The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-23
LOCAL MENTION.
Gold l14s.
Mumps are abating.

shooting match to-day at Miner billiards
farm.
Skates are an important item of trade
just now.
The shops are beginning to dress in holt
day attire already.
The two o'clock train from Boston was
half hour late yesterday.
A new cross walk is being put in on
West street opposite Cottage.
The new time table for the New York
trains is quite convenient and gives salts
faction.
The arrivals at the Bardwell house since
its re-opening July 10 to November %,
number over 5000.
Blind Tom was at the Bates house yes
terday on his way from Brandon, where he
played Saturday night, to Troy.
Remember the reading of Prof. j. w.
Churchill at Brandon tonight. He has
read there with great success heretofore.
Vermont and Canada stock is selling in
Boston at 3O4 Rutland railroad, preferred
49, Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain, pre-
ferred, rs.
1t is not true that the people of Rhode
Island have ordered an elegant show case
in which to exhibit their state at the Phila-
delphia centennial.
Hon. w. H. H. Bingham of Stowe, and
j. M. Poland, esq, of Montpelier, were in
town yesterday, and gave the editorial
rooms of The GLOBE call.
South of this village chicken thieves are
unpeasantly active. Last week B. j. Fisk
lost six or eight fowls, G. w. Hart eight
cen, and Franklin Billings twenty.
Rev. ]. w. Eaton of the Methodist
church took charge of the union prayer
meeting at the Congregational chapel last
evening. The attendance was quite large.
There will be an encampment of Roberts
Post No. IA, department of Vermont, Grand
Army of the Republic, this evening, at y
o'clock, at Odd Fellows hall, for muster
ing recruits. A full attendance is reques-
ted.
We resume, to-day, on the first page,
the publication, from the Boston Globe, of
the entertaining and pleasantly instructive
papers from the pen of DR.. George b.
Loring, entitled, 1.-THE FaIm-Yard Club
of lothian"
Flags were hung at half mast yesterday
from the Baxter bank, the Bardwell and
Bates houses, the railroad wood shop,
and futile and company's bookstore, on
the announcement of Vice President Will
sons death.
The Rutland depot never presented
buster scenes than yesterday on the arrival
of the trains, four being due at nearly the
same time. An enlargement will be neces-
sary if the present programme of trains is
long continued.
Our citizens should bear in mind the Ii
brary meeting at the village hall, Wednes'
day evening. Let there be general In
terest manifested in the project and thus
encourage those who are leading in work
which will prove of great benefit to the
town.
Attention is called to the special notice
of DR.. Strassman, the celebrated oculist
who is to remain town few days. he IL
gentleman who comes to US highly recon-
mepded by the medical faculty and citizens
of Burlington as one who fully un
derstands his profession. All persons whit
desire any treatment for the eyes shoult
give him call.
Rt. Rev. Bishop De Goesbrland, wa
unable to be present at st. Peters churcl
on Sunday last as was expected. lie VII
officiate at the Catholic church in Mt
Holly on Sunday morning next and will
be present at the unwilling, and bles
the statue of the blessed virgin at 81
Peters church IN the evening.
The meeting of the Congregational Sal
bath school teachers which was announce
for this evening, was held at the close o
the union prayer meeting last evening a
sey,ral OF the teachers are to be out O
town to-day. Dea. 4. V. N. Harwooc
H.F. Field, Mrs. Charles Olmstead, Mrs
T. r. Bailey and Miss Mary Daniels wer
appointed a committee to report on tn
Sabbath school exercises for Christmas.
It is with deep sorrow that we announc
the death of Agnes Ellen, the daughter
Hon. Walter c. Dunton, which occurre
at the residence of her father on Washing
ton street, on Monday evening, at half pa
eight o'clock, after al illness of wee
from rheumatism of the heart. She was
bright, intelligent, lovely girl of some
wears of age, who was great favorite wi
all who knew her, and in the family clrcl
She was the light and life of her fond al
doting parents. Her disease began as /
flamatory rheumatism, which as is II
auently the case, went to the heart, pro
ing fatal after days of acute suffering. III
bereavement falls with almost SUNNI
force upon the parents who after years
delightful intercourse with their only chi
are called to lay her at rest, just as h
life became precious and fond hopes we
being centered In her. In this sad eve
Judge Dunton and his wife will have I
sincere sympathy OF our whole communi
and of their friends everywhere. III
event il double blow upon the moth'
who but few weeks ago was called up
to minister by the sick bed OF dyi
fatber-Dea. James Barrett, and now
stand by the casket containing the low
form of an only child. May "He W
tempers the winds to the shorn LAMB oi
up these broken hearts in this hour OF IN
deep sorrow