The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-24
LOCAL MENTION,

Cod l042
A great many farmers tapped their sugar
orchards yesterday.
Slavin's cabin singers will sing at the
Baptist church Sunday evening.
Rev. Walter Mitchell holds service at
West Rutland tomorrow at three o'clock.
On the outside will be found capital
sketch, 1.-THE fool ca cher" written for The
GLOBE by "Sage Green"
The last Of the Danforth saloon was seen
yesterday when the whisky jugs were sold
at auction by ]. II. Remington.
Gen. Alonzo s. Cook Of Brandon, high
baihff of Rutland county, wa, in attendance
upon the county court yesterday.
The schools OF the graded district begin
their spring session on Monday next with
the same corps of .achers as last term.
In the Methodist church tomorrow even
ing, at 1880 o'clock, the pastor will preach
sermon on "The Bible in the public
schools.
HsCeCiNSu eooto pO oSSuiOu az SpH"iu-
ing's book store to-day for the concer' of
the Spauldlng bell ringers at the town All
this evening.
The expenses of the schools Of Thu vii
lage have been thousand dollars les lie
past year tn n any year since the d.. ..ict
was established.
Bishop Bssell is suffering from pneu-
monia at his home in Burlington, and has
postponed the confirmation a. Trinity
church till Easter Monday, April I'd.
Slavins Georgia cabin singers, under the
auspices of the Baptist church, appear at
West Rutland this evening. They are said
TO be the best troupe Of this kind travelling.
The report of the president of the board
of trustees of the graded school district,
together with statement Of the financial
condition of the district will be Published
In the village papers on Monday.
A. II. Danforth's stump speech after the
race at Burlington was said to be the
GROWING effort OF his oratory. He enter
ion of the management of the affair.
1t is rumored that Judge Wheeler will,
on the receipt of his commission as United
States district judge, at once resign his
place as a judge of the supreme court, and
Judge Powers will come to preside for the
balance of the term of the Rutland county
court.
John O'Brien died suddenly Of heart dis
ease at James Kennedy's on Green street,
Friday morning at half-psst eight. He
had been living at the town poor farm this
winter and had been for about three weeks
suffering considerably and walked to Rut-
land Wednesday to consult doctor. DR..
Hsnrshan prescribed for him and he went
to James Kennedy's and lived till Fridiy
morning comfortably and was chatting
pleasantly when he fell from his chair to
the floor and In twenty minutes was dead.
He had no relatives in this country. He
will be buried at three o'clock this after
noon.
A fire was discovered about ten o'clock
Friday morning in one of the chambers OF
the house of w. II. johnson on Elm street
When found the room was filled with
smoke, and 1t was impossible to enter it.
Mr.. johnson at last crawled in, found some
bed clothing near the stove pipe on fire
aud threw it out of the window. A couple
of pals Of water extinguished the fire in
the floor and carpet. The engine and hose
companies started out but we're ordered
back before they reached the scene. The
furniture down stairs was moved out and
the loss Is about $l5. 1t is thought that
the children sleeping in the room threw the
clothing against the pipe when they got up
and that it had been burning two hoars un-
discovered.