The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-23
LOCAL GLOBULFS.

God 1868.
Next Thursday will be Queen Victoria's
birthday.
Decoration day, May Both, was made
legal holiday by the last legislature.
The doctors consider the present spring
rather above the average for healthiness.
A special meeting of the Cramton hose
company tonight at o'clock for practice
Paymaster George w. Beeman of the
navy and family, arrived in town yester-
day.
Gen. Stannard of Burlington, and E. A.
Bircbard of Boston were in town yester-
day.
The rumor of two more cases of the
black diphtheria at Center Rutland was un-
founded.
Special meeting of H. H. Baxter hose
company this evening at o'clock, for
practice.
Over 500 seats are already taken for the
Beecher lecture. Secure yours at once If
you wish good ones.
Capt. John. T. Drew of Burlington has
our thanks for late English journals. He
is now in Great Britain on business trip.
Rev. Norman Seaver, D. D., will de-
lvran address before the Rutland reform
club this Wednesday evening at eigh,
o'clock.
j. j. r. Randall, esq, has recently beer
surveying Pine hill to find the division
lines between the various parties owning
land there.
We trust our citizens will read the ad
dress of the directors of the Rutland fle'
reading room and give literally to supper
this worthy institution.
A. G. Bates returned yesterday from {
three weeks trip to Missouri, bringing will
him some fine specimens of pur
lead from mines in which he has an in
teiest.
The selection of scriptures read at tn
funeral of DR.. Cushman, was the 13t
chapter, not the 18th of Corinthians, a
the compositor made us say in yesterday
GLOBE.
, special meeting of the Union hook an
ladder company Qhis) Wednesday evening
at y o'clock. All those who desire
take part in the running are requested t
be present.
John L. Wellington of Eagle Bridge, n
Y, for some years connected With th
Rutland and Washington railroad, was
town on Tuesday and was cordially greete
by his many old friends.
: The public meeting which was to hav
been held this evening" relative to the Bel
nington cent n ial, has been postpone
lutil Thursday evening, on account {
Rev. DR.. Seaver'e lecture before the R
form club.
There was. an audible smile raised in
church in neighboring town on recel
Sunday, at a christening, when the bal
"went" for the pastors whiskers, and t!
good pastor was pleased to join in it as Il
Zone touch of nature" etc.
Driving in the country round about Ru
land was never more delightful than
present. The roads are in excellent co
dition. There has been enough rain to II
the dust nicely aud the whole face OF n
ture is surprisingly beautiful.
The new Bates house have put marb
q counter, furnished by the Columbian m,
BILE mills, containing specimens of the sc
eral varieties of marble quarried by tn
company. 1t is beautiful and shows artis
skill in the workmanship of preparation +
the purpose for which it was intended.
re Ten years ago 1t was almost impossil
to find any one who favored insuri
against accidents, but the Travellers {
cident insurance company of HartfoI
Conn, which started about that time ha
re changed public opinion on that subject
thatTa good portion of the live men of
y. day are insured. Messrs. Burnham
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