The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-07
state, county and vicinity,

one Of Buttons patent advertising desks
has Just been placed in the Knight House
by Mr.. Baker. 1t is a very handsome,
convenient and useful piece of furniture,
the spaces being filled with the advertise
ments of our manufacturers.
was pleased to see, n few days since,
Mrs. Z. G. Ellis upon the street in car
riage. She has been very i'll for nearly
eight months, and for a long time her life
was despaircd Of
Our ball players think if there is nine
in Rutland that have had any experience
in playing or enough to interest our best
players, it would be well for them To come
over and give our boys little exercise.
The Athletics of Rutland came here Fri
day, the 3D., with high hopes and expccta-
tons sweet, and went home beaten 30
runs in one game, and the boys that played
against them are not our best players
either. The truth is, if man comes to
FairhaVcn to beat them, he generally
leaves saying, ''that little thing can't be
did Our boys have played two games
with Rutland and are waiting for the
third
The nth was as quiet rs a bank vault
after suspension of the bank For we had
no creased pole, CREASED pig,or walking on
tight rope, tight legs, or with crazed
brain, but every one in our streets seemed
to sing the 'Star spangled banner" inward
ly 50 one sang 81 won't go home till
morning, or "Molly put the kettle on. ="
During the day the Welsh had their annual
Estedfod. Their semi-annua is holden at
Granville in January. This is meeting
that it would be well did the Americans
initiate. 1t Is composed of all ages and
both sexes; it consists of compositions,
oraliuns, declarations, singing, definaly
sentences, discussions, and in fact a gen
cral literary meeting, at which prizes are
given tor the best this being "A ma
tional custom, is one reason that
makes the Welsh nation such
good singers, musicians, thinkers and
SPEAKERS. They are taught from childhood
10 think. and when grown up become II
nation of thinkers. They think more of
their own nation and her customs than Of
others, and remain close to those customs,
Learning Their children their native Ian
guage in this country, and most universally
use il in their daily intercourse with each
other. They have some traits it would be
well for Americans to initiate and it would
be well for them to initiate some of orr
national traits.
The catholics occupied their new church
for the first time the Ath and had
during the day fair and festival at the
| town hall.
The ladies Of the Methodist church had
n festival IN the evening to procure money
to pay for new mcclellan they have re-
Gently purchased for their church.
On Sunday services were held in the
new Catholic church, for the first time.
The First National Bank of Fairhavcn
has declared Il scmi-annual dividend of five
per cent. which is now payable.
The Welsh ladies' announce n strawberry
and icc-crcam festival. to be held on We'd
nesday evening next, for the benefit of the
CambIian Cornet Band. The band will
furnish music for the occasion.
In spite of the cdict issued by our village
fathers forhidding the use OF fire crackers,
the Fourth in Farhaven turned out to be
reasonably NOISY. Young America was
ont with the cannon and made everything
jingle "trom early morn to dewey eve.
The number of casualties was unusually
small and hardly worth recording. Joseph
E.Colton had his right hand severely LAGER
ated by the bursting of a small cannon, and
George Maynard had his arms badly burn
cd with powder.
LONDONDERRY.
| The Londonderry dramatic club having
made very considerable addition to Union
hall, presented in "A very successful manner
on the evenings Of the ID and 18th inst the
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