Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-05
West Rutland Chips.

Mr.. Hiram Smith, the popular fore
man of Sheldon & Slason's new quarry,
has just returned from an extensive West
ern tour. His family accompanied him.
Mr.. W. FL. Liscomb, late book-keeper
for the Rutland Marble Company, is now
travelling salesman for Clement d Son,
Centre Rutland, and also for q Dorset
Marble Company. Mr.. Liscomb has trav-
elled extensively throughout the Western
States, and is now, we understand, in the
New Dominion.
"A select school has been opened in
Central Hall. The teacher is an accom-
plished young lady, graduate of an Hi
nois Normal Institute.
The uniforms furnished our military
company look very much as if they had
seen service, giving our neatly formed
handsome young soldiers the inspiring ap-
pesrance of genuine veterans.
The matin, noon and evening chime of
st. Bridgets sonorous bell again falls
familiary on the ear. An entire new
casting, wheel, ETC., was needed in re-
pairing it.
An individual, under the influence
of too much conversational water, entered
the Catholic church on Sunday, aad at
tempting to leave before the services we're
ended made considerable connection st
the door, calling out several of the congre-
cation, who quieted the poor fellow indie
fniteIy.
"A little son of Mrs. f. freeman,
while playing with dog belorgiug TO a
neighbor, recently, was bitten by the
brute through the upper lip. The boy is
doing well. We hope the dog is done
for, finally.
"A potato pedIar from Ira who, don't
talte tie papers, happened along the other
day with a load Of fine tubers, and did
more damage to his subsequent brethren
in half an hour than has been made up
since. Hauling up before a buxom dame
at the quarries he politely, asked her to
buy. Glow much ?" Well, 1 don't
know, exactly, what are they paying now?
"Och man alive, they dumps 'em in cart
loads every day for twenty-five cents J"
" Pretty cheap, but, gosh, shant be I'M
dersold by any one" and thereupon the
pedIar dumped his cart load at the door,
while our shrew-d dame sourly muttered
something about "twenty cents" being
enough for 'em. We heve doubts of
potatoes recovering that shock this fall.
The severe frosts of September have
changed eur emerald hillsides into all the
beauteous tints of autumn. The change
in other years, that we remember, came on
more imperceptibly, as it were, the incor-
porating of the pale, cold light OF dawn
with the approaching, golden hours OF
sunrise. Walking to-day beneath the
Brilliantly tinted sward of the grand old
woods" we find our path strewn with
premature decay. The harshcr breath of
more frigid cline has fallen too early
upon October's golden-wreathed trow,
rending therefrom the choicest gems of
her crown. Rest-the thought seemed
appropriate there, amid the fading foliage
and the voiceless shade. Nature rests
though the winter winds will moan
through the lesfless branches no animate
tons may break the quiet of this pleasant
dell until returning sprinEtime invites Us
back to bask in natures music, rest and |
magniGce.ce. Aud as we yearn for
springtime when the gorgeous scene shall |
have passed, become as spectral herslds
reckoning us on TO 8 brighter day, so rest
beautiful, peaceful rest falls upon our
hearts today, beneath these ancient trees,
as we dream the winter of the grave long
past, and heavenly rest attained.
"A young man named Thomas O'Eiel,
who died here recently, passed away 50
peacefully that his friends, who surround
ed his bed, imagined him quietly sleeping
for an hour afterward.
The burglars, Of a few evenings ago,
than they appropriated. Mr.. Patrick
McDsed has recovered some thirty dollars,
said to be tsken by them. l. was appro-
pristed, we hear, by bis own son. who is
fond of practical joking A practical ap-
plic4tion Of the birch would be a practical
issue in our case. EXCELSIOR.