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

inundatlon.
Rev. Norman Seaver, d. D., preached
at Greenfield, Mass, on Sunday.
The weather continues fine, the perfec-
ton of seasonable winter, weather.
There has been fifty-two days stretch
of continuous sleighing in this village.
The meeting of the Reform club at their
rooms last evening was largely attended.
An interesting Sabba,h-school concert
was given at the Congregational chapel,
last evening.
The Shakespeare club meet at Mrs. DORIS
this week, reading selections from num-
Der OF the plays.
The juvenile temperance workers hold
their next meeting at the Methodist chapel
Saturday evening.
Killington Lodge No. 80, 1. o. o. F.,
meets this evening, at 1880 o'clock at Odd
fellows hall. Globe block.
We are indebted to j. r. Scott, formerly
of Crown Point, N. Y, for late Gold Hill,
Nevada, papers.
The next sociable of the ladies of the
Methodist church will be held at their
chapel Friday evening of this week.
A native Bulgarian, who is in this ccun
try fitting for missionary labor, will deliver
an address at the Baptist CHURCH Friday
evening.
The Office seekers are arranging the pre-
liminaries. They have procured time
table and the rates of fare to Columbus,
Ohio, aud return.
The term 'b,ic-a.brac" was hardly I'M
derstood In this country ten years ago.
Now every family has Its little store of
odds and ends that it digniHes with this
name.
Chief Justice Pierpoint and Judge Bar
rett were In town Saturday on their return
from the Bennington county supreme
court, which closed its session at Man
chester on Friday.
The closing sociable of the series will
be held at Baxter music hall this evening.
These sociables have been very enjoyable
affairs and subscribers should remember
that this is the last one.
Weather prophets are getting disguised
with the non-tulfillment of their prophecies
of hail, rain and snow. They insist, how
ever, upon another cold snap before the
first of May, and we shall probably have it.
Mr.. Davis, proprietor of the Colburn
house at Factory Point, has 30 far re-
paired the damage done by the recent fire
as to have the house open for the accom-
mediation of guests. The hotel will be
entirely reAtted.
The interest In the daily services at the
Baptist church is increasing. Services this
week week Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
and Friday evenings. Friday evening will
be a union service to listen to an address by
Bulgarian student.
Rev. Walter Mitchell, rector of Trinity
church, held service in the school house at
West Rutland, yesterday, which was large
ly attended. These services arc held every
second Sunday aud much interest is mani
tested.
The association of Congreg ational minis
ters for Rutland county will meet in Rut-
land Tuesday. In the evening a public
meeting will be held at the chapel of'the
Congregational church, with an address by
one of the members, followed by discus.
sion.
A consumptive young man with eye.
glasses has begun singing, ''Spring, spring
beautif ul spring." but the man with 9
hand-organ has appeared only in masquer
AIDES as yet, and the grocers will abstain
from advertising new maple sugar for {
few days.
Fred II. Wheeler has purchased the
stock of jewelry recently owned by Der
K. Chase, and will carry on the business
MIR. Wheeler is well known here, having
been for long time in Mr.. Chases store
and we hope, in common with his many
friends, that he may make the business
successful.
The meeting Of the Century club at Mrs
John N. Bakers, Friday evening. was
very pleasant one. Mrs. Mietzke ant
Messrs. Bailey and Davis sang, and instru
mental music was furnished by Mr.. Metz
Ike, Misses Ripley, Pond and Kilburn
The next meeting will be at Rev. ]. g
Johnson's.
J.J. r. Randall has returned to town
Mrs. Randall who has been visiting Mrt
Joyce in Washington, returns this weeh
Mr.. Randall will probably accept an offe
from the Russian government 10 become
government engineer and take charge of
system of iron railroad bridges to be bui
In that country, and If 80 will leave fc
81. Petersburg in June.
The Western Union telegraph compan
have greatly reduced their rates for mes
ages For a message OF ten words Il
present rates are, within twenty-five mill
Of Rutland, 25 cents anywhere else
New England except Maine, and to Ne
York city, 80 cents; southern Maine,
cents; northern Maine. Canada and Ne
Brunswick, 80 cents; Chicago, Cincinnati
81. Louis, Omaha, and most cities in Il
center OF the west, 81 Minneapolis, SO
Washington rs, cents, and other points
proportion.
The music at Trinity church yesterda
was unusually good. The voices of ii
choir ara all good 10 themselves and bier
together smoothly, particularly the soprsr
of Miss Edison and the alto Of Mrs. Grave
which are especially effective in duel
In the morning they sang Dudley Buci
celebrated FESTIVAL TIE Deum in e fl