The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-12

and there 1t is, stuck in the mud. This s
the third one built across these waters since
1850, at the expense of the town mostly,
by order Of the courts.
p. T. Barnum, the great American show
man, las been sued for damages inflicted
to parties and property resulting from the
late accident at the Parsons bridge, on &c
count of his menstrous and frightful circus
posters being on the same, as reported in
THE GLOBE two or thee weeks ago. BrOm-
ley & Clark for the plaintiff, Prout, ST.
mons & Walker for defendant. 8. w.
Preston, esq, is the court.
The following named individuals have
recently visited, or are now visiting, fami-
lies in this village The Wilson's from St.
Louis, at Mrs. Langdon's the Humans,
from Battle Creek, at John Langdon's
Mr.. and Mrs. Henderson Steele, from
Ovid, N Y, at Mr.. G.. b. Seele's; Mr..
Frank Wyatt and wife, from Grinpcll,
Iowa, at John Wyatts; Mrs. Charles Buel
and children, from Claremont, N. H., at
G.. Buel's; Mrs. E. s. Carr, from Oak.
Land, CAL, at Mrs. Smiths; Joseph Noyes,
of Plymouth, N. H., at Mrs. Noyes Mr..
and Mrs. Beals. from Illinois. at A. Love-
lands; Miss Eugene Perkins, from Ann
Arbor, at Mr.. FL. Ainsworths Mrs. D. q.
Burt and daughter, from Aspinwall, at b.
W. Burts; tMr. i. Stone and wife, from
Boston, at l.. II. Stone's Mr.. and Mrs
Harmon, of Bennington, at j. B. Brom-
ley's; MIR. s. b. Walker and wife, from
Chicago, at MIR. M. B. Davey's. Most of
them have been to the centennial, and
those that have not will soon DO there.
Mrs. Carr attended the exhibition fifty
four days. She is member of delega-
ton Of scientists from California, where,
be it taid, liberal appropriation was made
for the honor and benefit of the state.
MOUNT HOLLY.
The election passed off quietly, rolling
up the largest vote ever cast in this town,
giving to the republican state and county
ticket majority of over two hundred.
The republican candidate for representa-
tive, too, was elected by an unusual major
ity, but six republican votes being cast
against him, fact which speaks well for
his reputation among his fellow towns
men.
One thing, however, in connection with
the election, is regarded by many republ-
cans with regret and modification, and
that is the fact that, in this centennial
year, Mt. Holly, for the first time in her
history, should cast a majority of her votes
for democratic candidate. Many repub-
Leans who voted for the democratic candi.
date for sheriff. did go without
knowing it, being made inviting victims
of the split-ticke! conspiracy, while others,
the number is not known, did it intention
ally and "with malice aforethought. God
forgive them. We get but little consola-
fat DE- 70 -, .
tame boat. She has "dtne so" before.
A very enjoyable affair came off on
Thursday even ng last at the residence of
NJ. ID. Harrington, esq The occasion was
q family reunion a recently married
daughter from the state of Maine with her
husband, Mr.. Turner, and another daugh-
ter, Mrs. Burrus of Saratoga county, NY
were home on a visit and with those re-
siding in this vicinity and those living at
home, made up the entire family of seven
daughters. The host bad notified his
friends that on that evening his "latch
otring would be OUT; at an early hour the
guests began to arrive. and soon the roomy
residence was well filled with a Joyous
crowd, consisting of old and young, to the
number of over fifty, evidently bent on en-
joying happy social season, in which pur-
pose they succeeded to perfection, as all
present will attest. The Mt. Holly band
was IN attendance and enlivened the occa.
sion with excellent music. At nine o'clock
refreshments were bountifully served and
at the seasonable hour of half-past ten the
band struck up 'IIome, SWEET home" and
the company dispersed unanimous in the
feeling that they had had good time and
well pleased with the generous hospitality
of "Uncle Moses and his amiable lady
Farmers here are finding ready market
for potatoes at 80 cents per bushel, and
several carloads have already been shipped
from this "port."
A. w. Cook, esq, and Charles Dawley
haue gone To the centennial. O.