The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-09
LOCAL MENTION.

ton last evening.
The county court assemblies at 10 o'clock
this morning.
Mr.. J. c. Dunn was much moro COM
Portable yesterday.
Senators Slmons and Williams spent
the Sabbath in Rutland.
What has become of the projsct for
public library in Rutland?
''Look out for snow about these days."
as the almanacs used to say.
G.. NJ. Baker, the photographer, has
returned from a trip to the centennial.
Black walnut has risen in price, owing
to the growing scarcity OF the material.
All the plants in town which were out
last night could be bought to-day cheap.
After the recent long storm and winds,
frosts and autumnal weather are to be ex-
pected.
A lively row which had ten or fifteen
participants, occurred on Green street Sat-
urday night.
Killington Lodge, No. 20, 1. o. o. F.,
meets this evening at Odd Fellows hall,
Globe block, a. o'clock.
Now is the time to lay in your supply of
coal, and you will do well to give your Or
ders at once to Messrs. Davis 81 Curtis
Rev. +. II. Randall of Poultney,
preached at Trinity church yesterday morn
ing and evening, delivering two thoroughly
practical sermons.
Brown paper blankets for bed coverings
have been patented and introduced in
England. Many schools and hospitals are
supplied with them
Rev. S. II. Archibald of Wallingford,
occupied the pulpit of the Baptist church
yesterday, in exchange with Rev. Mr..
Richardson, the pastor.
The assessments of the Vermont Fire in
surancc company are in the hands OF II. w.
Porter, the director for Rutland county,
to whom they can be paid
In the card published Saturday from L.
W. Collins, the types made US use the
word arrangements instead of "agree-
ments.' 1t should have read as it now
does.
The French astronomer wants everybody
who owns a telescope to keep bis eye on
the sun for two days, October 9th and 10th,
and report any spots which may be OBJ
served.
Friday, October 27th, has been desig-
mated as Vermonts day at the centennial.
At II o'clock a. m, an address on "The
history and growth of the state" will be
delivered at judges hall.
The infant daughter Of Col. Gibson OF
the United States army, who has been pas
sing the summer in Rutland with his fami-
ly, was baptsed at Trinity church yester'
day morning.
The special train which has been run by
the Delaware and Hudson canal company
every afternoon for the past two or three
weeks from Ticonderoga to Saratoga is r.
be continued until the close of navigation
upon the lakes.
Brandon is to have course of lectures
Why cannot the thing be done in Rutland
We have good hall now where it Is pos
sible to hear a speaker without cranini
ones best car forward and getting crick ii
the neck from drafts, and the attendance
on good lectures would probably be enough
to pay expenses at least.
A quaint saying Of the acute and quick
,uittaJ Paw animal Iourac fba colorp,
minister of West Rutland, well know
years ago throughout New England,
going the rounds of the press again.
runs that he was once saucily accosted b.
IN impudent triler with the question
"Eow old do you suppose the devil is !?
"You must keep your own family record,
was the immediate response.
An interesting Sabbath school concer
was held at the Congregations chapel las
evening The first part of the exercise
consisted Of the recitation, by the children
of verses of scripture giving the differer
names by which the Savior is called TIL
was followed by accounts Of the recer
meeting of the American board in Har
Haven, who were in attendance on Il
meetings. The exercises were intersperse
by singing by the school and prayer
Governor Page, superintendent of Il
school, presided.
The standing of business man or fir
may be seriously impaired by rumor
and -groundless rumoIs are just as goc
for this purpose as any others. A rune
was current here few days since that
mercantile firm, doing good business,
neighboring town, were losers to Il
amount OF five or six thousand dollars /
recent failure here. An investigate
shows that the firm will lose but a fe
hundred dollars. Any one can see that Il
difference between the rumor and the ia
might be the difference between solvent
and insolvency.
The iuneralEof Charles II. White WI
attended Saturday afternoon. Service
were held at the house on Chestnut avenu
at half past one. The religious exercis
we're conducted by Rev. j. X. Richardson
the arrangements Weic III cnaiBe Vi d. v
Marshall. From the house, the processio
with the drum corps of the Rutland mi
tary institute at the head, followed by Il
Rutland Light guards, G. G. Kinsman, ca
tain, and Killington steamer No. 0, und
Captain L. G. Kingsley, as escort, march'
to the Baptist church. Mr.. Richsrdst
conducted the services here which we
brief and simple. Six members of XII