The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-10

The butchers of BrattlebOro have drop
ped their prices on meats of all kinds.
1t has been demonstrated that a live cat
can be roasted brown in a cooking range in
one hour and twenty minutes after lighting
the fire. The experiment was tried at Halls
hotel, Whitehall, last Sunday morning.
O. A. Whitmorc, the celebrated clarionet
soloist, formerly of Reading and Whitmore
and Clark minstrcls, is now member of
a Boston orchestral club.
The faculty of the Troy Polytechnic In
stitute have decided to publish the names
and ages of the students in the catalogue
next year, and big row is brewing among
the boys.
The wages of the men employed in the
railroad shops at Salem, n. Y, have been
reduced about ten per cent, and also the
number of hours has been reduced to nine
instead of ten for a days work.
Owing TO failure in the connection of
railroad trains at White River Junction,
nington on Friday evening.
The Bennington Banner man says,
Thanksgiving, unless Governor Converse
forgets it. will occur on the 27th inst.
Eli Perkins, the humorist, lectures at
Kceseville on Tuesday evening.
On one occasion, DR.. Provencher of
Crown Point Center, was called to visit
Fort Ann His dog Turbit" jumped on
the steamer, and was not noticed till it was
too late to put him off Turp' went the
round trip, demcaning himself with becom-
ing dignity. but somehow failed to land
from the return boat. lie went through to
Rouse's Point, spent the Sabbath there,
came back by the Monday boat, and com
pletcd his tour for the season by making
safe landing at Crownpont.
On Friday afternoon young man named
Gappcde Granger, employed at the Burl-
ington Wooden Company Mills, fell down
the elevator, distance of five stories, strik-
ing the iron ball of the platform and re-
ceiving severe internal injuries. Although
he was alive on Saturday no hopes are en-
tertained of his recovery
The Bratteboro Phqnir says Mrs. Liver
more, who is to lecture on Tuesday even
ing, sis a woman of rare ability, of large
experience, and what she has to say will
be too valuable and too good to miss
The directors of the Vermont State Ag-
ricultural Society meet at the American
hotel, Burlington, on Tuesday evening
next. The annual meeting takes place the
next day at 10 o'clock, a. m.
Cornell Brothers, machinsts, of Sandy
Hill, suspended last week. The liabilities
are yariously estimated at from $12, 900 to
$4,000 assets about $4,000
Interesting Bennington items on the first
page
\ pleasant column of current notes on
the fourth page
L. n. Merriam has on sale Decker Bros
universal piano fortcs pronounced the finest
in the world. He warrants them for seven
music books, sheet music, and variety of
goods that musicians require and lovers of
music want Look through his establish
ment
Larmon, the republican candidate for
sheriff, in Washington county, n. y, is
elected by thirty majority.
On Sunday week eight persons were add
ed to the Baptist church in Brattleboro-
two by baptism and six by letter. Last
evening Rev. Mr.. Mattison, pastor of the
church, preached on "Thc Panic-Its Les
sons and duties
The lumber business at Whitehall is re-
ported very dull. with no prospect of its
reviving tins fall. Probably twenty-five
million feet will remain there through the
winter. Both at Whitehall and Albany
the lumber business has suffered Il much
greater decrease from the panic, than in
Burlington.
Rev. w. II. Lord, ID. D., pastor of Beth
any church, Montpelier, has been granted
a vacation by his church and society.
The Montpelier Waterman says of the
officers reunion at Brattleboro: 'We
never remember to have attended o reunion
where the sentiments were so good, and
the responses so spirited and enjoyable as
at this" That is the way it always is. The
last one always seems the best, and those
who stay away from these reunions lose
more than they are aware of.