The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-12
LOCAL MENTION.

Counterfeit eos on the Mutual National
Bank of Troy are in circulation.
Hon. VIM. NJ. Field has been confined
to his house by illness for several days.
Gen. Sherldaus statement will be found
In full in another column.
The African persuasion held a grand
dance at Landon's hall last evening which
was numerously attended.
The banks of Rutland and those gener-
ally throughout the state hold their annual
election of officers to-day.
Hon. Rodney c. Abel, the member from
West Haven was In town Yesterday on his
way to the extra session of the legislature.
The Springfield Republican says the Rut-
land county officials are charged with TAX
ing double and treble fees allowed them by
law.
The annual elections of the Baxter Ma
tional Bank, National Bank of Rutland
and the Rutland County National Bank
take place to-day.
The sewing society connected with the
missionary association, will meet this af-
ternoon Tuesday, at two o'clock at Mrs.
Geo. II. Cheneys, 1S Main street.
A lady in bloomer costume--a Ii DR..
Mary Walker-was seen on our streets yes
terday and created quite aflulter among the
male portion on Merchants Row.
Mr.. w. p. Winslow, formerly clerk in
the National Bank of Rutland, has opened
a school at Pittsford for the study of mod
ern languages, with very good success
DIR. John T. Morse, native of Essex, a
resident of Rutland thirty years ago,
prominent physician in California and a
distinguished Odd Fellow, died at San
Francisco, December Both.
There will be regular encampment of
Roberts Post No. IA, G. A. r., this tues
day. evening at y o'clock. A full attend
ance of the comrades is requested. as dele
gates to the department encampment will
be elected
The grand masquerade ball at Brandon,
Thursday evening,is under the direction of
Messrs. d c. Bascom, Frank Briggs and
II. c. Crossman. We understand that
Rutland will be represented by several low
ers of the bal maSQue.
A real live Mormon elder is in town and
is expected to be present at the lecture OF
Mrs Young tonight. lie will undoubtedly
have cause to talk, exception to some of
the plain, outspoken doctrines which will
be promulgated by that lady.
There will be two eclipses this year of
the sun--one total-on the 9th of April.
invisible in the United States, and the
other the annual eclipse on September Goth,
visible in the United States, east of the
Mississippi river as a partial eclipse, the
sun rising eclipsed.
Preparations are being made by the Wag-
ner drawing room car company to uniform
the porters employed on the different
routes. The uniform will be made of
brown cloth. sack coats, studded with sill
yer plate buttons, and altogether will be a
snowy equipment. The conductors are al
ready uniformed in army blue.
Hon. c. L. Houghton, chairman OF the
state .prison board of directors, passed
through town yesterday on his way to
Windsor. He was accompanied by Hon.
M. S. Colburn, senator from Bennington
county, j. Halsey Cushman of the Ben
nington Banner, and A. w. Wlmarth, the
representative from Stamford. The latter
three say that after inspecting the prison
they shall leave the judge there, and then
proceed to Montpelier to attend the extra
session of the legislature.