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

spiritual good. Meetings are to be hell
each evening this week.
We have capital sleighing here, ant
the bells sound cheerily indeed.
The wife of Judge Spear of New
York died at the Ripley College last Fri
day, and was taken to Patterson, n. J.
for interment.
Several bulldogs are going up il
spite of the "cold snap"
"A large number of sheep have been
killed in the east village this week by dogs
CHEsTER.-Herbert W. Phelps, former.
ly of Pawlet, but latterly of Chester, has
recently secured a clerkship in Bixby'G
Hotel, Red Wing, Mimi, aud will be
happy to receive call from all his east.
ern friends who may travel that way.
In the matter of Isaao Rice va. the
town Of Chester, Hon. John Prout, Hon
Loyal G. Kellogg and Col. w. G. Veazay
have been selected ss arbitratora, and a
hearing will be had Immediately after the
close of the December Term of Windsor
County Court c. B. Eddy, G. A D4ven-
port aud G. L. Fletcher will conduct the
case for Mr.. Rice, and Luther Adams,
Hon. VIM. Rounds and Hugh Henry will
look after the interests of the town.
Our friends of the Baptist Society
have at last woke to a knowlsdge of the
fact, that improvements needed by them
for long time, have became an immediate
necessity, and are going to work IN gpo1
earnest to make the same. The steps
leading to the vestibnle, which, ia ascend
ing, remieds one of the Egyptian pyra-
mi1s, and VIII once at the summit there
OF, one is a long way heavenward, leaving
no desire to return earthward, via the
the same route, are to be removed and re-
placed by those of modern style, which
will not require a days journey to roacb
the top. The singers gallery is to be low.
cred, and contracted in size to the width
of the body pews. The interior of the
church will be warmed by hot air from a
new furnace which il to be placed in the
basement of the building. Early in the
spring TIE old pews will be removed, and
their places filled with those of modern
style, and the interior of the church neat
ly and tastefully frescued. May the tenn
poral improvements in this church be fol-
lowed by corresponding interest in their
spiritual welfare.
"A public examination of those in
tending to teach the winter schools in this
town, will be held at the school house in
District No. 6, on Saturday, Nov. 18, at
nine o'clock am.
Mine hest of the Ingraham House ia
first on the list this season for Thanks-
giving Ball, which is to be held Thuraday
evening, November 30 Chester Quadrille |
band will furnish music. Those who at |
tended the Dad Fellows and Masonic |
Balls at this hotel last winter, do not Il
need to be assured that Cole knows how
to do the right thing by his patrons-and
this ball will in no way lower the stand
ard of past parties of a similar character
in enjoyment.
Our friends cover the river" have at
last come to the conclusion that they need
better for a sidewalk leading to
the depot than the "cow-path" which they
now have, and have held a meeting to
consider the subject of building one thia
fall. Committees have been appointed to
solicit funds for the same, and also to
decide which is the most feasible route
the east or west side of Depot street. 1t
ought not to require much time in decid-
iug which is the most suitable side. The
west side, by all means, walk on this
side can be built with less expense and in
shorter time than one on the opposite
side 1t is rather late in the season to
agitate the subject, but we are glad to
know that they are alive to the fact that
they need better sidewalk than they
now possess.
The Farmers Club will hold their
next regular meeting at the residence of
L. M. Carpenter, Esq, Monday evening,
Nov. 20, at pm. VIDRx.