Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-02-19

/ Licensed TO PREAcH.-Samliel L. Bates
/ of Nurth6eld, Roswell .Hsrris, Jr., Of West
| Br.ttleboro, WINS Hasen, of Norwich, and
| M. Il. Severance, of Middlebury, Of the senior
| class in Andover theological Seminary, have
been licensed to preach the Gospel
George I. Hagar, of Burilng-
ton. has been promoted to be Sergeant-Ms
| of the 18th regiment. .o... -. -
Lieut.. c. W. Carr, of the 4th Vermont, ar
rived at his home in Brandon, on Wednesday
last He is off on brief furlough Of fifteen
davs. which is the first accepted BY him since
he left for the war, nearly year and haif
ago. a - s~
Col. L. A. Grant is at home on a short WISH
among his friends.
/ CouNry ComMISsIoNER.-Rev. Eli Bal
Ion of MONTPELIER. has been nominated ior
County Commissioner in Washington County.
FEsTIvAL.-The Ladies Of the Unlversailst
Society in Shrewsbury, will hold Sociai es-
tival at L. Dawley's Hall, CuttlngsViiie' Oh
Thursday evening, February 70
| THE SOLDIERS AID SOCIETIES IN tne
town of Pittsford have sent the following A,ti-
cles in response to the circular of Dr. rnelP'
calling for hospital supplies, VIZ: tnree peu
quilts. seven comforters, thirteen pillows nair
l
twenty three pillow cases, fourteen towels, three
dressing gowns, fifteen shirts, five pairs seeks,
twenty handkerchefs, four pairs drawers, two
pals slippers, one pair mittens, three pairs
pants, one thin coat, seventy lbs. dried apples
three packages dried currants. two bundles
lint bandages and old linen, and sixty -hve
phials. They will send money for the purchase
of two iron bedsteads, and for g Excelsior TO
fll the bedsacks.
The above are intended for the Rutland
County Ward in the o. S. Military Hospital
at Brattleboro. G /.
EDITOR HERALD Lieut.. ID. ID. Wheeler,
formerly of the 4th Vermont Volunteers: now
A. d. c. TO Gen. Brooks, returned home on
Saturday last, ON a cave of absence. Last
evening large number of the Lleutenants
friends assembled and gave him a rouslng SER
enade. The company Were requested to re-
pair 10 the hotel, where the table was soon la
den with the good things for the inner man.
| Hon. j. (. Deane, made one of his
exec lent, patriotic speeches, after which Lieut..
Wheeler made very appropriate speech,
thanking his friends for the respect they had
shown him, assuring thrm that bis aim should
yer he TO serve them an his country faith
fully. Lieut. Whe Ter is young man OF
marked ,bility aud will never shrink from his
duty. He informs US tha, the Vermont boys
are in good health and excellent spirits never
better since they went into the service. He
returns 70 TIE army on Friday next =
avendish, VI, Feb. H. 1863
OCK PApEK..-lhe January number Of the
/, Vt. School Journal contains The following
among its notices Of books. periodicals, &c,
for which we have omitted hitherto 70 thank
Is editor:
"T The Rutland Daily Herald is one Of the
new Institutions built up by the war, and it IS
worthy Of it, entTprisiug editor and publish
ers Who now looks to the fity for Daily
Pape. The Rutland Heraid. reaches US ear
I1r than any Of them. If il IA less of trash.
| il contains all the war news AMI much that 1t
IS local and Of SPECIAL interest to Vermonters-
rne Weekly Herald is also one of the best Of
It's kind. Take he Rutland Herald"
BRiGADIsR OF THE ist VI. BRIGADE.-
The Bennington Banner says:
Capt. Ayers of the regul.r army has been
| given the comm md of the First Vi Briga E.
! The field officers of the brigade asked that this
position bs given TO the gallant captain, he
!, | having been in command of battery con-
nected with the brigade, from its orgar ization
, tl bis appointment as Chief Of Artillery ol
Ie4eral smiths corps, and subsequently,, OF
Frank ms Grand Division. during which time
the brigade and Captain Ayres nave been TO-
gether on near score Of battle fields lien.
Ayers knows his nen. and tile men know their
commander AS soldiers learn to know each
other IN the faithful performance of their du-
ties. Gen. A. in the Mexican war, ani
at the first Bull Run commanded has battery
galiantly, earning high enconums. and bring.
ing from the field bis guns and horses re-
l Is.rIf iche kz- <.fba ba,
mander on that field Of disaster. At Antietam.
during thee hattie, ten. Mcclellan asked,
Capt. Ayers, can your batteries eros, Anti.-
f tam ireek p = Ny batteries. Sir. can "a
wherever they are needed, replied the Capt.
and his guns were quickly On th4 enemv's side
: of the Creek We have no doubt the 5ieneral
will be able al any time 70 say Of his brigade
/ as he said of his batteries.
: CHAPLAIN VALLEY AeKIcpITctAL So
: cIETY.-At the annual meeting Of this Socie.
ty, holden al the Cily Hali yergennes. OF
Saturday February 7th, 1865, the fol owing
persons were elected officers for The ensuing
! year
), President Elias Botturn New Haven.
! Vice Presldents-James Squire, of Char
b lotte J. q. Weller. of Hihesburgh.
Treasurer Byron Murray, yergennes.
Secretary-C. N. Fisher Vergennes.
Assistant Secretary-C Charles w Bradbury
Vergennes.
/ ISJuREp.-Dr. Monroe. of Whitehall. oi
. Thursday afternoon had his knee pan brokel
). by being thrown ont Of his cntter in the eHor
10 bold his horse, and -xH ate himself iron
!, the robes. The horse sas frightened b.
boy with sled.
# FlRs IN BERLIs.-Ibe dwelling house o
e Emerson Hill, in Berlin. was burned on Sun
day. the 18th. together with most of IT, con
= ta1t,5v. - "si...ptoai at ~IO0 No insur
:. FIRE.--The large grstfnlll at North 'iran
d Vile. \. Y. owned and occupied by Mr. Il
e W Palmer. was ecrnletely destrovei by fr
[. on the night "f the 3oth nh II trck ire IN III
:, upper story from The ,,ipe. The mill and con
tents W. are Informed. are tota los.
e CHARTER OFFIcERs ELE.reD ~ WHITE
HALL. y "a. Hall Nn-ou is.ri,~; I,-u-
:. tees; j. Loug. tlers sesseo- j""aaie' 'e
2 Brett, Wm. Alien. Asses,ss; H. " nne
n collector ". /. smith, freasgrer; ani
Il Thomas, Harbor Master. 5000 was orlere
4 TO be raised TO apply on village dent; All
Of $500 appropriated 70 pay contingent expense
Is. for the ensuing year
Is ANrcporF oF Bu,LfR.-A Wsshingtc
of correspondent OF the Spiugfeld kepui'iica
relates The following stoF of General Butler
y Twill not go back D New orleans" say
~ the General "nniess | ~ have more trooia
I. Why cant von give me more = we aayn
- - theni 70 give replies Mr. L.l.coln. : ne
. why don't yea RAISE mOte--put the drafi upo
: New York .-rase thai forty thousand wh
- should have been raised IN that State IA: