Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-07-27
CaStletOn.

Our steel pen is on duty again fol
the HERALD as it has been aforetime fol
twenty-five consecutive years, nothwith
standing the doubts and fears entertained
and expressed by our neighbor excel
sior," relative to its paralized condition
after the shower. Then, again, we were
more pleased than provoked to learn from
the prodigious, penderous, prolific and
perhaps, pointed pen of your
poster of passing events in West Rutland
through his last budget of bits and scraps
from his jurisdiction and mine, that the
telegraph apparatus in Castleton was en-
tirely consumed by the electric fluid a,
the time Of the aforesaid shower. Such
was the case, and new apparatus is now
in complete running order. The greatest
wonder of all is that our friend Clark, the
operator, and all thinga else connected
with the office, were not brought to griet
the self same instant. Excelsior" speaks
of it as sublime event. We regard it az
anything but sublime for the fiery element
to invade our peaceful domain and teal
everything all to tatters in the twinkling
of an eye.
Through the politeness of the pro-
fessional European gardener of G. s. Sher
man, Esq, we were invited and accom-
panied through and around his magnif'
cent, spacious, highly cultivated and pro
ductive grounds on a recent pleasant
evening. They are grooming under the
burden of an endlesy variety of fruit
vegetables, grapes, berries, melons, plants
flowers and shade trees, excelling every.
thing of the kind in town, and surpassed
by but few in the county.
The numerous friends of Mr.. Franci:
rendered him a generous and pleasing re-
ception, and cordial welcome home, or
the ground under the shade trees around
the old Higley HON sstead directly opposite
Mr.. Francis residence, last Tuesday even
ing. This demonstration on the part Of
the people was indeed gratifying to Mr.
Francis. His worth as 3 member of the
community, and as pastor of the church
is daily appreciated.
Much the largest congregation of the
season convened at the Brick Church las
Sunday morning, to listen to the first ser
mon by Mr.. Francis since his return from
California. His text was Psalms xxxvi, 6
"Thy righteousness is like the great
mountains. Thy judgements are grea
deep. 0 Lord, thou preservest man anc
beast" 1t may well be counted as one o
his choicest productions, and was doubt
less prepared expressly for the time anc
place, and was listened 10 with like in
terest by both Pensioners and strangers
the latter being quite numerous, as guests
at the hotels and private boarding houses
from New York, Brooklyn, New Haven
Conn, Flushing, L. l.. Norfolk, Va, Con
cord, N. H, Philadelphia, Pa, Fort Mil
Ter, N. Y, Rutland and Burlington, VT.
and Florida.
Il
on Life in India" last Sunday evening
before one of the largest congregation,
we have ever seen gathered in the Liberia
Christian church. He dwelt chiefly Oh
the popular vices and virtues of that
people, describing at some length the
treatment Of their women, the manner Of
burying their dead, their way of worship
and of conducting Hindoo festivals. h
also read letters that were written by
natives of that country. One of them
was addressed to him, that was truly
striking in it's composition. The way
foreigners live in India, especially Ameri-
cans, according to his relation of their
conduct is simply ridiculous. He read
extracts from the Koran, and repeated
maxims and sayings among them, that
were certainly christian like. In closing
he gave the names of certain men, women
and children in their language and the
definition of the same in English. On the
whole the lecture was rather interesting
Mr.. and Mrs E. II. Armstrong and
Mrs. Emily Goodwin futile are basking
under the sunshine of the Sc, shore, for
health and pleasure, through July and
August.
The recent earthquake that has
caused SO much futter in this part of the
habitable globe, shocked q few families
and houses among us. The doors in one
house were nearly all Unmatched and set
to swinging and squeaking. Some of the
thought burglarious visitants
we're plying their vocation, but it turned
out to be nothing more or less than a
small earthquake.
We learn from Trustworthy source
hat A. T. Wood ward, NJ. D., of Brandon,
who by the way is Castleton boy, and
was for number of years a resident of
Jastleton, has received lately from the
hands of generous individuals in that
yoodly town sundry and costly presents,
n the form of gold watch chain, ring
md pin. Thus indicating plainly that he
las friends in his adopted town as we'll as
n the place of his birth and education.
Il. W. B.
Middiebury.
Camp meeting for the Burling ton
district. M. E. Church, is to commence