The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-17
LOCAL MENTION.


LOCAL MENTION.
Gtld 1867
Town meetingsone week from Tuesday.
Rain began falling moderately about nine
o'clock last evening aud soon turned to
snow.
The stage crosses from Plattsburgh to
Burlington daily and the ice was never
safer.
Capt. William ]. Cain and family arrived
in town yesterday on visit to his fathers
family.
Rev. Walter Mitchell, rector of Trinity
church, held service in West Rutland last
evening.
The third socable of the season was held
at the Methodist chapel last evening and
was well attended.
All members of the Reform club are re-
quested to meet in their rooms a. half-past
two tomorrow afternoon.
The latest method of raising funds for
church purposes il by getting up mock
breach of promise trials.
Regular convention of Vermont lodge
No. Knights of Pythias, meets this even
ing at their castle hall, GLOBE block.
The New York mail train yesterday af-
ternoon was compelled to make a change
of car here on account of u broken brake.
A very pretty poem "The little foxes"
by Mrs. Mary Cram of Philadelphia, never
before published, will be found on the out
side.
Many of the ''new leaves" turned over
at the commencement of the year have be-
come terribly "dogs cared" and soiled al
ready.
The occupation of the festive drummer
or commercial traveller, perhaps the more
tfnifiei appellation, is nearly played in
Canada.
1t is believed that large quantities of
counterfeit silver coin is in circulation, and
that some systematically conducted organiz-
alton is manufacturing it on large scale.
1t is noticeable fact that the recent long
continued thaw has hardly raised the
streams at allan indication that the water
has been absorbed by the dry and thirsty
soil.
The late Rev. L. l. Carpenter was q
classmate of our townsman Rev. A. G.
Pease and j. w. Hickok of Burlington,
graduating from the University of Vermont
in 1a87---
The island of Heligoland, near the mouth
of the Elbe river, in the North Sea is re-
ported by a scientific journal to be sinking.
Does the name afford any clue to its
destination
Good judges are suspicious that the gov
eminent is belt g swindled by the washing
and double use Of postage stamps, and q
new stamp is to be made which will show
attempts at cleaning.
The news that the commission had de-
cidsd to receive no more evidence in the
Louisiana case, and later that the vote was
counted for Hayes was bulletlned at the
telegraph Office yesterday afternoon
Hon. Bradley Barlow, of st. Adams,
Hon. f. E. Woodbridge of Vergennes,
B. B. Smalley of Burlington, Rev. DR.. G.
b. Hubert of Middlebury, and Hon. A. z.
Lyman of Bennington, were in town yes
terday.
The temperance workers will give an en-
tertainment at the Methodist church this
evening at half-past seven o'clock. The
entertainment will consist of songs, recita.
tions, drumming and other interesting ex
ercises. All are cordially invited. Ad
mission free.
THE WEEKLY GLOBE issued yesterday
has a large amount of local matter thu
state and general news of the week {
large and varied amount of interesting mis-
cellaneous reading. Copies can be obtained
at THE GLOBE counting room and a
Spaulding & Co.
The LuZerne correspondent of the Glen
Falls Republican says
1t is reported here that Mr.. Durant ha
sold the Adirondack railroad to the Troy
and Boston railroad company, and tina
they will build it to Eagle Bridge to con
meet with their road at that place, ais
through to Montreal.
II 10 reported that coupe of Rutlan,
bruisers engaged in a prize fight OF
Thursday. They pummeled.each other TO
long time. We have not learned tn
names OF the participants or the number o
rounds. This prize Fighting should be fer
reted out and punished.