The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-22
LOCAL MERTON.


Gold lllB
The somewhat celebrated Murray drs-
matte troupe open at st. Albans, July %.
The corn crop is looking finely, some
fields averaging six and eight feet ia hight
now.
Bir. T. O. Gibson, well known Rutland
farmer, il is said, has filed petition in
bankruptcy.
Judah Dana, principal OF the Rutland
high school, left yesterday for vacation
in Saratoga.
Rev. William j. Harris, d. D., has re-
turned from Philadelphia and will ofliciate
at Trinity church tom orrow.
Regular convention Of Vermont lodge
No. 1, Knights Of r. thas, at their castle
hall, this evening at 8 o'clock.
The eldest inhabitant' says lie meyer
saw SO rapid growth Of all kinds of farm
produce IS the present season.
Blackherres promise to be the "boss"
small field crop for this year, the bushes
being loaded down with green berries.
The present has been splendid week
for making hay, but decidedly warm, tine
mercury standing In the nineties nearly ev-
cry day.
While everybody is complaining of the
intense heat which in some instances leads
to sickness and death, the season ia re-
markedly healthy one.
Regular monthly meeting of the Ancient
order OF Hibernians, division No. 2, will
meet this evening at s o'clock at their hall.
A full attendance is requested.
The grass crop is proving to be much
better than any even expected in the spring.
The abundant rains have more than made
good the loss from winter kill from ice
last winter.
]. G. Thornton was brought before Jus-
tce II. w. Porter, on complaint of II. w.
Nye, for selling liquor some years ago, and
a number of witnesses were called, but the
case was continued.
A slight misunderstanding between two
citizens few days since, resulted In some
damage to the face Of one of them, but
no legal proceedings have been instituted,
because it is thought by both TO be about
an even thing as it stands.
Fred. Tucker, witness who testified to
the bad character of Julia Ann Stebbins in
the recent outrage case, was Yesterday ar
rested for defamation of character and
placed under $500 bonds to appear at the
county court in September.
Mrs. l.. Il. Roys invited number Of
her neghbors to her residence on Main
street, last evening to witness the opening
of a night-Hlooming cereus. This Is the
second of these beautiful blossoms on Mrs.
Roys plant recently.
Editor Hackett, of the Ludlow Gazette,
says: We trust that our friends will re-
member that we sample garden sauce.
Anything in this line we feel bound TO try
when presented to US. We hire doctors by
the year aud then jump accounts. Don't
be bashful.
The New York Sun gives the following
prccaulion If this long protracted spell
of hot weather shall be succeeded by
period of wet, damp days, every one will
need to exercise even greater prudence than
now. Then disease will reap an even
greater harvest than during the last three
weeks.
Now is the time when small boys may be
seen with both hands clasped over their
equator, groaning and moaning terribly,
and feeling. as if they didn't care tlg
whether Dom Pedro was in the United
states or not, but each and every one Of
them thinking of home and MOTHER
All saith the doctors, the green apple sea-
son is upon us.
In India, where extreme heat is the rule
and temperate weather the exception, they
darken their houses in the coolest hours of
the morning, leaving only apertures for
ventilation, and to those apeitures apply
loosely woven mats OF fragrant grass, and
keep them wet, thus every breath of air
coming into the room takes up moisture
and the temperature is reduced many de-
grees.
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