Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-02-01
Minor Items.

OLD Baptist church, on Main street, on
Sunday morning, the pastor, Rev. Ed
ward Mills, preaching valedictory dis
course from the words, 'Little children,
it is the last time"-1 John, ii 16.
In the evening, religious services were
held, with reminiscent addresses. Two
baptisms occurred at the evening SER
vice The audiences were large at both
services.
The new rooms of the Young Mems
Christian Association in Buffum's Block,
will be opened on Monday evening, at
y o'clock. The exercises will consist
of the usual prayer meeting, with re-
marks by the president, clergymen, and
others. Mr. George E, Davis, of Bur
lington, formerly the corresponding
member of the International Convention
of Associations for Vermont, has prom
ised to be present, The rooms are up
a01ae easy flight of stairs.
The election of Mr.. Dana to the Pres
idency of the Vermont State Teachers
Association is a recognition of the labors
OF veteran teacher, who has spent
quarter of a century in his profession.
1t was selection eminently fit to be
made, and is compliment not only to
him, but to the Rutland school 1t is a
position Of honorable distinction which
has been filled by many of the promi-
nont educators of the State, as Worth
ington Smith, Calvin Pease, J. S.
Spauldng, and we congratulate Mr..
Dana, and Rutland, on this mark of es-
TEEN and recognition.
DR. c. L. Case, of Brandon, has pre-
pared practical and excellent lecture,
entitled who's shall do our work, which
he has delivered in several places. Il is
a lecture eminently adapted to the times.
The Doctorrs an eminently practical man
Of wide experience and observation, and
has the manhood and courage to speak
Of evil everywhere. His lecture is spiced
with the humorous, and abounds in good
sense.
George Francis Train, the irrepres-
sible candidate for the Presidency, who
is to lecture at the Opera House on Tues
day evening, February 9Th, has sent the
following characteristic telegram to Mr..
Cramton of the Bardwell House:
BUFFALO, n. Y. Jan. 26.
To J. w. CramtOn,
81 Train Leaugc
Mass Meeting Committee.
General:
Immense Presidential orations fore
show victory Rally Vermont Or
ganize success, Monday.
NEXT PRESIDENT OF AMERICA.
Mr. Train is bound to have the largest
audience Of the season. Already the
people are awakening to his lecture.
The ordinance of infant baptism
was administered at Trinity Church on
Sunday.
Horace Greeley is eXpeeted to lecture
before Post Jarvis, at Springfield, in
April. In writing to the committee,
under date of January 90, he says; IF
I was to visit you this most uncertnin
weather, and happened to hit on a bad
night, with roads ont of condition,
should make you pay money for nothing,
which l should not like Please wait
till April and I will come to you. We
must have good management, and ev-
erything right. ! lately went 300 miles /
to lecture, and it showed and blew so
furiously that didn't go to the lecture
room. Wait till we can be tolerably .
certain Of a pleasant evening, and then
ask me"
An agent of Mutual Life Associa-
ton has just completed a census of the
town of Rochester, in Windham county, /
and insured 1870 persons.
Hon. Frederick Billings of Wood
stock hes presented the University of
Vermont q copy of Lord Kingsborough's
Mexican Antiquities, in nine volumes.
This is one of the rarest and most costly
IF English publications.
We were not quite correct in stating
that the State Fair had been positively
located at ST. Johnsbury. The Com
mittec Of Conference agreed upon terms,
nut the agreement is to be submitted to
4 meeting of the Caledonia County Ag-
,icultural Society. to be held at st.
Johnsbury, February 9Th. for ratifca-
ion, It is probable, however, that they
aill accept the report of the Committee
IF Conference.
Rev. I. c. Carpenter, for nearly
seven years the successful pastor of the
Baptist church in Pittsford. has received /
he unanimous call Of the Baptist church
N East Hardwick, Vi and enters ut
once upon his laborS.
The school house in the Center dis
mct in Benson had a narrow escape
from fire on Friday, hut the timely dis
'ovcry saved the building without much
lamage
Rev. II. D. Kitchel, d. D.. Presi-
lent of Middlebnry College. preached
asst evening at the old South Church,
Boston, on Christian Doctrine, the
Model of Christian Life and Character,
md repeats the sermon this evening in
he chapel. 1t is one of n course on
christian Doctrines" being delivered
" eminent diyincs before the people of
Boston.
Edwin T. Woodward of Castleton.
lieutenant Commander in the United
States navy. has received his assignment
Is executive officer Of theiron-clad mont
or Canonicus. now fitted out for sea at
league Island, Philadelphia, and left
or his post Of duty on Monday last. I
Next month will begin and end on
Thursday, 50 that there WILL be five
Thursdays, which will not occur again
II the month Of February until the year
900.