The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-13
WHITEHALL.


Work on the new opera house IS pro-
gressing rapidly. The frame of the opera
house part was raised on Thursday last.
Our people who attended the meeting OF
the American Board at Rutland last week,
returned greatly impressed with the gener-
Gus hospitality of the people of that town
They say that the citizens of Rutland
added to the lustre of human kindness as
known to them before and those who
staid at home, doubtful of the success Of
the meeting, are consequently chagrined
at their mistake. The modest behavior
Hall was especially commended. The gen.
tleman who asked one of them for some
wedding cake, says, he doesn't mean to
give it up So"
The daughter of r. s. McLachin, aged
three years, while swinging on q gate had
her left leg broken below the Knee last
Tuesday, but as usual, there was q boy In
the scrape. and he may have caused the
fall of his little sister, all of which teaches
little boys to be gentle, and all little
children TO avoid swinging on gates. Of
course, when they grow up they can
change all that and hang on gates every
night. At any rate it seems to be fashion
that never changes.
The work of removing the rubbish of the
Halls hotel barn. destroyed in the late fire,
is completed. Preparations for building q
new and commodious barn have already
commenced.
MIDDLETOwN
A dancing party at Gates hotel Oh this
Tuesday evening.
A Colorado paper says Geo. w. Mcclure,
formerly of Middlctown, is in active and
prosperous business at Boulder, Colorado.
1t says that the firm of Bradley & Mcclure
by strict attention to the wants of their
customers, fair dealing, gentlemanly de-
pertinent, and the further recommendation
that only flrst-class goods are kept by them
they have become one of the heaviest
firms in northern Colorado"
james f. Germond sawed his fingers at
e. W. Gray's mill, on Tuesday.
A COW belonging to Alonzo Gates, and
one Of the best, if not the hest in town, was
killed by lightning on Friday last.
When you see a red nose, hear good
deal of loud thick talk, and smell william
Gus poor whisky and all this. around of
and concerning a self constituted reformer,
then what do you think Poultney Jour-
nal
POULTNEY.
A successful fruit and ice cream festival
was held by the ladies of the Baptist
church at Joslin Hall on Tuesday evening,
Oct 9th. \ large audience were present,
composed Of all denominations, and the
clergymen of each church. A. J. Smiths
band furnished the music. The receipts
ere nearly so. which goes into the
Treasury of the Mite society.
Miss Eliza Boycc, school teacher, il
seriously i'll of typhoid fever
Mrs. w. G. Dunton has opened a sing
ing school at Troy Conference Academy.
Barnes Frishie and Asahel Smith have
been appointed commissioners on the estate
of the late Charles p Ward, and hold
meetings on the second Thursday of Oc-
tuber aud November.
HAMPTON, N. Y.
The Hampton cheese factory on Tues
day shipped 3S7 cheese to Smith & Under.
hill, New York, weighing 24,902 pounds at
IA cents per pound, amounting to So
4O6 90
Rev John Milton Webster, presiding
elder of the Cambridge district, and ma
tive of Hampton. preached at the Meth.
odst church On Sunday and administered
the sacrament of the Lords Supper.
A series of religious meetings are being
held nj the Methodist church. Rev. Mar.
tin +. Gladly, Rev Wesley Wood and Rev.
5. n. BcaudIy have delivered sermons.
cUTTINGsy LILLE.
About scveniy-iive couple attended the
opening dance of the season at Todd's
hotel last Friday evening, and the gather
ing was voted 10y all to be one of the pleas
ATTEST and most fashionable that has ever
been held there. Parties were present from
Benson, Brattleboro, Bellows Falls, Bran
don, Casllcton and Orwell. The supper
WAS gotten mp in that manner for which
Mis-. Todd is so well noted, and indeed the
occasion throughout was the par excellence
OF the season.