The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-03
LOCAL MENTION.

pOlu llS4.
Summer is two.thirds gone.
Something new and novel will appear on
our streets this evening.
Charles II. Ripley and his nephew, Will
I. Ripley, leave for Colorado to-day.
Central council of the Sovereigns of In
dustry will meet this evening at 7.30
o'clock.
Miss Kate E. Strong of Hartford is in
town, stopping with Mrs. Ormsbee on Main
street.
Spaulding & Co. have "a perfect Adonis"
by the author of Rutledge, "a double we'd
ding" both new.
The Hermit's letter on the second page
will be found of interest, giving sketches
of Greeley, Bennett and Raymond.
Postal money orders on any postofIlce in
any part of the Dominion of Canada, can
now be procured at the Rutland postoilice.
Several teams were employed yesterday
removing the bank of earth near the new
freight house. The work is progressing
rapidly.
A special car, reported TO contain Will
liam Vanderbilt and family, passed through
Rutland yesterday noon en- route for the
White Mountains.
BY an advertisement in another column
1t will be seen that the Burlington steam
dye works have established branch agen-
cy at Ashmun's temple of fashion.
Commodore Nickerson, of the United
States navy, and wife, Mr.. Bodgett, wife
and family, Mr.. Vanderhoff, Mr.. Gilett,
and DIR. L. r. Sayer's family Of New York
are staying at General Bakers.
Messrs. Bailey & Flyn opened, yester-
day, the clothing establishment formerly
kept by w. w. Mccall, where they are
prepared to give their friends particular
fits in the way of custom made work.
They will add ready made clothing de-
partment in few days.
The Resolutes of Center Rutland and
the Knickerbockers of West Rutland played
match game of base ball on the grounds
of the first named club at Center Rutland,
on Saturday, resulting in victory for the
"Knicks' by a score of thirty to twenty
eight.
An interesting reunion of the Thrall
family took place on Monday. Three
brothers were present, Reuben II. Thrall,
Walter Thrall, and Luther Thral of Rut-
land. These three gentlemen have lived
under every administration of the govern
ment. This is a family of remarkable Ion
gevity.
Rev. ]. Goadby, I'D. the well known
pastor of the Baptist church at Vergennes,
Hon. John Gregory of Mortified, Henry
S. Foote, esq.,, formerly states attorney Of
Addison county, James M. Slade, esq.,, of
Middlebury, E. j. Ormsbee of Brandon
and Edward S. Dana of Cornwall, were in
town yesterday.
Among the arrivals at the Bardwell
House yesterday, were Hon. John Gregory
of Mortified, Hon. E. S. Dana, Cornwall,
Hon. VIM. II. Walker, Ludlow, Col.
Thomas H. Halsey, Vergennes, Henry S.
Marcy, Albany, N. Y, E. A. Birchard,
Boston, j. II. Walker, Detroit, DR.. S. Fas.
sett and family, Detroit.
The Delaware and Hudson canal COM
pany have made contract for the erection
of substantial iron bridge over the falls at
Center Rutland. The work will be com.
mcnced at an early day. This is move in
the right direction, and the travelling pub
lie will be gratified to learn of their dccls
ion to put up an iron structure. The pres
ent bridge, of wood, has been in use now
nearly twenty-four years.
The Kansas City Times thus speaks of 9
Rutland boy making his home in Kas'
sas
Hon. James McDaniels of this city, who
has for some months past been personally
superintending big railroad contract a
Houston, Texas, arrived home yesterday
to remain here until October, when 1t
again returns to the seat OF operations II
the Lone Star state. He is looking finely
the gulf breezes having evidently agreed
with him.
An exchange says there is still very
urgent demand for harvest hands in. al
sections of the country. Farmers complain
that they cannot begin to handle thei
crops properly without much create
force than they have as yet been able t.
collect. And yet there are hundreds o
tramps hanging around. A tread mill
needed in every town to give these gentr
sufficient pedestrian exercise. No bette
law could be passed by the next legislator
to cure this evil than to authorize the pur
ishment of the tread mill for able bodie
warrants.