The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-28
LOCAL MENTION.


Gold l16a.
A. G. Bates has returned from trip in
the far west.
The Bardwell house entertained 11S
guests yesterday.
Mr. Charles NJ. Bliss, formerly of Rut-
land, has been seriously i'll flor some time
at Bennington.
Watermelons were an important item of
trade yesterday. Ono large wagon load
was sold out on the circus grounds at ten
cents piece. ,.NatY ...
Theodore Thomas concert at Whitehall
with special train leaving at five, and tenn
perance meeting at the Congregational
chapel this evening.
The northern express which has hereto
fore run to Montreal has been discontinued
on the northern division and will hereafter
run to st. Adams only.
Christian X. Ross, of Philadelphia, IA
ther of Charley Ross, was in town yester-
day on his way north, probably on another
fruitless search for his lost boy.
The lot where Forepaughs circus exhi-
bited yesterday, corner of West and Mea-
dow streets, was 30 filled with tents that
the horses had to be removed to another
lot to be cared for.
Target shooting by lamp-light was prac-
ticed in a mild sort of a way, on Merchants
row, last evening. Most of the crowd,
however, were on the circus grounds and
the patronage was light.
Paul Tierney, who run over the boy
Saturday, was brought before Justice II.
w. Porter yesterday on charge of intoxi-
cation. He plead not guilty, but as there
were two witnesses who contradictcd him
on that point he was remauded to jail for
disclosure.
Among the notables in town yesterday
were ex-Gov. John w. Stewart of Middle
bury, Bishop DeGoesbriand, Hon. Daniel
Roberts, Thomas II. Garfield, esq.,, b. B.
Smalley, esq.,. of Burlington, Rev. John
Goadby, d. d. and Hon. George w.
Grandey of Vergennes.
Samuel Warner of Sutherland Falls, left
a span of bay horses. heavy express wa
gon, hitched near the shed which burned
last evening, and when the alarm was
given went but for his team, 10, it was
gone. At last accounts it had not been
heard from. .l.l4l 49, o.
Charles Sbley, engineer of the Hiland
Hall, on the Harlem Extension road, ran
from Rutland to North Bennington, dis
lance of fifty-two miles, on Saturday, in
one hour and eighteen minutes, making ten
stops. The express train left Rutland one
hour and eight minutes late and made up
forty-scven minutes on the trip. The last
twenty-five miles were made in twenty
seven minutes, three stops being made.
The New York papers for Rutland fail
ed to arrive by the last mail yesterday
noon as was expected. The packages for
Montreal and other places north went
through. The malls were SO large that the
route agent, we understand, was compelled
to call IN assistance in the distribution OF
the mails. Matters will become settled in
n day or two and the Rutland packages
will come through on time, Letter pack
ages from New York were received at
Rutland correctly. We have only to wait
little until things get regulated.
James Wyllc the Scottish champion
checker player, arrived yesterday. The
regular series of games begins at O'Clock
this afternoon ir the village hall. Blan.
chard from Burlington, McGregor from
Essex, and johnson from Troy, will be in
attendance to play against him. Twenty
five cents admission will be charged to de-
fray expenses. Several games were played
Yesterday. N. A. Bailey and Hiram But
ties of Brandon, played against Wyllie
Bailey made draw of one game and But
ties was beaten every time.
Three young bloods from the country
seated in common buggy, went sailing
through Centre street, yesterday afternoon
whipping their horse into full speed. They
turned very carelessiy ihto =" "iee o'ioe
but came out all right, driving like Jehr
through the street down Washington,
around the corner of the Bardwell into
Merchants row, until AZ was reached, wher
all at once the wheels of the vehicle gav'
way and spilled the party into the road
They picked themselves up as well as thei
muddled condition would allow, and ther
commenced another show,-one leading
the equine and the two remaining higl
bloods navigating the demoralized wagol
on two wheels through Center street. NJ
arrests. One poor wight made an unfor
tunate exhibition of himself on Saturday
and languishes in Jail. The exhibitors o
Monday attended-the circus. Later Il
the evening one of the party gave ham
to hand exhibition, on the opposite side o
the street from the town hall, and whe
last seen was minus coat and one shir
sleeye-and still no arrest.
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Death of William Y. Ripley, Bsq.
We regret to announce the death of GU
,,a,orahla and welI-knOwn fellow citizen