The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-29

COUNTY AND ELSEWHERE
Bennington.

Our citizens are fully alive about the
matter of celebrating the coming 10th of
August. They have subscribed quite liber-
ally for the r. A. j. parade and funds
for the muster are nearly all raised. A
meeting was held at Library hall last even
ing to complete the necessary arrangements
and to elect the officers for the day. The
invitations to the different companies will
be mailed by Tuesday, and it is hoped that
the firemen from abroad will respond in
such numbers as will make it one of the
largest musters ever held in the state.
Heretofore it has been the practice for
the r a. j. to make their parade early
in the morning, but at meeting of the ex
ccutve committee held last Friday evening,
it was decided to postpone it until after the
firemans parade, SO as to give all an OPP
portunity to see the largest and best dis
play of the kind ever given in the state 1t
is expected that the Zouave company
from Rutland will be present to
participate in the exercises of the day.
Already quite active discussion is to be
heard as to what engine will take the first
prize. Brattlcboro is generally chosen up
on in case they come, still Rutland engines
have many friends. We expect to see the
the first prize go to Rutland, as do many
others. Rumor has it that Hudson N. Y,
will he represented that day by the same
company that were SO badly beaten by
Washington No. 2. at Brattlcboro a few
years ago. If Nickwackett should be here
we hope that they will blot out the Sara
| toga mishap and show Hudson what they
can do
SALE OF TIE STARK HOUSE.
The price realized for the Stark House,
which was sold at auction last Thursday
was $500, instead of $2S,000, as an
nounced by some papers.
LIQUOR LAW ITEMS.
The liquor traffic in this place is unusual
ly brisk. One of the members of the police
force has information that there are be-
tween sixty and seventy places in this cor
poration where liquor was sold. Nearly
| SNNi' way tht past NtCh SOillt Olt Has DttD
confined in Jail for drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct, one policeman having
locked up one each day for three days in
succession. 1t is supposed that they are tC
be fined and the seller also, but while We
hear of the drinker being fined. we canno,
| say the same OF tne Stlicr. uiau Is VIVA
the law means, why not blot it off thu
statute books entirely.
THE JAIL.
Our well constructed Jail very nearl,
furnished another escape Saturday night
Two persons who were out on bail wer,
given up by their bail, and confined there
The sheriff, when he locked them up, tolC
the jailer that they were not criminals ex
actly, and it would not be necessary tt
keep them cl 1sely confined. So he CAV,
them the liberty of the corridor. As thu
day was unusually hot Tailor Ward left al
the doors open that he could so as to Civ,
them air. The jailer's place of business il
Immediately adjoining the Jail, and during
the evening he thought he heard something
going on, and procuring assistance he stol,
quietly around into the Jail, and by the
light of a lamp which he had Furnished
them, he beheld them actively engaged il
springing the door open in the lattice worl
which separates the corridor from the hal
through the court house. He watchc'
them few moments, and then went TO
them, which surprised them. They wer
Immediately confined in cells and probably
will have some time to mediate upon tn
failure of their plan. b.