Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-16

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fused % 600 Offered him for two year
1 old American colt md . last Springs colt
Of the same stasdy saosk; $1,000 haying
besu rendered II each rssPsstivsly.
The Record ays: Our readers must
not be astonishsd - w were the other
day If they hear the shrill soanls II
steam whistles coming from the direction
Of the asylum. The West River Rail-
road i not cut through yet, but they have
two whistles at the asylum which will DO
blown in case Of Ars.
| The High School began its winter
term on Monday last with 10l pupils.
Tho Primary and intermediate schools
also began with an average number Of pu-
pills.
| "A general alarm Of fire was sounded
ct 725 Wednesday evening, caused by the
railroad bridge being ON Are The engines
and fremen were promptly on hand, but
fortunately were not needed, the flames
having been extinguished by well directed
pals of water
The Record says:
| We take back what we said recently in
regard to the last smoke having risen from
the embers Of the Brattleboro House FIRE,
and would call the attention of the curl
GUS to the fact that steam and smoke is
even now rising through the snow over
the spot where the coal was deposited.
The Record relates the following.
| A lady tells us that she bought bushel
OF potatoes of farmer the other day, and
when he came to measure them out he
found he had just one bushel and six po-
tatoes over. He offered to leave the ex-
ira potatoes for five cents, not getting
which, he threw them into his wagon and
carried them home. One potato is much
larger than that mans soul, we should
say.
Sickness in the Church family of
Stephen II. Tying, jr., made it imperative
that he should for the second time disap-
point the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton Lecture Committee, but his place was
promptly supplied by Prof. Julius Steelye
of Amherst.
Engine Co., No. 3, held at Hydropath
Hall Tuesday evening, the following Off
GERS were chosen for the ensuing year
Foreman, L. L. Davis Is. Assistant, W.
d. Perry; I'd Assistant, w. Edwards /;
Clerk and Treasurer, p K White En-
gineers, j. A. Walker, John Homer, F. B.
Walker, NJ. Higgins. Hosemen, Ben.
Perry, A. w. Allen, w T. Adkins, L. s.
Adkins. Axemen, l.. o. Thayer, Chas.
Knight. Steward, ID. R. Perry.
AT the Village meeting, Monday eve
ming, the following officers were elected
for one year: Bailiffs, DR.. Geo. f. Gale,
Fred Harris, Lewis Putnam, Geo. G. AL
len, G. III. Stevens. Clerk and Treasurer,
c. +. Thompson. Chief Engineer, s. M.
Waite Auditor, Chas. Chaplin. Collec-
tor, 5. \. Herrick. 1t was voted to pay
the fremen the usual 81. 1t was also
voted to build three new reservoirs, SUBJ
ject to the approval of the Bailiffs and
Chief Engineer. The Chief Engineer
made verbal report, wherein he stated
that the fire department was amply
equipped and nothing further was at
present needed in the way of engines or
accoutrements. 1t was voted to raise %
per cent. upon the Grand List for village
purposes, TO be paid by May l., 1870; a
discount of per cent being made upon
all payments before that time
The Record gives the following in
its local columns, which has a pertinent
application in other places than Brattle-
boro:
THE saddest picture we can look upon
is that which presents itself to the observ-
er, III every day life, in the quiet village,
as we'll rs In the tuInultous city. 1t is n
truism that our youth upon whom will
deyolye the duties Of government and the
maiutcnnnee Of social positson in the
course Of q lew years, are not trained
/ with that careful parental hand that
+ characterized the century that preccdes
! the present Now ~ Dung America sup
4 ports 4 ~w44..criug air at 10, and delights
IN II. TO-, Hs Is pipe or cigar through the
streets and squirting tobacco juice
through hl- teeth with the air of know
ing one a. night his chief happiness
consists IL o,cill-tIng from one "loafer
/ haunt Is uothcr or III standing around
the street corners where his willing EAR
j. uleit - catch the slang and vulgar
phrase that ISSUE from older mouths At
/ 10, "hr'- been there, and You cant
teach him nothing, although he Is sur
feitcd and sick Of what he fed ON, and by
the time Ii Is 2l he is a worthless man,
and, il naturally intelligent, can only
shine ~ tho-,. orioles where riballry and
vulg Wit pass current Start him III
business aid III thescourse Of ear he is
| bank rupt; he knows nothing OF manage
ment and j. not willing tn learn He
i finally fd- back into his old tracks and
7 follow, !. rnl nu'II Il, ends ti~ ni-, rable
existence. Right here III Bratt!eburn, we
can point put ,Ii wrecks OF men who owe
1 their unh,ppinr~s 10 neg iigent parents,
and her. too. :, e can place our e,c- upon
a score ~ boys who will be III the same
piutnl condition btiore many years roll
/ by II the, are not switched oil upon some
/ less ruinuu- course.
i LEICESTER 4 Thr meeting OF The Lei
cestel Meeting House Society, heldon the
Sth Of last month. "a partial report of which
was published in the HERALD proved to
4 have been illegal, the moderator of said
meeting having no legal title to property
in the society 1t has been quite a mis-
fortune, as it has hindered progress i'll pre-
pairing the house for occupancy. Since
the meeting referred to there has been no
organization of the society whatever until
yesterday, at a meeting duly warned, the
| following OH ser- werr elt Cted, VIZ.
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