Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-06-15
june 18th, 1871.

. CAsTLEToN.-The festival in honor and
for the benefit of our firemep, last Wednes-
day evening, was a splendid affair and
rejected credit on the company and others
who aided In its complete preparation
and arrangements. It's results in all re-
spects was wholly satisfactory to all in
terested in its success, and affords encour-
sgement to our fremen which they Justly
deserve at the hands and purses of the
public. The festivities and Injuries of
the occasion were abundant. The walls
OF the hall were elaborately decorated
with evergreens, bearing appropriate in
scriptions and finely wrought eagle,
mathematical of the name of the company.
The tables were laden with refreshments
and delicacies of the season. An immense
monument or pyramid of flowers and a
stand bearing one hundred bouquets, and
testoons of the same were on exhibition
and offered for sale, the proceeds of which
amounted to forty dollars The avails
from other directions in connection with
the above figured up one hundred dollars
net profit. Two of our citizens contributed
from their purses ten dollars each in ad-
dition to their purchases. Ga the whole.
think the people of fire district No. / |
arc proud of their engine and their fire
company, and all monies expended in |
their behalf is regarded as an investment
that has paid in the past and will pay in
the future. The proceedings were enliy-
ened with instrumental music and song
Mrs. Alice Dutton Ballou delivered
her jewel of lecture last Friday evening
In the presence of an intelligent, appreci-
alive and highly delighted audience. She
fully sustained her enviable reputation,
and added fresh laurels to those already
won on former occasion. The closest
attention was maintained by the audience
during the entire rendering of the lecture.
with occasional demonstrations of ap-
plause at the well rendered periods, and
hard hits directed at some of the follies
and foioles that exist among men and !
women OF the present day. She deals
with all classes and conditions
d men and women. She is no respecter ,
u persons; she administers praise and :
'ensure to whom and where il belonus
NOW all we have to offer is that these 9
communities where she contemplates {
occurring this summer, have rare oppor. ,
unity In reserve for them. If you don't
zee 1t, 60 and see and hear her as we and
'thers have done, and you will fully real Fl
re it.
Three large families have taken
ooms at Bomoseen House from the c;tv y
+ Brooklyn for the summer, or thro,xh /,
he heated term. Other cities are to be '
ute largely represented at our hotels
his season. They are wise in selecting Il
,astieton for their summer home, or place al
resort and recreation during the warm
eason. s..- t
Subscribers for the last six weeks
ave been asking the pertinent and point "
question "Where is the Castleton y
Fesss" Echo answers, where The "
aper purported to be printed at Castle
IN; that famous newspaper man, Lans. o.
y, was the publisher and proprietor, and
lrs J. E. F., of our town, was editor or
1itress.
H. 81. Hawley, formerly in the em. to
10y OF Sherman, Adams 6 Lanpdon. sd
arble dealers, was walking, smiling. rid. M
g and talking through our streets not an
ng ago. Hiland is as jovial as ever. Hel vi
now in the employ Of the Rutland sie