The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-15
LOCAL MENTION.

Gold l1l8.
The midnight tram from New York was
an hour late last night.
Gen. Benz. II. Bristow will speak in
Rutland at an early date.
A fire on the northeastern mountains,
last evening made brilliant display.
The inmates of the Rutland county Jail
smuse themselves IN playing baseball.
The exercises connected with the annual
commencement of Middlebury college be-
gin tomorrow.
The democratic county convention and
district convention ale TO be held at Rut-
land August 1st
The thermometer stood at Higgins drug
store yesterday as follows: "a. M, 70;
Up. m, 50; 9p. m, "a.
Our citizens will be interested at the first
centennial service in Rutland, at the Meth
odist church on Sunday evening.
The president has signed the new postal
DAILY GLOBE with one-cent stamp.
Regular convention of Vermont lodge
No. /, Knights of Pythas, at their castle
hall this Saturday evening, at 1880
o'clock.
A meeting of the Trustees of the Rut-
land graded schools will be held at the Of
Of I of
o'clock
The meadows are fragrant of "new
mown hay and the large hay cocks which
make them picturesque bespeak the be-
ginning of harvest
The Philadelphia Times has been look
ing up old weather records, and finds the
late month the hottest June in eighty-six
years. What of July?
There will be a meeting of the Reform
club at their rooms in bank block on Sun
day evening, at 8 O'clock A general in
vitation is extended to all to attend.
The Hoosac Tunnel trains from Troy
will begin running on Monday. Boston
special will leave Troy at 2;45 p. m, stop
ping only at important points and arriving
in Boston at 9:35 p. m.
The temperance workers will meet at
the Methodist chapel this afternoon at 3
o'clock. REGULATIONS will be given by the
children, also an address by Rev. j. w.
Eaton. All arc cordially invited.
The Troy Times says, another Rutland
jury has decided that lager beer is not in
toxicating. Next time the justice should
get an experienced jury from Troy, and
have the question definitely settled.
f. e. Purdy of Boston, former editor
here, Hon. N. B. Stafford of White River
Junction, Col Henry c. Tenant of Bethel,
and Rev. NJ. II. Cady, principal of Troy
conference academy at Poultney, were in
town yesterday
II some member of the Baptist church
should, from conviction of duty, join the
the Congregational shurcb, he would prob
ably be called to an account by certain
newspaper because of the change of his re-
ligious views.
The elegant directors car of the Grand
Trunk railroad of Canada, was attached tC
the New York train last night, containing
Thomas Hickson, the manager of thai
road. Mr.. Hickson, accompanied by two
porters, were the only occupants of thu
car.
The Woodstock Standard publishes The
able and eloquent centennial Grafton de
livered at Woodstock, on the 4lh of July
by Hon, Charles p Marsh. We have
read it with great interest, aud shall take
early occasion to lay several extracts from
it before the readers of the GLOBE.
A new time table goes into effect on thu
Harlem extension of the Central Vernon
railroad on Monday, July nth. TIL,
morning train will leave at $50, being tel
minutes earlier than under the old tin,
table. The mail train from Bennington
will arrive at HOO a. m, instead of a
1917. There two changes are all that eff
fects passenger travel.
benjamin Pease, the youngest son
Rev. A. G.. Pease, while at play with tn
dog of George Capron, in the meadow o
Governor Paae yesterday afternoon, wa
badly bitten. lie was under wagon, TIN
dog pleasantly playing with him until h,
attempted to come out when the dog tu
Tiously attacked him and bit him on th,
leg, shoulder and arm.
An exchange says Horse owners hay
ing occasion to use their dumb beasts thi
weather should adopt precaution agains
sunstroke, as the horse is equally liabl
with the man to be affected. A simple an,
effective remedy is had in fair sized piec
OF sponge which should be fastened on tn,
head OF the animal and soaked in waite
several times during the day.
Mr.. Amos Pike, an old man aged 7