The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-23
LOCAL MENTION.

The rush is centennial ward.
The October magazines may all be OBJ
tanned at Spauldings.
Nearly every county in the state is now
represented at Philadelphia
Two hundred Vermonters arrived at
Philadelphia, on one train, Thursday.
The Rev. Charles T. Ogden of Bellows
Falls officiates at Trinity church to-mor-
row.
Over 300 persons registered at the Ver-
mont headqua rters at the centennial on
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. N. Doutney visited the
Jail yesterday, talking to the prisoners and
singing for them.
The Rutland county teachers institute
began its session at Brandon yesterday,
and will close to-day.
In the words of another "The pumpkin
pie season is again breaking upon the na-
ton in full-orbed and transcendant glory"
The members Of the reform club dra-
matte society are requested to meet at the
club hall at half-past seven this evening for
rehearsal.
Fifteen thousand dollars has been al
ready subscribed for the removal of the
Brandon manufacturing company to Rut-
land, and as much more is already prom
ised.
Human s. Norton of bennington, the
candidate from this district for the Anna
polls naval academy, was one of nineteen
recently admitted to that institution out Of
ninety applicants.
The grand jury came into court yester-
day and were discharged. They returned
twenty-five true bills. and refused to re-
turn thirteen bills. The old standing In
dictment against the Jail was returned, and
will probably have about the usual effect.
A race will come off at the fair grounds
at tive o'clock this afternoon between A.
G. Vondette's Nellie and L. Quilty's Lalla
Rookh. The horses are about evenly
matched, and the contest will doubtless be
Close
A handsome string of sixteen gray SPUR
rels, shot by Rutland sportsman in about
two hours near Lake st. Catherine yester-
day afternoon, were brought on the Salem
train last evening, and attracted a good deal
of attention.
Among the Vermonters present on the
centennial grounds on Thursday was the
Hon. Daniel Baldwin, of Montpelier, now
SO years of age, hale and hearty as man
of 20, and seemed to endure the fatigue of
sight seeing far better than much younger
men.
The Burlington Free Press says "Rut-
land is raising heaven and earth to secure
the Brandon Scale companys works. -
Veryennes VermOnter. We are doing a
grea. deal more than Mat-trying to raise
$4,000, and it looks az though we should
succeed.
William Powers of the ''swamp hotel
is getting notorious again. On Wednesday
he began quarrel with Mrs. Xix, and at
things generally. so frightening the lady
that she with her children sought refuge in
aneighbor's house for protection.
The Boston Transcript says that " the
biggest squash yet heard from weighs 25O
pounds and was raiscl in Maine" Why,
bless you mp here in Vermont, where the
farms are nothing but heaps of cobble-
stones, we have one weighing 17G, and We
didn't send il to the state fair or the cen
tennial either.
Lewis Stafford, of Brandon, convicted o.
breaking the peace last May IN Brandon
and fined, neglected to pay his fine, ant
grand juror j. @. Hawkins ordered Con
stable Hill to commit him, whereupon Mr.
Stafford commenced boarding with Land
lord Millington last Tuesday. Thursday
his friends paid the fine and costs and ht
was discharged.
"You needn' talk to me says one of tht
hard.headed. unwashed democracy yester
day, 81 know that ole Tilden got into tina
berth on purpose, N he cant have my vote
No such sleepin' car candidates tor me y
Itseems too bad that the democratic candi
date for president should have to carry th'
sins and shortcomings of Theodore, bu
probably when he loses one as above, b,
gains two or three on the same account
iSaratogian.
The rush to the centennial is SO grea
this week and probably will continue dur
ing the next two weeks, that it will be very
difficult to procure lodgings. The capacity
of Philadelphia is being put to its severes
test Just now. From the 10Th to the 2Oll
of October will be better than to undertake
to go at present with any idea Of comfort
either to yourself personally or in seeing
the exhibition.
Mr. Meilzke, soprano of the Congrega
tional church, has resigned her position
tomorrow being the last Sunday of hor en-
gsgement. She has sung in the choir fol