The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-06
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at Boston on Saturday.
There will be great amusement and fun
in the lecture of W. S. Andrews at the
Opera House, this evening, on Dialect
Humor.' lie is highly commended where
ever he has appeared on the lecture plat
form. BE sure and hear him. Reserved
seats can be secured at Nleeker's music
store this morning.
Hon. Robert S. Hale, of Elzlbcthtown.
N. Y, was ut the Bardwcll House ycster-
day.
The Debris Of the late fire on the corner
of Grove and West streets is being rcmoy-
ed, and the land, which is the property of
Messrs. Sadler, Thrall and Cramton. is
being cleared.
Messrs George w. Blanchard, the for
mer foreman of the Harlem Extension rail
road car shops, and John Donelly, have
erected new building on the northeast
corner of Center and Wales streets, Is by
20 feet, which is to be used by the latter as
wheelwright and blacksmith shop. 1t is
contemplate in the spring to build on an
addition of front on Center street and
make the same an extensive workshop.
Mr. Doncly has been Il workman in the
car shops under Mr.. Blanchard for the past
eight years, and is fully competent to man
age the business.
We are requested to state that Mrs.
Mietzllc was not engaged by the prudential
committee to sing in the cnoir OF the Con-
gregational church at salary, but that the
young ladies of the choir obtained Il sub
scription for Mrs Meitzke, about the first
of January, and presented the same to her.
The committee appropriate no money for
the choir aside from the salary paid the
organist.
Rev. L. VI. Haynes OF Rutland occupied
the pulpit of the Baptist church at White
hall again on Sunday last, preaching ser
mons of great acceptance TO the people.
The annual meeting of the Champlain
Transportation Company takes place at
Burlington to-day.
Rev ]. L. Wright, of Montpelier, deliv-
ers the next lecture in the Richmond course
January 10Th. Subject, "Una."
The Supreme Court for Chittenden coun-
ty convenes at Burlington to-day Judge
Barrett presides, assisted by Judges II II.
Wheeler, Homer T. Royce and TimothyP.
Redfeld.
MIR Henry S. Epson, telegraph operator,
who died at Burlington on the 22d ult.,
left a wife and child entirely destitute On
learning this fact, Manager Drury at once
set afOat on the wires a message detailing
the sad circumstances when the employees
of the Western Union telegraph company,
from Montreal to New York, and through
out New England, ''chipped in" and have
made up a purse of $500 for the widow
and orphan of their deceased comrade.
This speaks well for the kind-heartedncss
and liberality of the magnetic craft.
Z. d Billings, Esq, of Troy, well known
in this county, contributed on New Years
day go loaves of bread to the relief associ-
alton of that city.
Mr.. Hiram Hill, for many years proprie-
tor of the St. Johnsbury House, and an eX-
tensivc mail contractor, died on the 3lst
ult. at Waterford.
The officers of the Northern Vermont
Musical Convention publish a card, return
ing their thanks to the press and the public
for the generous support extended to the
convention, in which they say We extend
our grateful Acknowledgements to the press
and particularly to the st. Adams Advcr.
tiser, st. Adams Messenger, Burlington
Free Press, Montpelier Argus, Rutland
GLOBE, Rutland Herald Malone Palladium
Plattsburg Republican, Plattsburg Senti
mel, and many other well known journal.
for their Just crticims and kindly notices
Total receipts. ......,.,..,,...,".Sl,4 33 Z,
Expenses. Observation-Disclosures l,3OO u
1877 OF
Balance 1872. ......................... 100 q
Amt to credit of Treasurer,..".S 227 On
Edgar Walker, A b, who las been
teacher at West Rutland for the past year
has become Principal of Oak Grove Semi
nary at Pownal in bennington county Mr.
Walker is a graduate Of Middlcbury Col
lege, and is said to be teacher of ability
This institution is pleasantly located, and
in hourishing condition, and under tn
supervision of Mr.. Walker it will. IN
doubtcdly, prosper and increase its alrcad
high reputation as an educational instit
ton.
The custom of New Years calls was in
troduced at Woodstock, Burlington an
Brattleboro, beside Rutland.
A party of young men in Burlingo
made 1855 calls.
Charles X. Field, the well-known law
yer of Brattleboro, over seventy years G
age, boasts that he made over 1870 calls an
drank over 100 cups of coffee.