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

CAsTLEToN.-Services at the Congre-
gational churh last Sabbath morning were
conducted with special reference to the
landing of the Pilgrims and in accord
ance with a resolution adopted at Con-
gregational Convention held in New York
last March, that all Congregational minis
commemorative of that event, in the
month of May, this Jubilee year, or the
two hundred and fiftieth since their land
ing at Plymouth Rock. Reference was
life and liberty as nation. The prayers,
the sermon and the singing, were all com
memorative of our pilgrim fathers and
our country's late defenders, both living
and dead. The sermon was from the
text, sour fathers trusted in thee" At
the termination of the services, a liberal
contribution was given in aid of the fund
to be expended in the construction of a
Memorial Church or edifce in Boston,
WHARF all meetings in the city relative to
the landing of pilgrims will be held and
where all books, papers and other reading
matter that has been, or il the future
will be published, may be deposited. Bos.
ton pledges one hundred thousand dollars
to this object and asks of the country
churches fifty thousand dollars.
Memorial services in remembrance of
our heroic soldiers were held at the Lib
eral church last Sunday afternoons. Nu-
merous members of other denominations
united with this denomination in paying
a just tribute to the memory of our coun-
try's martyred dead, including our late
lamented President, Abraham Lincoln.
The words selected as the basis of the dis
course were, Blessed are they that
mourn" and the sermon was delivered
by Rev. Mr.. Ross, the new pastor of this
people. The pure white marble desk and
table in front of IL was gracefully deco
rated with elaborate festoons and bou-
quets of flowers prepared expressly for
Decoration day. The exercises were re-
plete with interest to all who participated
in them.
The house known for a half century
or more as the " Moulton House." and
which, for thirty years prior TO 1850, was
kept as hotel and post Office by the late
Samuel Moulton, was re-opened as pub
lie house June 1st, by Mr.. Frank Sanford,
and is now known as the Stanford House"
The house has been repainted, repaired
and remodeled from top to bottom, and it
is now furnished and complete in all its
departments. 1t will be an inviting place
for travellers and plessure-seekers, as Mr..
and Mrs. Sanford know right well how to
keep hotel.
The Art Department of the Seminary
gave an entertainment at the Chapel last
Wednesday evening before select and
appreciative audience of some two humid
red persons The tickets, 25 cents each,
having been sold iu advance, the proceeds
to be applied for the purchase of chrome
paintings to adorn the walls of the chapel
and to aid pupils in persuing course of
painting in the institution. The enter
tainment consisted in part of charades,
tableaux and music. Each performed
their part most successfully. The char
acters represented in tableaux were The
Women of We Olden Time" MisssFilmore,
Eyangeline," Miss Sanford, "The Bride
Miss Phelps "The Girl of the Period"
frankie B.; "The Finest Bouquet of the
Season." Sarah II. aud Minnie B.; Red
Riding Hood" Eva B.; Fifteenth Am.
endment," Albert g.; Essay on Man."
in the person of great six-foot boy
marching ont before. the audience as
though he was about to deliver glaring
oration, instead of that he presented his
back to the assembly with two immense
paper letters thereon, E. s." representing
/" An Essay on Man" Not word was
said. but it brought down the house. The
characters were laughable and were en-.
joyed heartily. B.w.B.