The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-05
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hills. silver and gold quartz from the Col
orado mining districts (; a piece of pure all
yer in the form of rosette, from the Bald
Eagle mine, Colorado a specimen OF petri-
fed sage from Fort Laramie. He has also
some Sioux bows and arrows, and an In
dian scalp.
The Barnabec concert company give an
entertainment at the city hall on Tuesday,
Feb. 1.
Green Mountain Lodge, No. 1, I. o. o.
Samuel Worcester, V. g.; John II. Baird,
Geo. II. Bigelow, John II. Baird, dele
gates to the grand lodge A. b. Lowry,
Thomas Failey, allernates.
Burglaries have become alarmingly FREE
quent in our city. T.
CAsTLEToN.
At the annual meeting of the Congrega-
tional society. held at the chapel the last
Saturday in 1876, J. N. NorthrOp was cleo
ted moderator; w. G. Guernsey, clerk aud
treasurer NJ. b. Dewey, A. Il. Hgley
and w. G. Rice, prudential committee, for
the year 1876.
Mr. and Mrs. French of Franklin spent
holiday week with their daughter. Mrs. l..
II. Stone. They were married flfty-four
years ago the present month, and four
years ago their golden anniversary was
celebrated at the residence of a SOIL in New
York city. Six of their sons were in the
army during the rebellion. One Of them
was wounded at Cold llarbor the other
five returned safe and sound rs when they
enlisted into the service. Mrs. Stone's
husband and four sons were also in the
war for the Union. A pretty good war
record for two families, but the best of ii is
they are all alive to this day aud are album
dainty able to relate many thrilling incl
dents connected with their army lite.
The month of August has been quite an
eventful month with citizen of this vii
lage. He came into town aud began bust
ness in August, married his wife in August,
three SOUS were born in August, and he has
been afflicted with five courses OF hay fever
in the month of August, and he still lives
and enjoys life as well as any other man.
We are quite well acquainted with per
son that WAS born the last day in the year.
the last day in the month, the last day in
the week, the last hour in the month, the
last hour IN the week, ard the last hour in
the year 1854, and it was Saturday.
Two respectable young men warmed
themselves into serious unpleasantness
the other day. First came a war If words,
then came cinch, then came blows in
quick succession then they were parted.
they still sit and cat, as before the battle,
at the same table.
Castleton was not quite patriotic enough
to usher in the centennial, but we heard
the usherng in of it by the booming of
cannon in towns around us from twelve to
one o'clock or later, Friday night.
The GLOBE of Saturday was highly CON-
plimen,ed ard praised for its splendid ap-
pearance, and il was conceded by all to be
the most magnificent exhibition of indie
pendent Vermont journalism ever witnessed
in these parts. 1t is really surprising how
Caslleton has gone back on your venerable
and amiable old cotemporary, a function
ary, as indicated in your columns Saturday.
On that day forty extra copies were sold
here and more ordered for Monday.
Mrs Commodore ElleTy is spending the
holiday season with relatives in New York
and Brooklyn.
Miss Frank B. is spending two or three
weeks of the new year with intimate
friends in Worcester, Mass.
The week of prayer will DO observed by
the congregationalsts here every evening
of the week at the chapel of their church.
The services of the week began Sabbath
morning in the church, the sermon being
in compliance with the recommendation
of the christian alliance, the exercises Sun
day evening were of a centennial charac er
the prayers, reading, singing and sermon,
having SPEC al reference to this crisis in
our nations history. II. W. b.
DANNY.
Daniel G.. Smith II Gently cut an elm tree
which measured on the stump, six f. ct IN
diameter 1t must have been a very old
tree. Near the ground it measured over II
feet.
The coal jobs Of Geo. p. Holcomb, are
now at "stand STILL" and the prospect is
they will remain so for some time to
come.
The new mercantile firm of Otis & Son,
at the Corners, is doing good business.
There are now 115 copies of the WEEKLY
GLOBE taken in town, which speaks well
for it, and clearly demonstrates the fact
that our people know what first-clsss
paper is. We expect to increase the num-
Der of subscribers to 1875 before long.
The funeral Of widow Samuel Smith was
attended on Monday. Dec. 9th, Rev. j.
w. Bennett of Tnmouth, officiating. She
was 50 years of age and had been sick for a
long time. J.o. W.
EAST RUPERT.
The Sykes Broiners have just added O
clothes pin attachment to their saw-mll,
which will turn out three hundred gross a
day. Their mill is one of the finest in the
state. and their enterprise and industry are
proyerbial among those who know them.
d. L. 8.
GRANVILLE. ny
The ladies of Trinity parish prepared a
beautiful afghan to be awarded on Thurs
day evening to the lucky holder OF the
winning ticket. A large number OF tickets
were sold at fifty cents each. The proceeds
to be devoted to parish purposes. Daniel
Woodland, jr., won the prize.
This is progressive age. While most
of the states Of the Union have enacted laws
making the sale of lottery tickets criminal
offense, some churches have adopted this
popular expedient for raising funds for
church purposes. 1t reminds lis of an
anecdote attributed to Lorenzo Dow, who
when repr0ved for introducing lively airs
instead of the humdrum psalm0dy of New
England. said he could not afford to allos
the Devil to monopolise all the good tunes.
This place is iapi lily growing More
hull iings have gone up since the panic of
'73 than for any equal period of time since
the town was settled Sievensville, a sui
urb southwest of the main village, presents
enc of the most compactly built streets in
the place. The position taken by the town
last spring not to grant licenses for the
sale of intoxicating liquors, though it has
not wholly suppressed the sale, has senshly
diminished it. The lookup, too, though
but few have enjoyed its Inequalities has
had humanising influence.
1 his place which is noted for its health
fulness and beautiful surroundings, is re-
ceiving accessions of families of culture and
wealth, and general air of improvement
pervades the place.
We note as recent changes in business
men
Mr.. McFadden takes the place of Mr.
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