The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-12
LOCAL M ENTION.

Otter Creek encampment No. Z, /. q. o
F., will meet this Thursday evening al
Oddfellows Hall, Globe block, at 100.
Our citizens should remember that Mrs.
Scott Siddons reads at Middlebury this
evening.
The ladies of the Temperance Union will
meet in the parlors of the Baptist churcl,
this Thursday afternoon at o'clock.
Dancing school under the direction of
Mr.. Wells this evening, at Landon's Hall,
and hop will take place after 0 o'clock
The proprietor and managing editor :"
of the Herald is making use of his official
position as postmaster to ascertain the cir
culation of THE GLOBE by sending circu-
lars to each of the postmasters in the coun-
". An easier way is to call at our office,
and il he can satisfy lis that it is bis bust
ness to know, we will cheertully give him
the information.
A slight furry of snow was blown about
our streets yesterday afternoon, but it
amounted to but little that had even the ap-
pearance of winter.
We regret 10 learn of the death of DR.
A. Sidney Houghton, formerly of Pawlet,
which occurred of heart disease at Beleville
N. Y, on Tuesday. The crowded state of
our columns prevent further notice this
morning.
The Middebury lecture committee have
received the following telegram which con-
tradicts the rumor that she will fail to fill
her engagement this evening
"Mrs Scott-Siddons reads in Nashua the
10th. Has no engagement for the 18th and
will therefore have ample time TO reach
you in Middlebury."
The editorial articles on the "third term
from the Montpelier journal, and "What
the elections mean," from the Burlington
Free Press, published in our columns to-
day, are significant political utterances.
Rev. VIM. H. Collins, former rector of
81. Paul's church, Vergennes, and son-u-
law of George Graves, Esq, ofliciated at
st. Mchael's church, Brattleboro. on Sun
day.
Typhoid tever'is prevailing to an alarm
ing extent, but few deaths have occurred
as yet. The excellent management of our
physicians of the disease indicates that it is
better understood than formerly.
The Rutland boot and shoe company is
to occupy the store in the west end of Sad
Ter & Thral's new block on West street.
One of Howe's scales is being put up in
front of the building
A new Howe scale was erected at Gen.
BaXter's new barn last week, of a desirable
pattern and highly ornamented.
Police matters are quiet inst now and no
court has been held for the past two days.
We understand Rev. +. r. Hammond,
whose labors have been so successful in
Europe and America, will be invited dur
ing the coming winter to hold series of
revival meetings in Rutland. 1t is report.
ed that at the series OF meetings recently
held by him at Nashua, N. H., the city was
stirred more than at any previous time in
twenty years. The childrens meetings
were crowded. An open-air meeting was
attended by nearly 1000 people on Sun
day afternoon.
The "Western Manufacturer" a monthly
journal published at Chicago, Illinois, has
three pages quarto giving birds-eye view
of the city of Appleton. Wisconsin, and al
account of the Fox River water-power
which it describes as ''thc most magnlfi
cent water-powcr in the world" The
lumber business of our townsman, Mr.
Dorr, is alluded to as one of the enterprises
OF the Fox River valley. The "Manufac.
turer' is an ably conducted journal Of itt
class.
In a case before the recent general tern
of the supreme court from Rutland county
telegram was sent for the files, which
consisted of voluminous mass of paper
and a large quantity of chips of WOO
which had been put in as evidence. The,
were sent TO Montpelier by express TIL
clerk of the supreme court, in giving no
tice of the return of the papers in lette
to County Clerk Smith, says, II have sen
the cord wood and files by express"