Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-30

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n the Jail for the crime Of burglary, was
bailed out BY his father last Tuesday the
21st inst, and returned home
The store Of Langworthy 4 Bond and
grocery Of Geo. r. Langworthy & Son, in
our village, were broken open last Thurs
day night. The villains effected an en-
trance into the grocery 6rst, where they
proceeded to regsle themselves with oys-
ters, cooked and raw, with candy, cigars,
cigars, nuts, &c, and then left for the pur-
pose of effecting an entrance into the store
of Langworthy & Bond, by means Of a
window in the cellar from the grocery
They now. it appears. got into the store
and stole clothing, cotton cloth and money.
amounting in the aggregate to about $500,
and then decamped. AS they left the
grocery they failed to extinguish the
lamp they had lighted to carry on their
nefarious acts, and which was found burn
Ing in the morning. 1t is long road that
has "ns twist" as the honest Hibernian
said, and 80 these burglarious rascals will
find out that though they may for time
go on successfully, in the end they will be
caught, and if they are, and orr citizens
can have a chance at their precious hides,
they will get warmed to their hearts con-
tent.
A large gathering II the young peo-
pie NJ d Christmas ball at the Green
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G. Tisd ale. came off last Friday night, and
passed IF very hnrmoniously. Dancing
was kept up until the "wee small" hours
of the morning, followed by the usual
accompaniment, worry limbs, sleepy eyes
and headache.
"A young man by tho name Of Lee
was arrested III drunken state, put in
care OF our iiilor Jacob Dewey, Esq last
Friday evening. aud on Saturday morning
brought before Justice Summons and fined
- and COST, aud failing to pay the fine
was committed agGn. When will our
young men learn that drunkenness is sure
to entail misery upon its victim, and in
satisfaction Of the penalty imposed by the
law, take bic money, that ought to % t.
cloth. the body and improve the mind
and heart But allow appetite To control
| jud Z meut, aud reason surrenders it's kingly
domain. while the p. or di-grnceful sensu.
,li-t sinks the woe besotted victim Of lurt
and passion into the tolls of the spoiler
aud IL overtbrowu. His manhood If gone.
/ IT,. E,.r f..l;,.,. of Tho .,pl ,va hl.pta Oh
If not utterly destroyed, the nobler in
,tincts of the God-like become fend-like
and the splendid being, MAN, becomes an
incarnate devil So much for rum.
The good people of East Middlebury.
with their accustomed good spirit, had a
jolly happy time with their children at
their church Christmas eve A large
crowd were gathered together, and after
-peaking,snd singing two old Santa Clauses
made their appearance, dressed in the garb
rendered 40 familiar to the child-like imag
yifta in abundance to the gorgeous bright
eyed boys and girls, amid much laughter
aud merriment. What grand place to
put sour, cross, dyspeptic old bachelor
or old maid The hearty laugh of the
boy full of glee and fun, and. the sweet
ringing cheer of the pretty, brigbt-eyed,
rosy checked girl, will, if anything can,
break up the ice in any frozen heart Of
cross, sour ai-j -'.,oi lua,anity, o.I
the concealed milk of human kindness to
a, oil III
bless the boys and girls of our land.
"A wedding took place in E.st Mid
dlcbury on the evening of the 23d, at the
resi- fence of DIR. N. Rose, Rev. L. S.
Walker oficiating) in which the accom-
pli>hed, courteous and gentlemanly teller
Of our Bank, Chas. Z. Pring, was MARI cd
to Miss Rosa c. Ross Of East Middlebury
Charley is a glorious fellow, and Miss
Rosa is splendid girl. l do not know
of two persons who deserve happier life
than this newly welded pair, and l hope
that their sun Of happiness may never go
behind any cloud Of disappointment or
sorrow that to good old age they may
with joy increased with years and growth
of confidence, affection aud love, annually
celebrate their wedding anniversary, sur
rounded by the choicest gifts of God to
virtuous mothers, the JOY and delight of
every New England home.
The good people and children in our
community were greatly delighted with
the entertainment afforded them on
Christmas Eve, in the NJ +. Church. 1t
was Sabbath School celebration, wind
ing up with "Cbristmas Tree" and the
bcstowal Of presents making many heart
glad. The church was most beautifully |
trimmed with evergreens hanging in fos-
toons around the galleries. A stage was
built, and over it was erected an arch Of
evergreens, while in the centre was a sim
pie star, emblematical of the star of
Bethlehem. On each Gull If the arch was
large tree, while in the background was
seen large pyramid. Near the pyramid
were huge evergreen trees hanging full Of
presents; while on the pyr imid presents
were hung in rich profusion also. At an
early hour, children in gay attire wendell
their way to the church. followed by their
parents and friends Sweets and good
cheer were the order Of the evening. The
church was speedily filled up with the
hundreds that were anxious to witness
the Joy that the children made manifest
upon receiving their presents. |,
The exercises under the direction OF
Prof. II. NJ. Seely, Supt. of the Sabbath .
School, were opened With singing BY
choir Of beautiful girls dressed in white, ,
and whose glad song Of Welcome ,
chsered every heart. Following this,
WAS prayer by that good man. Rev. Jos. /
Steele Of the Conversational Church. full ,