The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-12
LOCAL MENTION.

Gold ll3
Sun rises at 7.Oj, sets at 5.24.
To-day is Abraham Lincoln's birth day
Length Of to-day ten hours and twenty
minutes.
The sleighing is pretty thoroughly
whipped in this vicinity by yesterdays
rain.
The Temperance Workers" will meet
at the Baptist vestry thi. afternoon at three
o'clock.
Town reports are now being printed
preparatory to exhibiting their annual bal
ance sheets at the March meetings.
Regular convocaton of Vermont Lodge
Knights of Pythias this evening at their
Castle Hall, GLOBE block, at 7.3O o'clock.
Spaulding g. Co. have received two type
writing machines. These machines are
quite a curiosity, and may be seen at their
store.
Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth presi-
dent of the United States, was born 81
years ago to-day, in Larue county, Ken
lucky.
w. II. johnson, esq.,, of Rutland has
purchased the Green estate at Bellows
Falls for $4,000, and proposes to make
that place his home.
The children who took part in the first
Mother Goose entertain ment, are request ted
to meet at the Congregational chapel this
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Mr.. Meitzke is getting along very well
with his broken limb and is to set up to-
day and receive some OF his pupils, but it
will be several weeks yet before he will be
able to resume his regular work.
1t is said when clergyman recently in
quired of certain lady if she was ''ready
to give up worldly pleasures" she answered
by asking If be was "ready to give up
smoking cigars in the presence of ladies' 4"
The postoflice department has ordered
route agents Randall and Cannon on the
r ,nsselaer and Saratoga railroad to run
from Troy to Rutland again, instead of
through to Montreal. Other agents will
doubtless be put on the through route.
The second of the course of lectures on
fine arts at Baxter hall, that of Prof. II.
A. P. Torrey, on Leonardo de Vinc,"
will be illustrated by photographs of the
paintings of this celebrated master. This
lecture will be given on Tuesday evening
next. 1t should be remembered that every
dollar now received for these lectures goes
direct to the Rutland free library.
We publish in another column the
liberal and generous offer of Hon. N. II.
Sprague, jr., of Brandon, to erect build
ing for headquarters for Vermont at the
centennial. This is an offer made in be-
half of the honor of the state, and is
credtable to Mr.. Sprague, who thus
evinces an interest for the reputation of
tile state with which he is so closely ider-
titled in business relations.
Rev. Norman Seaver, d. d., was the
officiating clergyman at the funeral of the
late Admiral Siringham, in Brooklyn on
Thursday. In his sermon he alluded elo.
ouently to the past life and character of
the deceased At the grave DR.. Seaver
used the solemn and impressive service of
the Episcopal church. Admiral String
ham was q member of the Fifth Presby-
terian church Of which DR.. Seaver is pas
tor
Beginning with the present month the
nav car of the Central Vermont railroad
will be discontinued, and in future, checks
from the pay-rolls, accompanied by alb
stracts, will be forwarded to the various
and proper agents by express. All alb.
stracts NEST be- returned to the paymaster's
office Immediately on obtaining the requis-
ite signatures, and unclaimed paychecks,
at the expiration of thirty days from the
date of their receipt.
The New York train this morning was
nearly two hours late. The bridge al
Hoosic, ia process of reconstruction, was
unsafe to cross and the train was compel
ed to come by the way of Petersburgl
Junction over the Harlem Extension road
The New York train down, leaving here al
10 o'clock, in switching from the Harlem
to the Troy and Boston road, at Peters
burgh Junction, got off the irons, and al
last accounts had not succeeded In re
Installing themselves.