Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-11-11

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the New Haven Camp Meeting Associs
ton was held in the NJ. E. Church in thi
village on Thursday last The officers o
the Association for the ensuing year ar
as follows President, Rev. Bennetts Es
ton; vice-Presidents, n. ]. Allen, VIM
A. Burnett, Rev. J. NJ Edgerton; Score
tary, Rev. w. w. Atw ater; Treasurer
Harry G. Langworthy; Trustees, Hemal
Langworthy, John Butten. G. w. Dorce
Allen Beach, Jacob Kellogg.
"A very interesting SABBATH Schoo
Concert was held in the n. E. Church
last Sunday, under the directi IN of wv
Utley and Prof. II. II. Serby. The exer
cises were of high order, evinc ing thor
ough training on the part of both teacher
and scholars, and good knowledge of the
Bible
"A severe snow storm ragged all last
Sabbath in our town, making every thing
assume again winter garb.
Mrs. Kingsbury, the lecturer on
woman Suffrage" entertained the peo-
pie at East Middlebury on the evening of
the 3D. inst. She lectures in our village
this evening, the Sth inst, in the Court
House.
For sorle months past or village has
from time to time been excited over the
deprsdations of burglars who have broken
into our stores, jewelers. shop and post
Office, and escaped the officers of the law.
But the rogues have come to grief at last.
Last week Charles Pierce was arrested in
connection with Clarence Holden, for
breaking open the store of J. II. Simmons
& Co, and the jewelry shop of Fl. W.
Brewster. Over $500 worth of silver
plated ware was found secreted in the pos
session Of C. Pierce. There was also
found upon him quantity of postage
stamps and three cent pieces that were
evidently taken from the post-ofice. 1t
is alleged by ys..e P;~-oc that he was
employed to secrete the property by an
itinerant oil peddler named George Shat
tuck alias Sturds Pierce and Holden
were put in Jail last Friday. and Shsttuck
was arrested last Saturday and he il in
limbo also. They will all undergo an exam
ination this week for the offence charged
against them. Pierce and Holden. are
about Is years of age, of highly respect
able families, who by this crime are
thrown into deep sorrow. Some others
who were in this scheme of plumber have
escaped them for the officers of justice.
Bradford Parker was arraigned Last
Friday before Justice Simmons for selling
liquor, and fined $50 and costs. He was
also brought before Justice j. w. Stewart,
charged with stealing, and bound up in
before Justice Simmons for theft and
bound mp in the sum Of $500; also before
Justice Simmons again, charged with
having and carrying concealed weapons,
and bound mp in the sum of 81 900, in de-
fault of which, viz: $4,000, he was COM
mitted to Jail TO await the action of the
Grand Jury at the no.t session of our
County Court in December.
S. w. Bennett of Whitehall, supposed
to be an accomplice of Bradford Parker,
was arrested last Monday, the 1st inst.
and brought before Justice Simmons.
charged with obtaining goods from Lang-
worthy & Bond of our village, upon false
pretences, and bound up in the sum of
$500, in default of which he was re-
to Jail where he now is.
Mark III. Piper, who has been con-
fined in our Jail for the last three months,
for breaking into house in Leicester and
stealing therefrom. was released on the
LIST inst. on bail. CANDoR.
Nov. z. 1869.