Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-04-28
A LISTENER.

PITTsFoRD.-Our Hotel-keeper, Lewis
f. Scofeld, is about closing his inside re-
pairs, and about ready for his summer
boarders. This is a delightful and pleas
ant country hotel, and is well attended by
visitors from the city as summer resort.
Those coming here once are very sure to
come again, to breathe the pure and
healthy air of Pittsford.
Rev. G. III. Townsend, pastor for the
past two years, at our M. L. church, gave
his last sermon for this year he speaks
without notes, and is ready and easy
speaker. A few of his members are very
anxious that be should spend the third
and another year with us; and many feel
otherways.
Henry Kingman Jour worthy express
man) is making an effort to raise funds by
subscription, to replace our old cracked
bell in the Congregational brick church.
This list is headed by the names of Allen
Penfeld and Edwin Bouqe, formerly resi-
dents of our town, in the sum of fifty dol
lars each, and Royal Taft, Esq, of Provi-
dence, r. L, who spends his summers
here, in like sum of fifty dollars. These
noble-hearted men, long may they live to
enjoy this worlds goods, of which they
have good share.
School District No. 2 Mill district)
have had a meeting and decided to en-
large their school house, and appointed
Henry F. Lathrop, VIM. B. Shaw and
Rollin S.Meacham, as committee to make
said alterations withou delay; and from
the hands of such men we may well ex-
pect to have good school-house, as it is
the largest school district in town and
ing
-Messrs. Dudley & North, sash, door
and blind manufacturers, are charging
their buildings so as to make one hundred
doors each day. They are working men
and deserve a little help and good deal
of sympathy and good will from the entire
community, for their energy, perseverance
and industry in their business.
We have several good water powers
and privileges that ought to be occupied
| by some kind of manufacturing business.
Come here to Pittsford g0t capitalists and
add to your piles.
We feel like making some complaints
against our old writ-serving officer, as he
is invariably in the habit of writing or
seeing his townsmen, saying such and
such parties have given him writ or
execution against them. Take care OF
that debt or he, the officer, will have it
to pay The consequence and result is
| that the defendant goes at once and set
ties the debt, without costs, and the law
yers get no fees from such suits. and the
officer no pay, though he may, one of
these days, wish he had pocketed all his
legal fees, and helped the lawyers to fill
and replenish their pockets. HASTE.
CHESTER Spring is behaving very
lady-like. Her etiquette is charming this
year. According to thermometer rating,
we had rs degree day Sunday. Old
Dame Nature smiled all over, and so did
human nature. Those old snow blotches
back on the sheep pasture shrunk into
mere pimples. Gouty and rheumatic peo-
pie and grim consumptives were gay and
frisky. Twilight counting was brisk, and
all done out of doors
The measles have nearly run their
race, and they have been making lively
time on the track, almost as good as our
friend A D. Fletcher's beautiful span of
horses, which jog along together in three
minutes "Del" says that heretofore he
has allowed the vaulting ambition of a
ye1g few to throw our fine, disagreeable
dust into his eyes when out on a little
pleasure travel; the pair he now drives
will exempt him from further annoyance
Of the kind.
Through courtesy of friend Parker
in showing me the new Hall of the Odd
Fellows. over Bemis' large store in Depot
Square, am able to say that the same is
a model of TASTE comfort, and convenience,
presenting a very attractive appearance.
The regalia is rich and expensive. The
lodge is growing rapidly and embraces in
it's membership many of our best citizens.
AT the annual meeting at st. Luke's
Church, the following election was made :
Vestrymen, Merrick Wentworth, Clement
Leland, J. L. johnson, A d. Fletcher, j.
E. Morse, J. Piper, H. Ellis Senior War
den, Merrick Wentworth Junior War
den, @. Leland; Secretary, j. E. Morse
Treasurer, A. ID. Fletcher Delegates to
Convention, NJ. Wentworth, j. E. Morse
Contributions taken every Sunday by the
envelope system.
PRoCToRsvILLE.-C. FL. Chapman has
sold his homestead to Allen Spaulding OF
Reading, and contemplates building
another residence next season.
-Freshets are becoming almost an
every day occurrence. They spring UP
on the falling of the rain for one night,
even as rapidly as Jonah's gourd. The
q recent one of yesterday did not much
n damage, except the general filling up OF
{ the old channel of the river, and sending
the water over the meadows. Perhaps
we should except, however, the fact that
, it cut another ugly hole out Of the mea'
dow portion of Fullerton's farm thereby
making dam leakage of water in Whip.
9 pies water power.
-Balcom's new dam across Freeman'G