The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-19

LOCAL. MENTION.

Regular convention of Vermont Lodge |
No. of the Knights of Pythias this (Sat-
urday) evening at Odd Fellows Hall Globe
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The little son of Mr.. John Mcnamara
of Center Rutland, who was so badly
scalded by falling into pail of hot water,
on Wednesday, died on Friday morning at
4 O'Clock He suffered but little apparently.
General Benjamin Alvord, paymaster
general OF the United States army, who in
returning from the capitol to his residence
in Washington, slipped on the ice and
broke his leg, is more seriously injured than
Mt first supposed.
The reunion of the normal school at
Castleton, yesterday, was a pleasant affair.
We are compelled to omit our report until
the next issue.
DR.. Lorenzo Sheldon of West Rutland
has been elected one of the Vice-Presi-
dents of the Vermont State Temperance
Society.
Preliminary negotiations for an evening
with Edwin Booth in Rutland are being
entered into involving the fixing of the
tickets at $1.00 This is a price which
will hardly remunerate the parties IN in
terest and make an audience very doubtful.
We are indebted to the Free Press and
Times for our report of the Vermont State
Temperance Society.
A correspondent of the st. Adams Mes
senger, in speaking of the recent concert
at Castleton, says
The singing of the choir of the Rutland
Congregd .iOnal church was excellent. Col.
\. +. Walker sings bass of remarkable
melody and volume. Miss frankie Burt
of Casteton sang Torreys waltz song
"Queen of the Night" and received the first
compliments OF the entertainment. The
instrumental part of the entertainment con-
sisted principally of Ducts, and of course
the execution was uncXceptionable, all the
performances being under the direction OF
Mr.. Mietzke. Miss Ella Bromley played
Beethoven's sonata Pathequc in most cX-
quislte taste. Miss Bromley is not bril-
liant performer, but she always displays
correct taste in her selections, and in hel
rendering interprets the idea Of the com
poser
An exchange says; "Col. Henry $. OIL
colts book about the spiritual manifesto
tons at Chittenden, which are to be pub
lished by Hartford house, seems destineC
to have a large sale. The latest evidence
of the interest awakened by the letters iron
Vermont is supplied in the fact that Aksa
koff, of st. Petersburg, the cars publish
er and eX-tutor to the czarowich, has telc
graphed to his agent in New York TO hav
the whole series translated into Rdssial
and sent to him with the Illustrations Tor re
publication. They are also to be Reprinted
in book form in German, at Leipsic; an
the American publishing company are 4
have the entire book translated into TIN
German language for circulation in thi
country"
Much local and state news Is crowde
out this morning because of the pressur
upon our columns of advertising patron
age.
s. Z. Mayo, the general ticket agent o
the Delaware and Hudson canal company
saws the reduction of fare on the Renf
selaer and Saratoga railroad has not dc
creased receipts.
In noticing that Col. Olcott is to spea
At Hartford. the st. Adams Advertiser saw
"Col. Olcott will not dare to do anythln
of the kind, for If he shows Just whi
these Eddy manifestations really are, b
will cure people of any further dslu'lon 0