The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-29

1t is called the "safe burglary trial. be-
cause nobody is likely to be convicted.
Hell-gatc is now the broad road, as
will be seen by an article on the second
page, and in our Geographic dispatches.
MIR. William Powers denies the state
ment that he threw stones at the house of
Mrs. Rix In the swamp, few nights
| since. Although he admits the house was
stoned, he says he was not participant in
the act, and we give him the benefit of his
statement.
Hon. Thurman BroolSins, b. b. Totting-
ham, and party of twelve others from
Shoreham and Bridport, started for the
centennial on monday over the New Lon
don route.
Mr.. Charles Dyer, son of our late towns
man II. r. Dyer, arrived in town last eve
Mug. He has been for several years con-
nected with the telegraph and railroad
lines at Pueblo, Colorado.
Rev. Orlando Cunningham has greatly
improved his premises, on Cottage street,
by the erection of new barn, construct
ing neatly graveled driveway, newly
painting his house, fences, ETC., etc.
Mr. Fred. Wilder, for many years a con-
ductor on the Harlem Extension railroad,
went to Colorado to live few months ago.
He is now on his way home to Bennington
again, himself and family not liking Colo
RADIO for a residence.
The report of the serious illness of Gen.
II. H. Baxter, which is going the rounds
of the state press, is erroneous. Although
he has been i'll for some time he has now
so far recovered rs to be out and give at
tention to business.
A new swindle known as the telegraph
dodge is ahoat, and has been quite sue
cessful in country towns. A stranger
eounoa to tho victim with bogus message
signed "An old friend" that he wants r
81 so for delivering the message, and
which commonly contains a statement tina
the signer will arrive at the nearest depot
on the next train and requests the recipient
to ray all charges. The messages are made
out on stolen blanks of the regular tele-
graph companies.
The Green street boys anticipated a rich
treat last night A lately married residen
of Green street had returned from the CEN
tennial and the "buys" to the number of
200 or more, well armed with tin horns, TIN
kettles, bugles, ETC., proceeded to his res
dcnce, intent on a serenade, but he was
absent on their arrival. lie, however, APP
peared about half past nine o'clock at the
head of about 100 raw recruits and arrayed
them in dress parade before his house
when he introduced them TO four police
men. A short speech followed together
with the appearance of four boxes of cigars
The boys thankful for such generosity re-
tired with parting cheer and piece by
the band ended the campaign of the night.
l! is a duty every person owes to him.
self If to no one else, to go to the centen-
NAL. Such an other opportunity to see the
collected evidences of the worlds indus
tries and progress will not be likely 10 &C.
cur again in the lifetime of this generation.
But few people have the time or means to
enable them to visit foreign countries, but
when they come to us, we have little ex-
cuse for not availing curse Ives of this great
and peerless privilege. A trip to Philadel-
phia has almost ceased to involve the ques-
ton of expense, so low have the travei1g
Il Gxa p IL tbat ha mn
Der OF visitors to the exhibition from this
city has greatly increased within the past
fcw days. Persons whose limited means
once seemed to place the privilege beyond
their reach, are among the happy number.
This class should be still more largely re
presented at PHILADELPHIA, and will be if
they only realize, before it is too late, the
importance of seeing the eXposilional won
ders.-IrOy Times