The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-24
LOCAL MENTION.

Gold ll7t.
Fourth of July comes Sunday after next.
The thermometer stood at So in the
shade yesterday afternoon.
E. d. Reyes Il Co. began the brick work
on their new building yesterday.
The citizens drum corps will meet at the
town ball for practice this evening.
A new concrete walk is being laid at the
entrance to Nicllwackett engine house.
s. w. Rowell, esq, is erecting hand
some fence around his premises on Center
street.
The mem ers of the Shakespeare club
went picnicing at Clarendon gorge yester-
day afternoon.
Able bodied tramps can get employment
among the farmers hoeing corn and pota.
toes at one dollar day.
Wagner's palace car, est. Lawrence" is
now running on the through route, be-
tween Saratoga and Boston.
Gen. II. II. Baxter left for New York,
yesterday to attend the funeral of Mrs. T.
w. Park, which occurs this afternoon.
Gen. w. Y. w. Ripley has stocked his
fish pond with black bass, taken from the
pond of Mr.. +. c. Loomis of Burlington.
Higgins has stocked his aquarium with
twelve speckled beauties If one could get
such trout as these, brook fishing would
pay.
Round Lake camp meeting will COM
mence July 1, and continue fourteen days,
and is to be all occasion Of great aud spe-
cial interest.
Remember the readings OF Mr.. Easily at
the village hall this evening. They will
well repay the time and afford a pleasant
evenings entertainment.
The case, state v. intoxicating liquors,
G. II. Wooley claimant, being the ale
seized over week ago, was heard yestcr-
day and the liquor forfeited.
Henry Church, who recently committed
suicide at Chester, made bequest of
$4,000 to his brother, Mr.. Foster Church
of the Troy and Boston railroad.
The water commissioner will receive
water taxes to-day at A. w. Higgins drug
store. The consumer is liable to have the
water shut off unless his taxes are paid.
Voters should remember the village
meeting tonight. Two water commission
ers are to be elected, a very important OF
fee at the present juncture of village
affairs
There are large numbers making pilgrim
age to Spirit Vale, in Chittenden, conduct
ed by the Eddy brothers. They come from
all sections of the country some of them
long distances.
Otter Creek encampment, No. 7, !. 90.
F., meet this evening at Odd Fellows hall,
Globe block, at 8 o'clock. Election of Of
ficers and other important business. A full
attendance is desired.
Yesterday was a good day for soda.
Morse Brothers had the four vases on their
fountain filled with handsome bouquets,
and Higgins had flowers on his counters,
making the stores look delightfully."-.
A horse of an obstinate turn of mind
baked on Elm street about six o'clock last
evening, and there he remained till after
eight despite threats, cntreaties and entice
ments to the amusement of large crowd
The usual weekly meeting of the ladies
temperance union will be held IN the par
lors of the Congregational church this
Thursday afternoon at o'clock. 1t il
expected that a lady engaged in the TEN
perance work in Brooklyn will be presen
and address the meeting.
The warm weather is giving quite ;
marked impetus to railroad travel Thu
tourists to the mountain resorts and water
ing places, are not yet numerous, although
the tide of this class Of travel has thus ia
set most strongly toward Saratoga.
The crow is on the rampage this year
and ordinary means do not seem to avail .
prevent his pulling corn. He has evident
" learned that scare-crows, lines, dca
crows, etc., are fraud, and the farme
whose field IS at distance from his nous
is compelled to watch all the time
The new money turlff on money order
goes into effect at the Rutland postoinc
on July 1st The new rates charged fo
issuing orders Will be as follows On OF
orders not exceeding SIS, ten cents 81
and not exceeding $50, fifteen cents owe
$3.50 and not exceeding $40, twenty cents
over $40 and not exceedingly $50, twent,
five cents.
The Delaware and Hudson canal con
gVStpm
checking baggage, and keeping regist'
of every piece, duplicate of which
given the baggage master of the train, TIT
making as near as possible compile
record of the passengers property until
reaches its destination. The Central We
mont railroad, thinking the new syste
was throwing too much labor upon u
local baggage masters, declined to keep II
register, and the Delaware and lludst
company have appointed Henry 5. Weel
as their local agent here, and at an ear
date another man will be assigned to mig
duty.
MANY persons who have the deslr
and vet feel that they do not possess u
means to purchase one of the most popu'
of pianos, are thus led to stiile their near
wish and ultimately give way to what TIN
call circumstances. We understand tn
Mrssrs. Cluett & Sons of Troy, N. \
having long felt this need have supple
this want by adding to their list OF valu
BILE agencies piano which, though
fered at very moderate prices
thoroughly first-class in every respect al
are guaranteed toIgive,the very best sat