The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-24

DASHES HERE AND THERE.

Saturday, for Europe. Their daughter,
Mrs. Patterson, of Philadelphia, will &C
company them. We wish them an agree
able voyage, n pleasant tour, and a safe
return.
An exchange says: Lawyers had bet
ter leave Rutland at once At debate in
the high school, Monday night, the SUBJECT
was, Resolved, that lawyers are a curse
to the community 1t was decided in the
affirmative.
That genial 'convcrsationaist" Chase,
agent for the Travellers Insurance COM
pany, has been at Windsor several days, so
say the papers, as has also his friend Will
liam Porter Cady. 1t is hoped they may
be more successful in transporting their
next lot of maple sweets.
In the absence of Dir. Goldsmith letters
may be addressed to him in the care of
Martin G. Everts, Rutland
The Grand Army of the Republic in
Rutland, Burlington and Brattleboro, and
throughout Vermont, arc making extensive
preparations for the celebration of Decora-
ton Day Saturday May 30th) which
would appear to have lost none of its in
terest for the members of the order or the
public generally.
The many friends Of the Rev n f Put
nam, rector Of st. Lulies church, St. Al
bans, will regret to learn that he is suffering
from a serious attack of inilammatory
rheumatism.
Rev. II f Carpenter of Fitchburg, Mass.
formerly pastor of the Advent church in
Rutland, is to preach at Waterbury. Wash
ington county, the coming year.
Ira w Clark Esq, of Middlcbury, has
retired from the practice of the law
Rev. Franklin Tuxbury of Brandon, de-
livers an address on Monday evening next
before the ladies literary society, ct the
Vermont Methodist seminary, at Mont
peler.
Prof. Harrington, the renowned ma
gician and ventrloqust, is coming.
The umbrella repaircrs are doing a fair
business about town. No less than six on
hand bright and early yesterday morning
The friends of Judge Luke Poland are
presenting him for the vacant place on the
bench of the court of claims.
''St. Nicholas" for May is rich in varied
attractions, stories, poems, sketches, pic
lures, puzzles, and wisdom for the young
of all ages. For sale at Spaulding & Co.. s.
Col. lie Grand b. Cannon is named as
one of the Adirondack park commissioners
in the bill now before the New York Legis-
lature.
Some parties from Philadelphia cxamin
ed Mr.. S. Il. Hunts bill at Bennington last
week, and offered him $4,000. 1t is said
Mr.. Hunt will not take less than $4,000
General Bradford has taken the mill free of
rent and will run two ''sets' until other
arrangements are made
Mr. Smith Montague of Bennington,
upon whom the surgical operation was per-
formed by Dr. Mclean of Troy and Dr.
Morgan of Bennington and others, is out of
danger, and will be able 20 walk this week
Mr.. Montagues many friends will be glad
to learn of his recovery
Tom Cree, the great Washington county
forger, will be tried on an old indictment
found against him just after his sudden
and mysterious departure from the scene of
his operations. The Indictment charges
him with forgery.
A large convention of railway supern-
tendents was recently held at st. Louis.
All of them reported business light. and it
was agreed that unless there should be an
extraordinary waking up, the winter time
tables would suffice for summer use.
Henry L. Dodge has been elected super
intendent of schools at Burlington. That
city is fortunate in having such man as
Mr.. Dodge, who is gentleman of
leisure, and has given much time. thought
and labor to the schools OF that city. lie
receives a salary of $1,000
Report has it that Bradford Parker, for
merly of Middlebury, has got into trouble
''out west" having been sentenced to prison
for life, for murder
The May Galaxy has paper by Albert
Rhodes about Americans in Paris -how they
misrepresent their own country, and do not
succeed in initiating the French. spauld-
ing & Co. have the Galaxy.
Rev. DIR. William Adams of New York
has retired from the pastorate of the Madi-
son avenue Presbyterian church, after q
ministry of nearly forty years.
First it is destruction by fire, says a vet
eran observer, next it is destruction by wa
ter, and then it is desolation by ''fire-water -
Prot. Homer b. Sprague of Brooklyn,
n. Y, has accepted the invitation to be the
orator before the Phi Beta Kappa at the
commencement of the University of Yer
mont. Halls famous band of Connecticut
arc to furnish the music at commencement.
David Crary, NJ. D., formerly OF Wall
ingford, and for time in DR.. L G.. Lewis
drug store in this village has been appoint
ed coroner of the city of Hartford Conn,
also chairman of the health committee, of
the city council
Elder Hiram Munger will preach in the
Advent chapel this friday evening
MAY DAY BALL-A grand May day
party ball and oyster supper will be given
at the Town hall in Clarendon, Wednesday
cumming Anri o. A mnnnrnl inuitnIinn 1.