Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-03-13

came off, making the children and youth
happy. Well, this is right. 1 love tc
see children happy. They were made
to be happy, and he who would deny
this is an enemy to his race. The dark
clouds of sorrow and care, may to these
little ones loom up fearfully, in twenty
or thirty years, and how happy it will
make them then to look back to youth
and childhood, when joy swelled the
soul, and real sorrows were unknown.
Then let the children be happy. Let
the laugh be long and loud. Let joy
course unchecked through the soul.
| They will all be the better for this. 1t
will make better men and women Of
them. 1t will arm them for the future
trials, cares and responsibilities. A sour,
cross, crusty old man or woman, who
would turn children's smiles into tears,
and laughter into mourning ought to go
into some cave of the South, and den
up for life, say again, let the children
be happy. CANDoR.
Middlebury, March 10.
oAsTLEFoN.
AT the recent town meeting, vote
of thanks was rendered Rev. w. T.
Ross for the useful report of his labors
as superintendent of schools the past
year. Mr.. r. appears to be peculiarly
! adopted to this work, and regrets are ex-
! pressed by many of our people that he is
/ so soon to leave town and settle in the
| west. Resolutions were introduced and
| read by P. w: Hyde, proposing to raise
$4,000 to pay the Indebtedness of the
trustees of the seminary and normal
| school, and take mortgage on the pro-
! perty as security for the same. The
resolutions brought out spirited dis
cussion, which was engaged in by
Messrs. Hyde, Fields, Cook, Stone,
Napen and others, but the final result
was a strong vote against the appropria-
| ton, which would call for tax of from
80 to 100 cents on the dollar of the list
! of the town. 1t is feared that those in
| situations will languish unless the town
comes to their relief in some form or
| other. A tax of thirty cents ON the dol
| lar to defray current expenses of the
! town was voted.
The last meeting of the Good Sam
aritans was held at the Advent church
and was more enthusiastic and entertain
ing than either of the fifteen preceding
ones. ID. ID. Cole presided, Rev. II. G.
FaTrar read the scriptures, Rev. Allen
Clark offered thorough temperance
prayer, and then followed speeches on
the subject of temperance from different
standpOints by Messrs. Parker. Stone,
Atwood and Clark, and the reading by
! Mr.. Farrac of paper on the subject of
''The necessity of the pledge" prepared
expressly for this meeting. The eXer-
! cises were enlivened with appropriate
vocal music by the glee singers of the
Samaritans, accompanied with organ.
The whole concluded with the singing
of a temperance ode composed by Rev.
l.. H. Stone, sung in the tune of 'sOld
John Brown" Mr.. Stone and daughter
rending the Duet, the congregation join
ing in the chorus, making the old
church ring. 1t was a grand finale to
grand meeting.
The funeral of Mrs. Gilbert Barber
was largely attended at the Liberal
church last Friday afternoon. Rev.
A. \. Adams was the officiating clergy
man. Mrs. Barber was, during her
residence in Castleton, one of the most
active and efficient female members of
this society. She was member of the
choir and was always in her place
though her home was at quite distance
from the church.
-Rev. Mr.. Ayes Of Winooski suppl
ed the pulpit of the Brick church last
Sunday morning.
Twelve members were admitted to
the communion Of the Methodist church
last Sunday. b. W. r.
EAST wALLINGFoRD,
Our quiet little village scenes to be
unnoticed in the columns OF THE HER
AID since the departure of Curtis
and Lux" the darkness dispellers.
Business is suspended in this vicinity to
quite an extent, especially in the cut
ting and drawing of wood and logs,
which is occasioned principally by the
Oyerstock of wood on the railroad, (Which
in January, was estimated at from thirty
to fifty thousand cOrds,) together with
the great depth of snow. One year ago
we were alive with wood, there being
from one to three hundred cords com
ing in daily; but now, how changed
We were greatly surprised and sad
" disappointed to learn that our worthy
station agent, Mr.. j. c. Starkey, had
resigned the Office of depot master,
which he had held for the past ten years
We believe Mr.. S. to be one of the most
accommodating and trustworthy men it
has been our pleasure to become per-
sQnally acquainted with. We have been
pleased to learn that there is a paper in
circulation for signers to retain Mr.. s.,
which cannot fail of its mission as far as
the best of names is concerned, for most
of our business men will go for Mr..
Starkey. c. V. B. p.
nANRY
The annual town meeting on Tues
day was attended with an unusual
amount of excitement There was
strong feeling against the selectmen, and
none of them were reelected. The re-
ports of town officers were rendered.
First, that of the selectmen. This re-
port was at first rejected and laid upon
the table After a great deal of ex-
PLANTATION it was taken up and accepted.
The poor farm, as reported by the over
seer, c. G. Eerrick, is a profitable in
vestment for the town. There remained
! in the hands of the treasurer, over and
| above all expenditures for the year,
something over fifteen dollars. The
| town superintendents report was inter
esting and profitable. According to it
there has been an advance in the right
| direction. Most of the schools were fa-
vored with capable and efficient teach
ers. Some of our districts are very much
too small One had an average attend
ance of but two pupils for the past term,
and another but four.
james Mcclellan has gone into
partnership with p. A. Broughton,
blacksmith, and the firm will be known
as p. A. Broughton & Co.
At the town meeting, Tuesday, two
rough boys from the west part of the
town got into a regular knock down.
They were promptly arrested by the
officer, j. G.. Williams, were tried and
| fined three dollars each.
ORWELL.
Mr.. w. 0. Ray contemplates re-
moving to Poultney. We hope he will
decide to remain with us, as this town
can i'll afford to lose such citizen.