The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-15
state, County ana vicinity.

There will be grand farewell hop at
Library Hall, Thursday evening.
The new rubber overcoats for our fire de-
partment have arrived, and now the BOYS
langu'sh for chance TO use them
In spite of Asa Childs' resolution, passed
at the late corporation meeting, our street
lamps show forth no light. Will our vii
lage fathers wake up?
Who is the entcrprising Benningtonan
who will immortalize himself by building
an opera house here ? We will gladly
name it after him.
Over 50 new buildings are now in pro
cess of construction within our corporate
limits, and as many have already been fin
ished and occupied the past winter. How
is that for enterprise ?
Mr.. J. Ashley Adams having been away
to Syracuse and brought back wife with
him, has resumed the position of supern-
tendent at the Mineral Soap works.
Mr.. Frank Bradford, we are authorized
to announce. will not Gas reported by the
enterprlsing correspondent of the Troy
Itmes) join with Wallace Bruce in lee
turing tour this season, as his health and
business require his strict attention at home
this summer.
The Bennington county Fish and Game
Club meet to complete their organization,
on the Goth inst. All our old sportsmen
are on the roll, and we trust soon to have
our streams stocked full of specked beau
ties.
1t is barely possible that there will be
two or three weeks this summer during
which our sleighing won't be very good,
but from present appearances such an event
is not at all probable. Such weather as
this is not calculated to make fellow
happy.
Mrs. David Squires died on Sunday
evening last, after Il brief illness of typhoid
pneumonia. Her sister, Mrs. A. III. Wills.
died last week of the same disease. and
quite number Of our people are suffering
with this malady.
The Sunday school connected with the
Smith avenue Congregational church, gave
very interesting concert last Sunday
eyening, which was largely attended The
cilss cAcIcists were an guuu, Dut mis-
David Carpenters class is deserving of n
little extra praise. A very interesting let
ter was read to the little folks by +. c.
White, who is always favorite with the
YOUNGSTERS. and who lays by ihany an in
terestlng thing for their delccts tion.
On Saturday last young son of William
Murphy, on Union street, while nvesti-
eating the mysteries of a tea-kettle, timed
1t of the stove, and was scalded in most
frightful manner The boy will probably
survive.
ii. f. Bradford Il Co. s new mill is ran
IDLY approaching completion. and the ma
chlnery is now being moved into it. Con-
siderable of il is that which was in the old
MIL, but which has been repaired, and con-
siderable new has also been purchased.
Work it is expected will be commenced in
it about the middle of May. Everything
mat could be suggested to enable the opera.
yves to escape in case of fire or any cas-
uaity has been put into the mill, the pro-
prletors being anxious to do everything
wv" y" ehc oaiSt1 Va tnOSc employ
ell by them.
In the absence of Rev. DR.. Hawley. who
goes to conference to-day Tuesday.
Key, H. ii. Shaw, of Manchester, will fill his
pulpit next Sabbath.
Last Wednesday being Rev. DIR. Hawleys
slXtieth birthday, his family, unknown to
MN, arranged surprise. On his return
from short walk in the evening he found
a few friends who had come in during his
absence, and who made themselves perfect
~ at home, arranging a table as they thought
best Ills children were also all at home
for the occasion, and during the evening
presented him with handsome easy chair,
OF black walnut, trimmed with green and
crimson rep. The party and present were
a complete surprise to him, and his feel
ings can be better imagined than described.
We wish the doctor many happy birthdays
hereafter, and are pleased to say that he will
reside in our state another year at least.
WHATS HIS NAME.