The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-04-20
LOCAL MENTION.

Call at Tuttle e Cos. early this morning
If you wish good seats for "Maple Cottage"
and "Cinderella" this evening.
a folding store key, found at the inter-
section of Wales and Washington streets,
has been left at this office to he claimed.
Umbrellas were in demand yesterday, so
much so that ono man paid forty cents for
one .%guiltlcss of ribs and that would not
open.
We publish an account of the fire at For
estdale from advance sheets of the Otter
Creek Meas, through the courtesy of its
%elitor, d. g. Hackett.
a COW got upon the railroad track at the
Freight street crossing yesterday morning
and ran quite a distance ahead of on engine
but at last left the track.
An exchange says of Rutland The mum
Der of marriages in town for the past elk
months has been unusually small, the hard
times having rendered the young men
skittish.
Spaulding has most of the May maya
zines. They may also be seen at the
reading room, where are TO be found all the
best papers and periodicals, American and
English.
On the first page will be found vicinity
items from Pawlet, Dandy, Poultney,
Chester, Williams College, East Hubbard
ton, Panton, Mechanicsvills, Hubbardton,
West Pawlett.
Attention is called to the great auction
sale of G. II. Mower at Cuttiugsvillc, on
Monday next, when desirable stock and a
quantity of farming tools and household
goods are to be sold.
Henry F. Field, esq. has been appointed
county treasurer in place of Hon. Walter
9. Dunton, resigned. This is a most ex-
cellent appointment, which will meet with
general approval.
The Syracuse Journal says gas is fur
nisbed for the city at Sl.G5 per Thousand
while private consumers are charged $2.75
per thousand feet, and then asks, is the
city greater than the citizen?
A con of John Pender, of West Rutland,
about IL years of age, while playing with
another boy Of his age on Wednesday even
ing, fell and broke his thigh badly. He was
attended by d. Jr. ID. Hanrahan.
The sale of the Monvert hotel at Middle
town has been postponed until May II. 1t
was advertised to have been sold on Thurs
day, but several who desired to be present
were unable to come, hence the postpone
ment.
The auction sale of the stock of the
late II. r. Dyer will be continued this
morning at nine o'clock and this afternoon.
The tinsmith's and plumbers tools remain
unsold. Most Of the goods have been DIS
posed Of.
A correspondent of the Keere, N. Ii.
Sentinel, from Walpole, says "Mr. Mars
ton, known as the proprietor of the Bates
house, Rutland, and several hotels in Can
ada, will open HE house for boarders and a
better location can hardly be found"
The state workhouse committee were in
session Thursday but adjourned sine die
without coming to any conclusion. They
have found it impossible to obtain land
suitable for their purpose for a reasonable
price in Rutland and will now try some
other town.
A petition for a further reprieve Of
John p. Phair until after the next session
of the legislature is in circulation. 1t has
been signed by Gov. Page, Judge Prout,
L. w. Redington, DR.. Charles Woodhouse,
A. G. Stone, and Judges Ellis and Dorr.
The Rutland correspondent of the Wal
lingford Standard says, about once in six
months some sad-eyed mortal arises and in-
forms the people OF this town that they
ought to support a brass band, and straight
way some other sad-eyed mortal arises and
s,a,eI that they must support a band.
Well, they always succeed in getting the
matter talked over a good deal, and finally
some one begins to circulate a subscription
paper and continues at the business until
he has raised just half the cum needed to
equip a band with the proper weapons,
when he subsidies, and there the matter
ends, till some other misguided persons try
again to start a baud.
The funeral of Lyman Russell, the in
FAINT son OF d. O.. Pierce, was attended
from the residence on Thursday morning
at II o'clock. The religious exercises
were conducted by Rev. Norman Seaver,
ID. and were of more than an ordinarily
impressive character. Tn services began
by singing of a quartet composed of Mr..
F. NJ. Davis, Henry M. Bailey, Miss Ella
Olmstead and Miss Clara Ruggles, which
was followed by prayer and reading of Sc
~lections of scriptures. DR.. Seaver then
made a fitting and consolatory address,
possessing rare gems Of thought for refec-
ton. A tender md touching prayer was
then offered after singing the services
were closed with the benediction. The
floral offerings Of friends were of exceeding
beauty, especially q cross and wreath.
Four young gentlemen of the Rutland Mi
litary institute, acted az pail bearers. The
superintendence of the funeral was under
the direction j. M. Haven, esq. The re-
mains, accomp anied by the family aud
friends, were taken to Salem, N. Y, for
burial, in a special car, very kindlyIassigned
them on the tram that left at IL. 30 p. IN.
Rev. DR.. Seaver accompanied the family
to Salem.