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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-04-25
Casfleton.

The Crane family, consisting OF
Richard and his wife, three sons and
two daughters, arrived at Castlet9n, theil
former home, last Tuesday night, after
a residence of four years and three
months at GAINESVILLE, Wisconsin. They
took cars at GAINESVILLE Monday morning
at one O'Clock, and arrived Tuesday night
at o'clock. They feel that they are al
home again, toward which they have
cast a wishful eye for four years OF
more This is quite an accession to the
honest industrious class of our commu-
nifty and all welcome them back again.
Rev Edwin Hart is spending q
week or two in town. He is native OF
Castleton but has been an inhabitant OF
the West thirty years. For the past
fifteen years, he has resided at Grand
Rapids, Mich, where he has two sons,
one of whom holds the honorable posi-.
ton of Circuit Judge, and the other is
cashier of bank Mr.. Hart fitted fol-
college at the Rutland County Grammar
school, and was a graduate of Middle
bury College. in 1888, being a class mate
of President Kitchel and Prof Robbins.
Another old Castleton landmark, the
Joel Drake house, was totally destroyed
by fire last Thursday morning, between
three and four o'clock. 1t had stood on
the hill at Hydeville, fifty years before
Hydeville was known, and was one of
our most ancient dwellings, 1t was
owned by Albert Drake and had been
unOccupied since the 1st of April In
sured in one of the Vermont companies
for 81, 500.
DIR. T. p Fletcher, dentist, annOun-
ces on cards through the pOst-office that
he will remain in town only four weeks
longer, and will locate himself in the
dental profession at Port Henry, n. Y.
Hon. J. B. Bromley has been APP
pointed Judge of Probate for Fairhaven
district, to fill the vacancy occasiOaed
by the removal of Hon. c. NJ. Willard
out Of the State. Mr.. Willard held the
office some ten years, and the late Hon.
Almon Warner was Judge of the district
30 years. This appointment will no
doubt meet with general favor through
the district.
1t has been intimated that Hon. P
w. Hyde will be called to fill the place
in the County Court made vacant by the
removal of Mr. Bromley.
IL he pencil company are shipping
slate pencils by the million and ground
stone dust by tons in answer.to orders re-
ceived from abroad. 1t is reported that
a new pencil mill will be in operation in
this village, at an early day, parties hav
ing already leased building and will
soon put up machinery for their manu-
facture, through an entire new process
Rev. Mr. Gilbert will lecture on his
twelve years life and travels in Chill
next Friday evening, at the Brick
church. Mr.. G.. holds testimonials from
Trustworthy sources that speak in high
terms Of the lecture AZ the close of
the lecture a collection will be taken in
aid Of the American and Foreign Chris
tian Union, in whose behalf he is labor
ing in New England.
Rev. w. T. Ross. superintendent of
schools, holds a public examination of
teachers next Saturday in this village.
Mr. Ross is fully Interested and identi-
fed in the cause of education in the
lower as well as in the higher depart
mCnts. Il. W. b.
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The CoIlSctorship.

Editor Rutland Herald Some sur
prise is manifested in various quarters at
the sudden appointment of collector of
customs at Burlington, in place of the
defaulting collector, Gen. Stannard. 1t
would seem that our Congressional dele
cation were in some haste to make a Sc
lection, not even allowing the people
time to give an expression of their views
upon this question, which has been usu-
al, and oftentimes so troublesome to
them. Perhaps they wished to avoid
any annoyances, but they seem to have
forgotten that they are servants sof the
people, and are responsible to them in
measure. Perhaps this is a snap judg-
ment of the vermont political ring"
which your paper has so boldly exposed
| for the past few weeks; or military
ring, who desire to secure the position
for a member of the Grand Army of the
Republic. While hOnoring the soldier
as much as anybody in Vermont, it does
not seem to me, that, having had among
their number this the most lucrative
office in the State of Vermont, that it,
by any paramount right, belongs to a
soldier for another term, especially after
the recent faithlessness of one of their
band. There are civilians who are
fully equal to the performances of the
duties of this position and deserving of
its emoluments, whom the people would
trust, and would have recommended
them to the Secretary of the Treasury
for collector, had not sudden appoint
ment been made, almost before the peO-
Pile of the State knew of the vacancy.
Civilians are at least entitled to some
consideration, when military gentlemen
are found filling all the most prominent
and most lucrative positions in the State,
representing over forty thousand dollars
in good round salaries. Perhaps the
people had better quietly sit in their
places and concede every office to the
representatives of the Grand Army of
the Republic.
Mr.. Editor, please give the public the
reasons for this hot haste in the appoint
ment of the Collector of Customs also
why the appointee, residing at Burling-
ton, had superior claims over large
number of good soldiers living in other
sections of the State Another ques-
ton, pertinent to ask is, why is not the
east side of the mountain entitled to
Collector of Customs, as well as the
other offices, at least half of the time
=.
Windsor County, April 20, 1872.
TNoTE.-We cannot answer the quee-
tons asked by our correspondent, hav-
ing no knowledge of the reasons that
governed the delegation in Congress.
I We presume that it was necessary to
make an immediate appointment, and
Gen. Wells, who is a very competent
man was candidate for the position at
the end of Gen. STANDARDS first term.
and in the sudden emergency forced up
on them, they recommended Gen. Wells
without intentional injustice to any indi-
vduals or section of the State. In ref
erence to the rotation of the office, it is
our opinion that no custom has prevailed
only to secure a competent man.
EDITOR
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MOUNT HoLYoKE SEMISARY.-The
Mount Holyoke Female Seminary Cata-
logue for 1912 contains the names of
30 teachers and 274 pupils, the different
classes numbering as follows: Seniors,
AZ; Senior Middle, 40; Junior Middle,
IA; Junior, 49, The public examina-
tions will begiu Tuesday, July I'd.
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LUMBER. A gentleman acquainted
with the lumber business in that region
estimates the number of logs now on the
Sacandaga and its tributaries, ready to
start for Glens Falls, at $4,000.
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The Slate Business.

Editor Of the Rutland Herald A
few days ago you published history of
the slate business in this county, which
was very correct as far as it went. Hi
ram AinswOrth and ID. Ii. Hawkins of
Castleton, were each engaged in the man
ufacture of cyphering slate as early as
1849. NeWall Sturteyant, of New York,
came to Castleton in the winter of 1851,
with Mr.. Eastman, and purchased of
Mr.. Kinney his farm, and started what
is known as the West CastletOn X. K. d
Slate Company. The past of the slate
business is known to many. A few years
ago nothing but roofing slate was ship
ped The majority of the slate here is
made into nantes, billiard tables, lamp
bottoms, ink stands, picture frames,
shelves, troughs, etc. 1t is now used for
boxes to put collins in in the cemeteries !;
it is also proposed to use it for pannel-
ing for railroad cars, and the day is not
far distant when it will be used for door
and window castings and mop boards
for the finishing of houses. Have it
marbleized and your house is painted
forever. There are hundreds of uses to
which slate can be put to where it never
has been used. When the manufacture
of slate can be SO perfected that a ton
of it will be worth 5000 instead of $15,
and the 1856 can be spent in labor upon
the slate here, then will the slate com
munities be Independent of any and all
corporations. .*
Fairhaven, Vt, April 90, 1872.
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EPISCOPAL

The Rev DR. Howard, formerly OF
Rutland. has resigned as rector Of ST.
Marv's church at Mortified, the act 10
take effect on the first of May.
Rev. {. :. Hale has resigned as rec
tor of Emmanuel Church. at Bellows
Falls. and been called 70 a position az
assistant minister in st. Pauls Cathedral
at Buffalo. \. y. His energy and ex-
ecutiye ability viii be much missed in
the diocese of Vermont.
An elegant altar Of variegated marble
has been made in Burlington, for ST.
Johns chapel, Essex. y. Y, from de-
signs by the late missionary.
St. Paul's Church. at Vergennes, had
four services on Easter Day. lone being
early) including the Holy Communion,
six baptisms, and the children's catechiz-
inc. whe sang carols, and made their Of
ferings These flowers surpassed those
on any previous occasion. and the atten-
dance was full at every service, not
withstanding the storm.
St. Annals Church, Lowell. Mass, the
venerable DIR. Edison, rector, had an Eas-
ter offering of a memorial window, from
two members of the parish.
St. Johns Church, Lowell, Mass, the
Rev. ID. c. Roberts. rector, formerly of
Montpelier, VT, had present or an or
gan worth $4,000, in memory of a de-
deceased warden. Samuel Burbank, from
members of his family.
The Easter offering of All Saints
church. Worcester, Mass, was 5000,
That of St Peters Sunday School,
Brooklyn, l.. l., was 1920; and that
of st. James Sunday School, Brook
Ign, was 50, $40.
A few members of ST. James Church,
Woodstock. as an Easter offering, gave
$1,000, to be applied upon the parish
debt.
The vestry Of ST. James Church,
Woodstock, gave Rev. DIR. Howard a
unanimous call to again become rector
of the parish, but he declines.
LIBERAL CHRISTIAN.
Rev Geo. S. Guernsey win preach at
Cavendish, April 28t.
Rev. c. G. Thornton has engaged to
supply the pulpit of the Uniyersalist
church at Hartland Corners.
One of Rev. James Freeman Clarke's
favorite ideas is that Unitarianism comes
'nOt to destroy but to fulfill orthodoxy.
METHODIST.
Richford was designated as the place
of the next Vermont Conference. The
meeting at Chelsea appears to have been
spirited, harmonious and cheering 10
the ministers and churches.
Rev. Louis n. Beaudry has been sent
by his conference from North Greenbush,
n. Y, to Shelburn, Vt.
The Methodist Conference in New
York, passed a resolution recommend
ing all its members TO abstain from the
use of tobacco in all its forms.
There is a methodist church in De
Kalb. KY, in which there is not male
member.
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street EXPENSE.

The following amounts have been paid
for cleaning the streets of rubbish,
clearing wells, and other jobs on high
ways, including superintendent, for the
year ending April 1st, 1872, as follows,
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ADDISON Saturday night
seems an unlucky one for making time
on the Addison road. The mail train
was again blocked in Saturday night,
this time at Orwell, and did not reach
Port Henry until about five o'clock Sum-
day morning.
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US, many of whom are known, at least
by reputation, to most of your numerous
readers. G.
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CONGREGATIONAL.

The attempt to unite Congregational
lists and Baptists in England was seri-
ousIy made but failed.
Rev. Silas Ketchum, of Bristol, n
H, has received a call from the Globe
church of Woonsocket, r. l.
The number of conversions in Rev c.
l.. GoOdell's church at New Britain,
Conn, since the beginning of the year has
been over seventy.
The friends of Rev. r. S. Cushman,
Of Manchester. Vt. viii be glad TO
learn that after an illness of some ten
weeks. he has so far recovered as TO ap-
pear again in the pulpit.
Rev. Henry c. Riley, ID. D., of the
Foreign and American Christian Union.
recently administered the Lords Supper,
in a Mexican ex-Papal church to four
hundred COMMITMENTS, converts from
ROmanism, and was assisted in the or
dinancc by four converted Romish
priests
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Religious Intelligence.
BAPTIST.

BAPTIST
Rev. II. ID. Adams. late pastor of the
Free VIII Baptist church at Waterbury
Center, has received and accepted call
from the church at Lyndon Center.
Rev. /. Wheeler has accepted the
unanimous call to the pastorate of the
Baptist church at Lyme, \. III.
Rev. Sumner Hale writes from Leba-
non, to the Watcbmdu Dc Reflector.
ut gives me pleasure to inform you
that we are among the favored churches
enjoying a spiritual refreshing. The
work became visible the first of January
though the fact is revealed by examina-
ton of candidates for baptism that
number were moved by the spirit and
some cherished hopes months before
The interest become more general during
the week of prayer and the two sue
ceeding weeks. while union meetings
were being held by the evangelical
churches in our village. Each church
is sharing about equally in the blessing.
We received eight by baptism last Lords
day, and twelve on preceding Sabbaths.
The new Baptist church in Richford
numbers % members. 1t is to be for
mally recognized on the Sth of May.
Rev. NJ. G. Smith of st Adams, will be
thepreacher, assisted in his labors by Rev. (
Ii. G. Estes of Jerico, and by Others.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-16

PUMPING RE. COMMENCED - THE SUPPLY SHORT
ECONOMY NEEDED.
No serious trouble ensued from the break
down Of the Cornish pumping engine, yester-
day, though the Inconvenience was great, and
the danger by fire not such as people are ready
to often incur. The supply in the 10th and
Market reservoir was exhausted early in the
morning, and az the water rested in the street
mains, Of course, on the lowest level, those por-
tions Of the pipes on highest ground, ran dry
first. At 9th aud Market streets the supply gave
out about noon. Further down, however, there
was enough in the mains to keep up a supply,
uutil the pump resumed work.
Some Of the manufacturing establishments up
town, quit work about noon being unable to run
their engines safely, without W ter McLsar &
Kendall, Pusey Brothers, and others, were obli-
ged to suspend.
Those on the West side OF the city, supplied
from the Eighth street Reservoir, suffered no
famine. There was sufficient quantity in that
basin to last over the trouble. Only about 800
houses, however, are supplied from it.
The pump was repaired. yesterday, by II
o'clock, but work could not be resumed until
high tide at 5. At noon, to-day, there were 81
inches of water in the Market ST. basin.
No further trouble is now apprehended though
the old pump may again give out at any time.
1t is used up and cannot be depended upon.
People should exercise close economy in using
the water, Tor the present, 30 that the pumps
may be able to keep the reservoirs full, and in
case Of accident, repairs may be made, without
the supply giving entirely out.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-16
civ Politics.
TIE CONFERENCE AT THE BOARD OF TRADE ROOM
LAST EVENING.

TIE CONFERENCE AT THE BOARD OF TRADE ROOMS,
LAST EVENING.
The meeting, privately called, to which we
referred yesterday was held in the Board of
fmie Rooms, last evening. About twenty per-
SONS were present, including several whose
naule- did not appear on the printed circular
as among those invited Among the company
We're the following:
neuIge richardson. Washington Hastings,
James scott, DIR, d. W. Maull, Francis Barry,
James Bradford. Charles Baird, Il. Il. James,
Charles Warner, Geo. W. Stone, Thos. d. Webb,
lloslon Lea, Clement b. Smyth, Il. L. Warner,
Dr., W. G.. Gibbons.
George Richardson was called to the Chair,
ane Francis Barry appointed Secretary.
Addresses Of an earnest character were de-
heled by W. q. Gibbons, Washington Has
tugs, George W. Stone, and T.. +. James.
1t was then agreed, with unRnimity, that no
mu'elneDt should be made affecting the Mayor
atty but that attention should be directed to the
Procurement of unexceptiOnable candidates for
the city Council.
lhe following resolutions were then adopted :
HM'ttd That a committee, consisting Of two
nom each Ward, one from each political party
Re apl ulnted to secure the names of suitable
lcrrun5 to be persons to DO put in nomination
i0r tie ensuing election of Councmen with
Instructions to report to this meeting, on Satur-
dal cyening, the 18th inst
h'Splrtd, That the foregoing resolution be
published in the city papers, and that all citi-
zen, without distinction of party feeling, inter
csct in the subject, be cordially invited to mee
al lhir place, on Saturday evening" the 18th inst
u'Gnplf
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-16

The sash and blind factory Of Leeret & Blais-
dell, at Syracuse, N. Y, was burned yesterday.
Loss, $40, 900.
d. G. W. Norcom, California pioneer, COM
mitted suicide at Stockton, Cal, on Wednesday.
He was a native Of North Carolina.
There we're % cases of suDstroke, FIVE of
them fatal, in New York on Tuesday. There
were seven cases Of sunstroke in Brooklyn.
The reported diamond discoveries in the New
Mexico border create no excitement in that Ter
ritory, little eredence being given to them.
In the Barnard impeachment trial yesterday
MIR. Beach closed his argument for the defence.
He asserted that Barnard was an infiexible aud
incorruptible judge.
Metallic roofs are said to be the best safeguard
against lightning, ,as the roof instantly distributes
the electric fluid over its surface, and by 30 do
ing prevents all danger.
At Oswego. N. Y. on Wednesday, heavy
rain storm caused such rise in tie river that
the railroad bridge was deemed unsafe, and the
trains stopped running.
Joe jefferson, the comedian, is in Baltimore
The ocuIst treating his case pronounces his
eyesight perfectly restored, not the slightest
trace of disease remaining
An old colored man aud his wife, originally
from Maryland, who had been separated and
had not seen each other for thirty years, recent
ly met aud were reunited in York county, Pa.
1t appears that Bishop Blyley, of Newark, and
not Bishop Elder, has been appointed by the
| Pope Archbishop of Baltimore. Bishop BAyley,
who was formerly an Episcopal minister, was
] born in New York city in 1914.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-16

Often, when flushed with the triumphant heat
of success, when conscious Of having achieved
some great action, or of having overcome an
apparently nsurmountable obstacle, we imagine
that we have gained happiness aud contentment
through the realization of our hopes or the
GROWING of our efforts with the laurel wreath
of the worlds commendation. But with all this
there is sure to come some pang or regret I;
something has been left uudone which would
have made the triumph more complete; some
thing may remain to be done to make it lasting
in its effects, it may be of such nature as to
defy all our attempts to prevent its failure in
the end. Then it is that we recall to our minds
the old story of the Apples of Sodom-fair and
beautiful on the outside, Iipe and luscious in
appearance to the wayworn traveller, his lips
parched and dry from the heat of long and
weary journey over the arid sands and under
the burning sun Of All Eastern country, he
eagerly grasps the tempting fruit, only to find
in it ashes and bitterness seemingly to accord
with the desolation of the garden where it grows
the Desert,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-16
Can't Understand It-Jsreeley but not Greeley.
LFrom the Baltlmore Americana

There comes to us curious despatch from
Philadelphia to the effect that at the Delaware
State Convention, which met at Dover on Tues
day, the 18th lust, a resolution endorsing Gree
ley was tabled. We think that there must be
some mistake about this matter. The Conven-
ton was called for the purpose of forming a
Greeley electoral ticket, and from the tenor Of
the despatch We infer that this was done. After
having selected three gentlemen to cast the
vote Of the State for Greeley and Brown, it
seems scarcely possible that the Convention
would refuse to commend the candidates to
the support or the people Of Delaware.
Senator Bayard OF Delaware, WAS not an
enthusiastic Greeley man, and made a rather
feeble fight against him in the Baltimore Con-
vention, but he succumbed at last, aud addrees-
ed a letter to his constituents asking them to
support the Cincinnati nominees We believe
that he hurried off to Europe before he had the
opportunity Of knowing whether the Delaware
Democracy were willing to surrender nEo', II
the State Convention has acted in the cnntuma-
cious manner Indicated by the Philadelphia des-
patch it would seem that his epistle has not had
much effect.
We expect TO see hundreds Of thousands of
honest consistent Democrats in all parts OF the
country follow the example set them by the
Delaware Convention, and spurn the ticket
which has been forced upon them without their
consent.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-16
geaths.

sTERLING-on August l4th, John Wesley. son OF
Michael and Margare SterliDg aged 10 years
The relatives and friends Of the family are invited
to attend the funeral, their residence, NO. I'll
ButtOnWood street on Saturd ~ afternoon, August
18th to meet at O'Clock, and move a. 2. All child
rem OF the sunday School spec ally invited.
WOoDWARD.-on the l4th inst, after short ILL
ness, of Dlptheria, Myra Lizzie, youngest daugn-
Ter of Charles B., and Nallie j. Woodward, aged
13 years, II months and rs days.
The relatives and friends are respectfully invited
TO attend her funeral at the Residence OF paren
sls w. Fifth street, saturday Afternoon lTth inst
al O'Clock, to proceed To kverview Cemetery, with
out futher notice.
- Mauch Chunk, Pa, and Frederick, Nd, papers
please copy.
EarIhs conflicts with the now are DER, thourt safe
from every fear,
And though we cannot come to thee, the savlor's
ever near;
He win protect our precious child, and fold her to
his breast,
And from earth's rude and stormy blast enjoy q
glorious rest
earhs tolls are Der,
on those bright plains OF endless joy, where parting
is no more;
Where we WIN join the angel bands, and sing re
deemlng love-
above.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-08-16

1t is very gratifying, indeed to observe the
deep interest taken by the public in reference
tl the selection of first-rate candidates for the
CITY Council Thus far, only one has been
naued, by either party, Int the indications are
encouraging that none but capable, fit, and
thoroughly reliable men will be acceptable, any
Were
William Cauby. who was nominated last even
ing, by the Republicans Of the 9th Ward, is a
gentleman too well known to need anybody's
recommendations His qualifications for the
place arc of the first order, and ho accepts the
Troublesome duties of a term in Council, only in
compliance with the earnestly-expressed desire
of many citizens of the WaId. His consent to
serve does lin great credit, and is occasion for
public satisfaction. Now let us see similar will
ingness to labor for the public good, in other
Nntlg