Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1875-04-15

lent business talent, very honorable,
unr;obt courteous and full of geniality,
and 7 trust he may succeed in his ''new
denarture" to the full extent of his
most sangulne hopes.
-1Robt. F. and @. D. Gowing have
purchased the grist and saw mill owned
by Mr.. G. Richardson, in the village OF
North Chester. These gentlemen be
gin business with the good will OF the
public. and with that practical: knowl-
edge which insures success, and II each
of the firm draws all his own
friends about him, the amount OF Gus
tom will be sufficient to- crafty an ar
dent ambition. 4. n ~. /.
DR.. Isaac Craigue, our well known
and highly esteemed physician, left
Chester ON Thursday for his new home
In Lawrence, Mass. Regrets are uni
yersal at the loss of such 8 man from
our midst. Few ever lived among us
who commanded more of public conf
dence, or who better deserved it,. just
before his departure he was presented
witha fine watch and gold chain, and a
costly silver ice pitcher, as tokens OF
esteem and friendship. His wife, a
most estimable lady, was also kindly re-
nembered by her friends, in the form OF
a set of solid silver tea and dessert
spoons, silver fruit knife and table
mats. s. H.. SiDEX.
CAsTLEToN.
We perused your Florida letter last
Friday evening, with interest, especially
that portion relating to ex-General Read,
and sister, Mrs. Mitchell, with whom we
were personally acquainted during our
boyhood and schoolday years. In those
DAYS the Reads were conspicuous fam
ily in what was then Castleton village.
From As to SO years ago they presided
over the public house, afterwards known
for 80 wears as the Westover Hotel.
They moved from here to what was then
called the far West, in 1885.
In the New York Indepe1adset of
April 9Th, appeared q letter from Kew.
s. w. Boardman, of Auburn, N. y,
descriptive of the last extemporaneous
speech of Abraham Lincoln, delivered
1t Washington, April 10TH, 1865, at six
o'clock D. M. to several hundred people
IN front of the Executive Mansion. Mr..
Boardman was one of the number.
MIR. Bristol, who went from Yer
gennes, few years since, to Colorado,
ind is now one of the firm of Bachelor,
Bristol & Co., sheep and wool growers
here, spent two days with Col. Parker
asst week. While here he purchased a
lew choice sheep from the flock of Mr..
7. s. Benedict. He returns to Colorado
With two hundred fine blooded Vermont
heep.
L. w. Preston, ESQ. has sold his IL
.cres of choice land, once a portion of
he late VIM. Sanford farm, half mile
outh of this village, 10 Mr. L. B.
smith, of West Rutland, for the sum of
Eighteen hundred dollars.
MIR. i. Hackett has bought the Levi
spencer place, on South street, paying
or the same six hundred dollars The
longer place, on the same street, has
cen sold to VIM. Broughton at the same
CURE. They are small houses and small
DTS. Il. w. b.
April 18th.
A spelling match is to be held in the
own Hall Wednesday evening, April
/. Prof. Dana, of Rutland, is to Off
late as enunciator. The judges are to
e selected from the clergymen in town.
Vorcester's dictionary is to be presented
D the successful competitor. A small
omission fee will be charged. All de-
ring to compete are requested to con-
er with E. j. Hyde or D. D. Cole.
The Good Templars' society, re-
orted as defunct, deserve worthy re-
ord IN their demise. They perpetuated
aeir organization and maintained an ex-
tence longer than any other similar in
Litution in Rutland county. Much
God has been accomplished through
heir instrumentalitY. The liquor law
as been enforced, and we know of one
ldividual that has been reclaimed,
which latter fact is sufficient to secure
or its memory the respect and honora-
lie consideration even of the few who
ave the bad taste to tlaunt their exul-
alton in its misfortunes in the face of
le public. From its incipiency to its
,rmination several hundred names have
cen enrolled upon it's books, represent
lg the best grades of society and res
in Castleton. The commun-
Y has in no sense been damaged by its
xistence, and its end is regretted.
WHITEHALL.
Our adjourned meeting, on Saturday
vening last, to make arrangements for
be coming spelling match, was but
limly attended, the Chronicle editor
aving knocked the adjourned meeting
nto the middle of next week, and even
arther, by announcing as the time for
he next meeting ''next Saturday"
which will be April II. Owing to the
lelay thus occasioned, it was moved by
Prof. Butler, and agreed to by the
Meeting, that 'May-Day" be fixed upon
IS the time for holding the proposed
pelling carnival, and that the method
4dopted should be similar to that lately
lsed at Rutland, viz: a regular spelling
Town match. Citizens and scholars who
iesire to enter the lists for the prizes to
DO offered, are requested to hand their
names to w. B. Eddy, chairman of the
committee of arrangements, before Sat
friday, April Gath. The contestants will
consist of ladies and gentlemen, as near.
v equally divided as to numbers as pos
Iible. 1t is pretty well settled that the
prizes to be distributed will consist of
gold coins, as follows: A double eagle
20 the last contestant, an eagle to the
second, and half eagle to the third. A
nominal sum will be charged for admis-
ZION to Anderson Hall, not exceeding
fifteen cents, to cover the cost of the
premiums. b. ii. b.
April 18th. sa-ss
Tho Cnncopd Efoh&