Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-01-23
Out OF Town Notes.
CASTIETON.

CASTLETON.
AT the annual meeting of Fire Dis
trict No. /, the following officers were
elected for the current year: Modera-
tor. w. II. NOrthrOp; Clerk, H. /.
Clark; Prudential Committee, f. II.
Armstrong, L. w. Preston, Charles
Brown; Chief Engineer, John Langdon;
Collector, T. p. Smith; Treasurer, b.
f. Adams. Voted tax on the grand
list of the district, II cents on the dollar,
to defray expenses. The four reservoirs
on Main street, holding four hundred
hogsheads each, the fire engine, costing
one thousand dollars, and the apparatus
for eXtinguishing fires were reported in
good order.
James McMullen, Sen. for more
than twenty-five years a well-behaved
inhabitant of CastletOn, and for three
years past chief clerk of the Dahlgrcen
House, Whitehall, n. Y, paid his old
ohums a three days visit last week. He
is as social, genial, iovial, gay and fes-
tive as afUIrtiuI-, spltilv,.al L., l-s.s, I,ss-~1
ed his three-scOre years.
One of our townsmen draws the rib
bons over a fleet pair of horses, that
cost him nOtmuch short of one thousand
dollars. Another fellOW-citiZeD handles
the rcins over a horse that could not be
sold to-day, or any other day, for ten
dollars. The last named citizen, to all
appearance, enjoys himself about as
well as the first one.
The January thaw, last Thursday
night. removed all of the snow from our
hills and valleys, and left the sleighing
in demoralizcd condition. Since then,
we have been replenished with good
fall OF snow and those who desire can
resume filling ice houses and charging
wood piles as before.
Mrs. Harrison, one of the eldest
women in this village, her age being sew
enty-two, died at her place of residence,
after long and painful illness, Thurs
day morning. She had lived in this viii
lage some forty years, and was the widow
of the late William Harrison, who died
here some twenty years since.
Col Philip Pond is in critical CON
dition, at the house of his son, at the
east part of the town, arising from the
effects of paralytic stroke.
The fall and winter term of the pres
sent academic year closes this week, at
the Seminary and Normal school, The
graduates of the Normal institution will
read their essays Wednesday night at the
Congregational church.
The Methodists and Congregation
alists viii hold union meetings through
the week, at the Methodist house instead
of at the chapels of these churches, as
heretofore. This is the third week of
series of evening meetings by these de
nominations. b. W b.
yERGENNEs.
Tho Volunteer Hose Company No.
<, which was organized a few weeks
ago, have just received thnir uniform
and wore it for the first time last Ion
ing, at their monthly meeting. They
formed in procession, marched to the
residence of the Mayor, Hon. John d.
Smith, and then back to the Stevens
House, where the Mayor made short
speech, congratulating the 'boys" on
their fine appearance. They gave the
Hon. gentleman three cheers and then
quietly dispersed. A finer lot of men is
seldom seen, and as a goodly number
have seen service, the city can hardly
expect too much of them, when their
services are needed.
-"Coming events cast their shadows
before" In other words, seeing the
loads of ice passing, causes us
to think of the hot days people expect
next summer, and are preparing to meet
as coolly as possible.
Our youthful friends are enjoying
themselves hugely these days and moon
light evenings, sliding down hill, though
they do not add to the comfort of the
public, get out of the way or
be run over, being their motto, judging
by experience. B.
Vergennes, Jan. Is.
MIDDLEBURY.
Mr.. Lewis Hope, the past week,
sold gelding horse of Lambert breed,
to party from the State of New York, |
for the snug sum of 81, 400 The horse |
is very fine animal, and was, in the |
opinion OF good judges, worth the sum
realized.
At meeting of the stockholders of |
the National Bank of Middlebury, on |
The 18th inst, Paris Fletcher, Calvin |
Hill, John W. Stewart, John G.. Wei |
ington, VIM. p. Nash were unanimously |
elected directors for the ensuing year. |
At a subsequent meeting of the directors,
Paris Fletcher was elected president, and
J. G. Wellington cashier. A semi-annual
dividend was declared Jan. 1st, of S per
cent, leaving still large surplus fund
On hand. | think | am warranted in
saying, that no bank in the State of
Vermont is better managed than the
Bank OF Middlebury.
Mr.. John S. Buttolph is making pre-
1aration to put up fine house this COM
ng spring, on Main street, short die
ance from the graded school house.