The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-23
LOCAL NENTION.

nue. for the last fiscal yeat Vermont con-
tributed s47,126
Joe Douglass still insists that he got
drunk on lager and as consequence still
fingers in jail.
The trotter Highland Gray was on the
streets yesterday and attracted considera-
BILE attention.
Mrs. David Tolhurst of Troy, formerly
of Rutland, fell and sustained fractured
arm on Thursday morning.
The fret Of April comes on Sunday this
year snd those addicted to "fooling" will
have to do 1t for the most part on Monday.
On the cre.le will be Vermont news
and vicinity items from Felchvile. Me-
chanicsville, Pawlet, Pittsford and Poult-
ney.
The criminal business in court promises
TO be very heavy this term, sixteen prison.
ers being taken into court to plead yester-
day.
The days now are about twenty minutes
longer than the nights and will continue to
grow three minutes a day for the next two
months.
John p. Phair will be executed in the
prison yard at Windsor two weeks from to-
day, between the hours Of 10 o'clock a. m.
and o'clock p. nj.
The peculiarities of this climate are well
illustrated in our latest cold snap, which
has rapidly moderated until we are already
back to spring-lke mildness again.
The suit of G. A. Mietzke VS. the town,
was yesterday settled by the payment of
$500 damages. Before the trial begun Mr..
Mietzke offered to settle for $3.50 which
was refused.
Rutland has the possibility of u great
treat in store for it. The Kellogg English
opera company are making arrangements
for the town hall and may possibly sing
here about April 7th.
Mr.. Wilson Fisher Is to remove his eat
Ing room from Quin's block to Landon's
block on Merchants row. A fine suite of
rooms Is being fitted up for his use. The
removal will ri ace about April list.
Young M, are you contemplating an
April fool sell Well, now, just make it
practical, will you, by surprising uome
poor widow with barrel of -four or
bushel of potatoes - Commercial Adoer-
ttser.
The Hawk-Eye says: "when death
enters town that has vaccinated oil its
windows with blue glass, he grimly shakes
his head and goes around aud tries to sell
his sickle 10 the agricultural implement
man."
The winter term of Mddlebury college
and the University of Vermont have closed
and H. r. Dorr, p. w. Griswold, N. w.
Smith and Pat Meldon from the first and
W. K Sheldon of the second are at home
on vacations.
Those who own doge, if they wsnt to
save the dogs and themselves from the pen
alties of the law, must go 10 the town clerk
and get their CANNES registered, then give
the dog collar, and before this month ex-
pires, too.
The Hibernian literary and benevolent
society reorganized last evening with a
large membership and full board Of off,
GERS. The society will meet on Thursday
next at village hall, when new members
will be admitted.
The first reading of Prof. William E.
Easily, the Epgish reader, In Boston,
gathered large audince at Wesleyan hall,
on Tuesday evening, who listened with
great pleasure TO his entertainment. The
Boston papers speak Of 1t as very satisfac-
tory and literary treat.
1t is rumored that Samuel Boardman,
esq, Of West Rutland, who was elected
overaeer of the poor at the annual town
meeting has presented to the selectmen his
resignation &c the office. The selectmen
will either aproint an overseer, or, as they
have right TO do UNDER the statutds, take
charge of the poor as board.
Mr.. Fred Barrett, who has been for
some time clerk in the dry goods store of
Charles B. Vail has purchased the stock of
goods of Moses e. Vail of Middletown,
and will soon take possession. Fred. has
many friends in Rutland who will lie
pleased to learn of his entering upon bust
ness for himself, and he will be cordially
welcomed back to his old home.
The annual school meeting for the cleo
ton of officers will be held Tuesday eve
ming March %. There should be full at
tendance. 1t Ia suggested that the board
of trustees should publish financial state
ment in the newspapers previous TO the
meeting. The meetings. called at the high
school building, which is too small to hold
the voters and it ia suggested that 1t should
be changed to the town hall. 1t can be
called TO order at the high school building
and adjourned to the town hall.
The following is said to be certain cure
for diph,heria, and If 80, is within the reach
OF all Take ordinary garden sage, make
strong tea, put II in an ordinary teapot,
and let the patient inhale the steam through
the spout. SO says the Christian AdgOeate.
The same paper also mentions that DIR.
Cheney OF Boston recommends hyposul-
phite OF soda 50 sure specific against
diphtherla the dose from Ave to fifteen
grains, or noic. IA syrup every two or
three hours, according to the age and cir
cumstances of patient The solution
can be used in doses of five drops to half
drschm Of milk.
Tomorrow evening Spauld ngs bell
rlogers appear al the town hall. This
troupe have appeared In Rutland before
and are deservedly great favorites here as
elsewhere. George Dean Spaulding is
unequalled In her line, harp, cOrnet and
bell solos. The rest Of the troupei is In every