The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-22
LOCAL MENTION.

tOlu ll5S.
Christmas music is keeping the church
cholrs pretty busy. aA AhL
This kind of weather keeps the mercury
In the thermometers busy.
Those people who put ashes on their
walks yesterday, received the gratitude OF
all pedestrians.
Division No. 2, A. o. H., will hold their
monthly meeting at 1880 this evening in
Simons' hall, Merchants row.
Owing TO the thaw a larger number of
our old citizens were to be seen on Mer-
chants row, yesterday, than for some time
previous.
The warm weather yesterday brought a
number OF wood teams into town. 1t was
about as hard work to get back with the
empty sleds at night as it was to draw the
loads in the morning.
The clerk OF the weather is kept pretty
busy now recording changes in temper
ature. At six o'clock Monday morning the
mercury stood 2e below Zero and at six
o'clock Tuesday evening it stood Age
above, change of $50 in thirty-six hours
A mother with troop of little ones
passing along Grove street yesterday, was
overheard cautioning her four-year-old not
to slip down in the wet. "And what
would you do then ~ she asked "Git up
again." dryly responded the practical
minded child. b.Et..l
The new Methodist Episcopal church at
Ludlow will be dedicated to-day. Rev. N.
+. Perry will deliver a sermon in the fore
noon, and the defeating sermon in the
afternoon will be by DR.. b. Ives of Au-
burn, N. Y. A feast of dedication will be
held In the evening.
meeting will be held in this village to-
day of all persons intending to be exhibit
tors at the centennial and of the board of
finance for the state, to devise ways and
means for the purpose of securing proper
representation of the interests of Vermont
at the Philadelphia exhibition.
We have received several accounts of the
recklessness of boys coasting on the streets
of the village evenings. The sudden thaw
yesterday probably put stop to that sport
for the present, but if the boys can re-
member till the next snow storm that there
Is village ordinance against coasting they
may save themselves some trouble.
Mr.. Easily, the English elocutionist
called at THE GLOBE editorial rooms, yes
terday morning, on his way to Vergennes
and Burlington, where he is to give one OF
his 'evenings with the poets and humor-
lists" in the Y. NJ. G. A. course of each
place. MIR. Easily will give our citizens
an opportunity of hearing him before the
close Of winter.
John McWade, proprietor of the Shank
rupt sale" in Pierpoint's block on Center
street, was complained of by states attor-
ney, Martin G. Everts, on Saturday, for
selling goods without license. The COM
plant was brought before H. W. Porter,
justice. The case was continued week,
and McWade was released on $500 bail
The store was closed last evening.
Mr.. F. Hadley of Burlington, Fpassed
thr ough Rutland last evening on his way
to Philadelphia with pair of fine horses
which he has sold to gentleman there for a
high price. He recently sold Waikiki
colt, raised by L. S. Drew of South Bur-
lington, to Robert Bonner of New York
for 5000. Mr.. Drew raises some of the
best stock in Vermont.
The question Of the hour is-who arc
members of the council of 80. A. IT," said
to have been constituted in Rutland, and
where does the estate legislature" meet
1t Is known that an emissary or organizer
of the order was in Rutland short time
ago, approached sundry individuals who
didn't take kindly to secret political socie-
ties and didn't propose to engage in relig-
ious crusade, and now the question is, who
was presauded -?