Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-10
EDWARD MILLS.

u :meu purpose Will De economically ap-
piled in its accomplishment.
EDWARD MILLS.
CAsTLEToN.-Sipce my last writing,
the firm Of BatoAeler s. Beech, of the
Bomoseen House, has been dissolved,
Bachelor retires from the house, NJ.
Beech remaining as sole proprietor, hav-
ing purchased half interest in the prop
orty for ten thousand dollars. Bachel-
or paid for this real estate, and the per-
sonaI property connected there with some
thirty thous and dolllrs The next you
will bear of "EYjlliam," be will be max
ing his rnark in Australia, California or
Colorado.
II P. Smith has resided in Castleton
about six years, and during that period,
has speculated in butter, cheese, eggs and
wool, worked ont by the day and month,
heI} the position OF hotel clerk. carried
on the butchering business, run "A livery
stable, Kept -four and feed store, been
Collector of taxes and he now holds the
office of deputy sheriff, and is the propri-
t3r Of fret class grocery store and res
taurant, recently bought of Valiquette,
Union Block, Main street How
ia that for bnsiuesa?
During e recent five weeks absence of
one Of our citizsns, six of his neigbbors
ard friends were laid away in the ceme-
terry, between tho ages Of thirtyand ninety
years.
"A young lady named Lee, was SO
aeriously stung, q few days since. by
honey bee, in the back OF the neck, that
her life was despaired OF for several hours
and also causing temporary insanity.
The services of J. Sanford M. D., were Sc
cured, and as the result of his treatment,
she il recovering.
The remains of Mr. Charles Lincoln,
better known as uncle Charles, were
brought here for interment last Saturday,
from the west, where he went last fall to
spend his last days with his daughter.
He was 81 years of age, having passed all
these years in this town. He was plain,
uuassuming man, honest and industrious
to the last, and much respected. He was
brother of the late Ward M. Lincoln of
Brandon.
The neighbours of Mr.. John Wallis,
of e atom Hill, to the number of ten or
twelve, went into his meadows, one morn
ing last week, with moving machines,
horse rakes and scythes, and before night
had cut, and put into barns, fifteen tons of
hay The poor health of Mr.. Wallis was
the cause of bis friends taking such iber-
ties with his hay fields.
Large posters are distributed around
town, announcing the first concert by the
Normal Music School Glass, at Poultney,
next Wednesday evening, at Josiin Hall,
under the direction of the principal of the
school, Prof. w. o. Perkins, of Boston,
whose name and fame is well known in
western Vermont. Poultney is famous
as a musical town and for holding must
cal conventions; we have taken a feeble
part in not less than five or six of the lat
ter under Perkins of New York, Baker
and Perkins of Boston.
"A call for a temperance meeting,
signed by some fifty Of our temperance
men and women, for the purpose of form
ing "Good Samaritan Society" was read
from our pulpits last Sabbath. We wish
to initiate, if not surpass, the good works
at Brattleboro, and other
places in the State, through the
efforts of a Samaritan temperance society.
The sermon on the final restoration
and redemption of the world, by Rev. S.
G. Mathewson, at the Advent church, last
Sabbath afternoon, was listened to by a
large congregation, composed of his own
church and members from nearly every
other religious denomination in the place,
as we'll as by others from Hydeville and
Fairhaven. All appeared to be interested
in the subject, the preacher was intensely
so. Certain of his hearers could not fully
endorse some of the points or doctrines
discussed, still they are not inclined to
find fault with him IS preacher, as he is
known to be devoted pastor, and always
Jealous in good works and endeavors at
all times to magnify his sacred Office.
3. w. 3.
RICHMOND BUTTER MARKET.-The
offeriups of butter and cheesa were very
light on Monday. Prices about the same
as last two weeks. Good butter, 90 to
OOo nhninn % a., Ok fa.~. 4 49,. ob oo.o