The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-18
Weather Probabilities.
LOCAL. MENTION.

Regular semi-monthly meeting Of Cen
trail Council of the Sovereigus of Industry
this evening.
A special meeting of the Union hook and
ladder company will be held this evening
at 1880 o'clock.
Centennial" note paper is the latest.
Very neat and stylish. To DO found at H.
= A. Sawyer & Co.'s.
The rataplan of the carpet bester goes
on from 'esrly morn till dewey eve" and
in fac, far into the night.
Strawberries and cucunbers are in the
city markets, tho former q. 81 per quart,
and the latter at 60 cents apiece.
4. Ii. Wood is agent for the Mason a
Hsmlin organ and tho Mathushek piano.
Read his card in another column.
Mr.. McKelvey lectures at the town hall
again tonight at Vergcnncs Wednesday
evening, and Winooski Thursday evening
The fearful Bermuds onion has not yet
been seen, but potatoes from there, also
green peas from Florida, are in The market.
The holes in Grove street were Allied up
yesterday, and the mud holes gravcled 80
that the place is now safe without barri-
cade of barrels.
The Hermit's letter on the outside to-day
gives full and interesting account Of
Stewards immense business and his manner
Of conducting it.
Rutland railroad stock, preferred, 10 sell
ing in Boston at 12s; equipment IS, 1880,
5st; Vermont Central equIpmentSs, 60;
Lsmoille Valley LIST. g., &C.
The Central Vermont arc having the
Pullman and passenger cars thoroughly
repaired, cleaned and painted for the Gen.
tcnnial traffic, which is expected about the
first Of June.
Hon. Mt. Sprsgue Jr., left for Philadel-
phia on NJ ondsy to look after the erection
of the Vermont headquarters, aud to ar
range the exhibit of the Brandon manufec-
turing company.
DR.. M. C. Edmunds, fish commissioner,
was in town on Monday in consultation
with his associate, Dr. Goldsmith, in refer
ence to the distribution of fish now being
Matched at the Hale farm.
The Delaware and Hudson canal com.
pany has leased its lines of telegraph, cx-
tending some five or elk hundred miles, to
the Western Union company, for term of
i've years from March /.
Regular conclave of Killington COM
msndery of Knights Templar. at the
asylum, Masonic hall, this Tuesday even
ing at 7:3O o'clock. Members of the order
are courteously invited to attend.
The Bennington Gazette Gays Melvin
Wadsworih, Of Bennington, expects to
take charge of Dr.. Goldsmith's favorite
CANNES, at the Springfield, Mass., bench
show, announced for April &c and q.
A number of men employed by the Del
aware and Hudson canal company at Me-
chanicsvile, N. Y, struck for an increase
of wages, Friday. They have been re-
ceiving 81 per day and asked $3.50, which
WA refused.
The mud hasn't entirely disappeared yet.
An OK team loaded with wood, got 'set''
on Warrington street yesterday afternoon,
the wheels OF one side of the wagon sink
ing to the axle, and the oxen 1oundering
in mud to their knees.
We yesterday received subscription for
Tn. WEEKLY GLOBE from gentleman in
this county in whose family the Herald has
been read for over sixty years. He con-
siders Tnz GLOBE the "staunchest and
truest Republican paper in this section"
Fashionable gentlemen's collars are be-
coming higher and higher, and from back
view only small portion of their pates
Ia visible. If the mania continues, q
band-box with the bottom kicked out and
o place cut in front for neck-tie will not
be very far out of the way. Stripes and
spots, too, are all the favorites.
The house burned Sunday evening on
Grove street, occupied by Valique,te, was
owned by George G. Oakes and WAS insured
fer $4,000 in the Hartford insurance com
pany. Valiquette's furniture was insured
for 81, 400 in the National Of Hartford
both assurances through the agency Of
Burnham and Temple.
Rutland has one most intelligent dog
which his name il is Schneider. He usu
ally accompanies his owners to church, but
last Sunday evening his mistress vas going
10 another church and left Schneider al
home. Escaping soon from his confine'
meut. he started at once for the Congrega
tionsl church as usual. Being unable ts
gain admission, he sat on the steps til
eight o'clock, when his faith failed and HI
returned TO his home, "ssdder and I
wiser" dog.
In the hurry Of writing the account O
Sunday nights fire, which appeared IL
Mondays GLOBE, our reporter let one o
two errors creep INTO the article, which
might have tendency TO mislead the pub
lie mind as to the workings of the fro de
partment on that occasion. The steame
was placed at the hydrant corner Of Yves
and Grove streets, as was supposed at tn
time 10 DO the most advantageous position
and the statement that engineer Dunn CAV
any direct orders to tho contrary Is incor
rect. The distance from the steamer to tn
burning building was over two housan'
feet, and during the two. hours that waite
was thrown only two breakages occurre
In the hose aud this would not have bee
an unusual occurrence in less stretch o
hose. Tho department responded prompt
ly to the first alarm, and did everythin
10 their power to stay tho devouring els
msnt, remaining on the ground as long q
auy service could be performed.