Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-04-27
April "a, 1871.

estate has taken place in Castleton this
spring. Among them is the purchase Of
Mr.. James Rope of twenty-three acres Of
land adjoining his residence on South
street, known as the Holt lot, paying for
the same So, 500.
Mr.. A. Fl. Pepper has sold his resi-
dence and lot on Seminary street to Mr..
Arnold Briggs of Fairhaven, for the sum
of $4,000. Mr.. Pepper soon leaves for the
West.
L. W. Preston has purchased the store
known as the B4shford grocery for $3.50,
and has sold building lot on Seminary
street to Mrs. j. E. Foot for $3.50.
Col. F. Parker sold building spot
on Depot street for $400 to Mr.. j. Dunn.
The vacant Maynard lot on South
street was sold to Mr.. Carney for $500.
-Messrs Bachelor of this town and
Tracy of Shelburn have bought and for
warded to market one hundred thousand
pounds of wool since the first of last De-
cember. They have paid from twenty
eight to forty-two cents per pound.
Mr.. J. Fl. Ransom has twelve years
stock of wool on hand and will soon have
the thirteenth, numbering as many thou
sand pounds. Some of these years his
flock has been large, but is now quite re-
dHced. 1t is self-evident fact that he is
gaining more wool than many another
self-evident fact is, and he is abundantly
able to keep his wool and not fail at that
The listers report only eight hundred
sheep in town now; during the late war
there were probably as many thousand.
Since the appointment of DR.. M.
Goldsmith, of Rutland, as Fish Commits
sioner, the question has been asked in my
hearing often, what are his duties as such
commissioner We now propse the ques-
ton to you and await reply. The doctor
was resident of Castleton several years
before going to Rutland, and we all feel
an interest in the doctors promotion to
office. While here he was a good deal
engaged on the fish question 90 our trout
brooks would fully testify if they could
speak.
Two exceedingly interesting enter
tainment4, such as none but little folks
could give, came off at the Town Hall
last Wednesday and Friday evenings,
given by Miss Lottie Tay lor and her music
class of seventy-f five children, all under
twelve years of age, bright, wide-awake.
and chuck full of music. She had given
them twenty lessons. 1t does not seem
probable that such an exhibition could be
perfected in so short time. The truth
is, Castleton boys and girls are smart, say
nothing of their parents. The whole was
enlivening and amused the grave and
the gay The audience were wonderfully
shaken up; some of them complained of
the sideache, others laughed till they
cried and cried till they laughed, and left
the hall saying that it took children to
be happy and to make others happy. Each
evening closed with the chorus, THE
Bows and Girls are all for the Union"
and grand illuminated tableau, Lib
erty," fifty little girls were all arrayed in
white
Parties interested in the erection of
new Baptist church in Poultney, few
days since, looked over the Liberal Chris
tian church edifce with view of build
ing one similar in proportions and archi-
lecture This is model house and is
worthy of imitation. J. E. Bosworth of
Fairhaven is to be the master builder.
Rev Charles Mitchell of Brooklyn,
gave an interesting discourse at the Con-
gregational church last Sunday evening.
Subject: What has the atonement done
for u.s." not only for all present but for
all men, saint and sinner. The atone
ment declares to all men the justice and
holiness of God. Mr. Mitchell is a grand
son of the late Hon. B. G.. Langdon, and
son of DR.. Mitchell of Brooklyn, who
was from 1910 to 1916 Professor of An
atomy in Castleton Medical College, was
then as now a celebrated physician in
that city. B. W.. B.