Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-10-23
Out of Town Notes.
EAST wALLINGFoRD.

the near approach of winter. The har-
vests are mostly garnered, and the peo-
pie are preparing for the cold season.
About IL, 900 bushels of potatoes, of ex-
cellent quality, have been shipped at this
depot for the Boston market, at an av-
erage price of forty cents per bushel.
The crop has been more than ordinary.
Apples are very scarce, even the most
common selling for 75cto 81 per bushel,
and grapes at fabulous price, if any
can be had Butter sold last week for
32c.
Last Sabbath, Rev. S. Wright ex-
changed pulpits with Rev. A. Walker,
d. d., of Wallingford, who had very
good hearing to his two excellent ser
mons.
"A very heavy rain here for twenty
hours, commencing at o'clock Sabbath
evening, raised Mill River to very tur-
| bulent stream all day Monday, which
still flows with powerful current.
Last Friday, at p. M, the funeral of
Mr.. Joseph Haskill, occurred here. Your
readers are already informed of his sud
den death on Wednesday, the 18th,
amidst the Centennial festivities at Wal
lingford, soon after he had publicly sung
a song on the stage, to the high gratifl-
fication of all, from man "a years of age.
Being encored, he bowed his respects to
| the numerous auditory and retired, and
walking toward the village from the
! fair grounds, he sat down wearied near
the residence of Alfred Hull, passing
quietly to his rest in the better land, for
which he had long waited. His body
was brought to his home, with the fam
| lily of Mr.. Fl. L. Warner, at evening,
and prepared for its last repose with
kindred dust. A large concourse of
people gathered at the Baptist meeting
house from various towns to attend the
funeral services. The choir sang first a
favorite hymn of the deceased, named
II long to be there" when prayer was
offered by Rev. s. Wright of the Bap-
fist church, and Rev. 7. H. Archibald
of Bristol his former pastor at Mount
Holly, preached a very solemn and ap-
propriate sermon, from Rev. 20:12-
''And | saw the dead, small and great,
seated before God" Rev. Dr. Walker
added some pertinent remarks upon the
fitting close of such prolonged life
dropping into the embrace of death like
the matured fruit of autumn-and clos
ed the services with prayer and the ben
ediction.
The East Wallingford band, who had
enlivened the centennial services with
their musical strains, were in attendance,
and played a solemn dirge as the process
sion entered the church, and also at the
grave, where he was laid by the side of
his wife, in cemetery in the southeast
part of Mount Holly, six miles from
here.
Mr. Haskill was born Feb. 6, 1779 in
Hollis, New Hampshire but came to
Mount Holly when only twenty years of
age, where he spent his subsequent long
life until 1867, when he came to this
place with Mr.. Warmers family, who
gave him home for about twenty years
and kindly cared for him as if he were
a parent Both he and his wife were
baptized by the lately deceased Elder
Daniel Packer, and became members of
his church and he intended his old pas
tor should preach at his funeral, as he
told the writer of this notice But he
outlived him, being at Elder Perkins
funeral the End of July last. He lived
to the great age of "a years, months
and days, in quiet, humble life, and
died respected by all who knew him.
During the last six weeks of his life, he
read a valuable religious book called the
Evening of Life; "Spurgeon's Gems,
and FlaYirs Fountain of Life" in part,
at least, and was much edited by them
ALL He left quite numerous posterity,
some of whom were at his funeral.
The memory of the just is blessed.
Yours, SIGMA.
Oct. 81, 1878.
FACTORY POINT.
81 We see by the repairs commenced
on Mr. Samuel B. Deans house, former
ly the Briggs Hotel, that the intention
evidently is to make it one of the most
desirable residences in the village.
The firm of Bradley 81 Blackmer is
dissolved in the retirement of Mr. John
c.. Blackmer. Their place of trade has
been one of the most popular in the
county. ....- s..
The Colburp House changes man
ayers. Mr.. VANDERBILT retires and BIr
Bartlett, one of the proprietors, assumes
charge
The new. marble quarry at the
southern base of Dorset mountain, row
being opened by some capitalists of. this
village, has already presented, some eX-
eellent specimens, and there. are not q
few who believe the proprietors are IN
the right direction for some RIGA deposits.
The query has been raised; Shall
we begin this fall to realize the promise
of years in having marble sidewalks
along our principal street {? 1t certainly
lis a fact that with a little expense we
Eeould soon make our village one Of the
| loyeliest. ral.-.. i. B. Il
.t.." .... PoULTNEY. -s..t-t
The scar and yellow leaf is again
seen in our street. The beautiful shade
trees, of which our village has a profu-
sion, have put on their autumnal appear
anee and warn US that winter is near.
The Poultney House has been
closed for two weeks, by reason. Of the
pecuniary misfortune of the proprietor. /
It's expected that it will soon be opnened. /
The right man in the right place,
ought to do well there. ~.
Religious services are now holden
regularly every Sabbath at both the
Baptist churches in the East and West
villages; in the Congregational, Episco- !
pal and Roman Catholic churches; and
there is also Welsh Presbyterian
church organized in this town, with its
services well sustained. -.--- -, 4
b. ". R1ce. our depot man, has re
covered from a dangerous attssaie, o;4 eon-t
gestion of the lungs, and is .no@' at his !
accustomed place of business,
A large quantity of potatoes has
been shipped here this fall. That kind |
of farm husbandry is Increasing with |
us. We will give assent to that if the
farmers do not wear their lands in SO
doing.
4 But little of incident has occurred
with US for many weeks. In our own
estimation we are a sober, staid and
quiet people, little given to excuses. !
Some of the ardent is doubtless, used
among us, but we believe less than ia |
most places. of its size. We have some I
radical, earnest and determined tempe !
rance men. Indeed, the prevailing pub
lie sentiment here insists upon good or
der and obedience to law, and the sup
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