Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-09-22


courage those who are laboring for the
upbuilding of the Masters Kingdom in
the Sabbath school cause.
Your correspondent, though q stranger
among the people, has seldom passed a.
day more pleasantly, and when the M. E.
Sabbath School of Benson hold another
picnic, hopes to make one of the numbe.
SMUGeINs.
| CAsTLEToN.-We are advised through
the HERALD that the late election passed
off quietly in many places; our election,
however, was quite the reverse being
more lively and spirited, especially ardent
spirited than for years before. More than
the usual number of votes were cast for
Representative, and the contest was short,
sharp and decisive, being mainly between
Messrs Hyde and Copeland, the former
of whom was victorious on the second bal
lot by respectable majority. No less
than four tickets were in the field for JUS
tees of the Peace, composed of Republi-
cans, Democrats, Temperance and anti
Temperance men. 1t is claimed by some
that the out and out Temperance wing
were defeated at any rate there is four
of our staunchest temperance men who
had held the office from ten to twenty
years were not reelected and besides all
that, your humble correspondent, and not
! oIthar oftar hainoF non1I-
date for Justice of the Peace, was a can
didate on two tickets, and failed of an
election at that; this part of the election
was engineered by ga few of the Bohoys,"
the older portion of the voters paying but
little attention to it.
Last Wednesday the Congregational
Church and Sabbath School, Rev. Lewis
Francis pastor and superintendent, held a
pinio at Masons Point, on the east shore
of Lake Bomoseen. They were Joined by
the mission school at North Britton, Dea-
cen Stephen Griswold superintendent, the
mission school from the East part of the
town, Doctor J. n. Northrop superin tend
ent, and by the schools from East and
West Hubbardton, a. Ostrander and Dea-
con Henry Barker perintendents, and
| their pastors, Rev. Mr.. Granger and Rev.
Mr. Jones. II is estimated that from four
to five hundred men, women and children
were on the ground and all of them happy.
-Tbursduy our streets were almost
deserted, as three hundred Of orr people
went on I'M excursion at o'clock III the
morning to Saratoga, under the au-picrs
of the Methodist Society. All, but one OF
the company, returned home safe and
sound, about 9 o'clock in the evening
The one referred to fell from the cars
near Fort Edward while, going through q
bridge over the canal, and was quite seri-
ously injured Had Re fell into the water
he would no doubt, have been drowned, as
he was insensible some time after the fall
1t was narrow escape from death. Five
or six of the excursionists, not members
of the society or school, returned good
deal demoralized and dishonored under
the effects Of New York not New Eng
land rum or whiskey. Strong drink
reigns in the hearts of too many young
men. When will this reign Of terror
cease.
The Hon. Harrison Reed, the present
Governor of Florida, Is a native Of Castle
ton. He is a printer, and learned the art
in the Office OF the Vermont Statesman,
which was published in this village some
thirty or forty years ago. The Governor
will be remembered by the senior propri-
! etOr Of the HERALD, as he was connected
with the Statesman office at about that
time. The father of Mr.. Reed went from
here,t what was then called the far west,
thirty-ive years since, with five sons and
three daughters. Harrison moved to
Florida soon after the late civil war.
Mrs. B. f Langdon held her second
annual little folks tea party at her res
ideuce last Friday afternoon and evening.
The party consisted of eight grand,child-
rem, all of them less than twelve years of
age; three of them are children of Mr. @.
S. Sherman, and two children Of Charles
Lanedon and the remaining three daugh-
tiers Of Mr.. H. Wilson If st. Louis, No
Mr.. L. takes special pride and pleasure
in giving her little folks benefit once "a
year.
The new depot is fast approaching com
pletion. 1t Is an ornament to the town,
and an honor to the railroad company.
Doot Sanford's new house on Seminary
street ia rapidly approaching completion
It is enc Of the finest residences ia the
village.
T, McKeough is building il dwelling
house on Depot street.
John Wyatt is erecting good dwelling
house at the corners.
The growth of our town is slow, sure
and healthy.
FIRES have been burning brightly sew
eral days and nights on Sanford and
Boardman hills, mile south of the viii
lage. They all originated from a fire
kindled in an old stump by two boys to
burn out a woodchuck.
t. P. Smith has been appointed Deputy
Sheriff, by Sheriff Field, to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the resignation Of NJ Cas-
well, who has held the office three years
B W. B.
Tyvinkaiugs.
An Illinois man got divorce from his
wife, and hired her to do the homework