Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-12-24
Local and state Items,

SABBATH ScBooL ExHIBITIoN.-Tbe
Baptist Sabbath School of this place
proposes giving an exhibition and supper
at the Town Hall On Friday evening next.
Rehearsals have been in progress for some
days, and We doubt not the exhibition
will be well worth witnessing.
Tickets Is cts. each, for sale at Fenn's,
Lewis & Fox's, and Tuttle s. Gays.
CHRISTMAS PARTY.-There is to be a
Christmas Party at the Franklin Hall in
this village on Friday eve. Music by
Colby & Walkers Band. Coach in at
tendance at 6 l-2 o'clock. -B
10 PARENTS AND GUARDIANs.-Thosa
parents aad guardians whose children and
Wards are absent from school for other
reasons than that of sickness, are hereby
reminded that it is owing chiefly to irreg-
ularity of attendance that scholars fail at
the examinations to advance to the higher
grades and GLASSES in the svnool. At this
time there are twelve to .sitteen scholars
absent Tor other reason than sickness and
1t is hoped that their parents and guard
lans will not forget this TACT on examina-
tion day.
j. }. X. RANDALL, Chairman.
Prud. Com Union School.
Rutland, Vt, Dec. 22d., 1868.
PERsoNAL.--A private note received
at Waterbury, dated Dec. 4, from CAPT.
Dillingham;, states that he is safe and
sound IN Libby Prison, Richmond, having
e.
shot under him.
Charles Z. Dana, formerly Of Brandon.
is one Of the Union Republican aldermen
elect OF the city of Boston. His majority
was something over 1000.
Hon. j. P. Kidder, formerly of Orange
county, Vermont, is again elected to the
Minnesota Legislature. He is said to be
sound on the war question.
WELLs.-At town meeting II waus
on Monday last, it was voted to nav each
volunteer accepted on the Quota O that
town, a bounty of FIVE hundred dollars.
At a the request Of the citizens, Pitt w.
Hyde, Esq, of Castleton, addressed the
meeting
TUE THrko VERMONT BATrrRy
Capt. Start has received telegram from
AdlGen. Washburn, that if his battery
Is filled before January 5th it will be-
credited on the quota Of the State under
the last call for 100000 men. Only sew
en- men are needed TO fill the battery.
scALY WIT.-Among the Vermont do
nations far too few to the great fair at
Boston for the Sanitary Commission. were
'cales from Messrs. Fairbanks, Of St.
lohnsbury. Some one, it is related. asked
Judge H., of the Superior Court, for a
MOTTO for the scales he suggested what is
aid by Job of the Leviathan: ellis
Gales are his PRIDE" This was told to
lx-Judge va great wit as everybody
,nows, and he suggested a Latin motto
Monsirat viam," it shows the veigA.
DELIVERED Ur.-Sheriff Sherman re-
elved an order a day or two since from
ecretary Seward to deliver up to the Ca
adian authorities Henry Martin, whose
ase has before been mentioned in the HrR-
Id as having been before commissioner
st. AlbaEs. Martin has accordingly
arted for Canada in charge Of an officer
mt for the purpose. He is now to be
'ied for arson. His former trial was for
attempt to commit arson, of which he
as convicted.
EXAMINING SuRGEeN.-Dr. George F.
aies, OF Bratlleboro, has been appointed
Examining Surgeon, by the Commis-
Oner of Pensions.
The EXECUTIONS of Barnett and
avanagh are postponed to the 2Oth. in.
cad of the 18th of January.