The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-26
LOCAL MENTION.

The organ grinder was persistent in ply
Ing his vocation yesterday.
After July 1, letter postage to Great
Britain will be reduced to five cents.
The Woodstock cornet band furnish the
music at the state fair-not the Winooski
band, as has been reported.
A special meeting of the Industrial Re-
formers will be held in the village hall this
Saturday evening at o'clock.
The exhibition of trained birds upon our
streets yesterday, was novel and won
derful sight and attracted large crowds.
On and after the LIST of July next postal
money orders will be sent to and received
from Canada, Great Britain, Germany,
Switzerland and Italy.
Col. Charles H. Joyce has accepted an
invitation to deliver the Grafton at New
port, Vt, on the occasion of the celebra-
ton at that place July 9th.
There will be vesper services at the Con-
gregational church, on Sunday evening.
The selections of music are fine and will
be rendered under the direction of Prof.
Geo. A. Mietzke.
Col. Wheelock G. Veazey has received
his commission as Register in bankruptcy
of the first congressional district, and has
taken the oath of office and entered upon
the discharge of its duties.
Some one suggests that more seats should
be placed In the vestibules of churches for
the young men who come to walk home
with the young ladies, without wishing to
attend divine services themselves.
At the request of large number of the
citizens of West Rutland, Col. Charles II.
Joyce will address the people at the town
hall in that village, this Saturday evening,
at 8 o'clock, upon the centennial exhibition
of 1876.
During the storm last evening lightning
struck near the. cross-walk on Center
street.--Herald.
Jes 80. His front name was Jersey, and
the officers have been searching for him all
the week.
The police record yesterday consists of
the arrangement of fellow who was pick
ed up in the street intoxicated, Thursday.
He received the usual sentence and dis
closed upon G. II. Wooley, who was fined
for selling and with intent to sell, amount
ing in all TO some $35. The case was ap-
pealed to higher court.
About as tired man as we have seen in
some time was making his way through
Merchants row last evening, just before
dark. 1t did seem as though he would
have to stop and rest before he could reach
the top of the hill beyond the town hall,
but, like the immortal Lawrence, he stuck
by his ship and carried hsr over the swell
with colors all flying and sheets full.
A countryman purchased new hat at
Burlington store, the other day, leaving his
old one with the merchant, who kicked it
under the counter, The next day the
customer came back. and, after poking
about among the rubbish, found the old
hat, and turning down the band, took out
q $50 bill, quietly remarlSing 81 came
pretty near forgetting where put that
money"
A large number of our citizens gave do
cided expressions, yesterday, of their APP
proval and qualification at the selection
made for water commissioners Harvey
Kingsley, Esq, is gentleman of large
business experience, of most excellent
judgment, and Mark S. Richardson has a
full knowledge, by previous experience, of
tho water works and all its operations,
pipes, etc. His practical knowledge and
good judgment well fit Linn for the position
to which he has been elected.
A splendid Chickering piano will in fu-
ture adorn the ladies parlor of the Bates
house, this being one of five sales made in
four days by Mr.. Edwin Tracy, of Messrs.
Cluett & Sons, Troy, N. Y. The list of
recent purchasers of the Steinway and
Chickering pianos and Burdett organs en-
braces a number of the best of our citizens
as well as those of Middlebury, Middle
town, Dandy, West Rutland, Wallingford,
Poultney, Castleton, Fairhaven, ETC., all
the result of representing the best goods
and liberal Use of printers Ink.