Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-02-19
CoRRrcrIoN.-A few days age an iten

arrested in that town on Tueday (last week.
and were then in charge Of the constable, on
their way to Brattleboro. We were not In
formed of the names of the arrested parties,
and no names were mentioned. We are now
in receipt of letter from lady of Poultney,
saving that her son, Lester G. Monroe, IS one
of the parties referred to; that he was not a
deserter, but procured leave to come home,
with the understanding that he would return
in three or four weeks; that he arrived home
sick. from over work and exposure, and Tor
weeks was unable to move from his bed, and
for some time was not expected to live; that
he had been at home on the 9th of this month
for four months, unable to do any labor OF any
amount: that he wrote several times to his
regiment stating his condition; that he was
anxious to recover and rejoin his regiment !;
that the family physician, DIR. j. Perkins,
wrote to Dir. Thayer, of Burlington, stating
his condition, and that DIR. Thayer wrote back
that he should stay at home until ne recovered
hin hoaltl,, and thes r~pnrf IN person IN ms
regiment. Our correspondent further states
that her son enlisted without the inducement
of a bounty. but solely 10 serve his country |;
that he had been advised to get discharge,
but did not want one, his only desire being to
recover his health and join his regiment, which
sons all she has, are in the army.
We did not know, as we have SAID. the
names of the parties referred to in the item
published, but gave 1t as it was, upon what
seemed reliable authority. We now gladly
give our correspondent the opportunity to
make public her statements as above.
AN UNcoMMoN VIsIT-On Saturday Feb.
7th a party of twenty-five aged people met at
the house of Mr. Ira Tucker, in Bristol,
agreeably 10 invitations previously gwen by
Mrs. Tucker, formerly Mrs. Van Patten OF
Middlebury) Such company has seldom
been seen since the days of the patriarchs.--
The youngest Of the guests was sixty and
the oldest ninety-fve. The average age of the
company was seyenty-seven, reckoning the
| anniversaries Of their birth days in the pres
ent wear; and their united ages were seventeen
| hundred years. Niue Of them were men, aud
| thirteen women six of the men aud one OF the
women being eighty years old and over; and
all but three over seventy.
| The oldest person present was Mr.. Amos
| Eastman. father of the Rev. Mr.. Eastman oi
| yergennes, for the celebration of whose birth
| dav, g visit was appointed on Saturday, as
he was TO enter his ninety-sixth year on Sun
| day, February 8, and who is now enjoying re-
| markabie health aud vigor for his years. The
| next in age was Mr. Clifford of Hanover, \
| H., who was in town al the time. aud who Is
| eighty-seyen the present month. The others
| who's ages are mentioned for the year 1868
were Mr. Tn. mas Hill, 81; Solomon Drake
80 July 4; Iohn Barnum, 50; and Mrs. Bar
mum, 10, (of Monkton } Miss Chapman, for
merly Of Chlpman's Point, 81 John Brooks
| so; and Mrs Brooks, 70; Mrs. Needham, 7
| Mr.. Parmelee, 76; Mrs. Fitch, 76; Mrs Sax
ten, 76; Levi Hazeltine, senior, IS; and Ms
Hlzeltine, IS Davis fucker, y and Mrs
fucker, IA; Mrs Durfee, 72; Frederick Bird
72; an Mrs, Bird, 81; Mrs. Matthewson, So
(of Monkton); Mrs. Arnold, 66.
Everything, says q correspo" dent of th'
Burlington Times, had been prepared for thei
comfort which the excellent lady of the hous'
could imagine would make their visit agreea
BILE Rocking and arm chairs were provided
snuff boxes-relics of olden tlmes-apples ant
ci Ter went the round, for such as relisheC
them. But the tables. especially, when th
party was called to supper, were richly !oa e
with all that could be des red. When tn
blessing had been asked by the venerable pa
tr arch, father Eastman the company proceed
ed TO theil repast. Quite number of the Cit
izens called in to take l,ok at the singula
company, the ike of which they may not soo
see again
On returning to the parlor, marriage sons
was sung by Mr.. Barnum, one of the aget
gentlemen above named, and after few re
marks aud prayer by the pastor of the III. f
Church. who was pre- ent, the sleighs were a
the door, aud the company retired to thel
homes, fully satisfied that they would not al
m 9et again on this side Of the river which adj
vi les the heavenly land from ours"
Frozen. - While Albert Prior, son O
Franklin Prior, Tnkeeper at Tyson Furnace
was drawing wood in the bitter cold of Wednes
day the 4th inst, he was badly frozen. 1t
thought he will lose Iii not all, of his toes
and fears are even entertained that his fee
may have 10 be amputated. Other por
tions Of his body were also more or les
frozen.
| OLD SkArER.-fhe Me. senger says tha
on the first day Of January last, Mr.. Ella
Truax, Sen ageu ninety-oae years skate
across Franklin Pond, i mile and quarter
and back. and did it as handsomely as a bo.
of fifteen. 1t must have be.n sigat wort
seeing.
ELEGAST-In extracts from the bushes
correspondence of the Bellows Falls Argu
(now Argus and Patriot, of Montpelier.) W
are indicative of The thought and moral ton
of the Democratic readers cf that delectab
sheet
'.Our abolition p NJ. who thinks muc
of that colored cuss from Africa
Enclosed please find twent y-five cents,
what we, for the sake of the Id ngger, hay
; to take for that
cent deaths in the 10th VI. regiment, are r.
| 1 nf n \ r IN
Demarv, co. G, G. W. Burnham. Co. b, an
G. w. Harrington, 0. G, have died at ii
Brigade Hospital. &. A. Russell, c. A,
Newell, Co f. and Charles H. Rice, of Go.
have. lied at our Reginental Hospital.
HuspIrAL CoNrRIBuIIoNs.--The ladies
Clarend, I. have Just sent Tor the $ Rutland =
Il Ward, - ia the hospital al Brattleboro, twent
9 one doll rs (S2l) to procure bedsteads,
|, : mattresses. aud 3 coyerlets Also, box co
: : tanning 4 comforters. coyerlets, | blank
: ). pairs of sheets. | l pairs Of pillow cases,
:, pillows, 3 dressing gowns, 6 shirts, 6 pair
: drawers, Is towels, 10 pocket handkerchie
: d neck ties, A caps, IA pairs Of socks, pa
!, OF slippers, 30 forks, II teaspoons, 80 poun
:, : dried fruit, 4 bound volumes, and variety
magazines.
# DoNArIoN PARTY All BRIsToL.-On Tut
h lay evening of last week there was donatl
party at the Bristol House, Bristol, given
the Methodist Society, for the benefit oil th'
le pastor, Rev. w. w. Atwater The gather
= was large aud Mr.. Atwater received HlaU.
u His address on the occasion is said TO ha'
: been very happy.
!. LaKcENY.-Jo ohm ". McDufie, Saml
- Spafford and Orlando A. Cheney were brouf
a bsfo e Hon. E. D. Briggs at Rochester, on |
a. :. 9th inst, upon the complaint Of Gardner
1 Chaffee Grand Juror for stealing tea bush