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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-02-09

CHEsTER.-GRAND CALICO AND NECK
TIE FESTIvAL.-The Ladies' Benevolent
Society connected with the Universalist
Society gave one of the above named sf.
fairs at John Kelley's Hall, North Ches-
ter, Wednesday evening. The novelty,
the laudable purpose of the enterprise or
very strong desire to renew acqusint-
anoe with our friend and host, "Uncle
john" brought out full ranks, some 10
couples participating. For the frat time,
it is believed, the majority of the COM
papy present, tried the arrangement of
blind luck in asserting partners, and SO
far as we could learn, the ladies unfinch-
ingly met their fate, while most of the
gentlemen owned up, that the fates dealt
generously with them.
There was considerable good calico pre-
sent; whether Sprague's cocheco or mer-
rimac, could not learn, but they all had
as pleasant a "rustle" as though they
were the finest silks just from the looms
of Florence. The supper was ga. No. l."
The music by Ladd's band was good
enough for anybody, and Ladd is an ex.
cellent prompter. The whole thing was
tip-top affair, and the ladies who pro-
jected and carried the pleasures of the
evening through, are happy in their sue.
ccessful primary reward.
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The TicOnderoga Bridge and Addi
son County Railroad.

The matter of bridging Lake Cham
ola1n at Ticonderoga il now creating
great interest in the New York Legisla-
ture There is a strong opposition to it
Whitehall, also in Troy, and what the
result may be In the Iegt~I4Lure We du
not know. The Addison Railroad, which
-eceived its charter in the Vermont Legis-
'ature two years ago, ia now being built.
It is 70 run from point opposite Ticon-
leroga to Whiting and there connect
with the Rutland Road. This project we
egard as of great importance to Western
Vermont. The people of Essex county in
New York have not direct communica
ion with the sea board and the great
cities.
They must and will soon have an out
iet somewhere; and their outlet will
4ither be down the west side of the lake
% Whitehall or across the lake at Ticon-
leroga, and thence on our Vermont roads
20 Boston, New York and the Sea-board
There is an immense iron and lumber in
terest in this section of the State OF. New
York. Railroads will develop it, and if
It finds its way over our Vermont roads
rhe benefits to our State will be great,
and we hope that our Vermont capital
lists and business men will do all that
work, energy and enterprise can do to ac-
eomplish the desired end to wit, bridging
the lake at Ticonderoga and thus forming
this connection with the line of road on
the New York side of the lake coming
from Montreal, which will soon be COM
pleted to deroga.-POultney Bug-
IeJjo
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TiconderOga.


Your issue of January 31st contains an
item of news from Port Henry, giving
among other things the state of the ther-
mometer at Ticonderoga on Jan. 23d.
and giving a lucid explanation thereof.
THAT ever since the work has been in
progress at the ferry, this town, or por-
ton of the inhabitsnts, has been wrought
up to more than fever heat at the idea Of
being left out in the cold by the construc-
ton of that ferry"
Since Port Henry is such an out of the
way place, and your correspondent evil
IDENTIFY was inditing under difficulties his
epistle as correspondent, it is not at all
surprising that he should be somewhat in
fog in regard to Ticonderoga or her
citizens.
The people here have to man been in
favor of the ferry from the outset, and
have only used their superior intelligence
in discussing at what particular place
the ferry shall cross the lake, and Mr..
De Lano, our member of Assembly, only
reflects the sentiments of Ticonderoga in
this mattnr IF Pa-t ue~-yrin take the
trouble to visit Ticonderoga this mist
would all be removed. 1915.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-02-09

SOUTH WALLINGFoRD. - 1t is very
seldom any items of news from this place
appear in your paper. Your correspond
ent, from Wallingford seems to ignore this
portion of the town entirely, as he very
seldom makes mention of anything tram
spring here. Although this place is some
what small and secluded, yet, in the
amount of business done, we think, it will
compare favorably with any place of
equal size in the State.
We have been favored, this season, with
a frst-class dancing school, held in Edger-
tons Hall, and numbering some fifty
scholars, M. j. Holden being the instruc-
tor. On Thursday evening -of last week
they had "haf public" thirty couple
participating therein. All seemed to en-
Joy themselves. "Mine Host" Edgerton,
seemed to be the fright man in the right
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without discussion. The fourth resolu-
tion being then taken up, Rev. Mr. At
water of Fairhaven, advocated dlscip-
linary form of government, as important
for every organization.
Rev. l.. III. Stone of Castleton, said the
time had been when almost every town
in Vermont had its town temperance So
ciety, and they commonly had discip-
linary feature In their constitutions.
Though the reports made were encourag-
ing, it must be apparent to all that a
great work was yet to be done, and the
Societies must give to it such patient and
unremitting toll as the churches give to
their religious work.
Mr. Atwater did not know on which
side of the resolution the last speaker had
talked, but the resolution was necessary
because there Were forty of fifty societiee,
and among them the State Temperance
Society, without any disciplinary feature
Mr. Stone said the gentleman (Mr. At
water was the Secretary of the State
Society but if he would read its consti-
tuition he would find himself grandly
mistaken as to the absence of disciplin-
ary clause. He ought to know better.
DR.. Charles Jewett was opposed to rigid
discipline in any society. The prolonged
use of liquor caused not merely functional
but organic arrangement of the organs
and tissues. A man in such a condition
cannot get back to soundness of body,
however hard he tries; and if he reforms
is constantly liable to yield to craving
which at times is irresistible. For such
there should be the utmost charity, and it
willing to join a society and maintain a
struggle against his sin, he should be
time or seven times, but seventy times
seven. He plead for charity, as against
discipline.
Rev. II. P. Gushing of East Burke, said
this principle and practice was followed
in the Good Templars organization. There
forgiveness accompanied discipline,
Rev. Mr.. Edgerton of Shelburn, thought
some expression on the point whether
temperance societies should be open or
.ecret organizations Was desirable
The fourth resolution was then adopt,
I'D. The 9th and 9th resolutions being
taken, were adopted after An interesting
discussion.
A long and spirited discussion followed
the reading of the 9th resolution, especi-
ally in reference to the duties of minis
ters, and it WAS then adopted
The rest of the resolutions were adopt
I'd without protractod remarks, except
the 18th, which, after considerable dis
oussion, was adopted, and the committees
proposed were appointed.
49, Res0lCed, That the thanks of this conven-
ton are due to the citizens of Burlington for their
IFv on 10 m n
ley for his services as presiding officer OF the
Vention and to the superindents Of the railroads
for return tickets.
After the adoption Of the resolution of
thanks, the convention adjourned.
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Book Notices,
LIFE AND NATURE IL THE TROPICS.
New York. D. Appleton & Co.

LIFE AND NATURE IL THE TROPICS,
New York. D. Appleton & Co.
This is the title of new book on a
somewhat old subject, written by the
brothers Myers. and while Jet students,
accompanied the Williams College expe-
dition to South America in 1867, and
have proved themselves faithful obroniol-
ers of its operations and results, among
the Andes and along the Amsz1n and its
tributaries. The Oh 4racter Of the work is
eminently popular, beirg in the main tt
drst and fresh experience of young men
looking impartialiy at sn entirely new
world, with no professional theories to
humor, and no such obscuration of per-
sonality in the triumph of scientific an
nalysis as forces us to lose cur sympathy
with the authors. Although the mode of
treatment is radically different from that
adopted by most writers on the same or
approximate localities, still no matter in
the legitimate range of their investiga
tions escapes intelligent consideration,
while their comments, as the most recent,
have the merit of accordance with the
latest developments of science. It's aim
seems to be to stand as connecting link
between pure science and pure narrative,
and we are unburdened with technicali-
ties except so far as is necessary and de-
sirable TO render ineligible those won
derful natural phenomena which arrest
the attention Of the most unscholastic
traveller. The style of the book has some
of the crudities of first attempt, but
none which further literary experience
aud the extended calture which comes
with it will not relieve.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-02-09

ANOTHER IMPORTANT TRANSACTION.
We understand that Gov. Smith, either
by himself or for the Vermont Central
Trustees, has purchased all the boats and
other property of the Nor hern Transpor-
tation Co., on the Greet Lakes runpint
from Ogdensburg to Duluth. This lin.
includes large number Of first-class up
per cabin propellers. and has for year
been the most popular emigrant liue t.
the West and the most important watei
route for western shipments to the east
By this arrangement in connection with
the Vermont Central and Northern Pacifi,
roads, Gov. Smith has acquired eubstan-
tial control of the best line from the At
lantic to the Pacific, ana one which, under
the skill. and experience and the honesty
of his management is morally certain L
be great success and great national
blessing. May his associations all BE-
agreeable and his life long be spared t.
perfect the gigantic enterprise and enjoy
it's success.-.St. AL6ans Messenger.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-02-09

BRANDoN.-A fire occurred about n
a. m. this Thursday morning in the store
of Edgar j. Bliss. Being dark morning
he had lit small hand lamp and set it on
the desk and went down cellar to get
some coal. While gone a lot of cotton
batting fell from one of the top shelves,
and in its fall hit the lamp and knocked
it on the floor, and Immediately it set fire
to the batting that fell and blazed up the
side of the store, burning the goods on
one row of shelves badly. and ihjurine
the store to a considerable extent. The
loss is estimated at about 500 on store
and from $500 to $500 on goods, fully in
sured. 1t was fortunate that the building
was saved and no more damage done
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-02-09

INTERESTING TO BoYDHoLDERs.-A
circular has been prepared at the Treas.
ury Department stating that coupons OF
United States bonds bouid not be
trimmed Aside from the fact that no
regulation prejudicial to the payment
Of interest on United States securities
should be adopted, the Department is
especially strenuous against the trimming
of coupons, for the reason that the CORES
pondence between the ages of coupons de-
Quoted from the same bond 10 often the
only means of identifying coupons In
cases of mutilation Of lost or altered num-
bers or dates.
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CoNTRAcTED.-Wel learn that con-
tract has been made by the proper au-
thorities, with Evelyn Pierpoint. Esq, for
the construction Of bridge across Otter
Greek, at the terminus of River street,
and for properly connecting the road
Herewith, for which he is to receive
the sum of fifty-five hundred dollars. 1t
is understood that the work will be COM
menced immediately.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-02-09

GOOD TEMPLARs.-The following Of
fcers of Rutland Lodge of Good Templars
were installed on Wednesday evening
last
W. G. T.; Put Newton.
W. V. T.; Miss Mary Atwood.
W. Chap; Marshall Smith.
w. Sec'y.; W. Hayes.
W. A. Sec'y.; Miss Mary Murray.
W. Treas; Miss Helen Slocum.
w. T. Sec'y.; Mr.. Cushman.
w. R. S.; Miss Lucy Reed.
w. L. S.; Mrs. Newman Weeks.
w. Mar; Murray Holly.
w. A. Mar; Miss Flora Remington.
W. I. G.; Mrs. M. NJ Hill.
W. G. G.; Mr.. Knapp.
P. W. G. T.; E. K. Brewer.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-02-09

The INFLUENCE OF NEW ENGLAND
AND NEW YoRK-The influence of New
York and New England in this country,
is strikingly illustrated by statistics of
nativity recently dug out in Washington.
Previous to the admission of Frank Blair,
Jr., 81 members of the United States SEN
ate, a majority, were born in New York
or New England; of the supreme court,
six of the nine judges land of the cabinet,
i've OF the seven members are natives of
the same states A like proportion Of
American ministers abroad came original
" from those seven states.
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ORLEANS COUNTY.

Considerable excitement was created
in Glover the other day in consequence
of school teacher applying club to one
of the scholars so as to leave well-defned
marks. The father of the assaulted lad
called the teacher to account, and re-
ceived satisfaction therefor.
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Vermont News.
GENERAL ITEMS,

Lake Champlain is now one unbroken
sheet of ice, for the fourteenth time, thus
early in the season, during the last 30
years.
Mr.. l.. NJ. Marsh of Springfield, a
Sunday School missionary in western
Massachusetts and southern Vermont, is
on visit East from the West, where he
has been recently laboring. He has since
April last, established and resuscited 26
Sabbath schools, numbering a thousand
teachers and scholars.
"A shrewd and unscrupulous Green
mountaineer made 500 by painting up a
few sheep, and selling them to western
farmer for rare imported breed.
An exchange says there were only
800 divorces in Vermont last year; but
it wasn't good season for the business.
In year or two they hope to have the
facilities for producing them so increased
that no family need be without one.
The General Government has paid to
Vermont in the way of refunding money
paid for volunteers, $772, ,997. Still due,
$131,784.
ADDISON COUNTY.
The Middlebury Ladies' Circulating
Library has now about seven hundred
well selected volumes, including miscel-
lany, biography, history, poetry.
Mr.. P. Hanks of Panton, recently
had a valuable young horse ruined by
some mischievous person fastening a tin
pan to his tail, which so frightened him
that he ran until he fell from exhaustion.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
An old man in Bennington over 70
years of age has never been sick a day in
his life, and never owed a man a dollar
thougha merchant over 90 years; q state
of things about as near heavenly as we
ever arrive at in this imperfect sphere.
Furthermore he has never seen a circus,
menagerie or any other great moral show.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Timothy Keef of Richmond was thrown
from his sled, the other day, by rum
away team he was driving, and bis skull
so badly broken that he lived but a few
hours.
-Orson Kenyon ofiHinesburgb, owns
cow II or Is years old which lost her
entire front teeth short time since, and
has now a complete new set growing.
The Winooski School District Clerk
reports 1,166 scholars in the district The
district has one public school building,
with four school rooms, capable of accom-
modating nearly 800 scholars.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Harris 81 Co. have taken an engine of
As horsepower up the valley. 70 anme
point on the Missisquoi Railroad, for the
purpose of saving ties, etc.
Fairfield is troubled with burglars.
On Friday night of last week the store of
Joseph Northrop was broken open by bor-
ing around the lock and quite quantity
of groceries taken, together with $40 from
the money drawer. The same night the
shop of A. S. Merrill was entered and
few tools, paint, oil and gold leaf were
taken therefrom. On Monday night the
house of Mr.. Burrows, near the village,
was entered in his absence. The burglar
only succeeded in frightening a young
man, who ran to the village for help, and
the thief, taking fright, decamped without
and plunder.
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GLAND ISLE COUNTY.

"A Grand Isle man, who emigrated
tc Minnesota seventeen years ago, reap
peared in that town last fall, wearing the
same old, white "plug" hat of distressing
proportions, that he wore at the time of
his disappearance. He was recognized
at once.
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place" and this, combined with Mr.. Hol-
den's music. he more than surpassing
himself on this occasion, made it most
enjoyable affair.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-02-09

ENGINE LATHEs.-There is rare
chance for all persons desiring to purchase
Engine Lathes, as will be seen by refer
ence to our advertising columns
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HAMPTON, n. Y.-At an annual meet
ing of the Stockholders of the Hampton
Cheese Manufacturing Company held at
their Factory Jan. 2lst, 1871, the follow
ing gentlemen were elected directors for
the year ensuing, viz: Jesse Wilson.
Nathaniel Daily, ]. ]. Stowe, G. J. Inmap,
and NJ. P. Hooker, and at meeting of
the Directors the following officers were
elected: M. P. Hooker, President; r.
H. Clark, Secretary; A. T. Broughton,
Treasurer; and at the same time the
Company declared dividend of 10 per
cent. on the capital stock of the company
payable at the office of the Treasurer on
the 1st day of February, 1871. They also
make the statement of the conditions of
the Company at the 1st February, 1871,
viz:
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ASSETS.
1862 "a

Their business for the past season has
been as follows; they have manufactured
912, 1856 lbs. of milk into S7,057 lbs. of
cheese which has been sold for S1,11132
making the average of the whole season
but small fraction uuder Is cents per lb
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1871.

THE KI"rl.ANt' lFNlt AID
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!. 6tssts3, That the obligation Of parental
sSan9ie' instruction and authority. as means of
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-07-28

ADVANTAGES or PoLITENEss .-"Ihank
you, my DEAR" said Lundy Foote to
the little beggar-girl who bought
penny y's-worth of snuff. "Thanky you.
my dear, please call again." made
Lundy Foote millionaire. Some
years ago dry goods salesman in a
London shop had acquired such a
reputation for courtesy and exhaust
less patience that it was said to be
impossible to provoke from him any
expression of irritability, or thesmall-
est symptom of vexation. A lady of
rank, hearing of his wondrous equan-
unity, determined to put it to the
test by all the annoyances with which
a veteran shop-risitor knows how to
tease shopman. She failed in the
attempt, and thereupon set him up
in business. He rose to eminence in
the haberdashery trade, and the
handspring of his early career, was
politeness. It is related of the late
Mr.. Butler, of Providence, R. l.,
was SO obliging as to reopen his store
one night, solely to supply q little
girl with spool of thread which she
wanted. The incident took wind,
brought him a large run of custom,
and he died millionaire. after sub
scribing $4,000 toward founding
a hospital for the insane-a sum
which he was persuaded to give by
Miss Dix, whom he was too polite to
shake off, though almost as penuri-
GUS as she was perseyering.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-07-28

How They FARM sOur WEST. -
Some Calitornians boast of big farms,
but in Illinois they have one that VI
compare favorably with the largest Q
California "ranehos." III. L. Sulli
van, Of Livingston county, In tha:
State, has farm eight miles square
containing 40,860 acres-sixty-foul
sections Government survey. Til.
vast tract is sub-divided into 80 farns
of l $50 acres each. Each farm h.
a captain and first and second lieu
tenant, all under the control of :,
commander-in-chief. There are Is,
900 acres under the plow, over 10,
600 of which are th6 season In corr,
which looks saperbly. The whole o.
the land was entered from the Co
ernment by the present owner sons
twenty years since at 81 25 per aer,.,
aud is now worth, with the improve.
ments made upon it, at least 81. .0G0.
600. Wallace Berry, of Pleasa.
Hill, Missouri, has one field Of corr
covering nineteen hundred acres.
The owner cultivates it with seven
teen hands, seventeen cultivators
and thirty-four mules, going owe.
enc hundred acres per day. The ere !
will yield fifty bushels to the acre
making one hndred thousand bush,
els from "single field"
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SATURDAY NIGHT.

How many kiss has been given
how many q care-how many caresa
how many look of hate-how
many kind word-how many prom
ise has been broken-h how many sou .
lost-how many O babe has gone
from earth to heaven-how many :.
little cribb or cradle stands silen9
now, which last Saturday night held
the rarest treasures of the heart
A day is life. A week is a his
tory. A week marks events of sor-
row and gladness, which people never
heard. Go home to your family
man in business Gro home to You.
hearth, erring wanderer! Go hone
to those you love, men of toll, and
give one night to the joys and com !
forts fast flying by!
Leave your book with complex fig
ures, your dingy Office, your busY
shipi Rest with those you love. fol
heaven only knows what the neas
Saturday night will bring you! For
get the world and the battles of lii.
which have furrowed the week. Draw
close around the family hearth. Sal
urday night has awaited your comins:.
in sadness, in tears and in silence
Go home to those you love, and a;
you bask in the loved presence an.
meet to return the loved embrace {:
your hearts pets, strive to be a be-.
ter man, ard bless heaven for givin...
his weary children so dear a steppin.;; :;
stone in the river to bliss, es SatGx::
day night.
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HOW THEY HAD EN-.

When was young audsfender, too,
/ had mind, and had 70 do,
Whatever mother mother made me
She used to have walnut stick
Which kept me on the double quick,
And that Ii where she had me.
When older grown, and quite beau
Among fhs girls, used to kTow
A Miss Drneiiia Cadmy
And with the aid Of smilcs and mods,
fell in love at forty rods.
And there il where shs had me.
When + vas older, say sixteen,
thought it time TO have queen,
And asked her If she'd wed nc.
She said she cidn't much object
Or other words t5 that effect,
And there is where she had me.
But when, to make the matter straight,
i won't ur to negotiate
Affairs with Colonel Cadmy,
Tfc said he "didn't care to sell =
Told me that might 90 lowell
That - just where he had me.
I drowned my sorrow In the cup
Until I got my dander up
/ couldn't have been madder
When she proposed that we be one
In sPite Of pa-the thing was dome
And that is where / had her.
Two lovely urcbins on my knee
I'm proud % say belong TO me-
That is, to me and madam
For when we left our native sod,
We spent year or so abroad,
And there is where We had 'em.