Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-03-25
that with his advanced age, leave faint
hope for his recovery. He isa brother Of
Rodman Chapman, Esq, of Vergennes.

Edward E. Barney, Sec
j. A. Parker, Treas.
Hugh Henry, W.
Arthur Henry, G.
Henry r. Gibson, o. G.
/ Joel Todd, |. G.
Charles Henry, r. S. N. G.
Schuyler HAMLET, L. S. N. G.
McQuade, R. S. V. G.
John ?. Eastman, l.. S. s.
George L. Baldwin, L. S c.
The next regular meeting will be
Wednesday evening, 9th, at which time
G. c., B. w Dennis, will be present.
The following return has been made
! by the clerk of District No 3: North
Chester-No. of families, IA; No OF
scholars, 60 /; No. of births, 8; No. of mar
riages, 10; No. of deaths, 10.
-Osman S. Ellison has sold the Nathan
Parch place to George w. Rollins, OF
Cavendish, for 5000.
Friday, March 81, teachers class
will be formed at Chester Academy, which
will be under the instruction Of Prof
Bell, for the purpose of reviewing the
principles OF English Grammar as CON
tanned in the analysis of sentences. Other
branches taught in our common schools
will be taken up and reviewed.
The "old folks" ball, at the Ingra-
ham house, Wednesday evening, March
18th, was decided success, over ninety
couples being in attendance. The party
exceeded the brightest anticipations OF
the committee of arrangements, especially
as regards the number present. The ball
was opened at eight o'clock with march,
followed in rapid succession with a pleas
ing variety of plain, contra and fancy
dances The tables loaded with the sub
stantials and delicacies of the season fully
sustained the reputation of the Ingraham
house, cuisine The party was an I'M
usually sociable one and will long be held
in pleasant remembrance by those who
had the good fortune to be numbered
among the partipants.
r. Lyman Golf, Esq, has purchased
for $4,000, one of the finest farms in the
town of Andover, county of Allegheny,
State of New York In the removal OF
Mr.. Golf, the village of South Chester
loses one of its wealthiest and most es-
teemed citizens, and the town sustains a
loss which will be hard to repair.
Yesterday we were informed by a
RAILROAD official th,t ~. i
English soldiers, recently from merry
England, will pass through Vermont
during the present week, en- route for
Canada Query-Does John Bull antici-
pate an enforcement of the Alabama
claims. that he thus strengthens his posi-
ton in the Queens dominions
Saturday forenoon, Mr.. Blanchard,
who has recently sold his real estate in
North Chester, to Mr.. Risseque, of Rut-
land, will dispose of his household furni-
ture and other articles at public auction
J. s.A.
STRANGE ANoMALY.-Tho mail train
on the Vt. Central railroad, that arrived
at Bellows Falls Thursday afternoon.
March i, contained three bridal and two
funeral parties Strange anomaly
New MAIL RoUrEs.-By ncw law,
approved March ), 1863 We notice TWO
new mail r.utes have been established in
Vermont, one from West Bridgcwater to
Plymouth and one from West Burke to
West Charleston.
BURLINGTON. A few young men tried
velocipedc race at Mechanic Hall, on
the Fair ground. on Saturday afternoon,
for the price of silver cup, The Free
Press says -Four times round the hail. a
winding and intricate journey, among an
innumerab collection Of mowing-ua-
chimes, horse-rake-, thrashimg-lnaclincs
wagons and carts, making in distance
something over one-half mile
The time made was, I. f. Fay 2,34;
II. NJ Wells. 10: C. t. Clark, $50; b.
+. Stevens, 30S; Noycs Barton, PIP Mr..
Clark winning the race by four seconds.
The Free Press gives the cxpencc and
cost to one of the party who didu't win
Cost OF my first hours ve!ocipede ride
Use of machine in hall, go
Liniment for spralned foot, DO
Paid tor team to carry me. home, 90
Loss OF time, 225
s4.35