Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-08-25

CAsTLEToN.-A correspondent purport-
ing to come from Castleton, took me to do
in the last Independent, for stating, as he
said, sthat the two men who fell from the
staging at the new depot were slightly
injured and the staging badly shattered !"
the word staging did not appear in the
communication referred to. And then
again he says, that reported that "Lieut.
Woodward had been the guest of Mrs.
Jackman several weeks" ;" no such state
ment was written or printed in the report.
The statement was that Lieut.. Woodward
had been the guest of Mrs. Jackman a
week past and that Midshipman Ellery
was here on leave of absence for several
weeks. We would advise this small and
nameless correspondent of that large
sheet to obtain pair of goggels or here
after read our items when his eyes and
mind is clear.
We took occasion to state in former
letter to the HERALD that Uncle Sans
family would not have multiplied and re-
plenished much here in the last decade ;
but, I am now happy to inform you,
that oar population has increased since
1860 from between twenty-ejght and
twenty-nine hundred to thirty-three hum
drod and twenty -throo.-
In population of about one thousand
in school district No. 3, including the viii
lage and vicinity, not death has occurred
among adults since May 1st, and only tw o
of population of two hundred and fifty
children under IS years of age, in the dis
trict. Some of the NJ. DIS thinks it has
been distressingly healthy for a heated
term aud for the good of the profession.
Our new depot is to be an elegant
structure, and Is TO have an outside cover
ing of composite iron, which is a new
material for building purposes in Western
Vermont, at least.
Mr. TF Merrill,a native of Castleton,
and son Of the late Deacon Enos Merrill,
one Of the fathers of the town, who has
been 81 residen- of the north part of the
State tar lhe past twelve or fifteen years
has recently purchased a seven thousand
dollar firm seventy miles southwest OF
Richmond Va, where he Intends spe,.sI-
ing the remainder of his days under the
skies of the sunny south.
H. aaercanuIe hrm OF ADAMS and
Pepper has been dissolved, and the bust
ness will be continued by Mr.. Adams,
who is an active business man of more
than twenty-five years standing. The
| hay scales, which have been located at
the head of Seminary street, for thirty
years or more, have been removed to the
front Of the Adams store, indicating that
/ the business is moving east and in the
direction of the new depot.
Several Rutlanders, in this town,
take stock and interest in the forthcoming
Centennial; of this number is your hum
/ bic servant End his nearest friend, who
are so fortunate as to be Rutlanders by
birth We shall be there if there is
room to spare.
The exercises attending the ordina-
ton Of Rev. w. T. Ross as pastor of the
Liberal Christian Church, took place
Wednesday morning, the nth. The SER
vices were Of an interesting and impress
sive character and were enjoyed by a
large congregation from that denomina-
ton in this town, Rutland, Fairhaven,
Hubblrdton, Shrewsbury, Wells, Shore
ham and Ira The exercises were parti-
oipated in by the following clergymen
Lesson from the Scripture by Rev. W. S.
Balch, Galesburg, Ill; Sermon by Rev
W. I. Clarke, Harlem, n. Y; Ordaining
Prayer by Rev. Kittredge Haven, Shore
ham; Charge by Rev, Oscar Clute, Vine
land, n. j.; Right Hand of Fellowship
Rev t. w Brigham, Rutland, Address
to the people Rev. A. N. Adams, former
pastor, of Fairhaven Benediction by the
pastor of the church, Rev. W. I. Ross
| The exercises were interspersed with two
anthems and hymn by Ell. T. Campbell
of Cambridge, Mass, also one composed
by Mrs. Gilbert Barber of Castleton, ex
presaly for the occasion, the music for the
latter was prepared by d, B. Cotton ot
Fairhaven, leader of the choir, with organ
accompaniment by Mrs, A Smead o.
Hydeville. At two o'clock, p. m, a ser
mon was preached by Prof. N. White Of
Canton, n. Y, and at half past seven g
discourse was delivered by Rev. W. s
Balch of Galesburg, H., formerly Yer
mont pastor. B. w. B.
New England Items.
"A new and large hotel at City Point
South Boston, is talked of.
In the yacht race off Newport, We'd
nesday, Palmer beat the Cambria min