The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-11
LOCAL MENTION,

Gold 114s.
Sun rises at 6:1S; sets at COG.
Length of day, eleven hours and forty
three minutes.
AS the evenings lcngthep, the sun begins
to strengthen.
The first daily paper in London was
started just TIA years ago.
Tomorrow is St. Gregory's day--also
the second Sunday in Lent.
Prof. w. w. Foster, ir., will preach in
the chapel at North Clarendon tomorrow
at p. m.
The temperance workers will meet at
the Congregational chapel this afternoon
at s o'clock.
There are several cases scattered through
the town Of scarlet fever, generally of an
irregular type.
Col Joyce is furnishing quite literally
the farmers and others of his district with
seeds fIom the agricultural department.
Division No ., of the A. o. H., will
hold special meeting this evening, at their
hall, at 7.30. A full attendance is desired.
Regular convention of Vermont lodge,
K. of p, this Saturday evening at 7.3O
o'clock at their "Castle hail." GLOBE
block. Members of the order in good stand
ing are invited to attend.
A late ruling of the postofiice department
deprives the public of an important postal
facility. 1t is to the effect that letter
once delivered, even if it does not reach the
person addressed, cannot be remailed with
out another stamp.
Rev. B. M. Hall, former pastor Of the
Methodist church in Rutland, has been
assigned as pastor of the Methodist church
at Valley Falls, N. Y, to continue to the
end of the conference year to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Rev. Hiram
Dnnn.
The eclipse of the moon on Thurs lay
night was failure, and persons who sat up
to witness 1t had their trouble for their
pains. The orb was almost entirely OBJ
secured by clouds until three o'clock in the
morning, when it shone with unusual
brilliancy.
The Poultney Journal says "Rumors
are extensively circulated in Rutland that
Grand Juror Randall was not only bitterly
opposed by the rum element but, strange to
say, some of the loudest talking "temper
ance" men worked for his defeat"
They have just received at the Boston 90
cent store choice selection of new books,
comprising histories, the poets, in diamond
edition, Shakespeare and Josephus, Waver-
ly novels, Dickens, Mrs. Holmes, and
other favorite authors, at the uniform price
of 90 cents per volume.
The fifth lecture in the fine art course
will be delivered Tuesday evening next by
the Rev. Spencer Marsh on "Remem-
brandt" The lecture will be profusely
illustrated by collection of photographs
of Rembrandt's most famous paintings-in
all some forty copies of his the most char
acteristics works.
DR.. Scion L. Ward of Poultney, deputy
grand master of this district, accompanied
by Levant M. Read of Bellows Falls,
grand senior warden, and Henry II. Smith,
grand junior warden of the masonic grand
lodge of Vermont, made an official visit to
Center lodge. No. "a, last evening.
That it does pay to advertise has been
fully demonstrated to those who have Wis
tied "47" Merchants row since the present
occupants have been open for trade. The
store has been full from the day that Hill.
lard and Mason announced through the
columns of TIE GLOBE that they were pre-
pared to offer bargains, and both gentle
men have had to purchase largely of dry
goods and clothing within the past few
days, in order to keep up with the demand
1t is with regret we learn that ]. j. X.
Randall was defeated in Rutland as town
grand Juror. Mr. Randall has fulfilled the
duties of that position during the past
year in fearless and impartial manner,
and we fear the friends of temperance IL
that place have lost trustworthy aid by
his removal His successor, i. W. RediDg.
ton, was undoubtedly elected by the "run
influence" but we hope Mr.. Redingtor
will prove to them that they have made a
mistake II they took him for an alder OF
abettor of drunkenness and disorder. II
we know Mr.. Redington, and we believe
we do, we imagine they have got Out of
the frying pan into the fire-at least we
hope so.-Poultney Journal.
Mast p,fIoud