The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-05

on the church edifce are being made
which are TO be commenced to-day.
The Week of Prayer will be observed a
the Congregational Church, commencing
this evening at o'clock. On other even
ings of the week the services will com
mence at 7.30. Subject this evening, Con
fesson Our common unworthincss anC
guilt, Thanksgiving for national, domestic
and personal mercies, temporal and spirit
ual, supplication for special blessings on
the week of prayer,
Two days of rain and sultry weather
have taken away our sleighing and mud
| prevalent throughout the town
The Camilla Urso Concert Troupe appear
in the regular lecture course at Middlebury
on Thursday evening next, the 9Th instant.
The troupe consists, beside the renowned
violinist herself, of the celebrated tenor
| singer Tom Karl Miss Edith Abel, So
| prano: j II Thomas, basso; Augustc
Saurct, pian,t and Frederick Leur, di-
rector.
The Boston Barre Il Gardner Railroad
ran its first passenger train from Worces-
ter to Winchcndon son New Years day
and regular trains begin running to-day.
Passengers by this line for Montreal and
points in Vermont save several miles it dis
lance and Two hours in time over the old
route, via Fitchburgh and Nashua.
Hon. f. W. Tobcy of Port Henry, and
General A 5 Dvcn of Elmira n. y. We're
at the Bates House Saturday.
Brattleboro voted Inappropriate $500 for
a new tomb in the cemetery, at the village
meeting, Tuesday night. but refused TO
continue the night Waterman OF to provide
for lighting the streets.
Merchants Row is quite trottng park
on Sunday afternoons.
\ party of Good Tcmplars from Bran
don visited East Middcbury Lodge on Sat
urday evening.
This (Monday) evening the new Masonic
with appropriate ceremonies and the Off
GERS elect of Salem Lodge installed. At
the conclusion of the installation the mem
bers of the fraternity and guests will as
sembe at the Academy Hall and have Il
soiree.
EX-Mayor Hall says he was always o X.
"Ficld- Marshal Benzinc' has been al
tending masquerade in Maine.
Owing to the unreasonable mildncss of
the weat her market-men are anxious to dis
pose of the considerable stock Of holiday
turkeys and other poultry that remains on
hand, and should this weather continue
they will have to offer these at reduced
prices.
Congressman Geo. W. lIcndce was in
New York on saturday, on his return TO
Washington.
The virtues of the slippery iron plates in
the side walk on Center street in assisting
pedestrians to an involuntary seat were
conspicuous on Sunday morning.
About one hundred and fifty couple
danced the old year ont and the new year
in at Lake Dunmore.
New Years calls were in order at Bran
don
The Brandon Union says number of
our benznites celebrated the New Year by
getting gloriously drunk.
Rev Franklin Tuxbury preached an in
teresting New Years sermon at the Con-
gregational Church, Brandon, yesterday.
Mrs c II Knsman, who has so accept
ably filled the position as soprano singer at
Trinity church for some time has with
drawn from the choir, leaving that mpor-
tant part untitled at present. 1t is under
stood that arrangements are being perfected
to secure Il young lady who has won an en-
viable notoriety as vocalist of very supe-
rior talents, and to make the choir the best
in this vicinity.
Mrs. Meitzke has been engaged to sing
at the Congregational church for one year
at a considerable salary. The choir must
be glad of this acquisition as Mrs Mietzke
has fine voice, well adapted to rendering
church music.
The property taken by the burglars from
the store of Hon. ID. ID. Weed, at Sheldon,
on the night of Dec. 21st, was
$500 in government bonds, $50 from
he safe which was blown open. The
bonds belonged to Mr.. Rust, civil engin-
Ger on the l.amoillc Valley railroad. and
the currencc to Mr., Weed. No clue to the
burglars has yet been secured.
All boys sliding on the streets of St. Al
bans are arrested by the police and fine
imposed therefor.
Postmaster General Cresswell advertises
for carrying the mails from Orwell to
North Orwell, two and half miles, once n
week, leaving Orwell on Saturdays at IA
m, arriving ut North Orwell at 8 a m, leav-
ing North Orwell at p IN and arriving at
Orwell at 3 p m.
Rev l. II Stone Of Castleton occupied
the pulpit of the Congregational Church
in Swanton last Sabbath, ana delivered a
Temperance lecture in the evening.
The town of Addison shas eleven men
above so years of age, two of them are 92.
Butter is selling at Brandon from 25 to
32 cents per pound
The Brandon Scale Works, after a weeks
suspension through the holidays, commence
operations again to-day.
The Addison County Temperance Socie-
ty hold special meeting at Vergenncs next
Tuesday.
Here is another specimen of Rutland
XsraM locals An Alburgh debating club
has been discussing the following question;