The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-06
LOCAL. MENTION.

Gold 1921
Ii is estimated that 900 Rutland people
visted Brandon on Tuesday.
Services were held in Trinity church at
nine o'clock Tuesday morning.
Burnham & Temple yesterday moved
their Office to Sprague & Kingsley's block.
The woman's temperance union will meet
at the Methodist chapel this afternoon at
3 o'clock.
Cot. W. G. Neazey spoke at Barton on
the Fourth, and Col Rediield Proctor at
Newport.
The great wind storm that did such dam
age in Iowa and Ilinoi, reached Rutland
about midnight last night, and was the
heaviest of the season.
The Wallingtord graded school, e. j.
Hyde principal, closed yesterday with il
teresting exercises, and an address by
President Hubert of Mddlebury college.
At meeting of the reform club last even
ing, Mr.. McKe.vey addressed the club, and
at the conclusion of the address u. Nj.
Edgerton, president of the club, presented
MIR. McKel,ey $50 on behalf Of the club.
Ia the report of Mrs. J. Gregory Smith,
lady manager for Vermont, of the receipts
from Rutland in aid of the centennial,
there is AN error of one hundred dollars
The receipts were $l65 66. instead Of
$65 sc, and for the county $3.50.
General Baxter gave reception at his
residence last evening, and made hand
some display of fireworks. Had the wealth
err been favorable the evening previous
the aft air would have come off then, in
honor of the Fourth, but was postponed on
account of the rain.
Christopher Rice accomplished a feat
of fast walking Tuesday. He lett Brandon
at 11:20 in the morning to walk to Rutland
and reached here at . 40, ate dinner and
started back at o'clock and reached
Brandon at GAO. He says he is ready to
walk from Rutland to the centennial il
there are people enough to ''start him."
The Alb at Ludlow was celebrated by &
union picnic Of the several Sabbath
schools of the town, and proved a success
The rain prevented the carrying out OF thu
full programme arranged. We are com
PEELED, for want Of space, to postpone {
more formal report until our next issue.
Much TO our regret, we are un
able from the want of space to lay before
our readers this morning; full report o
the celebration at Vergennes, which ha
been specially prepared for THE GLOBE
ten thousand people were present, and al
eloquent and patriotic Grafton was delivered
by Hon. +. L. Woodbridge. A full re
port will appear tomorrow.
One of the most noticeable features o
celebration at Brandon, was the large AM
handsome extra of the Black Hiuer Gdzett
of Ludlow, containing the full history o
Brandon, taken from the proof of Mis-
Heminway's forthcoming volume. Fiv
thousand copies were distributed. This
the most enterprising piece of JOURNALISM
seen in Vermont for some time, and prove
if any proof was needed, that brothe
Hackett is thoroughly alive.
The exhibition of the pupils of the col
vent of Our Lady of Vermont at the Bal
ter hall tonight will really be fine affai
The music will be the main feature. Mo
of it was performed at recent exhibitio
of Mount ST. Vincent convent OF Ne
York, one of the most celebrated conven
in the country. Besides the music the
will be a number of dramas and recitation
and from the excellent manner In whit
the pupils of this school have carried OF
other performances really meritorio'
entertainment may be expected.