Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-09-12
Out Of Town Notes
WALLINGFORD.


WALLINGFORD.
The following are the names Of the
four eldest men in town:
Luther Holden is ninety 900: Jacob
Gates is ninety-tWO (92); Joseph flask
ell is ninety-three (93), and Eleck Mar
thrup is njnety-siX (96) years old. The
/ last was born in 11I6, the wear of the
Declaration Of our Independence The
mother of the first, Sarah Holden. died
aged a few days less than one hundred
The whole history of our great and
mighty nation is included in the life of
| Elecll Narthrup, the oldest of them.
On Wednesday evening Mrs. Dr.
Clair r. Spettigue, of Boston. delivered
a lecture on ''Lovc and Marriage
at thu North Church. She spoke grace
fully, aud handled her subject we'll
Her appearance is preposscssing, and
her manner is easy and pleasing, Al
though the subject is a hacllncved one,
she brought out many new ideas in re
spect to the mutual duties and relations
of the marriage state. Love is the prin-
cipal element, and absolutely neces-
sary to happiness. With it the
longest term of married life will be a
life of peace, light and JOY Without 1t
the shortest union viii be wrotchcd.
Neither person of a married couple
should ever 90 to third person with
their troubles and disagreements, as it
would almost invariably bring about
divorce. This was very good point.
The house was nearly filled, mostly with
ladies, as q compliment to the sex of the
fair lecturer,
II
have gained 90 on the vote for Stewart
in 1870 As Rutland ran behind 81 on
the vote for Converse, our gain will
balance the account, and seventeen to
spare.
ALI hail to Vermont for what she
has accomplished at the last election.
The Greeley coalition has been ''weigh-
ed in the balance and found wanting"
The "wreck and ruin" have come
down like a collapsed balloon with
terrible crash The luckless passen-.
gers are not to be found by their remain
ING friends. Alas for them.
The Liberal republicans have been,
as it turns out after the election, doing
the largest business on the smallest cap
ital of any political party in the history
of the country. There does not prove
to be more than twelve or fifteen hun
dred of them in the State They actu-
ally supposed they were going into
power in Vermont this fall, What a
coming down They will be compelled
to 90 into bankruptcy not only here,
but in every State in the Union. P.
CHESTER.
A sad accident, having fatal ter
mipation. occurred near Gassette's Sta
ton on Wednesday evening, September
4th. Tie particulars, as we learn them,
them. are as follows Mr.. Pollard Bates
was returning home from Reading on
that day, and when near the scene OF
the accident, stopped for few mo.
ments to converse with the section
men who were at work on the railroad
track. Starting his team, he struck, his
horse a sharp blow with the whip;
which caused him to jump suddenly, and
Mr.. Bates being off his guard, was
thrown backwardly out of the wagons
striking upon his head and shoulder
with such force as to break his back
Persons who witnessed the accl-
dent Immediately went to MI
Bates assistance, and found him lying
upon his back perfectly helpless. lie
was taken up and conveyed to the resi-