The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-29
LOCAL MENTION.

Gold ll4s
The proceedings of the Rutland railroad
meeting will be found on the second page.
Awnings over the doors of dwellings are
becoming popular. A very sensible Gus
tom.
There will be a special communication
of Center lodge F. & A. NJ, this Thursday
evening for work.
Gen. Baxter has cut what is probably
the largest crop of hay in Rutland per
acre, from the lot back of his residence.
The ladies' temperance union will hold
their weekly meeting at the Methodist
chapel, this Thursday afternoon at three
o'clock.
When you see dignified business man
walking along the street with an asparagus
bush under his arms. it is proof of dog
days-and flies.
The Boston papers were represented at
the railroad meeting yesterday by Mr. Ed
mund M. Smith of the Boston HaalN, and
Mr.. Harlow of the Boston Traveller.
The light shower yesterday morning was
delight to villagers, but just the reverse
to farmers with hay to get in. Strange,
how differently the same thing affect diff
ferent people.
AT meeting of the directors of the Rut-
land railroad held at Gov. Pages office last
evening, John B. Page was elected pres
ident Joel M. Haven, treasurer; b. b.
Smalley, clerk.
The rumor that the colored barber who
left town Monday went because of jealous
row, is unfounded. He was intending TO
leave and tried that morning to sell nickel
pitcher to procure funds to go with.
Miss Kate G. Phalon accepts position
at the head of the grammar school of the
Rutland high school Miss Marion Ruggles
will take the place of Miss Hattie Proctor,
as assistant in the grammar school.
Mr.. N. A. Bailey of the depot restaurant
and Barney Flynn, clerk of the late w. W
Mccall, are to reopen the store occupied
by Mr.. Mccall, and to carry on the cloth
ing business there. The new firm expect
to open on Monday next.
The poor travelling public are indeed i'll.
used in Rutland now. The hotel porters
make pandemoniam of the inside of the
depot, and after these pests are passed and
the outside reached three more porters
confront the unfortunates clamoriDg for
his baggage.
The many friends of Mary j. Hooker,
the wife of Hon. Francis n. Mann Of
Troy, will sorrow to learn of her decease
which occurred on Wednesday morning, in
the oath year of her age. She was the
daughter of the late Thomas Hooker OF
Poultney, and sister of the distinguished
author and poet, Rev. DR.. Herman Hook
er of Philadelphia.
On the first day of August q. V. X
Wilson, esq retires from the superntend
ency of the Rutland and Washington Iail
road, position which he has honorably
and acceptably held for long series OF
wears. He has been connected with tina
road for period of twenty-three years
and his relations to all its officers and en-
ployees have been of the most pleasant anc
agreeable character, which is source OF
pride and qualification to him as he rctirc'
from active connection with the road. W.
can but congratulate our townsman upoI
his successful railroad career, and the goot
will that follows him in his retirement
Mr.. Wilson does not sever his cOnne ctioi
entirely with the Delaware and HndSoi
canal company he will devote his time tt
the coal business of that company in th
section of the country.