The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-15

to California and procured 5000 worth OF
brandy which he says he can sell at one
half the price asked at Middlebury and
then make good profit. This brandy he
wishes to sell. 1t was proposed that the
town by vote request the commissioner to
appoint an agent to sell said liquor for med
icine, only think of it $1,000 worth of
medicine for this small town Making great
calculations for sickness!l
The people of this burgh have enjoyed
variety Of literary entertainments during
the week.
Tuesday evening q lecture by S. B.
Rockwell of Middlebury in which he told
US how to live cheap and 1t is admitted that
no one knows better how to do it Chat is
to live cheap than he.
Friday evening prayer meeting conduct.
ed by brethren from Middlebury.
Saturday evening lecture by Rev. G. w.
S. Porter. Subject The lobbyist in which
the speaker gave a graphic description of
about thirty kinds of lobbyists, it was in
tensely interesting and the peroration was
incomparably grand and characteristic of
the speaker. At the close Of the lecture
S. B. Rockwell stepped forward and in
few not very elegant or complimentary re-
marks introduced poem upon the use of
tobacco, and INDUCED pretty freely in what
seemed to be familiar terms, viz: the devil
hell etc but whether the poet consigned
tobacco or those who use 1t to the Internal
regions did not clearly appear.
Sunday evening FREQ concert WAS given
by the Sabbath school connected with the
Nj. 4. church consisting of general re-
view of the lessons taught in the school for
the last quarter in which all took q part,
the same interspersed with vocal and in
strumental music Rotations and short ad-
dresses.
Monday evening the people here were
favored with lecture upon the subject of
temperance "a rare thing in this town. by
G. L. Hewes, it was fine lecture and was
thought by many to be the best they had
ever heard. At the close of she lecture
followed a discussion which brought out
the fact that there is no temperance organ
ization in town which was participated in
by Rev. Ward Billiard, Rev. Mr.. Whitney,
Ira j. Twitchell, F. E. Stewart and A. p.
Upper of Middlebury.
Mr.. Upper spoke very ably and forcibly
in favor of organizing lodge of Good
Templars, which stirred up ''the animals"
he probably was not aware of the fact that
there is a church here whose corner stone
Fl fah pre hs ssvs5S
and spreads himself upon his favorite hob
nv in which case his invitation to COM
munion is so narrow that it does net IN
c,ude more than half dozen OF his own
members TO say nothing of others.
MEMO.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Mr.. w. Z. Eastley of London gave an
entertainment at Library hall on Saturday
evening with great satisfaction.
Mr.. Ralph Goldsmiths' conservatory Is
nearly finished. He is expecting choice
assortment of tropical plants from Panama
| in few weeks.
Work has been commenced on the sisters
home which is to be built just north Of the
Catholic school house. Mr.. L. NJ. Bolton
is the architect.
Frank c. White and family will sal
from Panama for home on the first o
April.
Mrs. William Z. Hawks is recovering
from her recent illness.
Col. l.. NJ. Morrison Rufus Godfrey an
company have been fishing in Lake BON
oseen at Castleton. They caught o mus
calunge weighing 17t pounds and anothe
weighing 10 pounds.
The debt of the town Of Bennington ha
been reduced S5,37S 70 during the pal
year.
NEW HAVEN.
The winter term of Beeman Academ
1 clo,ed Friday the 10th inst. Public e,
7 aminations we're held Wednesday p. m
: Thursday and Friday a. m. The class
examined showed good understanding
the several studies, and marked advanc
q ment. the per cent being very good.
/. Public exercises were held at the aca'
i emy Friday p. IN. the following being Il
programme;
Composition, Miss Lotte Bottum.
:, COMPOSITION, Miss Addle Farnsworth.
- Recitation, Miss Ida Squler
~ Defamation, Robert Barton.
~ Composition, Miss Esther Elmer.
" Defamation, Chas. Russell
Il, Composition, Frank tanborn.
y Recitation, Miss Adde Cowles.
Essay, Miss Minnie Hall.
Essay, Miss Florence Hawthorn.
H. Defamation, Geo. NJ. Rowland.
IN Grafton, Elmer Cowles.
,e Recitation, Miss Alice Hinman.
lie ESSAY, Miss Emma CLIFFORD.
nv Recitation, Miss Lizzie Morrison.
G. Grafton, A, j. Eaton.
ed Grafton, James Barton.
n The parts were all well performed. I
PRINCIPAL then presented his report I
lowed bv remarks by Messrs. Ira Giffo
ss Judge Z. S. Human, L. S. Bottum, h
s. Knowlton and Superintendent s. Is.
Cpwles.
by This popular academy is in very pr
nd nervous condition under the management
11nni IN, Prof. Perrigo, who is universally liked
raj this position. The spring term cemmen
en March goth. Teachers class part OF
,orn, JACK
80 SOUTH LONDONDERRY.
lie The Methodist Episcopal Church
ige society had social party at the reside
It of Chester Huntley, on Wednesday eN
nse inr. March 9Th, TO which all the good !
ted ple of Londonderry and vicinity were
Is yited. In the forenoon 1t rained fearf
and about four o'clock p. NJ, West X
. broke up and the streets on both sides
said river were filled with ice and wate
teams could not pass on them until the
morning, but, nevertheless, some 100 fri'
found their way in wagons and sleigh
". the social party which passed OIL to
- satisfaction of all.
D Thursday. March 9th, the Baptist so'
had a sleigh ride around the town wit
W. splendid teams, some 20 couples stt
- from the town hall at o'clock p. NJ,
NS returned to the town hall, the place OF
dervous, via. North village after rio
two hours, where they found an o
supper ready for them, and You may
! there was nothing wanting to satisiS
Row. sinner" man in the way OF eataples
pride of the curious were satlsned 9y
Inn manner the tables were decorated
LUV bououets and silver wares. when -
!, 90 @ :. Wash" undertake to do anything
Q. in Know of no failure. The society res
tune 1oE NOT The ice cream furniBhe
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