The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-28
LOCAL MENTION.

cloudy, warmer weather.
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LOCAL MENTION.
Gold l12s
Three weddings next month.
A fire burned brilliantly on Pine hill last
evening.
A few silver coins are beginning to circu-
late in town.
The Rutland banks have resumed silver
specie payments.
The trackmen on the Saratoga railroad
receive Sl.12t per day.
T. &. Hubbard has opened grocery
store on Center street.
Montpelier people are agitsting grand
centennial fourth of July.
The front of the new Bates house is to
be of water struck brick.
Ammonia and chloform will effectually
remove grease spots from silk dresses.
There will be centennial department
connected with the Rutland county fair.
Regular monthly meeting of Nickwackett
engine company No. this evening, at II
o'clock.
1t is again said that the Delaware and
Hudson canal company intend to purchase
the Midland railroad
Plttsford and East Wallipgford vicinity
items and variety of general reading
matter on the outside.
One Patrick Mallory from Vermont,
where he could get no liquor, went to Sar-
atoga to get drunk recently.
Most of the business men Of Burlington
are now giving silver, in lieu Of fractional
currency for small change.
If the sprinkler is ready it would be an
excellent idea to have it out. The dust on
Merchants row yesterday was something
fearful.
The woman's temperance meeting at the
Methodist church yesterday afternoon was
well attended, and much interest wa, man.
ifested.
1t will be seen by communication in
another column that the namei Of Chief
Justice John Fierpont s now presented for
governor.
The annual fair of the Rutland County
Agricultural society will be held on We'd
ne,day, Thursday and Friday, September
9th, 7lh and 9Th.
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road, where the landslide occurred on
Wednesday morning, is clear, and trains
ran as usual yesterday.
The wind yesterday made sport of the
piles of dirt collected in the streets, and of
the webs of cloth some of the dry goods |
stores had outside their doors.
Mr.. Geo. T. Loop Of the firm of Loop
& Whitley, has arrived in town and is res-
dy for business. lie would like to see al |
the old customers and many new ones.
Miss Jane Rich NJ. D., of Richville,
died in New York on Sunday last. Her
funeral was attended from the residence Of
her father, the Hon. Davis Rich of Rich
vile, on Wednesday.
Our report that liquor WIS spilled at the
German Cafe when visited by the officers
on Wednesday, WAS Incorrect. No intoxi-
eating liquor has been kept there since it
was opened, and none will be Kept.
The attention of our lady readers is di-
rected to the advertisement of Miss NJ. Z.
Wilson in another column. She has fine
line of new goods adapted for the spring
trade, aud is Offering ribbons, laces, Ties,
etc., at low prices.
The gothic cottage of N. T. Sprague, in
tended fer the Vermont headquarters at the
centennial, was shipped from Ticonderoga
on Thursday. 1t was completed so far as
to be accepted by Mr.. Sprague, who visited
Ticonderoga for that purpose on Wednes-
day.
The mail train from Rutland to Bellows
Falls yesterday afternoon came near hay
ing serious accident. The sun had ex-
banded pair Of rails near Ludlow 80
much as 10 curve them out of position,
and the train came very near going oyer
the bank
Owing to illness in his family, who are
living at Brattleboro, Rev. George Leon
Walker, d. D., son of the late Rev. DIR.
Charles Walker, Of Pittsford, has conclu-
dcd to cut short his engagement at the
Brick church in New York city, also to
decline his call to the Broadway church at
Norwich, Conn.
Mr.. McKelvey will speak at the town
hall this evening and tomorrow night. 1t
is expected that he will organize the reform
club. Those who signed the pledge have
had two meetings since Mr.. McKelvey
was here, but have been waiting for his re-
turn before making permanent organiza-
tion.
We have been puzzling our brains don't
20 and say doubtful, now TO find out what
In the world water commissioner has TO
do with road making, and we give 1t up.
He might run street sprinkler, but other
than that, the appointment Of street COM
missioner TO look after streets would be
more to The point. The trouble was, we
were trine ''mixed," and intended TO
speak Of "street" instead of "water" COM
missioner in the item, yesterday, relative
TO the zeal manifested in road making.
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Accident.
Frank Kelley, yesterday, was thrown