The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-23
Dashes Here and There.

A petition has been circulated among
the members of the legislature ia
voring Judge Barrett, of Woodstock, as a
successor to Judge Smalley for United
States district judge. In view of the fact
that no vacancy as yet exists in this posi-
ton, this action would seem to be very pre-
mature.
The shipment of apples by canal and
down the Hudson River this season have
been unusually large.
The st. Adams Aduertiser says that out
of seven thousand intelligent beings, there
were only forty who bought season tickets
to that lecture course, and our people eat
considerable fish, too.
The ladies of the Unitarian church at
Burlington are raising funds to aid the suf-
ferers in the west
Rev. E. H. Chaplin lectures at Burlington
on Monday evening next.
The new Trinity Methodist Episcopal
church at Montpelier will be dedicated on
Tuesday next, Nov. Gath, at q o'clock.
Rev. VIM. r. Clark of Boston will preach
the sermon. 1t will be an occasion of great
interest.
Rev. John Gregory of Mortified is
preaching one-half the time very accepta-
bly, to the Universalist society in Cavendish.
DR.. s. w. Tnayer of Burlington has re-
turned home from his European trip.
Rev. ]. P. Demeritt, formerly of Paw
let, is supplying the pulpit of the C2ngre-
gational church in Hardwick.
The sovereigns of industry have opened
store in Hartford, Conn, on capital of
$12,500.
The Barton Monitor says: "We wish
some one would start a tanncry in every
town in the state; then, perhaps, enough
leather could be accumulated TO re-head
those legislators who are opposed to re-
ciprocity."
The selectmen of st. Johnsbury have
closed the billiard rooms and bowling alleys
in that town.
Allen Wardner, father of Mrs. VIM. NJ.
Evarts of New York, is living at Windsor,
aged "a; he still retains his eycsight
and his interest in public affairs.
A union service of the churches of all
denominations is to be observed on Thanks
giving day at North Adams, Mass The
sermon is to be preached at the Congrega-
tional church by Rev. E. II. Garfield, rec.
tor of the Episcopal church.
David A. Gage, formerly of Bellows
Falls, late city treasurer of Chicago, ant
an alleged defaulter, is TO be tried on thu
Gath instant.
Plainfield boasts of fock.,of 1900 tur
keys.
Mrs +. l.. Flood, mother of the lat
Roger A. Flood, of Troy, lady formerly
we'll known in southern Vermont, is still
living, at the age of 81 years. in ssNortl
Adams, Mass.
Newark, Vermont, has raised this yea
9,S03 pounds of hops, and has worked VI
into starch $1,000 bushels of.potatoes.
Says the st. Johnsbury Californian
"The newspapers are now printing tn
item that grangers are buying corn in Or
leans county for 68 cents bushel. They
might just as well advertise that they wer,
buying gold dollars for seyenty.dve cent
apiece, and it would be just as reasonable.
There are now over 100 oranges of tn
Patrons of Husbandry in Vermont, AM
others are being instituted every day.
The planet Venus, as seen through
telescope, for few evenings, will be lo'
in the southwest, and of crescent shape
This planet is now rapidly approaching, o
coming into line with the sun, and on tn
9th of December will actually cross it, Il
India, Australia, ETC., for the first time i
1915 years.