The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-02
Chr Rntlama 1aily Globs.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2. 1875.
Vicinity Items.

Vicinity Items.
CAsTLEToN.
Union praise meetings in Castleton have
been resumed after a suspension OF four or
five months. The first meeting of the sec
ond series was held at the Congregational
chapel last Thanksgiving evening, pastors
and laymen of the Methodist, Advent and
Congregational denominations participated
in the services.
Thanksgiving religious exercises of the
above mentioned churches were held Thurs
day, at the Methodist church. Sermon by
Rev. Edward T. Hooker, founded on the
18th and 9Th verses of the 10Th psalm
''The law of the Lord is perfect, convert
ing the soul, the testimony of the Lord is
sure making wise the simple" "The stat
utes Of the Lord are right rejoicing the
heart, the commandment of the Lord is
pure enlighting the eyes. The discourse
was an out spoken and well defined presen-
tation of the school question, or, in other
words, on the use or reading of the Bible
in the common schools of the land. The
preacher attracted the undivided attention
of the entire congregation from the first
to the last passage. The audience was
much larger than is usual here on such
days, and the universal plaudit was by all
who were so fortunate as to hear it, "well
done"
Among those who spent Thanksgiving
from abroad at their old homesteads in Cas-
Teton might be named, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Dennison of Pttsford, at Mrs. Rice's Mr.
and Mrs. W. G. Harrington of Rupert, at
j. A. Harrington's; Charles Sherman Of
Williston seminary, at G. s. Sherman's |;
Mr.. J. M. Grey of Whitehall, at the San
ford house Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. ID. Cole spent
the day with friends in Poutney Col. f.
Parker and family were guests CT MIR. and
Mrs. Ii. II. Brown West Rutland.
Rev. Mr.. Hooker accepts of the call ten
dered him to the pas!orate of the Congre-
gational church, and the sacred ceremony
of installation will be attended at the brick
church next Thursday at 10 o'clock o. m.
Sermon at l o'clock p M, by president
Buckham of the Vermont university, Bur-
lington. Pastors and delegates from sew
eral of the neighboring churches have been
invited, also. Rev. Lewis Francis former
pastor of this church.
Rev. l.. II. Stone, has just returned from
two months sojourn, speaking on tenn
perance, in Massachusetts. He visited sew
eral of the principal towns in the old Bay
state, and he gives very favorable &C
count Of the situation there, but he is in
clined to think Vermont is in advance of
Massachusetts on the temperance question.
Rev. S. G. Mathewson preached last
Sunday afternoon strong doctrinal dis
course from Revelation 21st, 1st. And !
saw new heaven and a new earth, for the
first heaven and the first earth were passed
away and there was no more sea" The
elder discoursed most fluently and effect
lively on the new heaven and the new earth,
which called out hearty amen from sew
eral of his hearers.
1t is expected that the Good Samaritan
temperance society will be reconstructed,
and put in tip top running order for win
ter campaign, at an early day y; so mote il
be say we. b. W. b.
EAST DORSET.
I On the goth instant, Stephen Perry of
West Wardsboro and several others killed
panther near that place, which weighed
| 105 H., and was % inches in height and
feet inches long. He had previously
lost one foot, it is supposed in trap, and
when shot by Mr. Perry, dropped from his
perch in a tree to the ground, distance OF
about 40 feet. with broken shoulder. But
| notwithstanding he made it warm and live
ly for men and dogs and was game to the
| last.
A railroad meeting was held in Jamaica
| the 22d inst, at which it was voted to bond
the town eight times its grand list to aid in
| building the railroad on the east side of the
| Green Mountains. K. NJ. It.
The people of Orwell enjoyed rare
treat on the evening of the 22d. Prof. +.
w. Churchill gave reading in the town
| hall. He was listened to for two hours by
an audience, which seemed to appreciate
the effort and received 1t with frequent
bursts of applause. His renderings were
exceedingly happy. We hope to hear him
again.
Mr. Albert w Irving departs in few days
for Philadelphia where he and his brother
we understand are going into mercantile
business. Mr.. Irving has been for several
years correspondent ofTHE GLOBE. May
his pen fail him not while in the "Quakci
city"
The weather was very to,ol the latter par
| of last week in this vicinity. uf.
A dancing school is to be held at the
town hall the coming winter, commencing
early in December. Mr.. Rosindebow Need
ham of Whiting instructor.
Mr.. V. V. Blackmer has sold his Wagon
horse to gentleman from Providence r.
l., for the snug sum of $500, and has now
gone to deliver him.
A. Vail recently sold a pair of oxer
weighing over 1900 III in Boston.
PAwLET.
Henry Armstrong of Adrian Mich, is il
town on a visit to his aged mother after ar
absence of twenty years. ~
The fourth adjourned meeting of thu
Congregational church society are to meet
| in the vestry of said church Wednesday
Dec. LIST at o'clock y. NJ, to take meas
ures to settle all bills of the society to Jan.
| LIST, 1876.
Quite number of people from abroad
came here to spend Thanksgiving with rela
| tives. f.r4lrr' al Z
Pork seems TO be scarce article here a
ten dollars per hundred as most of tht
farmers have not raised enough for then
own use. -sHs I
Our young friend John Bromley Jr.
leaves this week for school in the nortl
part of the state. NJ.
| PERKINsvILLE.
Union services were held at the Meth
odist church on Thanksgiving day. Moth
ing else of general interest occurred here
Samuel Afford, Jr., who was throwf
from carriage few weeks since 10 inr
proving very fast and will soon be able Il
do business again as usual.