Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-12-14
Minor Items.

Rev. Mr.. Tuxbury, pastor of the
Congregational Church in Brandon, COM
meuces on Sunday morning next deliver
ing q series of sermons on the "Idola-
tries of the present day" The several
subjects embraced in this courss are.
"Idolstry of Public Opinion" "Little
Idol-. and the mischief they make" the
Demon of Iniempersnoe." We think 1t
would be profitable to the community il
some of the Rutland clergymen would
follow the example of Mr.. Tuxbury, and
give series of discourses on some special
subjects.
Remember the the poor; prayers
and good wishes are good, but they will
not serve instead of fuel and food.
Deacon James Barrett, after service
of thirty-fve years, has resigned the
agency of the Missionary Herald and Mr.
Frank Haven has been appointed in his
place.
futile & Co, have received at THE
HERALD Book Store a magnificent line
of holiday goods, They have some foe
novelties in toy and puzzle line and ere
constantly adding to their stock of holt
day books.
There were sixteen deaths from small
pox in Troy, N. Y. last month, and TWEEN
ty-nine from consumption.
Senator Morrill, is a fitting represen-
tstive Of New England on the Financ,
Committee.
Newman Weeks, Merchants Row,
has fine stock of goods everyway adapt
ed to the gift season. Imagine the grsti-
fcstlon of the recipient of a nice China
set, with monogrsms, or q dozen goblets
decorated with initials. The useful and
beautiful are thus combined.
e. L. Fursman, Egg of Troy, @. \.
Davenport, Esq of Brsttleboro. and Hon.
A. P.fLyman of Bennington, were the
counsel for Adams. and Edward J. Phelps
of Burlington, Hon. VIM. SlSouthworth
and George W. Herman, R-q, of Ben
nington, for the Bank, in the bond case.
Well executed counterfeits on the
Mutual National Bank of Troy are sfloat.
Look out for them.
Smallpox in Lsnsingburgh. 1t is
moving this way.
Aggravated forms of the scarlet and
black fever are causing great distress in
Quebec. Young and old are alike attack
ed.
Frank Wilson hes been the recipient
of testimonial, in the form an elegant
pen drawing. from ST. Msry's Band, of
Whitehall, of which be is leader. It was
executed by Anthony NJ. Doherty. It
represents bird with one of its wings
formed as q pen, and contains the names
of the members of the band.
Our exchanges report crime largely
on the increase with the advent of cold
weather.
Gregg, Plyer & Co, manufacturers
of the Meadow King Mower. have estsb-
lished a branch flee at Bellows Falls,
placing the business in charge of T. G..
DuiIcfs VI tnot plsCs. bnu w hltef ScOtt,
of Middletown, heretofore sgent Of the
Meadow King, has made an engagement
with Walter A. Wood for term of Ave
years as travelling agent.
The Rev. T. Dewitt Tslmsdge is re-
ported to have said in q late discourse:
IF there he one gulf in hell deeper than
another. it shall be the doom of these
newspaper men whose pen is stsbbing to
death the purity Of American society"
Five hundred doll ars reward is Of
fered by the sheriff of Rochester, n. Y,
for the apprehension of the person or per-
sons who assaulted Elmore w. Snyder In
the public highway of Brighton, week
ago last Friday night. The victim of the
outrage lies, as yet, in very critical con-
dition.
The 300 employees Of the Rensselaer,
iron works. Troy, are still On strike.
Tho stockholders Of the New Lon
don Northern Railroad have unsnimous-
y ratified the lease Of that road to the
Vermont Central