The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-22
LOCAL MENTION.

the church.
A. II. Danforth sold his horse, Longfel-
low, yesterday,t to gentleman from Spring
field, Mass, for $500.
From some unknown cause we failed TO
receive a report from the musical conven-
ton at Manchester, yesterday.
Messrs. Ryan & Batcheder have opened
business again in A. C. Bates new block
on Center street.
The thermometer registered 81 below
zeao at East Wallingford on Tuesday
morning
Henry II. Smith, county clerk, has been
unable to attend to his duties for several
days on account of illness.
"Potatoe" and "spud" races are the or
der at the st. Adams skating rink. The
Rutland skaters will follow suit soon, prob
ably.
Members of Washington No. 2 and Kill
lington No. 3 are requested to appear, in
full uniform, at their respective halls at
7.30 this evening.
The Beethoven Quintette club Of Boston
were at the Bardwell House yesterday
morning on their way to the Saratoga mu-
steal convention.
The New York train from the north
was thirty-five minutes late last evening,
caused by the heavy fall OF snow north of
st. Adams.
The evening passenger train from White
hall last evening came across freight
train stalled in the snow and pushed it
along as far as Fairhaven.
The plumbers were busily at work all
about town yesterday The recent cold
weather has put water pipes in the right
condition to go on "bust."
An interesting narrative of the advcn-
lures of two well-known Dorset gentlemen
in the city of brotherly love, will be found
on the second page.
Hon. II. Henry Powers is to be one Of
the judges at the term of the supreme
court in this county, which commences its
session on Thursday of next week.
Daniel L. Harris, Esq, of Springfield,
Mass, and brother of our townsman, Joel
b. Harris, has been elected president of the
Connecticut River railroad company, and
Col. Silas NJ. Waite of Brattleboro drec-
tor.
A brakeman on freight train coming
south, while Stacking cars at Milton, on the
morning of the 10Th inst, had a hand badly
crushed. DR.. II. O. Bartlett dressed it
temporarily, so that the man took his train
for Rutland.
The Montpelier Argus has the following
good word for The GLOBE "Thc Rutland
GLOBE is a newsy and spicy journal, with
very full Geographic reports, besides being
generally rather independent in its editorial
comments on matters and things. In truth,
it is journal that is credit to Rutland
and the state.
Major G.. II. Forbes, as will be seen by
an advertisement, has engaged in the in
,surance business. He is well-known to
our citizens as Il competent and reliable
business man, who will undoubtedly fur
nish good line of companies to those who
may insure with him.
Since going to the opera, the other even
ing, and hearing the song, 81 dreamt
dwelt in marble halls" we have heard sew
eral of our boys, who are boarding at a
well-known hotel in town, singing, 81
drcamt dwelt in Irish hail.. ~ They dc
mot want to let the proprietor catch them
d,oelling around there.
The train due here from Bellows Falls
al 8 o'clock p. m, was an hour late last
night. 1t started with fourteen freight
cars, arriving here with only seven, the snow
compelling them TO set off at Chester ant
Ludlow. Thirty-two minutes were lost il
running from Bellows Falls to Chester
THE Stow is inches deep on the mountain
The train over the Harlem Extension
railroad, due here at 11.50 n. M, met will
an accident yesterday just as they wer'
leaving Arlington, which might hay,
proved serious in its results had it hap
pened at point when the train was unde
full Roadway. The engine broke rail
throwing the passenger coach off, but i'm
smediately striking switch it jumped oil
the rail again, but the operation twisted
one of the trucks of the coach so bad tina
they were obliged TO come on without it
the passengers being transferred to III,
smoking car, and the train reached RUTLAND
On time.
A man in the neighboring town of Gran
vile, says the Whitehall Times, Away
noted for beng very dirty individual
lately died. His wife had the body washe,
the face shaved, hair cut, and then laid on
in nice new suit of clothes His brothc
who resided in Rutland, was Informed o
the decease, when he started for the hous
of mourning. Arriving there, the wido'
received him, and after the tears of bot
had mingled at their sad bereavement, tn
widow conducted her relation into th
room where laid the body of the dea
brother and husband. The sis,cr-in-la'
turned down ihe winding sheet that Tn
brother might gaze upon the lifeless forr
OF her late husband. "Would you kno'
him p asked she, with sob, when sh
noticed the brothers astonishment at tn
unusual clean and shaver appearance o
the deceased. "Know him ?" with a sol
"Know him (sob) know my poor dea
NoJ "a 4,
Current Notes.
Gen. N. =. Banks lectures at Whitehall
on Friday evening.