The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-30

| OF BraUIOru, lOr an OK shoe.
A course OF good practical lectures to
farmers begin at the University Of Vermont
in Burlington on Tuesday, Feb. ..
Sundays storm was the severest of the
season, and stage drivers experience great
difficulty in crossing the Green mountains.
Bratteboro has lady resident who pro-
fcsses to be as wonderful in her power of
mind reading as young Brown himself, and
those who ought to know pronounce 1t
genuine.
Hollis spool factory has been removed
from Salisbury to Burlington, and it is ru-
mored that the Flanders pump works, row
at Nergennes, are to go there too
We see by the Montpelier A'Yas that
Nergenncs sis nice little city, with
common council and mayor 4S0 by 400
rods in extent. - Verm0nter.
Water is selling IN the village of West
Randolph at % cents barrel, and arrange
ments are being perfected Cor large cls-
tern of water TO supply all the people.
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drew INTO Waterbury load of wood
weighing eight thousand eight hundred and
fifty pounds, with poor Shedding at that.
Horace Humphrey of Waterbury, chop
ped, year ago, Ahat he called one hun
dred cords of God for Geo. G. Arms, and
received one hundred dollars, and instead
of its turning out, after drawing ninety
cords, there was one hundred and five and
a half.
The railroad company have reduced the
wages of the men saving ice at Alburgh
Springs from 81. so per day TO $l.35, and
the teams from SO to s2.70. The men
have all 'struck," and have solemnly
pledged themselves under forfeiture of a
gallon Of rum, not to resume work at the
reduced prices.
Not very red tapey was Postmaster Gen
eral JEWELS dispatch to the Newport post
master the other day, in reply to telegram
saying his Office was burned, but it had a
kind of New England common sense air
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and try not to spend too much money but
do not let the mails be delayed anywhere"
The express tram up, over the Boston,
Concord and Montreal railroad, which left
Concord at nine o'clock Monday evening,
got stuck in snow drift at Foggs station,
near Ashland, and remained until morning.
An express freight train going up ran into
the rear of the passenger tram, but did no
especial damage.
| Business is unusually dull at St. Johns
bury. Most of the merchants complain
that trade was never lighter, and the Fair
banks scale works are very considerably
reducing their number of employees. Some
of their best hands, men who have worked
IN the shops for dozen years, are out of
employment, whereas in the panic, a year
ago, they only discharged the grecncst and
| poorest hands.
a couple of Burlington "uppcr crust"
girls recently visited rural family in
Washington county, ald undertook to "as-
tonish the natives" by their city airs. Not
approaching their style in that respect,
their host got them to walk to the
village store, to get him ga pound of the
best white lampblack." Dressed in their
best, they went on their errand, and did
not discover the "sell' on them until an
audible smile broke out among the ''set-
tiers" who 'floored" that store. Their
chagrin is that they should be ''sold' by a
countryman.- Montpelier Argus.
The lease of the present proprictors of
the Pavilion hotel Montpelier, Messrs.
Aldrich e. Coffey, expires March LIST, but
in order to facilitate the erection of the
new hotel, they propose to relinquish their
lease and close the hotel one week from
Monday. Previous TO their going out, how
ever, on Wednesday evening of next week
they propose to have a grand party. The
house will be opened and lighted from eel
lar to garrett and the best of music will be
provided for dancing.
A young gentleman at present living in
Burlington, but who originally went there
from 'the country" recently paid visit
to the paternal mansion and spent day or
two under the old roof and by the old
hearthstone. A change of water always
makes this young gent sick, SO he took
along bottle of Burlington whisky to
"dash" the unfamiliar article with. lie
hid it under the cut ter seat, and his con-
sternation may be imagined when he saw
his pious papa and other relatives inspect
ing his rig and calmly and innocently polk.
ing about almost right where the "little
brown jug was laid at rest. They didn't
find it, but when they went away he drew
a long sigh of relief and long draught
from the bottle.
We understand, says the Montpelier
Journal, that satisfactory arrangements art
made tor the consolidation of the Contra
Vermont and the Rutland and Burlington
railroads. We wish, on public grounds
we could also announce that the Vernon
and Canada were party to the consolida
ton. The present arrangement may has
ten such result. And nothing could d.
, better for all the parties IN interest, ii !
1 could be accomplished. These Vernon
roads could then bid farewell to useless ant
Q expensive litigation, and use all thei
means for the legitimate extension of bust
r ness. They could then inyite Boston CAPT
0 tai to the doubtful enterprise OF making
G the Central Vermont the great thorough
G fare of traffic between the capital of New
!. England and the great lakes of the West
Il rhe Women's Temperance union