The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-25
DISHES HERE ANn THERE.


DASHES HERE AND THERE.
To-day beng Christmas. ma paper will
he issued on Friday
We wish all of the readers Of TuE GLoBr
Merry Christmas.
The sun sets tonight at 1913 rises
on Friday morning ut 1923 ana sets at 4;34.
making it the shortest day of the present
winter
The store Of Burt Il Sherman will he
closed to-day, Christmas.
1t cost Uncle sam only six million dol
lars to double up his fists at Spain.
The banks will be closed to-day.
The week of prayer commences ON the
9Th of January.
The streets were throngcl yesterday by
an army with bundles.
a veteran observer thinks there is Il gen
eral desire to make home look neat, tidy
and cheerful about Christmas time
Remember the lecture of Hon. Thomas
Fitch of Nevada tonight 1t is a rare op-
portunity to listen TO an eloquent and able
speaker upon a subject in which every Am
crican citizen has a direct interest "Thc
Coming Empire"
Midnigh! Mass was celebrated at the
French Catholic church last night
The services and sermon of Rev. DR..
Harris at Trinity Church last evening were
of great interest. \ report is deferred UNI
til our next issue.
y. j. Crane. Of Burlington. has rendered
his resignation as collector of internal rev
cnuc for the first district of Vermont
Should it he accepted, Edward a. Morse
of Rutland, will be candidate for the po-
sition. Mr. Morse went out with the first
regiment of Vermont Noutcers. subsc-
quently with the seventh. and was trans
fcrrcd from that regiment to the general
volunteer service rs Quarcrmastcr. lie
possesses every qualification for the posi-
ton, would discharge the duties promptly,
faithfully and without loss to the govern
ment and we venture to say his appoint
ment would be gratifying to large pro-
portion OF the district.
Philandcr Hall, OF Pntsrorl, recently
killed hog, eighteen months old. which
weighed 733 lbs
Nj Charles H. Staples adyertises an ex-
cursor from Rutland to Troy. ON Wedncs-
day, December 3lst, affordng the cxcur-
sionists an opportunity to visit the CHS
void Opera House, and returning home on
New Years day. The excursion party
leave Rutland at Il. NJ. on the Rennsel-
laer and Saratoga railroad. Tickets can he
procured at the music store of j. s.
Meeller, or of c. II. Staples, at S3.2j for
the round trip, including admission to the
theatre, or at $3.50 without the theatre
ticket
They take politics hard in Matamoras
When the municipal election don't suit,
the people turn out and shoot each other
It gives lively interest to elections.
Park Davis Esq, of St. Adams, Grand
Master of Masons of this State has decided
not remove to Chicago MS has been re-
ported.
\. j. Wallace has been appointed Post
master at Wesr Topsham. Orange county,
vice l.. II. Tabor, resigned, and Frank A.
Leland, route agent between 81. Iohnsbury
and IIydepark, ut II salary of 5000 per an
mum, vice w. II. Renfed, resigned.
Hon, L. d. Mason of Richmond. Presi-
dent of the Vermont Dairyman Associa-
ton, was in town yesterday and made TnE
GLOBE Office call
The Postmaster General has issued an or
der that hereafter appointments Of special
agents of the Post Office Department
must be made subject to the civil service
rules.
A large audience assembled at the Van
Ness House, Burlington, Tuesday night, to
wltners the exhibition of billiards by the
famous player, Joseph Dion, his antagonist
being Mr.. Watson of ST. Adams, the latter
receiving the odds of discount. The first
game was an American four.ball game,
300 points, and was a very short one. only
four innings being played Dion was easily
victor. making 100, an average of 1921 !;
largest run, 522. Watson made 2Sj, an
average Of NJ; largest run, 102. The
French carom game Of $50 points, which
followed was by far the more exciting
game, thc-varyng fortunes of the contes-
tants were watched with eager interest by
the spectators On the Goth innings the
score stood 12i for Watson and % for
Dion, but on the eth innings Dion, by a
series of splendid shots, made Il run of G3,
and following this up in subsequent inn
ings soon passed his opponent, whose score
at the conclusion of the game stood at 1870
Dion made ESQ in 30 innings, his average
being 10, largest run 63 Watsons aver
age 3 81 largest run 81.