Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-10-08

- l''''N never, n
PHYSICIANS are kept busy day and Dist,
ami several cases have proved fatal ,%
whole lumber of deaths that have ooon,
ed since july s is twelve. us
MI Willie A, Chaplin, Dr.. .o
DR., W. a. Chaplin, is now at bomo - "
t0rlougn' He was acting brigade r,.'
master in the 10th Vermont regimaa,
when he was attacked with severe M.
at Sulphur Springs, Va, from whicbn,.,
he was taken home by his father d
heath Is now improving RAPIDLY, ,,i
he expects soon to rejoiu his ,.
ment.
The Black River Academy is IN FIN.
cessful operation with between ejg,,r ,
ninety scholars, mostly young genf.r,
and ladies, under the instruction Of NJ
NJ. c, Hyde and MISS Julia Babb.3.
Among the recent deaths mentioned ,b
we have to record that of Miss MAJ. !
DlcEe man, an Interesting young lady,
member Of the academy who died Sinai.
morning, the 4th inst, aged seyen,s,
The teachers and nearly all the
attended the funeral services and Al,
panied the remains Of the departsl
their final resting place in Mount BA
The Rev. Mr., Grant, or @ES,
Grant" as he Is familiarity called, has b.s
making his annual visit in behalf Of
boatmen and sailors. He is alwav
welcome visitor, AMI never fails 70 ma
with a generous response in the vav &
"material aid"
The Vermont Baptist State CoHrs.
ton assembled at Ludlow Wednesd,v-
Rev. DR.. Foster of Burlington prss.s
the annual sermon.
ROBERT BABCocK. The death
Robert Babcock of Wardsboro, Vt. at d
advanced age of l04 years and six month
has been recently announced.
A correspondent, zap. II. W. Of II
Vermont Record, states that Mr.. Babgd
was one of the forty picked men, who .
der Lieut.. Col. Barton, captusH
British General Sir William Prov @
the night of July 10, 1777, and ne d
tanned an officer of suitable rank Il
change for Gen Lee, who had been y
tured by the British.
SAD CALAMITY. We noticed las
the fact that the dwelling house of HID
A. Beardslee of East Fairfield, was
stroyed by fire on the llth inst. and Ia
he himself was badly burned. He vi
the town agent for selling liquor, and VIII |
engaged in his cellar drawing some hg
wine the fame of a candle set fire 10 th |
liquor, which caused an explosion, coys
ing his clothes and enveloping him
flame. He lived to suffer intensely uDs
relieved by death, which occurred
Monday morning, the Dist inst Ii
death casts gloom over the nelghborhM
where he was much esteemed, and
community mourn the loss of a good
zen. His age was about forty-fve Il
st. Albans Messenger.
THE THUNDERER IMPROVING. 3
editorial corps of the London Times
actually getting their eyes open.
within short time they have been in
habit of announcing in every form Of saf
ment and abuse the Impoverished al
ruin of the Northern States as certain n
already well nigh accomplished. VII
could quote from its former issues coluk
upon column of this sort of stuff, 500
times dressed up in the rhetorical garb
its leading writer's, and sometimes staA
in the supercihous lucubrations of Its tual
cial editor. But at length, IN It's issue
the 10Th ult., the Times has the folloVs
remarkable admission in its editorial Cd
umns:
ave shall make our meaning the cyaI
er if we explain il in connection with Il
problem which has more than any Op
in the character OF the war baffied
comprehension of Europeans. This tr9
full and desolating war does not seen
have had any influence at present IL
stroying the prosperity Of the req
States. On the contrary, our cores
dents, wherever they go, send us accr
of almost fabulous wealth and latN
The town of Chicago, the great centre
Western commerce, is being FeOaN o.
over, 'In the country most people Or y.
profited by the war; A stimulus
been given to railways and every S
of commercial enterprise. Inc
Western States have been more op
up: their commerce has increased
even taking into account the deprsISS 3
of greenbacks, the real sohd weal-
the commercial classes has, in our cu'
pondent's opinion, gained by the WA
There is no doubt he tells us, 'tns'
this prodigious shower of greenbacN, =
country has been enormously teF'u1 :
The same rule applies to every
branch of commercial, agrlcultaEa
industrial enterprise. However TorIT 4
the greenbacks may be in themseNS he
lands that can be bought with the1 !,
houses that can be built with them n i