The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-30
whitehall.

A large number of our citizens held n
meeting at Village hall, Sept. IA, for the
purpose of organizing n fire company to
man Torrent Engine No. 1. Fifty-three
names were promptly enrolled. The names
of the officers are as follows:
John Glyn, foreman p. II. Hay, first
assistant; James Sweeney, second assist
ant: p. Kinney, treasurer John Barrett,
secretary p. Green and John Mclaughlin
stewards Thos. Smith and F. NJ. Chltls,
pipemen.
This company go to Cambridge. TO the
muster, on the 18th of October. Our chief
engineer, Mr.. N. z. Baker, informs me that
he has received the assurance from the
committee on the muster ut that place. that
there will be no Pittsburgh judges on the
stand at that muster.
The amount of tells received at the
canal collectors office for the week end
ing, Sept. Goth, were $1,Gs7,01 number
of boats cleared for the week, 115.
About half past nine o'clock on Satur-
'u1 HlHub it5ly uS tnt trSltTH lItlRnt
were leaving the depot, two heavy sticks
of timber, or spars swung off from plat
form car striking the wood-shed, near the
bridge. and completely demolshng one
end of the building. Before the train
could be stopped the spars struck the rail
road bridge, tearing out posts, braces, ETC.
Fortunately no further damage was done.
A hanger-on of Barnum's menagerie and
&c
of our townsmen on the show ground on
Friday last. He had engaged the gentle
man in conversation, and succeeded in
getting his watch partly out of his pocket
when blow from watchful FRIEND
'straight from the shoulder" made him
change his base of operations with aston
ishing speed. For a moment his head
stood where his feet ought to have been.
Scrambling up he dashed into the crowd
and managed to escape, minus his booty,
but with a sadly damaged eye.
The Ship Canal Survey, under Mr. G.
Thomas Hall, has just been completed 1t
extends from Whitehall to the kheadwaters
of the Hudson, at Fort Edward. survey
has also been completed of Wood Creek
and Granville river, to ascertain the guage
of The different streams. This work was
ordered by Col. Fuller, U. $. engineer, who
has charge of the survey from the upper
lakes TO the Hudson river. The maps of
this route are at the engineers Office. in
this town, and are nearly completed. They
will be forwarded to Col. Fuller, who will
make an estimate of the cost of the work,
and present it to congress the coming
winter.
Lieutenant w. p Potter, U. :. N, re-
turned with his bride on Saturday evening,
from six weeks tour. which included Bos-
ton, Mass, and st. Paul, Mimi, as ter
minal points. The lieutenant returned
from Il two years cruise in the East India
seas in July. He is the first of our towns
men who has made the tour of the whole
world. lie has the affable manners of the
gentlemen of the navy, and his promotion
to lieutenancy, which bears date of July
Goth, meets the cordial approval of all his
acquaintance. His beautiful bride is also
deservcdlv esteemed for her genial and
polite bearing, and her friends are FORUM
ate in the prospect of having her society
for some months to come On Tuesday
the lieutenant will proceed to Washington
10 complete the requirements preliminary
TO assuming the duties of his rank, although
"A furlough will probably be granted him
for some weeks. :.