Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-04-01

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appointments were made for
The year ensuing, viz: Fire wardens, j.
NJ. Trip, Herman Lungworthy, L. D.
Eldridge, L. E. Knapp, E. vallette. D.
Rider, David Piper, E. w. June: village
attorney, John w. Stewart; superintend-
emit of town clock, II. A. Sheldon super
of parks, east side of river, Jas.
NJ. Slade; sup erintendent of parks, west
side of river, L. D. Eldridge; superintend-
emit of town park, Justus Cobb; committee
to prevent cattle running at large, Justus
Cobb, and L. D. Eldridge; committee on
sidewalks, Jas. N. Slade.
Mr.. Samuel Boardman has sold his
house and lot on Weybridge street to DIR.
M. H. Eddy, for $4,000. We judge
therefore, that DIR. Eddy is to remain
permanent fixture among us. We are
glad this is 30, for he is a young man
whose earnest efforts will always be to
build up our place, and make it inviting
for all who may wish to take up their
residence among U.S. The Doctor is not
only very skillful physician, with a
large practice, and very successful, but a
right down good fellow. III every sense OF
the term. We wish him much success. He
is a brother-in-law to Prof. II. M. Seely,of
Middlebury College.
Our consolidated school district. No.
4, in which is located our new brick
school house, holds its annual meeting
Tuesday afternoon, the Both inst. The
question of the completion of the new
school will come up for action.
Our annual town meeting is to come
off the 31st inst, for the election of town
officers, assessing a tax, &C., for the ensu-
ing year.
Our aged and highly respected towns
man, Mr.. Wightmap Chapman, of whose
illness wrote you some time siace, died
last Saturday, aged SO years. He was
brother of Mr.. Asa Chapman, who died
some years since in our village, and of Mr..
Rodman Chapman, now presiding in
Vergennes Our lamented friend was a
good man. | say good, for he was SO. In
early life he was associated with his
brothers in business, in our village, and
was one of the leading merchants of our
county. He was conscientious, and dis
dained mean thing. For ten or more
of the last years of his life, he suffered
most intensely from chronic rheumatism.
But amid all his pain he was cheerful and
happy. Strongly attached to his family
and friends, he delighted to be with them,
and recount the scenes of his boyhood and
business life, with the keenest zest and
relish. For some years he resid-
ed in Brandon, and from thence
heYremoved to Middlebury. For many
years he resided on his farm in Wey-
bridge. Some years since he united with
the Episcopal church in our village, and
retained his connexion until taken to the
church triumphant in Heaven. Last Fri
day he partook of the sacrament admin
istered by his esteemed pastor, Rev. G..
Graves, and with peace and joy resigned
himself to die; and on Saturday morning
without sigh or struggle, he surrend-
cred his patient, willing spirit into the
hands of his covenant keeping God
''Life's fitful dream with him is DER :" he
sleeps sweetly till the resurrection morn
lie was my friend l knew him loved
him He leaves three sons and one
daughter to mourn his departure ALSO
several grandchildren, together with all
who knew him in our community. One
of his sons now resides on one of the Sand
witch Islands. Mr. Chapman was one Of
the Oldest Free Masona ~ ~ ""''sv' NAY
ing belonged to Union Lodge for more
than 80 years.
"A religious meeting of unusual inter
est is in progress in Swanton. Vt The
band of young men from the Methodist
Episcopal church in our village, are there
by invitation, to aid in the blessed work
of building up the Reaeemer's kingdom on
the earth.
Rev Mr. Nudge has left Weybridge
and gone to Addison to labor among
christians for the revival of Gods work,
and salvat on of sinners. We are reioieed
that the churches i'll our State arc waking
up to their duty and privilege. aud hope
tens of thousands may believe and follow
the truth that makes men free.
Rev. Mr. Hurlburt, pastor OF the
Congregational church III New Haven,
preached to large and attentive congre-
CATION in the Congregational church in
this village last Sabbath
Rev Bishop Bissell otficiatcd in the
Episcopal rh"r"h - - mag . i''' '''o-
bath
The Juvenile Temperance Society
held large and interesting meeting in
the Methodist Episcopal church, last Sab
bath evening. Addresses We're made by
Rev. Mr.. Hurlburt, of New Haven, and
Rev L. S. Walker and Crosby Barrows,
Esq OF Middlebury. !
Mrs Webber, wife of Prof George n
Webber of Middlebury College. died on
the morning of the Goth inst, after suffer
ing for months from severe illness In the
affective dispensation of Divine Provi-
dence, our community has been deprived
of one every way qualified to adorn it
the Church of Christ Of one Of It's most
devoted pious members; kind and
affectionate husband of a loving devoted
wife, and.a group of precious children of
a mother, full of that love and affection
only possessed by one who fully apprec
lated mothers obligation and response
bility, and whose soul chung to her
offspring with all the fondness of moth
er's love The sincere sympathies of the
entire community are felt and expressed
for Prof Weber and +. Fairbanks, Esq,
the father of the deceased, in this the
hour of sorrow and bereavement