Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-11-20
out of rown Notes.
MIDDEEBURY.

/ 4--DOIllG Jew Gays .St1cp D1T.NJlINGE w GE-
lington lost his wallet with a sum of
| money in it. With hunting and enquiry
he failed to find it. A few days after
wards, d stranger called to his house
with his wallet, having found it, and
I thought it was his from Mr.. Melting
toms name being. on it, rendered the
same to Mr.. W., with the money all
right. The wallet was gladly received,
and good reward paid the stranger for
returning the same. - re
Mrs. Mary Sisco, being. a resident of
our village, died on the 8th inst, aged
!, so years. She was a. member of the
Episcopal Church Her burial took
place on the 10th, Rev. w. II: Meeker
officiating clergyman. F>E. .f. #-'.#
The twenty-third annual convention
of the Western Vermont Musical Assoc
citation is to be holden in our village.
commencing December I'd and continu-
ing until and including the 5th. Prof
L. o. Emerson, of Boston, is conductor
of the same A large gathering is an
. ticipated, comprising the best singers in
Vermont. The occasion will be one of
much interest and profit. l-5s.,' ~
Snow has, fallen ia. our town. and vi
cinity about five inches, and there is a
fair prospect of good sleighing. ~.
Butter and poultry have taken
tumble in price in our county, much to
the qualification of those who have to
buy, and whose purses are not plethoric.
There is to. be meeting of the Mid
dlebury Temperance society, on Monday
evening, at the Methodist church, to or
ganize a system of efforts for the ensu-
ing winter, for the promotion of the
cause of temperance in our town.
Mrs Emma Beckwith, wife of E. s.
Beckwith, ESQ. is very dangerously i'll
with the typhoid fever, and fears are
entertained in regard to her recovery
There is a wide expression of sympathy
expressed for Mrs.B., through our entire
village, as she is universally respected
and beloved. | trust a gracious Provi-
dence may bless the means for her re-
covery, that she may again be the life
and soul of the circle of friends of
which she has for years been a great
fagorite.
Charles Phelps, Esq, residing in
Burlington, Iowa, son of the late Hon. s.
S. Phelps, is on visit with his son to
their friends in Vermont. Mr. P. is a
gentleman of culture, a fine scholar and
g very able and successful lawyer His
friends are happy to greet him enjoying
good health. III. ?. *. .CAEDoR.
November 18th, 1873.
-.s5z 0AsTLEToN.
II wrote you last week of the death
of Timothy Sheridan. 1t should have
been John. Timothy is alive and well.
John was buried in the Catholic eeme-
terry in Rutland not at West Rutland,as
/ reported Fifty-f1ve one. and two
horse teams We're in the procession, the
printer made It read one and two horse
teams, leaving ont the fifty-fVe ia the.
correction. | might mention that he
leaves So grandchildren. .g -,,gg,...s
/ II also wrote youin my last budget of
notes that wooden wedding No. L, not
woollen, Games off at John Castles house
Monday night, and that ehiefest, not
cheapest, among the presents was wood
en-Ware. Among the guests present ia
addition to the four men and their wives
all sisters; should have been mentioned
Harvey Castle and wife, Francis Castle
and wife, Harvey Castle, Jr., and wife,
William Castle and wife, John Castle
and wife, and Charles Castle without a
wife, and two Castle girls with taeir
husbands, in "a word, it was quite Cas-
tie reunion. 81 <s.e.sz. 1920 4 e.
Judge Bromley recently attended
tue S0th anniversary birthday of his
mother at her residence in Pawlet. Nine.
of her children are living; seven of them
are sons; the youngest is 40, the oldest
90 years of age. sl.. IS. +. 81 I.
spite of the unpleasant state of ]
the weather, a good audience; gathered /
at the Town Hall last Monday evening, i
to witness the presentation of the pleas 4
ing drama sDown by the. Sea, by the /
pupils of the Normal school and semin- 1
airy. y fs3s55E5 - = - =. !.is.t Us. 4
"A slate company, in which, John
Jones of.this town has an interest, has just
leased a tract of land on which is SUD
posed to be a valuable, slate deposit, on
what is .known as the Caswell farm, i
about a mile from this village. . We ali |
hope it will prove a. benefit to this VII !
lage,. and a. profitable Investment to
the parties directly and personally con-. !
eerned. ~ p q I. y ,'.' \
.r--=The household effects of Rev. w. i
L. Ross were disposed off at. auction 4
last Saturday; and he is about TO leave
these parts for Dubuque, Iowa. He |
gave his final sermon at the Liberal 4
church, Sunday afternoon. He takes
leave of a host of. friends la this and i
adjoining towns. 7, !. ~. ~ iNI1
Mr., and Mrs. Hiram johnson have
been visiting relatives here lately
Hiram was educated d. druggist ia
Northrops drug store. He now fills
the position of chief. clerk in a first-class
drug store in Northamp ten. Mass. i
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