Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-06-09

wou,or IN this vicinity. The company is
fortunate in receiving the services OF
suob a valuable and enterprising person.
suocKrYG-Severals skeletons seen were
in the creek mile or 80 west OF Castleton,
near the railroad, Saturday. They are
supposed to be those of young persons.
The town authorities should at least re-
move them from the eyes of travellers.
For decency's sake let them be buried.
BRANDoN.-The readers of the HERALD
will recollect notice for a visit OF many
of our citizens to the present proprietor
of the Brandon House, which was fixed
for the evening of the 1st inst. In &C
cordanoe with the notice referred to, the
subscriber, with about eighty other citi-
zens of Brandon, met at the Brandon
House.
And it is of this visit that 1 would
briefly speak 1t has been long time
since it has been our pleasure to see as
sembled 80 many of our best citizens upon
anything like similar occasion. The
evening was favorable, and at an early
hour the parlors of the Brandon House
were well filed with happy faces, which
bore ample evidence of entire satisfaction
and pleasure with the surroundings 1t
ia not too much to say that the Brandon
House in its best days was inferior in re-
-pect to its internal arrangements and APP
pearancos, in comparison with its present
condition. | should be remiss in my duty
should I fail to say in this connection that
the marked improvements in and about
everything connected with the house is
the result Of the liberality of our friend
Stinson, as well AS the good taste of the
present proprietor. To each should we
give the credit for providing for us
hotel which Tho citizens of Brandon feel
to be a credit to our pleasant village, and
which in many particulars is secured to
NO other public house in the State This
was the conclusion of all present as they
lhatted away an hour or two, before sup
per was announced as in readiness. But
md we found it in the spacious and well
arranged dining-room, with its tables
loaded with all OF the requirements of the
inner man that the season could furnish
continued and oft repeated were the ex-
carnations of surprise and pleasure from
MI sides md the iH6uSt7y which marked
the hbors of all present for the next half
hour WAS sufficient evidence that appear
lnceS for once, at least, had fell short of
the reality. And here must pause and
say something about ourselves, as Of those
present. OF the ladies-how they were
dressed-how Mrs. A or Mrs. B look
81 or acted-or who received marked at
teutions from this one or that one, shall
! leave to others to tell and let it suffice
for me to say that each and all were well
dressed, and so far as appearances would
indicate, were well satisfied with them
selves So much for the ladies. If | could
ouly dispoee az the gentlemen in as few
words,--but, of course, l have to note that
~heu the inner mar had been som,
again take command, and | sdbmitit when
Eone-hali IA hundred man are assembled
knpon such AN occasion, ii one must not
Esxprrt more or less speech making s. 1t
Va on this occasion, and for a half hour
o. gentlemen resolved themselves into a
Mutual Admiration Society, and gave full
" rt ~ the Yankee Proclivity of making
Sspeecb The well known and character
i=tic mndestv aud timidity of the writer,
forbid him from particularizing az to
what this or that one saw fit to Offer upon
the occ ,sion, there was, however, pleas
ant Interchange of views IA to the occa'
sion which brought them together, with
Expressions of cheer and good will to the
host and his worthy help-mate, not for
getting to mention the liberal hand thai
furni-hed their material aid, whereby the
Brandon House has of late passed
Mthrough such a pleasing transformation
"a But not the least pleasant feature of the
entertainment is yet to be mentioned the
Brandon Brass Band, under the leadership
Joseph B. Kelly, was in attendance and
#erved well their part, and added much
to the evenings entertainment 1t is
feared that our band has not thus far re-
ceyed that encouragement from our citi-
2ens, that it justly merits, let our men OF
means reflect upon the fact that words
alone however laudatory, is not all that is
required, as the largest portion of the time
spent by the band is for the qualification
OF the public, let this same public see to
it that they remain not unrewarded In
conclusion would say that the occasion
Of which we have thus brokenly and i'm
perfectly written, was in every way q
success, and one which we believe could
be frequently repeated with profit to all
concerned-let us see. X.
CAsTLEToN - CORRECTION. = beg
leave most respectfully to correct an error
that orept into my last hastily written
communication in the HERALD of June
3D. Ii il in regard to the item ON the ART