The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-15
Rntlaua Atjteklu GInhs.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1876.
LOCAL MENTION.


LOCAL MENTION.
Intermittent fever, disease not often
known here, is becoming quite prevalent.
j. G. Stapleion OF Middlebury college,
teaches the winter school a. Sutherland
Falls.
Col G. II. Joyce has gone TO New Or
leans as one of the commit ee on Louisiana
affairs.
The several a.ional banks in Vermont
hold their annual meeting on Tuesday,
January OH.
The creditors Of Ben X. Chase met at
the Office Of Dunton 81 Veazsy, Saturday.
The liabilities amount to between $50, 900
and $4,000 J. w. Cram'on was APP
pointed assignee.
Conductors c. L. Wetbefly and Charles
N Potter of the Delaware and HUI lson ca
nal company's roads brought their trains
all in on time, Notwithstanding the driving
storm of Saturday.
Conductors Potter and Wetherly now
make one trip each over the Rutland and
Washington railroad to Elgle bridge, and
return, and to Whitehall and return, max
ing a distance of 1874 miles daily, making
thirly-three stops. A good days work for
the two Charleys.
Colonel H. F. Deln3, the well known
sheep breeder Ct Cornwall, passed
through town yesterday on his way back
from Michigan where he has been with a
herd of full bloods, from his celebrated
f)cks, and which he disposed of to differ
ent parties in that state at good figures.
The dwelling house of G. P. Kellogg, on
the road north of the village, burned Fri
day morning. The fire caught from tine
Chimney in the attic, and was first discov-
cred by teamster passing. Mr.. Kellogg
was not at home. The building was enc
story and worth about $500.
An exchange says couple living on Ru-
pelt mountain, in discussing the feasibility
of the husband visiting Philadelphia, tie
wife, who has an eye to economy, termin-
ated the conversation by suddenly telling
her hu 5band to stop his noise and not be a
fool, for like as net it will be held in Rut-
land, next ytar."
Our merchants are already display iny a
choice assortment of novelties for eXamina-
ton for those looking for the Tretty, the
useful or the ornamel j in the holiday
presents they wish to make. To enumer-
ate them all would be useless, as Il sight of
the many fancy art Giles displayed will pay
better than anything that can be said.
The prize Of five dollars at the shooting
gallery was won Saturday evening by Ma
than Marshall. The contest was between
bin and Clarence Perkins, who each shot
seventeen bulls eyes without missing, and
both missed on the eighteenth shot. In
shooting off the tie Marshall made nine
bulls eyes out of ten shots, and Perkins
seven.
Miss Smiley closed her labors in Rutland
last Sunday evening. Sic preached at
the Congregational CHI ipel Saturday after
noon and evening to large audiences,
again at the church Sunday afternoon
to good house, and Sunday even
ing the church was filled. Miss Smiley
sermon, an exhortations 10 all to lead
Christian lives, was one of the most torcible
she has delivered. She begins to-day Sc
ries of services at Burlington.
The Bald mountain elk association pro-
pose purchasing and inclosing few thou
sand acres of land for hunting ground with
the view of adapting one spot in Vermont
to the new game law. 1t is undecided
whether common deer, moose or grizzly
bear will be selected to occupy the inclos
ure. Judging from results produced by
protecting game in Scotland it seems mos
likely tha. deer will become so numerous
under the protection of our game law tina
venison will soon be drug in the marke
and bear meat will command better prices