The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-28
RUTLAND JANUARY 1874
MiddlebvIry.

Last week we briefly alluded to business
matters, and we are led to recur TO the sub
iect again. We confess that we felt
cheered one Of those dark nights to last
week to see the cotton factory now run by
Henry Putnam, lighted in its three or four
stories, every light glistening and throwing
Its light in all directions 1t is said that
Mr.. Putnam's goods command a ready sale,
and that overwork is necessary TO supply
his customers.
The Downcr IL Allen saw mill IS now
run by S. II. Bolton with success. Their
planning mills and door, sash and blind ma
chnery find customers from all the sur.
rounding towns. in the county. The day
for hand planning and Sitting ont lumber is
past, SO that the most laborious part Of
joiner work is done ny power.
Mcssrs. Martin and Langworlhy keep
their machine shop and foundry running
and have calls for work from all parts of
Addison county. They have their new
furnace, near the depot building nearly
completed, and intend to move their whole
establishment in the spring They are good
workmen and deserve the patronage they
receive.
The Star and Sun grist mills are running
to their utmost capacity under good man
agement.
The paper mill company has been under
cloud for few days, but matters
now looks as il the clouds would
break away and The Fun Of pros
perity would shine upon the estab-
lishment as bright rs ever. The burning
of the first mill before it had run long. and
serious losses in market, and the rebuilding
of much larger and better one than the
first, and the panic combined, made bur
den that they were unable to bear The
whistle still sounds calling the worimen tc
duty, and we hope such an arrangement vii
be made that thisvaluable property will moi
stop at all.
Extra meetings are to be continued in til,
Methodist house -four evenings during tho
week.
Wanted--One or two cnterprising indi
viduals TO so about from shop to store, ant
from store to shop, to look wise an(
prophesy who, in our village, is about Il
fail. None of an upright and honorahl,
character need apply. Those who hav,
paid their debts once or twice, att discount
will be preferred. rs they will know how
it is themselves"
ANECDoTF.
Not many years ago, one Of the official.
of o church not thousand miles from
Middlebury, imbibed dislike toward The
minister and.one Of his reasons was that
he prayed too long, and too strong. 80
on a certain Sunday morning he thought
he would ''tmc him" lie took his seat in
his pew. and put down his hand, carefully
drew out his watch aud held it face tC
face in his hand, and commenced counting
sciously, his mind became muddy, his eyes
became oblivious and dull, and nothing
was heard by him but a buzzing jargon OF
words, which grew less and less until al
TO him was as still and silent as II vault in
the catccombs of Egypt The minister
went on and on, and the official went or
with his dreams, until of sudden, the
unfortunate and extensive prayer ceased
The elmer suddenly threw himself back
ward, opened his eyes, and gave jump
aud ont rolled his "bull's-cye" into the
aisle, and rapidly made its waya number OF
feet towards the pulpit, unconscious of the
improperly of making such public exhi-
bition of itself lin meeting time" As soon
as the official could gather up his somewhat
ponderous form, he went for the timer
aforesaid and quietly but hurriedly put i,
into his pocket where it has remained ever
since in ''prayer time - Argus