The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-04
LOCAL MENTION.

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The church bells of Burlington rang the
old year out a1d the new yclr in.
The low price of coal has caused a cor
responding reduction in tie price of wood.
The sparrows seem to he reaching in
every direction, trying to pick up a living
at this time.
A list of the important events Of the
past year will be found upon the first page
| of to-day's GLOBE.
The trestle bridge at Pittsford was com
pletcd yesterday. The Boston mail was
the first to pass over.
The Montreal express for New York had
no sleeping car last night, much to the dis
gust of several through passengers.
A. G. Stone, esq business manager Of
the Wallingford Standard, gave TUE
GLOBE editorial rooms a call last evening.
Mr.. Spencer c. Rodgers, reporter of the
Rutland county court, has been nominated
by the democratic caucus for s%tenographer
of the New York assembly.
j. w. Cramton, GcorgeJ j.. Wardwell and
George E. Royce left for New York last
night to attend the annual meeting of the
steam stone cutter company.
Those who have been longing for an old
fashioned winter have had it in earnest 20
far this season, and welther prophets ssy
"there's more to follow"
Mr.. Nichols Howlcy who was injured
in the Healdville collision OF Monday, has
been attacked with the infau alton Of the
lungs in addition to his Injuries.
The mail train from Boston was an hour
late, the New York express an hour and e
half behind time, and the Montreal night
express an hour gu: Of 'imo yesterday.
We are Informed by d.. Pond that Capt.
Ford, who was injured in the Pttsford
railroad accident, ia getting along finely
and will undoubtedly o o he able 10 pro-
coed on his journey.
The Wallingford dramatic cub give one
of their entertainments at Powcll's hall.
Eust Wallingford, this evening. Mr.. Pow
ell gives a complimentary social dance at
the close.
The general public is locking with e good
degree of confidence to such a settlement
of the electoral difficulties as will prevent
any serious difficulty on the 14th of Febru-
ary or thereafter.
When one Of our merchants was told
Monday that it wa the coolest day Of the
year, the indignant denial that rose to his
lips quickly gave place 20 a sweet smile
when he remembered it was January LIST.
A meeting to organize the Whitehall and
Brattleboro railroad company will be held
at the Bardwcll house to-day. The subject
of narrow gauge railroads will he discussed
and an effort will be made to have the new
road built on that principle.
The regular annual communication Of
Center Lodge No. "a, F. & A. NJ, for the
election of officers, will tie held at Masonic
hall this Thursday evening, at 7:30
o'clock, All members are urgently request
ed to be present, and all master nlasons are
cordially invited.
A few minor changes have been adopted
on the Rutland road. Trains going north
leave at 800 a. IN. and 2:lO p. IN, instead
of 400 q. m. and 2:05 p. M; and the af-
ternoon express leaves at 4;45 Instead OF
4;59. The nike train from Bellows Falls
arrives n. 900 instead OF g: 30 in the morn,
ing.
A sleigh load of young people from Rut
land, returning from the dramatic enter
tainment at Wallingford about 12 O'Clock
on Tuesday evening, were in grta, danger
in crossing the railroad track between hert
and Wallingford, and but for the timely
action of the engineer of the night trail
over the Harlem extension, a disastroul
accident would have been the result.
The Rutland correspondent of the Wal
lingford Stdnnard thus writes; To III,
general reader statistics are Accordingly in
teresting, and hence it seems proper to pre-
sent some herewith. So here you hayI
them Rutland has 81 streets and avenues
CuuICuts, ~ lhNSC's, IL uJCtOIs, o Ut.
goods dealers, s dealers in boots and shoes
clothiers, 6 druggists, 147 aspiring gen
fuses, l honest mantle writer-and 800
hypocrites.
j. AFRO Could and Benz. Pollard hay
purchased of VIM. Porter Cidy the etoc
in trade Of the Boston Clothing Store
Their advertisement in another colum
gives the public information that will b
OF service, in the purchase of clothing
Mr.. Gould, the senior partner, 10 We
known as one of our leading and success
full dry goods merchants. Mr.. Pollard be-
been a resident of our village for sever,
years, in the employ of Mr.. Cady, and
well and favorably known to the commuI
ity as u popular salesman. Success to Ii
new firm will lceXclamation of their man
friends. We understand William PORE
Cady will continue Ia the boot and She
business. Nothing need be said Of him, tC
everybody who comes to Rutland cal
his store in Whatever line of trade he ma
be engaged.