The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-30
THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1874
DASHES HERE AND THERE.

Vol. James NJ GutnHm mas Oeen appoint
ed chief marshal of the Vermont state fair,
to be held at Rutland. the second week in
September next.
An equpoctial-lke storm is upon us, and
last night one of the severest gales of the
past winter blew over our heads and through
our streets, accompanied by quite fall of
snow.
We are pleased to announce that laun-
dry, an establishment long needed in Rut-
land, will be opened May LIST by Major
Salisbury in the basement OF the Central
House. He has secured the services of
two first class laundry women from one of
the best laundries in Troy The business
will be under the immediate supervision of
"Mell,' and all orders left at the Central
House office will receive prompt attention.
The Major desires us to say that this will
he permanent thing.
Wallace Bruce, the lecturer, spent 4 few
hours in town yesterday.
One of the candidates Yesterday, under
the mistaken idea that he was elected, ex-
pended his qualification over the event in
"trea" to some twenty of his constituents,
much to their pleasure and to the enjoy
ment of his other friends as well. The Of
fetal count, however, was an 'cye-opener'
to the candidate, who received the news
with as good grace as possible.
A lattor ,v,e roco;vo1 Ia putIon1 1notor
day which had the following endorsement
upon it "This letter, with many others,
was found five miles from the town of Red
Rock, on Bee creek, near the county
10Th inst; the mail having been robbed
from the San Antonio stage % miles from
Austin, Texas, on the night of the It'll, by
three heavily armed highwaymen.
"W. II. GRAYsoN,
q Asst special agent
The Troy Press is responsible for the
following: A quick-witted Irishman of
Rutland, in anticipation Of visit from the
liquor inspectors, secreted his stock in his
cellar and then sawed the stairs leading to
the place, half off. When the officers
came they were notified that the stairs
were dangerous and We're rendered all the
more needless thereby. As result they
fell into the cellar and were glad to scram-
BILE out with unbroken bones and seek else
where.
Boston has appropriated 5000 to each
Post of the Grand Army of the Republic
in that city.
A Whitehall groceryman marks the
prices of provisions on the covers of his
barrels and casks He had new clerk
the other day who mixed things. He got
the cover of the sugar barrel, which was
labeled 80 cents Id, upon the lard bar
REL and straightway began To sell lard at
nine cents. The sudden decline in the
price attracted all the people in town. and
until the proprietor returned paid him off
and told him to emigrate to Troy, where
smart people were in demand
The Ogdensburg Journol says that Chas.
Rollo, passenger conductor on the Central
Vermont railroad line from Ogdensburg 10
St. Albans during the past three years,
has been appointed station agent at st. AL
bans.
Workmen on the New York and Canada
railroad visit Whitehall on pay days, get
drunk and riot through the place. When
they return on the lake boat to their work
the mob frightens passengers and officers
generally.
Port Henry presents lively appearance
these days, in consequence of great pre-
parations for the rebuilding of the burnt
district.
Hon. George w. IIendee member Of
Congress from the third district, is soon t.
speak in the House in favor of the Caugh
nawaga and Niagara ship canal bill.
Officer Thomas of Whitehall last Tues
day night arrested a woman on the trail
from Troy due in Whitehall at o'clock
on the charge of picking an old lady's peck
ct. The prisoner refused to give her name
The engine of mixed train on the Mont
peller & Wells river railroad got off tn
track about two miles out of Wells river
Monday night at 8 O'clock and went dow
an embankment twenty feet. The engi
neer, George Lyon, had an arm broken
and was otherwise very seriously injured
Mine host Smith of the Middlebury Hous
has Just issued card on which is the fol
lowing rhyme:
Here all is quiet. clean and neat,
At prices absolutely cheap
Declared 20 be by every guest
house that ranks among the best.
Theodore Thomas gave concert in Ne
York last Friday evening, and at the clio;
was presented with a silver casket contain
ing a certificate of deposit for very larl
sum of money. The presentation WI
made by Richard Grant White, in beha
of the contributors.
Hill e Son of Wallngford indicate in
advertisement in another column where Il
people of that vicinity can purchase of Il
best quality and at the cheapest price.
grand opening of military goods is to tai
place.
The snow laid foot deep in Montpelit
on Sunday morning.
w J Toombs of North Bennington Il
just received his spring stock of boots a
shoes which he has bought for cash. a
invites everybody in his own and adjoni
towns 10 call and see him. and he W
guarantee to give them better Gifts" tn
ever before.