The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-01
LOCAL MENTION

WIN lOfS
Marching along.
The first day of spring.
DR.. j. D. Hanrahan has returned from
Washington.
Vicinity items and interesting genera
news on the outside.
The Century club meets this evening
with Mrs. E A. Pond
Regular communication of Center Lodge
No. "a, F. & A. NJ, at 7:3O this evening,
London Punch defines a woman as a
creature endowed with self-ornamental
instlnct.
Another pleasant sociable was held at
the psrlors Of the Congregational chapel
last evening.
Yesterday was the coolest day for some
time, the mercury falling to 100 above in
the morning.
1t is getting dry enough to walk with
out overshoes and the business of boot
blacks ia reviving.
Harry j. Porter, son of Il. W. Porter,
has returned from Illinois, his present
home, to visit his relatives here.
House-huntiDg and cleaning is the latest.
Plenty of houses to let, bnt some other fel-
Ter invariably got them the day before.
Jones and his wife live In Vermont,
Far from old oceans side,
Yet frequently their neighbors hear
The murmurink OF the tied.
Edward Liston has stocked his market,
AZ Merchants row, with meat and will add
general line usually kept in markets and
open In few days.
Rev. W. W. Foster, jr, will lecture in
the town hall, Castltttn, Friday evening
neat. Subject: "Theophilus Philandtr
Push, the genius"
A large wagon containing thirteen
couples of young Rutland people, after d.
ed the dramatic entertainment and dance
at Wallingford last evening.
In the economy of nature nothing is
lost. The inside of an orange may refresh
one man, while the outside of the same
fruit may serve to break another maL's
leg.
The Hibernian societies in Burlington
have decided not to celebrate St. Patrick's
day this year, but give the money ctle-
bration would cost to the poor. A good
example for Rutland.
Rutland has the blue glass fever bad.
Higgins sold over twelve feet yesterday,
four of il before breakfast to man who
was in hurry to avail himself of every
hour Of sunshine. The retail price Is sixty
five cents foot.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet in the Congregational
chapel at three o'clock Thursday after
noon. The sill important question as to
the use or disuse of what are called tine
lighter drinks will be considered.
A Washington telegram to the Boston
Herald says that it is expected by Vermont
politicians that the United States district
judgeship vacated by the resignation of
Judge Smalley will be filled by the appoint
ment of Hon. w. G. Veazey of Rutland
or Frank Fiheld, the district attorney at
Montpelier.
Don't forget to call at the selectmen's
Office to-day and see that your name is on
the check list. Many were eligible to vote
for governor and whose names were on the
list in September who are not eligible to
vote in town meeting, consequently many
names have been taken from the list, and
doubtless many who are entitled to vote
will find their names not registered.
Call and attend to the matter to-day.
The Rutland county Sabbath school as
ISOLATION will hold its next convention at
Poultney, in the Methodi,t church, COM
mencing Tuesday evening, March 9th, and
continuing through Wednesday. The Of
fcsrs are G. II. Dunton, president; z.
@. Ellis, vice-president; E. N. Merriam,
secretary 8. H. Kelley, treasurer. Among
the speakers Wednesday are B. w. Mar
shall, S. Fl. Kelley, and Rev. ]. W. Eaton
of Rutland.
The meeting Of the Reform club, at their
rooms last evening was largely attended.
Rev. L. II. Stone of Castleton addressed
the club, the Literary Gazette was read by
Mira. e. N Edgerton and L. Q. Needham,
Charles Perry gave defamation, and
"Grandfather's clock" was sung by E NJ.
Edgerton and Misses May and Ella Brown.
Mr.. Stone will address the club again short.
ly in one of the churches.