The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-04
LOCAL MENTION.

Gold l13.
The hosemen of Nickwackett engine
company, No. l, are requested to meet at
their hall this evening at o'clock.
Attention is called to the advertisement
of s. M. Dorr & Co., which appears in
another column this morning. This firm
offer several first-class western securities,
which affords safe and trustworthy in
vestment
No business will be done at the Febru-
airy term of the circuit and district courts
of the United States, for the district of
Vermont, until February 90, at 10 a. m.
The juries will be summoned for, and the
dockets called ON that day.
The dwelling house and property con-
nected Herewith, at present occupied by
John E. Huntoon, belonging to the county
OF Rutland, who purchased it for county
purposes, is now offered for sale, as will be
seen by an advertisement IN another column.
The Free Press suggests for delegates to
men as John w. Stewart, Charles W. VIII
lard, Redfeld Proctor, Wheelock G. Yea
zey, Roswell Farnham, and the like, and
adds, with such men, Vermont will be
known and have weight in the convention"
The following foreign papers have been
received and placed at the service OF the
public in the free reading room on Center
street Pictorial World London Times
London Rural London Illustrated News
The Graphic The Aldinc Examiner ;
London Weekly Times and Iron, EDgin-
eering and Architectural periodicals.
The Vermont dairyman's association has
issued a circular stating that it is necessary
Sin order to make an exhibition which
should be credible to the reputation Of
Vermont" that the dairymen of the state
contribute sum Of not lees than 1000
to the general fund with the centennial
committee of the American dairymen's as
sociation. Committees are being appointed
in every locality and contributions will be
solicited
An attempt was made yesterday morn
ing to burn the short bridge near Baxter
Vile, on the Rutland and Washington rail-
road. The damage was such as to make
the mail train two and one-half hours late.
The origin of the fire is unknown. 1t
could not have resulted from locomotive
sparks, no trains having crossed since the
previous night. 1t must have been the
work of an incendiary; possibly some vici-
GUS tramp who had been elected from the
cars.
The celebrated "Ricker Brothers" on
their return from their "Fourth Annual
Tour" announce that they will give one of
their "grand parlor entertainments" at the
village hall. next Monday evening. They
appear at the request of large and highly
respectable number of our citizens and
Professor Otto Randegger will perform on
the violin, Fred Kicker on the harmonica,
and the chromstropes will show, and all
for the small sum Of only t,oenty Jfce cents!l
"For particulars see small bills"
We have received copy Of memorial,
addressed to the senate and house of repre-
sentatives, asking that the twelfth day of
February, Lincoln's birthday, be "nomina-
ted and appointed" legal holiday, THAT a
universal people" may rejoice together In
this great gift of God to man. 1t is signed
by one delegate and one alternate from
each state and territory in the Union, and
one as representing Zone country" The
delegate for Vermont is l.. j. Fletcher,
and the alternate is M. Emmett Tabor.
Rev. J. 8. johnson received, yesterday;
the letter missive to the advisory council.
Accompanying the letter was list of all
the churches invited, and also statement
of the recent efforts of Plymouth church
in behalf of a mutual council. Mr.. John
son says this will probably be the largest
advisory council ever held by the Congre-
gational denomination. He will lay the
matter before the church at the prayer
meeting next Thursday evening, and, al
though, of course, not able to say, he
thinks the invitation Will be accepted.
We have received an invitation to attend
the dedication of the american Union me
mortal CASE" at the hall of the superinten
dent of education, April 9th and 10th, thu
anniversary of the surrender of the con
federate armies. The case contains a bool
with the autographs of 1892 soldiers anC
sailors. Wood from the following histori
cal places are inlaid in the case Oak ant
pine from Faneul hall oak from indie
pendence hall hemlock from the Ole
South church. Boston, built in 1863 ant
the "Charter Oak, thefrigates "Constitu
ton" and "Od Ironsides," and from tn
.'oriRinal California tree"