The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-14
LOCAL l6ENTI0N.

NOIu LIS
The Saratoga express was 2S minutes
late yesterday noon.
Remember tie Hyer Sisters entertain
ment at the town hall tonight.
The democratic county convention is to
be held about the first of August.
Rutland is entitled to eight delegates in
the republican district convention.
Rev. DR., Harris will ofliciate in one of
the Brooklyn, N. Y, churches on Sunday
next.
Hon. John Gregory Smith Of St. Adams,
and Hon. Trenor w. Park were in town
yesterday.
Fred II. Brown and wife left for New
York last evening, and will sail on Saturday
for Panama.
There were several cases of prostration
from the heat yesterday, but none of d se-
rius nature.
The WEEKLY GLOBE issued this morning
has large amount of interesting general
and local news.
A weather prophet predicts that the
present extreme heat will continue during
the present week.
A dozen hens are said to be sufficient to
protect an acre of potatoes from the raw
ages of potato bugs.
The horse Robert Fulton turned the
track at the Rutland county park on
wednesday, in . 35i.
N. Allen & Son advertise rare bargains
for clothing during the next thirty days.
Read their announcement.
The first OF series Of articles descrip-
tive of revolutionary relics in Castleton,
will be found on the 6rst page.
Letters have been received recently from
Maj IT Avery b Cain, descriptive of the
battles of Gen. Crook with the Indians.
The thermometer at Higgins drug store
stood from 10 O'Clock a IN. to 6 p. M,
from 90 to % deg. and at 7.3O p. m. it was
at 81 deg.
Prof. S. A. King the celebrated pronaut
of Boston, was III town yesterday to make
arrangements for grand balloon ascension
here in the early fall.
Those persons taking part in the drama
of the Charcoal Burner, are requested %
meet at the Reform Club rooms at 730
p. m. on Friday evening.
Rev. w. j. Harris, d. D., rector of Tri-
nifty church, left Thursday on visit to the
centennial, Rev. II. B. Cornwell of Brook
Ign, will occupy his pulpit.
Officer N. S Slearns arrived at Windsor
on Thursday at II o'clock a. m, and safe
ly lodged William Gilman and William
Thompson within the state prison.
The call for the republican district con-
vention, to be held at Rutland on Thurs
day. August 3, for the nomination of
candidate for congress and presidential
elector, is published this morning.
The present torrid wave is reckoned
something uncommon. The Oldest inhvb-
liant can remember nothing like 1t ; there
have been periods of extreme heat in other
years, but none 50 protracted as the pres
ent.
The roof of the fOundry Of the Brandon
manufacturing company was discovered tc
be on fire Thursday afternoon, but by the
promptness Of the workmen the flames
were soon under control, without any seri
GUS damage being sustained.
The Murray dramatic company played a
Brandon last evei ing to well filled house
Daring the evening MIR. Murray made &
few remarks in relation to their troubles il
general and to the difficulties of their bust
ness manager, Phineas Leach, in particu
lar.
John p. Phair is now kept confined in
his cell at the state prison, because OF hi
recent attempt to commit suicide. He II
in his usual health and apparently cheer
full His solitary confinement under BIZ
sentence of death does not begin until De
cember next.
Mr.. John p Crowley, foreman Of sec
ton on the Harlem extension railroad
while unloading rails, yesterday afternoon
one of the rails dropped upon his right leg
just above the ankle, severely bruising it
but breaking no bones. The injury viii
detan him from labor some time. He
attended by DIR. j. d. Hanrahan.
The next term of the Burr and Burton
seminary, at Manchester, begins Angus
90. This favorite and popular institution
Rename under the charge of Pref. III. III
Shaw, worthy successor of the venerabl
preceptors Coleman and Wickhsm who 8
long presided over this school. An advel
tisement appears in another column.