The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-08
LOCAL MENTION.


;icid 1861
Keep your Spitz dog under blue glass.
Wheels were more plentiful than runners
on the street yesterday.
A social dance was held at the hall Of the
Rutland light guards last evening.
A number of the physicians organized
county medical society at Castleton yester-
day.
A fire was seen burning, apparently near
West Rutland, about twelve o'clock last
night.
A large amount of vicinity and other
reading matter will be found on the out
side.
Persons who own "Spitz," or any other
kind of "dorg," will be interested in L.
G. Kingsley's new lad" in another
column.
Special meeting of the Union Hook and
Ladder company this evening at half-past
seven o'clock.
The woman's temperance union will meet
in the Baptist vestry this afternoon at
three o'clock.
The next meeting of the century club
will be held at Mrs. John N. Baxter's, Cot
tage street, on Friday evening.
The ladies sewing society of Trinity par
ish met at their rooms in Baxter bank
building yesterday afternoon.
The closing socable of the series at Bax-
ter hall will be held next Monday evening
and will be full dress affair.
This is good time to catch cold and
bad time to leave off winter clothing Bet
ter little inconvenience, or a great deal of
1t, than undermined health.
John Murray and troupe, who played in
Rutland last summer, are having good sue
cess in Sprinfeld, Mass. The Republican
takes a great fancy to his Grip Van
Wrinkle"
While George Butterfly was chopping
wood Tuesday back of Killington peak,
the axe glanced, struck his foot and cut
nearly through the foot from the big toe
to the instep.
The annual meeting of the Rutland coun-
ty temperance society, for the nomination
of candidate for county commissioner,
will be held at the rooms of the reform
club at two o'clock this afternoon.
A very pleasant sociable was held at the
parlors of the Congregational chapel last
evening. An excellent supper was provid-
ed, of which a hundred people partook,
and the evening was devoted to games and
social intercourse. The sociables are very
successful.
Mr.. John Habberton, author of the book
"Helen's Babies" and at present one of the
editorial staff of the New York Herald,
has just met with sad loss in the death of
his second son, Charles, the ''Toddie"
whom the readers of the story will remem-
Der as its most enterprising and inspired
mischief-maker He was only years old.
Chow to Win at Draw Poker" read An
gelina from an advertisement in the family
paper last evening. "Whatdoes that mean
Charley? ?" "Why never call on less than
four" commenced Charley, and then
CHANGING to observe the old gentleman 8
spectacles casting cold light on him, he
growled out, "Darn it, i amt an Encyclo-
pedia," and resumed his reading.
A story is told of young man in town
who is apparently in great hurry to get
married, having proposed, 1t is said, to
three girls in one week.-Rutldnd Globe.
That young man is needed up here. Send
him along by express, MIR. GLoBE.-St. Al
bans Advertiser.
Very likely you'll see him. A fourth
girl Tilted him the other day, and now he
has left town. We shouldn't suppose the
st. Adams girls would want him, however,
while they have the Aduertiser man to
practice on.
The entertainment of the Rutland re.
form club at their rooms last evening wa:
very successful. The hall was crammed
large number being compelled to stand.
The following programme was rendered
Song-"0 fair dove, o fond dove" II. A.
Hall; Original poem-"Literary notice,
John Conachie; Essay Temperance,
Frank Rogers; Notwithstanding Of
the bridge" Joseph Crocker; Song-"Kinl
and Miller" II. A. Hall 4; Reading of tn
"Literary Gazette" by the editors, F. d
Barrett and Miss A. A. Bromley; Song b.
Mrs. George W. Stewart.
The Rutland dramatic club had excel
lent success at Brandon, Tuesday night
The plays, "The Last Loaf" and eth
Fireman." we're presented. The audienc
was an excellent one and the acting exec
lent. The actors have improved in thei
parts by experience. A new and origins
scene was introduced in "The Fireman,
showing fire with an engine on the stag
and Frederick Jerome climbing a ladd'
and rescuing child, which was receive
with great applause. A large number
Rutland people were present. A soc
hop was given at the hall after the close {
the plays, dancing from eleven till hal
past two. About twenty couples partiC
pated, members of the Brandon aud Ru
land clubs. The Rutland party left at fly
for home. The sleigh ride was by
means the least enjoyable part of the e.
tertainment. The Brandon club gave {
excellent supper at their rooms.