The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-15
LOCAL MENTION

appear.
The father of Judge Prout was buried
on Monday last.
Nasty utter his "S,m of woe over the
result on the second page.
From all sources business is reported
slowly but steadily improving.
Measles is switching off from children
and running now on older folks.
The ten o'clock train from the north was
forty-fve minutes late Last evening.
There will be a chance for a clear off and
good weather now or St. Patrick's day.
The Bardwell house entertained one
hundred and. forty-one quests last night.
William Burns the brakeman injured at
Dorset, was better last evening and will
recover.
DR.. M. Goldsmith spoke at Woodstock
Tuesday evening on the protection of fish
and game.
Flour thrown on burning oil will quench
the flames instantly. Remember this when
the lamp explodes.
DR.. Cyrus Porter's condition remains
nearly the same. He is able to talk, but is
otherwise almost helpless.
II the snow doesn't go off before Satur-
day it will make it decidedly unpleasant
for the St. Patrick's procession,
The Bardwell house is full of court peo-
pie and strangers. This popular hostelry is
doing a rushing business this spring.
Have courage. Only fourteen more
snow storms have been predicted" for this
spring. They will probably get here by
June.
Judge Pierpoint was not SO much in
jured by the overturning Of the stage in
which he was riding last Friday, as was at
first feared.
The Boston clothing house has a new ad-
vertisement in to-day's issue which will not
fail to interest those who are In need of
anything in their line.
Elder Geo. A. Streeter of Lewiston Me-,
will preach at the Advent chapel every eve
ming the remainder of the week at $50,
and next Sunday at the usual hours.
The lnexcusable carelessness of blowing
out kerosene lamps is attended with gr3s'
danger, and painful and fatal accidepi-
arising therefrom, are of daily occurrence.
N. A. Bailey and ]. c. Breses Of
Albany played tw~enty-seyen games of
checkers at the BaIdwell house on Tuesday
evening, in which there were twenty draw
games.
The Hudson river is reported clear of
ice at Albany. and 1t is supposed to be open
all the way down. The first steamer from
New York, last year, reached Albany on
the Arst of April.
Whitefeld Walker, ESQ.,, an obituary
notice of whom appears in another column,
was buried with masonic honcrs bv the
fraternity from Brandon, Shoreham, Orwell
and Sudbury
The question Of whether Rutland shall
located, and other matters will probably be
decided by the committees which meet to-
day for that purpose.
The maple sugar crop promises 10 be
small, which is a public calamity. Veter-
ans say that the sap doesn't run freely un-
less the ground Is frozen about the roots,
and the romance of the sugar camp dlsap.
pears with the snow.
Only forty occupants of the town poor
farm at present. Some of the people
outside who have received aid are
being Investigated. 1t is said that one Of
the parties helped has been in the habit Of
selling a considerable quantity Of ale.
The Woman's Christian temperance
union at Its meeting this afternoon, at 8
o'clock, in the Congregational chapel, will
take up the many sides of their work as
their theme. Each member will please
prepare to present her side OF 1t.
The funeral of William r. Wheeler was
attended yesterday at West Rutland from
the residence of Mrs. Lee. The buris
service of the Episcopal church was reat
by Rev. Walter Mitchell. The remains
were taken to Ludlow, the former home o
the deceased, for burial.
The town is unusually full now
owing to the session of the court. Tit
Bardwell was filed with guests last nigh
among them James N Edminster of Wind
sor, G. W. Harmon of Bennington, Hon
]. W. Stewart OF M~iddlebury, and Hon
A. l.. Miner of Manchester.
Husband (who has long wished for al
excuse to keep away from church, to de
v~otionsl wife, "Cau't 60 to church to-day
Susan, It's too risky. These panics, yo'
know, are likely any time to happen. Nc
church going Is too dangerousa thing TO
ne to take much stock In. Our club hous
has safe and speedy means of exit"
In our notice of the accident to MI
William Burns on the Harlem e~xtensio
railroad, on Tue sday, we learn that ther
was no Misunderstanding between Mr.
Charles Tufts the engineer, and the break
man. Burns was caught between the car
and not the hunters but stood with on
foot on the buDter. The engineer foun
there was trouble and stopped as soon q
he could. Mr.. Tufts the engineer, wa
not at all to blame in the matter and be
the reputation of a careful and discre,
engineer.
More complaint has been made of Il
poor quality of rubber goods bought T.
past winter, than ever before, and it seea