The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-29
LOCAL MENTION.

Parties from Boston ore in town negotl-
nting for lease Of the Bates house.
Regular business meeting of Rutland
Light Guard this evening at 1880 o'clock.
Special agents, both of the treasury and
i postofflce departments, were In town yes
terday.
Just three months ago yesterday the
bridge at Pittsford gave way with the
{ evening train.
4 It Is believed that there is water enough
now to turn anybody's mill, also to give the
I cattle all they want.
The cantats of "Ruth the Moabitcss"
will be given at Hammond hall, Ludlow,
April Sd and 4th.
The Womans' Christian temperance
union will meet in the Congregational
chapel this afternoon at o'clock.
! The rain which has been falling in FREE
quent showers for two days changed to
snow for little time last evening.
John N. Baxter is repairing his residence
ing dwelling house on Church street.
Just the weather to take cold and the
temptation to open doors for the past few
days, will as usual result in lots of doctors
bills.
Rev. Walter Mitchell delivers the last of
his lectures on confirmation at the chapel
Of Trinity church, at seven o'clock this
evening.
Mr.. Richardson has just placed fine,
variegated marble counter In the office of
the Berwick house. 1t was procured Of
the Columbian marble company.
The mud season is over, unless more cold
weather interviews, and as soon as the rain
dries of, nearly - the roads leading out
of Rutland v II &c "A good condition.
DR.. Charles Woodhouse has been invited
to deliver the anniversary Grafton before
the Odd Fellows, in the city hall at Bur-
lington, on Thursday evening April Goth.
The northeasterly storm still hangs
about in driving mist and snow, disapprov-
ing the calculations of old probabilities,
who counted on cold, clear weather by this
time.
Deputy Sheriff Milllngton brought from
the north last evening one Charles Crosier,
recusant witness, whose testimony is i'm
portant In criminal trial to come off next
week.
The pathway of the food in Connecticut
on Tuesday was along the line of the New
London railroad (Which is leased to the
Central vermont) and the road suffered &C.
verely.
The rise in the creek has made musk rat
hunting great sport Several sportsmen
were out yesterday and the chance to shoot
them as they we're deserving their holes was
excellent
The heavy rain of Wednesday morning
has brought all the frost out of the ground
In this section, and unless another cold
wave comes around, farming operations
can begin at once.
The average dog registration in these
last days Is thirty day, that being the
number Tuesday and thirty-one the day
before. Yesterday being rainy the number
was not quite so large.
Russell W. Chase, formerly of Burling-
ton, died In Minneapolis, Mimi, yesterday.
Mr.. Chase was for some time station agent
at the Rutland and Burlington railroad
depot and, later, after that road came I'M
der the management of the Central Yer
mont, was freight agent for the latter road.
The two days rain has raised the river
over Its banks and taken the snow from
the lower exposed hills, though the great
body back on the mountains can hardly
have started yet. 1t has made the travel
ing simply lawful" the holes being fire.
Quent and deep, and the mud all the way
from six inches deep up to the wagon hubs.
With the coming of warmer weather,
rendering sleeping in fields possible, the
tramps are turning their attention more es-
pecially to the country towns, and after a
winters Information, they are more raven
GUS and violent than ever. The fact that
4 big dog Is one OF the few things in the
world they are afraid Of, will probably
save the life of macy a canine who would
otherwise be sacrificed to the general dog
panic.
The ladies of the Baptist society will oper
their fair next Tuesday night with {
grand Mother Goose reception and thu
operetta "Bobby Shafto." The ladies arr
having tin boxes made for ballot boxes TO
the most popular physician in town. They
will be sealed and not opened until Frida,
night, when committee will be appointed
to break open the boxes and count tn
votes and money and award the afghan b
the one receiving the most votes at tel
cents each.
The rise in the creek has made the ne'
railroad bridge just south OF Pittsfor
unsafe for passage and passengers and ma
we're carried CT Wednesday after the /
o'clock mai roiG NE north. All the freigh
trains except two early ones north wer
suspended. The food brought down
quantity Of lockwood which lodge
against the brldge and sprung the cent?
about two feet out OF line. The waite
reaches the trestle work but not the strinl
srs of the bridge. The damage can be n
paired as soon as the food abates, and unit
then passengers and mails will be tran
ferred The trains were but little delaye
BY the transfer. The ten o'clock tral
from the north was another hour late mort
of that and something moro here.
The closing Methodist sociable OF II
season was largely attended and very plea
an, bountiful supper was served