Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-06-20
CaSfIet0n.

Elijah Coburn, our millwright, is
employed, this summer, experimenting
the building of marble mill at Ham
ilton, Canada West. 1t is being con-
structed similar to the mills in this
place and Rutland. This and other
mills in that locality have been and will
be supplied with marble from the West
Rutland quarries.
We were gratified to learn, Wednes-
day morning, through the columns of
THE HERALD, over the signature of
your faithful and lively correspondent,
Zero" that the numerous contributors
of THE HERALD are to be especially
cared for" at the coming gala field day
of the Vermont Historical Society, on
the historic fort grounds of old Tconder-
oga. We hope to be there, and will be
content to be assigned a humble place
among the worthy noble men who con-
stitute this honorable Vermont institu-
ton.
Among the items, of June 18th,
under the head of Vermont News, from
Franklin county, we read that a man
named Clark was found dead in his bed
one Sunday morning. He was well
known here as Joseph Clark, having
DpGI d IBeIlltub Vi SdSbltbOu llllttil
years; about twelve months ago, he left
here for the north part of the State.
He served as a nine months man in the
late war, was a good soldier, good
working man and possessed many good
traits of character, still it can be said of
him, as of thousands that have gone be-
fore him, that he INDUCED too freely at
times in the excessive use of intoXicat-
ing drinks. His age was about thirty
five years. He leaves a wife, whose
parents reside here.
I was a good deal amused and some
what mortified at perusing the graphic
and truthful account of the rayagcs of a
storm, should callit of old time, around
our long cherished, old Congregational
church, by your new correspondent,
''ratient inquirer" We trust his or
her patience will not be wholly eX-
hausted, before the questions put before
the public will be answered to the letter,
and that those, who have the fostering
care of this long ago consecrated house
of worship, will 90 about repairing dam
ages without delay.
Next Wednesday evening the Metho-
dist society propose to hold a strawberry
itStlNdi OIl but SiOu1tS uLOCi Tue eudNC
trees in the Town Hall park. The funds
raised to be used in aid of the Sabbath
school Their object is to make this a
most delightful outdoor evening festival,
accompanied with all the luXuries of
the season, the most prominent one be-
ing strawberries and cream.
Mr.. G. w. Ballou has sold the
property, purchased by him of r. b.
Westover some two years ago at high
figure, to S. NJ. Dorr, of Rutland. We
have not beeI advised of the amount
paid by Mr.. Dorr.
Richard Crane has bought the vacant
AlOnZo Child lot, west of the Seminary,
paying for the same one thousand dol
lars.
"A Greeley democrat said to an old
liner, after reading the proceedings of
the State Democratic Convention in THE
HERALD, Thursday morning, that every
thing was all right at Montpelier the
Greeley men, He was iubilant about
it. How is that for democracy?
The weather for three weeks has
been exceedingly favorable for ducks,
geese and hired men on a faem The
creek has not been so nigh Tor a number
of years as during the last week. Wells
that have not afforded water for months
have been largely replenished.
j. S. Benedict, of this town, and
John p Barber, of Hubbardton, were
delegates from the Liberal Christian
church to the Universalist State Conven-
ton at Ludlow, last week.
In spite of the broad assertion by
Excelsior" the lofty, we expect to
accept the ''proffercd hospitality" Of
Zero" of old III We would further
most respectfully inform him that four
or five minutes would be all tie time
needed to take the census of Greeley
hats or census of Greeley men in this
locality 1t beats all what a growing
parsonage Excelsior" is, in his own
estimation. Having already, in his youth,
given to the capacious capacity of fill
ing two seats at the approaching cele-
bration of the Historical Society, he
will soon have to be hoped or there
will be general justification in West
Rutland. B. W. B.