Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-02
Local and State Items.

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No. 2; at their engine house in this village,
but we are informed by an "eye-witness that
{ it was the "big shing" of the season. At
about eight o'clock, Nickwackett Engine Co..
No. l, escorted by the Marble Valley Brass
Band, of West Rutland, arrived at the house
of g No. q" where they were, Of course, cor
daily received, and with other invited guests,
(making IN all about 80 presently, sat down
toa table previously loaded with all the luxu-
ries of the season by "mine host" Slader of
the Depot Restaurant, in manner which did
honor to himself and &c credit to the profes-
sion" The supper being duly appreciated,
enjoyed and over, sentiments were offered and
responded to-
First in order came & Our Chief Engineer"
which was briefly responded to by Chief En-
sineer Dennis.
I'd. The Foreman of No. L. brilliant
page in the history of the Rutland Fire De-
partment-may it always remain without blot
blemsh."
Mr.. Page, the Foreman, being absent, it
was responded to by H. R. Dyer, the lst as
sistant.
3d. "Our old Litch, his field of opera
tons the whole world, may he keep it we'll
cultivated
Responded to by Captain Litchield
4th. The Press, the Archrmidean power
which moves the world"
| Responded to by Mr.. Cain: !
5th. "The Glee Club" Responded to by
the Club, singing, We're coming, Father
Abraham three hundred thousand more"
9th @'The Legal Profession may they
keep their pipes unobstructed that they may be-
enabled to play full stream upon their oppo-
nents"
At this point, says our informant several
''masked batteries were opened and g shot "
and shell were fred promiscuously from
among the crowd by such pieces " as Nichol-
son, Dewey, Everts, t'ilams, Randall, and
others of the legal fraternity Mr. Everts Civ
ing particularly graphic description of the
first fire he ever attended in Rutland. He
heard the alarm-saw something resembling a
cooking stove or grind stone, drawn by a horse
at the end of a long rope, passng-went to
the 6re-saw the thing manned by two Grip
pies and man too fat to work. who, putting
and blowing, sent a stream about two-thirds |
the size of a knitting needle to the extreme
height of fifteen eet, aimed al single shingle |
on the roof of the Jail, the fire upon which |
thew hoped to extinguish. He contrasted those
JLupS WIN the DTtSeHt, WLtD we nave Il ulG anu |
we'll organized fire department. Mr.. fverts |
closed by offering the following: 'FThe En-
CINE Companies of Rutland; may they always |
be united in the common good cause, and fight |
only the common enemies, Fire and Secession |
Responded to by the Band playing the Fire |
mans Quckstep. A toast to the School |
Teacher was responded to by Mr. Bingham, |
Principal of the West Rutland High School, |
who closed with happy sentiment.
g Union, liberty and Temperance, one and |
inseparable," was responded to by w. A. |
Burnett, Esq.
''The Officers of the several Railroads CEN
tering in Rutland always ready to re-
sp1nd to the calls of the Rutland Fire Depart
ment." Responded to by T. Y. K. Wilson,
Esq.
q The Village Trustees" Benz. K. Chase,
Esq, of No, l, responded.
Remarks were offered, and +" shots" fired,
and hits" made, by others present. At
about half past eleven o'clock, P. NJ, the as
sembly dispersed, with the highest good feel
ing and the affair throughout was very cred
liable to the members of &c No. 2"
THE RUTLAND AND BURLINGTON RAIL
RoAD.-A meeting of the second mortgage
bondholGers of the Rutland 4 Burlington Rail
road was held on Tuesday afternoon, the 24th,
at Boston. committee chosen at a former
meeting reported in favor of appointing one
or more agents, with the power of attorney, to |
act for the second bOndhoders, to employ coun-
sci to represent their interests, and to make
assessments for the expenses. The report and
the order accompanying it We're adopted, and
Messrs. James r. French, John A. Loring
and John B. Tafts were appointed as such
agents
s. PERsoNAL.-Truman FL. Stafford, formerly
of Royalton, in this State, who will be remem-
bered for she marvellous faculty possessed by
him, as boy, of solving, almost instantly the
most difficult problems in figures, and who has
been for some years connected with Harvard
College, has been recently appointed to an as
slstant professorship in that institution. The
Cambnd ge Chronicle says:
The Board of Overseers of Harvard Coli
iese on Thursday last, confirmed the appoint
ment OF Truman Henry Stafford, as Assistant
Professor OF Astronomy at the Observatory-t
Professor Stafford is widely known as the emf
nent and learned mathematician. whose earlv
youth gave such wonderful proof of nath enat-
lcal genius. tie has been engaged at the OBJ
servatory TOR some years past, during which
time he has contributed much to the advance
ment OF theoretical and observatonal astron-
omy, his researches on the perturbations of
Sirius, and his discovery of Fsronia, being
among his recent labors invested with a pop
ular interest. He is the fourth person who
has been officially connected with the OBJ
servatory since it went into operation in
1916.
GRAND LEvEE.-A grand levee was given
at the new building in Bennington designed
by the Bradfords for a knitting mill, on ?
Wedpesday evening of last week, by Hiram
Bingham, Esq. The rooms that Were occupi-
ed on that occasion are now filled with ma
chinery, and different kind of music will be
heard there in a few days.
CASHMERE GoATs.-The Bennington Ban
ner says that Moses PageeEsq., of that town,
has four or FIVE of this species of goat Their
wool, says the Banner, for purity of whiteness,
and ineness of texture, surpasses anything Of |
the kind we ever saw. 1t is the same quality
as is used for the manufacture ofladies shawls {
and dresses. We presume ere long the rails i
ing of this kind of stock will become quite
common, and cannot see why the business
cannot be made profitable.
The BRIDGES. We learned yesterday
from the president of the Rutland and Wash
ington railroad, that the bridges between here
and Salem, via that road, are all safe, though
the rails on some of them were flooded with
water bv the great rise of the streams. 1t is
reported, however, that a bridge below Salem
was carried away by the freshet
The lNUNDATION OF EDsoNvILLE.-The
water collected in this part of our village as
noticed in yesterday mornings paper, subsided
more suddenly than it appeared and on yes
ter1aV Edeonvllle. though NOT nyactlv h;rb |