Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-10-16

Bryan NcKeall, aged n years s. MI.
Mex can came to this town from Ireland
in 1884, and resided in this village from
that time until 1854, when he and his
wife removed to. ST. Paul to spend their
last days with a daughter, Mrs: Nc
Grouty a, resident of that city !. he was
always an honest industrious and tenn.
perate man, and. every SENSE of the word
a true old Irish gentleman. Agreeable
to the request of the deceased, his re-
mains were conveyed TO our Cemetery
for burial, which took place last Satur-s
day, by the side of the graves OF two
daughters, who died previous to his re
moval to the west bis wife and daugh-
ter In st. Paul survive him.
Mr.. j. S. d. has placed in our hands
a relic of a singing book, entitled the
columbian Hannonist, +" published by
act of Congress by D.. Read, at New
Haven. Conn, in 1898, and is what
would be regarded in that day of our
land choice collection of sacred music,
embracing tunes, anthems, and pieces F; OF
the first named is found ''Depravity,
Et.Eternity," .'Ordination, etc; among
the set pieces is Easter Anthem, n
them for Fast-day, etc ~ .;,
"A fit candidate for the State Re
| form School, in the person OF lad
| eleven years of age, who purports to
| hail from Salem, N. y, has been circu-
| latirig around town three or four days,
| spending money very freely and having
| a good time generally. 1t is reported
| that he took the money without leave
| and left home He was patron OF the
! Sanford House for time; he is now In
| the custody of Sheriff Smith. The
! BOYS father has been heard from and
saws send him to the Reform School.
| He is what may be properly denomih-
ated s'old head on young shoulders.
I -Olney Fuller. Castleton boy and
/ II. wears absent therefrom, was in town
! looking over his old homestead and play
! ground last week Bennington, VT,
| has been his place of residence for seven
years past. He is foreman of a manu-
/ featuring establishment, and one OF the
police of the town. -
Id. G. Burt, another CastletoD boy,
| has recently visited, with his family, the
home of his youth. Since leaving Cas-
| Teton he has seen three years service IN
the late war for the Union, FIVE years in
! Rutland, and year or more IN Bennlng-
I ton, his present place of residence. he
also has connection, about once q, week,
! with independent journalism lately
located in Rutland. tx
The funeral of Col. Philip Pond,
whose death was reported in The HER
/ AID Saturday morning, was attended by
a large concourse of people, the Liberal
church being more than filed. The
| funeral was conducted by the Masonic
order. Lee Lodge, of whom the de-
| ceased was member, were present in
| full numbers, besides quite large dele
! cations werein attendance from PouHney
1 and Farhaven lodges. Rev. w. H..
Ross preached the sermon, Hon.
! P. w. Hyde master of ceremonies.
| Colonel Pond was native of Poultney
and passed the whole of his life of II
/ years in that town and Castleton, about
! one half of that period in each place.
| He had filled numerous town offices
/ faithfully and was between 1880 and
1910, deputy sheriff, and at the same
time was prominent and popular mill
| tary man, having been promoted to the
honorable position Of colonel of regi-
ment. His associates in military life
| were such men as Gen. Robinson Hall,
Wallingford Gen. s. III. Kellogg, Pitts
/ ford Col Russell Hitchcock, and Adjt,
Dam Neal, Poultney Col. A. s. Cush-
man, and Major Stafford. Fairhayen;
+ Col. Offensend, West Haven, and Col
/ Parker of Castleton. The Colonel lost
his wife two years ago last month, since
which time the world contained bat few
attractions for him His desire for
months had been, and he was prepared,
q! to exchange this for another and better
world. B.w. B.