The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-28
Vicinity Items.
EAST wALLINGFoRD.

The people of the enterpiislng village of
East Wal.ipgford bethought Themselves to
celebrate Christmas eve together, the three
orders, Patrons of Husbandry, Odd Eel
lows and Masons, uniting in the spreading
of two heavily laden trees from which
gifts were distributed to all their own and
their neighbors families. They assembled
at school house hall. which had been
trimmed for the occasion, to the number
of some three hundred. The evenings
proceedings were opened with prayer by
Rev. Henry G. Robbins of the Baptist
church, after which an oyster supper was
served, the tables being seven times
spread before all were supplied.
Supper over, the committee began
the distribution of parcels from the Christ
mas tree, which ceremony occupied seve-
raj hours, and was greatly enjoyed by as
large and good a company as ever assembled
within the precincts of this village. The
festival broke up about three o'clock in the
morning and all separated to their homes
well pleased and happy hearted. The COM
mittee of arrangements are under obliga-
tious to the Foster Brothers, of Cuttngs-
vile for favors received by their courtesy.
More such occasions would tend to cement
and harmonize the people of the commu-
nifty and make pleasant many a winter
evening.
A liquor raid last week was successful
in gathering in quite quantity OF the
ardent. The raid was conducted by Off,
Ger Sawyer of Mt. Holly. ST.
KERNE, N. H..
DR.. Thomas Il. Hatch, a former incum-
bent has been appointed acting postmaster
until successor to Mrs. Henderson, deceas-
ed, is appointed. From the number of ap-
plcants the office is not probable to go
begging.
The funeral of the late postmistress,
Mrs. Henderson, was largely attended
from the Episcopal church. The post
office was heavily draped and places of
business were generally closed.
LUDLOW.
Christmas received just about customary
recognition at this place. The stereotyped
variety of keepsakes were duly exchanged,
no doubt to tho mutual delight of all con-
overt acts whereby the peace was dis
turbed, the most superficial observer could
not avoid the conclusion from what he
saw, that all the CROOKED whisky" did not
fall into the hands of "Uncle Hiram" at
the time Hotel Green's premises were
made to disgorge agreeablY to the pro.
visions of statute, sin such cases made and
provided" And so we are led to the un-
welcome conclusion that some was over
looked on that occasion or, what perhaps
is more probable, that the contraband ar
ticle can be found in perhaps as many as a
half dozen places within the limits of our
corporate borough.
The Sabbath school connected with the
Universalist church and congregation OBJ
served Christmas by holding concert
Saturday evening the 18th inst. There
being no other public gathering in the
place the church was well filed. The ex-
ercises consisting of recitations by q num-
Der of scholars, some of very tender years,
and tile presentation of the. piece entitled
"The Christmas tree" brought out in the
Sunday Helper expressly for the anniver-
sary just passed, seemed to give very gen.
eral satisfaction. Some of the recitatlons
were exceptionally good, but to avoid all
suspicion Of being invidious we will not
p1rticularize other than to say that Jessie
Smith, miss of only eight years per-
formed her part of the programme
with marked ability for one of
her years. OF Miss Eva Dorval, who had
prominent part in the piece, nothing need
lie said to those who have had the pleasure
of witnessing her previo us efforts on SINH
lar occasions enough is said when 1t is
observed that she fully sustained the repu-
tation she had previously attained, of be-
ing one of the very best delineators of
others thoughts to be found, certainly in
this vicinity. "Christmas Tree" we are
quite sure, is not as good in all particulars
as some pieces designed for like occasions
heretofore presented. but the closing SEN
fences, as rendered by Mics d., were truly
Impressive.
The new Methodist church was favored
with the presence of Rev. N. f. Perry the
former respected pastor of the society on
Sunday last. A large congregation assem-
bled to greet him on this first Sabbath
service held in the new church. He has a
host of friends in this his place of residence
as a pastor, and nothing would be more
pleasing to the members of his former
charge and the community ut large than
the assurance that in due time he will be
returned to this place to again assume the
passionate and make his residence In our
midst.
Rev. L. Z. Rockwell is understood to be
absent on prospecting tour TO the "land
of steady habits" and it is confidently ex-
pected, that on his return, he will be able
TO convince the most skeptical that he has
not prospected in vain and that the state
of Connecticut yields something far super
ior to crop of wooden nut megs.