The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-20
LOCAL HENTL0H.

Another full train south las. evening.
Old farmers say we are going to have a
very hard winter
Mr. and Mrs. John Bradley returned
from the centennial yesterday.
Counterfeit $40 bills on the Lafayette
national bank of Lafayette, Indiana, are 10
circulation.
The funeral of the late Madam Williams
takes place from Trinity church OF half
past one this afternoon.
The Holmes Brothers are going to re-
move their boiler shop from Strong's ave-
nue., south of the village.
new plank walk has been laid near
Blaisdell's, on the north side of Center
street. 1t was paid for by subscription.
A double hydrant is to be put in op-
to which hose can be attached in case of
fire.
The Laraja brothers are back with their
harp and violin, playing az well as ever
and drawing large numbers Of people to
hear them.
Vicinity items from Aecutneyville, Dan
by, Pawlet, West Rupert, late dairy MAJ
kets, and other interesting matter will be
found on the outside.
Gray squirrel hunting is pursued with
good deal of vigor these pleasant days
One young man begged five ia a short
time yesterday afternoon.
William Richardson, colorel, was
brought before Justice II. w. Porter yes
terday, and fined five dollars and costs for
thrashing one Thomas Coucelle.
A large and brilliant meteor passed over
Wednesday night about ten o'clock from
northwest to southwest, leaving an illumi.
mated track fully half the distance i. ap-
peared to traverse.
The rates over the Vermont Central 10
the centennial are to be reduced for next
week, thus giving all an excellent chance
to be present Friday, Vermont day. The
figures are not yet announced.
THE WEEKLY GLOBE, issued to-day, con-
tains large amount of interesting reading,
among which is the fullest account of the
capture and trial of the Bennington ban
ditti yet published. For sale at THE GLOBE
counting room and the usual places.
A special meeting of the temperance
workers will be held at the Methodist chap
oil TO OF at ~
large attendance is desired, as measures
will be adopted by which new interest
may be secured for that organization.
An exchange says Rutland people have
been expecting too much N thinking they
would get the Claremont, N. H., file COM
pany's works, if the Brandon scale works
located with them. The proprietors of the
file works say they never contemplated re-
moving to Rutland.
An incident in the life of Mrs. Governor
Williams is worthy of note at this time. A
few years after the death of Governor
Williams, she visited Montpelier. On en-
tering the hall of the house of representa-
tivc., shc was recognized by several of the
members, and the entire body rose aud re-
NAMED standing until she was escorted to
seat, as a tribute TO the memory of her
\ distinguished husband.
MacEvoy's combination aud Mirror of
Ireland played TO good audience at the
town hall last evening. The entertain
ment il good ore of its class. The views
of Irish scenery and historic landmarks in
Ireland were uncommonly good and the
explanations brief and to the point. Inter
spersed with these were a number of ale
gorical pictures, including very handsome
reproductions of Thorwaldsen's "Night'and
"MorDing" The entertainment aside from
the views was just tride thin, consisting
principally of comic songs and limitations by
Dan Nash, who is very fair but rather
monotonous Irish comedian. The excel
lence of the views, however, more than
made up for the lack of variety in the rest
of the entertainment.
dragged Edge" in the Argus thus de-
cribes recent event in Rutland:
The surface life of this corporation has
been pretty well developed during the last
week, as the following brief record of
"sunshine and shadow" will attest On
Thursday last. George Butterfly, csq aged
thirteen years as per family Bible record,
was convicted of burglary, and sent TO the
children's nursery at Vergenpes. His poll
cy, which is on the endowment plan, eX-
pires at noon, October 12, 1884. Georges
bearing has not for some time been calcu-
lated to win the confidence of bank pres-
dents and bald-headed Iespectabilily, and
our municipal Judge, who was once boy
! himself, and consequently knew how hard
it was to be good, made the sentence eight
years, or during his republican minority.
There was a very lively row on Green
street few evening since, in which about
fifteen combstants engaged, some of whom
got their noses so battered that they could
Look down them, as Mark Twain says.