The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-08-14
LOCAL GLoBULEs.


GCld 1867.
The boat race announced to take place
on Otter creek will not come off.
The Rutland county battalion of veterans
leave for Bennington at O. 10 this afternoon.
There were 175 arrivals at the Bardwell
house yesterday, among them Senator Nor
rill on his way to the Bennington celebra-
ton.
The Sherman band arrived last evening
on the White Mountain and Saratoga tram
forty minutes late, and took up their quar-
ters at the Bardwell house.
Frank Mellow is to run a BARRIERS shop
in Bennington this week. BARRIERS will
reap rich harvest, as they propose to
charge 90 cents shave during the rush.
W. B. Thrall, second officer in the
Brotherhood OF locomotive engineers, is In
Rutland. He denies in the most emphatic
manner the rumors that the brotherhood
contemplates general strike.
1t seems there was more money up on
the little foot race Saturday than on the
professional runners. One man won fifty
dollars, another seventy-fve, besides
smaller bets. Another amateur race Is in
prospect
The new Howe truss bridge 25 feet long
and 65 feet high, at Center Rutland, built
by Mr.. Frederick Uhle, master bridge
builder of the Delaware and Hudson canal
company, ia in running order. The work
has been finished In an unusually short
time.
]. ]. X. Randall is making the plans for
the shops Of the Brandon scale works to be
built here. A bill of 100000 feet of lum-
Der was made out and sent of yesterday.
The stone laying is expected to begin the
| first Of next week.
The rod of police court correction de-
| scended yesterday on Barney Herman, who
was fined IS and costs for into1icstion.
BE disclosed on William Powers, who was
fined $40 and costs for selling and James
Stewart was fined $40 and costs for selling
and the same for keeping.
A quartette consisting of James A. Brown
of the Sherman band, Horace Baxter, J. A.
Hickok and T. N. Davis gave number of
serenades after the concert last evening.
The GLOBE would return thanks for the
two selections with which they favored
this office, given In excellent style. Mr..
Brown 10 the posssssor of an unusually
clear, high tenor which he uses to excel.
lent advantage.
The Bennington celebration makes the
depot sort of extended Fourth of July,
filled with people before and after the ar.
rival of every train. The eleven O'Clock
train yesterday morning was filled after the
manner OF the street cars in Philadelphis
last summer. Every seat was taken, the
aisle was full and people were hanging
upon the outside platforms. The extra
trains which begin running to-day will re-
lieve the pressure.
Since the success of "One Summer" and
"Helen's Babies" bright anonymous books,
written to be read once and then forgotten,
have been the rage. The favorites this sea-
son are "Me," bright and trashy; "Tha'
Husband of Nine" which all the girls are
crazy to read and which has been favor.
ably reviewed by the New York papers
and "other Peoples Children" being
Bulge and .Toddie sent on u visit to theil
Uncle Harry and Aunt Alice. SpauldinQ
has them all.
The trustees meeting this morning was
to decide dispute in Nickwackett engine
company. w. B. Thrall, foreman of the
company, being out OF town, they voted tc
notify him that his successor would be ap
pointed. The letter which Mr.. Tbrall re
ceived, however, was not a notification
but an inquiry to know If he wished to re-
main foreman. When they appointed I
new foreman, Mr.. Thrall came home an(
protested, as he had received no notice
and claimed to be the regular foreman
The matter was brought before the trus
tees, who upheld Mr.. Thrall, and he is nov
| foreman