Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-01-29
WORTHY ExAMpLE.-The Monitor con

" ORTHY EXAMPLE.-IHt H0HttW- CON-
tains the following communication from "A. A.
NJ which we are requested to publish:
The wife of volunteer in the 9th Vt. Reg
iment. with two small children, resides in
Brandon. At the date of her husbands en-
listment she could neither read nor write. Be
ING devotedly attached to her husband, and
emf off from all communication with him eX-
cent by letter, she could not endure the tho't
of being compelled to submit his epistles, de-
signed for herself alone to others to read for
her. And with the refined instinct of true
woman and wife, she shrunk with aversion
from committing the secrets of her own heart
to the pen OF an amanuensls. So, day after
dav since her husbands abseace, she has TAX
en- her two little ones by the hand, and led
them to the district scnool, laid aside her bon
net and shawl, seated herself upon bench by
the side OF her children, and .denntad herself
to study. Within brief period of time, so
earnestly has she set herself about the task,
this devoted wife and mother has surmounted
every obs acle, and (aithough alien born), has
acquired the rudments of an English Educa
tion. She now writes a fair band, and reads
with fiuency.
She is a young woman of modest demean-
or, and neat in person. Her home, though
kept. The pure affections that are here en-
shrined, are fitting counterpart to tn patri-
otic evotion that s1stains the husband and
father through the vicsstudes and perls of
camp and field.
CApr. A. J. HosMER.-Among the New
Englanlers that fell in the hlooiy contest near
Mnrfreesboro, was CaDt. a. }. Hosmar, ma
tive of Vermont, and formerly re tPnt of
-. L., ! .h.,
few wears snce He was in the I ith Illinois
reg ment, and was shot through The head while
rallvlng AMI encoucag ne h : men. He was
brave officer, beloved by h men and respect
ed bv his superior. He left wife who is
now in Boston, and several children, but all
Of the latter but one lave 81 &c died
AT IT AGAlN.-On Thursday night, ssys
the Mid,llebury Register, thieves We're ahrJa
again. From Mr. Manfred Foote, in this vii
lage, they took valuable harness -brldle, a
mond two kegs of nails, and from somebody
else, further on, washn. of clothes.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-The collections for
the FIVE principal wooden mills in the Windsor
Probate District, for the months OF September,
October and November last as shown us bv
the p liteness of c. F. Barrett, Deputy Col
lector, AT Proctorsville, amounts under the x
cise tax, from manufactures and sales, as fol-
lows;
Ward Buffum Ludlow, SO s48l 20 1898 81 s79i %
Geo L. Bal olm & Co.,
Proctorsville IS 81 l99 42 SIS SIS $50 35
Fullerton x Co, ,Cavendish, 16 49 90 81 259 80
Merrill Co, Felchvlll PA SO 2S7 s. 339 81 81 sS
Springfield, ''' ' l.s % a44o o4 s44 90 s4s %
s85s2 IA
Our readers can form some faint idea of the
vast amount of business done by our manu-
features at this time, by consi iderng that the
above report covers only four towns in Wind
sor county.-B. f. Times.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Mr. Reed Rathbun, of
Bristol, was out one morning recently doing his
chores, apparently as well as usual, and when
he came in. told his wife that he should die
soon, and did die in the course of an hour.
A PLEASANT SURpRIsE-The ladies con-
nected with the Congregational church in
Bradford, made the leader of the choir of that
Church, Mr. q. L. Butler. quite an unexpect-
ed visit on Saturday of last week. The COM
pany assembled about eight o'clock, and after
a few prelmnaries, Miss Charlotte Strickland,
on behalf of the ladies, presented to Mr. But
Ter an elegant silver ice pitcher, and to Mrs.
Butter beautiful silver cake basket.
SMALL Pox-Small Pox is said to have APP
peared in Barton, few cases having occurred
below Barton Landing. ..
CHAPLAIN.-Rev. u. w. DAYTON, of Yer
mont Conference, has been elected Chaplain of
ID Regiment Vermont Volunteers, and is now
ia camp near Fredericksburg, Va
M1NIsrERIAL.-Rev. G. c. horton, Uni
versalist, is engaged to preach for the Soce-
in pbn nd Escay balf tbp ipaa in oh
place.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Mr. John w. James, of
Poultney, VT. who had been to Buffalo on
business, and stopped to make a brief visit at
the house OF Rev. L. ID: Howell, of this city,
died there yesterday. He was man of about
thirty-fve years of age. His remains will be
taken to Poultnev for interment- Utica He,-
ald, Friday. .....
AT HOME. - The Hydepark Newsdeaer
says that Col. Hyde of the Sd regiment, has
arrived there. 1t is reported that he has re-
signed.
COUNTY CoMMIssroNER.-At mass TEN
perance convention, holden at Chelsea, on the
14th inst, John E. Chamberlain of Newbury,
was unanimously nominated as candidate for
County Commissioner for Orange County.
DEATHS OF Nine MONTHS MEN. - The
mortality in Capt. Ayers (Dapvlle) compa-
ny of nine months men is very great already
fourteen deaths have occurred, and only fifty
five men are reported fit for duty. Capt Aver,
who has been dangerously i'll for some time, is
slowly recovering.
WooDsTocK BANK.-At the animal meet
ing of the stockholders of Woodstock Bank,
the old board of directors were unanim ,usly
elected, and are as follows: O. p. Chandler,
John Porter, Philo Hatch. Julius Cen SO,
and F'liakim Johnson. o. z. Chandler was
elected President and Eliakim johnson Cash
ier. A semi-annual dividend of 3 l-3 per
cent. was declared.
PROMOTIONS IN THE SHARPsHooTE"s.-
A letter to the Sentinel reports tie follow ng
promotions in the Vermont companies of sharp
yhooers: : Lately here has been quite
number of promotions in VT companies +, and
H: Capt Stougaton Of 20. f. ha been pro-
motel to be MAJOR, an has tai the command
of the regiment since the battle Of Antletan !;
2 Lieut. F. y. Sweetser Of Co. F., promoted
to be Captain of Co. f; lst Sergeant :. F.
Norton Of Co. f, promoted 10 be lst Lieut.. Of
Co. F. 2l Sergeant John F. Law of Co. f,
promoted to be I'd Lieut.. Of Go. f; 2l Lieut..
A. Buxton Of c.. H, to be CAPTAIN of Co. H;
Quartermaster Sergeant VIM P. Shreve, to be
lst Lieut.. of Co. n ]; lst Sergeant VIM. New
ell Of Co. 81, to be I'd Lieut.. of 60. H."
ALMOST FATAL AccIDENT.-As Mr.. S. s.
Macomber, of East Montpelier, was driving
through Main Street, about two o'clock this
afternoon, his team was run into by a double
team which had taken flight near j. Il. Lang
don's cooper shop, on Berlin Street. The
frantic horses came with great violence upon
MIR. NJ, who was thrown from his sleigh under
the horses in frightfal manner, receiving ap-