The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-19
LOCAL MENTION.

Gold 1145
The snow storm of Wednesday afternoon
was general throughout New England.
Prof Ezra Brainard of Mddlebury col
lego, is registered at the Bates house.
The cold weather has played the dickens
with over a hundred water pipes about
town.
The local politician is beginning to prick
his ears and count his chances at the March
meeting.
Oysters have gone up in prices. This is
caused by the severe weather at the home
of Mr.. Oyster.
Lenten services are held at st. Peters
day evenings
The proceedings of the Rutland County
Temperance convention will be found upon
the second page.
We are pleased to learn that the wife of
Conductor E. S. Mcclure, who has been III
for some time, is rapidly improving
Lenten services at Trinity church today
at II a. M, and 730 p. IN. Sermon in the
evening and singing by the choir.
Alvin Frost of Charlestown, N. H.,
brother of our townsman Rufus Frost, was
found dead in his bed on Friday the 10Th
inst
That division of the village known as
Nebraska, had no water yesterday. The
effects were quite serious to the inhabit-
ants.
President Buckham of Burlington, lee
lures at Brandon before the Farmers club
this evening. Subject "One of the fine
arts"
Pedestrians shrek for more ashes on the
slippery sidewalks, while the housekeepers
yell back that the nasty stuff is spelling
the carpets.
We hear rumors of the probable removal
of one of Vermont's largest manufacturing
establishments to Rutland, or if not the
whole, an important branch of it.
NJ. c. Hayes of Northampton, Mass,
has rented the north store in Opera House
block, and is fitting it up preparatory to
putting in a stock of saddlery, hardware,
trunks, etc.
Hon. L. Howard Kellogg who has been
nominated for county liquor commissioner,
is prominent citizen of Benson, and has
held many important Offices in the gift of
the people.
On Wednesday evening the Womens'
Temperance convention in session at Mont
pelier, held public meeting at which adj
dresses were made by Mrs. S. II. Colburn
Of Springfield and Mrs Taplin of Randolph
The steps were covered with thin trans
parent sheet of ice. His feet flew out like
shot. Picking himself up not very spry-
ly, and clasping his hand where he felt
the most hurt, he exclaimed, as he stood
looking up and down the street, with his
fists clinched and defiance in his eye,
''Sure I'm not pugnatious man, I'm a
quiet, dacent citizen but be the great
powers I'll bet me hat agin cobblc sthone
that ] can lick the bloody villain that var
nished thin stheps.'
The funeral of the widow of the late
Rev. Leland Howard was attended at the
residence of the family, on Washington
street, yesterday afternoon. The religious
services were conducted by Rev. Edward
Mills, who opened with prayer and made
brief address. The remains were taken to
Troy, N. y, on the o'clock train over the
Harlem Extension railroad, where services
will be held to-day, Rev. DR.. Baldwin Off
ciating. The burial will take place at Oak
wood Cemetery. Rev. o. Cunningham,
Cyrel Carpenter, S. ]. Grggs and Amasa
Pooler acted as pall-bearers.
We have just been shown the most
beautifully illustrated and interesting work
on natural history ever published in this
country. 1t bears the title of "Johnsons
Natural History" by the well known
house of A. J. johnson of New York, and
compiled by Hon. S. G. Goodrich, the
"Peter Farley of our childhood, whose
name alone is sure guaranty of its popu-
larity. 1t is a survey at once comprehen-
sive and minute of the whole animal king
dom. Every known example of animal
life, from man, its highest exponent, to
those forms of living matter which have
almost defed scientific analysis to disting-
uish them from plants, find place here.
All splendidly illustrated and described
giving the haunts, habits, form, color and
instincts Of every known specimen of AMI
NAL life. 1t is, in II word, a magnificent
work, and one that has peculiar and un-
common claims to a favorable reception
Our best citizens are ordering it. Let none
fail to examine the work who may have
the opportunity