The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-04-26
LnnAL MENTInH.

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This is Grasshopper fast day.
straw hats have made their appearance.
Flowers are unusually abundant this
spring.
The country roads are in fine order for
driving.
The New York train was twenty min
utes late last evening.
Rev. G. b. Hubert. d. d., president Of
Middlebury college, was in town yester-
day.
The womon's temperance union will
meet at the Methodist chapel this afternoon
at 3 o'clock.
The ffty-eighth anniversary of the intro
duction of American Oddfellowship is to
be celebrated to-day.
Vicinity items from various towns, aud a
variety of general reading matter will be
found on the outside.
The beautiful bright spring weather con-
tinues, with only an agreeable tempering of
the strong sun with east wind.
An increased activity in business circles
is reported, which has begun nearly a
month earlier in the season than last year.
Fans of real flowers, some of them beau
tifully designed, are carried by ladies to
places of amusement. They serve for fan
ming, filtration and fragrance.
Don't discard your winter flannels vet,
for the rheumatism goeth about like a
raging lion seeking whom he may twist and
double up with shooting pains.
AL Hazelton is running the New \ ork
train from Rutland to Burlington, this
week. in place of Samuel Bowtclle, who is
on a vacation after a faithful daily service
of several months.
The original story by Usage Green" en-
titled 1.-The Fool-catcher," published in
THE GLOBE some weeks since, is being ex-
tensiyely copied into other Newspapers
throughout the country.
The farmers feel somewhat discouraged
at the early reappearance of the potato
bugs, which are profusely unearthed in
blowing. The bugs are also found in the
cellars preying on what few potatoes are
left.
Killington lodge No. 90, will celebrate
the anniversary of American Oddfellow-
ship at Oddfellows' hall, this evening, with
a sociabdance. The order of service and
the usual Grafton on the occasion will be
omitted.
Col. Aldace f. Walker delivers the an
nual address before the Associated Alum
nj of Middlebury college at the coming
commencement, and W. L. Howard of
the state normal school at Castleton dellv-
ers the poem.
Ben. Pollard, of the firm of Gould &
Pollard is in market purchasing goods and
in a few days they will open a large line
Of spring clothing, hats, caps, furnishing
goods, etc., which they will offer at ''rock
bottom" prices.
Col. Carroll S. Page of Hydepark, has
been appointed a member of the executive
committee of the Bennington centennial
commission, in place of Gen. p. p. Pitkin
of Montpelier, who declined on account Of
ill health. The committee will have .
meeting at an early day.
A grand rush from the town hall was
caused yesterday afternoon by someone
coming into the hall, speaking to Deputy
Sheriff Crawford and going out with him.
The crowd rushed out,and down the stairs
expecting to see an arrest. Instead, Craw-
ford got into his buggy and drove off, and
tue crowd went back disappointed.
There seems to be no "diminution in the
bargains to be obtained at J.. A. Gould's
dry goods store. Black alpacas, cashmeres,
poplins and other dress goods are offered
at specially low figures. Bargains are Of
fered in all his departments which he fully
explains in q half column advertisement in
another column.
Farmers who labor under the impression
that frost kills potato bugs will discover
their mistake as .soon as the season of veg
OIa'iOn hoS i"hiJ OPShSu' hu OAPOiimOu'
was recently made in the central part Of
this state with some bugs frozen in a cake
OF ice. Upon placing the ice where the
rays of the sun could strike it, the bugs
soon manifested signs of life, and became
as lively as ever.
Deputy Sheriff George w. Crawford
armed with a complaint signed by ]. NJ
Haven, w. p. Merriam and H. w. Nye ant
a warrant issued by George W. Warren
Justice of the peace, searched the saloon Of
b. II. Wooley on Merchants row, yester
day, and captured two bottles of whisky
two bottles of gin and one bottle of brandy
which he bore away in triumph. Sequel
police court this morning.