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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-05-19

NEW MAIL RoUTE.-The Postmaster
General has issued an order consolidating
she mail routes from Rutland to Benning-
ton and from Bennington to Chatham,
n. Z. This arrangement gives us another
mail route for New York. Our friend G..
d. Hillington, route agent, now runs
from Rutland to Chatham.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-05-19

ORDINATION OF REv.WM Fl. WoLCoTT.
On Wednesday, May 18th, at 10 o'clock,
an Ecclesiastical Council conversed at
Shoreham, to examine. and if deemed
best to ordain Bro. William Ell. Wolcott
to the work of the Christian Ministry.
The churches represented were Bran
don, Bridport, Cornwall, Crown Point, n.
Y, Orwell and Shoreham.
The Council organized with Rev.
Franklin Tuxbury, of Brandon, as Moder-
ator, and Rev. William N Bacon, of
Shoreham, as Scribe The Moderator Of
fsred prayer. The candidate presen ted
his credentials of license and church
membership which were accepted, The
candidate then presented summary of
his Theological views and also statement
of his religious experience, and motives
for entering the ministry. 1t was then
moved and voted that the examination be
fully sustained and that the council pro-
coed, to ordination.
The order of exercises were as follows:
l. Voluntary by the Choir.
2. Reading of the Scriptures and open
ing prayer by Rev. WIN. w. Winchester
of Bridport.
3. Singing by the Choir.
4. Sermon by Rev. Willard Childs, D.
d., of Grown Point, n. Y.
3. Ordaining prayer by Rev. Franklin
Tuxbury, of Brandon.
6. Charge by Rev. VIM. N. Bacon, of
Shoreham.
Z. Closing prayer by Rev. VIM. W.
Winchester.
s. Singing by the Choir.
8. Benediction by Rev. William Ell.
Wolcott.
The sermon was an admirable one for
the occasion The ordaining Prayer was
one of rare excellence and appropriate
ness, and the music in its sentiment and
expression delightful, and in keeping
with the occasion.
Rev. w. II. Woleott is graduate of
Middlebury College and OF the Union
Theological Seminary, possessing high
order of talent and an excellent Christian
spirit. Rarely have we listened to more
satisfactory examination. and would cor
daily commend him to the notice OF the
churches. w.N.B.
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GEN. BUTLER MIsDIREcTs LETTER.
AT the recent dinner of the Colby Uni
versity Alumni, Hon. H. W. Paine said
that he had received letter from Gen.
Butler, lin which he intended to excuse p
excusing himself for being absent, where
upon he read the following:
SIR: II Mr.. Whittemore told you that
/ had anything to do with the sale of ca
detships, it is downright falsehood.
Yours, B. f. BUTLER
-P0rtLand, Ne, Press.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-05-19

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCA-
TIoN-ELECTIoN OF NEW SECRETARY.
A meeting of the Board of Education
was held at Bellows Falls on Friday and
Saturday last. John Ell. French, L. L. D.,
of Albany, N. Y, was appointed secre-
tary of the Board to take the place of An
drew e. Rankin, who has resigned in
consequence of ill health.
The following resolution was adopted
as an expression of the views of the
Board in relation to Mr.. Rankin.
Res0lUed, That the Board of Education
hereby express its high appreciation of
the faithful and effective services of its
late Secretary A. e. Rankin in the adj
ministration of the ardous and trying
duties of his office, and we individually
sincerely regret the necessity of his re-
signation coming from his physical in
ability to endure the increasing official
duties devolving upon him.
The following resolution was also
adopted relative to the death of Governor
Washburn:
ReS0lDed, That as guardians of the Edu-
cational interests of the State we are pro-
foundly sensible of the loss we have sus-
tanned by the death of Hon. Peter t.
Washburn, late Governor and Chairman
of the Board of Education, from whose
wisdom in council, vigor and administra-
ton and life long devotion to the popular
education, we had looked for results of
the highest consequence to our state.
We must express surprise that the
Board of Education should have such an
appreciation of Vermont talent as to turn
their backs on all Vermont gentleman,
and import Secretary. We believe that
we have gentleman of sufficient ability,
culture, scholarship and standing in our
commonwealth to fill this position accept
ably to the Board and people, ho.orably
to Themselves and the cause of education
Shall Vermont go abroad to fill such a
position. when some of the most eminent
educators of the land are her sons, i4 Il
question worthy of serious consideration,
however eminent and worthy the new
Secretary may be.
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May Is, 1870.

WEATaERFIELD.-H S. Bowen
has given notice that he shall withdraw
his action against Perry Haskell for
SANDER, for calling him oopperhead,
and charging him with being dishonest in
his dealings.
Edward n. Dean has sued n. B.
Roundy for SANDER in charging him with
burning Levi B. Darling's mill in Per-
kinsville, in January last, and perjury in
swearing toShis specification of loss, de-
handing in damages $4,000.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-05-19

BURGLARS ARREsTED.-On Friday,
two sAen who gave their names as James
Gothard, of New York city, and William
Hall, of Springfield, Mass, were lodged
in jail in Keene, for entering the store of
A. knight & Son, at Westmoreland, on
the 1st inst. They were found hid in a
barn, where the missing goods were also
discovered
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and found little male stranger, wrapped
up in quilt, well dressed and apparently
about two weeks old. No marks or wri-
ting of any kind was left to indicate Its
parentage or birth place. During the
entire day the whole place was in state
of extreme agitation! The little exotic
seemed to be holding grand reception,
as the whole Heighborhood seems to have
given him call; but the most curious
have not yet been able to even surmise
where it came from. We understand
that Mr.. Eddy (who is in comfortable cir
cumstances and has only one child, girl
about twelve years of age) is going to
make the best of this dispensation and
give the unknown waif name, home and
position, and probably he will never care
to hear from the unfealing parents who
have thue clandestinely found a place for
their offspring.
Geo. Ell. Edgerton has raised his drug
make room for his rapidly increasing bust
ness.
LUDLOW = A SURPRISE AND PRE-
sENTATIoN. Mr.. Charles E. Smith, long
and faverably known in our village as
gentleman of unblemishsd character, and
withal one of the brotherhood of Masons,
and about to remove and take up his
abode in a distant part of the State, was
requested to call in at the counting room
of the Ludlow Wooden Mills, few even
ings since, and join a few of his friends
and receive their kind wishes for his
health and prosperity in his future home !;
and he was taken by surprise in being
made the recipient of a beautiful and
costly ring, not only a present of consid-
cradle intrinsic value, but very beauti-
ful emblem OF q perpetual friendship
which they feel exists between them. If
such occasions were of more frequent oc-
currence, it would prove no detriment to
society, but would rather serve TO bind
the hearts of friends more closely together,
and make the world seem more really like
one great brotherhood.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-05-19

CONFERENCE.-THE Fifteenth Inter
national Convention of Young Mems
Christian Associations in the United
States aud Dominion of Canada, will bs
held in Indianapolis, Indian, commencing
June %, 1870.
BURLINGToN.-At the annual election
of Burlington Chapter, No. 3, of Royal
Arch Masons, held on Thursday evening,
the following officers were elected: M. Z.
High Priest, Homer N. Phelps; King,
Ormond Cole; Scribe, Louis N. Turk !;
Treasurer, @. w. Woodhouse; Secretary,
r. G. Rowe; Captain Of the Host, VIM.
Brinsmaid; F. s., A. K. Cole; r. A. G.,
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WALLINGFoRD. - Oscar NJ. Eddy, of
South Wallingford, appears to be in
luck Yesterday morning MAY 18TH
about half-past three o'clock he was awak-
ened by the crying Of young child upon
his doorstep. He arose, opened the door
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AN AMIcABLE INDIAN PoLIoY.-The
cabinet, on Friday, had Indian matters
under consideration, and it was decided
as conducive to both the government and
the Indians. that the Secretary of War
prevent the starting of the Big Horn
expedition, pending negotiations with
Red Cloud and other Sioux chiefs, now
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-05-19

THE NOBLE HUDSON. - Alfred B.
Street, the poet, and the legislative CORE
spondent of the Hudson Register, writes
that paper as follows of our noble river ::
"No stream on the earth's surface boasts
more splendid origin. Its birth spots are
two of our States grandest gorges, the
walls of which are on one side fifteen hun
dred and on the other five thousand feet
in height, the widest and lopeliest lake,
the only trails to which are panther tracks,
and the Hottest noun tain meadow of the
region, five thousand feet above tide. Its
infant branches flow through magnificent
tracts of forests, home of the red deer and
the black war eagle, and widening as it
reaches the settlement into the full flow
ing river, down it rolls ma estically to the
sea.
Many appellations has il borne
Hudson, the discoverer, did not bestow
upon it his name. In the narrative of his
voyage it was called The Great River of
the Mountains in relation TO which
name Gov. Seymour, in his admirable
lecture on the topography and history of
New York, after speaking Of the oceans
deep and sullen ebb and flow far down
among the great foundations of those
stern grey heights the Palisades and
Highlands, says : Impressed with this un-
broken ocean current through the High
land, the observant Indian called it the
river of the mountains
at was subsequently styled The Mas
sau,' after the reigning family of Holland;
then The Mauritius,' from Prince Maur-
ice the Stakeholder. 1t was then called
The North River to distinguish it from
the River Delaware, which was known
among the Dutch as the South (Tuydt)
River Itwas only after the surrender
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A. G. futile; Master Sd Vail, f. Jubell /;
Master I'd Vail, G. G. Peterson; Master
LIST Vail, HI. G.. Warner; Steward and
Tyler, James M. Urquhart.
Mr.. A. l.. Inman has been appointed
Superintendent or the Champlain Trans
portation Company, in place of o. @.
Mitchell, deceased.
One per cent of the grand list of Bur-
lington is $19,97S.55.
According to a record of the weather
kept by Mr.. James L. Sawyer, in 1916,
then prominent lawyer at Burlington,
there was snow there from the 18th to the
21st of May, and en- the 9th and Sth OF
July
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CastIstom Seminary.

At meeting of the old resident scholars
of Castleton Seminary on Tuesday even
ing, May 18th, the following gentlemen
were appointed a committee for the pur-
pose of making arrangements for meet
ing of all the former students of the
institution at such time as the committee
may think best -
Charles Langdon.
E. H. Armstrong.
Dr. james Sanford.
VIM. II. Northrop.
DR.. II. T. Smith.
This committee afterwards organized
by electing Charles Langdon, chairman;
E. H Armstrong, Corresponding Secre-
tary; VIVA. H. Northrop, Recording
Secretary; JAS. Sanford, Treasurer.
The committee added to its members
tho following names
Hervey Spencer, Burlington, Vt.
J. E. Manley, West Rutland
Simeon Allen, Fairhaven.
George D. Spencer, Fairhaven.
DIR. 4. T. Woodward, Brandon.
1t is contemplated to have a gathering
of all the old members of this school at
the close Of the present term, and then 70
permanent Society of Alu
mni
An address History OF the Institution
Poem observation-disclosures - Dinner, DC,
will be the programme of the occasion.
A circular will be sent to every known
member of the school, and the committee
will thank any one to furnish them with
the name and address of any that they
may know of the above class in order that
an invitation may be sent them. Further
notice will be given when the arrange
inents are perfected.
We are gFatifed that the former pupils
of Castlston Seminary have moved in the
matter of forming an Alumni Association,
and that it will be sustained there can be
no doubt. No Seminary in this State and
few if any in New England have a more
roll of Alumni, embracing
all professions and classes, and could all
be gathered home on the proposed meet
ting, what long line of honored names
would be registered, and what mutual
and recognitions would
take place. No one act can do more to
promote the prosperity of this ancient
seat of learning, than to enlist the SYM
pathy of its former pupils in it's behalf.
The resident as well as those not now
residents who compose the committee are
efficient gentlemen who Will make the oc-
casion success. We pledge them our
earnest and cordial cooperation, though |
our columns and personally, for the editor
claims to be friend and slumnus from
two years attendance upon this honored |
Seminary, and none rejoice more in this
movement. 1t is the carrying forward of
the suggestion made by US in connection
with notice of the Anniversary of the
Barre Academy. Success toIthe proposed
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-05-19
GREAT BARGAINS

Ia Ladies' Linen Handkercbiefs. new goods in
Linens and light woolens for Boys wear.
Spring and Summer Cloakings in entirely new
styles.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-05-19

STANDING ON Notwithstanding on
ones dignity has generally been supposed
to be harmless and inexpensive perfor-
nance, and it has created amusement
simply, heretofore, the way our Senators
at Washington have assumed that all dig
nifty was confined to tkem and their be-
longings But we protest against the in
crease of the salaries of the Secretary of
the Senate, of his entire clerical force,
and even of the pages, lately voted on the
ground that "the Senate is more digni-
fed body than the House" If dignity is
going TO be made expensive in this way
the sooner it is dispensed with the better.
CONGRESSIONAL EXCURSION. - The
Congressional excursion down the Poto-
mac, Saturday, was decided success, and
President, Congressman and citizens
seemed to thoroughly enjoy it. Opportu-
nifty was given for the exchange of views
on the questions before Congress, and it
Is believed that certain bills intended to
heip Washington will prosper The
prominent committees of both Houses
were represented, except the ways and
means, which spent the day on the tax
bill It was the opinion of many that if
MIR. Schenck had seized the opportunity
for pleasant conference with Mr.. Sher.
man, who was present, and they had ar.
ranged short tax and tariff bill, which
could be passed into law in a month
Congress and the country would have
profited by it. The President seemed de.
lighted with the trip.
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Washington Items.

An order will soon be issued from the
department of the interior, requiring
official permission before constructing
railroads through Indian reservations.
The superintendent of the national
cemeteries is directed to suspend work on
Decoration Day, and give all necessary
facilities fer appropriate ceremonies.
The coin in the treasury Saturday
amounted to S105, 7S3, 900; currency,
81 $4,000; revenue receipts yesterday,
1854 $50 total for the month, SIS, 023, 845;
grand total for the fiscal year, STAG, $780,
244.
1t is rumored that Gen. Buffers plan
for the settlement of the Georgia question
is to admit her without saying anything
about an election of the State Legislature,
and that he is hopeful of carrying a ma
jority of the committee for his plan.
The president will probably send to
the Senate Tuesday the renewed treaty
for the annexation of San Domingo,
which differs slightly from the original
one, as the entire price to be paid, directly
and indirectly, is fixed at a million and a
half of dollars.
Information has been received by let
ter that proof is at hand that a member of
Congress from Wisconsin, in 1867, sold
an army appointment for moneysd con-
sideration. He is yet member of Con-
gress, and it is intimated that an investi-
cation will be made by the Military Com
mittee.
Gen. Jordan, late commander of the
Cuban insurgents, is expected to go be-
fore the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs and explain the true status of the
Cuban Insurgents. This will be the first
legitimate evidence on that subject that
has been produced before Congressional
Committees All else heretofore has been
mere speculation and hearsay testimony.
There is strong desire to get the
tariff bill out of the way in the House,
and it would not be strange if motion to
suspend the rules and pass the bill were
made on Monday. 1t is certain that MIR.
Schenck will insist on vote in the House
on his tariff bill, and on the still longer
tax bill which is to follow it. 1t is equal
ly certain that if both bills are to be con-
sidered in committee of the whole, under
the five minutes rule, these bills alone will
keep Congress here till September, crowd
ing out the appropriation bills and other
measures of great Importance. This is so
and attempts will soon be made to clear
the path of obstructions.
THE INDIAN DIFFICULTIES. - The
latest dispatches to Gen. Sherman from
Gems. Sheridan and Augur, indicate that
the threatened Indian war will be avert
ed, especially if Red Cloud, the great war
chief of the Sioux, is satisfactorily treated
during his visit to civilization, and has
an agreeable talk with his white faith
er. Commissioner Parker is also satisfied
that the visit of Red Cloud and his prin-
eir~' men to Washington, will settle the
with tho S;~.---
and that they will be Induced to go to
their new reservations, and abandon all
idea of armed resistance. Orders have
been issued from Washing
ton to show the visitors every attention,
and it must be the earnest hope of every
body that their visit will have the paci-
factory result antieipated.
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pointed assistant, and an " intermittent
assistant with war powers"
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- Erne Press. /
The Normal School.

To tie Edjtor Of tie Free Press md Times :.
In an editorial article in your issue OF
May 18th it is argued with much force
and truth that there should be in the
State but one Normal School and that that
should be literally endowed by the State
But until that day shall come, aud may it
be fastened, when the State shall adopt IA
policy moro worthy of itself and history
with reference TO the cause OF education.
and while we have three Normal schools,
so called State, let US give them full due
for all that they are accomplishing and
endeavoriug TO accomplish in the train
ing of teachers for this work II is
said in the article alluded to, in
speaking of the requisite of one well en-
dowed school that there should be con-
nected Herewith a model or practice
school. every pupil of the Normal De-
partment should be required to take his
turn in instructing the classes of this
practicing school. Here he might test
the methods inculcated in the lecture
rooms and learn by his own observations,
by the criticisms of his fellow students,
by the more searching criticisms of the
professors, as well as by the suggestions
of the principal of the practice school
Such a school would not be open to the
charges brought against our present Nor
NAL Schools - that they teach theory
alone It would be "A gain to stop two Of
those now in existence, if only the third
could have this Indispensable part of its
equipment added"
How it may be with the other schools
in this State the writer does not know,
but there is now and has been for some |
time a model or Practice school in con-
nection with the Normal school at Castle |
ton. There is within this building a |
school, which is exclusively conducted |
and taught by the Normal school teachers
and pupils, where each pupil under the
eyes of competent instructors zone of them
a graduate of the Oswego Normal school)
and fellow students, in turn teaches the
children and manages the school. In
this school, therefore, practice is united
aoitb theory, and the steadily increasing
number of the pupils gives evidence that
the more widely the advantages which
this school affords become known, the
more will it be patronized by our young
men and women who desire TO prepare
themselves for teaching. LIZ.
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MONEY FOUND IN SHELBURN.---A few
days since, the children of Mr.. A. L. Hath
away, OF Shelbprn, while playing on the
banks of the Lake, near the Mech farm,
found couple of gold pieces on the beach.
They carried the money home and showed
it to Mr.. Hathaway, who went to the spst
and succeeded in finding eighteen pieces
more. The pieces proved to be gold
guinoas, With dates ranging from 1749 TO
1776. The gold value of the money found
is about 800 Mr.. Hathaway is certain
ly in luck this tiGDe---Free Press.
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ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.-Prof. S. Z. Mer-
rill, of this village, had a case of suicide
in charge one day last week. On Tuesday
evening young man was found in the
streets Of Mortified, Mass, lying down in
a helpless condition, and vomiting. 1t
was coon ascertained that he Mad taken
laudanum for the purpose of committing
suicide, but had taken an overdose aud
was throwing it off. He had no money,
was stranger, bat we'll dressed and very
reticent. Some pieces of paper which he
had torn up and thrown away in the
street were gathered and placed together
and revealed the fact that his case was Il
love disappointment. The simpleton was
a smooth faced boy of nineteen and said
his parents lived near Burlington, Vt
During his few days of sickness he was
taken care of by the authorities, and on
Friday he was placed in care of Mr.. Mer-
rill, who happened to be there at that
time, and who brought him to this place,
from which he sent him on his way to
Burlington. We do not give his name,
hoping that the laudanum may SO clear
his stomach as to make him hereafter
think better of hisgfoolish attempt-BeL-
lars FInHS Times, 1871.
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We intend our store shall be headquarters for
Dry Goods in this part Of the State, and nothing
shall be wanting on our part 70 make il such a.
we bring al our goods for Cash aud have buyer
in the market every day.
Approaching the liberal patronage extended 70
us thus far, we hope in the future TO be able 70
offer such inducements VIII meet your contin-
ued fzvors.
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VELVETEENS,

In eolors for summer wear. Fan stock of Rib
bons and everything in
LADIES' FURNISHING GOODS.