The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-20
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tional church are requested to meet at the
church parlor, this Friday morning at nine
o'clock, for the purpose of sewing upon
the carpets for the church
w. H. Bryaat superintendent of the
Portland and Ogdensburgh railroad was in
town yesterday.
Lent is more than half spent.
We unfortunately announced the death
of Capt. L. A. Howe, of Ludlow, in Thurs
days GLOBE. We are pleased to know that
Capt. Howe still lives The gentleman dc
ceased. whose funeral is to be attended to-
day by the Knights of Pythias, is Henry
A. Howe, former proprietor of the Ludlow
House. We sincerely regret the error, but
were misled as to the given name by our
informant.
An exchange says it would seem that.
having sent forth Joe Smith and Brigham
Young from her borders, Vermont might
be called the Green mountebank state.
The dwelling house of Mr. McGrath of
Poultney was entered on Wednesday night
jewelry stolen.
Bishop DcGoesbriand, of the Catholic
diocese of Vermont, sailed from Brest on
his return TO the United States, last Satur
day, with three priests and three semi
narians, for work in this diocese
If the North Carolin volcano works well
-, al 4,; -
a slight contribution TO the centennial
there will be so few native spouters at
Philadelphia.
Lucifer matches were taxed last year
al,5OO,O0O.
Sneak thieves entered the residence of
Judge Parker, at Burlington, on Tuesday
evening last, between and o'clock and
appropriated two coa's belonging to his
sons.
Cambridge, at the last town meeting, voted
to dispense with the services of liquor
agent the ensuing year.
William w. Storrs, the absconiing cash
Ter of the First National Bank in Concord.
N. H., was recently heard from in North
field, Minnesota, where he has been en-
deavoring TO obtain employment. His
wife, IN Concord, who Is universally es-
Tened is PROSTATE with sickness and
heart-broken. His children, two of the
brightest little boys in the city public
schools, are the poor mothers greatest
solace and comfort.
Stagnation in business at present is by
no means confined to the United States A
similar state of things has existed for the
past few months in almost every Euro
pean country.
Justices of the peace furnish amusement
enough to the profession everywhere, but
where there are negro justices, as in the
reconstructed states, the fun is fast and
furious. For example, in case at Little
Rock, not along ago, counsel asked the sa-
BILE court to charge the jury. His honor
hestatcd moment, and said, with grea,
gravity, that he didn't think it was right to
charge the jury anything, as their pay was
small and the position they held was an I'M
thankful one.
The Bates House card will be found in
another column.
The New York COmmercM calls Old
Probabilities a ''storm sccnter."
The temperance crusade gathers strength
even beyond the most sangune expecta-
tions of the originators. A noble Kentuck-
ian has organized an immense band, and j.
attacking the forces of King Alcohol with
astonishing effect Meeting in village,
the other day, this band drank every drop
of liquor III the place within four hours,
and they are pledged not to remit their ex-
crtions until they have surrounded the con-
tents of saloon in the state
The New York Iadependent has an ar
tIcle on Charles Sumner by William Lloyd
Garrison. 1t ends as follows in the
long roll of martyrs in the cause OF liberty
the name of Charles Sumner shall stand
conspicuous, as worthy Of the applause and
reverence of mankind"
Electric butter is the latest novelty in
the dairy line. A pint of milk is said tc
be made into pound of butter in less than
one minute.
The sun crosses the line this week, SC
look out for fun. In North Carolina they
aic getting ready to celebrate with vol
canic eruption, to keep Mt. Vosuyius in
countenance and give Il dash of interna
tionality to that highly respectable though
somewhat antquated volcano.
The ill-considered speech Of the new col
lector of Boston, Wednesday evening
proved that the oratorical mantle of Judge
Russell has not fallen upon the shoulders
of his successor.
Clothes line thieves have already com
menced their spring raids.