Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-23

UNDERGRADUATES Christmas tree for
the Congregational Sunday School schol-
ars has been postponed to New Year. Eve,
Friday of next week.
The Court Room has been newly
painted, carpeted and put in respectable
condition, much to the qualification OF all
who had occasion to attend court.
The Children's Festival of the Meth
cdist Church takes place on Christmas
Eve.
james NJ L,mb Esq, formerly OF
Shoreham, having recently taken up his
residence in Middlebury, on the evening
of the 10Th inst, WAS visited by lew
of his friends in and out Of town, who
came without notice and mtnifested their
regards in "surprisiug manner. A very
pleasant evenings enjoy ment was the re-
suit.
The Regis Ell thus allude. to Rev. DIR
kitchens visit to the West:
"The First Congregational Church OF
Detroit. Of which Rev. DIR. kitchel was
pastor from 1913 to 1860, celebrated Its
twenty-fiith anniversary on "Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday. December Sth, 9Th
and 10Th The exerci-eso of the first even
ing were a historical address and u COM
memor alive poem. in which happy allu-
sion was made to DR. kitchefs pastorate
| i'll the latter, IA follows:
He who followed rich III feeling,
Who the lamb, kindly led,
Skilfdllv the Word divided
And the sheep WHEY led
Who the one ha held the dearest
And the lamb his ,"som Knew,
left nm'd your sit'sef II -.p~r-,
Cherished tendetly 10y You
/ wh-r- the blossoms p rsch s:'rns-t'me
stu by loving han - are -freMn
He tn-3igtt l, v ~ ,fisg why u,
/ We Why thought u wee atom.
.Ou the 'hlrd evening, -tv- the De
| truit Tribuu-. KEY. DIR hltchei, now
President at M,ddlebury Cniitg, Yer
| mont, but for 80 long tin,e the loved anc
revered pastor "f the Church. delivered
the principal address OF The evening.
The Tribune then gIve- n tuil ab-trac
of the address, which was IN his Usual im
pre.slye STYLE We, believe the Docto
has not vet returned from his visit To thu
West, though he is expected soon.
PLYMoUTH On the 9th OF Decembe
house and barn owned by William
Adams, formerly known AS the Samue
Sumner place, III the west part
Plymouth, was burned. Said to be full,
insured.
The town of Plymouth held towl
meeting Dee II, and found they had ex
pended 81 800 on the highway, aud fur
Their repairs to the amount of S2,to0 o
$1,000 were necessary to make good tn
damages of the recent fl ,od. The select
men were instructed TO borrow money t
meet present emergencies. At the Mare
meeting tax To cover all dehciencie
will be voted.
The Ninevah road has been discen
tinued and u new road has been laid out
but will not be built at present. TIL
selectmen have opened for present travt
an old road, long since discontinued.
David Ordway has sold his mills t
Myron Ordwsy and Frank Ruvens IL
Sl2 900. They are now building daI
and repairing thedamages to the propert
caused by the flood.
The Grand Jury of the county {
. Windsor, at the late session of the cour
have found a bill against Dan McLuein {
Plymouth, for abusing his horse. Ih
preliminary trial took place before Justic
| IJ,yan who hound him nm
The Tyson Furnace is running brisk
" and doing large amount Of bushes
The following is abstract OF II
Grand List of the town of Plymouth fe
the year 1869:
Number of polls. 20
Number of dogs, .
Number of acres of real estate, 2o.4.
Appraisal of real estate, s34o,ol
, Apr 4i-al of personal estate. SOD. .