Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-15
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will be a meeting of the finance and eX-
ecutive committees of the Greeley and
Brown club, at their rooms, in the Town
Hall, at 730 o'clock this evening.
Davis and Kelley cut, one day last
week, on their farm in the Otter Creek
valley, in this town, two sand eighty
pounds of hay from three-quarters of an
acre of land.
-Volney Waterman, of Shrewsbury,
has found on his farm some herds grass
five feet seven and One-half inches tall.
Not conducive to good nature-men-
tioning North Carolina to the democracy.
Why should he reply? Ought Mr..
Summer, single handed, be expected to
accept the challenge of an entire Garri-
son?
"A down town man, returning home
the other night, suddenly ran against a
man in the hallway. Surprising him to
be a burglar he seized hold of him, gave
him a sound thrashing and dragged him
out on the street with the intention of
delivering him over to Chief of Police
Crawford. The man proved, however,
to be a sweetheart of the hired girl.
A Grant Club was organized at Cam
bridge, August 9th, with 100 members.
c. w. Wait is President, and VIM.
Scott Secretary. Speeches were made
by DR.. S. Brush, J. French, w. H. Par
ker and Rev. w. r. Puffcr.
The Weekly HERALD of last week,
contains: Garrison's Letter to Sumner;
Speaker Blaincs Letter to Sumner; Hol-
combs Report on the Peace Conference
at Niagara Letter from Henry Wilson;
A Letter to Young Voters of Rutland
county, with editorials and news items
on passing political events, making it
strong political document, for the use of
our Republican friends. Each week
will be similar in character, during the
campaign. Circulate the paper where it
will do good. Price, single numbers, 5
cents; SO cents for three months; S1.25
for six months $3.50 per year. Single
numbers of both Daily and Weekly
HERALD can be had in Rutland, at the
bookstores of, futile & Co, and Spauld-
ing e Co, at the Depot Restaurant, or
at our Editorial and business office,
HERALD Building. Subscriptions receiv-
cd only at our office.
If there be old members or friends
of members of Plymouth Church, BROOK.
Ign, n. Y. III. w Beecher's) among
our readers, they should send their
names to the church clerk and get invi-
tations to the great ''silver wedding"
which takes place October 9Th to 18th
next.
II. A. Foss a painter, left Rutland,
early last week, ostensibly for New
York. Since then nothing has been
heard of him or his family. and as there
are some suspicious circumstances con-
ncctcd with his departure, the street is
full of rumors as to the cause. Moth
ing reliable can be ascertaincd, further
than that he is absent from town, as he
has right to be, and as for the rumors
and reports they have no foundation eX-
cept surmise, and we do not deem it
proper to give currency or circulation to
them.
See advertisement of a Young La
dies school in another column. The
school is to be opened by Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Pollens, with corps of assist
ants, September IS, 1872. The Bur
Iington Free Press, in a recent editorial,
highly commends Mr.. and Mrs. Pollens
rs instructors.
1t is positive that Dir. George b.
L0ring of Massachusetts, will he one of
he speakers at the Grand Republican
.ally here on the Goth.
George d. Spencer, of Fairhaver,
writes us that, politically, his position is
as follows He will support Grant and
Wilson but will vote for the Liberal.
Democratic ticket for county officers. |
He further states that he has never
written word to THE HERALD or Iade- /
pendent in favor of Horace Greeley for
President, but has only spoken of the
owe and respect of old friends for Gree
ey and the love VermOnters had for
him, for what he has been.
Edward c. LOOMS, of Burlington,
5 a well known tanner and also warm |
ldmirer of Grant. When the President |
ode by his shop, on Pearl street, Thurs
lay last, he shouted to him, 'How are
you, brother tanner?" The President
the salutation by ahearty
augh. ...