Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-07-11
CastIeG0n.
NIDEy

1t rdlned with US, more or less
twenty-five different days last month
Such succession of sunshine and show.
ers have brought forth vegetation at 6
rapid rate: grass, corn, potatoes, anC
| other crops never looked more favorable
| for an abundant harvest than now.
During the month a barn and 8
| dwelling house were struck by lightning.
| In the house, the lightning went from
the top of the chimney to the bottom OF
the cellar, cutting up all manner of fan
| tastic tricks, in its course, but as good
| fortune would have it every one of the
five persons that We're In the house es-
capped unhurt. They were wonderfully
surprised, however, and did not recover
| from the shock for some time.
1t has also rained six different days
and as many nights, thus far, in July,
and one two thousand dollar barn is a
complete wreck, occasiOned by wind
and lightning. Another bdilding, quite
large and near by, was left standing on
an angle of % degrees, with the inside
badly damaged, in which was a young
man and horse that barely escaped il
slant destruction.
A jolly tea party came off at the
house of Dyer Rabbit, last Wednesday
afternoon, in which the following merry
old folks acted conspicuous part ::
PhilO H0sfOrd, So years old James
Smith, st Mrs Smith. 81 Dyer Bah
bitt, rs; Mrs. Rabbit, - +. FomrOY,
72 Mrs, Pomroy, 81; Mr.. Graves, rs e;
William Kinney, rs; Mrs. Kinney, 70 !;
Mrs Huntoon, "A; Israel G0rham, 50 :;
Isaac Becchcr, To- Mrs Bcecher, 70 =;
J. O'Niel, 10
Towards night, on the same day,
Albert Ransom's house was suddenly
and unexpectedly filled with welcome
guests. who came TO honor Mrs. Ransom
with their presence, on her fltieth birth
day, bringing with them baskets we'll
supplied with good things for the tables.
a ttcr spending aD.lal h0ur ~ tRp,
interChanging the greetings OF friend
shjr the tables were spread " It'll refresh
meuts rich, rare and in abundance, de
iicIous enough for a queen. At the con-
cIusiOn Of this feature of the surprise, a
few presents were distributed and the
company separated feeling that Mrs
Ransom's tifticth birthday had been
pleasantly and properly observed.
A week ago last Monday, ii young
l,lau registered his name, at the Bono
seen House, us -. 3, Lear Brooklyn"
of support, still he claimed to be an
agent for the sale of smith, Hall & Co. 5
improved elastic hand stamp After
suspect him t. he dead broke or dead
beat and invited hlm Ia pay lis bill, he
said he had lent his money to one of the
boarders in the hotel, and. in the morn
ing, he would get it and pay up. Morn
ing came, but no guest was there,
neither was there money left to settle
the hill. The landlord says pass him
around i'll the papers,
'lhe GlQrimls Fourth" a, it used
to bc styled, Was unOtIsor}ud ~ our
people. The Declaration OF Independ-
tnce was not read or thought of. neither
was thc riot act read and there was no
occasion for that, everything was SO
quiet.
-Whoeyerthou4ht or even cApoctcdto
see Tie dag that John Cain, of the Cour-
ier, and Mclean. of the il.dGplaIe,t,
would be electioncering for the same
man, for any office, much more for lior-
ace Greeley, for President, This is a
clear illustration of the saving that pol
tiles makes strange bcdlellOWS. Such
is political necessity carried to extremes
when two such meet or stand on the
same platform.
--Castloton was Represented at the
Stone. wife aud daughtcr r. G. Viii
Iiams, F. Parker, +. II. Armstrong,
Miss Maggie Adams, Miss Celtic Sher-