The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-19
DASHES HERE AND THERE.

Remember the grand concert this even
ing at the Opera House. Secure your
tickets this morning at Meeker's music
store.
Aboet forty members were added to the
Methodist church on Sunday.
Rev. Edward Mills, pastor of the Baptist
church, preached an able and eloquent dis
course on Sabbath morning from Romans,
14:12.
On oyster supper will be served in the
vestry of the Methodist church on Wedncs-
day evening next for the benefit of the
church.
An interesting Sabbath school concert
was held at the Baptist church last evening,
instead of the usual evening services.
Richard Grogan will speak at the tenn
perance meeting to be held in the school
house hall, West Rutland. this (Monday)
evening at Z o'clock.
The pleasant weather of yesterday drew
the usual crowds about the street Corners.
The ladies of the Baptist church will
hold bazaar on February I'd, Sd and 4th,
in the parlors of the church.
We regret to learn of the death of Ly-
man johnson, Esq, of Castleton, which
occurred from typhoid fever, on Wedncs.
day. His funeral took place on Friday last
Mr.. johnson was we'll known throughout
the county and had held several prominent
offices in the town of his residence. He
was an intelligent man and by constant
reading and observation kept fully inform
ed on the current topics of the day.
Spencer Fl Leonard has been appointed
Postmaster at Chester Depot.
A large delegation of the dairymen of
Rutland county will attend the Vermont
Dairyman's Association meeting at Essex
Junction this week.
The Bennington Banner says 1--WE learn
from Rev. c. B. Hubert one of the Trus-
tees of Middlebury college that Prof. Web
Der will accept the Presidency of that in
stitution instead Of removing to Troy"
Several failures of business men in Mid
'dlebury were currently reported on our
streets on Saturday
David Mcbride has leased the Witherell
Honse at Plattsburg, N. Y. His long ex-
perience, popular ways, and the good care
he takes of his guests, will soon commend
him to the people of Plattsburg as an ex-
Spllent ssminn host "
Work is going on finely at the railroad
tunnel at Ticonderoga, and it is thought
that day light can find passage through by
the first of February.
The lecture room of the New Methodist
church at Port Henry will be dedicated on
Wednesday, January 2S.
The Board of Health of Plattsburg, on
account of the spread of small pox in that
village, have issued an ordinance requiring
every person in the village to be vaccinated
and assigned the territory to physicians.
Henry Campbell formerly a well known
clerk at one of the Rutland Hotels has be-
come clerk at the Brooks House, Brattle-
boro.
Benjamin A. Higgins, brother of our
'townsman A. w. Higgins the well-known
druggist, sails on Tuesday from Province
town, Mass, for two years voyage.
z. A Morse has purchased the stock of
the drug store formerly occupied by Pond
and Morse, and will carry on the business
hereafter.
A grange of the Patrons of Husbandry
Is tie be organized in Richford.
Rev. B. NJ. T'illotson of St. Johnsbury,
Unversalist, has attended, during his min
istry, up to the 1st day of January, 1874,
2,074 funerals, probably more than any
other clergyman in New England.
The First Presbyterian church, Troy, N.
Y, after being closed for six months, for
repairs, was re-opcncd yesterday. Rev.
George N. Webber, d. ID, of Middlebury,
preached at the morning and evening ser
vices. 1t was expected that Dr. Weber
would give an answer to his call to the
pastorate of the church.
The race at Hydeville ON Saturday, be.
tween horses owned by d. l.. Dawley, G.
C. Knights, Thomas Leard and J. d.
Smead, drew large crowd and excited
much interest.
John +. Corwin who murdered Colone
Thomas N. Stillwell at Anderson, Indiana
on Wednesday evening last, was formerly
resident of Sutherland Falls
Work has been resumed on the railroad
at Willsboro' and other points, and it is ex
pected that within few weeks q Thousand
or more men will be engaged on the roac
between Port Kent and Port Henry