The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-10
Vicinity Items.

There is not much excitement about pol.
tics in this vicinity.
The republican voters of the town of
Londonderry will meet in caucus at the
Town hall, on Saturday afternoon, Aug.
10, 1876 at o'clock, to elect two delegates
and two substitutes to represent the town
in the district convention, to be held in
White River Junction Aug. 10th, 1876.
Rev. j. S. Goodall, pastor of the Baptist
church recently sent in his resignation to
said church as pastor and the church al
most unanimously voted not to accept it.
Poor health is SAID to be the cause of his
wanting to resign.
The cheese factory will be ready Tor oper-
alton the last of this week. The Winches-
ter Bros. have rented Shlttuck & Chases
old store for three years paying $34j rent
and have put into it the necessary machin-
cry to manufacture cheese.
One of the most interesting occasions
that has transpred of. late in this village
was the closing programme of the school
in this village, taught by Miss Ella Cheney.
All of the rhetorical exercises by the schol-
ars were interesting to the friends and pa
rents, for each pupil entered into his part
with zeal that knows of no failure. The
school and its guests met at the town hall
at o'clock p. m, and when some prelim-
mary arrangements had been made and a
few appropriate remarks by the teacher and
others, they all then marched to the tables
that were well loaded with choice refresh
ments, so that none did hunger there for
eatables after they had visited these tables
that the ladies had so beautifully decorated
with flowers and piled high with choice
and rich eatables. The whole number of
scholars 80 number of days of school So:
daily average attendance 90 6-29. Six had
no marks in the register against their names.
Minnie Tyler did not miss a word in spell
ing during the term
The farmers are nearly all done haying,
they have got rather more than usual
crop of hay. All farm produce is looking
well.
Last Saturday Frank Baker seriously cut
his foot with scythe. 1t is feared it will
make a cripple of him for life. DIR. Wood
ward dressed it and he is doing as we'll as
could be expected.
The Colorado potato bug has done
but slight damage to the potatoes, they have
nearly all left the vines and gone into the
ground.
MOUNT HOLLY.
"a delegate from Mount Holly" has seen
fit to enlarge on my report of the last Re-
publican caucus and as he intimates that
that report was hardly correct l propose to
do little struggling on my own behalf.
In the first place the prominence / gave to
the caucus in question, was not on account
of the trivial point of order involved, but
on account of the disgraceful scene which
there occurred and in which "a delegate"
was one of the chief actors. The point re-
ferred 10 was only the signal for the on
slaught which l have no doubt was pre-.
yiously determined on, and any other move
of his would probably have brought about
just as much talk, and the really unfortu-
nate part of it was, that he put so oppor-
tune weapon into the hands of his adver-
sary. As regards his naturalization of
his course on the parliamentary point re-
ferred to | will only take notice of two or
three inaccuracies. His motion was not
TO elect by o0a o0ce if one man was nom
mated and by ballot il more than one, but
the latter clause alone, thus presupposing
that nominations were to be made and
merely instructing the chair how to pro-
coed. AS simple suggestion it was well
enough and 1t would have been so treated
by the chair, presume, had he not him
sell infested that it Was motion and claim
ed the right to debate It. Again there was
no similar motion put at the previous eau
Gus. Ballotng was called for but no mo-
ton was made or vote taken TO do so.
These two facts have from the chairman
of both caucuses, who is very positive on
both points. The gentleman is also prob
ably in error when he thinks the chair de-
cided the question as boards of decision do
in country lyceums "by weight of argu-
ment." He probably relied somewhat on
his own knowledge of parliamentary usage
derived from his ten years experience in
both branches of the legislature, and forty
years experience in caucuses and nomina-
ting conventions. BY the way, the gentle
mans notion OF what Is meant by the ex-
preston "entertainng motion" seems to
be little muddled. A motion that is en-
tirely ignored by the char, and never put
to vote can hardly be said to be "enter-
tanned" even though it has not been for
mally ruled out of order.
We are sorry our friend takes such a
gloomy view of the ''situation," and in con-
cluson we beg to remind him that his stand
ing in this community does not depend on
his reputation as an expert in parliament
tary matters. His limited experience in
that direction would hardly warrant the
supposition mat he has become an accom-
plished parllamentarian. Besides, as we
all know, the best will sometimes make
mistakes, and yet never even dream that
their reputation is gone" No, the repu-
tation which the gentleman enjoys, and
which we hope he will continue to enioy,
is based rather on the sterling qualities of
head and heart which make him what he
is, one of our most respectable and re-
spected citizens.
We are in another cheated term" and
considerable suffering is the result. Wells |
and springs are giving out, the grass that
is not yet harvested is deteriorating in val |
ue and many are sick or indisposed. Can
it be that Myers is apersonal friend of Mr.. |
Grant and that they have connived to pun
ish us this summer for the insults of Gin
cinnaii 1t looks like it. And how else
can we account for the retention of that
valuable and efficient officer of the signal
service.
A picnic by the scholars in District No.
2, will come off onkSaturday. School No.
D, will participate.