Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-08-27

THE CAsE OF Mrs, BRUCE.-Wc UNDER
stand that the friends of Mrs Calvin
Bruce OF South WLlngford, became sat
jsfed, yesterday afternoon that she was
really dead. and consigned her remains to
Ithc grave This case has created a great
lead Of excitement and wonder in the
nei-hborhool, and has, we learn. been
quite narrowing to the feelings of the rel
atiyes who have thus been kept nearly a
1 whole week in anxious suspense. Those
who have lost near and dear friends know
too well the terrible weight with which
these al bereayements. fall upon them
but VIXEN We add the suspense, anxiety
doubt and complexity which has attended
the case Of Mrs B., the afiiiction come,
with far more than it, usual force, and
! ,he f,mily have the sympathy OF the en-.
! t.rs immunity in their deep affection
LEICESTER AND WuITING-A request
having been made to Col. Merrill, Super,
inteuleat IF the Rutland Railroad, tc
change the utme Of the So called Whiting
station, that official has ordered a new
/ sign, which, j, to be put upon the dcpo
at that place, bearing the INSCRIPTION
Leicester and Whiting" by which nam,
the station will be hereafter known. Thi
course WIS taken in view of the fact tina
the station is in the town of Leicester
p nearly half a mile from the Whiting
r line.
.NtroHAl}zNgroN-The L. S District
Court viii he in session in Burlington, OF
Monday and Tuesday next from a. IN
mti 5 i m, Tor the purpose Of granting
naturalization papers.
: THE EXcusloN no MoNrREN.-Th,
= Burlington Times Of yesterday mornin,
7. say ai1ho excursion from that city on tn
. nov steamer Cakes Amcs to Plattsburgh
: ana thence hg rail to Montreal, and re
a turn by the same route:
, 4 large excursion party of gentlemen
I and ladies from Boston, Brattleboro, Bel
lows Falls and Rutland arrived here oil
y the mail train on the Rutland Railroad
= yesterday, under the charge of Col. Gee
2 \. Merrill They had two elegant pa,
i scngcr cars reserved for their special ac
|. eommolation, and evidently had pleas
/ ant ride Of it. They found quarters a
our hotels last evening, and purpose at 4
o'clock this morning enjoying an excur
|, sion on the new steamer, Cakes Ames, +
) Plattshurgh, and from thence by tn
i PlattShnrgh and Montreal Railroad t
/ Montreal, where they will spend tn
y night, and return to this city to-morro,
. morning. Among the number are sue
), leading citizens of Boston as w. /
D Forbes, President of the Bank of Mutua
i Redemption; Lyman Nichols, +. NJ
Weld. VIM. Dehone, J. X. Fuller, Cashie
Merchants, National Bank: Isaac Swee,
Y ser, VIM \. Houghton and +. Z. John
a. son; rs we'll as Messrs. George /
IN Chase i. \. Orchard and Peter But
a Ter, Directors of the Rutland Railroad l
: y. Skllings the Boston member of tn
: firm Of l.. Barnes 4 Co., of this city
T. Chas Francis Adams, Jr, of Quincy
in Mass, Messrs Addison Brown, of til
lie Brattleboro Phoenix. c. +. Thompson an
a j. Frost Of Brattleboro j. ii. Williams {
Bellows Falls; John Cain, of the Rutlan
+ Courier, and A. II. futile, of the Herald
u II. 5. Marcy of Troy, General Freigf
he Agent of the Rensselaer, and Saratog
I'd Railroad, and other well known gentl,
a men interested in railways throughor
), New England and the Canadas. Messr
~ c. J. Bridges, Managing Director of tn
IS. Grand Trunk Railway, Hon. James Fel
er rier of Montreal, member of the Senate {
the Dominion of Canada, and Director {
~ the Grand Trunk, and S. W. Foster {
a knowlton, G. E., who is a large stockholi
~ er in the new enterprise, will accompan
IN the party from here. They will also /
'al Joined this morning by Hon. G. W. Wi