The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-17
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DASHES HERE AND THERE.
The Mendelssohn society met at their
hall this (Tuesday) evening, at 130 o'clock.
Col. w. G. Veazey will make the CLOS
ing argument in the Hathaway insurance
case at o'clock this morning, after which
the judge will deliver his charge and the
case will be given to the jury.
The Burlington Free Press says John ~
Baxter of Rutland, returned from his Eu-
ropean trip Saturday evening in fine health.
Anybody who has met him can well count
him jolly and musical enough, for not only
two continents, but a hemisphere.
The United States circuit court was adj
juurned on Saturday forenoon sine die.
Judge Smalley went to Utica Monday, to
hold the March term of the United States
court for the Northern district court of
New York, taking the place of the lament
ed Judge Hall. All cases registered for
the present term of the district court in
Vermont, will hold over until his return.
DIR. Norman Towsey. well known ply
stefan of Panton, formerly of Powlct, is
suffering seriously from paralysis Of the
optic nerve.
Rev. w. w. Foster, Jr., pastor OF the
Methodist church in Pittsford. at the con-
clusion of his morning discourse on Sun
day, made eloquent and touching allusion
to the death of Charles Sumner
Hon. Frederick Billings, who is under
medical treatment in New York, is making
good progress toward restored health
Mrs. Billings AMI friends changed their
plans and went to Kingston, Jamaic in
stead of Nassau, and will spend the spring
in that delightful region.
Incidents worthy Of note in connection
with the funerals of Fillmore and Sumner.
are that Rev. V. r. Hotchlliss, d. D., for
mcrly pastor of the Baptist church in
Poultney, OBLIGATED at the funeral of OK
President Fillmore Rev. Byron Sunder-
land, d. D., native Of Shoreham, olllcl-
ated at the funeral of Senator Sumner, and
that Senator Sumner made the formal an
nouncement of the death Of Hon. Solomon
Foot in the Senate of the United States.
Burlington's urchins, from six to twelve
years old, took the celebration of the recent
democratic victory into their own hands,
and paid the mayor elect visit with the
discordant trumpet and pan. He rcpulsed
them, but newly elected alderman, hear
ing them coming and supposing them to be
company of h constituents, flung wide
his doors, and the little gluttons rushed in
and cleaned off his loaded tables. The
consequence was that when the voters
came they found pretty poor picking.
A swindlcr calling himself Ezra Y
Cooke, Is under arrest in Providence
Having leased an old building in Woon-
socket, he put out a sign "Burrill IL
Cooke" and to this bogus firm consgn-
ments of hay and flour haye been arriving
from merchants in New York, Vermont,
Michigan and elsewhere. The officers
found in the store only an old table and
chair. Four car loads of flour from various
poin's have been intercepted.
Ninety-two oranges of the Patrons OF
Husbandry in Vermont up to Saturday
last.
c. b. Swift and Major John W. New
ton, having been elected deacons of tho
Congregational church in St. Adams, were
indicted into office at the close of the ser
vice on Sunday morning, by the pastor
Rev. Chas. VanNorden.
n rovipr of tho ITt;ca //sr1II hat
ter known as j. Joshua jenkins, who de
livered lecture here last season, is nov
local editor of the Rome N. Y, Sentinel.
The Vermont Farmer says: ave hav
heard it suggested IN various quarters tina
Col j. B. Mead, of Randolph, would max
good farmers candidate for the mex
Congress from the second district We be
,.. lieve he would receive hearty support i
Caledonia county"
The bill for the relief of Postmaste
Clarke, of Brattleboro, whose office wa
robbed OF stamps, &c, to a considerable
amount some months since, has passed III
House of Representatives
The st. Adams druggists have announce
their full sympathy with the women's ten
perance movement in that village and pr'
test being classed among common run
sellers, claiming to have heretofore col
fined their sales strictly to medicinal pu
poses They now pledge themselves not I
sell any wine, liquors, alcohol, ale or pc
ter, for any purpose whatever, so long
the sale of liquors, etc, is conducted |
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with the drug trade in st. Adams
Joseph f. White delivers his lecture {
"Cheerfulness " in Clarendon on Wedne
day evening, March 1S, at Town Hal
All are invited to attend.