The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-06-14
LOCAL GLOBULys.

West street is be ing filled in with gravel
and improved.
Geo. e. Stone will purchase butter at AZ
market to-day, as usual.
A cage of trained birds attracted consid-
cradle attention on the street last evening"
"Matchless misery" has been defined to
be having cigar and nothing to light II
with.
Meeting of Union hose company at their
rooms, for practice, at 7;30 o'clock this
evening, sharp.
Remember the annual meeting of the
Rutland missionary association at the mis-
sion house on Main street, this afternoon.
Hon. David E. Nicholson addressed the
Reform club last evening, and at the con-
| cluson of the address unanimous vote OF
thanks was passed by the club.
The matinee performance of Mr.. Metz
ke's pupils at Baxter music hall yesterday
| afternoon, was well attended and success
full. Seventeen of the younger pupils
played.
This is the kind of weather that makes
Lowell g poem 'Oh what 90 rare as day
in June? Then, If ever, perfect days
come" blossom out among our exchanges
like apple trees in May.
The flag of the stars and stripes was for
mally adopted by the nation on the 14th of
June, 1777, when the Continental congress
passed resolution to that effect. Every
bit of bunting in the country ought to be
hung to the breeze to-day.
Hon. E. J. Phelps of Burlington, and
Rev. Mr.. Weber OF Newark, N. j., who
are making tour of the state on foot,
were at Chester yesterday and expect to
make Woodstock, twenty-six miles, to-day.
They will reach Rutland Saturday.
The roof of John Valiquettc's house near
the railroad crossing on West street, took
fire yesterday from passing locomotive.
An alarm was given and the fire companies
were called out. They were not needed,
however, as some of the neighbors who
reached the spot first climbed upon the
roof and extinguished the flames with paili
of water. No damage was done.
The attention of the trustees is called to
the fact that certain of the hose companie,
are coming altogether too much in the
habit of running their hose carts on the
sidewalk. This is an intolerable nuisance
at anytime, and is, if possible, much more
so ~ midday, 10 say nothing about the at
tendant danger. Cannot the trustees take
some measures to sbate the nuisance ?
The saucy London World is responsible
for the following: cat one of the goings-
down Of Atlantic steamers couple OF
years ago, an American lady and her daugh.
tiers honored the ceremony with their pres.
ence. The mother was drowned, the
daughters were saved. The younger one
recounts the event by stating that Mother
and we did the splash together; sister and
dubbed up again; mother didn't"
The school year at st. Agnes hall, Bel
lows Falls, begins September Goth. This il
a church school, under the patronage of the
Right Rev. Bishop Bissell of the diocese Of
Vermont. Under the management of Miss
Jane Hapgood, the principal, it has made
for itself fine reputation, and is consider
ed one of the finest schools for training
young ladies in the country. Among the
teachers is Miss Dsnnison, daughter of
Hon. d. c. Dennison, M. c.
| A most contemplate trick was played or
Charles Monty, Tuesday night. He had
erected large water tank on the bridge
over the brook north of General Bakers
for the purpose of obtaining water tc
sprinkle the streets. The tank was COM
pleted, being lined with zinc, and supplied
with fifty dollar pump, when some mis-
creants overturned it into the brook, fifteer
feet below. The marks on the bridge
show that it was probably done by two mer
with orowbars. 1t is to be hoped the per.
petrators will be brought to speedy jus.
tice.