The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-22
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Rutland lodge of Good Templars meets
this Wednesday evening at Odd Fellows
hall, Globe block.
Henry F. Field was mole comfortable
yesterday, but is a great sufferer still from
the disease with which he is afflicted
rheumatic fever
All the boot and shoe establishments in
this village will close every Wednesday
evening at sclock, commencing this even
ing.
Mr.. a. w. Higgins, the well-known
druggist, is putting down handsome tile
floor in his store, an improvement worthy
of notice.
a workman at the Sutherland Falls mar
BILE company's quarries had the thumb of
his left hand taken off just above the mid
die joint yesterday morning. while at work
at the hosting machine.
Spaulding & Co., have received the
Galaxy" "Scribner's,' 'Harper's. AT
lantic," popular Science" St. Nicholas, -
'Godey's,"' Jefferson" and Crank Leslie
magazines for May.
There is almost an epidemic in this vi
cinity of pneumonia. After few days,
typhoid symptoms show themselves, and
several cases are reported TO be very severe.
Several cases of smallpox are reported
on the turnpike The question was fire.
quently asked on our streets yesterday,
'Are the authorities doing what they
ought to confine it to its present limits 2"
This is an important question and should
be answered promptly.
p. 7. Barnum, the prince of showmen,
who is to visit Rutland early this summer,
gives an exhibition at Reading Pa, to-day.
The Troy Conference warmly debated
yesterday afternoon the establishment of
the Troy Conference Academy at Poultney.
The article on the first page, entitled
''The Northern Pacific Railroad" is from
the pen of George 7. Clark, an accom-
plished civil engineer, formerly connected
with the Rutland and Washington railroad.
On the fourth page will be found a
peculiar letter from Brandon.
The Adirondack region is already re-
ceiving visitors A northwestern party of
ladies and gentlemen are about to start for
ten days encampment at Moose river.
A party of seven Bostonians went in on
hunting and fishing expedition Saturday,
via Kecsevillc
In speaking of call for railroad meet
ing, the Woodstock Standard says
Every man who has bled for the cause
should be present, and give all the aid and
and counsel he can. Railroad, or grass in
our streets. Choose We this day." which
seems rather a large spread for a dozen
miles of road.
Barnabee, with Heinc, the blind violin
ist, are to give a concert at Burlington, May
9th.
We are glad to see, Notwithstanding the
membership of Mr.. Bergh, that the New
York cremation society does not propose
to compel everybody by law to bake his
grandmother, but only proposes to afford
everybody the facilities and opportunity
leaving each citizen free to dispose of his
ancestors as he will. This is as it should
be, and we are glad to be assured that the
society will be started and conducted on
the most broad and liberal basis, so that no
person who wishes to give his body to be
burned, or that of deceased mother-in-
law or other wife's relative, will be de-
barred from that blessed privilege by race,
sect, nationally, class prejudice, color or
previous condition of servitude. To all
alike the oven door swings wide
Within the past few months nearly a
dozen women have been committed to jail
in Burlington for drunkenness.
Science seems bent on supplanting piety.
Cerebro-spinal meningitis was known to
our pious ancestors, says Morse in his
'Famous Trials" rs 'death by the grace
of Cod
Miss Annie d. Keith, CT Sheldon, who
has very acceptably filled the position OF
soprano at St. Luke's church, St. Adams,
for two years past, has been engaged tc
sing at the Unitarian church, Burlington
at very liberal salary. The choir at this
church is under the competent management
of Prof. s. G. Moore, organist.
Rev. DR.. Fulton says the late Elder
Knapp hated the devil. He believed in
him as person, sometimes seeing him in
the form of dancing master; sometime:
in the form Of Universaist minister
sometimes in the form of an editor.
About 1900 citizens of Portland, Ore
gon, have petitionod the Common Counci
to place liquor dealers under more string
ent regulations.
Silk handkcrchiefs are coming into fas
hion again,
The Governors of all the New Englan,
States, New York ana New Jersey hay,
been invited TO attend the election parade
at New Haven, Conn.
1t was once, says Gritty in his splendiC
work on Contracts, amere matter of choc
whether one paid or did not pay his doc
tors bill. Down to the present reign tn
physician could not sue for his fees unes
charged on special contract the service be
ing purely honorary, Hence the use of tn
term hon0rarium. A high view of profcs
sional lite and duty.
Mrs Alice Button Ballous formerly o
'Castleton) lecture upon woman's work an
wages, given last week at Parker Memoria
Hall, has awakened so deep an interest, AN
her plan to diminish the evils of poor pa
is thought to be so excellent, that she ha
received a number of invitations TO repea
1t.