Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-07-28

application OF power in every point OF
view. The responsibility is with MS as q
people, and if we prove ourselves equal
to the emergency in the comprehension
of our wants and abilities to meet every
exigency, and in devotion of material and
moral aid, we shall prove ourselves worthy
sons of noble sires, and our noble little
State of 10000 square miles be the pride
and glory of sister States, star of bright
ness in the political constitution that now
commands such wonder and admiration,
and excites the jealousy of the world.
Prof. Brainard Kellogg of Brooklyn,
NY, formerly connected with Middlebury
College, will deliver lecture before the
Young Mems Christian Association In the
Hall of the Graded School House, on
Tuesday evening, the Goth. Subject
"Social Graduation" Prof Kellogg is q
ripe scholar, profound thinker and an elo-
quent speaker, and will without doubt,
command full house. He is a favorite
of our village. I have heard him often
and always have been highly entertained
with his originality in thought and style
of delivery.
There is to be meeting of the Addi-
son County Sabbath School Institute hold
en- at Vergennes this week, Thursday and
Friday. Rev. ]. B. Ostrander will take
charge of the Institute. He was with us
in Middlebury about one year ago on o
similar occasion, and proved himself just
the right man in the right place. His
method of carrying on these meetings is
admirable, and conducive of much good,
being at once highly intellectual, and
deeply spiritual. His great aim is to cul.
tivate the study of the Bible, and inspire
our Sabbath School Teachers TO make
them scholars, students, thoroughly so, of
the Blessed Book the Puritan brought to
Plymouth Rock in 1920, and which now is
published in so many languages, shedding
spiritual light aud truth, joy. and saliva
ton to the hundreds of millions that peo-
pie our globe. We hope our friends in
Rutland county may find it for their in
terests to attend the meeting. The peo-
pie of Vergennes always hospitable and
genArnus. cordially invite all from abroad
to attend the meerinss sc the Institute.
-Messrs. Knapp & Cobb, publishers of
the Middlebury Register, have bought out
the stock of books and stationary of
Messrs. J. III. Simmons d Co, and intend
carrying on the business in the future at
the old stand. They intend making the
store first class one in our county, and
provide standard works in literature and
classical books to all. They are every
way worthy of success, and we hope they
may find the business highly renumera-
tive. We therefore earnestly invite the
good people of Addison county to patro-
nize the new firm. They have on hand
town histories of several towns in Addi-
son county that are highly interesting,
and among them none more so than that
of Middlebury written by Hon. Samuel
Swift.
We have had weather hot, hotter,
hottest, yet notwithstanding our farmers
have been actively at work cutting their
hay. l am informed that although the
crop is naturally light, it is of very supe-
rior quality. Grain looks well, and fruit
apples and plums are very fine.
CANDoR.
CAsTLEToN.-At meeting of fire dis
trict No. 1, held Monday, the 18th, vote
was passed appropriating sixty cents on
the dollar of the grand list. This is in
addition to fifty cents on the dollar here
tofore voted, thus making a sum total OF
one hundred and ten cents on the dollar OF
the list of the district, to defray the ex.
pense of the newly organized fire depart
rnenI W ti'i" -4naca- Some of the wise
ones say it will need fifty cents uUrv 49,
the dollar to complete the enterprise, and
others say that the district have got an
elephant on their hands-that is to say, a
big thing, which will be as much as they
care to handle at present.
One hundred and ffty-foGr names
were registered on the books of our hotels
last week, indicating fair business for a
rural district. Permanent family board
ers and guests are spending the heated
term here from st. Louis and Springfield,
No, New York, Brooklyn, Chicago, Rut-
land, Springfield, Mass, San Francisco
and Washington.
Among the patrons of the Bomoseen
one day last week was Incorporating,
good-looking company from Rutland, who
gave us a good sacred song serenade back
and forth through Main street in the
evening. "There is rest for the weary"
Sweet hour of prayer" "Shall we gather
at the river" were finely rendered by both
male and female voices. Your correspond
emf, Bert" says they were applauded by
three citizens. 1 tell you they were cheer
ed by more than three times three citizens
or individuals, and would be again should
they return to us some pleasant evening.
Perhaps they will never gather more this
side of the river, though we hope they
will many times. The same correspond
ent thinks the ferry at the Lake field
for lodge of Good Templars to work in.
Others think so, yet fear it will never be
occupied by so useful and honorable a
body of men and women.
"A gay and festive young man, sport
ing cane and moustache, recently en-
tered one of our saloons with his airs and
called for glass of cider to drink. The
proprietor informed him that the law and
the authorities of the town would not al
low him to traffic in cider or whiskey, but
he could sell him lager bier. The young
man disposed of bottle, remarking that
be thought this queer town-permit a
man to sell ale and not cider, when one is
as Intoxicating as the other and it is just
as much of violation of the law to sell
one as the other. Consistency is truly a
valuable jewel. By the way, Mr.. Editor,
l must be permitted to remark in this