The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-10
LOCAL MENTION.

Z. A. Morse leaves this morning for
Philadelphia and Chicago.
Col. A. +. Walker left for New York
and the centennial exposition Tuesday.
Regular meeting of Otter Greek encamp-
ment /. o. O. +. this evening, at o'clock.
The Brandon cornet band play at the
democratic convention and ratification to-
day.
The Thermometer doesn't see fit TO ''pull
down its vest" yet. "a yesterday in the
shade.
The days now comprise IA hours and "a
minutes of sunlight They shorten TO 10
hours aud IA minutes on August 81.
Thomas II. Hennessy and Mike Carr-
gan are the Pittsford delegates to the dem
ocratlc district convention to be held here
to-day.
Arthur Brown has just received a lot of
tured at lion, N. Y, which he is offering
at low rates.
John Cain, in his speech at Casteton on
Tuesday evening, announced that L. W.
Redington, esq, weuld be the next town
representative from Rutland.
Vicinity items from Ascutneyyille,
Mount Holly and South Londonderry, and
the probate record of the Rutland district
for July will be found on the outside.
Professor NJ. Stuart Phelps, who left
tdtorship in Yale college las! January to
teach mental philosophy at Middlebury
college, has declined to accept the position
permanently.
The Atlantic base ball club of Rutland,
challenge the Centennial base ball club of
Rutland to play match game of base ball
on Saturday of this week, on any ground
they may select.
The contest for democratic candidate for
congress in the convention to-day will be
between j. j. r. Randall of Rutland, A.
p. Childs of Bennington, and Hiram At
kins of Montpelier.
Col. w. G. Veazey leaves to-day to
speaks at several places He speaks tonight
at Brattleboro, afterward at Newport, Bar
ton, Mortified, Waterbury, White River
Junction and other places.
We learn, at late hour this morning,
that the Mt. Holly thief was seen in Pitts
ford yesterday, peddling soap. An at
tempt was made TO arrest him, when lie
drew a revolver and made his escape.
The Tilden and Hendricks ratification
meeting this evening will be addressed by
NJ. D. Grover, Port Henry, N. Y; Edward
T. Wilder, New York city; A. p. Childs,
Bennington; and L. w. Reddington.
The alarm of thieves in Gibsons black
smith shop, this morning, proved a false
one. Mr.. Gibson, himself, removed the
wagon and drove it away, preferrng the
night time to the blisterlng heat of these
days.
The report in reference to that "barrel"
coming into Vermont from Sammy Tilden
had the effect of starting DR.. Hanrahan
Immediately for Saratoga 1t is understood
that he is after supplies for the use of the
district convention to-day IN the shape, we
presume, of Saratoga water of the Tilden
brand.
The Young Mems Hayes and Wheeler
club held their regular meeting at their
rooms last evening, transacling some rou-
tine business, and appointing G.. d. Mil
lington, f. G. Wheeler and A. S. Marshall
committee to confer with the members
of the club in West Rutland, and make ar
rangements for meeting there as early as
possible.
The August meteors are now due, and
those who keep sharp lookout for them
in the evening will be likely to see some
brilliant displays from time to time. The
display will continue from five to ten days
and, owing to the prolonged ard intense
heat during July, more than ordinary in
terest attaches to it.
1t is now expected that Gen. Bristow will
speak here on the afternoon of Tuesday,
August % 1t is proposed to have the meet
ing out of doors, in one of our parks. An
evening meeting will be held at the towr
hall. He speaks at Burlington on Saturday
evening, August 19ih, and at st. Adams OF
Monday, August 2lst.
"Rob Fulton" driven by A. II. Dan
FORTH won the race for the 2 35 class, a
Claremont, yesterday. The race was be
gun Tuesday and six heats trotted "Ful
ton" winning the fifth and sixth. Tit
seventh was trotted Wednesday and hi
won that in 2.36 He trots to-day in the
240 race there.
A careful weather observer says tina
with the exception of July, 1888, when tn
mean temperature was $50, last mont
was the hottest July for As years, the meal
temperature being "a .. The coolest Jul.
in that period was in 1889, when the meal
temperature was but Ga The meal
temperature of the late heated term, from
June "a to July 20, was 1869, and Their
are no consecutive days upon record durinl
which the heat was so intense.
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