Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-01-11
Minor Items.

A~1A'' A''i' - 'i05Ad lDlllCdl sketch VIII nf
prepared at an carly day.
The Supreme Court for the county
OF Rutland commences January 3lst. 4
An elderly gentleman Of this village
WAS presentedon Saturday with a speci-
men of genuine Connecticut manufar:
tures-a 'i'Smeg, He appreciates the
joke.
The questions are often asked
What did the Rutland County Court
House cost? Have the bills been audit
ed? How much more will it cost to fir
ish it ? Are the building committee pre-
pared to present a report to the tax pay
ers ;? Very pertinent questions.
Sherman ". Parkhurst has been
appointed conductor on the Portland &
Ogdensburg Railroad and took charge of
the first train over the road from Hard
wick to St. Johnsbury, last week.
George Q. Day, of Rutland, and
Miss Hattie NJ. Smith, of Ludlow, were
among tie singers at the concert of the
Northern Musical Association at ST. Al
bans. laSl week
Hon. !. V Baker, Jr, is the young
est member of the New York Senate.
C. NJ. Chase, editor of0the Lyndon
Union, says he was admitted to the Bar
of the Caledonia County Court, on Mon
day of lastoweek, and was employed by
half a dozen clients within fifteen min
utes. They were all attorneys, and he
don't care for ~additfShal retainers at
present.
Q Hen. g9hn Gregory Smith has been
elected President of {be Franklin County
Agricultural alEi Mechanical Society
Lieutenant Commander Edwin T.
Woodward, of Castleton, has beehorder-
ed to the ship C9nonicus as executive
officer. o.
-Rey. W. II. Lord, d. D., observed
the quarter century anniversary of his
ministry, in Montpelier, on Sunday, by
an APPROPRIATE sermon. o
DR.. Julius Y. Dewey, of Montpel-
Ter, President of 3e National Life In
surance Company, is yet lying quite i'll.
Hon. Horatio Seymour, son of the
late Hon. HoratiO SEYMOUR, Of Middle
bury, has retired from the Surrogates'
Office of Erie county, on. Y, and re-
Key. IIcna.y g I..--- - I2Ilffalo. -
pastor of TIE Congregational church in
West Rutland has become az, associate
editor of the Boston S3agregattonoIist.
o-The police should make an example
of those boys who t2ink the Opera
House was made for whistling purposes
and Ror using l8ofane language in the
presence ofGad5ea. 10
As far as tz2esweather is concerned,
the new year has begin its career in an
exsnplars nfann@. 60
"A sec2 calling themselves Primitive
Methodists. are soon p establish wor- 4
shin here. TIE Primitive Me.hodists in
Great BriGain are very numerous, and
are datisguishedofor eleE piety and a
generosity. co o
q The Foodsf0ta 1gC5says: A leap
year ride is on file in Chester; the lad3s3s
IL ia, a-hil.-. o ", Ivain uIlaI naDitual
tobacco clsWcrs and feeders Of rave
onion. and Medfo1d cannot DE mustered
in, Sitting it rather 6pe, isn't it ladie@
Refreshments Of sl6rituous liquors
and wines were notournished in any Of
the laree cities to callers on new years
day, as has been the custom heretofore.
BE careful where you throw match
es be careful where you 90 with lamps
and lanterns. be careful where You put
your ashes Toe careful about GleaviDg a
"roaring fire" ia your stoves when-yOu
leave your shops. stoEes or Offices, or
your house when yCu go 10 bed nights;
be careful to be thoughtful about start.
in tho '.fre ticnd~ in such q way, 9r in
any way. that YOU can attach bGme "a
yoursclf, 2or others in Sieir hour Of loss
ana suffering blame.
Gen. b. Flint, the great sheep man Of
California, James Slocumb of Browns
vile. Pa. and J. Mob. Glenn Of MOBILES
town, Pa. leading wodtgrowsrs Of that
State, have been spending some days in
this State. They have beef the guests
of l.. :. DrSw of South Burlington, and
Henry Hammond of Middlebury. Mr.
Slocumb made purchase of one hun
dred bloOded sheep at Middlebury. @
Tobacco smokers will do well to
consider what they arc bringing them
selves to. 4 young lady has just diedg
in Virginia at the age Of 1O1, from ez-
cessive use of the weed, and anOtheslas
been taken off in her bloom, before she
had well turned 90, from the samescause.
1t would be we'll to heed these warn
ings.
Rev. II. d. Kitchel, d. d., Presi-
dent of AIid8lebury College, delivers
lecture in Boston couiRS9 on Christian
ity and skePticism, Subject: Chris
tan Doctrine, the Model Of Christian
Life and Character.
Farmers anticipate az advance in
the price Of coarse grain in consequence
of the scarcity of hay throughout the
country.
DR. Todd Of Pittsfeld has in his
congregatioz Seven clergymen, four of
whom are residents Of the town, and the
others sojourners in search of health.
"A new arrangement gnas been made
on the New London Northern division Of
the Vermont Central railroad, by which
engineers and trains from New London
now run through directly to Brattleboro
on alternate days.
The Boston oDapers says: ESMrs.
Abbie Sage Richardson's reading at IRE
mont Temple. in Boston, this Tuesday