The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-19
LOCAL GLOBULFS.

The flrst thunder and lightning of the
season yesterday.
An exchange thinks the dog are taking
their days early this year.
Clam chowder this evening at the oyster
house saloon, Center street.
Remember Ada Gray in Miss Mutton at
the town hall this evening.
The Sheldon hose company practice rum
ming nearly every evening In the week.
Do not forget the Beecher lecture May
20, but secure your seats at futile 81 Co's.
at once.
The rifle club meet for practice at their
range between here and Center Rutland
this afternoon.
A man in town thinks he has discovered
a mineral spring aud is trying to get some
of the druggists to analyze the water.
A Rutland party has made arrangements
to camp at Fort Cassin from the middle of
June until nearly the middle of August.
Regular convention of Vermont lodge,
No. /, Knights of Pythiss, this evening at
s o'clock at Odd Fellows hall, Globe block.
Some of the young people are making
preparations for social party at the
Bardwell house, on Decoration day even
ing.
w. G.. Veazey, register in bankruptcy,
held court at Manchester on Tuesday
last, in connection with bankruptcy mat
tiers.
The rumor current that Mr.. William
Talbot had been authorized to sell coal by
the board of school trustees is without
foundation.
The warm rains and hot sun of the last
two days have crowded vegetation forward
so rapidly that the leaves have the dark
green of midsummer.
With the summer have come tramps,
hand organs, and violin and harpists. A
couple of the latter played very accsptably
ol the street last evening.
Gov. Fairbanks has extended an invita-
ton to Hon. Daniel Roberts of Burlington,
to deliver the principal address on Vermont
dly, at Bennington, August 10.
A trained monkey which rode on the
back of dog, fired pistol and did other
remarkable tricks, attracted considerable
attention in the street yesterday.
The mayor of Burlington has appointed
dog-killers to massacre all unlicensed ca
mines, and fausages will be dog cheap in
that city in course of the few days.
1t is reported that next week the con-
ductors on the New York trains, with their
baggage and brakemen, will run through
from st. Adams to Bennington one day,
and back the next.
The funeral of Rev. DR.. Cushman will be
attended at Manchester on Sunday afternoon
next. Rev. Rev. G. B. Hubert, D. D.,
president of Middlebury college, will preach
the funeral discourse.
The early morning is the time and the
garden the place, when pussy with taste
for spring chickens is abroad, and woe to
the luckless chick who wanders off In
search of the early worm.
1t has been rumored for the past two
days that John Cain had sued II. W. Nye
for trespass, in fishing in brook on
Gains land, which was posted. Such suit
has not been brought, but we understand
the writ will be served this morning.
A wood pile containing 200 cords belong.
ing to the railroad, at Bartonsville, caught
fire last evening from passing engine.
The fire burned fiercely and there were
only few track men to fight II. 1t was
thought most of the wood would be
burned.
Thursday was a good deal of a July
night, and the rain which came, was &C.
companied with much heat lightning and
thunder. The newspaper man who had
left his umbrella at home, thought of the
Joy of the slum bering granger and plunged
into the storm.
Patrick Mullen and Edmund d. Web
ster were Yesterday arrested and brought
before Justice G. w. Warren and fnet
each $40 and costs for selling, ant
$40 and costs for keeping intoxlca.
ting liquors with intent to sell, on the dis
closure of David Oney.
An old English weather saw is now seas
enable, and reads: -
| II the oak opens before the ash,
Twill be warm and dry, with good wheat TO
thrash;
| But II ash leaves open before the oak,
| ThereIl DO cold and OF rain too great soak,
| II the oak and ash open nearly together
Look out for season OF changeable weather.
Hon. B. ID. Harris of Brattleboro ad
dressed the people of Pawlet on Wednes
day evening, and of Dorset on Thursday
evening in the interests of the Brattleborc
] and Whitehall railroad. He had larg,