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

The snow is quite deep here, and
has been cutting up all manner of pranks
for the past few days, in connection
with its accOmplice, the wind. They
seem to have consrlred together to block
up entirely the ways of man. Some of
mans ways ought to be blocked up with
out doubt, but our people are determined
not to submit, and they made a raid with
shOvels and spades and have cleared out
this enemy to public progress quite val
iantly. But we are beset with other foes,
in subduing which we have not been so
successful There is an enemy lurking
around our pleasant homes and trying to
gain a residence among us called "POpu-
lar Ignorance" whom we feel can be
sent off into everlasting disgrace, by
calling in the aid of a powerful ally,
known all over the State as Central
School" There are a great many OBJ
iections made against employing this
ally Some are very much afraid of it
of it as being an innovation others talk
fearfully about the revenue, and tremble
lest it should exhaust the treasury. The
fathers-what the old Romans would
have called ''conscript fathers met on
Tuesday, in part, to take this grave mat
ter into consideration. But alas the
day was very unpropitious, and the snow
flew and piled around these conscript
fathers ,iutil they were completely
blinded to their own interests. They
became confused they could not tell
what to do. Sorne said ''this is the way,
walk We in it." others said, ''not so,
follow me-" The resul. was that when
they came to ballot, there was an exact
tie SO the town is saved just as it aoaS.
1t is beginning to be quite sickly in
town, and several deaths have already
occurred. On Saturday, March LIST,
Miss Maggie Richmond, aged "a years,
died after a distressing illness of five
DAYS. Miss Richmond was possessed of
many worthy and amiable traits of char
acter, which endeared her to large cir
Gle of friends. With heart full of
sympathy for others in suffering, she
was ever ready to sacrifice herself for
their relief. Her untiring devotion to a
sister who died nearly two years ago
will never be forgotten by those who
were sharing the burdens with her in
those trying scenes. Alas how soon
those who were receiving her tender
care were called into mourning. Miss
Richmond was very patient through all
her sufferings, and her greatest anxiety
was for the comfort and welfare OF her
mother. With great consideration for
the feelings of others, she suppressed, as
far as it was possible, all expression of
her own sufferings, that she might not
disturb the distressed household. Just
before she died she inquired of her at
tendant after the welfare of her mother.
Maggie was an earnest, conscientious
christian, and member of the Congre-
gational church. She possessed an ener-
getic, forcible character, coupled with
great eveness of temper and kindness of
disposition. Said one, who had been in
timately acquainted with her for five
wears, II never saw her angry in my
life" He had seen her aggrieved, but
her self-discipline and forgiving spirit
would not allow her injured feelings to
expend their strength in anger. Her
death will be felt as a loss to the church
and loss to the circle In which she
moved.
Died, also, on Wednesday morning,
5th inst, little Mary Steadman, daughter
of Frank c. and Elvira Steadman, aged
Z years. Her mother died of ccnssmp-