Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-11-19

TEMPERANCE MEETING. we are to
ouested TO call the attention of our read
ers TO the notice, in another column, OF
meeting Of the Executive Temperance
Committee.
We learn from the chairman, Mr. Howell
that the meeting has reierence4m part o
the PLACE of holding the annual, or 70 ,.her,
the trieaaial meeting of the Ste &c Tenn
perance Society. We also le@ I'm that the |
meeting will be held in on of the follow
in towns st. Adams, BIZ Ellington, Rutland, |
or Bellows Falls, TO % finally determined
by the degree Off .,terest manifested by the
people. II is noped that temperance men
and tenn ,,erance organizations" will give
earnest and special attention TO this mat
ter, II is hoped that the friends of tenn
! perance in all parts Of the state will arouse
from the apathy that has been stealing
over them, and prepare for an old fash
ioned rouslng temperance meeting.
Personal. BY Special Order No.
266, Captain 4. V. n. Hitchcock OF the
It'll Vermont infantry has been assigned
to duty in the Ordnance Department at
New Orleans, as Superintendent OF Con-
struction and Repairs.
Gen. Stannard has been appointed 10
the command of the U. S, troops in the
city and harbor of New York, in place of
General Candy, who is ordered TO Wash
ington.
-George Cady, formerly of Bennlng-
ton, has received an appointment as evil
engineer on the Pacific Railroad, and Is
now at San Francisco.
Sergeant A NJ Crane, Co. !, lst Vt.
Cavalry regiment, who was captured by
the rebels at Brandy Station, and taken
to Richmond, has recently made his es-
cape.
Commissions. The following commits
sions have recently been issued by Adjt.-
: Gen. Washburn
Edwin Phillips, Assistant Surgeon ath reet, to be
0 Leonard D. Tee, LIST Ii Co E, TO be Capt Co X,
5th.
Me rill 7 Samson, LIST 1t Co @, to be Capt Co 1
5th
orvis H Sweet, ID Lieut. Co A, 10 be lst 1t Co A
ohas II Williams, I'd 1t Co B, to be LIST 1t Co B
5th
!, willard Davenport, sergs. Maj 5th, to be LIST L
Co H, 9Th.
' Edward Russell, I'd 1t Co E, to be LIST 1t Co E
=, 5th
y orrin L Spencer, I'd Ii Co d, to be LIST Ii Co G
s. John W Chase, Sen LIST 1t, to be Capt ID VT bat
r terv, vice Captain Holcomb, who resigned IL
order to take commission SIS Major in the Is
ohas Dyer. Junior LIST 1t, to be Senior LIST L
'r I'd Vt Battery.
ID FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE The dwell
J. ing house of w. H. French, ESQ.,, nea
g. Will ston, was burned on Friday morning
and Mr. Talcott persisted in e flames
:" He was of infrm mind, and had been IN
s. der Judge French's guardianship for som
ID time. Judge French's youngest son i
VAN tried to get him down stairs, stayin
so long as TO be burned little himself
IS when finally he made his own escape.
" THE BENNINGTON BANNER SAYS gen
~ tleman lost his pocketbook, containing
o. large amount of money, in that town
. few DAYS ago. 1t was found by boz
: and returned. The gentleman offered hin
" a reward of 1926, which he refused, say
e. he had only done what was right, and HI
IN father would not like HIM to take it,
= That bow and that father are worthy {
40 each other, and an honor to the town the
Is live IN.
", APPOINTED JUSTICES - Gov. Smit
en- has appointed the following named jus
tees of the Peace to fill vacancies:
Fairfield Harmon A. Fox.
''e Cavendish-John f. Deane.
ID Corinth-Loami f. Kali.
r. MIDpLEBuRY. A large bell has bee
procured for the Catholic Church in MI
0S dlebury On Monday it received cor
cir secration and was raised to its place wit
III imposing ceremonies.
la SEVENTEENTH REGIMENT. - Lieu
no Browns company in st. Adams for Il
. 18th regiment, is nearly full, he havir
''' enlisted ninety men, The company VI
pit. organized on the l2th instant, as follow
ry Captain, S. F, Brown lst Lieutenan
cd Samuel G.. Brown; ID Lieutenant, Hem
Gilmore.
MOUNT ANTHONY OBSERVATORY Al
ny ISOLATION. An association of persol
he in Bennington, who favor the erection
IN. suitable observatory on the summit
on Mount Anthony, has been incorporated
on a special act of the Legislature. and
now known as "Monnt AatheRy ObserU
ri org association"
an SPEAKING TO PURPOSE. Col. tSt
phen Thomas addressed war meeting
Barre Thursday evening so eloquently al
acceptahly that FIVE patriotic young mi
came forward and volunteered for the wa
he If that is the general effect of the Col
tsp nel's speeches, we hope he will come I'll
o,o way.
"a CREDIT. la his official report of Il
NV Gettysburg battle, Gen. Meade gives Il
ties credit of repulsing the assault of the re
INT els on the second day to the Second corr
supported by Gen. Doubleday's divisi
of the First corps, which included Gre
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