Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-03-30
AMOUNT AND KIND OF CLOUDS.
Middlebury.

| We have had, the past week, time Of
unusual quiet from excitement the
people pursuing the even tenor of their
way, actively employed in their usual
business affairs. Only one arrest for rum
selling occurred. Arson Sumner was
arraigned by the States Attorney for vic.
lation of the liquor law, pleaded guilty
to four offences, was fined $40 and costs,
which he paid.
The annual meeting of the Burying
| Ground Association of our village was
held at the Addison House on the evening
| OF the Gath, and elected officers for the
ensuing year, viz: Moderator, Rev. Joseph
Steele; Clerk and Treasurer, FL. J. Will
cox; Prudential Committee, B. s. Beck
with, VIM. Fl. Parker, Caleb Ticknor, G..
G. Chapman and E. Vallette. Measures
were adopted to improve the grounds of
our cemetery this summer, and secure the
laying out of new lots in the same.
Rev Mr.. Bond, M. E. minister of
Cornwall, occupied the pulpit in the
church in our village last Sabbath, in the
absence of Rev. Mr.. Bailey, the regular
pastor, preaching two excellent sermons.
Mr.. Bond is a young man of deep piety
and good literary attainments, and has
been very acceptable minister in Corn
wall and East Middlebury the past year
The annual school meeting of our
Graded School District comes off the 2Sth
inst, at o'clock p. m, at the Town Room
The committee appointed to ascertain the
cost of the new school house will report
at that meeting. 1t is hoped that all will
attend, as this is a meeting that concerns
all the people of our village.
"A large catamount was seen last
week upon the mountain in the town of
Lincoln, by two men engaged in hauling
logs from back lumber lot to a saw mill.
Being unsrmed the men were compelled
to let the dangerous gentlemae go with
out let or hindrsnce. Upon seeing the
men, the catamount dashed into thick
jungle and was soon out of sight. He is
represented as being of formidable size
and appearance, and would undoubtedly
have proved an ugly customer had he
been attacked.
i observe in your Daily of the 23rd
inst an article addressed to "Candor" over
the signature of Friendship" 1t has
greatly amused me, assure you, to wit
ness the distress of the writer at the tardi-
ness of "Candor" in answering the letters
of the redoubtable Mrs. Slocum, the fe-
male champion in Vermont of modern in
fidelity alias Spirituallsm. I take the
opportunity of informing Friendship"
that "Candor" will probably take his own
time to reply, as he has suggested, and if
Friendship" cannot wait he must chew
the cud of disappointment and try the
virtue of patience awhile. Friendship"
would try to be satirical, if he only knew
how, and if he only practices often, he
may succeed in this, to him, evidently,
prominent trait in his character, and one
in which he undoubtedly aspires to excel.
'Candor" is competent, as yet, to take care
IF himself without the aid of Friendship"
who evidently needs some anodyne to
1uiet bis sensitive nerves and prevent
,leepless nights and anxious days over
sCandor's" delay. Friendship puts me
n mind of the dog that barked at the
noon, and because that luminary would
lot stop in his course, betook himself to
lis kennel in fit of sulkiness, and there
oined away and eventually died. The
world would suffer great loss literature
md science would deoline-Rutland
would lose character as a place OF genius
md learning, should "Friendship" leave
his sublinary sphere, and naught be seen
II heard from him again, only through
able tippings, ringing of bells behind a
laid shawl HING on three chairs to as
onish the gaping crowd admitted to see
he sight at 25 cents per head, who would
70 told that it was a system of Religion
ar ahead of Christianity and more in &C.
ordanoe with the wants of poor human
ature, etc. But, Friendship" live as
ong as you con to astonish the world with {
our genius, and if you no more than {
muse, your sphere will be fully occupied,
nd the people will reckon you the peer &
the clown in the circus, or Paul Pry, |
be inimitable comic. CANDoR. 6
March 81, 1871.