The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-21
LOCAL MENTION,

The length of day is ten hours and forty
six minutes.
Killington Lodge, No. 30, l. o. o. f.,
meets this evening at Z 80 o'clock.
A warrant in bankruptcy has been issued
against the estate of Francis Fem.
A Mr.. Perkins, residing on Wales, lost a
horse valued at $l75, Friday night.
The numbers at the Jail remain in statu
quo since week before last, and the number
is II.
d. l.. Morgan & Co. received $3.50 for
damage to their stock in removal at the
late fire.
George Washington was born in 1899
one hundred and forty-four years ago to-
morrow.
Stuart Phelps, of the Andover
theological Summary, is registered at the
Bardwell house.
Number "47' is being renovated prepar-
atory to its being occupied by Geo w. Hill
lizard and Charles s. Mason.
THE GLOBE is indebted to Congressman
Joyce for parts one aud two of the presi-
dents message, and documents.
The Springfield Republican saysthe Fire
and Marine company of thai place loses
about $4,000 by the Rutland fire.
We understand an effort is being made
to secure Prof. Heacox of Poughkeepsie to
deliver lecture in Rutland on "The tran
sit of Venus"
The smoking and milk cars that were
wrecked near South Walingford on Friday
morning, were brought to this place on
yesterday, and will be repaired at once.
The lady managers Of the grand prone
made concert which is to take place on
Monday evening, the 2Sth inst, have tick
cts for sale for both the gallery and hall.
The funeral of Charles Hayner, the fire.
man who was killed at Center Rutland on
Tuesday, occurred at Whitehall Wednes-
day. His remains will bs taken to Troy
the coming spring.
Those firms who were burned out and
have not yet settled with the insurance COM
panies, are busily engaged taking an in
ventory of their stock, so that a basis of
settlement can be arrived at.
Yesterday morning about o'clock a
fresh wind started up the fire in the ruins
of Hale's building, causing it to blaze up
so as to render it necessary to lay hose
and turn on the water.
An old Irish woman who called on a
Rutland family last Saturday TO beg, was
asked if she had husband and what he
was doing, replied, 81 have, and faith he
hasn't brains enough to cit down."
Judge III. II. Wheeler returned from the
Windham county supreme court on Satur-
day, and attends the supreme court at
Woodstock this week. Judge Wheeler
now has his headquarters at the Bardwell
house.
Tomorrow is Washington's birthday.
1t being the centennial year there are pecu-
liar reasons why the day should be general
ly and properly observed. The arrange.
ments for its observance throughout tie
country are more elaborate than usual.
Prof. Austin Phelps of Andover says in
reference to Plymouth church matters III
all good men can but possess their souls in
patience respecting this most painful mys'
terry, which for the present clouds the Con
gregational armament, we shall see eye to
eye in the end.
The mild winter is favorable for the
hens the supply of eggs is large and the
price rapidly falling A Spectator picked
up hundred dozen last week, but HI
found the hotels and stores all full of eggs
and the last heard from him he was selling
out at 22t cents per dozen.
The Rutland county temperance conven
ton will be held in the vestrY room OF thu
Baptist church, on Wednesday afternoon
at one O'Clock, instead Of at the Methods,
chapel where it was appointed. TIT
change is made because of the sociabl,
that will be held at the Methodist chape
on that day.
The Bates house safe was raised from
the ruins and opened on Saturday In tn,
presence of large crowd by an agest o
Morris & Ireland, the makers. The con
tents were found to be in perfect state o
preservation and even the safe so slight,
damaged that it can be repaired for furthe
use. 1t was sold to Mr.. Wilbur F. Faige
A recent letter from Mr.. g. G. Dunn
now in Florida, says that they are enjoyin
spring In all its perfection, the weathe
being like June in Vermont. The foilag
IL all leaved out and is abundant, and Iris
potatoes are up. The rush of people fror
the north has commenced, and the hotel
and boarding houses are filling up rapid,
every steamer up the ST. Johns bringin
large accss ,ions ofIpleasure seekers.
A servant 10 one of our Rutland families
a large, heavy woman, had miraculou
escape from death last Wednesday nigh
In her haste to 60 to the hall window an
see the Bates house FIRE, she emerged froI
her room and intending to take the passag
way stepped off the stairs and plum Q
headlong to the bottom of them. instea
of breaking her neck as some sensible pei
pie woul have done, she is now almost n
covered from her injuries.
The Floridans, not liking 10 be benin
ct. Adams, have their Charlie Ross als'
Mr.. @. G. Dunn has sent photograph
him--the ragiest and sootlest sx-year-ol
son Of Africa that can be imagined. Bar
foot and In the torn crown OF felt hat, b
shirt in tatters, his psntaloons 10 sizes to
large for daddy, he is photographed at ~
length with placard on bis breast--"TaA
me home; am Charlie Ross" Altogeth'
it's . keen satire on our northern neigl
bors.