Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-11-16
Minor Items.

Minor Items.
AN irreverent butcher ia st. Albans
calls his shop Westinghouse.
The Republican administration has
improved the public credit, as indicated
in the price of national securities, by more
than twelve per cent.
In too many lamentable Instances the
"last scene of all this strange, eventful
history" is-kero-sene.
Fashion has buried round hats with
all the due ceremonies, and street bonnetf
have been resurrected from the grave to
which they have been so long consigned .
The family of Col Geo. A. Merrill
have removed to New London, Conn. The
people of Rutland regret to part with the
Colonel and bis estimable lady and fam
lily circle, and they will ever be assured
cordial welcome to the homes of Rntl md,
to which they have so often contributed
their genial society, and by its citiz@rs
who have so often shared their bsunteous
hospitality and kindly good cheer. The
cordial good wishes of one and all follow
them to their new home.
- The second volume of Collec.
tions of the Vermont Historical Society
have been issued by the publication
committee of the society, and are for
sale at THE HERALD 10 kstore. Pri".
SO to members of the society, and IS 81
to persons not members of the society.
AT Coughs lecture in Pittsfeld
Mass, every inch of space in DR.. Todd.
Chapel was occupied except a radius of
few feet around the speaker, the number
present being $50.
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton at Burlington advertise for their
course of lectures this winter, the same
stars announced by our Young Mem
Christian Association.
Opportunities for the exercise OF
charity are manifold and are likely to b.
through the winter, even in the cities an6
large towns that have not been devastated
by fire.
TO some women a novel is as neces-
sary a stimulant as a cigar or a drink j,
to a man.
"A boy stealing chestnuts in the sub
urbs of Danbury, was caught by the irate
proprietor. what is your name, you
young rascal p he asked. Tweed" blub
bered the boy. With a nervous gasp tn.
frightened farmer dropped the delinquent
and fed.
John B. Cough lectures at Cam
bridge, n. Y. OF Monday evening, Nov
Goth, and in Rutland Nov 21st
Josh Billings says. Most people de-
cline to learn only by their own expert
ence, and I guess they are more than halt
right for don't suppose man could get
correct idea of molasses candy merely
by letting another Teller taste it for him"
We understand the young ladies OF
the town are about to organize themselvet
into an aggressive society preparatory to
making proposals when leap year opens
a very interesting organization.
ALLEN Haines, E-q, of Portland, hiss
been elected President of the Portland,
Rutland, Oswego and Chicago Railroad
Company in place of Hon. John A. Poor,
deceased.
Captain William G. Temple goes out
as Chief of Staff on the Wabash, which
is to convey General Sherman and Fred
Grant to Europe.
Major w. R. Gibson, who was recently
married here, is assigned as Chief Pay
master to the Department of Texas.
1t is rumored that Hon. G. W. Will
lard, of Castleton, is about to take up bis
residence in Rutland, and has rented the
residence of Col. George A. Merrill on
Main street.
About o'clock Tuesday evening.
The statement was made at the Young
Mems Christian Association meeting at
Springfield, Mass, on Sunday evening
soces bhab out Va Lbt t,oON,UOU OF
men in America, 10000 annually die
drunkards. On the other hand, however.
$4,000, one in every twenty, are profess
ing Christians. The Associations of the
United States and British Provinces were
never In more prosperous condition,
having at present 776 branch associations
with membership of 10000.
Brandon has sent over half a ton of
clothing to the Michigan sufferers and
about $50 in money to the Wisconsin suf-
ferers.
"A son of the Gear is coming to our
shores just as the son of President ia
leaving them.
The many old friends of Timothy s.
Bunker, of Troy, N. Y, District Attorney
81 Rensselaer, county, will regret to hear
hat he was last evening lying at the
point Of death.
The subject of Coughs lecture on
Tuesday evening next is "Will it Pay."I
t is his new lecture and his best,