The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-05
LOCAL MENTION.

Patrick Foster has given his son Nickle
Foster his time from July Sd.
Street Commissioner Patch has expende
$6l5.25 on the streets in the last month.
Charles Sheldon and family have gon
to Old Orchard, Me-, for the summer.
The saloon of Thomas Quigley wa
searched Saturday, but no liquor found.
Six parties were escorted to the lock III
on Saturday night and Sunday morning.
Mr.. Fred. Otis has taken the place O,
Norman Page, as express delivery messen
ger.
Francis A. Fisher and family have taker
cottage at Beverly, Mass, for the sum
mer.
The Bolivar base ball club meet for prac.
tce this evening at six o'clock on Hunt's
grounds
With the Beecher case disposed Of wha,
will people do for excitement during the
dog days.
In order to accommodate the large num-
Der of arrivals at the Berwick, extra beds
were put in the parlors on Sunday.
The clerk of the weather predicts that
the sun will be hot to-day. This 10 per-
fectly safe, as the sun is always hot.
The Rutland dailies are the only papers
in Vermont that do not suspend publica-
ton on account of the Fourth of July.
volunteer Belle" driven bv A. II.
Danforth, won the second money, $40, in
the race for free to all horses at Chester,
on Saturday.
Killngton lodge No. 90, 1. o. OF,
meets this evening at O'Clock. Installa-
ton of officers. A full attendance is re.
quested.
Paymaster George W. Beaman of the
United States navy and family are in town
spending few days with Dr. and Mrs.
Goldsmith
The showers Of yesterday would have
made fourth of July celebration some
what unpleasant. May fair skies greet the
centennial fourth of 1876
The Fourth of July commenced in earn
est at any early hour this morning. The
roar of small cannon and the music of
dozen tin horns was decidedly mclodious
A few flags decorating cigar store and
few guns fired in the evening in neigh
boring towns were all the indications on
Saturday of the proximity of the Fourth.
The Bolivar baseball nine took supper
at the Bates house on their return from
their victory at Granville, at the invitation
of Harry M. Bates, president of the club.
Mr.. J. V. Pritchard, son of Jeremiah
Pritcbard, of Pttsford, is editing for the
London house of George Bell & Son new
edition OF Percy's "Reliques of Ancient
Poetry
No freight trains will be run to-day on
the Rensselaer, & Saratoga and Rutland g.
Washington roads, and none but the regu-
lar day cattle train on the Rutland & Bur-
lington road.
Fine September-like weather prevailed
on Saturday, with gradual overcasting of
the skies. The rain Of Sunday was not I'M
welcome, in view of the effect of the strong
suns of the last fortnight.
Clement & Sons are erecting new der
rick on their marble property at the double
road crossing, and propose TO begin work
on their quarry there soon, which las re-
manned unworked for several years.
DR.. Middleton Goldsmith and wife ar
rived home on Saturday from their Euro
pean trip. The doctor Is cordially greeted
by his friends. He brings with him four
of the blooded dogs Of Europe.
The american Grocer admits the truth
of the humiliating statement that 'there is
scarcely single class of goods put up and
sold in this country which is not short of
the weight or measure claimed for it.
A petition is in circulation to the village
trustees to lay walk on the south side of
Center street from Wales street to Mer-
chants row, alleging that the walk is
nearly impossible, especially for ladies.
J.J. r. Randall and James Brown have
been engaged the past week in surveying
the celebrated Dandy and Tinmouth road,
new commission having been appointed
to lay the road. They will have hearing
at Dandy on the 18th inst.
The Georgia Minstrels performed Satur-
day night to even a better house than on
the previous evening. The plantation
songs, farccs, banjo solos, jigs, wit and
merriment were as bright as before, and
audience was well pleased.
b. g. d. C. Billings, the well-known gro
Gerry merchants, were the only persons
who celebrated the 4th Of July on Satur'
day. The front of their store was deco
rated with American flags, which waved
calamity in the independence breeze.
Hon. WALTON b. Harris, of Alabama,
accompanied by his wife and son-ln-law
Mr.. Marcelus A. Pierce, formerly of Rut
land, arrived in town on Saturday. Sena
tor Harris will remain IN town for severa
weeks, the guest of Mr.. N. S. Stearns.
Hon. Charles II. Joyce, member of con
gress from this district, has been invited
TO fll a vacancy at West Point militar,
academy for the First congressional dis
trlct, the candidate already nominated hav
ing been rejected at the June examination
Fairhaven is celebrating the Fourth to
day by picnic and baseball match. Thu
prize is a silver ball offered to tho bes
club in Rutland county. The Stars o.
Pawlet, the Alerts of Poultney and Active
of Fairhaven have entered, and the contes
will doubtless be interesting.
The secretary of state on Thursdsy las
issued n license to Menngers circus Il