Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-11-13
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Judge Poland is early in the field in
the cause of public honesty, He pro-
poses to introduce bill early in the
next session of Congress repeating the
salary grab law, Good for the
Judge. -r.-5-.:: -. $50. y. ~.
"A concert, consisting of sacred
hymns and tunes and likewise s'worldly
songs of eye ancient times" will be
given at the town hall in Castleton on
the evening. of. November 10Th, The
proceeds of the concert will go for re-
furnishing the congregational church of
that town. ..-.... t.E.'
The Delaware and Hudson COM
pany commenced on Saturday to. put in
q new switch and track to enable them
to get to their yard and shops without
running over the territory Of the Har-
lem Extension company. 1t was under
stood Saturday that trains would be able
to get into the yard last evening. !.
d An editor having eloped with the
wife of one of his subscribers was fright
ened half to death by the appearance OF
the injured man at the hotel of a neigh
boring town, to which be had taken his
flight. But the husband only wanted
his paper stopped,
DIR. Adam Smith, noted English
physician, recommends. the use Of tea in
the following cases After full meal,
when the systemis oppressed; for the
corpulent and old for hot climates, and
especially for those who, living there,
eat freely or drink milk or alcohol, and
in cases of suspended animation, .--
1t is stated that there are at pres
ent fifty widows living in Orwell.
Ii must be an unhealthy place for has
bands ~.
AT the annual meeting of the Board
of Education, at Montpelier, last week,
President Buckhanl, Prof Weber, Col.
Benton, Col. Farnham and Gen Gran
dey We're present The Board reelected
DR.. French secretary for the coming
year, and voted that the Teachers Insti-
tutes should hereafter be held during
three days only instead of FIVE days as
heretofore. --... - ..-..-.. -. .-....-.-
The old hunters and ''men of the
border" say that the winter has not set
in, the present cold snap being only the
precursor of Indian summer. In sup
port of the assertion they cite the fact
that the blackbirds and other migratory
birds have not left u.s. that the muskrat
houses are small and light, indicating
late and mild winter, and that the bass
have only just commenced going up the
creeks. We had an early and severe
winter year ago, when all of those
signs were different. The wild geese
visited us month earlier than this fall,
and everything indicated the advent of
winter in earnest.
There was quite a gathering of ladies
and getlemen of Rutland last evening at
the residence of John n. Baxter, Esq,
to consider the proposed plan of getting
up for the winter series of entertain
ments by local talent. We are pleased
to learn of the consideration of the pro-
ject. s...
The Danbury Neaos reports that
deaf and dumb woman who had been
visiting the town to solicit aid, was an
noyed by some bad boys, and gave them
a talking to they will remember to their
dying day. She said "Hecter the af-
f1lcted, will ye? If had you across my
knee, for two minutes, I'd make you ac-
quainted with astronomy.
Articles upon the Evangelical ALI
ance, are accommodating on our hands
We now have about an even half dozen
very lengthy ones, some of them show
ing considerable research, and some we
regret to say, exhibiting temper that
ought to be confined to laymen. We
think that the discussoa has been car
ried as far as is profitable, and we suggest
to our clerical friends that they adjourn
the discussion until the next session of
the Alliance
Rents will come down, wages will
come down, the cost of clothing and pro-
visions will come down, the passions for
luxury and extravaganza will come
down. But let us hope that honesty,
justice, and truthfulness will increase. |
Thus the financial earthquake of 1878 |
win produce good and not evil.