Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-04-08

mrDDLEHCRY -On Easter Monday, all
of the Protestant Episcopal churches
throughout the world, held their annual
election Ut officers. In our village, the
election was held for st Stephens church,
with the following result: For Nestry-
men, \. Parker. James Mcdonald, q.
Wooster, f. Vallette, Harmon A. Sheldon,
George C. Chapman, Homer Sheldon :;
Senior Warden, \. Parker; Junior War
den, II. A. sheldon Treasurer, II. A.
sheldon Delegates to Convention, \.
Parker, O. Wooster III. A Sheldon.
On the Both of March, the voters Of
our consolidated School District No 6,
met in school meeting. The meeting was
fully attended. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
Moderator John w Stewart; Clerk,
James NJ. Slade, Jr.; Prudential Commit
tee, l.. d. Eldredge, Justus Cobb, Jason
Davenport, ID. Stewart, John W Stewart;
TreasuI er, James NJ Siade Auditor, Ru-
fus Wainwright. 4 tax of $500 cents
on the dollar, was voted to pay the in
debtedness Of the District, support schools
the ensuing year, and in part, pay for the
completion of the new school house, which.
when fully completed, 'rU be he best IN
tie lSeote IF TermoAt Some were in
favor If putting off the completion of.
the building until another year, but the
mass said No, most emphatically. Go
ahead with the house was the cry, and 90
ahead it is, | assure you. The plan of the
school house originated in the mind of
that accomplished architect, J. j. r. Ran
dali, of Rutland, and will be a model for
beauty and convenience unsurpassed in
the State. When it is DONE / want you
to see it, and bring up the Rutland people
to see it also, that they may go home and
pattern after it, You have got some very
fine buildings in your place, but no school
house that can touch ours Probably you
think am somewhat enthusiastic. Well,
probably am, and I have right to be
over this matter. for the good people of
Niddlebury have at last aroused them
selves from torpidity of years in which
= difference to the proper education of the
,hn,, IN of our village, had well nigh
,aralvzeo every generous emotion of JUS
;oa .nd r;oh' toward the rising genera
ion melting all. aost, might say, orimi-
,al neglect in respect 70 duty ana 0Ohsa,
ion. But the future is ai' OF nope ana
md if any of your people ~'Sh 70 move
away from Rutland, please ''' 'i''n
<now that Middlebury will soon p 'eSon'
new inducements for all who wish to s.
lie among us, that desire to have their
children we'll educated, for with the new
lchool house, we shall have corps OF
headed, we hope,by as competant
! Principal, as the Brandon school house,
n the power of J. s. Cilley, who, by the
way, it would be hard for any one to excel
The entire expense of the school-house
will not be far from $40, 900, and the grad
ng of grounds, ETC., 5000 more. 1t is
,reeted on the grounds of the old acad- |
,my, and is Of brick, trimmed with brown
tone. But have not space for anything
urther, go, my friends, just come up and
zee us, shout the list of October, and we
viii show you a good thing in the build |
M and schools Please consider this q
landing Invitation, for our good people
vho read the HERALD land goodly num-
yer do this.every day. will be very happy
o see you, and extend every hospitality
nd kindnaaa our village affords.