Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-10-30
sHERBURNE.

Looking east from Rutland YOU SEE
two notable mountain peaks, Killingt0n
and Pico, which rear their heads toward
heaven and seem like grand old sentinels
to be ever on guard over your beautiful
valley and its busy villages. Did Won
ever think what lays beyond these noun
tain tops For all you can see il is only
cloud and sky; yet down on the other
side is another town and another valley.
smaller. uuieter, and more peaceful
whose people, if they have less of the
worlds business, have also less Of IFS
vices. This is Sherburne, and its valley.
the Oueche, is the abode Of peace and
plenty. Our population numbers four
hundred and siXty-twO; we have neither
LAWYER OF doctor; there is no place
authorized or secret-WheTe intoxicating
liquor is sold; we have but one meeting
house and there the people meet togeth-
er, irrespective of sect. or creed, to w0r-
ship the Creator. There is nothing IA
nous or illustriOus about the town or its
inhabitants; the early settlers Were
hardy, industrious men, who strOve 10
earn their bread before they ate IT,
MANY of them lived to good old age. and
some of the farms which they cleared up
arestill in possession of their descendants
The Oldest person who ever lived in tow
was Rebecca Ross, who died at the ad-
vanced age of ninety-siI. Among the
oldest of those who still survive as rep
resentatives of generations past are Ezra
Wilson. aged %, EleZer Williams, 50.
LIKE SAWYER. 81. T. w. Estabrooks, ST.
and Judah Wood, Mrs. Sampson and
Mrs. Miller, each about 80. The Esta-
brooks family were among the first who
came to this town. but We have not the
facts regarding date Of settlement Sc
Silas Cotton, Esq, came TO this town
more than fifty years ago, from Roe
Mass. with family Of seven sons and
three daughters, all of whom are living
@xcept the second son, who died tH0
years ago, aged Il.
A few weeks ago the surviving chill
dren held a reunion. They had not all
met together for thirty years or more.
OF the nine present, the eldest was -
and the Youngest 50; their united ages
amounting to 591 years. The sons Were
mostly farmers. One of them was The
inventor of the beehive known as ihe
"Colton's patent. Others have n I'd.
and are still. noted bear hunters They
are now on the war-path, and when i4.
campaign is closed we will give yDa "n
account of the spOils.
NED NEDDIE-
October %, 1873.
LUDLOW.
The Black River Debating Club 3D.
tends to give a series of dramatic enter
tainments and open the season by pro
ducing the moral drama entitled The
Drunkard." at Hammond Hall, Ludlow
Nov. 4-5. 1873. The entertainment
Of each evening to conclude With
laughable farce
20. G. Tober. who recently VISITED
Rutland, according TO reports, has bel
giving the LudlOwians benehL lA
brilliant display of his talent has Gale.
out repeated encOmiums OF praise IRON
our citizens, and although we are en-
cased among the hills yet he has toun.
ample scope and variety Of Landscape
for a field of operations in his beneyolel
work. As an artist and benetacto
he is not eXcelled by any o.
his associates. Old pictures have beei
retouched with beautiful, glowing an,
delicate tfnts; delicious fruits and gold
en- harvest have been brought 10 on
doors. and we have been generously IL
vited to partake of his tempting repasts
AS a musician we haven't much to say
save that he transposes the scale iron
the major to the minor key, and nov
chants the requium of departing beaui,
and decaying nature. This annual TisI
of thirtv-one days will soon expire an'
then he will retire as usual behind th
curtain. Many thanks Tor his free-Wl-
offerings.
There was a large attendance at th
monthly Baptist sabbath school concert
Sunday afterno2 On, Oct. 18th. Thes
concerts are well sustained under th
efficient managem ent of Superintendent
G. L. Arlington and his noble band @
Sunday school workers. The school
quite large, and for concert purposes
separated into two divisions, each taklD
part in the exercises alternately. I'D
singing is under the direction Of Mr.;
DR.. Putnam, who is prompt and etilc
emit, and withal lady of rare talent an
worth. May she long live 10 adoTn lA
society and school she loves and serve
so well. 1t is announced that this schoo
will hold a corn .lestiUdJ in HammoDC
Hall, Friday evening, Oct. 81, 1873.
Lux.