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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25

SHIPMENT OF FINE SHEEP.-Three
car loads of sheep, aggregating 436, left
Middlebury yesterday, for California
They 90 through without change to
Niles Station, 26 miles from San Fran
cisco, and are expected to be about IS
days on the way. They go by Central
Vermont, Grand Trunk, Michigan Cen
trail, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy,
and Union and Central Pacific, and are
forwarded by the National Despatch
Company. Messrs. I'll. o. Clifford and
Oliver Eaton have them in charge. The
shipment comprises some very fine stock,
and win probably aggregate $4,000 or
more in value.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25

banners of temperance. Its weekly
meetings are of more than usual interest.
A large attendance is desired on We'd
nesday evening the oath.
Il. B. Wilson, ID, killed pig of his
own raising s months and 141 days old,
which weighed, when dressed, 4153 lbs.
like" says he bought the meal of Clark
g. Colburn on which said pig was fat
tened Gilman killed two which did not
weigh half as much, fattened on his own
corn.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25

THE NORTH HoosIo OUTRAGE CASE. =
The case of Charles O.. Green, who was
arrested as principal in the death of the
outraged woman, Ann Shay, and
brought to Jail, has ended in a very sim
pie manner. The Coroner's jury decided
that the woman died from. exhaustion
and exposure and not from violence by
Green. Green was arraigned on Friday
afternoon, charged with assault with in
tent to outrage Ann Shay near the State
line, pleaded guilty and was sentenced
to Clinton Prison for the term of three
years And thus ends what promised to
be hanging scrape. ii
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25

METHODIST CHURCH OF PITTsFoRD. -
In addition to our description of the
Methodist church of Pittsford, we would
further say that the old church building
was elevated about three feet, giving
ample space for commodious Vestry
underneath the audience room. The
audience room and vestry are entered
from the same exterior door, the former
by an ascent of several steps to door
on each side and the latter by descent
of four steps TO door on each side in
the same relative position as those of the
audience room. The interior is nicely
frescoed, carpeted and painted. The
pulpit and furniture are neat and mod
est. On the left of the pastors desk
the choir are arranged and on the wall
over where they sit is the inscription in
German text:
Praise God in His sanctuary
and in the same relative position sl the
opposite side
II will give thee crown of life"
The utmost praise is due the building
committee heretofore named and the
young pastor, Rev. w. w. Foster, and
his estimable lady for their zeal in in
spring and forwarding the good work.
This is the first charge over which Mr.
Foster has been settled and his energy
and perseverance in well doing and his
interchangeable efforts in the good work
give promise of a future rich in blessings
to the people over whom he may be set
tied. May rich success attend him in
his future works and may his blessings
be as large as his heart. The HERALD
reporter acknowledges his obligation to
Mr.. Foster, and other friends in Pitts
ford on the occasion of the dedication
exercises.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25

A temperance revival is IN progress
here. Messrs. ]. E. Manley, r. Thrall,
Drs, Cochran and Sheldon, w. Fl. Lis
comb, Geo. King, G. Rounds and others,
are moving spirits in the meetings.
Pledge signatures are earnestly solicited
at each weekly meeting, by several can
vassers of the fair sex, who are en-
couragingly successful in their laudable
efforts. This is a praiseworthy work,
indeed, though but repetition of SIM
liar endeavor some time ago. For one
or two dozen excellent temperance adj
vocates to assemble, and in secret SEES
sion recount the horrors of intemper-
ance is of itself an elevating pastime for
all employed, but for real, practical re-
suits, gentlemen, you should circulate
your ideas. If the mountain does not
come to you, go to the mountain. Grid
yourself with the armor of temperance,
and enter the land of desolation and
denominations, where dwell the devotees
of King Alcohol, and your harvest will
amply repay the reaping. Let US have
no more spasnodic and abortive knock
ing at the door of the inebriate's heart.
A kick, to be effective, must reach its
object, and be felt, and repeated, and
repeated again, until conviction dawns
upon his disordered mind. If our first
earnest strokes weary us so much that
we cannot repeat them, such puerile en-
deayors win create naught but ridicule
and food for bar-room and country store
gossip.
The schools in District No. Z close
on Friday for Christmas vacation of
two weeks.
-Tableau A young lady waiting
tremblingly on the icy landing of an &C
commodation train for assistance to
alight. A handsome conductor, with
folded arms, standing on the depot plat
form, grinning at the young ladys di-
lemma. An octogenarian, with infirm
and crippled gait, but with innate courte-
sy, passes forward and lends his weak
arm to the trembling maiden, who there
by reaches the platform in safety.
Martin Nolan, workman in the
ellison and Dewey quarry, was knocked
senseless and had an arm broken, on
Thursday, by the breaking of chain
encircling q block of marble, which
was being raised from the quarry. The
chain snapped asunder, and particle
struck Nolan in the center of the fore
head making an ugly wound.
The young men attending school in
District No. 7 are preparing for an ex-
hibition to be given at the Town Hall,
on New Years eve. X.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25

The lighthouse board gives notice that
in consequence of fixed white lights on
Burlington-Lake Champlain - break
water being mistaken for other lights,
they viii be changed to fixed red, on
and after December 21st
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25

English Christmas is equally val,
known, and the wonders of the Germ,
mlracle-tree, the first sight of which ~
child ever forgets. But you are. ner
haps, not so familiar with the snirit ~
the blessed season of advent in Souther,
Europe, and so / will tell you some -
the pleasures and fancies of the Spanisb
Christmas.
The good cheer which it BRINGS evar,
where is especially evident In Sneiy
They are frugal people; and MANY
good Spanish family is supported bV
less than the waste Of household on
Murray Hill. But there is no spariDg Al
Christmas. This is season as fatal IN
turkeys as Thanksgiving in New Fng.
land. The Castilian farmers drive then
into Madrid in great droves, which thew
conduct from door to door, MAKING ~
dim old streets gay with their scarIet
wattles, and noisy with obstreperors
Cabling. But the headquarters of tbs
marketing during those days are in tbe
Plaza Mayor, where every variety NJ
fruit and provision is sold. There il
nothing more striking than those vast
heaps of fresh golden oranges, plucked
the day before in the groves Of Andsl
usia nuts from Granada, and dates from
Africa every favor of tropical frpif
age; and in the stalls benath the gloomy
arches, the butchers drive their flourish
ing trade. All is gay and joyous-chaf.
terlng and testing, greeting Of friends
and filling of baskets. The sky &
wintry but the ground is rudy and rich
with the fruits of summer.
At night the whole city turns out into
the streets. The youths and maideDs of
the poor class 60 trooping through the
town with tambOrines, castanets sra
guitars, singing and dancing. Every
one has different song to suit his own
state of mind. The women sing of love
and religion, and many of the men can
sing of nothing better than politics
But the part which the children take in
the festival bears a curious resemblance
to those time-honOred ceremonies we all
remember. The associations of Christ
mas in Spain are all Of the Gospel.
There is no northern st. Nick there 70
stuff the stockings of good children with
Christmas eve do you see the little shoes
exposed by the windows and doors?
The wise kings of the East are supposed
W NC JOulutg ny ny ulSul 40 DtLlltlfIl-
bearing gifts and homage to the heaven
" Child, and out of their abundance
when they pass by the houses where
good children sleep, they will drop into
their shoes some of the treasures they
are bearing to the Baby Prince in J1de8.
This thought is never absent from tie
rejoicings Of ChTistmas-tide in SPAN.
Every hour of the time is sacred 10 Hia
who came to bring peace and goodwill
to the world. The fayorite toy Of the
season is called ''The Nativity" Il is
sometimes very elaborate and costly, IT,
presenting a landscape under a starry
night; the shepherds watching their
hocks the magi coming in with wonder
and awe, and the Child in the stable
shedding upon the darkness that living
light which overspread the world.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25
Annual Meeting of the state Tenn
perance Society.

This society held its annual meeting
at Waterbury, Dec. II, commencing al
10 a. m. Rev. j. @. w. Coke, of Mont
pelier, was elected Chairman pro TEN.
After disposing of preliminaries, the re-
port of the Executive Committee was
read by Col. L. E. Knapp. 1t was an
interesting document, and will be pub
lished soon. The report was then
adopted. af-t
The report of the Treasurer, n. Weeks,
ESQ.,, was presented and approved.
Showing the whole amount received
during the three quarters of the year of
the present Agents service to be $547.-
70. $50
In the afternoon the meeting proceed
ed to elect officers, when Rev. M. Fl.
Buckham, of the University of Vermont,
was elected President; w. w. Atwater,
Secretary N. Weeks, Treasurer Col.
l. E. Knapp, Mial Davis, DR.. L. Shell
don, Hon. j. Esty, Col. J. B. Mead, Rev.
j. G. w. Coke, P. S. Bliss, Executive
Committee, with the list of Vice-Pres-
idents for 1873, re-electcd-one in each
county.
A resolution was introduced recon-
the immediate formation of
a distinct political temperance party, but
no decision was arrived at.
The pledge given by DIR. Sheldon on
behalf of the State Society at the Sara
toga convention of $500 towards the
debt of the National Temperance Society
was approved, and on motion it was
voted that the Society proceed to take
measures to raise the amount After
several speeches the meeting adjourned.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25
Pursuit. of Gamblers.

LOUISVILLE, Dec. 81.
Three large gambling houses, driven
from this city to Jacksonville, Ind,
by the exposure of Of the press, have
been broken up there by the police.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25

/ 1t is confidenti1lly said that the ma
jority of the Senate are opposed to the
repeal Of the bankrupt law. but favor
its amendment.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25
sorTH DORSET.

South Dorset can boast of the larg-
est woman in the State, Mrs. Joseph
Richie. She weighs 40 pounds, is 5
feet 2 inches in hight, measures 10 inches
around the waist and % inches around
the arm. Notwithstanding her vast pro-
portions, Mrs. Richie is as spry and can
walk off as smartly as most women of
ordinary weight.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25


Il have been patiently waiting for
some time for something to happen in
Brandon worthy of sending to the HER
AID. Since Cough was here, nobody in
particular has been drunk, and not even
dog fight has occurred as far as heard
from.
Even the weather keeps an even
tenor of its way and has been several
days making up its mind whethe to
thaw or freeze; whether to snow or
rain.
"A party of over thirty went to Mid
dlebury, last evening, to hear Thomas
Mast. The great caricaturist drew a
crowded house, and astonished all by
his displays of genius in his particular
line. If Thomas would mind the injunc-
ton so oft repeated to myself and fell
low urchins in my juvenile days TO
''hold up his head and speak loud and
plain, the talking part of his entertain
ment would be far more acceptable to
to his audience, especially to those on
remote seats | think our Mr.. Cilley,
or your Mr. Dana, might train him in
public speaking, in few months, so
that his remarks to the audience might
be far more telling than they are now,
for he really gets off many fine things
with his tongue as well as with his pen
Gil. CLOVIS.
Dec. 10
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25

Pat McGarry, the, boy from West
Rutland, who broke into Jas. Battles
store, on Tuesday night, was tried be-
fore Justice Marshall yesterday, and
sentenced to the State reform school
during his minority. He will be taken
to Waterbury this morning by Deputy
Sheriff Harley G. Sheldon.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25
DORSET.

Several of our people, including Mr..
G. III. Sykes and wife, Mr.. Ii. b. Kent
and wife and Mrs. E. B. Armstrong
went to Rutland on Tuesday to hear Mr..
Coughs lecture.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25
EAST DORSET.

The new school house is nearly
completed and two rooms are furnished,
ready for occupancy. The house is a
model of convenience and credit to the
place The upper story is calculated for
a large school room, or a school room
and recitation room, and the second
story has two commodious school rooms
with closets, etc., and the basement is
for wood, coal, etc. The rooms are
finished with chestnut, and the desks are
from the Sterling, ILL.,, mandatory, the
best in the country. The rooms are well
lighted and ventilated, and equal to any
school rooms in the country, and parents,
teachers and scholars should unite in a
determination to keep them so. The
cost of the building will be something
over four thousand dollars.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25
MEoHANICsyILLE.

IN. B. Pinney. our enterprising mer-
chant, has just returned from market
with large and extensive addition to
his stock of goods.
lit is rumored that the Baptist church
at Mt. Holly is soon to be without a
pastor, Rev. J. Clement about closing
his labors with them.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25
out OF Town Notes
Mt. HOLLY.


Col. Joyce favored US with one of
his lectures last Friday evening in the
Union church, at Mechanicsville. The
house was well filled at Mechanicsville.
The house was well filed, for Col. Joyce
has been in Mt. Holly before, and the
people knew what to expect. 1t is need
less to say they were not disappointed.
We are informed that the Baptist
Sunday school is to have Christmas
Tree. We doubt not that the Children
will have fine time and go home with
light hearts, merry faces, and JOY giving
tokens from jolly old Santa Claus, who
always shows himself generous when he
visits that Sabbath school. There will
be pleasing entertainments furnished by
the children This merry making is to
be at the North church. r.
Dec 16, 1878.
wALLINGFoRD.
There is to be grand ball at
Warmers Hotel, East Wallingford,
Thursday evening, January LIST, 1874.
We have every reason to believe that
those who attend will have good time.
We are pleased to learn that we are
to be favored with Unite societies" the
present winter. Anything TO put little
life into Wallingford.
We are indebted to Mr.. A. G. Stone
and A. P. Reed for late copies of Wash
ington and Chicago papers.
A. Hill Sc Son, our enterprising
merchants, have filled their store from
cellar to garnet chuck full of new and
choice goods, which they are selling at
ruinous prices Charlie showed us
through last night, and we must say we
had quite ''hankering arter" some of
the nice things, but Charlie kept his eye
pealed, so we had to take it out in
''hankermg."
A night or two since young hope
full of this place, whose years number
some seven, while slumberipg in his
''little bed" was awakened by an alarm
clock, and thinking it to be the door
bell, and being grieved at the hardness
of the paternals in answering the same,
took upon himself the liberty of letting
them know his ideas on the subject, and
startled them by rushing into their bed
room exclaiming: ''Get up, you old
fools! What are you lying there for
Don't you hear the door-bell ling :" 1t
is needless to remark ''sonny" will be
fitted for college forthwith. IS"
Dec II
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25

The remains of Geo. jerks, of East
Rupert, were not brought here for inter-
ment, though he was a native of this
town.
The prospects for numbering and
coal are not very good just now for lack
of snow, but there is time enough yet.
MIR. Eugene Willard and wife, of
Gleversville, n. Y, are on visit to
their friends in Dandy and Nit. Tabor.
Irving White is erecting a house on
Mechanics street.
j. E. Tabor, Esq, is absent on a
visit to northern New York.
The Rev. DR.. Walker, of Walling-
ford, preached at the Borough on Sab
bath afternoon and evening, Dec. IA.
We are having mild, pleasant wea-
ther and no snow.
L. S. Waldo, has bought the Hall
marble quarry situated about mile and
half north of So. Wallingford.
NORTH BENNINGTON.
On Wedne> lay of last week, as
Harvey Howes, who recently removed
here from Fairhaven, was riding by
Hon. G. E. Houghton's, the forward
axletree of his carriage broke, and his
horse, a fine spirited animal, became I'M
manageable, but he succeeded in refining
him up to the bank building where the
carriage capsized, precipitating him up
on the frozen ground with great vic.
lence, producing various and severe cuts
and bruises but nothing which proved
very serious. Mr.. Howes, though
man advanced in years, displayed the
true metal by clinging tenaciously to his
reins until the bystanders came to the
rescue. Though but short time with
us, he has become valued citizen and
his seemingly providential escape from
a violent death affords much cause for
congratulation.
LONDONDERRY.
The young people are having their
usual number of dances; and the dra-
matte club have commenced giving en-
tertainments for the season.
J MIR. o. s. Osborn, of this place, is
teaching vocal music very successfully,
not only here but at the south village.
FACTORY POINT.
Grant Lodge, No. 104, l. o. of G.
7. Is In q flourishing condition, and new
candidates are rightly focking to tho
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-25

Grant Lodge, No. 104, /. o. of G.
7. Is In fourishing condition, and new
candidates are rightly focking to tho
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-02-05
AGITATING REFORM.

We find that sentiment prevails to a
considerable extent in favor of Consti-
tutional Convention in this State, to be
neld at an early day. Those VINO advo-
cate holding a Convention, mention two
leading objects they have in view. They
say there are restrictions thrown around
capital which should be removed and that
a reform in our Judiciary system is de-
manded. In the Western division of the
State, and especially Memphis, this Jul
dicial reform seems to be earnestly de-
manded. We have no doubt there is am
pie cause for the people of
Memphis to manifest an interest
in this matter. They have n Criminal Court
there, which we are credibly informed,
costs the State upwards of one hundred
and .ftty thousand dollars per annum. We
have also been informed that bills of costs
largely in excess of that amount have been
presented, Certified by judicial officials),
to the State authorities for payment. With
such an enormous expense as that, incur
red by single court, it is no wonder that
those who are cognizant of the facts, favor
a judicial reform.
In addition to this eXtravagant Criminal
Court, that city has two Circuit and two
Chancery Courts.
The great trouble in the way of Il Con
stitutional Convention is that such bodies
generally do to- much. Our present Con
stitution could undoubtedly be improved
in many respects, but we. fear there is
danger of doing too much. The question
might be, whether or not it is better
to bear the ills we have than fly
to others we know not Of
In the single item, bills of costs,
which we have alluded to above, very
large proportion of the public revenue is
squandered and lost but whether consti-
tutional convention is required to provide
a remedy in the question.
In connection with this we present an
extract from the Memphis APpea' which
GEMS to be the idea that journal eutertains
on the question of reform I'm our State
government:
Give us three Magistrates in each county
instead of an army of Magistrates to shape
local laws; make jury trials in civil cases
elective by litigants ut their cost absolve
courts from the necessity for resort to
juries in misdemeanor cases, and have
property justly and universally assessed
and taxed, and then when matters of inn
perative financial necessity are disposed of,
the Legislature should adjourn. 1t is a
costly body, and its duties are so plain
aud sharply defined that protracted ses-
sion will be pronounced insuflerable.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-02-05
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.

The question of compulsory education is
being extensively agitated in various sec
tions of this country. Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher has recently delivered an ad-
dress, in which he takes bold grounds in
favor of such proposition. He takes the
ground that as education is a help to in
dustry, ait is therefore clear that whatever
tends to raise the standard of production in
society can but be regarded as of transccn-
dent Importance. Hence political econo-
mists are begning to learn how important
is the education of the whole people
as a means Of producing wealth."
Then he puts the case: For self defense,
and for continued existence, the State has
a right to secure that amount of knowl-
edge that shall make good citizens These
views are concurred in by n large number
of the best and ablest men in this country.
They have arrived at this point after long
and careful observation. They have inves-
tigated the question in all its bearings,
and think they are sustained in the posi-
ton taken, by every sound principle of po-
litical economy, to say nothing of humans
ity.
This question will continue to be agi-
tated. 1t will be discussed until all the
people are alive to the issues, and no one
can tell what a few years may bring forth
The question of compulsory education is
one of the most interesting now before the
Constitutional Convention of Pennsylva-
mia. 1t will be before legislative bodies in
other States. 1t will be agitated from the
pulpit and from the forum. The day may
come when ignorance will no longer be re-
garded a. mere misfortune, but will be
considered rs in the nature of crime.
Weare not prepared to take ground either
foror against compulsory education, but it is
certainly better than compulsory ignorance
as we have experienced in this State, and
it will be we'll for us to adopt measures
whereby a liberal common school educa-
ton will be placed within reach of all.
Then if compulsory laws are adopted no
one can offer as an excuse for not sending
his children to school, that he has not had
a fair opportunity.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-02-05
A VALUABLE IMPROVEMENT

By reference to our advertising columns
it will be seen that Jno. l.. Moses, Esq.
Secretary and Treasury of the Knoxville
and Ohio Railroad advertises for proposals
for masonry, grading, &c, necessary for
the reduction of the grade in that road from
Flint Ridge to Clinch River. We under
stand that if suitable contracts can be
made the work will be commenced at once
and pushed TO an early completion. 1t
will probably be finished before the lst of
June. The contemplated change will en-
able the company with the same motive
power, to increase the daily delivery of
coal at Knoxville, at least one-third and
will make the road first-class
as - grade, from Caireyvile to Heiskell's.
Weare glad to see the company considering
an improvement offs much value to them
selves and so important, not only to Knox
VILE but to all other communities suppli-
ed with coal from this source.