The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-10


proved to the best of his ability, and w,
are pleased to say that the brick work OF
the new church is all done, the roof is OF
and nearly all slated.
The court house will also BE- ready fo
the next session of the county court. which
commences the first Tuesday in December
Much credit is due to the committee. es
pecially to Hon II. G. Root, who has per
sonally supervised the repairs and who
has visited nearly every court house in the
state, and who has derived much informa.
ton thereby. When finished we think that
as far as a court house is concerned We
shall not be very far behind any of oul
neighbors.
Potatoes were decidedly on the fall in
this place last Friday. Cause-A runaway
team. The wagon was loaded with pota.
toes, which were scattered quite freely
about our streets
Hon. II. c. Root leaves home about the
first of December for Florida where he will
spend the winter.
Mr.. d. f. Hayes Of New York, associate
author of the Spencerian system OF pen
manship, has been in town the past week,
giving a valuable (gratutous) course of in
struction to the teachers and scholars of
! the graded school. In his system we can
easily recognize the simplicity and accura-
cy of the same, and the enthusiasm which
Mr.. II. awakens in his classes cannot fail
to reap an abundant harvest The teachers
and scholars are all loud in his praise and
it is to be hoped that the parents will also
appreciate the same. This branch of edu-
cation has been too much neglected in our
schools, and we hope that this visit will be
the means of advancing that branch of
school work here. We bespcai a hearty
welcome for Mr. Hayes in every Vermont.
town rs he is a model teacher.
ohe OF the eNcltcments the past weuA
was the obtaining ola suit of clothes under
false pretcnccs from one of our dealers bv
young man (from Woodforr) who ESCAPED
with the same, but was finally captured and
lodged in Jail.
Go where we will and where we NAV. the
main topic of conversation that we hear. is.
Graded School house. No local measure
has ever been the subject of more discus
sion and it waXcth hotter and hotter The
friends OF the measure are actively at work.
and the opponents are leaving no stone un-
turned that they think will give them the
least encouragement. We can hardly i'm
agine why persons who have children to
can be so far lost to their own in
terests and those of their children rs to
wish to have our schools continued in the
present shabby and unhealthy buildings in
which they are now held. Some of the on |
ponents have barns which are better than |
most of our school houses. Nevertheless
IN account ola few dollars taxes Gas they
'ay) they oppose to the best of their ability
he plan to build. We regret to say that
lmong their number are fec well educa
ed men, but we can hardly believe that
heir opposition comes from the heart. but
ear that 1t is mostly from the pocket, Al of
ur manufacturers. Ne ,rly all of our bust
ess men and all of out young men ME
hancs &c) heartily favor the plan and we
eel safer now than we did last week in
rophesying that there is no danger and
nat the meeting Monday night (u.e lOth)
hich will be fully attended will satisfy the
ote heretofore passed, by a large majority.
IL that we can say is "God speed the
ght."
The annual meeting of the woman's nux-
larry vermont branch) board of Foreign
ssions was held at the house of Miss
ophia Park last Wednesday afternoon.
RS. c. b. Hubert, Pres, presiding which y
as very fully attended. After reading of i
e Scriptures and prayer, the report of a
e Secretary Mrs. w. S. Southworth o
as presented and read. The rcnort was -
ry interesting and we regret that our +
ace will not allow us to make any extracts u
I'm it. Mrs. s., also gave a very inter-
ting account of the annual meeting of
e national board lately held at Minnea-
lis Wis, which she attended. The re- b,
TT of the Treasurer showed that S47.OO y,
d been paid in by members and sent to
, State Society. Mrs. Il. NJ. Luther was
esent and gave very fine description of
ssionary life and also exhibited several
,clmens of native work embroidery
wing &c.) which she brought from Bur
h, where she was bora and where she
S engaged in the Missionary work, until
hin the past four years. The following
GERS were elected for the ensuing year,
Mrs. c, b. Hubert, President.
'lrs. W. 5. Southworth, Secretary.
Miss Sophia Park, Treasurer.
Much interest was awakened and il was
'ided to hold monthly meetings hereafter,
at each one some paper pertaining to
sions should be read by some member