The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-08
LOCAL MENTION.


Hon. II. G. Root. of Bennington, was
in town yesterday.
Iced tea soda syrup is all the rage now.
Morse Brothers have it.
The brick work on Nichols and Mead's
brick block was completed yesterday.
Over twenty horses are entered for the
races to come off on the 14th and 18TH
A special meeting of Nickwackett engine
company No. this evening at 7:15, for
practice.
Regular meeting of Otter Creek encamp-
ment this evening at o'clock. Installation
of officers.
Rev. w. w. Foster, jr., of Pittsford,
will preach at Sutherland Falls next Sun
day, July II, at 4p. m.
Williams & Whitley moved into their
new barber shop yesterday. The rooms
are handsomely fitted up.
George w. Crawford yesterday resigned
his position as policeman and night watch
man. No successor has been appointed.
Remember the entertainment to be given
by the pupils of the Convent of Notre
Dame at the French Catholic church, this
evening.
Water consumers in Rutland village will
do well to remember that on and after
July goth five per cent will be added to all
unDni1 xyatnr rotoo
1t will be seen from our Bennington cor
rcspondence in another column, that fire.
mans muster is projected to be held their
on the 10th of August.
Mrs. Alvord, wife Of Gen. Benjamin
Alvord, paymaster of the United States
army, is in town, stopping with her father,
Mr.. Harry Mussey. Gen. Alvord is at
West Point, visiting the military academy.
James Mcclure of West Rutland was
taken before abe municipal court yesterday
and fined $5 and costs for intoxcation.
lie said he had drank nothing but cider and
sarsaparilla, and was recommitted for fur
thcr disclosure. This is the first criminal
case tried by Judge Edgerton.
The Springfield Republican of Wednes-
day says q: vermont newspapers are GER
tainly waking up. Both THE GLOBE and
Herald of Rutland appeared, yesterday
morning, making, with the Republican and
Norwich (Ct.) bulletin, four papers that is
sued in all New England.
The following item in the Springfield
Republican of yesterday will read some.
what strangely:
Two hundred members of a Montpelier
Sunday school, of which ex-Gov. Page is
superintendent, went to his residence, the
other day, and presented him with fine
engraving of the "Return of the May
flower"
Officers Crawford and Millington yester-
day requested Frank Hickey, of the Ber-
wick house, to admit them to his sanctum,
which he did, and they brought away jug
of rum. one bottle of gin, one bottle of
whisky and two bottles of brandy, which
they deposited with the town agent for safe
keeping. They also made an unsuccessful
search in the saloon under the town agen-
cy. The complaints in both cases were
signed by Ren X. Chase, ]. B. Meeker
and ii. w. Nyc.
Washington engine No. 2 was out for
practice last evening. The engine stood
in the depot park and the stream was
thrown south from the Bates House cross
ing. The boys had some difficulty, their
hose bursting twice while fine streams
we're being thrown, but with this drawback
they threw 178 feet with twenty men or
the brakes. There was some dispute as to
the measurement, and the stream was
measured three times, the result being III
feet, 175 feet nine inches, and 200 feet
Small boys who danced ahead of the stream
were well wet several times, much to the
amusement of the crowd.
Mrs. Patrick Tooley is troublesome
character. She has been several times il
Jail, and is at present under two separat,
bonds to keep the peace. Tuesday nigh
she had partakcn literally of the ardent
disturbed the people on Strongs avenue
where she resides, and was arrested b.
deputy sheriff Ii. o. Perkins. Next da
she was brought before Justice II. w
Porter, and fined So and costs for intox
cation and the same sum for disturbing til
peace. She refused to tell where she &c
her liquor, her husband declined to pa
any more fines for her, and she was accord
ingly sent back to jail, where she will pre-
baby remain for some time to come.