The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-08
LOCAL MENTION.


to circulation.
1t is rumored that IL large portion of the
roof of Sheldons & Slason's quarry at West
Rutland has fallen in.
John Conlin, a young man aged twenty
three, living in Nebraska, who has been
sick for long time. died about midnight,
Wednesday.
Twenty cigars head is the number an
nualy manufactured for every man, woman
and child in the United States. Forty
years ago two was the allowance.
Among the arrivals at the Bardwell
house yesterday were: Ex-Gov John w.
Stewart, of Middlebury; j. M.fFoss, of
St. Adams, and w. l.. Burknap, of Bur-
lington.
Pat Sheridan, who was arrested Wednes-
day, was yesterday taken before the NUM-
cipal court, but not disclosing where he got
his liquor, was remanded to wait till his
memory returned.
We were misinformed as to the bridal
trip of Mr. and Mrs. Redington. They are
not going to Canada or the north pole, it
being rather late in the season for such a
trip, but to Washington.
Thomas Roberts g. Co., advertise a great
auction sale of dry goods, beginning this
afternoon at 2 o'clock and continuing some
days Their rooms are in Putnam and
Sawyer's new block on Merchants row.
Nick Foster stirred up quite a muss on
Center street last evening, and was taken
into the strong arm of the law, meta
phorically speaking, practically he retired
to Jail in the embrace of Aubertin and
Stearns, bowling dismally both before and
after his incarceration.
A match game of base ball between the
Excelsors of Fort Edward and the Stars Of
Pawlet, for the championship of Washing
ton, Warren, Saratoga and Essex counties,
and the state of Vermont, will be played in
Washington park, situated between Sandy
Hill and Fort Edward to-day.
Three rather seedy looking customers
walked into the depot restaurant last even
ing and the spokesman inquired if they
kept oysters. Certainly was the re-
spouse, show will you have them ?"
"Wall, don't know about the rest, but
guess I'll take mine hot" He got them.
Notwithstanding the irregularity with
which mail subscribers have received the
New York dallies under the new arrange
ment of the fast mall those that receive
them through Spaulding & Co. have been
served regularly and promptly at noon
every day since the arrangement went into
effect.
The saloon of James Murphy on West
street was burglarized Tuesday morning.
The thief took some cigars, and broke
open the money drawer, pocketing the
contents-about a dollar IN specie. He
could find nothing to drink but cask of
hop beer and this he spilled on the floor.
The entrance was effected by breaking
through the sash in the door of the saloon.
The new postal cards offer great temp
tation to the printing of business adver-
tisements and illustrations on their face, as
they have no border. This, however, is
met by the caution from the department
that anything, except the address written
or printed on the face of the postal card,
renders it unavailable, and it will be thrown
among the mail matter marked SHIELD for
postage"
Those who burn coal must needs have
an ash sitter in order to economiZe, and it
is desirable to have one that q person can
use without getting covered with dust. We
think think the "superb ash sitter" meets
long felt want in this way, it being the
The ashes can be sfted with it without any
dust escaping from the box, land it is SO sim
pie IN construction that any one can oper.
ate it. One OF this kind was exhibited al
the state fair and received II premium
Dunn & Cramton have it for sale.
p. T. Barnum, mayor of Bridgeport
Conn, delivers his lecture "The world w
live in" at the town hall, this evening
The lecture is said to be full of practica
hints and overrunning with pithy anec
dotes and illustrations. Mr. Barnum ha'
delivered 1t several times for charitable
purposes, and those who have heard
speak in high terms of its value, especial.
to beginners in life. 1t keeps the audienc
in CAPITAL humer. Those who are familia
with Mr. Barnum's life are aware that sew
eral years ago he made as great a success
as a lecturer as he had already done as
Snowman. We hope to see a hall full.
II. d. Timblin, the printer, hummer an
tramp, who was fined last week for intox
cation, and committed to Jail in default {
the payment thereof, is once more enjoy
ing the sweets of liberty, and earning, NJ
his bread but the amount of his fine an
costs. by the sweat of his brow. AS NJ
turally as a duck takes to water so b
sought that tramps elysium, that Rutlar
printing Office which in print advis
tramps to ''give 1t wide berth" but whit
Jumps at the chance of having tile
around. He found ready work, OF cotIs
and we trust that his "berth" will prove
'swile" one. Interested friends can hI
him in that "wide berth" but not at III
GLOBE Office.
Having given currency to The report
the insanity of Mr.. L. Ii. Bugbee, on t
occasion of his unfortunate visit here Ia
summer, and thus nnintentional'y do
him an injustice, we very cheerfuily 81
place to his card, which will be found
another column. AS further act OF rer
ration we may say that, from the cert
Gates of physicians which have been sho'