Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-30


lNsrALLArIoN.-Rev VIM. II. Herrick
is to be installed pastor Of the Congrega-
honal Society in Clarendon, on Wednes-
day OF next week, at two o'clock P. M.
LARGE CATTLE.-Messrs. Hoton an
Jndevine, of Hardwick, lately sold pair
OF oxen that weighed five thousand three
hundred and seventy five pounds. The
largest OK weighed two thousand nine hun
dred and ninety pounds,
G,A The Windsor County Mutual Fire
Insurance Company has been doing busi-
ness twenty-three years, during which time
1t has insured property to the amount of
S9,S47 800, and paid losses to the amount
of $79,770,59. Six years it has laid no
assessments, and the average rate of as
sessments during the the twenty-three
years has been 2 5-S per cent. a year.
AN OUTRAGE,-After the recent paw
day in the First Brigade, eleven men got
intoxicated and proceeded TO the negro
quarters within or near our lines, and en-
gagged in the commission of outrages on
negro women. On hearing the outcries
Col. Grant promptly dispatched a compa-
ny to arrest them. Fired up with fight
ing rum," the disorderly fellows made
sharp resistance, but yielded when two of
them were shet--one in the leg and the
other in the breast They were all ares
ted.
MIDELEBURY COLLEGE. - Junior Ex-
hibition at Middlebury College takes place
this Tuesday, evening. MIR, S, G. Moore
and Mir. j. B. Holmberg have been secnr-
ed to furnish the music on the occasion.
MATTERS IN CAsTLEToN. - Editor
HerGld Things are moving in Castleton
Notwithstanding the long and painful re-
belliou that has been and is stll to be
abroad in the land, and the heavy draft
that has been made upon her for both men
and money, to aid in its suppression.
The prospects are as promising W for a
good business season as they ever were in
the days of universal peace and prosperi-
ty. Already two fine dwelling houses are
In course of consraction-on on Main
street and the other on the corner of Main
and South streets. These will be desira-
BILE additions to our now beautiful village
Several other buildings are to be enlarged
and rehtted In modern style, making
IN all more building than has been done
n town for several years. Considerable
real estate has changed hands this spring.
1t sells as readily and brings as good if
not little better price than usual. The
Seminary in charge of Miss Haske |, with
her talented board of teachers, is receiv-
ing goodly share of the public patron
age from this and other states. The Pro-
bate Office has been removed to Il. w.
Rice's rooms, No. Union Block, with
the safe connected herewith weighing
nine thousand Two hundred pounds. Mr..
M. G. Langdon made a sale of wool
few days since, belonging to Mr., N. K.
Hunt, Of Westhayen, which amounted to
the round sum OF seven thousand one hun
dred dollars. From one hundred to one
hundred and twenty letters are mailed
weekly at our post Office for the different
departments of the army. This shows
plainly that we are writing people and
largely represented in the "feld," and that
thus far in the contest we have been will
hing to do all we could to crush the civil
war that has been forced upon the North
by traitors AMI rebels.
Rev. Mr.. HaNley, of the Methodist
Church, whose ministrations for the past
year have been Of the most satisfactory
and pleasing character TO the people of
his charge, and all others who have enjoy
ed them, was appointed at the late Con-
ference, pastor over the same church for
the year TO come. A minister of doubtful
loyalty was expelled from the Troy Con-
ference last week. 1t appeared that he
entertained treason in his heart and that
he lived and talked to please traitors and
copperheads. He was soon after arrested
by United States Marshal
B. W. B.
MILITARY. Gen. Wool, commander of
the Department of the East, which in
cludes Vermont, has issued an order that
here utter no leaves of absence will be