The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-14
LOCAL. ENTION.

Yesterday was one of those mild, sun
shiny summer days, too rare to pass unno-
ticed and too pleasant to last
The Rutland county court commences
its session this afternoon at two o'clock
A special meeting of the Dexter Base
Ball Club will be held at 7.80 this evening,
at Landon's Hall. Every member is re-
quested to be present as important business
is to be transacted.
Killngton Lodge, No. 90, |. o. o. F.,
meets this Monday evening at 30, at Odd
Fellows Hail. Globe block.
The high school library will hereafter be
opened from to $50 p. m, instead of at
pa. M, as heretofore.
A collision OH the Harlem Extension
road occurred between two freight trains
near North Bennington, Saturday evening,
caused by misplaced switch. Two cars
of freight were badly wrecked, while the
engine IN. Y. B. & M. No. 81 was CON
siderably injured and other damage done
The engine was sent up on the milk train
last night for repairs. Investigation will
be had regarding the direct cause of the
accident.
The Baptist society cleared 1924 during
the fair in giving entertainment to the
people in their tent.
Rev. G. A. Thomas, d. d., of Brandon,
occupied the pulpit of the Baptist church
yesterday, preaching very acceptable SER
mons.
MIR. Danforth takes one or two trotters
to Keene, this week, where some fine sport
is expected.
The ladies' temperance association will
meet on Thursday afternoon next ut 3
o'clock, at the Congregational church.
Miss Mamie Cook, daughter of our former
townsman, E. Foster Cooke, has sailed for
Europe to join Dr. Goldsmith's family in
Germany.
E. Foster Cooke has purchased the
Croker House at New London, CONNECT
cut, with which he has been connected the
past season. 1t is one of the largest and
most elegant hotels in New England, and
has large and profitable patronage.
Heywoods Combination is advertised to
appear at the Opera House shortly.
Six children received the ordinance of
baptism at the Congregational church, yes
terday, at the hands of the pastor, Kew.
T,vn oh e
Cheney, also children of John A. Sheldon.
Henry w. Kingsley, John p. Spaulding,
and child of Rev. Mr.. Johnson.
zera, the king of ventriloquisis, appears
at the Opera House, about Oct, 1st. to re-
main two or three evenings. A laughable
experience concerning him is related in
another column
The "free for all'' race trottcd on Friday
here is considered by all to have been the
best trial of speed and the most hotly CON
tested race ever trotted on the Rutland
track.
We understand the stallion Highland
Grey" is to be entered in the races at Barre
to occur in u week or two Several large
purses are offered and the Grey is liable to
walk away with some of them.
DR.. Lawton has just returned from
four weeks trip to Delaware and Mary
land.
Joseph j. Scott of Mount Tabor has been
required to furnish sureties in $4,000 for
his appearance at the present term of the
Rutland county court for alleged malicious
\ libel.
friendly game between the Nameless
clubSand members of the Dexters and Boil
vars was played Saturday afternoon.
During the. game Gorham, one of the
PLAYERS, received a severe blow from the
ball in the face producing, however, no
serious results excepting a large swelling.
Our fine new freight depot still remains
unfinished, and the contractor, we believe,
is waiting for orders regarding its compile
ton.
The committee representing the Produ-
GERS Association met Mr.. Marcy, general
freight agent of the Delaware and Hudson
Canal Company, and Mr.. Mills, freight
agent of the Central Vermont at Rutland
on Monday last The Committee report an
interesting and agreeable meeting between
themselves and Messrs. Marcy and Mills,
and say that those gentlemen manifested q
desire to promote the slate producing i'll
terest, and agreed to enter at once into ne
gotiations with connecting lines with n
view of effecting a reduction of freight
tariffs. The committee have hopes that
such reduction may be effected. So says
the Poultney journal.