The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-06-29
LOCAL GLOBULLS.

an in the case.
Regular meeting of Cramton hose CON-
pany, this evening, at 1880 o'clock. All
members are requested to be present. Prac-
tice al 7.15
Special meeting of Central council, No.
Q, soveieigus of industry at I hra'l and Sad
lers hall on Saturday eve, at 1880 O'Clock.
All members are requested to attend.
The Rutland butter market on Thursday
was quite brisk. MIR. Stone purchased
some 40 tubs, prices ranging from 10 tn 1S
CENTS, the latter price being the highest
paid.
The question frequently asked last even
ing was, where are the police1 Many citi-
zens, believing that the streets of the vii
age should be protected, rather than ira
yelling circus.
The members of the ancient order of
Hibernians will hold a meeting in their
hall on Friday evening, 20 inst. All
early, as there is business of importance to
to be settled.
The state workhous commission, Colonel
Albert Clark, General W. W. Grout and
N p. Simons were in session at the Bard
well house on Thursday, taking the deed
of the land, and agreeing upon the plans
for the workhouse building.
The editors of The GLOBE are the re-
cipeHts of several baskets of strawberries
of the Cheeny variety grown by Henry
Webb, esq, of Clarendon. The berries
grown by Mr.. Webb exceed any in q tvor
and size of any other varieties brought to
our market.
A row, which resulted in several demon
allied noses, took place on Center street
about half past ten last night; and another
row was going on about the same time at
the corner of Merchants row and West
street, in which one of the parties left
with less hair on his head, and another
with somewhat delapidated suit of clo-
thing.
Among the arrivals at the Bardwell
house yesterday were W. N. Oliver, New
York; o. Garfield, Arlington; W. w.
Wilson and family, Boston; Col. Redfeld
Proctor, Hon. Norman Millipgton, North
Bennington; R. Carpenter, Pownal f. M.
Strong, Vergennes; George II. Babitt,
Bellows Falls.
At the coal auction In New York on
Wednesday, there was still further de-
cline in prices-grate, egg, chestnut and
stove coal ranging from So 20 TO 90 81!
per ton. 1t is believed by coal dealers
that these low prices cannot continue to
rule throughout The season hence, as good
advice to consumers we say, lay in your
winter supply at once.
Mr.. John Parker, superintendent of the
colorel agricultural institute at Bladens
burg, Maryland, Is in town to solicit aid
for that institution. This school Is for thu
education of colored youth in genera
Knowledge and learn them the practice o.
b. farming. The first buildings were burnet
down by the rebel element of the neighbor
hood of the institution, because an effor
!, was being made to educate colored child
rem. There are fifty acres of land coLnec
ted with the institute, which the pupil
: work. Mr.. Parker was slave and escape,
i at the first battle of Bull Run, and was ed
5 uca'ed by the late Hon. Gerrett Smith. Fl
comes recommended by the trustees of tn
school, ex-GOv. Fletcher, John Richards
a leading lawyer of Reading. Penn, ant
- Hon. d. E. Nicholson of Rutland. MI
Parker collected some $500 in Montpelie
e and Burlington. We hope he may receiv
u encouragement from our ciIz MS.
About half pastnine o'clock last evening
while quite crowd were gathered aroun
D the health lift on the cerner of Merchant
row and Center street, large fellow
Sithout provocation, pushed MI. HoraC
Tower about and finally landed him in tn
street gutter. Ben. Brown, who Wa
quietly standing by, remarked that 1t WI
DOT talr to push crippled man in Thu
manner, when the fellow attacked Brow
knocking him down and brutally beatin
u him until he was unconscious, his face an
= eyes being badly swollen. He was take
(. into the depos park for time when h
r. friends carried him to his boarding plat
where his wounds were dressed by ply
iciaa. Brown Is an inoffensive your
r. man and from all we can learn the attac
rs rs on him was an GU rage. The police. WI
es were not around at the time, should CIV
earnest attention to f,rreting out the assai
ant and bring him to immediate iustic
The fellow ma e off with Browns h
after tie ARRAY.
John O'Briens consolidated shows ente
ed town yesterday MOI n g, about Il
@ O'Clock, passn throegh Merchants row
- West r ct, down West street to Barn
Travis lot, at the corner of West al
Meadow streets. The procession ma o
foe display with its gllded vehicles Al
three united bands. There were not
're many people on our streets as usual at SUI
exhibit ns. The show begun at 2 o'cloc
Y p. IN. The attendance was far less than
any exhibition of the kind for sever
years, owing mainly, we apprehend. to I
stringency of the IN es, for tho exhibitl
of animate and the other Performance
] were really meritorious. Among the mo
y interesting features of the exhibition W