth right royal wedding march.
The beautiful park enclosures at the head
of Centre and West streets would look even
lovelier with the grass. which is getting
quite high, trimmed down with a scythc or
lawn mower. These parks are among the
best attractions of our village and should he
more noticed and improved.
Rutland has many handsome residences
within its limits that serve to keep her
in the front rank of Vclmont's wealthiest
towns. The elegant mansion of Gen. II.
II. Baxter, with its spacious grounds and
costly Conservatives the substantial resi-
dence of Ex-Governor Page, with its hand
some outbuidings the beautiful villa of
L. G. Kingsley, Esq. the Clement place
at the Centre all are of notable worth, and
present striking picture to visitors in town.
Then, too, we have large number of tasty
and desirable cottage residences, of less
lofty style, but pleasing to the eye and more
than comfortable to live in. Main street is
lined with them, as is also Grove and West
streets, while on Washington and its
tributaries are many houses of pretentious
dimensions, at once enviable in situation
and matter of congratulation to Rutland
as a town.
Ice has suddenly come into general de-
mand, especially since the rain of yester
day.
Police matters for the last few days have
been encouragingy quiet-but few arrests
and very little occasion for any.
Considerable trottng has been INDUCED
in at the Fair Ground race course during
the week. Not only have the blooded stock
been exercised, but the young horses owned
by our citizens have made very good time
in one or two INSTANCES, one trotting in 2.5S
on Tuesday.
The famous horse and fast trotter, "Tam
OShanter,' is now in Danforth's stables at
the Fair Ground and trotted in 2.43 on
Wednesday. He is in better condition than
a year ago.
A team belonging to the Rutland Soap
Co. excited the travellers on Strong's avenue
yesterday afternoon by running away. The
driver had left them in the street to deliver
some OF his cargo when the horses started
on the run and delivered n mess of the pre-
cious article all along the road until they
were halted on Merchants Row, with a
badly damaged wagon, the horses escaping
any serious bruises
Messrs. Z. b. billiard and Fred. Cowdrey
went fishing over in Dandy, yesterday.
billiard caught 425 and Cowdrey 60-all
large and handsome trout. A good haul
A regular convention of Davenport Coun-
this Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
The GLOBE Paper Co. have hung on the
outer walls of their building several new
and handsome signs.
AT a grand reunion of the old soldiers of
Kansas, held at Lawrence on g Decoration
Day." Judge Dunton, of Rutland, being
present, was called to respond to a toast,
and the following from the RepuJhcan
.Jou'naI of that city tells with what effect
Captain Dunton, of the 14th Vermont
responded to the sentiment, New Eng
land, first in the field, may she ever be true
to her revolutionary history" in a speech of
uncommon eloquence. His condensed his
tory of the share taken by New England
was a masterpiece of description, and we
have seldom heard a better piece of word
painting than his description of the three
Vermont regiments, lying under the fire OF
one hundred rebel guns and the repulse OF
Pickett's charge.
Judge Dunton is at present in Waterloo,
Iowa.
Mr.. Clark Richardson is engaged in erect
ing a substantial addition to his livery
stable ON Centre street.
II. b. Monahan, an ex-legal light of this
village, is located in the office of the County
Judge at Waupacca, Wis.
While the row was progressing on Centre
street, Tuesday night, the eX-night police
man was called upon to arrest the rowdies
but his jurisdiction in such cases having ex-
pired he, of course, declined. A minister
of some sort is stated to have been engaged
in the fracas, who resided out of this
icinity.
,he alumni of Barre Academy residing
in TIN vicinity will be interested in hearing
that tn, anniversary exercises of that insti-
tuition occur on the 18th and 10th of this
month. hon. j. $. Morrill, delivers an ad
dress and M b. Carpenter, ESD, of St