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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-02-05

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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-02-05

CHILLING off at cost to make room for new
- stock at the New Store, kept by .s9t
THOS. AWDE, n
jan22-3t 49, Waynesboro'.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-27

A New Book ny A VERMONT Ar
THoR.-We are pleased to learn that a
new volume of fiction by Mrs. Julia G.
X. Dorr will be issued in a few weeks
from the press of Geo. W. Carleton, the
popular publisher, of New York. Yer
mont has produced but few individuals
who have gained distinction by their lit
erary labors, but two in reality who have
achieved any success as writers of fictior,
Those two are the late Hon. Daniel p
Thompson, of Montpelier, the auth ar O,
the Green Mountain Boys" "May Mar.
tin, or the Money Diggers," Locke Ans
den" &c, whose writings were founded
upon historical incidents, and gave to our
State and himself a wide reputation. The
other is our esteemed and talented to-wns.
woman, Mrs. Dorr, whose prose pull ,lica-
lions have drawn their inspiration from
home life, in well wrought dictie N and
incidents. We are not apprised of the
title OF the volume about to be pre sentea
to the reading public, as we learneel of it /,
appearance only by accident, but it will
be like everything that comes from h.,,
polished pen, worthy perusal
This announcement brings 10 us the
"reminiscences Of those who have won for
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-27

SREcIAL MAIL SERyICE.-The Tor
master General has recognized the who's
special mail service of the country. lAs
country is divided into six diyisioa'
Each division is divided into three d.
tricts except the first, which has but I've
and the sixth, which has six and has D
principal officer styled Assistant Superb
tendent Of the Railway Mail Service "1-
reports directly to the Postmaster 90
eral. Each district has Post ofiioe "
spector. and a special agent TO inFesiis-
mail depredations. There are, IN 30
ton, three special agents at large. =
following are the appointments -
first division:
First Diyision-New England
Superintendent Railway Service IL
n Cheney, New Hampshire; -
IL b: District, w. c. Hammeit Ma
/, rs. b. ii. Camp, Conneci,eu' ussss.
4 isIr 7s-Rufus Il. Wade
chusetts.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-27
Soldiers MOI iumcn {.

massive soldiers monument passed
through this place, Sa turday, on tn cars
directed to j. Cross, danlius, New York
The parts of this me tnument that we ex
amined displayed reat care in the selec
ton of material an d beauty of workman
ship. We found ne base, upon measure
ment to be five feet two inches square
and eighteen incl les thick, and was taste
fully moulded and finished. The mex
block is of solid granite. four feet square
and four feeta nd FOUR inche high' witt
moulded corn ers and edges, an, Dearihs
=" 40 ioui iues the names of ON.
dred and one dec eased soldiers. Il. O.
names were classb led as follows killed in
oa'''e, 90; kliie by accident, 2; died of
wounds o; die of disease, z; total, 1O1.
Inc year IN hich each died is attached
to his name
Inc shs # of this monument we did not
see' as was not with the other part.
no cav was twenty-one inches square
ana on > foot thick, carved TO correspond
win the base, and its top rounded like q
oaiL This monument when erected will
oes imposing memorial of those brave
a who gave their life for the nations
~ o, from the town where it is raised.
These memorial monuments to our dead
soldiers are far too uncommon. Each
town throughout the north that gave one
OF her sons to the rebellion, and 70 death,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-27

The true idea of the Theological Semi
nary. 81. F. Austin, J. @. Walker.
Exegesis Eph. iii, 9Th to 10Th. G. W.
Townsend, r. 8. Herbert.
Preaching: Monday evening, A. f.
Bailey.
Association Sermon: Tuesday evening,
Rob't Fox, alternate, o. Gregg.
Preaching: Wednesday evening, J. NJ.
Edgerton.
Preachers on this district not named
above, both travelling and local, are ex-
pected to be present and take part in the
discussions and other exercises
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-27

should erect, in solid marble or granite,
a fitting monument to keep the recollec-
ton Of that sacrifice green in the memory
of the people of that town for all time.
We are not of the class who would wipe
out every token of the war and bury its
bloody contests and glorious victories low
beneath the waves of oblivion, for fear of
injuring the outraged feelings of our con-
quered rebels. We believe it is this kind
of sentamentalism that to-day makes the
mountain Businesses Of Tennessee and
Georgia the home of gangs Of murderers
and robbers, and suffers the fertile plains
of many parts of the south to remain
waste and uncultivated because the la
borer is driven from his toll or slain by
ruffians, and we would not only have the
results of victory realized to our govern
ment, and the peace the valor of our ma
tional arms has conquered, fully estab-
lished throughout the length and breadth
of the land, but we would desire TO see
such permanent record made of the work
done, that all men for untold ages, in the
future as well rs in the present, would
have ever recalled to their minds the deep
sins of this people which eliminated in
causeless monstrous rebellion, only to BE-
overthrown by the patriotic devotion, un-
surpassed valor, and unparalleled sacri-
flee Of the loyal people.
Let the page of history be written fall,
and let towering monuments lift their
heads from every battle field, and then We
desire to see every community erect IT.
memorial to its slain, as well for warn
ing to the next band of rebels who may
desire to hide their public sins under tho
cloak OF bloody war, as in memory Of the
devotion and sacrifice of the brave men
which that community gave to death upon
the field and in the hospital.
VIII not Rutland and the other towns
of our county and State take measures for
the erection Of Soldiers Monument.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-27
Vermont Items.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.

BENNINGTON COUNTY
The jewelry and watch repairing
shop, adjoining S. NJ. West & Sons store
in Arlington, was entered on the night o
of the 10th inst, and number of watch
es taken-among them were several valu
able ones. No clue has yet been found tt
the guilty parry.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
Capt. w. H. H Kenfcld, of Hyde
park, has been appointed Assistant As
SCISSOR for Lamoille county, vice. Heman A
Waterman, removed
Thomas Stevens, of Waterville, OF
Sunday last fell from the head scaffold O.
his barn, striking on wagon wheel, re
received injuries of such dangerous ma
ture that he is not expected to. live.
ORANGE COUNTY.
benjamin Reynolds, of Tunbridge
committed suicide by hanging himself OF
Monday morning. He was about sixty
years of age, and, it is said, had become
melancholy by reason of some recent los
ses in property, although he was still be-
yond want.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The Mes>rs. Hubbard, of Troy, are do
ing quite Il business in the boot and shoe
line, turning out eighteen cases Of boots
per week.
Mrs. DIR. S. r. Casey, of Craftsbury,
III the absence of her husband, has ex-
tracted several teeth for patients who
could not stand the toothaehe till the doc
tor came
While Orvis Philbrck was turning
pulley at Gallop's mill in Bloomington,
on the 10th inst, his clothes caught to a
shaft that was making some 400 rcvolu-
tons a minute, breaking his arm below
the shoulder and otherwise badly bruis-
ing him.
A man named Young received injuries
at the steam mill in South Barton, Vt,
on the 18th inst, from which he has since
died. He was standing near the engine
when the governor belt broke, and before
the engine could be stopped its speed be-
came SO great, as to cause the bursting of
a pulley on shaft, one of the pieces of
which struck Young on the head, crash
ing through his skull aud into the brain
II. II. Stevens, of Irasburgh, has two
calves two and half months old, half
Durham, that weigh G3S pounds They
have been kept on sour milk and had no
meal. lie also has colt two years cd, |
that weighs 90 lbs; is in good proportion
and handsome; has had only ordinary
keeping.
Mrs. Mary Allen died ut the resi-
ience of her son in Browington, recently.
md post mortem examination was held
~ Drs. Bowker and Human, showing
lipertropy of the heart with dilation. Of
he venticles. The heart weighed one
'ound 10 ounces, and the liver was elon-
,ated eight inches
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-27

MIDIILEI ;URY.-The first town clerk of
Midd' yebur, ! was Joshua Hyde
The n ext annual convention of the
ne TIA Ups lion fraternity, which has a
Chapter at Middlebury College, will be
held with the Madison University on the
18th Of Ju ne.
Comm encement Day is August 18th.
The gradu ating class numbers thirteen,
of whom f our will study theology. The
address bel ore the Philomethesian Socie-
ty, CONNIE ncement week, is to be superse-
ded by Phi Beta Kappa address. The
address before the Philadelphia Society
will take place as usual.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-27

ST.. ALBANs.--The number of different
scholars in the schools of st. Adams, in
1865, was 656.
w H. Smith has been elected fore
man of Frontier Engine Company No. .
in St Adams
The Tr, .nscript says: AN oldish
looking man has been around our town
for some time past pretending TO be a
Crater" He has made out TO spoil some
choice limbs for Mr.. Farnsworth, Buck
and other. lie uses bar-soap for grating
wax.
Sheriff Place and Constable Failey
arrested two men named James Carney
and John McCarty, who were caught in
the act of bre aking nto the grocery of \.
Mousette, on Monda. night. The prison
ers made a desperate resistance, but after
some knock-down arg uments on the part
of the officers, concluc ed discretion was
the better part of valor , and submitted to
being locked up.
On Tuesday evening certain tene-
ment house on Foundry S treet, in st. Al,
bans, was near the scene OF set-to be-
tween "Biddy" and her lLege lord
alas, only in a metaphorical view-where-
in "Biddy' showed herself to be the
''better man of the two. Ri ddy, it APP
pears had neglected to prep IRE supper,
feeling s]egnted hy wee drap OF potheen'
and her man" feeling slighted as well as
neglected, commenced TO berato her Tor
said neglect, whercid occurred tn tread
on the tail of me coat" event.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-27
4 High wrought Eulogy,

This is what the Poet Bryant said VI
William Lloyd Garrison at the Free Trade
Meeting in New York on Monday night
" Not all the gold cut from the mines O
California and those Of the Ural Noun
tains, though to these were added al rs
diamonds found in Brazil, and all ils
pearls gathered by divers on the floor o
ocean in the Orient. could tempt that Isl
to spouse cause which did not seem
him absolutely just"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-27

HIGH Rock SPRING.-At meeting OF
the Boston Society of Natural History,
recently, the Secretary read extracts from
letter by Mr.. Henry McGuier, concern
ing the antiquity Of man as shown by
excavations made Al the High Rock
Spring in Saratoga Springs, New York.
The writer estimated t,nat it had take.
nve thousand four hu ndred and seve' at,
years to deposit the cone Of the s. or;n,
ana the two strata Z 4 tufs undsrne Ith. I
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-27

MoNTPELIER.-The benevolent contri
buttons of Bethany church, Montpelier
in 1868, was $3.50.
1t. Commander Chas. L. Clark, Of
Montpelier, has been detached from the
Seminole, to which he was lately assign
ed, and ordered to the Vermont.
A. Burnham Tanner, of Montpelier
who is under Indictment for arson in the
Orange County Court, and has been out
of Jail on bail since last July, has been
surrendered to the proper authorities by
his bail, and was recommitted to Orange
County Jail on Monday last.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-27

DANBY.-The salary of the postmaster
at Dandy is $500.
Thomas Rowley was the first repre-
sentative from Dandy in IT'S, also in l77s
and 1850.
The population of Dandy decreased
one hundred and sixteen in the ten years
from 1850 to 1860.
Tho first selectmen of the town OF
Dandy were Stephen Calkin, Seth Cook
and Crispin Bull.
The first meeting on record in rela-
tion to the town of Dandy, was holden at
Great Nine Partners, Duchess County,
N. Y, Sept. cath, 17G0, where Samuel
Rose was chosen to go to Albany, and
Jonathan Willard to go to New Hamp-
shire and obtain charters for the town.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-27

ANNUAL CONVENT On. - The annual
convention Of the Young Mems Christian
Associations of the United States and
British Provinces will be held at Portland,
Me, on the 18th of July next The local
committee are perfecting arrangements in
anticipation of a large and enthusiastic
gathering.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-27
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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-27
Definition Of Bible Terms


days journey was thrty-three and one fifth
miles
Sabbath days journey was about an English
mile.
Ezekiels reed was eleven feet nearly.
cubit is p inches nearly.
hand breadth is eqnal 10 three and five
lshth inches.
fingers breadth is equal to one inch.
shekel OF silver was about fifty cents
shekel Of gold was $3.50.
A talent ofsilver was S53s32
talent ofgold was .l3,s0a.
piece of silver, or a denny, was 10 cents.
A farthing was cents
A gerah was a cent,
A mite was cent
An epha, or bath, contains seven gallons and
We pints.
a bin was one gallon and TIVE pints
A hrkin was seven pints.
An orner was six pints
cab was three pints.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-27

LOPEZ STILL LyEs.-Lopez still lives
TO harrass the allied forces that are in
pursuit of him. The latter have no de-
sire to march into the interior, and threa-
ten to mutiny if pushed too far to the
front. Thus, the end of the war appears
to be as distant as ever Our Minister,
Gen. Mcmahon, returned from his journey
TO the interior with Lopez, and is now at
Asuncion. He is very rcticent, however,
and his silence prevents any accurate
knowledge of the situations or intentions
Of the Paraguayan Dictator
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-27

DEATH or A WELL-KNowN AMI
MA..-The horse rode by Capt Cook,
when acting as Marshall at the New
England and Vermont State and Rutland
County Agricultural Fairs for several
years past, Is dead. She attracted large
attention wherever she appeared, on ac-
count Of the intelligence displayed in the
performance of certain feats, in control
ling IA crowd. Ia fact, she learned many
of the duties assigned to a marshal on
such occasions, without direction-al-
most. Much merriment was created at
the New England Fairs at Providence
and New Haven for her novel method of
driving back crowd from around the
track. She WAS a universal favorite on
such occasions, and had won reputation
SO to speak, throughout New England,
from her repeated appearance on public
occasions The loss is one of great in
convenience to her owner, for Capt Cook
Will be almost stranger in his duties as
marshal without her.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-27

UNION Pacific RAILROAD. = The
President Of the Union Pacific railroad
having filed an affidavit with the Secre-
tary of the Interior, of the completion
and equipment of Sc miles of railroad
and telegraph line of that company, com
mencing at the 1000th and terminating
at the 10S6th mile post west of Omaha,
the Secretary of the Interior has instruct
ed the government commissioners, Messrs
Warren, Morris and Wilson, to examine
and report upon the same. This CON-
prises the last section of the road, the
lOo6th mile post being at Promontory
Summit.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-27
THE RUTLAND HERALD.
SATURDAY, MAY %, 1869.
Perseverance,, Determination and
Hope.

These are three of the highest engines
of power which man can possess, AND
when united, are nearly always success
full The road may be rough, the danger
imminent, and the chances of success far
in the future +; but opposition will disap.
pear as the fog before the genial rays Of
the sun. Only make up your mind to
conquer, and you will succeed. The end
may not be gained in year, but as time
passes, the nearer you are to the accom-
plishment of your object. Vascillation in
a man, is ordinarily his ruin. A man can
not fly from one purpose to another, with
safety to himself, for hesitation will lose
him the confidence of his friends, and the
community. The Davy Crockett motto
is safe one, "Be sure you are right, then
go ahead" Be sure you are right, then
push on-brace yourself up to the strug-
gle, be determined let the world see that
you are not afraid of your task; be stern,
be resolute, persevere-you will reach the
goal. In your darkest hour, hope and
trust IN higher than human power.
You will not fail if you. work Be good,
though like Ishmael, your hand be against
every man, and every mans hand against
Won
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-27

ARLINGroN.-T' ,e population OF Ar
lington increased sixty-two in the ten
years from 1885, o 1860
The eNtenS I'VE sash, door and blind
works OF .. y a, ID. Garfield which have
been partially suspended since the late
freshet, whic' / de- troyed their dam. have
again CONNIE 'ncet, running. and are now
ready TO execute with dispatch all orders
committed to heir care, in their line.
having Just ID 1t in a steam engine to
drive their mae hinery, they are effectu-
ally guarded a. ;ainso similar accidents to
that which ha for some time past put
stop to their works. This establishment
has become o, lie of the institutions of the
county, and it has earned Statewide
reputation + pr the quality of the work it
sends out
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-27

/ New BUSINESS BLoCKs.-N. T. Spra
I que, jr', of Brandon, and our enterprisins
townsman, Chester Kingsley, are clearn:
oil the site of their new block on Mer
chants Row. Their block will be bnil
of brick, four stories high, and abou
eighty by tifty-seven or eight feet on tn,
ground, and will entirely fill up the gaI
between Cramton's Phmnix Block, and
Bates new hotel block
The Messrs Bates are LAYING the
foundation for an addition to their new
hotel block, corner of Merchants Row
and Centre street This addition is to be
built in rear of the north end of the
block, and Will be forty feet square and
attached to part of the large and mag
niticent block erected last year, and now
rapidly approaching completion.
W. n. Oliver is laying the foundation
of anew building Immediately south of
the new block now being erected by the
National Bank of Rutland. This build
ing Will be of wood, twenty-eight feet
wide, and eighty-fve feet deep, ON the
north end and about sixty-fve feet on
the south end. Mr.. Oliver will use this
building in his business as dealer in
finished marble
james Webster is just completing a
wood building on the corner OF Forest
and School streets. This building is fifty
by twenty-five feet upon the ground, and
two and one-half stories high. The first
floor is finished into a grocery and proyi-
sion stare in fron1- Win,
ttfh t. IN the rear Mr.. Webster in
tends to occupy this floor himself. The
second floor is divided into two tenements,
and finished with special reference to con-
venience. On the third floor is room for
another tenement of sufficient size for a
small family. This building is finished
in good style, and is very pleasantly To-
Gated. The most remarkable thing, how
ever, about it is the short time it has been
in construction. 1t was built by Mr.
George Lee, OF this town. Mr.. Lee com
his work on Tuesday morning,
and on Saturday of the fourth week there
after Mr.. Webster and his family moved
nto it. Mr.. Lee shows great enterprise
Is builder, and his work bears the closest
Mansfield < Stimsoh are erecting two
tory wood building on Freight street,
Connected to their foundry and machine
hop. This building is sixty-ono and
lalf feet b. thirs-two feet, and is de-
igned for Offices and pattern shops for
heir large business. Mr.. Lee is doing
he carpenter work on this also
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-05-27

MAsoNIc.-A very neatly prin ted pro.
grarnme gives the details OF the grand
Masonic celebration which is t. be held
or. st. Johns Day, June p. under the au.
spices of the St. Johns Lodge. St Mark
Lodge, Newburyport Encampme 1t, and
King Cyrus Chapter. The proccsSi on will
move through the principal streets of the
city, and after review 81 the I'm camp.
ments by the officers OF the Gran d En-.
equipments of Massachusetts and Rhode
Island, the procession VIII mar II 10 the
spacious tent and partAke OF ! hai lquct,
which viii be provided for tn brethren
and their ladies. At four o'c lock the pro.
cession will march to Peasant street
church. where an Grafton Sill be delivered
by NJ +, Sir b. b. Frenc h.. of Washing
ton, ID. c. In the evenil ~ there will be
grand promenade conce t and ball. music
by Halls Band. Major Ben. Perley Poore
will be president of IL day ,Capt. Luther
Dame, chief marshal