Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-03-23

the business men of this village visited
the Seminary, to witness the opening ex-
ercises of the school. They met in the
chapel of the Seminary more than one
hundred bright, intelligent pupils, repre-
senting the different parts of the institu-
ton, namely, the Seminary, the Normal
School and the Primary. At the conclu-
sion of the exercises, which consisted of
vocal and instrumental music, prayer, etc,
each branch of the school went to their
places to engage in the further exercises
and labors of the day. Everything moves
like clockwork, and is in time and place,
under the guidance of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liams, who are instructors of large and
long experience, and the schools cannot
but prosper under their fostering care.
Prot Weber of Middlebury College,
as one of the Board of Education, dis
courSed on his favofite theme, an hour or
more, at the Brick church, last Wednes-
day evening, in the presence of fair au-
dience. The Professor entertains sound
views on the subject, and has plain,
practical and pointed way of making them
known to others who are SO wise as to
avail themselves of an opportunity to hear
them. Well may Vermonters be proud
that the State contains men of such exalt-
ed views of education, and that such men
are employed az the public educators of
the State.
The temperance meeting last Friday
evening was called to order by the chair
man Of the committee Of arrangements,
who reported that the preparations for the
meeting were perfected, and they had Sc
cured the services of Hon. D. E. Niohol-
son of Rutland, whom they had the
pleasure of now introducing to the audi
ence as the speaker of the evening. Mr.
Nicholson discussed the temperance ques-
ton in all its varied phases, with will
and a word worthy a good cause BE
wiped out most effectually tho old cant
saying by the opponents of the cause. that
temperance men drink behind the door,
and backed up all the main features of
the prohibitory law in good earnest, and
at the same time manifested deep sympa.
thy for the drunkard, and spared not the
sellers of intoxicating drinks who ex-
cused themselves by saying that they
would not sell to the drunkard or hard
drinker, but sold to those they knew would
not get drunk, and therefore did bnt little
injury. Ia answer to this the speaker
said the old drinkers were the men above
all others to sell it to, not to the young
man, who had never put the bottle or the
glass Of strong drink to his lips. He
then put the question, What man among
you, having two sons, one of whom had
contracted the habit of drinking to excess
and the other was free from the deadly
evil, you would have liquor sold to ?
Your reply would be, Save my temperate
ION. His last point was a strong one
against the formation of distinct tenn
2erance party, because they were supplied
With all the provisions necessary for the
of the law, but when tenn
leranoe men are prescribed at the ballot
box on account of their principles, then
le should roll up his sleeves and march
n to the contest as in olden times. The
Whole thing was characteristic of d. E
T., it being outspoken, and without re-
erve or fear or favor of any man or class
f men. A goodly number were present
Who are not accustomed to attend such
gatherings, all of whom, however, pro-
lounee the lecture we'll worth the hear
ng.
The Selectmen demanded of our Com
stable and Collector "good, solid men," as
igners of his bond. He accordingly went
ut with his bond and procured eight
James thereto, representing fifty or sixty I
thousand dollars, four of the personsl
whose names were on the paper weighing
ne thousand pounds, being solid in per-
on and in purse. The fathers of the town
egarded it solid transaction, and one
hat would keep good.
One of our poor men became indebted
o the town in the sum of thirty.two dol.
ars and seventeen cents. Some little I'M
leasantness had existed for a time be-
ween the man and the officer of the =,
own, with whom he had to deal, and to I,
ettle the matter the debtor proposed to :
i've his note for year, which the town q
fficial agreed to accept, but said that he
aust procure good eudorsers. The debtor :.
btained eleven endorsers or sureties, rep
ssenting about seventy thousand dollars, ]
be note was then given to the official, no t
uestions were asked and no why's or '
vherefores offered. 70
The name of Hon. B. T. Langdon did
OF appear among the names of those in
lst Wednesdays HERALD who had been .
.ssistant Judges of the County Court.
fr. Langdon served two or four years in
aat capacity, Hon. s. III. Kellogg being ),
is associate on the bench. Please award
Castleton the judicial honors that are q
er due, and oblige B.w.B. t
BRATTLEBoRo.-Four hundred tickets o
the nine hundred sittings in the hall b
II the Scott-Siddons reading for next v
7ednesday evening at Brattleboro were a