Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-07-09

Minister Rouher defended the govern.
ment, saying that strong army was a
pledge 81 peace,
Corporation Meeting.
About twenty Of the voters Of Rutland
assembled in front Of the Town Hail last
evening, To consider the following bust
ness:
|, To see il the village will authorize
the Trustees TO purchase a suitable water.
ing cart and apparatus for the purpose of
watering Merchants Row and Center
street from Merchants Row TO Wales
street.
,. To determine at what rate OF rates,
the notes or bonds may be sold, which
were authorized 20 be issued, 10 the
amount of twenty thousand dollars by
vote passed at the adjourned village meet
Ing, held ON the Goth day Of May, 1868.
Tho warning being read and the first
article coming up for consideration, D,
C. Pierce moved that it be laid upon the
table.
s. G, Stalcy moved that the meeting ad-
iourn to Wednesday evening at Village
Hall
Henry Clark moved To amend by ad.
journing To Wednesday evening, 10th
inst. at Town Hall, the time and place Of
holding the corporation meeting already
called The amendment prevailed and
the meeting adjourned.
PoIC. CorRr- Before Justice Smith,
yesterday, John Munnett and Alfred
Gerard, were mraigncd, charged with
stealing horse, wagon and harness, from
Lyon X Qaiun, and held to hail for APP
pcarlucr at County Court, but in default
Of bonds were committed to Jail.
Ed. Hughes and George Bruce, for
drunkenness. were fined Tlo1I each, hut
Bruce fliling 10 di~,lu>e 10 til" satisfaction
OF the Justice s~ Ia whrrrhr obtained his
liquor, was committed.
Cuu>rY CorRr -'rHc jury eases for
the Now docket should be- sent mnme-
diatcly To- the County Clerk, ~ the docket
is about To bclriutcd.
To TAN PAYERS See advcrti~emcntin
another column Of W. c I4udon, Treas
urer, in reference To taxes. \ saving can
be male 10y payment before the 18th inst.
See al,o advertisement Of T.. l.. S'garns,
Collector. upon the SANG subject.
COY. rNGr'S DoNNTInN TO ruG FIRE
DErNgEWENr.-A lew days since, We
published the announcement Of the gem
rrous donation II Hon. JOHN l. Page, to
the Rutland Fire Department The
members of The Fire Department held ;
m"ct;n. last evening for tho purpose o
receiving the donation, and consulting in
reference to IT, disposition Ii was unani.
mou>lv resolved to invest it as a perma-
nent fund 80 'be placed in the hands OF
trustees. who shall have the managementoi
it under such rules rs shall be prescribed.
Trustees Of the fund were appointed. one
from each OF the fire companies, one
Fire Warden. and one Engineer, and
consisting Of the following gentlemen
. J. c. Dunn. Walter c. Landon, S. G
Stalcy, 5. T. Honomh. and John 5
Bowman. II wa. also voted that any
other donation to the Fire Department
should b. added To the fund
In our judgement the Rutland Fire
Department have made a wise and useful
disposition % the donation, and we would
again suggest that it be called the Page
Fund, for several reasons, Gov. Page
was formerly one of the active members
of the organization. and for a time Chief
Engineer. and ha, done much towards its
reaching it. present prosperous position,
and his brother tircmcn being called upon
to aid in Swing his property from des-
truction he generously thanks them with
"a substantial token of his appreciation OF
their hbors, and as the foremost citizen
Of orr growing town, which owes much
uf it, prosperity to him, it is cminently
proper this fund and its future accumula-
ton, should bear his name, that his en-
terprisc and liberality may be perpetuated
to those Who shall hereafter bear the bur.
dens and lahorinuS duties devolving upon
/ firemcn
We would address word to the citi
gems Of Rutland, not as an appeal but as
a suggestion. in reference to a remem-
brance Of those who have labored so UNI
| tiringlv. in season and out of season, and
on all occasions when danger approached
10 rescue life aud property without fee or
reward Would it mot be well that a
contribution he added to this fund, that
it may reach point from whence an in
come may be derived sufficient to give
reasonable aid to any disabled fireman
or his family
The Fourth at Londonderry.