Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-05-08
cut of Town Notes.
CHESTER.

CHESTER
p w. Clement of Rutland, one of
Gov. Conyerse's lads, was a guest at
the Chester House on Thursday. Dur
ing his sojourn in town, he purchased of
N. A. Edison and NJ. G. Richardson, two
pairs of fine working bovines. A friend
at our elbow suggests that said oxen
were bought for the purpose of draw
ing the vehicle which is to contain the
portly figure of our chief executive and
his staff on the coming anniversary of
our national anniversary at Burlington.
If CIV" of the Age does not cease
to agitate the subject of temperance
through the columns of said old Age,
we will petition the President to send
him and the ''Dekin" to interview the
Modocs.
The annual Easter election of St.
Luke's Episcopal society occurred the
18th ult., and resulted as follows
Vestrynaen Chas. NJ. Webb, Secreta-
ry; A. d. Fletcher, Treasurer; VIM.
III. Hoyt, Geo. Frank Hadley, Senior
Warden; Merrick Wentworth, Junior
Warden; Geo. l.. Fletcher.
H. A Parmenter, late of the firm of
French & Parmenter, merchants, is
about to leave Chester for the purpose
of seeking fame and fortune in the west
ern world. Success attend him.
Rev. E. s. Foster has accepted the
call of the Universalist church at Man
chester, n. H.
AT an adjourned meeting of the first
Universalist parish, recently held at the
residence of p. Fl. Robbins, it was vot-
ed to repair their house of worship on
North street. VIDEx.
NORWICH.
Saturday last child of Mr. Aid
drich, about three years of age, started
from home to go to the field where her
father was blowing By some means
she lost her way, and not returning at
night, search was made for her. She
was found Sabbath morning at s O'Clock,
having slept in a pasture about a mile
and half from home. The wonder is
that the little thing, scantily clothed and
bare headed, lying on the damp earth,
lived through the night. She informed
her finders that she had cried little.
The Rev. L. Fl. Stone of Castleton,
at the invitation of the pastor, filled the
pulpit of the Congregational church
Sabbath morning, and at o'clock p.
m delivered a rousing temperance lee
ture to a good audience, considering the
brevity of tina notice and the condition
of the roads.
William II. Putney of Bow, \. H.,
has been appointed valedictorian to the
senior class of the Norwich Boarding
School.
April 30 1873.
FAIRHAvEN.
The business of shipping marble
and slate from this place has started up
briskly.
The village trustees are moving on
the public works, and we may expect
ere long to sec our highways and side
walks in thorough repair.
Rev. Mr.. Anderson preached last
Sunday at the Congregational church,
on g Progress, maintaining that TIE
ology is a progressive science, as we'll as
Medicine or Astronomy.
Ira p. Hunger has built new barn,
which presents a fine appearance, back
of the Methodist Church. He is prefix
ing new verand?h to the front of bis
dwelling house. Hanger knows how.
The friends of Rev. w. ]. Ross, of
! CastletOn, will meet at the house of Mr..
J. T. Freeman, in Hydeville, on Friday
afternoon and evening, May 9th, to give
| expression to their respect and esteem
for Mr.. Ross, both by their presence
| and presents.
CAsTLEToN.
Rev. Mr.. Hines, from Michigan, is
now supplying the pulpit of the Advent
! Church. He is a son of Rev Joshua
! V Hines. an able preacher and writer in
the interest of the Advent doctrine, and
! an early associate in the work with Fa-
ther Miller.
Tho Caban Society, whose object is
| to raise funds for the interior improve
ment of the brick church editice, held
their last meeting in the elegant parlors
Of Il. +. Adams, Esq, last Wednesday
evening. This institution was formed
three years since. and has accumulated d
fund of nearly $500.
50 Prof. Fowler has been humbug
ging our people with his pen opera
tons
A few days since Seneca Field, Esq,
received a telegram from Colorado in
forming him of the death of an only son
| He left Castleton, some three years ago
/ IOE DdElS ullhIibW H. MI Il tGiNl hiNt III
for his son that parent could do, anC
still he was, a wayward child. He wa:
some 2G or % years old.
-Langdon q Co, successors to c. S
Proctor, have renovated the old stOr,
and filled it with goods to the brim
They have in store, with other things
10000 pounds of sugar.
w. C.. Gurnsey's store is being filled
with an extensive stock of new goods
His veteran clerk, James McMullen, Jr.
made the selections.
The finishing touches arc being put OF
Armstrong; new dwelling house. 1t i
nice accession to that locality in ou
village. The house has been purchased
by Mrs. Bromley, mother of Miss Brom
lev, the principal teacher in the Stat
Normal School. The consideration wa
80, 500.
The Dan Woodward farm, thre,
miles north from here, has been sold t
Cullen Griswold for $4,000. The stool
on the farm brought about $500.
The ice that has been bound be-
tween the shores and over the waters o.
Lake Bomoseen, five months or more
is preparing to take its departure at al
early day.
EEighty-three transient arrivals at tn,
Bomoseen house last week.
Rev. II. G. Farrar preached his las
sermon Sunday evening in CastletoH
He leaves here Thursday, for his post o
duty and labor. B. W. B.
ORWELL.
Willie Earnest Rice, only son o
Martin c. Rice, died Sabbath morning
May 4th. Willie was a young man o
/ great promise and member of the Con
gregaf.nal church of Orwell. He die
| after ;is.iagering illness of several months
with that most flattering disease, con
sumption. Mr.. Rice is well known t.
very many of the HERALD readers, ant
doubti.ss will have the sympathy o
~. e J.. ;..i.,.r tl,ic