Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-11-20

delivered last Thursday evening, in Nlu-
sic Hall, by Hon. VIM. Parsons. Mr..
Parsons is good speaker, and the sub
ject, George Stephenson, was handled
in a mastery manner. JCDAL.
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We clip the following notice of a
reunion of the billiard family, which
took place in MiddlepOrt. western New
York, and of which family Mr.. Jerome
j. billiard of this place is member.
The Utica Morning Herald of Nov. 18th,
1872, says : The family consists of six
brothers and sisters, residing in Vermont,
Oneida and Niagara counties, New \ DIRK,
and Michigan. The family were all to-
gether except one brother, who. could
not attend The oldest of the family is.
- and the Youngest &c, and all are In
usual health. The Hnitedages of the six
is 400 years, and they with their children
number seventy persons, who are all
living. One of the brothers, Lathrop
Hilliard, moved to Utica from Vermont
in 1927, and has been engaged in the
mercantile business in this county for
the last 43 years, and is as spry behind
the counter now as when he first began.
He is now 80 years OF age. ..E.....s
MIR. Lyman Batcbeller and family
are to pass the winter months in.
Florida. ......-. SIS. ......--....-.-.
The Wallingford Graded School p
closes On Friday, Of this week. We are
pleased to say this school, under the
management Of it's able teachers, is. a
SUCCESS in. every particular. 5. B. s.
&. E. ..-el- PR0CToRsvILLE. L.
. E Almost a fire occurred at the store.
of H. f. & M. w. Chandler. on the
nightof the 10Th inst Around the store
have been accustomed to gather an in-
teresting group of smokers, TO while
away the autumn evenings, throwing
half burnt matches and cigar stumps
into the wooden spit-box. And by and
by the spit to follow fashion. aud
enjoy the luxury, took to smoking, and
filled the whole store and house with
smoke that a5Gs smoke. Mr. IL. Z,
Chandler, whose family occupy the sec
ond story of the building, flushed and
furnished as a residence, along towards
morning was awakened by the fumes of
that which was not tobacco, but the
saffocating smoke of burning wood, and
raising the alarm, descended to the store
and found the spittoon and the tloor be-
heath it in the full enjoyment of the oc-
easion. A few moments more and the
most business portion of the village
would have been in flames, and much
property destroyed. The store floor is
now newly repaired, and notices posted
up requesting no more smoking 10 be
done on the premises. ~ . r.
About two o'clock on. the morning
=. of the 18th inst the cry of fire, Ewhat
an unwelcone sound to strike the ear at
night, ) awakened our people from. sound
slumber. 1t proved to be the stone mill
owned by J. J.. s. F. w. Whipple, at
Duttonsville One, building and con-
tents We're entirely destroyed. The fire
is supposed to have caught from some,
waste and old refuse betting, we'll oiled,
stored away in the attic, as the flames
first appeared creeping out at the roof.
Mr.. j. L. Whipple, who is now running
it, was in Providence, r. t., at the time,
but came home at once, and is doing
what he can to clear away the rubbish
and ascertain the full amount of his loss
Insurance to partially cover the loss.
This fire throws out of employ some 20
or 80 operatives, at bad true now on
the approach of winter. This is the old
factory property lately owned by the
venerable n. Fullerton, Esq, and was
erected nearly forty years ago, on a site
purchased of Salmon Dutton, after
whose family the mill was named.
On the 9th of May, Alvin Peck
planted twelve hills of winter squashes
on ground 10 feet by 100 feet and has
raised $50 pounds of good winter squash
es that he has sold at wholesale for $40.
Having closed his agricultural pursuits
for the season, he and his wife have
closed their house and gone to Boston to
spend the winter with their son Sidney
A. Peck.
We welcome back to the pulpit the
Rev. Mr. Frost. our pastor, whose
health has so far recovered to allow him
to preach part of the time.
And when, two Sabbaths since, Mr..
and Mrs. r. Ii. button, with other
friends from Duttonsville, and with
Maj, S. L. Thompson of this place, filled
full the ''singers Seats" as in we olden
time, the expression was, our ''people
realized that good singing is as desirable
as good preaching to make enjoyment
for both saint and sinner at church.
Burbank and Hill and Ward and all the
members of our choir ale good singers,
but it adds an extra welcome note to
have Maj. Thompson put in his best
bass.
Two interesting little boys of Chas.
ID. Parker are seriously i'll from poison
received by eating colored candy.
O. II. c.