Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-12-19
New York. Dec. 6. 1872.
0utof Town Notes.
P0TITNRY.

Mrs. Cole, the wife of Martin d.
Cole, Esq, of this village, died on
Wednesday morning of last week. Mrs.
Cole was respected by all who knew her,
and loved by those who knew her best.
The funeral was attended on Friday,
the Rev. W. T. Ross of Castleton, Off
ciating. 1t was largely attended by
neighbOrs and sympathizing friends.
Interesting religious meetings are
now held every evening at the Baptist
church in this village, and l am inform
ed are well attended. ! should Judge
that something more than the usual re-
ligious interest is manifested in several
of the religious societies in town. The
late political campaign is ended, and we
may now put our own houses in order.
Several parties, it is said, have been
examining slate rock near East Poultney
with a view of opening quarries there.
There is good slate there, yes, best
quantities of the rock all about us. All
that is needed Is capital and pluck.
John Williams of Middletown is
going into the Poultney House in a
few days. John can keep a good hote !
if he will, and the Poultney people ex-
pect no other will be kept in the place.
OBSERVER.
ANDOVER.
AT an early day In the history of the
State, and more than 60 years ago, this
town was composed of its present terri
tory and the town of Weston. Al
though now no store, no tavern, no grist
mill and no resident physician is found
therein, time was, when it contained all
these necessary attributes of civilization.
Though blest, from time to time with
clergymen, we think but one resident
physician ever obtained place here, and
that was DIR. Charles w. Chandler, who
lived to an advanced age, and for nearly
40 year was the most noted medicine
man in all the region round. On horse
back, in his gig, in his pung-sleigh or on
his snow-shoes, he practiced the healing
art through Chester, Windham, Grafton,
Londonderry, Landgrove, Peru, Win
hall, Weston, Ludlow, Cavendish, and
even to Plymouth, Reading and Spring
field he sometimes wandered. He was
much given to stammering, and was al
ways ready for joke, either at his own
or neighbors' expense.
We remember hearing one of the old
est inhabitants relate an interview be-
tween the doctor and Judge Harris of
Windham (who still lives and is yet in a
remarkable state of preservation for
business and usefulness) about the year
1922, Harris had then recently bought
out the first settled minister of Windham,
Rev. Mr.. Lawton, and opened store
for trade on the same site now occupied
by the firm of VIM. Harris & Son. In
those days little ''black strap" was not
deemed unhealthy for the stomach, and
no one enjoyed that cheap New England
beverage more than the ubiquitous An
dover doctor. One day calling at the
store on his way to visit some patients,
after enjoying his glass with a social
crowd, he remarked to the bystanders
that he was sorry to see the clergyman's
house converted into country store, for
he had noticed that such an institution
was like worms nest in young fruit
tree-the nest would gr-r-ow to p-p-pon-
derous proportions, while the tree was
soon st-stripped of its l-leaves, and would
die The storekeeper hearing the re-
mark Gas it was intended he should) inn
mediately. answered. 'Well, Doctor,
in one thing you have the advantage,
those against whom your profession
make accounts soon die, and you have
no living lips to dispute the correctness
of your charges" ssPut it on to me,
Harris, / can stand it," said the jolly
doctor, and whipping up his horse he
swept on his way rejoicing.