The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-02
LOCAL MENTION.

Gold 1145.
No police court yesterday.
An additional insurance agent appeared
in town esterday-Temple by name.
Charity lodge No. 8, Degree of Rebekah,
meets this evening at 7.30 o'clock at Odd
Fellows hall.
Rutland has caught the spelling school
fever. Manchester is exposed. -Mdnctes-
ter Journal.
The young man who kicked open bag
Of ashes on Madison avenue, had forgotten
that 1t was April Fool.
An old hat stood on the sidewalk in front
Of Spaulding's book store, TO entrap the
feet of the unwary yesterday
Col. Wheelock G. Vcazey has declined
an invitation to deliver the decoration day
address at Lynn, Mass, this year.
We publish on the first page poem from
from the pen of r. II. Stoddard, which ap-
peared IN the last number of Harpers
Monthly.
Yesterday was the first really spring day,
marked by occasional spring suits and
bright neckties, and by promiscuous ball
playing on the street.
Deputy Sheriff Millington visited the
saloon of b. II. Wooley yesterday, and
confiscated barrel partly filled with ale
and bottle containing rum.
The school master must be abroad still,
and spelling matches would seem to be in
order. A merchant on the street an
nounces that "these goods must bee SOIL"
The man who undertook to remove the
snow from the east side of the depot for
four dollars, made losing bargain. He
has worked four days and the snow is not
all gone yet.
Boston folks are happy over the prospect
of not having TO pay more than half as
much for ice this season as last. Wish
Rutland people could see the same kind Of
enjoyment ahead.
Old Prob. is getting to be quite popular
and if he will continue to deal out the same
brand of weather that he has for the past
two days, we shall be disposed to overlook
some of his short comngs in the past
William A. Cooper, president, james
Holloway, grand representative, and many
of the delegates to the state council of the
Sovereigns of Industry, arrived last even
ing and are quartered at the Bates house.
During forty years of wandering in the
desert, the tclothes of the Isracites did not
wear out and more than one tailor here
abouts thinks that some similar phenom-
enon can alone account for the dullness of
trade in their lines.
Despite the predictions of some that the
frost would not be out of the ground
before August, we have received great
encouragement from the balmy weather of
the past few days, and have no hesitancy
In placing the time at month earlier.
The street commissioner has our sincere
thanks for draining off the water on West
street. Now will he please remedy the
weak places in the walk in front of
RidlOn's store on Center? Some one
may 20 through there and sue the town
for damages.
The state council of the Soveregns of In
dustry will assemble at Odd Fellows hall,
this morning, at 10 o'clock. The execu-
tive committee will meet at the hall at s
o'clock. Hon. W. II. Earle of Worcester,
Mass, president of the national council,
will be present.
One of the residents living on south Main
street thought he would celebrate All
Fools day in grand style. There is located
small bridge directly in front of his res
ly placed a coat. After finishing his task
he returned to his home and began watch
ing the fools. But alas for it wasn't a
good time for fools, and after Mr.. Man had
sat about six hours eagerly waiting for a
bite, he concluded he was the biggest fool
after all.
Go thou and do likewise. On Sabbath
last, DR.. Newman plead in the North Adj
ANS NJ. e. pulpit for our frontier sufferers
and received collection of over $50. At
ter the evening service lady handed him
the following letter, enclosing So bill :
''Ever since reading in the Christian Id
p0cate of the minister in Nebraska who was
80 badly frozen, haye wished TO send
something directly to him, but no name
was given. Will you please send him the
enclosed if practicable, and oblige."
SInUnInr Fire