The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-20
state, County and vicinity.


The funeral of Lawrence Grace, who
murdered his wife and then cut his own
throat at Buskirks last Sunday week, was
held here Tuesday last. Grace has been
for a long time q resident of this place and
had been in the employ of II. c. Norton,
Esq, until within few days of the tragic
afiir.
The affair of the season is to come off at
Library Hall next Wednesday evening in
the shape of a grand calico ball The par
ties having 1t in charge will spare no pains
to render it pleasant and agreeable to the
large party that are sure to attend
The New Orleans Ministries finished up
the season with one of their excellent en-
tertainmcnts at Library Hall Saturday
evening last. The most of the troupe have
gone to New York, where they will again
reOrganze. Sinner, the end man, has an
engagement to play four weeks in New
Hampshire.
Rev. L. a. Austin of Mcridcn. N. H.,
assisted IN the exercises ut the Congrega-
tlonal chapel last Sabbath morning, and
Rev: j. &. 1ibblils supplied the pulpit in
st. Peters Episcopal" church.
The kerosene lamps in the Congrcga.
tiona chapel that have heretofore been used
for lights have been removed and the
chapel is now lighted with gas, the same as
is To be used in the church.
The ladies of st. Francis de Sales CCatho
lic) church are TO hold fair and festival,
commencing next Monday evening.
The young mems association have made
arrangements for Il first class course of lee
lures during the coming winter. The tic
kcts to the course have been placed at the
low SUM Of Sl50 each, and it is to be
hoped that at the end of the course the as
ISOLATION will come out clear at least.
something That they have not been used to.
The members of Stark engine company
are not in the least bit disheartened over
the result Of their trip to Cambridge. but
say that they are willing to try again. the
first opportunity that offers.
II is rtnOred that the hours of labor in
our knitting mllsare to be cut down one
fourth. We hope that such is not the
case for during the panic n year ago. they
did what but a few others dd-.an through
the whole of the panic.
The Baptist church was crowded to its
full capacity last Sabbath evening. to at
tend tie concert given by the Sabbath
school OF that church, under the direction
or Deacon H. Taft. superintendent of the
cchool The pulpit platform was very
flnely decorated with flowers and bouuets,
and on it was an arch trimmed with ever
green leaves, flowers and wild berries. on
the top of the arch being the word
Christ
Among the many exercises of the even
ing was the recitation of Buel McEoWen,
"Have courage my boy TO say to no. The
class exercise, The Christian balance
sheet, Ivy the members OF Miss IIutchin-
sons class. Nothing to do" as spoken
by Miss Niles and the recitation The lost
sheep, by Mrs. w. X. Graves and ''The
lost lambs, by little Agge Luther. were
the gems OF the first part Of the evenings
exercises. The second was an act par,ici-
pated in by ten young ladies', each one re-
reatng a verse in which was IA word or
words commencing with each of the letters
necessary to spell out Rock of Ages. -
and then each one hanging her letter on Il
cross trimmed with myrtle and leaves that
stood under the arch. At the close of this
exercise poem,
'RCck OF ages cleft for me,
Ihoughtlessly maiden sang
was repeated by class of five young ladies,
viz Miss Kate Secor, Miss Carrie Hough
ton, Miss Durham, Jennie Rice, and Dora
Wilcox. which was done in fine manner.
The exercises were interspersed with sing
ing by the members of the school and by a
quarteite vino sang, God in mercy hear
my prayer" Remarks were made by Prot.
}. i. Lansing and Rev. l.. A. Austin, and
the exercises reflected much credit upon
those who had them in charge.
The work upon the new church is all
completed. with the exception of putting
down the carpet, and it will probably be
ready for dedication by the 10Th of NOvpm