Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-11-07
MIDDLEBUR I.

Larnard We're brought to this place from
Illinois and buried October Both. He
died at the residence of his son in that
State, and was ~ years of age. For
more than 40 years he lived in this town
and reared a family Of children sons and
daughters. His first wife and several-Of
the children died some years since. The
remaining children all live in the west.
Mr.. Leonard will be remembered in con-
nectiOn with the times when the mCrCh-
ants brought their goods from Boston by
wagons. With others he used to make
stated trips to that city, carrying wood
and other produce, and load back with
dry goods, groceries, etc He left our
village some two years since and took up
his residence with a son west of Chicago,
where he died. after brief illness. He
possessed many excellent traits of char
acter and among them, was his ardent
love for his children, and his great desire
for their prosperity. His sons will miss
him from their circle as a father who
was tender in his affections for them
and who spent the evening of his day
with them enjoying their confidence and
regard. His remains were brought here
for interament at his own request.
Funeral services were held in the Metho-
dist church, Rev. 4. +. Bailey Otiiciat-
ing.
Wendell Phillips is to deliver a lee
turc before the Lecture Association, on
the 18th inst, at School House Hall.
The well known ability of Mr. Phillips
will, without doubt, secure a full house.
His lecture is the commencement of a
series Of lectures that are to be delivered
in our village the coming winter. The
course embraces some of the most dis
tinguished speakers in our country.
i am Informed that not a single case
of the prevailing horse disease exists in
our town or village. Great care is be-
ing exercised by those among horses to
guard against it, and we sincerely trust
it may be successfully evaded.
Our friends who favor the election
of Greeley and Brown were brought to
grief the other day. The flag at the end
of which these names were attached was
seized by gale of wind and 10 and be-
hold, off snapped Messrs. Greeley
and Brown and went to parts unknown.
Perhaps November 9Th will explain the
reason of this violence of the clements
Rather OminOus, then, certainly. Old
Vermont certainly Is a bad place for
such casualties to meet with much favor.
The Baltimore and Cincinnati cOali-
ton have been, and will be again, repu-
dated most emphatically by our pco-
pie. The night of November 9TH will
send forth to the millions of true Re
publicans in our country the true ring of
honest tones, from honest freemcn who
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will declare by a majority of tens of
thousands their preference for Grant
and Wilson to preside over the interests
of the great nation for four years from
March 4th, 1872. Thus may it be
throughout our wide extended Repub-
lie.
Rev. f. p. Hooker who has been
absent with his family for a month, re-
tnrned to his home and parish last week,
all in the enjoyment of GOOD health.
Our community were startled last
week with the cheering sound of the
steam whistle on the new paper mill,
which will very soon be in full running
order, turning out large amount of
paper of the best quality. Great credit
is due to the parties who have shown so
much energy in rebuilding these works,
thus contributing much to the business
of our village May success attend
them in this their new effort.
Quite a number of the students in
our college, who are voters in the State
of New York, have left to 90 their
homes and deposit their ballots for
Grant and Wilson, Nov. 9Th. Some
go more than 100 miles for that purpose
alone. May they succeed in helping to
roll up majority of $4,000 for Grant
and Wilson in the Empire State.
The following prices are obtained in.
our market for articles named as follows:
Butter, 25to "a cents per pound; cheese,
II to IA cts. per pound onions, go to
70 cts. per bushel; turnips, 40 to so cts.
per bushel beans, $500 to So. so per
bushel; apples, $1.75 to $500 per bar
rel; potatoes, so to go cts. per bushel:
pork, 1925 to So. 80 per hundred. | am
told that Mr.. NJ. T. Shackett has on
hand over 800 head of cattle fitting for
market. These cattle are at different
points in our county.
-Messrs. A. J. Severance and Mr.
Peet shipped to-day, (Nov 4th), in nine
cars for California 1890 fine blooded
sheep from the best fiocks in our coun-
ty, and selected with great care. Three