Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-06-22

fRocToRsVILLE.-A few days ago tn,
I smaller barn Of Deacon Clark spauldinO
fell from the mere weight of years which
rested upon it. 1t is believed to have been
the first framed barn built in town. The
Deacon hiuself almost an octogenerian
says that his father, Jesse Spaulding
moved from Chelmsford, Mass, in 1882 tc
this place, and soon after erected this
building; that he hewed the timber, and
none of it over six by six inches, because
there were not men enough in town to
raise the frame if composed of larger tim.
| bers that the roof, was covered with long
pine heart shingles, and that during the
lifetime of his father, 1918 and 40 years
later, it never leaked that since the barn
descended to him it has never been re-
shlngied, and only repaired little a few
years ago, and that it has always been
used to store hay in, and even during last
winter it was used for that purpose. That
two years later the Proctors, and two
years before that time Salmon Dut.
ton came from Massachusetts, and settled
one in what is now the lower village, and
the other in this locality, each giving his
name to the settlement. It issaid that the
roads were not good in those days, and
that the means of conveyance were not
very convenient-evenl ladies were obliged
to ride on horseback-and to "ride be.
hind" sometime, and one is not disposed
to dispute such assertions, however odd it
might seem at this day to witness such an
exhibition. Former residents of Proctors-
vile will call to mind the old barn and
its surroundings, and wonder if indeed it
has fallen, and wonder also as often doubt
less heretofore, why it fell not at an ear
lier day. But they dint make balloon
frames in those days, nor sapling shin
giles.
During and since the meetings held
with the Baptist Church in Cavendish,
in March and April last, by the Rev. II.
G. Dewitt, twenty-one persons have been
baptised and united with that church.
Among them are some of our most promi-
nent citizens. Local meetings of an in
teresting nature are still kept up under
the auspices of the Rev. f. Brown, the
pastor.
j. J. McElhone, shorthand reporter
of the Washington Globe, can, it is said,
write with both hands at the same time,
the left taking notes and the right tram
He il said to be the only man
in the world who can do this.-Ecrhange
An acquaintance of ours, once a resi-
lent of Philadelphia, says he knows Mr..
and has seen him in that city
AXE position in the street within hear
ng of two speakers addressing crowd,
Zach, of sovereigns of that burg, on politi-
,al questions, and with his right hand
lake notes lin shorthand) of what one
speaker was saying, ana with the left
hand take similar notes of what the other
speaker said-all at the same moment
And afterwards, at his leisure he wrote
out both speeches for the dailies of the
lext mornings issue.
When boy we read of the wonderful
powers of Zera Colburn,
md in later years learned of the remarka-
de intellect of the lad Stafford of Royal
on, in Windsor county in this state, but
We doubt if any prodigy can be produced
quail to Mr.. McElhone, unless, indeed, it
'e buglar of some of our city papers,
Who can report half a dozen speeches in
he same issue that were never made at
IL. c. II. G.