Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-12-21
Local and state Items.

EHsAl ana StAte ats"Ns
CLINICAL CoSvooATIoS or ruR DIOCESE
OF VRRMoNr. This body has recently
held its quarterly session at ST. AloanS'
There were present "a clergy, including
Bishop Hopkins who has been errono'
ously reported to have gone SOUTH
seven Canadian clergymen, and two
from Northern New York, The first sell
vice was on Tuesday evening, and the
concluding exercises were on Thursday
evening, when the Rev. A. II. Bailey, oil
Sheldon, preached.
At the private sessions oil cohVoca'
ton the usual missionary business was
transacted. The Rev. DR., Fay read
learned and interesting paper on the err
rors of the Church of Rome; and the
Rev. Mr.. Pitman of Mortified, gave
practical and very profitable essay on
Enthusiasm in Preaching. a resoIu-
ton offered by the Rev. Mr.. Bucl, on the
death of the late Rev. 4. Winthrop OF
Higbrate, an esteemed member of con
vocation, was unanimously adopted
also. "A resolution offered by the Rev f.
w. smith expressive Of gratitude at
/ the visit OF the Canadian brethren passed
| with the same unantmlty.
The Secretary says: The Vermont
clergy will long remember this very sue
cessful aud pleasant session Of conNoca-
ton made so by the presence OF the
brethren from Canada and New York,
by the Inequalities of St. Luke's con
gregation by the ciyilities OF the people
OF st. Adams and by the devoted atten-
tons of the Rector of the Parish
WINDSOR County CoURT.-The Decem-
Der Term commenced ON Tuesday, th1
10Th inst. Judge Barrett, who had been
assigned TO preside at this term, was
prevented by i'll health from attending,
and there were present, Hon. John :.
Marcy and Hon. John Wilder Assistant
Judges.
After an able and instructive charge
by Jodge Marcy, the grand jury retired
to their deliberations, and the court
took up the docket and made the nece5-
sary orders for the opening of the bust
| ness of the term.
PETTY RAsCAurx.-On Monday of last
week, as young lad was returning
home from one of the clothing establish
ments in Bennington, with new over,
coat, he was met by another boy, te"
years older, who desired him to go down
street with him, which he declined do
ing, whereupon boy No. , lit a match
and deliberately set fire to the paper il
which the garment was done up, which
was instantly In a blaze, rendering the
coat comparatively worthless. ina
Young rascal badly needs to be pu
through the sece,'e studies embraced il
the course of a Reform School.
"HoNoR TO WHOM HoEoR. The Bel
lows Falls Times Is one OF the best week
lv papers in the State. 1t always con
tains a great amount OF local intelligenc
from the various towns in Windsor an
: Windham counties, and In fact from a.
g parts of the State. 1t is a good Unto
t paper; and it's editor and publisher, A
N. Swain Esq, is man of enterprise
ability and SQUAD, discriminating iude
# ment. This being the case, we are high
It ly gratitied with the following TESTING
C nial, which we find in the last numbe
IS of that paper
Il THE Rutland Herald is furnishing il
r. readers with carly and first rate Congre'
/. sional reports-thus giving us at TIL
D. place even, the Congress news half da
II earlier than can be obtained by any othe
II means, and of course further up on th
II Rutland and Burlington railroad II
n news is still more early. We hope tx
Is Herald will meet with the patronage
h, so we'll deserves. We ought, at least,
l. support one good daily paper at this en-
u of the State, and the Herald Is goo
- enough for anybody
20 We wish that the Times may me'
y with eminent success.
lie SPIRIrUALIsM.-The New York Heral
10 says that Mr.. Warren Chase of Ohio, d.
81 livared an address on the effect of Sniri