The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-18
LOCAL MENTION .

Gold 1923.
Gen. H. Ii. Baxter, left for New York
last evening.
The crowds on the streets evenings prove
that summer has come.
f. g. NJ. D. Hayward open their market
In Putnam s. Sawyers block to-day.
The sprinkler is an institution now, and
adds greatly to the comfort of the streets.
Governor Peck arrived homo last eveH-
ing, from q visit to the centennial exposi-
ton.
The woman's temperance union will
meet at the Baptist vestry this afternoon at
3 o'clock.
Yesterday the leaves shot forth on the
trees so rapidly that a change was per-
ceptible in twelve hours time.
The hand organist left town yesterday.
His place wac Immediately supplied by two
small boys with harp and fiddle.
The third of the series of articles on the
history of Wallingford by j. E. Hit, NJ.
d., will be found on the first page.
Among the guests at the Bardwell house
Yesterday were John Elliott, +. Riggs,
Chas F. Tag, and A. Smedburg, N. Y.
and directors Of the Central Vermont road.
Duprez & Benedict's brass band gave a
street parade yesterday, and gave an out
door concert before their performance be-
gun in tho evening. The audience wss
large and appreciative.
A match game of base ball was played
on the green yesterday, between the Green
Mountain boys and the Rattlers, which re-
sulsod in favor of the Green Mountain
boys, the score being 81 to 90.
The building Of the Bates house haa pro-
gressed so far that yesterday it became
Necessary to block up the sidewalks in
front of the building, and passers-by were
obliged to make detour into the middle
of Center street and Merchants row.
John W. Cramton, assignee, yesterday
sold the farm of Leeds A. Billings at suc-
ton. The main portion was sold to Fred
erick Chaffee for $1,000; pasture to Gen.
II. II. Baxter for 2l00 and three and one
half acres of meadow land to John Hines
for $500.
Duprez g. Benedlct's Ministries played to
full house at the town hall last night.
The show from beginning to end was in
imitablc, and beyond criticism. There
hasn't been anything like it in Rutland,
Co f,1p s,, Law In
The singing and dancing were capital and
the jokes fresh and bright.
Important changes will be made in the
running time on the Harlem division of
the Central Vermont railroad, next Non
day. The train which now leaves here at
$40 q. m. will leave at $50; q train will
reach here from Troy at 1850 p. M, and
several other changes will be made. The
time table, will be issued tomorrow and
we shall then publish the changes entire.
A good crowd gathered last evening tc
see the sterioptcon views exhibited by
Francisco and Morse Brothers, on Baker,
block. The views were mostly of comic
character and created good deal o.
amusement especially one great lion who
opened peculiarly bloody mouth will
JUNCTION and rolled his eye-balls around il
manner SO impressive that Duprez's enc
man even might have envied him.
The reform club held meeting at thei
room in the Rutland bank block last even
ing. The attendance was large and thu
proceedings of interest. The meeting wa
opened by singing "The morning light i
breaking followed by prayer from tn
Rev. ]. G.. Johnson. Remarks were mad
by Mr.. johnson, who spoke encouraging,
and heartily to the club for the good worl
done; J. NJ. Haven, Ben. X. Chase, VIII
read letter from Dir. McKelvey; II. w
Nye, c. P. Harris and ii. X. Hoyt, vot
was passed requesting Mr.. McKelvey t
speak in Rutland Sunday evening, whic
he will probably accept. The rooms G
the club are very Hastily and appropriate
fitted up, the walls being hung with moi
toes and pictures.