The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-13
Fence viewers. Isaac Warner, Leonard
Fish, Arden i. Day.
Town grand jury, l.. f. Maron.
Overseer of poor. Lyman w Fish.
Pound keepers, EnOs G. Fish. ir., John
Whtmorc. Smith johnson.

MENDoN.
The inhabitants OF district No. of this
town were the particIpatoIs of quite treat
ON Thursday, the 9th inst, in the closing
exercises of their district school. under the
supervision of Miss Ada Mckeogh. The
schOOlhuusc was handsomely trimmed. and
the guests numbered about scventy-fve
the pieces were well rendered. and reflect
cd much credit on both teachers and
pupils. One Of the plcdsantcsl features Ol
the evening was character entitled "lIluc-
beard" in which Miss Della wilkins as
"Sister Armand a womans Brighter" took
most distinguished part also Miss Addie
! Eastman as his "Ilighness' wife" and Miss
Esther Gleason as MADAME Mere" Mas
ter Tom Murphy persona;cd Bluebeardi
| whose costume and manner OF delivery
caused many bursts of applause. The
| performance ended by Miss Della wilkins,
| in the name of her many schOomates,
offering II very handsome present to her
teacher, as Il token of their love and appre-
citation of her many kindnesses, to which
she responded with many thanks for the
unexpected gift, and also requested the
audience to retire to the house of the com
mittee, Mr. II w Wescott, which they did,
where refreshments were served and the
| time spent in various amusements, until the
''wec small hours of the morning. when
all left. feeling satisfied that they had spent
as happy an evening as had passed for
many year. "AN OBSERVER
MDDLETowS.
Died in Middletown March 1st, Mr. ID II
Gardner, in the 74th year of his age. Mr.
| Gardner was born i'm NIiddletown, Sept. 1st,
1S00 he was born in the house in which
he always lived, and where lie died. He
was one of the oldest citizens man uni
versally respected and beloved, person of
quiet spirit and retiring habits, one perfect
~ honest and upright in character. On the
9th day of October 1920, he was married
to Miss Ruth Leonard of Pittsford, and in
three we rs from that time they were made
happy by the birth of a son, with whom
they had always lived, and whose care and
| love they anticipated would cheer and con-
sole them in their old age. Mr. Gardner
was deeply afflicted by the death of his
son, which took place Dec. 21st. and being
then in feeble health the stroke was too
severe. and in ten weeks he followed his
only son and child to the grave. His dis
ease was the angina peclors, and at first he
endured great suffering but at the last,
when death came, he pAsseo easily away,
and fell quietly asleep in death. During Il
revival in Middletown years since, when
Mr. Burchard preached Mr. Gardner thought
he experienced religion, and for a time he
enjoyed the influence and comfort of a
hope. But in later life he lost the enjoy
ment of thinking himself christian. At
the time of his death, however, he express
cd desire that Christ would have mercy
upon him and take him to his rest and SO
has passed away another of the inhabitants
of our town. and the language of this
providence to us ALL is, to be prepared for
death, for in such an hour as we think not
the messenger of death may come. May
the widow he sustained by divine grace, and
also the daughter-in-law, Mrs Clara &
Il Gardler, the widow OF Isaac l. GardnerS
and may the grandson Clark Gardner,
early love the Savior, and always eXemplfy
the virtues of an exalted christian charac-
ter. ". l.. p.
Mt. holly.
In 1920 Mt. Holly had 1 ,157 inhabitants,
showing an increase in ten years Of 235.
The increase in that decade was among the
largest in its history At that time the
town had among its inhabitants some OF
the most prominent and substantial men of
Rulland county. like Hon. Nathan +.
Spagtir. of Brandon. Chester Spencer
ESQ. of CislriOH. Iunh - 1--WE. ESD. OF
Hampton, y. Y, and several others whom
Nigh; be mentioned.
Several of the richest men in this and
Washington county, y. Y, LAID the foun-
daton for their wealth while residents of
MI. Holly.
MT. TABOR.
. II Rounds, Esq. is speudlng portion
of the winter in our town. He is now Sc
years old and still in the vigor OF man
hood He remembers all the governors of
Vermont. and has seen most of them. He
has voted G3 years, never played Il game
of cards, smoked \ pipe of tobacco. or
drank GLASS of Intoxicating liquor. He
never paid lawyers fee nor doctors
bill for himself until after he was 90 years
of age. Since he was go years old he has
mown go acres of grass in Il year with IA
scythe and last summer was able to do n
good days work in the hay field. J.
PAwLET.
J n Mason of Pawet, has the past season
sold the milk from thirty-two cows to Il {
Wickham of the Pawlet cheese factory, and
received i $50 l6 for the same. He also
sold butter, made before and after carrying
milk. to the factory which amounted tn
$3.50; also calf skins, rennets and whey
were sold to the amount of $72.70. lie
also received for delivering milk to the
factory 800, which altogether made an
or an average of S60.6S per COW. These
cows had no extra feed except in the spring
before grass His dairy is composed mostly
of natives, some of them crossed with
. Ayrshire.
PITTsFIELD.
Mrs. Abigail L Jones of Stockbridge at
= tended church in Piltsheld, Sunday, Marcl
4 /, and in returning home was thrown from
har hpno nd
, arm were broken.
Pittsfed had sos inhabitants in 1880, al
! increase from 1929 of SO.
PITTsFoRD.
At the first census Pittsford had $50 in
! habitants.
TheIpeople of Piltsford are well pleaset
with their new postmaster, Mr.. Dennison
-, The Office being accessible and its dispen
- sers courteous and agreeable.
Plttsford is well supplied with able, faith
a ful, popular and consistent ministers of tht
n gospel. in Rev. II. +. Hall of the COngre
gational, Rev. w. w. Foster, Jr of Tho
Methodist and Rev. Mr.. Palmatcr of The
Baptist. They are all young men in thu
g prime of life, faithful and progressive.
n PoULTNEY.
J. A successful celebration in memory o
/ the birth of Washington was held in tn
IS Baptist church at East Poultney on tn,
evening of Feb. 23d The exercises con
g sisted of vocal and instrumental music
!, prayer, reading of WashingtOn's farewell
d address, recitation of brakes "AmericaI
It Flag" and an eloquent oration by Rev. ]
is A. Pierce.
IS The exchange of pulpits between tn
's pastors of the Baptist churches in Poult
u ney and other neghboring clergymen |
: quite frequent. Rev. Mr. Dunn of Eas
Poulney recently exchanged with Rev. Mr.
Earle of North Granville, and Rev. j. A
Pierce of the West Poultney church will