The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-01
LOCAL MENTION,

Gold 1881.
To-day is all fools day.
The doctors are the busiest they have
been for some time.
A good many people hereabouts wish the
English eparrows would fly homeward and
stay there.
Rutland railroad stock, preferred, is sell
ing in Boston at 1877, and Vermont and
Canada at 3ll.
Regular monthly meeting of Typosraph-
ical union No 165 this evening, at Landon's
hall, at 7.3O o'clock.
II you see bundle laying on the side
walk or in the road today, be sure and
pick it. Don't fail.
Regular cenvocation of Vermont lodge
X. of p. this evening at 7.30 o'clock, at
their castle hall, GLOBE block ~
If you sec any one going along to-day
with q paper pinned on their back, you
may know it's the first of April.
"Remember," said trading Quaker to
his son, ''ln making thy way through the
world, spoonful of oil will go further
than quart of vinegar"
E. s. Mcclure has been doing duty for
mail agent Lamb, between Bennington and
Chatham, during the critical illness of the
latter's wife, who is said to be GONZALES
cling.
Once more there is grand bringing out
of camphor bags and packing away of furs,
in the internal conviction that winter has
at last absolutely abandoned the lap of
spring.
In another column will be found an ad-
vertisement OF Mr.. A. w. Higgins, who
will reopen an entirely new stock of drugs,
medicines, sundries, etc., Monday morning,
at No. % Merchants row.
Deputy Sheriff G. d. Millington is
now confined 10 his residence by severe
illness of erysipelas. His father, Hon.
Norman NIllington of Salisbury, is also
at his sons residence suffering from the
prevailing influenza.
The vicinity>of the powder depository of
Gen. L. G. Kingsley has been a favorte
play spot of certain boys lately. They Get
the grass on fire once, and it is possible
there may be local item for the press in
in that direction yet.
N. B. Stevens, formerly proprietor of
the Berwick house, was arraigned before
United States Commissioner b. +. Hallett,
in Boston, ON Thursday, on the charge of
smuggling goods from Canada and held for
trial in SO, 900 bonds.
Rev. Charles Clarke Harris, brother OF
Rev. DR.. Harris, rector of Trinity church,
formerly rector of ST. Michael's church in
Brattleboro, and recently of Guilford, has
accepted the Iectorshp of the parish a,
Lincoln, the capital of Nebraska, and lef
this week for his new charge
Many Persons having witness fees due
them called on the clerk of the municipal
court Friday to collect them, under the i'm
preston that that they would be pait
upon the adjournment of the county
court. Payment will not be made, how
ever, for two or three weeks yet.
The call tor comfortable, cheap dwell
ings, is quite lively this spring. Of build
ings of poorer class, plenty are in tn
market, but the prices asked for them ar
almost as high as tor more desirable dwell
ings, and there are in consequence few ap
plicants for them. Indications are tina
rents will remain substantially unchanged
this year.
A Bennington exchange says; DR.. Gold
smith, of Rutland, one OF the fish commis
sioners for Vermont, was in town FEY
days since and reported that 10000 youn
lank locked salmon awaited transfer to tn
ponds or streams of this vicinity. In vieN
of this fact, conference of all ntereste
is called for Saturday evening of the pres
ent week, at the Stark house.
The Argus says Daniel Kellogg. sever'
years postmaster at Brattleboro, and afle
wards landlord Of the Bates house at Ru
land, is now proprietor of the elegaI
Crocker house, at New London, CT. Dan
is a superb caterer, and whoever stops
the Crocker will sit at an eplcuran tabl
in addition to having well furnished ar
well kept room, accompanied by courtco'
attentions.
The Mendelssobn society rehearsed Il
cantsta "Columba" last evening, and wi
meet again Monday evening for farther t;
ercise in the piece. TIE members q
making excellent progress and MIR. Mietzl
thinks they will be ready to have the APP
concert about the 10th inst, though Il
precise date has not been fixed This ca
tata is very appropriate centennial musi
and contains some patriotic choruses IN
are very stirring.
The trustees Of the Rutland free readil
room held meeting last evening TO co
slider II the financial prospects OF u
organization would warrant its continu
ton. 1t was found that nearly $500 b
been subscribed and upon consultation Il
trustees concluded to continue the effort