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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-30

PERsoNAL.-At the recent Connie nee
ment Of the Albany Medical College,
George T.. Paul of Middletown, was among
the graduates.
Hon. Justin S. Morrill, and Hon. Luke
p. Poland, were guests of the New Eng
land Society of Washington. at the Pill
grims Dinner on the 22L.
H. S. Benson, proprietor Of the Ma
tional Hotel. Washington, died on Thurs.
day last.
The quarrel between Powers. the
sculptor, and New Orleans seem likely of
settlement The New Orleans Times Of
fers to pay him, on behalf Of the Frank
lin association of that city, "the balance
of $4,000 due on the original contract of
$1,000 for statute of Franklin when COM
pleted."
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ELECTION OF 0vyIcERs.-Easins Con,
pany No I'D lhsld their annual -
ings On IL psaing, and ohoso e
f0lleyin 80 TIE sasuiag yer:
EoreAnA -s.& et6GG -
First AaDisGasts ~. 3. Faes
! 6beenA Assistdst. - q 1euxh~ick.
Csr1.-1oa urpineott.
1yeasusss -Ohsrles Z. Ros.
Foreman Leading Hose.-Clarkson PHI.
lips.
Forenaan Suctioa. Hose l. B. Webster
StelcGyE-Frank Anirews.
NUMBER TWO.
F0reDldn.-E. f, Sadler.
First Assistdnt- A. Ross.
Second Assistant.-Issac Gibson
Clerk.-George p. Russell.
Treasurer. "a. w. hsplio, Jr.
Foreman Lending Hose-James III
Truell.
Foreman Suction Hose.-Thomas Pen.
nington.
iSsesrdrt-George Saroeuts.
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OUR SCHOoLDAY VISITOR first
number of the fourteenth year and vol
ume of this wide-awake magazine is re-
ceived, aud We pronounce it fresher,
brighter ard better than ever The table
Of contents is a rich feast throughout, and
our young folks are in ecstacies over it.
The publishers offer charming steel
engraving. just published, as their pre-
MUM plate for 1870, entitled Help Me
Up" worth $500 copy, for twenty i've
cents to each subscriber. The terms of
the Visitor are $l.20 year, or S10O to
clubs. Don't fail to send ten cents to
DAughaday & Becker, Publishers, 424
Walnut street, Philadelphia, for sample
number. premium lists, &c, &c. and
commence a club at once at your Post
Office
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INeRAHAM Assoc1ArIoS-The E.scu

INGRAHAN AssocIATIoN-Ths Execu.
tive Committee of the Ingrahan Associa.
ton announce to the members of the
association that they have made q con.
tract with Columbus Saith Of Salisburv.
Vt, and A. B. Hsrrick. soting attorney
in London, England, to instituts . thor.
ough search in that city sad eeestsy Tor
the title to the lands. or the record Of the
whi OF Joseph Wilson. The IngrahAa
Association has paid three psrsons Ses0
and at the end Of three nsnths, VIA
shsy make thsir report - to what ~
have accomplished toward tAs obieeG -,
s,esd' VIII pay $3.50 NOSE; M 1t u q
OF ak nsathA $3.50 nsss; the 49, . =.
ssPeassd & Tie ed Of ai.s no.ths. -
ing In IL $1,000. ~ A
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-30

CHHsIxn.-Soerow and fss1iv;tv -
lesns "h0a n hand" in,shis plao. dur;n.
tAs vesk just closing. The tomb b.s
hasaly sIossd it door upon the remain.
OF eur lanssted townsmsn. n, r.
e 1sseival Of msrry-makine .v.;,ss
ths raessurs and patronage of our otti-
ssas. Thsrs was, of course, no premedi-
tsaoa to bring about this blending -
"0nahiss and shadow !" the Fsta. Nil,
sonetimss mix mp social events In The
most incongruous and unnatural manner.
bat In our quiet village, where habit.
custom. and mode Of thinking are some.
what stsreotyped, anything like sharp con-
trasts are fully investigated and com.
msated upon. So far had the prepare.
tions been carried and 20 generally sd-
vertised the festival that there seemed no
way short OF heavy pecuniary sacrifice to
the society to postpone the event, con-e-
quently it came of and the full pro-
grsmme was carried ont most sa,isfsct,-
rily. The special feature was und out,-
edly the farce Popping the Question 90
Members Of the Chester Dramatic A.
cistion did the performance it was the
most like genuine dramatic Representa-
tion We have seen in this place. Mr.. c.
E. Whitney, as "Mr. Primrose, re
minded me very much of |" Old Warren. -
a. he is familiarly known, of the Boston
Museum, both having what may lie
termed an eccentric comicality. Mr. c.
Is as good an amateur ss / ever saw be-
hind the footl,gh,s Thursday evenin.
brought us g Dancing Party" at Ingra-
hams Hall Last night Friday the
Sabbath school connected with the B.p-
fist society gave n "Chri-tmas FESTIVAL
in the church. 1t was no misnomer 4,
call this exhibition a Christmas Festival
The house was -plendidiy decorated WITH
q profusion of evergreens tastefully ar
ranged in arches, f.s,oon-. crosses and
mottoss The Christmas trees-one ON
each side Of the pulpit-were loaded with
appropriate presents TO be distributed
mostly among the children. though some
OF the older on~- received costly gift
from classes and individuals. This min
isture forest, illaminei with hundreds u
tsperr. and hung with variety Of pre-
ents almost countless ia number, pre-
sented n saen- of impressive beauty and
loveline-s. The exercises were varied and
interesting. We noticed a strange m1-
broker occupying and doing tD'' No..
the worthy PASTORS de,k. ,t,wl,,
WIN '""-i"' "a .r-enbsck-" We
perched upon the De X. but said turke,
dio no business .ntil short time before
tne b'd'a ,Dosed. when the Rev. c. {
hiooard made grand financial opera
tion' taking turkey snd his "leg.l
te',ders," and ere YOU get this. no douht
the Rev. gentlem an will have found oUt
what else was tender about The turkey
A AD
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-30

DPTHERIA.-. The Record says that
On Saturday. Dec. IS, DIR. Howard OF
West Fairiee was called to Groton to
visit the widow of Warren w. Welch,
she having been taken with the dipthe-
ria, the disease with which her husband
died the week before. Immediately upon
the arrival of the physician he decided
upon cutting off both tonsils, and also to
remove the putrid mass from the throat,
thereby enabling the patient to breathe
more freely. He also administered strong
purgatives and nauseating medicine,
causing the stomach to eject the acrid &C.
cumulation. Up to the present writing,
Monday there has been a marked i'm
provement ~
Wednesday evening, after the above
was in type, we. received the following
from our correspondent: Lois, the wife
Of Warren W. Weloh, closed her eyes in
death, Tuesday evening, leaving an in
FAINT child 16 months old. Her age was
10 years"
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LEG AMPUTATED.-John Ryan Of Wes
Rutland, the boy who had his leg broker
while Stacking cars in the depot yard a
this place few days since, suffered am
putation Of the same on Saturday morn
ing, gangrene having set in. The limt
was taken off little below the knee, BY
DIR. J. d. Hanrahan Of this place. assisted
by DR.. Sheldon of West Rutland and H
III. Pierce.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-30

RAILROAD RoBBERIEs. - Several
months ago it was aseertained that trunks
containing valuable articles, clothing and
Jewelry were being broken open along the
lines Of the Hartford and New Haven.
Erie and the New York Central Railroads
and portion of the contents stolen. The
officers of the roads, it is said, exerted
every effort to discover the authors of the
robberies, and the points at which they
were perpetrated. The Investigations
were of no avail. 1t was discovered, how
ever, that nearly all the robbers occurred
on night trains between Albany and Sus-
Ponsion Bridge, and between Troy and
New York. During the last two months
it is said that travellers have lost more
than 100000 worth Of property on the
Central road alone. Recently the work
ing up of the case has been given to ex-
pert New York detectives who are now
engaged in endeavoring to fathom the
mystery of those speculations. 1t is un-
derstood that in most cases the companies
throw the responsibility of the robberies
on the City Express Companies, and
assert that their employees are really the
guilty parties. Startling developments
will be made in few days.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-30

Observation-Disclosures County Court
adjourned Dec. %. An Attorneys account
was disallowed BY an Auditor upon the
ground that his services were Of no bene-
At 10 his eisnt II 4 apprshsadsd that
such dscision fully carried ont would;be
disastrous to the profession. The County
Court sst aside two vsrdicts q sgainst
law and evidence. In one case the judges
wsEs I'll agreed, in tho other the assistant
judges oveeruled Jodgs Barrett.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-30

4 CAsTLEToS.-Col. Ferrand Parker ant
Hiram Ainswortb, E-q, have recently
been elected trustees Of Castleion Sem
mary to fill vacancies occasioned by tn
resignation.of Hyde Westover Of this plac
and Charles H. Sheldon of West Rut
land
Rev. Cyrus Oliver, 4 colorel man ad
dressed our. people at the Methods
church Sunday evening, the 18th inst
He has been for six years as agent or mis-
sionary for the freedmen at the south il
the district of New England Vernon,
Is the fifth State in which he has labored
collecting some nine thousand dollars
The contributions were between twenty.
five and thirty dollars.
The second in the course Of free leo
lures by home talent was delivered at the
Institute hall last Tuesday evening before
large and respectable audience by Ii. F.
Smith. ii. ID. Subject: Cooper Inst.
tute n. u, and the Necessity Of Scientific
knowledge" The Doctor has lately Wis
tied this and similar institutions in New
York W. y. Batchrlder gives the next
lecture on his six years life in Californis
Last Saturday Rev. A. B. Lambert,
ID. ID, Was the guest Of A. w. Hyde, ECO,
and In compliance with an invitation ex-
tended by Rev. Mr.. Francis. be spoke in
the evening for a half hour to a good
number of the members of his church and
others at the chapel The basis IF his re-
marks was the 2lst verse Of the lst chap
ter Of 2d Tbes-eloui.ns. Mrs. Lambert
and Mrs. Hyde were daughters of the late
Judge Russell Of Salem.
Mr.. William F. Barnes, the pioneer
marble worker. has contracted with Sher-
man, Adams & Langdon of this town 70
quarry for a number cf years two hundred
thousand feet of marble q year from their
quarry in West Rutland. 1t will b.
sawed and shipped from the company
mills near this village and Hydeville.
Parker. ellison 81 Dewey have con-
tracted u furnish Joseph Adams & Son Of
Fairhavep, on the bank of their quarry NJ
West Rutland, from twenty-five To forty
dollars worth Of blocks of mar.
BILE year for six years. This il regarded
a good investment for both psrtiesL
The Methodist and Liberal Christian
churches duly observed Christmas Eve.
Both were brilliantly iliumin.t.d and
decorated. Two large Christ.
mas trees liza each church was in fuli
bloom and tn. blossoms thereon were d..
tributed TO old iolss, young folks. b;y
Iolks, little folks, rich folks, poor fooIk.
md the Pastors and their families were
argely remembered. The exercises bv
he Sabbath Schools were of a lit..rsrv |
character and were good, rejecting crsdi, |
IN all who engaged in them. Rsfr~~A. |
nents rich and rare were serve q In atm "A. |
lnce at the Methodist church. Al IN.
Liberal church poem entitled aSect in
Heaven was recitsi by Albert Smith
md hitting remarks were offered by their
pastor, Rev. A. N. Adams, and Rev. Mr..
brigham Of Rutland. Rev. Mr.. Phillips
'resided at the Methodist church Ard
}. Benedict. Esq, At the Libsr.l church.
;hristmss trees were in full bloasom at
ne Residences Of c. 8. Shsrpan. Eco,
drs. Jsckman and w. G. Ousrn.,v.
dany poor person was remembered bv
ur people Of wealth. b.. w.n.
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AKREsTED.-A fellow giving his name
as Pat Cauley, Of Pittsford, was %rro.t.d
by Officer Crawford yesterday (,f,ernoon
and lodged ia Jail. He had stolen small
gold locket at Clark Bros & Adams,
while pretending to wish to trade watches,
and though seen to take it thorough
search Of his person failed to find it. He
afterwards admitted that he put it in his
mouth and swallowed it to avoid Detection
of the theft.
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character is not shaped BY tribes any
more than marble Is sculptured by q puff
Of air. Only BY hard struggles and stern
conflicts with temptation, and resolute
self-mas:ery, does the divine principle ~
sert its supremacy and curve into every
faculty and mood Of the mind. The
sharpness Of our trials and the hardness
Of our lot, show what we are made Of.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-30

SARATOGA. = a woman, apparently
thirty years of age, dark complexion and
-of medium height, calling herself Mrs. L.
Freeman of New York city, is making the
rounds of the hotels and disappearing
without paying her bills. She dresses in
black, has two carpet bags, and repre-
sents herself as an agent for Faber's gosds.
The Saratoga police are on her track.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-30

OLD Folks FEsIIyAL.-A circular has
been issued inviting ''ye men and women
Of We olden time," to assemble at their
second annual festival at the Royal House
in Sudbury, on Friday evening. January
ye 9Th, 1870" These festivals have here
tofore been agreeable and pleasant re-
unions of the Eye olden men and women =
aud under the auspices of mime host
cannot fail to continue so. The older
people have as good right to fun and
frolic as I'VE younger one-,' and they do
enjoy these occasions in right good earnest.
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BRIDGEwATER-Rev Fl. f. Carpenter
has been holding evening meetings. at the
Advent chapel in Brldgewater for the
past week.
Rev. I. A. Stevens of plymouth has
been holding protracted meetings. :. at
Bridgewater for the past three weeks
with the best of results, having worked
quite reformation.
George Dimic of Bridyewater, while
skating, came very near being drowned
by breaking through the ice, but after
sinking three times was rescu, by Har-
vey Sprague, companion.
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PERKINsvILLE.-The Methodist church
which has for sone months been undsr r..
pairs was re-opsnsd Chritmas Eve. An
s1cellsnt sermon was preached BY Rev.
II Cox.
-Ihs slsishiag has bean very good Tor
. week. ss.e
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WOMAN SUFFRAGE. The

WOMAN SUFFRAGE - The Brattle-
boro Record says:
Vermont, as the advocates for woman
suffrage may say. has Loot her oppOrtu-
nifty. The territory Of Wyoming bs..
| through her legislature aud with the sr-
prevail of the governor. given the ballot
TO women, taking the lead In the move
ment which some expected of our State
We are pleased 10 fud that the odlunl II
inaugurating female suffrage cannot, un-
der any circumstances. be csst upon our
Green Mountain Lesi-lature.
Vermont has not lis, her opportunity.
for certainty, 10 be- the first State 10
adopt female suffrage The action II
Wyoming has yet 20 be submitted To-
Congress. and if that body does not act
more promptly than 1t dD-- most que--
tons Vermont msy Yet avail herself of
the golden opportunity Of giving g.
women the ballot. Ii she j. not, il l. e..
DO hoped Vermont will do herself the
honor and justice to be the second
Of the Union TO give equal rights 10
women. 1t is very probable that Congre--
viii have the justice, 10 say the least. T..
confirm the action of tn. territory Of
Wyoming. Our friends of the Reaetd
talk fuently Of the odium Of inaugural
ing female suffrage. Not so. 1t i. No
odium to declare equal rights before the
Law to all intelligent persons, without di-
tinction Of sex. 1t will be 9 pride to the
State which has ever led the vanguard for
freedom. justice and equal rights, to ada
to her already well earned laurels by
being the foremost of her sister State. ia
giving to the women Of the Green Noun
tains the right 10 vote. She was the
first to propose it through her con-ri
tuted tribunal. Nov let her be the fir
to rstify it. and thus keep an untarni-hed
fame rs . people for giving to all eqnA.
rights in political action The question
is fairly presented to the people Of W.
mont. and there il no evasion Of =, I,
must he met as was the slavery question.
AID the h.llot To the sr-ed- a.n Iet,r
be met with frankass-. ~, .es,y and mar
iine.s- Let the .sitsuV n of the Question
Commence at "nos In every town and di-.
tricI L-t II be o. avu...a in 81. ho,
in the social e.rcle and in the public
re friends Of female suffrage
'h s'm"s. desire its agitation and di--
'u"-''n IN private and public, and are Mt
'oAiio' VI the issue OF the result
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-30

MOTHER GOOSE CHIMES. RHYMES AND
JINGLEs, edited and illustrated by
Charles III. Bennett. and others. New
York: James Miller
This book contains the u~si Il amount Of
nursery nonsense. some of whieh might
have been profitably left out. There are
a number of colored engravfngs aud the
binding is very goId
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Christmas Day.
By PROF. OLIVER P. sTEvEs.

The custom Of celebrating the 18th day
of December as the anniversary of the
birth of our Saviour, has become so gen
eral, that it may interest many to know
lis origin and history.
The observance of this day, or any 9TH
er, to commemorate the Savior's birth. is
not Of divine appointment, nor IF New
Testament origin. 1t seems to have been
first suggested by Pope Telesphorus Of
the Eastern Church, in A. D. 1873, but nc
day was fixed upon. For many years i,
was the mist morable of any festival, be-
ing often COMPOUNDED with Epephany y
(Jan. 6th,) and even with Easter. The
Western Church took no action in the
matter until the middle of the fourth CEN
fury "a. ID. 352, when, at the request oil
st. Cyril Of Jerusalem, Pope Julius l,
ordered All investigation to be made by
the lheolosians Of both east and west con-
rernng the day of nativity, and they re-
ported in favor Of Dec. 25th.
The grounds of their decision in favor
Of this day, was desire to have the
Christian festival coincide with the old
Roman Saturnalia which annually drew
away many from the church to paganry,
and the belief that to mingle Christian with
pagan festvity would purify the. latter
The day named by the theologians was
not received at once, for in the year 400,
Augustine says, "rhis day { the nativity
Is not celebrated by Christians; in the
year $40, Maximian of Turin, and in tho
year 500, the Bishop Of Eglesia say that,
''the day Of Nativity is not known at all.
Popular consent, however, has adopted the
day decreed by julius, and it is now the
most memorable festival or celebration
that is observed by Christian people,"
As the day upon which Christ was born
has never been ascertained, SO the year
also Is uncertain.
The following are the various dates
assigned by different authorities to the
Nativity.
I. THE DAy.
! The Church, December 25.
Scaliger, October.
Lightfoot, September Is.
Lardner, August Is
levin, August l. T..
Lichtenstein, July.
Clement Of Alex, May 90.
Afford, April S.
Bochart, March.
Wrestler, February.
Andrews, January.
Haydn. April. -
II. THE YEAR. sii
Keplsr, BIC. IL, or Aus, 743
EplpAAnius, ." "s sc - TAX
HArdiuEh, g g. &c TAT
Levin, g" &C IA
Uanef, 74o|
Suipicins, q I" 75O|
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A NEW DISCOvERY.-"There Is some
thing coming. say the scientific men, that
will undoubtedly create considera BILE of q
sensation among the inhabitants of this
world. 1t is affirmed that some of the
most distinguished scientific men in the
world have lately noticed column OF
Wagnetic light shooting farther and far
Their from the solar sphere, and it is said
to be stretching out As, 00O,0OO of miles.
This brings it half the distance between
the sun and earth. It is predicted that
before the end Of next year this magnetic
Light will have got near enough to us to
make its immediate and actual influence
upon the earth distinctly felt. At inter-
walls the column indicates its approach by
flashing and corruscating with fresh bril-.
liancy. It will be observed that whatever
it may be-whether huge bolt or solid
mass, or jet of liquid fret is travel
ing in space at . very rapid rate, over 40
0O0, 900 Of miles in less than q year. and
II it can be seem 45,000.O 900 of miles dis
int 1t must Be great deal larger than
the earth. What viii Be the effect of such
collision, may b easily imagined" So
nays an exchange.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-30

FIENDIsH Mr.. and Mr.. James Hayes
two aged people at Mecklenburg, Va,
were recently deprived of their home 10y
sheriffs sale. and in less than week.
both were gathered. on the same day, Ia
an eternal mansion above. They were
both SO years old, and grief at the los- of
their dear old home killed them. We call
such al execution ii. ndish
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-30

SONGS OF LIFE. Selected from many
sources. New FORK : Charles Scribner
~ Co.
Macy will remember the magnificent; vol
ume, published by Messrs. Scribner & Co.,
some years since, entitled Folk Song"
which was subsequently, revised and en-
larged for second edition. The great
cost of the work preventing its obtaining
the circulation it undoubtedly deserved,
It's contents have been divided into four
parts, each forming a volume, of which
this is the first. In note the publishers
say that the remainder will be published
at regular intervals, under the title of
"Songs of the Heart" "Songs of Nature"
Songs Of Home In this way many
thousands will be able to obtain splendid
collection Of poems-probably the best
made in America for twenty years
Songs of Life" the volume before US,
with its five artistic illustrations, it's ex-
quisite typographical execution and its
handsome red and gold binding, form,
with its contents, embracing many of ths
finest poems in the language, the most
recherche of holiday books. Those desir-
Gus of presenting books of poetry to their
relatives and trends on Christmas and
New Years day can do no better than TO
obtain this volume.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-30

DANcING.-We would call attention to
the advertisement of Mr.. Smith, teacher
of music and dancing.
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RUssETT LEAVES, by James Pummell.
Philadelphia J. B. Lippincott
The author of the poems and prose
sketches in this daintily gotten up volume
is evidently gentleman of culture and
ability. His poetry, though by no means
perfect, is quite pleasant to read, is or
iginal in thought and abounds in poetic
imagery. Some of them seem to lack in
finish, and are, at least but half expressed
thoughts still there is very little in the
volume that can be pronounced positively
bad. The prose sketches are of an ordinary
character, and might have been omitted
without injury to the book. They are not
badly written but they display less evil
dence of literary ability than do the
poetry, the merit of which latter, we re-
peat, is promising and deserves encourag-
ing. As a holiday book the volume is
very handsome and does credit to the
publisher. Nearly all of the illustrations
are admirably executed and are engraved
from really artistic designs. The paper,
print and binding are excellent.
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BENNY. A Christmas Ballad. by Annie
Chambers ketchum. New York 5. X
Wells.
This is pleasantly worded ballad ap-
prepos to the times and, from its associa-
ton with the dead, full of tender, affect
ing thoughts. 1t is neatly printed and
bound, but the few illustrations are or
binary