Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-07-31
Out of Town Notes.
LUDLOW,

power to run their works, and intend to
locate their buildings on land purchased
of Calvin Briggs, at the lower and east
ern end of the village. They intend to
build dam across the Black river,
against land purchased of Mrs. Ira
Bailey, and obtain their power by carry
ing the water about forty-fiye rods in a
canal. The company have already COM
menced their constructive operations
A circular containing their price list and
a description of their manufactured
goods has been issued, and it is expected
that the work will be done in Patrick
building and by the use of his steam
power until their new works are ready
for use.
The fall term of the Black River
Academy will Cd. W begin on Tuesday,
Aug. 10Th, 1878, and continues twelve
weeks under the efficient instruction of
principal; Miss Mary Pierce, preceptress;
Miss Lilly E. A. Robbing, teacher of
French, and Miss Hattie NJ. Smith, teach
er of music.
"A few months ago Mrs. Walker,
wife of Hon. William FL. Walker,
philosophical, efficient and estimable
lady, generously offered her services to
instruct class of young ladies and gen
tlemen in the art of vocal music. and
has thus far met with a favorable re-
sponse. The class is making commend
able progress, and already an improve
ment is observed in church music Many
thanks for her persevering endeayors to
promote the musical culture of our
youth.
"A number Of strangers are in town
spending a few days with our citizens as
relaxation from secular toll and
change in their domestic and social life.
Our pleasant and enterprising village,
| located so near the eastern base of the
principal range of the Green Mountains,
with its romantic scenery, sweet waters
and salubrious air, offers fine induce
! ments for the temporary sojOurn of tray-
elers. The want of suitable accommO-
dations is doubtless the main reason why
more are not here.
-Rev Mr. Cook, pastor of the Con-
gregational church, is absent ON vaca-
ton.
A few Sabbaths aGo the Methodist
| society held a quarterly meeting. when
| a number of persons were baptized and
received into their fellowship.
Last evening, July Goth, dawned up
on us auspiciously. The storm of days
/ had passed and the brilliant sun flooded
! the land with its cheering rays. Two
persons were baptized in the Black river
by the pastor of the Baptist church and
three received the hand of fellowship.
At half-past O'Clock, p. m, the month
Iv union PRAYER meeting was held at the
/ Congregational house Of worship, and in
the absence of Roy. Mr. Cook. Rev. Mr..
Farrar was invited to lead the meeting.
Tho Ladies of TndIo,,, nro,,os,. f.
Give nm entertainment nj the hammond
IJau Fridov, evening IuIv o5th foY. the
nnrnose Of raising money TO prenare
miforns for fine Alert fire pngine com
nanv Iry.
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The mail is still (sincc the 1st inst,
cnrried from this place via Upper Falls,
Felchville and Brownsville, to Windsor,
daily ont and back, by one horse team,
while the regular coaches OF Jonah q.
Parkhurst and l.. q. Coolidge go over
the same route and carry passengers.
Looks like an unproiitable competition
for all parties.
The death of Judre Steele naturally
calls mn conversation concerning his
sharn contest with .Judaa Poland for the
CONGRESSIONAL nomination in this district
last fan. Poland and his friends com.
nIainnd that Steele stole his thunder
while he was away ont in Utah attend.
inr to his la,y business and to the Emma
sii1ar mines for his clients and that il
was NOT fair TO commence the canvass
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The gifted and lamented Steele is indeed
gone, but his devoted friends will hardly
be reconciled to allow Judge Poland tt
enjoy his back pay IN quiet, and be ms
own successor without another effort tC
supplant the surviving contestant, who
will then have enjoyed the honors anc
emOluments OF otilce-State ana natlona
for nearly thirty consecutive years
by younger man OF equal integrity
purity and capacity Tor gooq service IL
Congress. IT Judge Hoyt IL. Wheeler
of Jamaica, can be induced to step doWI
from the honorable position he now
holds and take the nomination he viii
be likely to get 1t. OTHERWISE the Hon
VIM. H. Walker, of Ludlow, who
though younger man than he looks tc
be, has obtained the front rank in the
| ICSdl IIOlC5S'h1 NliA ~ w i'm ~ -
crowd closely upon the heels OF the
''BishOp" as the able ex-senator anC
present incumbent is not inaptly some
times called, in the Congressional race
1t is, we know, rather soon to name
candidates, but if notice could be served
thus early on parties who felt so hur
last fall, that they were taken unawares
they would at least have to get another
excuse for fault-tinding. @. II. @.
CHESTER.
An interesting family meeting ha.
recently transpired in this town, il
tCi ,Hbicb three brothers and two sisters O
tha IN Tngraham name participated. Thos,
who assembled on the occasion were tht
children of Herrick Tngraham, ESQ
who Who was wa a prominent member of th,
Rantish church in this town, and 70
ten wears or more was senior deacon
beacon Tnorabam was born in 1902, anC