Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-10-22
Local and state Items.

caed the presence of copper in considera-
bic quantities. We are told that Messrs.
M. 5. Richardson and j. Il. Bagley have
accordingly taken a lease of 30 or 40
acres of land for mining purposes for
term of 999 years, and will proceed forth
with TO test The ore. @rhe land lies on
| each side of the Rutland and Burlington
Railroad, about mile southeast of the
Rutland depot. We read in classic lore
of person who, having heard that a
crow would live a hundred years, bought
one for the purpose OF trying the expert
ment. We sincerely hope that the lessees
of this ne.g coppermine will realize their
most sanguine expectations IN less than
hundredth part OF the time OF their lease,
or of the supposed life of the crow.
THAT REVENUE ITEM. Our inform
ant in regard to the amount of Revenue
stamps required on the deed Of Gen. Ii.
IL. Baxter's marble quarry, says that the
item in yesterdays paper was not "steep'
enough by half He therefore corrects it
by putting the amount of stamps at
$4,000,
RAILROAD BUSINESS. Ninety freight
ears well loaded left Rouse's Point day
or two since for Boston.
From CAsrLEros. Editor Rutland
Herald; Permit me to give you and your
readers brief account of the Union
meeting of the Methodist, Congregational
and Mission Sabbath Schools of Castleton
held at the Brick Church last Sabbath af
ternoon About three hundred teachers
and pupils are connected with these
schools. Hon. G. NJ. Willard of the
Congregational school, presided and con-
Quoted the exercises in the following or
| der:
lst. Singing by the children, aHappy
day"
I'd. Reading eighteenth chapter Of Mat
thew, and prayer, by Rev. DR.. Hawley Of
the Methodist Church.
3D.. Singing, "Homeward Bound"
4th. Introductory remarks by Mr..
Willard. He said the large attendance Of
to-day Indicated clearly the interest of the
community in Sabbath Schools. He re
| jolced 10 see SO many present, thus giving
their approval Of the good cause. He
called upon all as far as in their power to
aid in the correct training of the youth.
Rev. Mr.. Hale, of Poultney, was then
introduced He remarked that it was
with delight that he always looked upon
and spoke to so many bright, intelligent
faces as were before him. 1t was his
| privilege, a few weeks since to visit one of
the Mission schools in New York, and re-
lated briefly the rise and progress of this
school of two or three hundred pupils, all
OF them children of poverty and picked
up from the lenes and streets of the city.
Christianity established all such institu-
tons. He urged all to cherish and love
the Sabbath School and the Sabbath
School concert, and as the Savior loved
you, so may you love Him and shun every
thing that is evil
9th. Singing, Marching Alone.a
sev' mr. Wood Of Troy said he was
greatly interested in Sabbath Schools, and
loved everybody connected with them. q.
always liked to grasp the hand & 90
tive, earnest teachers. He regard Al ,bon,
as the true nobility of the / md He
gave us experience as P dpl. teacher
and superintendent; he all ,a.a :, e,o,;n,
terms to the condition Of a. oonn,u 80
said that thousands
Schools were III Tue army and made the
pes' oi soiulers' az ID hoped that all before
80 "0''u oo = aimed up for God and the
country.
Rev. Mr.
..0ushman of Manchester spoke
.eton being highly distinguished ii
!. respects, referring to her literary in
''' ,otions, churches and pastors. He ap
! pealed earnestly to the ministry and tn,
churches to work more for the Sabbath
/ School. He commended Mission schools
3 and stated the good that had been done il
: some parts of Bennington County, es
peeially those remote from churches
through their instrumentality - that a
: union association composed of all de-
nomications in the county, had been estab.
lished there, and that many of theiI
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