Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-08-21
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probate Office, two dry goods stores, two
wholesale -four store, one merchant tail
or, one saddle, harness and trunk estab-
1lshment, two shoe shops, one railroad
depot, one photograph gallery, one drug
and book store, one marble company's
office, two slate pencil manufactures,
one grist mill, one meat market, one
slate dealer, one coal dealer, one barber
shop, three livery stables, one medicine
maker, two physicians, one dentist, three
transfers, one wagon shop, two black
smith shops, three builders, two paint
ers, one undertaken, one town liquor
shop, one masonic lodge, one good tenn
piers lodge, one temperance lecturer, any
quantity of dress makers, numerous re-
tired farmers, and two or three grist
mills. ~ ~.
The shade, garden and pleasure
grounds of G. S. Sherman appear more
magnificent, if possible, than at any pre-
vious season, since they were so skilful-
ly laid out. They present a complete
forest of naples, elms, plants, flowers,
blossoms, fruit, grapes and vegetables.
They have been under the fostering care
for six years of an intelligent, profess
sional gardener, from Scotland, and they
are now the most elaborate and attrac-
tive grounds in the county, west of Rut-
land. Twenty years ago they were no
more or less than potato patch, corn or
rye field. -.
The meeting of the Corban society, last
week, was a success, socially and finan-
cialy, the receipts of the evening being
$31.00. Twenty-Five dollars were dona-
ted by two individuals from out of town,
once residents of Castieton. Bsides a
good number of members, there were
present, two from New York, two from
Massachusetts, one from Troy, two from
Rutland, one of them prominent repre-
sentative of the sHERALD. All things
combined to make it one of the most in
teresting meetings of.the society. -.
Mr., Dudley, from Buffalo, and his
wife, who was the daughter of the late
Hannibal Hodges, many years citizen
of this town, and the wife and son of
Major H. c. Hodges, of the United
States army, are boarding for time at
the Bomoseen House. Among the ar
rivals registered at this house last Thurs
day, were the names of Hon. John w
Stewart, Hon. John Prout, Hon. Merritt
Clark, Hon Hiel Hollister, Hon. Daniel
Crofoot.
Gen. Roberts, of the United States
army, and family, and Rev. Lewis Fran
els and wife were guests at the Sanford
House last week. Several patrons are
boarding at the Sanford from New York
and other places. .......-
One of our townsmen presented his
Oldest son with q massive gold watch
and chain. valued at $t75, the other day.
The young man was most happily sur
prisrd and made three low graceful bows
in acknowledgment of so rich a gift of
sterling gold from a generous father.
Another fellow townsman was com
PEELED to give note for one hundred
dollars, payable in thirty days, we'll
secured, as compensation for stack of
hay containing seven or eight tons that
was totally consumed by fire, set by Il
match in the hands of his son, one after
noon, when out in the fields on n pleas
uTe excursion. ......-
Eagle Company have accepted an
invitation To he present and participate
in the firemen's muster, mt Whitehall,
the 20th.inst If the boys do not win a
prize they will doubtless render a good
account of themselves. b. ". b.
PRoCToEsyIIIE.
We think orr city cousins, more
than in any year previous are visiting
. Vermont this summer, We are glad 70
see them, and their cheerful faces are
always welcome Just now, Mrs. Hedge
and family of six are at Alvin Taylor's,
Mrs. Dickman at c. G. Spaulding's, and
Miss Ostram at Mrs. s. A Hager's-all
from Brooklyn, n Y. Trip, at the
Eagle Hotel, has also his complement of
Of sunny visitors and summer boardcrs.
Among them we note the names of Mr..
and Mrs. Wines and daughter. of New
York city. and Mr.. Colbert and wife, of
BROOKLYN. Six more have engaged
rooms, to arrive next week.
Mr. Calvin Oak and lady, from
Jacksonville, Florida, are still at &. f..
Barretts. Mr.. Oak, some thirty years
ago, was resident of CambridgepOrt,
in Rockingham, went South for his
health, and finally settled in a successful
business there, returning Gas do all good
Vermonters), as often as practicable, to
visit the home of his youth.
Miss Della Moore has removed her
millinery shop from f. w. Johnson
building into the new store of George ).
Hill, erected on the site where Mr.. A.
w. Whitcomb's store was burned two
years ago.
We were were gratified to meet last
week, at the residence of his brother, 9.
f. Barrett, here, Hon. Joseph II. Bar
rett, editor and one of the prOprietors of
the Cincinnati Times. He is a native of
Ludlow, and fitted for college at Black
River Academy, graduated at Middle
bury College, and for several years was
editor of the Middlebury Register. In
| 1884 he was Secretary of the Senate.
| Though a lawyer he never engaged in
| the practice of his profession, but his
cdC0etheS Sc7S6e11di, non cGc0etheS OQlte1ldt,
| literary efforts have been in writing ra-
Their than speaking. A friend of the late
Henry ]. Raymond, of the New York
Times, he was introduced by him to the
editor of the Cincinnati Gazette, when
he left the Senate in 1865 and for time
resided in Ohio, where he took an active
| part in the election of Mr. Lincoln, and
by him was made Commissioner of Pen
sions, which office he held for seven
years. Resigning in the last year of An
drew Johnson's term, he resumed the
editorial pen in Cincinnati, and is now
on visit with Mrs. Barrett to his ia
ther-in-law, DR.. Lowell, of Chester.
Mr.. Barrett was editor of the Mid
dlebury Register, at the time Luke P
Poland, Chas. l. Walker, then of Bel
lows Fall, now distinguished lawyer il
Detroit, the late Oscar l.. Shafter, ther
of Wilmington, recently of the Su
preme Court of Cal, the late e. ID. Bar
Der, of Middlebury, John E. Butler, OF
Jamaica, and few others met in con
vention at Middlebury, and formed the
Free Soil Party in Vermont. We
have not at hand the date of that con
yention, but would like your correspon
dent q Candor to look that matter up
and give us some "reminiscences of thai
period, twenty-five years ago and note
the changes since.
Most of the men who composed tina
convention, were like John 2. Hale, o.
n. H., slips from the Democratic party
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