The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-13
LOCAL MENTION.

found on the second page
Killington lodge No. 80 l. o. o. f. meet,
this Monday evening at 7.3O
George w. Beaman, paymaster of the
United States navy, is in town.
C.B. Vail advertises prints at low figures
in another column this morning.
Vermont is entitled to about two weeks
of winter yet. And we may get it.
The question is frequently asked: sis
st. Patrick's day to be observed in Rut-
land
We regret to learn that franklin Bur-
dit, esq, of Pittsford, is dangerously i'll
Of pneumonia.
We learn that w. W. Page, son of Gov
Page, is quite ill-although more comfort
able yesterday.
Hurrah for old Bennington. She will
send hundred centennials, equipped a Ia
General Stark, to the centennial.
Hurry up your exhibits for the centennial,
good people Four of the buildings are
now completed, and ready for the goods to
go in.
We learn that r. C. Hubbard is soon to
open grocery store in this place, he having
rented one of L. Plerponts stores, on Cen
ter street.
How does our contemporary know that
Judge Dunton is not going to the Hot
Springs of Arkansas. Did they distort the
fact from him?
The proceedings in the court of chan
Gerry at St. Adams on Saturday, relative to
the Rutland railroad lease, will be found
on the second page.
Our dry goods merchants are driving a
lucrative trade in centennial prints, every
girl in town having the fever for an apron
of this particular pattern.
The English sparrows are the happiest
of birds now that they have scared all other
birds away and have exclusive run of the
ash barrels and kitchen sweepings.
This will be busy year. Just think of
it-366 days, SO Sundays, leap year, Gen.
tennial celebration, and the presidential
election, and perhaps-the millennium.
One evening last week family in Ne
braska was surprised by their stove cover
going up with great velocity to the ceiling.
| They had been using from the wrong wood
pile.
A. w. Higgins has returned from New
York and Is busy getting his new store in
Putnam g. Sawyers block ready for occu-
pancy. He intends to open on the first OF
April.
The Bssells were neither of them trav-
cling on free passes. The conductor of
the train happens to have the coupons of
both tickets. Now let us permit their
bones to rest in peace.
One of the pleasantest and most attrac-
tive stores in town is that of A. o. Cum
bingham, on Center street. A new sign
and new curtains, added during the past
week, makes everything complete.
The dipththeria which was so severe
scourge up to mid-winter, and which then
almost died out, has re-appeared within
the past three or four days. Happily the
type is not so malignant as in aforetime.
There is lady in Rutland who each
Sabbath for six years has attended the
Congregational church and who considers
that privilege an inestimable one-but says
she has not heard a word the pastor said.
Complaint is made that some of our
banks and insurance agents persist in the
practice OF sending note and assessment
notices on postal cards. 1t would seem
they might afford an envelope and three
cent stamp.
There was a large package checked Sat
urday at a station on the Central Vermont
railroad and directed "To =,
Rutland, with the compliments of the girl
whose mouth runs so easy" Will some
one rise and explain
A certain newspaper in noting the resig'
nation of Frank G. White says: "The
climate on the Isthmus has proved inju,
fious to his health" Where did you heal
that 4? Bless your stars, he was never II
better physical health in his life.
Whipple Hollow has been the scene OF
war. 1t commenced in dog fight ant
ended in several members of the Greer
family and others taking hand. All thu
parties, except the dogs, are to be before
the municipal judge and explain at o'clocl
this morning.
The wife of E. B. Whiting, esq, of st
Albans, for long time editor of the st
Albans Messenger, died suddenly at Bur
linpton, Friday, March 3D.. She was
helpful wife, devoted mother and leading
member of society. Thepoor found in he
a generous friend, not only at her owl
door but in their humble homes and in oil
organized charities.
The Delaware and Hudson Canal com
pauy are now receiving freight at Greer
Island, N, Y, for all points in Vermont
New Hampshire and Massachusetts, tina
can be reached via Rutland, and for all sta
tons on the Rutland and Washingto
branch north of Salem. The time an
rates of transportation are as favorable a
offered by any other line.
The men who go from house to hous
selling blueing at 20 cents per bottle an
give chrome to every purchaser, are no
to be commisserated. The liquid cost
them about three cents bottle and tn
chromos are supplied to them at "a hur
lred. So on every seven cents investe
they make aprofit of eighteen cents neal
y three hundred per cent This 10 niue
better than keeping store and selling you
goods for small percentage of profit.
The 81. Adams Messenger saws Mr.. J