Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-07-31
out Of Town Notes
SOUTH WALLLNGFORp.

SOUTH WALLINGFORp.
The school in District No 5. taught
by Miss Abhie J. Woodbury., closed on
Friday, the 25th inst
Thomas Mitchell was brought be-
fore Justice G.. O. Stoddard, on the 18th
inst, for assault and battery on Charles
3. Crowley, and fined seven dollars and
costs, amounting in all to about four
teen dollars.
We are having fine weather for hay
ing, and farmers here are busily engaged
in securing their crop.
w. W. Kelly is now in Philadelphia
disposing of marble taken from his
quarry. loHABoD.
LUDLOW.
The ladies festival on Friday even
ing, July 25th, given in behalf of the
Alert fire engine company, was well at
tended by our citizens and the enterprise
was a success. The fancy table, cake
table, ice cream department, lemonade
fountain and the fifteen cents admission
fee secured to the company ninety dol
lars This, with the balance of the mo-
ney raised for the expenses of the
Fourth, yet not expended, but voted for
the benefit of the company, will amount
to one hundred and twenty dollars or
more.
The soldiers reunion force of Lud-
low recently organized by the choice of
r. z. Hathorne, Captain; Fred A. Fish,
First Lieutenant; A. r. Sawyer, Second
Lieutenant; w. d. Ball, First Sergeant
J. Ii. Putnam, Second Sergeant +. A
Gorfroor1t Is
expected that arrangements will be COM
pleted on Saturday evening, August I'd,
for going to Rutland on the 9th. Capt.
Hathorn thinks his company will num-
Der about forty. Capt. L. E. Sherman
of Ludlow has been appointed battal-
ion commander.
The fourth annual fair of the Far
mers' and Mechanics Union will be held
at the Black River Driving Park, be-
tween Ludlow and Proctorsville, on
Tuesday and Wednesday, September
18th and nth, 1878, Cd. W
Tile hay harvest in this vicinity is
better than could well be anticipated dur
ing the drouth. The recent rains and
warm weather are pushing vegetation
rapidly forward, and the prospects are
now good for the future crops of the
season.
Rev. n. A. Hyde of indianapolis,
occupied the pulpit of the Congregation
al house of worship in the forenoon of
Sabbath, July 9th, and the Baptist pull
pit in the afternoon of the same day.
The funeral services of Wallace NJ.
Spear were attended by the relations
and neighbors. ON Monday afternoon,
I,,1 OSEl, ha IF bic
erin law, DR.. J. II. Putnam. The pas
tor of the Methodist society in Ludlow
officiated. May the Christians faith
friends in their deep affection. Lux.
DANDY.
The funeral services of Charles P.
Otis were attended Tuesday, the 22d, at
his fathers house, in Dandy, by Rev. P.
Marshall, of Clarendon, assisted by
Revs. G. J. Matt and J. w. Bennett.
Less than two years ago young Otis had
married an intelligent and loving wife,
and had every prospect of a long and
happy life.
CASTLETON.
Rev Lewis Francis and family
spent part of last week in town. They
enjoyed the Inequalities of Mrs. Chas.
Langdon's romantic home durings their
stay. Mr. F. loves to return to the
scenes of his former pastoral labors, and
his old parishioners like to welcome
him.
Mr. George Woodward died, at the
residence of his son-in-law, f. G. Heath,
last week, at the advanced age of nearly
years. He had re-
sided in Castleton between forty and
fifty years, and was a brother of the
late Theodore Woodward, NJ. D., J. d.
Woodward, NJ. d., and Samuel Wood
ward, all of whom have died here since
1870 He was the father OF r. G. M.
Woodward, NJ D., of St. Adams, and of
Harry Woodward, nj. D., of Fulton
county, New York, and uncle of A T,
Woodward, NJ D. of Brandon. Forty
years ago twenty-four Woodwards were
in this village, only one who bears that
name remaining at this day.