Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-04-06
MiddIebury.


Our town has again been called upon
to mourn over the death of one of its pub
lie spirited citizens, in the person of VIM.
81. Eldredge, Esq, who died on the Goth,
at East Middlebury, after long and
painful illness. have known Mr.. E. for
great many years, and, with very many
others, have found him man of sterling
integrity and moral worth. For some
years he was Seleotman and one of the
Justices of the Peace of our town. His
age was over 60 years. The funeral ser.
mon at his burial was preached by Rev.
Kittredge Haven. For some years he has
been engaged in the mercantile profession
or business at East Middlebury. His
presence will be greatly missed in our
community.
Our annual School District Meeting
was held the 2Sth of March. The follow
ing are the officers of the district for the
ensuing year: Moderator, Ira w. Clark {;
clerk, James M Slade. Jr; collector. Jacob
Dewey; treasurer, James M. Slsde; pru.
Dental committee, VIM. n. Parker. B. s
Beckwitb, J. L. Barker. A. s. Tracey and
John E Conner. The meeting was very
fully attended, and passed off quite hsr-
moniously.
The spring term of the Graded School
commences the Sd inst. under Mr.. A. J.
Sanborn as Principal, with full corps of
female teachers. Every indication points
to successful result in our Graded School
arrangement 1t costs money I know,
but know also the children are we'll edu-
Gated. '~
Rev T.. s. Woke, fuA ...otiy pastor Ia
the Methodist church in our place, and for
the past year stationed at North Ferris
burgh, occupied the pulpit over again last
Sabbath, preaching two most excellent
sermons. Rev. Mr.. Bailey exchanged
with Mr.. Walker, and preached at North
Ferrisburgh
The forge at East Middlebury has for
some weeks past been standing still. l
hear it said that it will not be 10 opera
ton this summer. This is to be regretted.
for it helps East Middlebury, causing con-
siderable business Herewith. Should the
tariff be sacrificed to Democratic clamor
and English gold, we may look for a gen.
eral crash among our manufacturing es-
tablishments, and particularly our iron
interests will suffer most dissstrously.
-Messrs Frank Fl. Bascom & Co. are
doing the nice thing in remodeling the
store formerly occupied by DR.. VIM. 2.
Russell and now by them. Frank is
live fellow, up to the times, and DIR. Day,
his associate, is good physician, and Is
securing a good business in our commun-
ity. This firm is every way worthy the
confidence of our community and is
bound to succeed. They, with new
store, and a good stock of drugs and
medicines, paints, oils, ETC., will secure, as
they certainly merit, good share of pub
lie patronage.
Mr.. L. Fl. Stow has associated him.
self with Mr.. Benjamin Owen in the
management of the "live" grist mills in
our village The mill has undergone a
thorough repair, and will unquestionably
do a large and successful business. Messrs.
Owen and Stow are we'll skilled in their
business as millers and are highly
esteemed in our community.
Good washed wool sold in our village
last week at As cents per pound; butter
81 cents, and maple sugar 12a cents per
pound potatoes 80 cents per bushel; hay
$15 per ton.
Mr.. James E. Negus has bought one
of the stores erected last summer by Chas.
d. Lane, at the south end of our village
bridge. He occupies the spacious store
room with large stock of clothing, hats
and caps, etc., for sale, adapted to our
market. Mr.. Negus has resided for many
years in our village, carrying on the BUSH
ness of tailoring quite extensively, which
he still continues in his new store.
There is one thing connected with
our village that certainly demands, at
the hands of our village trustees, serious
consideration and thorough improvement.
I allude to our Central Park. The fence
is in deplorable state of dilapidation'
Such decay should be remedied by
thorough repair, making the central OBJ
ject of public improvement inviting. not
repulsive. Strangers will, I am afraid,
think we are slack, lazy community, If
we suffer the matter to go unattended to-.
CANDoR.
April 8, 1871.