Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-04-17
MIDDLEBURY.

The annual meeting of the Sabbath
school association attached to the Meth
odist church was holden on Fast day.
suing year: J. L. Barker, superinten-
dent Prof. II. NJ Seely, assistant SUI
perintendent J. w. Lovett. clerk o.
r. Mead, treasurer; Heman Lovett,
librarian; E. Richardson, chorister
The reports show the association to be
in a very fourishing condition.
Otter creek is unusually high The
ice has broken up, and on the 10th went
out. Large cakes of ice, of great thick
ness and very strong, came down with
great power, and in passing over our
falls were dashed in pieces, while these
rolled into the eddy, which was soon
blocked up very densely, and remained
so for two days, when the ice had, by
dashing together, ground itself up, and,
wearing away, entirely disappeared.
A large cake in its passage under our
bridge came in contact with one of the
large braces, and broke it with the
greatest ease, causing general stampede
of the crowd assembled on the bridge
Fortunately only one of the braces was
taken out, which does not prevent the
ordinary travel across the bridge of
loaded teams. The bridge near the old
paper mill was injured some by the high
water and ice-so much so that it is not
considered safe to cross.
Union services of the congregations
of the Congregational and Methodist
churches were held on Fast day in the
Methodist church. The sermon was
preached by Rev A. F. Bailey, and
was, while extemporaneous, freighted
with wholesome thought and weighty
truths. A large congregation was pres
ent on the occasion.
-Messrs. Swiney & Burrows have
been thrown into bankruptcy by their
creditors. | am told that the prospect
of large dividend is not very flattering.
-Messrs. Hammond s Severance
started for California last week Satur-
day with seven hundred sheep, selected
from the best flock in Addison county.
They expect to be twsnty-one days on
the road. The venture is a hazardous
one, and trust may prove highly remu-
nerative. A large crowd of people as
sembled at the time of starting, cheering
them with words of announcement.
They went by the way of Montreal to
Omaha, where they have to change
cars The freight on their sheep is
nearly $1,000.
DR. S. T. Rowley has been appoint
ed agent to sell liquors for the town of
Middlebury according to law, in place of
Mr. 0. F. Comstock, who resigned
CANDoR.
LUDLOW.
The obsequies of Rev. Philander
Bates were observed in the Congrega-
tional church ediice, Saturday afternoon,
April H. Rev. Mr.. Cook, of Windsor
preached an excellent and appropriate
discourse from Heb. 1917, and was as
sisted in the exercises by Rev. Mr.. Hale,
of Chester, and Rev. Mr.. Farrar, of
Ludlow. A large number of persons
assembled to pay their respects to the
memory of the departed, and the flowing
tears of the members of his society
(whom he had served two years and
three mcnths) attested their appreciation
of departed worth. Two members from
each of the religious societies, Congre-
gationalist, Baptist and Methodist, served
as bearers. His remains were deposited
in the tomb until Monday morning,
April IA, when they were conveyed to
Southampton, Mass, the place of his
birth, for interment.
On Sunday afternoon, April 13,
MIR. Joseph j. Bixby, one of the listers
of this town, formerly of Mt. Holly,
died OF cerebro-spinal meningitis, after a
few days of very severe illness, aged A.
He was brother-in-law of the Billings"
grocers, in Rutland.
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