Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-08-12

I
o1;+v We publish the first received from
the town of Dorset, verified BY the teach
er of the school.
In School District No. l12. North Dorset.
Bennington County, the length of the
summer term was twelve weeks, the
whole number 'of scholars 81, the aver
age attendance 81.
The following are the names of those
scholars who were present every day dur
ing the term
Mary Flynn, Sarah A. Teer, Emma
Luther, Olive Colvin, Fannie Abbott,
Mary O'Heron, Eugene O'Heron, Charles
Howard, Albert Colvin, Elias Hew-
let
The names of those not tardy once
are : Mary Flynn, Katie Flynn, Sarah A.
Teer, Della Crandall, Emma Luther, Olive
Colvin, lola Colvin, Fannie Abbott, Maria
Purcell, Lettie Cole, Emma Streeter, Mary
O'Heron. Albert Colvin, Michael Purcell,
James Purcell.
TIE MAMMOTH CIRcUs.-A sight worth seeing
will be the street parade made by French's Orien-
tai Circus aud Caravan, Saturday morning,
August 18th. Col. Hall, the lion king, will per-
form in the presence of the crowd ON the street
with six lions. This Will be free exhibition.
CuEsrER.-Mr Frank D. Sprague, of
this town, who has been pursuing course
of musical studies in Italy during the
past year, recently returned to his native
place, and is now spending a few weeks
with his mothers family at the old home
stead in South CHESTER.
R A Deming. Esq, who is well
known to the travelling public, is now
located at the Profile House. Franconia,
n. H., where he is engaged in looking af-
ter the interests of New England rail
roads
Business is precodcntedly dull in
Chester One of our Oldest merchants
says that during trade Of several years
he never sold 50 few goods in 4 single
month a. in the month OF July.
List OF Letters remaining in the
Postotlice At Chester, August 9th
Gents-E. A. Allyn, John Collins, True
Dennie Ed, Mons Maxine Duchaine,
Willard F Hammond, John II. Page. DR.
Otis Spaulding. Ladie>-Mrs. J. w.
Bowers. Mrs. Mary Barnard, Mrs. Lydia
Chase. Mrs Caroline Davis, Miss Carrie
l.. Downs, Mr.. Sarah A.. Fletcher,
Mr.. Maria r. Jillison. North Chester
Francis NJ Bradley. J. d. Clark, Stephen
It. Duttou, George Olney, Mr.. Placars,
NJ 4 Schultz, Peter Thomas
On the we-, branch of Williams river
in the town Ut Chester, is situated one of
those brAuritul streets for which our
Green MG4ufnin State i Justly oele-
brated, where nature seems to have COM
bined all The charms of quiet sylvan and
pastoral beauty, with the varigated at
fractions Il most delightful landscape
From the npi~e aud hustle of the city, it
affords tu inviting retreat, where the
mind may acquire me- energy from re-
laxa'ion: where the wcalthicst may gain
useful instruction, and the philosopher
discover new sources Of intellectual de-
lig!t; where the man of business may
enjoy tie luxury OF season of rest in
retirement, in contemplating the beauties
of nature 10y which be L. surrounded,
aud the nan Of devotion pursue his
pi5u< ;,h -ction4 without interruption.
IN CONNECTION with the foregoing para
graph, i, -tfard, pleasure to be able to
say i'll truth that our town, a. year after
year rolls By, j. growing rnore and more
i'll favor with those who visit il at the
retafn 1T tun summer months. 1t never
pyasautrd 3, mprc attractive appearance
s,sf ~ rhe present time, and never at
s.,.>.n ot the year Wa it 80 full of
yi-itor~ Our hotels are full aud
49, ~oF The Iuprahnm House, one
>opIlar hotel resorts in the
- - 1c3 to repletion, and yet
,n;n.l,,., :. r,n,iu na'ly receiving "ppii-
-. ......,,,nod 'tinps az his house,
b;,,.,.. +. .,,I,y.d tn =, tnse for want OF
room. We dropped in ny " '
a .h,rt tim since. aud found 'i''' 1''"
amid ih, hustle and confusion !. 'e'''"'
10 = hotd fall of city hodrder3, the =. my
genial and courteous landlord, as though
there wer. uo euervating cares resting
upon him. attentive to the calls OF bis
guests nnt even ncgie"ting their silShtest
wants. We could no longer doubt the Sc
cret of that success which has placed him
in the front rank Of popular hotel keepers
and made h. ho!ise one Of the most de-
Hghttul summer resorts III New England.
In this vicinity there has not been
for many year. such a fruitful season as
the present bid. fair to be. The hay crop
now nearly secured III the finest order
proves to be larger and of a better quar-
ity than was at first expected, while grain
and cereals of all kinds were never sur
passed in quantity or quality,
F D. Burnham, ED OF the New
buryport Herald, was among tho guests
at the Ingrahan House, last week.
That "nicely- dressed aud fine appear
ing young man" mentioned by Observer
in the HERALD, to whom mine host Todd
of Cu4tingsvile, showed so much atten-
t;on and who created such a rustling OF
dry goods among the rustic bellies" OF
Shrewsbury, is now sojourning IN tins
town, but he WAS spotted" immediately
on his arrival. and no shelter for :" line
barouche" will be er&cted for his pa by
any of our hotel keepers This nice
Young man who contracts board ioT hi7
fathers family at 800 per week, is at the
present time engaged III the manly but
laterious occupation of haying and har-
waiting. having hired out 10 one of our
most respectable farmers.
On Tuesday, August II, the citizens