The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-15
LOCAL MENTION.

SNOW ShOVelS can HOW Dt nuuB UP.
The sidewalk shovellers brigade disband-
ed Saturday
Over thirty inches of snow has fallen
81 since March began.
Yesterday was a genuine spring day.
Give us more Of them
The heart OF the poor man is made glad
as his coal bill grows smaller
Several Vermonters are basking in the
sweet-scented groves of Florida.
Poppes and wood violets will be the
rage in flowers for spring millinery.
Hens are now running on full time, and
as natural consequence eggs are lower.
A young married lady of this town was
formerly schoolmate of Bessie Turner's.
A severe ram storm set in about ten
o'clock last evening, which forebodes a
flood.
The Saturday evening kilograms are pub
lished on the second page under the head
OF news items.
Martin Mclaughlin, the injured switch
man, continues to improve, with prospect
of ultimate recovery.
Killington Lodge, No. 30, 1. o. o. F.,
meets this evening at 7.30 o'clock, at Odd
Fellows Hall, Globe block.
The town superintendent of schools for
Rutland county will meet at the county
court house on Tuesday at 10 o'clock a. m.
Workmen engaged in repairing the wa
ter pipes on Grove street, Saturday, found
the ground frozen to the depth of six feet
e Rev. Justin X. Richardson preached at
the Baptist church yesterday. We under
stand he is candidate for settlement as
pastor.
The resignation of Austin Mullin, de-
tectve ON the Rensselaer, and Saratoga
railroad, takes effect to-day. A Mr.. Nor
riss of Albany succeeds him.
Oysters have taken fall in the cities,
owing to large quantities arriving from
Virginia. Other Lenten delicacies have
likewise been reduced in prices.
The Rutland county court convenes. this
afternoon at IL o'clock. The first trial ex-
pected is that of Patrick Donahue, for
poisoning horse at Brandon last spring.
DRev. Ezra Brainerd, professor in Middle
bury college, occupied the pulpit of the
Congregational church yesterday, preach
ing excellent sermons, morning and even
ing.
Long, heavy, pendant earrings are COM
ing into fashion again. The new styles
are substantial looking, and if they are real
gold, must cost considerable postal cur
rency.
Rev. A. +. Bailey, former pastor of the
Methodist church in Rutland, preached at
the Congress street Methodist church, in
Troy, on Sunday evening, on What the
church thinks about sports for young peo-
pie"
1t is rumored that G. +. and George Rich
ardson are to erect this season large build
ing on the south side of Center street, be-
tween Richardson's livery stable and Mar
tells block, to be used as a carriage reposi-
tory.
The Berwick House served up yesterday,
for dinner, among its usual excellent bill
of fare, pickerel weighing 10 pounds,
which was caught in Castleton pond by Mr..
D. c. Pierce, who presented it to Mr..
Richardson.
Sister Beatrice, one of the Sisters OF
Charity connected with the St. Peters
parish, died on Friday evening, of con.
sumption. She belonged to st. Joseph's
convent, Brooklyn. Rev. Father Boylar
took her remains to Brooklyn, on Satur
day.
There is not enough nastiness floating
around home the Times must get Rut
land minister to leave his pulpit to become
the retailer of sickening scandals. "Bless
ed are the pure in heart" Every time thu
minister repeats this sentence he must fee
ashamed of himself Troy Press.
The fishermen of Rutland were in lucl
on Saturday. AIessrs. Wilbur f. Paige o
the Bates House, Win. Clark, w. +. Cad'
and d. G. Pierce went to Lake Bomoseen
Casteton, and we're rewarded with catcl
of nine pickerel weighing 1O3 pounds, thu
largest bringing down the scales at IA
pounds.
A commercial traveller who has bee
stopping in town for the last few days,wa
''roped" in Saturday by buying pin froS
beardess youth, which he took for
diamond. paying one hfndred dollars there
for, while the actual value was only abou
sir dollars. The "smarteys" are not a
dead yet,
The superintendent of streets is great
in fault that he does not mend the sidewall
on Center street opposite the burnt distrlc
Several persons caught falls there on Sa
urday evening. 1t is a dangerous place
and the village or town will be subjecte
to heavy damages il attention is not give
to fixing it at an early date.
A company calling themselves Foster
Novelty Troupe, performed before an aud
ence of about one hundred, at the Opel
House, on Saturday evening. Some of IL
performances are reported to have bee
fair, but as whole it was failure The
did not advertise in the village paper
which resulted in a meagre and non-pa
ing audience.
The funeral of Wallace w. Slason W
attended from the residence of his fathe
Francis Slason, esq.,, at West Rutland, I
Sunday afternoon, by Ia large gatherin
The religious services were conducted
Rev. John X. Williams of The Congreg
tiopal church. The remains were plac