Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-03-25
RIITLAND VT. THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 25 1869

/ MIpDLEBURY-Mrs. Jabez Hendricks,
of East Middlebury, celebrated her 91st
birth-day February 18th. She is the
Oldest person but one in this part OF the
town.
A correspondent from East Middle
bury to the Record, says: David Ohm
stead has sued VIM. Chapman for the
making of his fathers and mothers cof-
fms made some seven or eight years ago.
The oyster supper given by the Good
Templars, of East Middlebury, last Fri
day evening, was quite well attended,
and successful.
The Register says
Mrs. Mills, wife of a. II. Mills OF this
place, was recently operated upon for the
dropsy by DIR. G. l.. Allen, OF Rutland,
and thirty six pounds OF water were
taken from her at one time Mrs. Mills
was quite small woman, her weight be,
ing ordinarily not far from one hundred
pounds We since learn that Mrs. Mills
gradually sunk and died Sunday morn
, ing, in less than four days after the oper-
alton.
A correspondent OF the Register
says:
: Amount of snow to date, y inches, OF
which two-thirds remains on the ground.
, This is the Tooth day of sleighing, this
winter, with fair prospect of continuing
two or three weeks longer
: CHEsTER-k regular concentration
of Olive Branch Lodge, No. "a, +. & A.
E NJ, will be held Thursday evening, March
/ 25th, at Z o'clock.
Efforts are being made to establish
t LODGE of the |. o. of o. T. in this town
Tuesday, March 30th, is the time
!, designated by the General Statutes for
the holding OF sohool :2cetings the pres
ent year, throughout the State
We trust that the legal voters Of the
toyn of Chester will bear in mind that
, "Wednesday. March 91st, is the day ap-
pointed for the casting OF tnei, ,.ies Tor
e censors.
: We would advise those persons who
! are desiroue u saouringa policy in a first
5 class insurance company, to call on Hugh
c Henry, law partner OF the Hon VIM.
n Rounds whose office is over Lees store
s on Main street. Mr. Henry has'had long
> experience IN matters pertaining to.ln>ur-
+ ance, and i agent Tor ne.a.e. % the
i Oldest and most reliable companies in the
d United States "A word to the wise" &e.
!, Prof Miller, with his trained dog,
:. Ninety, viii give 1.a e his instructive
( entertainments at Gassetts atatian the
1st, proximo. Mr.. Muchres, the aftable
K agent was in town Wednesday, making
: arrangements for the occasion.
: NJ " IerAam the gentlernanly pro-
, pretor Of the livery stable aonEeeted
with the Ingraham House, on Main ST.,
is continually making additions 10 his
: already numerous elegant turnouts, and
= at tho PRESENT time has one OF the best
: liseries in Windsor .ol...'.' An estab-
: fioient guarantee that the patrons Of these
. stables viii La treated right when you
; come to town, Just drop iii and aor il our
statement in regard to " Muse" is not
t correct
Martin Guild has sold his firm e.
: Norman Q. johnson and Calvin T.. Kinds.
for 81 500, and purchased of the Messrs
ParLors, the Sherburne Hale farm, one
= mile south o, hartonsgill". paving for the
same $4,000
A lady friend OF ours, an amateur
skatreSs, who, for the first time, has the
, present winter been introduced into the
> female sex are As capable OF cutting a
J figure ~ the ice as are those Of male per-
suasions.
!, --Rev Charles Woodhouse, ot Rut
. land, occupied the pulpit of the lnivcE-
t salist church last Sunday, delivering two
eloquent and logical discourses DR.
Woodhouse is one of the most effective
preachers in MS denomination.
We are glad to learn that the Hon
,, Nathaniel Fullerton is recovering from
his late severe illness That the genial
sun and breath of April may restore
bloom to his cheek and yigor to his frame.
is the earnest trayor Of the friends he
counts by thousands, for they all haze u
personal interest in one who is connect
ing link between the past and III coming
century.
There is prospect Of lively contest
between the inhabitants of North Chester
and the residents of Depot Village, over
the. removal of the post-oflice from the
former to the latter place.
The following named parties residing
in this vicinity, obtained divorces at the
last term of the Supreme court in Wind
sor county: Sophia H. Nichols vs.. Chas.
Nichols, Ludlow, adultery Rounds and
Henry for libellant. Mary +. Brownell
} vs.. Edgar A. Brownell, willful desertion
! Rounds and Henry for libellant Belle
E. Mcintyre VS.. Willis G. Mcintyre, will
full desertion and refusal to support G.
E. Arnold fer libellant JsA
CAsTLEToN.-At the meeting of the
Y. M. G. A., held on Thursday evening
last, in the Methodist church, delega-
tion were in attendance from the Fair
haven association. Col. Parker acted as
leader.
i Friday was gala day here. A
velocipede exhibition at the town hall,
a sleigh ride of thirty or forty couple
from Poultpey and Hampton, spent the
afternoon at the Bombazine house. They
were escorted into town at twelve o'clock
noon by the GAINESVILLE band of thirteen