Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1875-11-04
Out Of Town Notes.
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Services were held in ST. stephen, :
Episcopal church on Sunday, the. 51st
tlts FOR the Hrst time for the past four
weeks The church has been UNDERGO
ing qaite extensive repairs as well as
tue additlon OF a new organ. A recess
| chancef has been made, arched over,
VITA two smaller arches on either side
| The arch on the left of the altar Is the
baptlstfy and on the right stands The
new organ. The woodwork of the
chancei is oak, aad that with the new
carpets make great Improvement on
the old church. The organ was nYa3e
! by Johnson E Son, of Westfeld. Macs.
| The cost OF It was ST 500, and it is a
| handsome as well as sWeet.toned ipstru.
| ment. The service was the usual Sun-
| day morning service wfth a very excel.
| lent as well as appropriate sermon from
| the rector. the Rev. Mr.. sWeaGefL His
text yvas from L. Chronicles, xxViii |
,ksn % .verse q And David said 70.
Sosln,s,,a. his son. .3e strong, and Of
Sc disn4syes1, Tor the LORD God, even my
God, will be win thee; he will not fail
thee, nor forsake thee, until thou has:
finished all the work for the service OF
the house of the Lord. The music was
very good Prof. E. I'll. Higley, the or
ganist Of the Congregational church,
presided at the organ with his usual ex-
cellence. In the TIE Deum, the soprano
solo was rendered exceedingly well by
Mrs Geo. E. Graves, of Rutland The
alto solo. by Mrs, Z. IL. Higley, was
very well adapted TO her voice and was
sung with much expression and feeling
MIR. w. II. Sheldon sang the bass solo /:
he has a good voice and can he improved
by cultivation f.
MOUNT HOLLY.
Signs of the coming winter appear on |
every hand We had light snow |
storm two weeks ago, and the rain |
storm of Saturday changed to snow and
Yesterday the ground was again covered |
with the ''wiutTy robe. The woods have |
lost their glory OF mingled bronze, red, |
and gold, and with the fields are grow
ing fbrown and sere" when not white
with frost and snow. People are seen
driving stock to well filled barns, placing
their wood under cover, banking cellars,
and generally setting their houses in
order for cold weather. Though the
melancholy days" have come they seem
to bring no moping sadness to some of
the good people of Eastman, for the
sound of the lively violin and the trip
ping of the fantastic toe is being heard
in that neighborhood often of late.
Friday evening our friend Mr.. NJ Col
burn chased the autumnal gloom from
his place with a well attended social
dance, holding till the small hours.
Eastman has also some veteran hunters
who at this season usually devote con-
siderable time to the "dog, gun and
woodland tramp" with an eye to both
pleasure and profit, and with successful
results. They have already secured sew
eral foxes and other game. Partridges
are reported plenty in lhe second growth
along the mountain sides but very shy.
The rise in the dairy markets has
caused a more cheerful feeling among
dairymen, and the large stocks of cheese
at the factories are being rapidly reduced
at good prices. Not as much butter as
usual is beng made. Our successful |
cheese factories are causing a visible i'm |
provement in dairy stock through the |
entire town. When the milk is weighed |
each day the difference between good |
and poor COWS is more plainly seen than |
in the old methods, and furnishes the
strongest argument in favor of the for
mer. Mr.. VIM. Billings has purchased
full blooded bull aud heifer from the
AYRSHIRE herd of /. Y. Paris, of Fairfax,
which he proposes to keep for the bene-
fit of his own and neighbors' stock. MIR.
B. has other heifers and COWS with some
of that blood, which is becoming the
fayorite In dairy counties, and will soon
have first-class dairy. We learn that
MIR. VIM. Hoskison has fine specimen
of the Jerseys at his place in Healdville.
The brisk demand and good prices OBJ
tanned for dairy products in this dull
business season is encouraging for the
| future of this growing interest, and
| shows the desirability and increasing
value of our grazing farms. Our lands
here, though generally dry enough for
| cultivation, retain moisture well and the
grass crop is almost sure thing with
us. Their value is appreciated by the
thrifty, enterprising Irish, who are buy.
| ing our farms, whenever they are offered
for sale, improving them every year.
making money and enjoying life whether
the wind blows high or low. There are
scores of farma in this region which
have passed from their old native pro-
prietors to Irish owners, and the neat,
well. finished Catholic church here is
evidence of the prosperity and good
character of this increasing class of our
citizens.
i Prospects for numbering this season
are not very encouraging. But little
will pe done for the mills or railroad.
MIR. David Horton is making many
improvements about his place. 1t Is
hoped that a new store will be next ID
order.