The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-12
LOCAL MENTION.


Gold l1l5.
Hon. Daniel Roberts of Burlington was
in town last evening
letter from Maple Grove camp at b.
moseen lake, on the second page.
The walk on Grove street next to Sadler
II ThralPs block. has been repaired.
The republican county convention meets
bit the town hall at one o'clock this after
noon.
Capt. j. II. Goulding and William II.
Page left yesterday for few weeks So
journ in the North woods.
The annual commencement promenade
concert will be given at Middlebury,
Wednesday evening, July 10Th.
DIR. George 7. Stevens, late surgeon in
the army, now a celebrated oculist of AL
bany, was yesterday the guest Of DR.. j.
d. Hanrahau.
The repairs on the upper part of Center
street, both the walk and drain, under the
direction of Street CommissionerPatch, are
being thoroughly we'll done.
Persons attending the county convention
to-day from West Rutland, Castleton,
Hydevlle aud Farhaven, can return on
the Schenectady freight, which leaves at
$3.50 p. m.
The county committee will be at the
D. -,
the credentials of delegates, in order to
complete the roll of the convention before
it assemblies.
Life in teakettle would be about as
comfortable as anywhere just now. Indeed
| the weather bears considerable resem-
blance to that condition. 1t is principally
rotation of rain, heat and steam.
Rev. Edward Mills, former pastor of the
Baptist church, and his family arrived in
town yesterday, and are the guests of Mr..
Charles b. Frost Mr.. Mills receives
cordial greeting from his old Pensioners
and friends.
We publish on the first page an excel
Palmer prepared for the 4th of July cele-
bration in Middletown. and which, by in
vitation, was afterwards delivered before
the grange of patrons of husbandry in that
town.
The Troy and Boston railroad has not
changed its time to conform to the new
time table of the Harlem Extension and
Rutland and Washington railroads. The
trains advertised to arrive over these roads
at II o'clock a. M, viii not arrive during
the present week until 10 o'clock IN.
j. Halsey Cushman, esq, editor of the
Bennington Banner, and L J. Hyde, ed-
tor of the Wallingford Standard, were in
town yesterday on their way to attend the
meeting of the Vermont editors and pub
fishers association at st. Johnsbury, and
to join in the excursion to the White Noun
tans.
The Rutland democracy propose to
crafty tonight. At about 7.30 o'clock,
this evening, flag will be suspended over
Merchants row to the music of a cannon,
after which they propose to repair to the
town hall, where more music is expected,
with speeches by distinguished geutle-
men from abroad" Charles N. Daven-
port of Brattleboro, Hiram Atkins of Mont
pelier, A. r. Childs of Bennington and
of them is expec ed Ito furnish the mental
diet for the occasion.
In the item in reference TO the arrest OF
Phineas Leach, in yesterdays GLOBE
there was slight error. 1t appears that
the arrest was made at the suit of the pro
prietor of the Brandon house alone-no &C
ton being taken by the selectmen-on q
claim for debt founded on an affidavit undel
the absconding debtor act, so called. There
is no claim of fraud, nor pretence of any
The company will remain in Brandon ant
give their usual entertainments, awaiting
the determination of the suit They viii
first appear Thursday evening.
Here's chance for the Burlington re
form club. There is resident of that city
100 years old who "has used tobacco ant
alcoholic liquors quite freely for 0G years,
and yet is neither palsed, blind, deaf o
dumb. Louis Victor Amedee Henry wa
born in France March 1867, was a soldie
under the first Napoleon, came to Americ
G5 years ago and has lived in Burlington
fifty years. He has recently visited tn
centennial, and Burlington gallery pub
fishes his photograph with sketch Of hi
\ remarkable history. Now, IT their reform
club would only reclaim him from his evi
ways, they might present him rejuvenate
at the centennial in 1896.