Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-11-24

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married only about five weeks, and was
a moulder by trade. but was working on
a farm.
CAsTLEToN.-Fire District No. 1, con-
tains two hundred and twelve tax payers;
in compliance with petition signed by
four of them, one hundred Of the voters
held lively meeting at the Town Hall,
Monday evening, the 14.h, to see what
the district would do in relation to raising
tax on the grand list of the inhabitants
of the district, who are not directly bene-
flied by the organization. The meeting
was called to order and the warning for
the same read by the clerk, Fl. L. Clark.
After which B. w. Burt was elected
Moderator. Then followed motions and
counter motions, speeches and counter
speeches, suggestions and counter sug-
gestions. resolutions and counter resolu-
tions, for about two hours, when the meet
ing adjourned without day, leaving the
fire district in all its provisions and ar
TdDRStUeuLs Just 6S lucy H. noN N'
in all probability it will remain.
Since the middle of October, Smith
Sherman, Theodore Pepper, Robert Pep
per, s. B. Pepper, Dan. Mason and Aza-
riah Griswold, have left town for Illinois,
Minnesota and Michigan. The last
named has been respected inhabitant of
this town between 20 and so years, and
for some fifty years has been consistent
christian man and member of the Congre-
gational church, in which be has held the
sacred office of deacon for series of years.
Hereafter he will reside with his young
est son, Holland Griswold, who has re-
sided in Illinois ten or twelve years.
franklin, the youngest son of Harvey
Griswold, Esq, lately returned home af-
ter eight years sojourning in South Amer
lea, Oregon, Nevada, California and other
sections of this and other countries, and
has Just left here for Kansas, where be
will locate permanently in business.
Mr.. Fl. T. Stevens has gone to New
Haven, Conn, where he has obtained a
situation in the slate business. He is a
skillful mechanic, and has cen employed
in the pencil mill for the last year or two.
I am not able to report the names of any
new corners to the places of these above
mentioned, but we are expecting some
soon.
Another of our citizens spent week
in collecting money. and managing his
wardrobe, preparatory to Winters visit
with brother in Michigan. On his
Journey he called upon relative in west
ern New York, where he was informed
that his brother whom he WAS going TO
visit, had been dead three years. You
can better imagine his surprise than l
can describe it,
Eight good sized families now in
habit the old Westover Hotel, whore they
will remain until spring, unless the de-
structiye element compels them TO move,
and yet there is room in the third story.
if any one desires to live ns high up in
the world.
"A force of 40 hands are at work in
aud around the pencil mill, and pencils
are being shipped from there to the depot
daily. It is hoped the financial en-
barsssment, under which the company
now labor, will soon be removed, and that
the steam whistle will soon rally to the
works more than one hundred hands as it
formerly did.
One Of our wealthy men presented
his excellent wife with splendid paint
ing, representing scene in CALIFORNIA, on
her last birth day, short time ago. The
picture was executed by one of Yer
monts most skillful artists and cost 800
or $500.
WALLNGFoRD.-Th Rev. N. Cyr, of
Rutland, occupied the pulpit in the Bap-
fist Church in Wallingford last Sunday,
delivering an excellent discourse in the
morning in the English language. In the
afternoon he spoke in the French tongue.
Monday night he lectured in the chapel
to crowded house. Subject, Father
Hyaeinthe." He gave an interesting ac-
count of this noted man, his early life, his
education aud literary attainments, his
monkish life, bis work in "Notre Dame"
his trials and prosecutions with the Popish
Church, his present position, and the
great hopes that we may reasonably have
of him. The speaker also gave glowing
description of the present French min.
istry, the noted men that now have the
destinies of the French people in their
hands. The lecture was replete with in
struction. and was listened to with intense
interest.
He speaks again in the Baptist Church
here next Friday evening in the French
language.
PERsoNAL.-We are pleased to learn
that our friend Harry Brownson has been
restored to his old position, that of Gen
eral Freight Agent of the Union Pacific