Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-02-29
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Castieton.
The first leap year ride, a party of
eight couples from Middle Granville, of
the season arrived at the BomOseen
House, last Wednesday afternoon, the
young men wearing furs, shawls, and
wells, and the young ladies holding the
reins, aiding the gentlemen out of the
sleighs, escorting them into the parlor,
ordering the teams taken care off, paying
o'clock feeling that they had carried out
the programme of a leap year party to
perfection.
The Wilkinson family are quite
noted for longevity. It consists of six
brothers, Lewis residing in Canada, aged
IA Henry in Canada, 70; Warren in
Castleton, 60; David in Castleton, So;
William in New Orleans, 60; George in
Whitehall, So. Their united ages are
1913 years, Four of the brothers whose
ages figured up TO 263 years, an average
of over IS years each, were in town last
week. So many of the family have not
been together before in 80 years.
The San Francisco Daily Bulletin
reports that Mechanics Institute Hall,
Of that city, was well filled Saturday
evening, January 18th, the attraction
being the lecture of Professor Ezra s.
Carr, Of the University of California,
before the students of the Mechanic
Arts College Many of your readers
will remember Dr. Carr as the resident
professor of chemistry, for twelve or
fifteen years in the Castleton Medical
College The speaker chose for his sub
jcct the industrial and agricultural needs
of the State
Hon Harrison Reed. the impeachcd
governor of Florida, was Castleton
boy. His father, with a large family Of
sons and daughters, removed from here
TO Wisconsin, about thirty-fiye years
ago The Governor was then some
twenty years old He learned the art of
printing in the office Of the Vermont
Statesman, published at that time by II.
II. Houghton. in this town. Mr.. Reed
went from the west to Florida, at the
late rebellion, and succeeded III getting
himself elevated to the highest office in
the rift of the people of that State;
now he is dishonorvd by Impeachment
for dishonesty or bribery.
1t is now known to a certainty that
the Hon G. NJ. Willard viii remove To
Boston tn" coming spring, h" having
sold his pheasant homestead on Seminary
street, for thirty-tiv" hundred dollars, to
Mr., \. &. Hoadry, who takes possession
the first Of April our place can poorly
afford to lose such households as Judge
Wizards family, They bavr lived in
this village since 1854
Rev. L. II. Stone has been COM
missioned, by the executive committee,
agent of the State Temperance Society,
for the year 1872 Mr.. Stone repre-
scented the State Society at the recent
meeting Of the Addison County Temper
ance Society at Mddlebury Last year
IS NlSlttNI OIL dDtul OilS EdlI ~ III
towns in the State, and proposes to can
vass the other half the present year. We
bespeak for MIN cordial welcome.
The largest sum contributed by one PEI
son last year, was fifty dollars, and that
in Windsor county.
The eighth regular meeting Of the
Good Samaritans, was held at the Liber-
al Christian church. last Sunday even
ing, Rev. S. G. Mathewson in the chair.
After prayer by Rev. r. G. Williams,
and reading the minutes of last meeting,
by the Secretary, a general discussion
followed on the temperance question,
in its hearings on the world, the Nation.
the State, communities and individuals.
This association is 4 unit and their key
note is union in the temperance army.
p. ". B.
Castleton February %