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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-31
A Pleasant Entertainment at
Castletons

Editor Rutland Herald Mr.. Charles
Roberts. Jr., of THE College of the City
of New York" gave, in the Liberal Church
Of this village, on Monday evening, Au'
gust 21st, an entertainment consisting OF
music aud recitations. Several songs
were sung by Mr.. Roberts, who has 8
beautifully cultivated, sympathetic voice,
of rare quality and tone, while Mr.. Harry
PLAYER. Of Nashville, Tenn, who is So
| iourniug for the summer here at the
Sanford HOUSE, and who courteously
preferred his services for the evening,
charmed the audience by his rendering of
the various piano solos, selected, as few
amateurs would have had the ability to
do.
The Rotations were, however, the
chief feature of the occasion and here
the danger il not Of over praising but of
falling to do justice To say that Mr..
Roberts i a remarkable elooutionist, is
simply to ssy that which conveys no just
impression OF tho truth. Many putlic
readers are fine elooutiouists, while not
one in five hundred possesses that pecul-
lar comhination,o f pathos, fire and enthu-
siasm-in word shat magnetic, indie
soribable something, which means genius,
and which so particularly characterizes
the reading of this gifted young man.
The effect it produced upon his audi.
enoo generally. was expressed by gentle
man present, when asked how he was
pleased. pleased !" he exclaimed, 81
never teard anything to compare with it,
and felt like throwing up my hat and
cheering at every thing he did"
Among the selections for the evening,
were Poe's Bells" and the Clowns Re-
hearsal," from Midsummer Nights Dream,
than which, no two pieces could be con-
ceived Of, requiring rendition SO totally
opposite. To state that they were given
with perfect accuracy of feeling, is to
prove beyond cavil the unusual versatile
ty of power possessed by Mr.. Roberts,
both as reader and actor. Enthusiastic
applause followed every effort he made,
from an audience, too little given to such
even when tolerably well
pleased. Necessity obliges brevity where
much more could be said. In word he |
is a genius-what could be added He
reads in Rutland shortly, we are told /
Judge for yourselves. Respectfully,
ALICE DUTToN.
Castleton, Aug %.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-31

OHIo.-The Ohio republicans have
opened their canvass in earnest. Some
twenty meetings being held in various
parts Of the state. Secretary Delano spoke
at Sandusky, devotipg himself to an ex'
position of the work Of the present ad
ministration, especially in the way OF
collesting the revenue, and the striking
contrast it presents to the state of things
under Jobnson's rule. Other prominent
speakers were Gen. Noyes, the republican
candidate for governor, at Columbus !;
Senator Sherman at Toledo, Gen. Garfield
at Cincinnati, and Senator Morton at Day
ton. From all parts of the state reports
are very encouraging as to the prospect
of republican victory.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-31

PENSIONS TO SOLDIERS OF 1S12.-It
Is stated that up to August 14th, elk
months from the passage of the act, there
had been something less than $500 pen.
sions granted to the veterans of 1912. OF
this number, twenty-five, or one ont Of
each hundred, were granted to persona
residing in the Western Vermont Dis.
trict. Three of these died after making
application, but before receiving their
pension certificates, viz: James Carter Of
Ferrisburgh, Benz. Mann of West Rut.
land and Othniei Packard of Brandon
and one, Elisha Miller of Williston, has
died since receiving his first payment.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-31
The Old Ways and the New.
BY JOHN II. YATES.

I've Just come in from the Inea COW, wife, where
the grass is tall and green;
I hobbled out upon my cane to see johns new
machine
1t made my old eyes snap again to see that mower
NOW,
And heaved sigh for the scythe swung some
twenty years ago.
Many and many's the day I've moved, meath the
rays of a scoTching sun,
Till thought my poor old back would break ere
my task for the day was done;
often think of those days of TOLL in the fields all
over the fam,
Till 1 feel the sweat on my wrinkl.d brow, and
the old pain come in my arm.
the old scythe, then;
Unlike the mower that went through the grass
like death through the ranks of men;
stood and looked till my old eyes ached, amazed
at its speed and power,
The work that it took me day to do it done il
one short hour.
John sal that hadn't seen the half when he put
it into his wheat
shall see it reap, and rake it, and drop it in bun
dies neat;
That, soon, a Yankee will come along, and set t.
work, and larn
To reap it, and thresh it, and bag it up, and SEM
it into the barn.
John kinder laughed when he said it, but l SAT-
to the hired men,
1 have seen go much on my pilgrimage through
my three score years and ten,
| That l wouldn't be surprised to see railroad il
the air,
Or Yankee in flynn ship agoin' most any
where.
There difference in the work 1 did, and tn
work my boys now do;
| In mowin' the grass the old way, and mowiI
it in the new;
But mellow, 1 think there was happiness crowd
ed into these toilipg days,
That the fast young men of the present will no
see hill they change their ways.
To think that ever should live to see work don
in this wonderful way
Old tools are of little service now, ami farmin'
almost play;
The women have got their sewin' machines, thei
wringers and every SIGH thing;
And now play crcquet in the door-yard, or sit il
the parlor and sing.
'Twasn't you that had 1t easy, wife, in the day
SO long gone by;
You riz up early and sat up late, toilin' for yo
and I
There we're cows TO milk; there was butter t
make; aud many day did you stand
A washin' my toll stained garments and wringi1
'em out by hand
All! wife, our children will never see the har
work we have seen,
For the heavy task and the long task is now don
with machine;
No longer the noise of the scythe l hear; tn
mower-there Hear it afar
A rattlin' along through the tall sout grass wit
the noise of railroad car.
Well the old tools now are showed away; the
stand a gatherin' rust,
| Like many an old man have seen put aide wit
only crust;
When the eyes grow dim, when the step is weak
when the strength goes out of the arm,
The best thing poor old man can do is 20 hol
the deed of the farm.
There is one old way that they can't improve, al
though it has been tried
BY men who have studied, and studied, and wor
ried till they died;
1t has shone, undimmed for ages, like gold let0e'
from its dross;
It's the way TO the Kingdom of heaven by tn
simple way of the Cross.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-31
Personal.

Judge Poland is at the St. Nicbo,..
Hotel, New York.
- Rev. L. P. Goodwin and family q,
Chicago, are with friends at East Bark
- Professor Edward Conant. of R.u
dOlph, has been elected one of the council
iors Of the National Educational Conyen.
ton.
Senator Edmunds and family are At
the seaside on the coast of Massachusetts.
e. ?. Alderman, formerly of tbs
Record and Farmer, is now manao;rn
editor of the Cherub, new literary pspeS
in Boston.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-31
THE CRoPs AND WEATHER IN V

THE CROPS AND WEATHER N YER
MoNT.-The St. Johnsbury CaJadoaia7
says that notwithstanding the cold and
dry summer, the crops in that section OF
Vermont are generally very good. The
hay crop in some sections was light, but
in others. taking quality into considers
ton, it was nearly of usual value. Iba
oat crop has not been go good for year,
The same is true of wheat. Potatoes srs
of unusual good quality this year, and II
great contrast to lsst years crop. Corr
is the only grain that there seems 10 be
diversity of opinion on, but it looks more
hopeful every day; the growth is gooo,
and if frosts are not too early, there vii
be a good crop of corn. On the whole,
there is every reason to expect bonnIiia'
harvest this fall.
At Woodstock some farmers have been
compelled by the dry weather and coz
sequeut short feed to fodder their COVE
regularly.
At Burlington there is great want u
rain, and vegetation is suffering sevsFei!,
The grassboppers are making ieALi.1
havoc with the fall feed in Washington
county.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-31

SEEN AGAIN.-On Monday evening
last, at about sunset, Mr.. J. ID. TORY and
Ryland Hatch, son of Mr.. Warren Hatch
of Panton, were fishing on the lake shore,
when they saw an object on the water,
nearly mile distant, which appeared as
large as a bushel basket, and moving
rapidly. 1t would stop and elevate itself
. or six feet, then settle down and move
on. This it repeated, and disappeared,
moving westerly from Whites Bay. A
monster of some kind is certainly roaming
he lake. Hergennes Herna0nter.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-31

ANOTHER FIRE IN PLATTsBURG -
ALMosT.-About one o'clock on Friday
morning the Billiard Hall OF John Morrill,,
or, Bridge street in Plattsburg was seen
to be illuminated. Mr.. Valley of the
Valley House, seeing the light through
the curtains, went to see what was up,
and found things fixed up inside for a
big fire. The alarm was sounded, the
rooms entered, and the blazing arrange
ment removed. Mr.. Morrill, is now under
arrest for firing his own premises.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-31

NEW HAVEN CAMP MEETING'-lhS
attendance at the camp meeting IhuF'd'y
was large, it being virtually the 'sooD d.
day. In the management of camp NEE.
ings Presiding Elder Grin Gregg ="
proved himself the "right man IN -
right place" .gs
The grove surrounding the .tent' i
orally packed with teams from tne
rounding country. Fully two Nv "
people are upon the grounds. Rev ".
S. Smith of Vergennes, held very '
and attentive audience for thirty III ;.
Several hopeful conversions are si .,-s.
reported. One of the interesting ie $.
of the meeting on Friday WEE So,
"Childrens' Meeting" in the connnO- ID
Burlington tent. Much interest a,i,,
to be manifested throughout the ep'D
ground
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-31

WIsCoNsIN.--The democracy of Wis
consin have nominated J. r. Doolittle, foi
Governor, John A. Rice for Lieut.. Cover
nor, Milton Montgomery for Secretary OF
State, Ashton for Treasurer Edward s.
Bragg. Attorney General, l.. E. Johnston,
State Prison Commissioner, N. d. Parker,
Superintendent of Public Instructions,
Jacob Boden, Commissioner Of Immigra-
ton. Notwithstanding the disgust of q
large wing of the party with what
is called "The New Departure" the Wis.
consin democrats endorse it.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-31

THE AGRICULTURAL REPoRTs.-The
August and September agricultural re.
ports which will be Issued together, will
contain nothing Of interest. The reports
from the western country upon TIE corn
crop are quite encouraging, and from sew
eral Southern States the prospect for cot
ton is much better than was indicated in
the July report, the standard having i'm
prove dmeasurably, while in other sections
the crop is considerably damaged BY the
drought.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-31

ACCIDENT.-Jobn Murphy met with
an accident yesterday afternoon while
engaged in demolishing the brick walls
of the out-building in the grounds of the
post-ofice. He was loosening the brick
with an iron bar, when the wall suddenly
fell, and the bar struck him on the fore
head, inficting severe wound of the
scalp.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-31
The Ludlow Murder.

Once more "the MURDER" Mr.. Editor,
and then positively an regoar to the sub
iect, so far as we are concerned. We
wrote you yesterday that the prisoner had
been taken to Woodstock, but there is
still left one Italian grinder. II ever an
organ grinder was popular, Mecale is the
man. After the court closed, he asked
for his organ, and he very soon attracted
a curious crowd. The trial has been q
harvest for him. He has boarded about
two weeks at the expense of the State,
and after its close, he made more in sim
gle hour than he would in the whole time
under ordinary circumstances. He says
he is going to Rutland, so you may expect
to see him in the course of two or three
days. The prisoner, too, after the Justice
had decided to hold him until the Deem
Der court, wanted to take last turn at
his organ. His request was granted, 80
we are told, and in less than half hour,
he received ten or twelve dollars from his
musical admirers. Well, poor man be
needed it, for he had to pay for two
weeks service of an attorney two or
three, part of the time) which must have
nearly mpoverished him. A statement
was made in the HERALD, a few days
ago, that the officers of the law were in
possession of his funds. The "oficers OF
the law" who took charge of said funds
were the prisoners counsel
There are some other local matters
which we wish to mention, but will defer
it until another time, so as not to mix
things criminal with things ecclesiastical
;:
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-31

ACCIDENT TO BRAKEMAN.I,rr;a,s .
Lsbonty, brakeman on Conauo. Rail.
er's train, on the Harlem Ek'en, .L.ek.
road. was severely injured WINE Sal.
ling cars at Petersburgh 1un0'iOD ..a,dsa
turday afternoon last. he "a nd Dr.
by DR.. Morgan of Bennihs'OA
Green of Hoosick.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-31
The happy dreams that aladdened all our youth
When dreams had less of self and more of truth
The Childhke faith so tranquil and so sweet,
Which sat like Mary at the Masters feet;
Thesa are not lost.-EArgOsv.


There are times when one cannot
write nor speak, or even act as the ooca-
sion requires, not because he does not feel
how. The power of inetinctive adapta-
ton Is gone. He is wholly unequal to
the crisis He takes his pen to write, he
has dim conception of an idea that
ought to co,na. but will NOT He may he
called upon TO utter his sentiments, and
he finds a whole treasury of precious ma
reri4l locked, and the key is gone. When
the occasion is oven, this wealth lies about
him like sprinkled gold dust, and he fair
" sinks under the chagrin that gathers
upon him.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-31

BEN BUTLER.-Vermont sent troops to
the war who were under Ben Buffers
command. We think they know him. He
il fraud personally and politically
1t colonization was a cardinal principle OF
the RepublicanYparty, as it is of the Dem.
ocratio, the Seventh Vermont Regiment
would be likely to take an excursion to
Worcester. Sept 9th. or on election day
in Massachusetts. and would not ask for
half fare rates either. If the Republican
party of Massachusetts wants to live and
have respectable reputation the sooner
it eliminates Ben Butler the better
Burlington Free Press.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-31

NEW ENGLAND FAIR-Tho following
railroads will transport stock and articles
free at the owners risk, to and from the
fair at Lowell, September 9th to the 8th
The Boston, Lowell and Nashua, includ-
ing the Salem and Lowell; the Concord
road, including the Manchester and Law
renco; Northern road and branches; the
Vermont Central, Connecticut and Pas
sumpsic Rivers, Nashua and Worcester,
Providence and Worcester, New Londc'n
Northern, Boston, Hartford and Erie,
Boston, Concord und Montreal, Maine
Central. Boston, Clinton and fitchburg,
Vermont and Massachusetts, Cheshire
anud Ashuelot. Exhibitors must give
suitable notice to the station agents and
prepay the freight, will be refunded
when the stock or articles are returned.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-31
Ludlow, Aug. 25.

NEW HAVEN CAMP MEETING.-The
camp meeting at New Haven, Vt,
opened on Tuesday evening at z 1.2
o'clock Prayer by Rev. Barnes M. Hall,
of Rutland sermon by Rev. D. W. Gates
of Burlington. Sixty-seven tents are al
ready erected, "and still they come" Ev-
cry arrangement for convenience has been
made ty the trustees, and with as favor
able weather as at present, it cannot but
be success as far as numbers are con.
cerned. More tents are already erected
than at any previous meeting. a com
modious restaurant furnishes good meals
and at reasonable prices. There is much
improvement in the general appearance
of the ground from last year, good sub.
stantial buildings having been erected.
Also well arranged speakers stand
and suitable sleeping apartments in the
rear. The railroad company have erected
a depot and platform for the convenience
of passengers. Deputy Sheriffs Joseph
Barton, and Geo. F. Skif, have been upon
the ground, and good order may be ex'
pected. The meeting will continue
throughout the week, and close on Tues
day the goth inst. Services IRE held al
10 a. m, ?. p. m, and : 12 p. m. The
Sermon on Wednesday afternoon was by
Rev. Charles J. Mott, OF West Rutland
THE HIGHGATE CAVES. - a cores.
pendent of the Lawrence, Mass, Ameri
can thus describes the rare natural curl
osities in Highgate, known IS The
| Caves"
These are situated at distance of hall
q mile from the Franklin House, and
are two in number. The first cave is
nearly one hundred feet in depth, and
consists of four chambers, which are con-
nected by short passages. The first cham
Der is circular in form, with a diameter
of about thirty feet, and its highest point
some thirteen feet. The roof ia uneven,
and the rock of which it is composed Is of
a soft porous nature, Of dark color, and
interspersed with tseams of white mineral
substance of harder nature. The other
chambers are smaller Within the cave
the atmosphere is cold and damp; the
walls are covered with moisture, and
large drops of water are to he seen on all
sides. In the third chamber at a certain
tone of voice n reverberation is produced,
not unlike in sound to that produced by
a heavy blow upon tenor drum. A
pistol shot at this point is almost deafcn-
ing, while but few feet distant it
sounds no louder than the explosion of q
percussion cap. Tho second cave is
situated near the first, bat it is rot Us
deep, and but d single chamber, but this
attains greater height.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-31

FATAL ACCIDENT.-Chas. Hammond,
one of the workmen engaged in filing the
grounds around the new depot of the NJ.
&; @. R. Railroad in Richford, was fatally
injured Tuesday morning about ten
o'clock, by slide of the bank upon which
he was at work. Several minutes elapsed
before the workmen succeeded in extri-
eating him. He died after suffering se-
we're pain, in about thirty minutes from
the time of his injury. He was a young
man of good habits, about sixteen years
of age.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-31

SERIOUS ACCIDENT.-Mr S. P Will
liams, formf resident Of Rutland, met
with a serious accident at Millville, Pa,
on the 2lst of July. While operating q
machine called grover, his arm was
caught and terribly lacerated, the liga-
ments and arteries being severed. He
was obliged to travel by railroad dis
lance of twenty-eight miles to procure
surgical assistance, and suffered severely
a considerable time was considered criti-
cal, but he is now recovering.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-31

Castleton, Aug %.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-02-09
nayonet power.

The Radical leaders seeing
State after State falling into Dem
o%cratic column, making a Dem
ocratic President almost a der
taiptysm the election of 1872, are
justnow loudly Proclaiming Ku-
ktux outrages at the south, pre-
pairing the public mind for the
announcement of military rule o.
yer the Southern States, ostensi-
bly, to protect the niggers, but in
fact to save. the Republican party
from its death defeat. A Com
mercial Washington special resds
among the many rumors- cir+
"nlating here to night, is one to
effect that the committee of Sen
Atorsrappo;nted to investigate the
alleged outragesi an the Southern
States, VIII frame their report as
to show that the South, or at least
certain portions of it, is in IA
badly demoralized condition;
that the laws are neatly every
where d~isobeyed, murder, robbery
and arson are freely committed
in short, that nobody life is safe
there under the existing state of
affairs; and as the laws can not
be inforced by the State authori-
ties, those States should be placed
and kept under martial law IN
til a more peaceable, law-abiding
condition is reached. Thi-, it 10
claimed, is to bethei tenor Of the
of the committees report, and it
Is said that the object is to ex-
clude the Southern Democratic
States from participation in the
next Presidential election, by
placing them under military rule
= This rumor has most likely been
manufactured from the debate in
the Senate, a few days since, on
the question of appointing a
Special Committee Of Investigat
ton; but how or by whom the
story was gott-n up, it certainly
has flown very fast, and evident,
ly found credence, for it was gen
earaly known to both Houses of
Congress to-day. 7id.
The Vic-P President to-day ar
pointed on the committee to in.
vestigate the alleged outrages in
the South, Senators Scott, Will
son, Chandler, Rice and Bayard
four Radicals and one Democrat.
Morton declined to be
appointed, as his health would
not permit him to serve, and the
venerable Garrett Davis asked to
be excused, en- account of indis-
position. Bayard was substituted
for Davis. Scott is Chairman.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-02-09
MASONIC J-URIsPRUDRNcR.
Missouri.
ABs1KAcs OF DECISIONS.

ABS1RAcS OF DECISIONS. 81 @
/. A Mason cannot be expelled
for non-payment of dues. 2.n.l IS
2. A candidate cannot be adj
vanced from one degree to an
other in The face of objections by
a member.
8. A member cannot disclose
his ballot, and if he does, the re-
lection for initiation still stands
for twelve months.
4. No member can be deprived
of his right to vote, or other
privileges withou: a fair trial.
Such action is in direct violation
of the resolutions adopted by this
Grand Lodge In 1867.
5. All Bylaws which suspend
q member after a certain time for
non-payment of dues, without a
trial, are Illegal and void.
6. A member cannot dimit Mt
a special meeting.
Z. 1t is the duty of the Wor-
shipful Master to fill all positions
in the Lodge which are made by
appointment.
s. 1t is proper to withdraw a
petition of one totally disqualified
to receive the mysteries If Ma
sonry, rs all such petitions are
ipSo fdcto null and void,
8. Ballots must be had on all
petitions, whether the committee
report favoraDly or unfavorably.
10. 1t requires the unanimous
consent of all the members pres
ent to grant an ther Lodge the
privilege to confer degrees, or to
waive jurisdiction.
II. Officers elect cannot be in
stalled by proxy n
II. A member has the right to
object to the introduction of a
| visitor.
ID. Entered Apprentices and
Fellow Crafts must be re-exam-
ined each time they apply after
rejection.
IA. ALI rejected applicants for
membership must file a new De
tition before another ballot.
Is. A Lodge can adopt a by
law raising its scale of dues with
out first obtaining the approval
of the Grand Lodge.
16. No one is entitled to the
title of an actual Past Master who
has not been duly elected and in
stalled as Master of a chartered
Lodge.
II. The decisions of a Grand
Master are not valid. after being
reported to the Grand lodge, un-