Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-12-04

We tho undersigned, believing that the issu-
ing of shinpasters by individual Is in many
cases attended with total loss to tho holder
of the same, aud that tho receiving and paying
out of such shinplasters by us is detrimental
to the interests of our village and the commu-
nifty generally, hereby agree that on and after
tho first day of December next,we will neither
receive nor pay them out;
Albert Landon, B II Burt, NJ Southwiok,
J NJ Bagley, ! evils & Fox, Clark & Broth
ers, Ii j Sawyer & Co., Stephen French,
French & Kingsly, George Graves, Il F Sad
Ter, Il w Glib, Billings Il Buaum, j o Mer-
rill, Il Smith, Cramton & Co., j w Cramton,
o l. Robbins, d Verder & Co., G. Dunklee,
Goodnow & Vance, Paine & Co., Pond &
Morse, Bardwell House, John Buckbee Tut
tle&Gay, B & D C Billings, ID Kenney. G
N Thomson, NJ Otis, l. Read, o l. Slader,
II w Porter, C Il Stone, w II B Owen, G
Foster, Mason & Cheney, + Fem, n Pierce,
Mowry, Bowman & Mansfeld,E V n Har-
wood, q o Darling, Barrett Il Son, Ii R
Dyer, B NJ Bailey, ID Cole, II Haynes, S
valiquette, j B Baldwin, T. N Merriam, Full
Ter & Staley, r Barnes, T Chafee, b F
Wilkins, NJ Quinn & Co., John Remilee.
MINNEsorA.-David Blakely, ESQ.,, for
merly of Vermont, has been appointed Secre-
tary of State.
In THE ARMV.-Holden Putnam, Esq,
banker, of Rockford, Illinois, and formerly of
Montpelier, has gone into the army as Colonel
of the ODD Illinois regiment. Col Putnam is
Of good fighting stock. Lieut. G. C, Spauld-
ing, lately discharged from the 9Th Vt, regi-
ment, is again in the army, in the quartermas-
ter's department, Western division.
FATAL AccIDENT.-Master Moses Farmer,
young French lad, IL years Of age, in the
employ of Henry Van Dusen, of Warren, on
Monday evening last, while jammng up pota-
toes in large kettle over an arch, his hands
slipped from the hoe which he was using, aud
he was precipitated into the swill headGrst.-
Pulling himself from the boiling mass, he
crawled to the door and exclaimed to little
girl; Sis, l am burnt awfully; throw some
water on me-" He lived but seven hours
after the accident, bearing his suffering heroic
ally.
BRuIN CAUGHT-We learn that Mr. Jo-
seph p. Long, of Peru, caught large bear in
that town, on the 10Th instant. The old fell
low had of late made himself quite at home
among the loeks of sheep, and killed several.
He was on old sinner, weighing between three
and four hundred pounds
| ECLIPSE OF THE Moon There will be a
total eclipse of the moon, early in the morning
of Saturday, Dec. 6. 1t will be the only
eclipse visiable in this country for several
years. 1t will occur in tho meridian of Yer
mont as follows: Eclipse will begin at about
so minutes after IL O'clock, midnight; total
will begin at o'clock, anu end at about half
past three; end of eclipse 40 minutes past 4
o'clock.
GAS ComPANv.-The Peoples Gas Compa-
ny, located in this village, has been inoor-
porated by the Legislature.
A CARD.-Events of startling character
occur in such rapid succession il the history
| of our country, that we had nearly ceased
| hnns Surprised with uhato, might happen
but we have recently been caught mapping.
| Our kind friends at Dandy secured our alb
sence from home by inviting us out to tea, and
on our return in the evening we were COM
pletely surprised by finding our house filled
with a brilliant company, and our tables load
ed with good things. Notwithstanding many
of our young men have gone to the war, there
are some left, and we found them at our resi-
dence on that evening After the company
hal taken refreshments, Levi Barrett, Esq,
presented me on behalf of the people, with a
short speech and purse of $4,000, as mark
of their esteem, to which we attempted re-
spouse. 1t is truly pleasant to live in the
hearts Of our people. TO them we express our
hearty thanks, and shall long remember this
| pleasant surprise.
H. II. SMITH,
| Pastor NJ. r. Church, Dandy, Vt.
| AccIDENr.-We learn, through the latest
New Orleans papers, that by an explosion Of
an ammunition car near Algiers, - Pea
body of the 9Th Vt. Regiment was killed, and
the following soldiers of the same regiment
were wounded: Lieut.. G. H. Mason, slightly.
and Corporsls Lewis, Co. G, and Howard,
Co. c.
THE EXHIBITION AT MIDDLEBURY COL
| LEGE.--As there seems to be disagreement,
in some particulars, among our correspondents
concerning the recent exhibition of the Philo-
nathesian Society of Middlebury College, and
as we have no personal knowledge in relation
to 1T, we give the substance of the editorial
notice which we find in the Middlebury Reg
sster of this week. The Register says that
the exercises were in every part of high
character. The question discussed, " Have
we reason to doubt the permanency of repub-
lican government 2" was handled on both sides
with considerable vigor, though lacking some
what in holiness in making attack and push