The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-22
LOCAL MENTION.

A half hours rain at this season will
make mud hole of the dryest street.
A cotilion party will be held at Horace
Todd's. Cuttingsville, Friday evening.
Special meeting of Nickwacket hose
company at their hall this evening, at
o'clock.
A pleasant social dance was held at vii
lage hall last evening, and was quite we'll
attended.
Hon. Charles X. Field and f. A. Nash
OF Brattleboro, are in attendance upon the
county court.
The last meeting during Lent Of tho La
dies Aid society of Trinity church will be
held this afternoon.
Otter Creek encampment No. 7, l. o. o.
F., meets at Odd Fellows hall, this even
Ing, at 7.3O o'clock.
Tickets for Bailey's dramatic entertain
ment tonight Cen =, procured at Mcclure
q Halls muair Merchants row.
A meeti . 10 Womans christian
temperance union will be held at the
Congregational chapel at three o'clock this
afternoon.
The funeral of Rev. DR.. Lord was at
tended at Montpelier at o'clock yesterday
afternoon, by large concourse of the citi-
zens of Montpelier, and prominent citizens
from different parts OF the state.
]. Q. Baker addressed meeting OF the
reform club at their rooms last evening. A
new constitution was adopted providing
that no one should be entitled to vote with
out paying fifteen cents a month.
Rutland is thick with amusements again.
Baileys dramatic troupe appear tonight at
the town hall, Spauldings bell ringers ap-
pear Saturday evening and Slavin's Georgia
cabin singers Monday and Tuesday nights.
The folly of going to law about nothing
was illustrated yesterday by case for tres
pass on a piece of land near Clarendon
Springs, three rods long and less wide,
which raises more willows than grass.
The damages were fifty cents.
The case G. A. Mletzke VS.. the town,
for damages when he fell and broke his leg,
on Merchants row, a year ago, was begun
In court yesterday. After the evidence for
the plaintiff was in the jury and counsel
were taken and shown the walk in front of
Gyms store, where the accident hap
pened. A sterioscopic view of the place
was also shown in court.
A large and pleasant party gathered at
the residence of Frank P. Hale on Wood
stock avenue yesterday morning to witness
the marriage of his daughter Hattie A.
Hale and Henry e. Seward. The ceremo-
ny was performed by Rev. ]. X. Richard
son. After the ceremony the guests were
invited to Pc q, of refreshments and a
very pleasant ..ouI was passed.
At the sophomore exhibition of the Uni
versity of Vermont, Tuesday evening,
William X. Sheldon Of Rutland delivered
an Grafton on "Industrial cooperation
The Free Press says of ii "Mr. Sheldons
piece exhibited the working of cooper"
tive stores, especially abroad, and SHOW ID
the value OF. cooperation as means of
improving the condition Of the industrial
classes. 1t was well spoken"
In the race at Burlington Tuesday in the
second heat when Hiland Gray ran he
dragged Danforth almost a mile on the Ice
and knocked down young man by the
name Of Watson who attempted to stop
him, cutting him badly over the eye. The
third heat was trotted in 2.l2, Hland Gray
being set back for running. In the fourth
heat Charlie Mac went over the track alone
in 2.l3, Highland Gray having been with
drawn.
Joe Douglass was yesterday brought
before Justice G. w. Warren for intoxica-
ton and fined $500 and costs. He swors
to having purchased and drank four glasse:
OF lager at the German cafe, and positively
that he had drank nothing else. In view
of the fact that number of Rutland juries
have decided that lager is not intoxicating,
and as Douglass was undeniably very
drunk, the justice felt justified in holding
him for further disclosure. Chas. John
son, the bar-':e If the cafe, was fined
@10 aud CO. ling fermented liquors
The case is chiefly remarkable as the frs
instance known in Rutland of mans
swearing that he got drunk on lager alone
The doctors of Rutland are in luck, o,
rather the doctor with the most friends is
The ladies of the Baptist church are Il
hold fair commencing April Sd, in which
beautiful carriage blanket will be givel
to the doctor receiving the greatest mum
bar of votes. The blanket is of worste'
crocheted, and of handsome and move
design. The center is large square 0
yellow with a horses head worked il
browns for centerpiece. The four side
are of black with flower center pieces 0
bright colors, and the corner pieces OF blue
the whole surrounded with deep firing
of black, white, yellow, and blue. 1t
valued at sl00 The horses head In III
center is admirable in pose and expresoio
and the blanket as whole Is the hano
soonest thing of the kind ever seen in Ru'
land. 1t 10 the work of Misses Hattie E.
and Edna G. Edison, with the assistance @
one or two other ladies of the church. TIL
doctor who gets 1t will be the envy Of a
10 the profession, and out Of it, In th
country.
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