Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-02-25

we may have the pleasure of joining oul
former fellow citizens in their next ami
versary.
BRANDON. The excellent sleighine
continues to be the general theme OF con
yersation among all that have yet out
door business on hand, and among the
pleasure seekers. Never in the recollec
ton Of sour oldest inhabitant," have We
had such uniform good sleighing, during
the whole winter, as we have been thus
Tar favored with, by kind Providence
The weather has been SO mild for our
northern winters, that the poor have sui
| tered with us far less than usual, and it is
winter long to be remembered by them
| We understand the ladies of the Episco-
gal Society have organized sn evening So
ciety, and have thus far devoted their
walls to the worthy object of alleviating
The wants of the poor in our own midst,
If which there are always plenty in every
| community.
The young people have been improv-
ing the fine weather and good -sleighing
Turing the past week. A party of eight
IF the young gents, with their fair COM
| panions, in a large and comfortable sleigh,
| lrawn by four horses, made mine host
Schofeld of the Otter Creek House, of
Pittsiord, flying visit on Friday. Though
aiken somewhat by surprise, he served up
Tor them an excellent dinner. We would
,dvise all who enjoy a pleasant time and
good dinners, to give friend Schofeld a
call
We were startled on Wednesday, a lit
tie after noon, by an alarm of fire, sound
50 unusual among us. 1t was found that
the house Of Mr.. Edmund Goodnow, on
Franklin street, was on fire. The fire evil
lently took from a chimney which had
burntout a short time before. Tie wind
was blowing so hard at the time that it
was feared it would be impossible to check
the flames, but by the prompt action of
he neighbors, the flames were arrested
,fter considerable damage. They We're
we understand, insured in the Vermont
Mutual more than enough to cover the
loss which was adjusted by Messrs. Orms-
bee & Briggs. their agents, at 1910 on the
house. and $74 on the furniture and cloth
ing. The insurance companies have been
fortunate in Brandon, as fire is as great
1 rarity with us, as common with you.
The fire engine was promptly on the spot,
but owing to the scarcity of water and
the checking of the flames so promptly
with pals, it was not used If severe
fire should visit US in dry time, it would
be impossible to check the flames in our
midst, owing to the scarcity of water. 1t
will be with US as with so many of our
neighhoring towns, especially with one so
compactly and closely built together as
Brandon, we shall. after severe fire, see
the necessity of building public cisterns,
and too late repair the lack of them, so
sadly needed now in our village in case of
a fire.
On Saturday evening" Mr.. Charles D
hNH'AAA7'ily wiz iAtAs OCCL i0asAii- III Ahid-
dlebury, Vergennes and Waterbury, read
selections in the Brandon House parlor
before some of the citizens to see if they
would advise a public reading some day
this week. He read for about an hour
selections, among which were Sergeant
Busfuz's speech, in Bardeli as. Pickwick
Father Pills subscription list, from
Handy Andy; The Kearsearge and Ala
bama and Barbara Freitchie, by Whit
tier. The reading was pronounced to
be fine by those who were judges, and it
was unanimously resolved that he be
to give a reading on Wednes-
day evening Mr.. Robinson seems to have
a true appreciation of what good reading
consists in, viz, making the audience
forget the presence of the reader in listen
ing to the reading. We hope he will
have a full house on Wednesday evening,
and promise to all who attend that they
will not regret the money or time spent
in attending. Let good entertainments
be encouraged.
Number of arrivals at Brandon House Tor week
ending Feb. 20, S..