The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-16
THE RUTLAND


mon his text was taken from Romans 8
chap. 18 verse. Mrs. Bradley has lived In
town for sixty-one years. She united with
the Methodist church about fifty years ago.
She was native of Reading, Conn.
CLARENDON.
Winter with all its severity brings most
of the pleasures to the farmers and their
children, that they have during the year.
Their crops all garnered 1t gives them
leisure to spend a few hours In amusement.
To keep social enjoyments among the
| farmers, the ladies of this place have or
week at the different farm houses, where
social and pleasant intercourse is held for
two or three hours, when all are requested
| to put few pennies into the contribution
box to purchase a carpet for the church.
| We have had two lectures on temperance
and one by Rev. N. p. Gilbert, on his ex-
perience in South America. To say 1t was
only entertaining would be a great
mistake. He handled his subject with
great ability, drawing the close attention of
| we'll filled h ouHe of attentive listeners.
Mr.. q. was resident in that country for
twelve years and could give, as he did a
| vivid description of the manners and Gus
toms of the people, climate and vegetation,
description of his crossing and recrossing
the Andes, at an altitude of $4,000 feet
above sea level. His journeys we're pic
turesque and amusing. Parties desiring
information would do well TO secure Mr..
Gilbert as lecturer. Mr.. G.. has been
secured as pastor in the town of Hubbard
ton.
Hon. D. L. Nicholson is to deliver lec-
ture on Thursday, Dec. 10, at the church
on the South Flats.
We are having series of cotillion par
ties at the town hall. which gives the lovers
of the light fantastic toe an opportunity to
indulge to their hearts content. More
anon. N- p.
NEW HAVEN MILLS.
There is about five inches of snow a,
present, which makes good sleighing, as
the roads were smooth and frozen hard be-
fore the snow fell.
Our school commenced Monday Deem
Der 6, with A. d. Searles, town superin
tendent Of schools, as teacher. The at
. tendance is larger than usual this winter
| several scholars coming from out of thu
district some come from the river district
distance of nearly three miles.
OF the teachers that go out Of this vicin
ity this winter are the following: Mis-
Jennie Nash, teaching at Brooksville Mis-
| Katie Austin, Beachill Miss Lizzie East
man, lockwood district, Bristol; Franz
. Barton, Crane district, Bristol.
The Rev. Mr. Knowlton delivered an in
teresting discourse Sunday evening, at tn
a Congregational church, from the text "Noy
It is the accepted time now is the day o
g salvation" I'd Cor, 9th chap, I'd verse.
Il There is rumor that there are to be ly
q ceums at the hall this winter.
r. A. and A w. Barton, closed thei
II season of cider making Thanksgiving day
70 having made about 400 barrels during tn
u fall. But we do not wish to have the pull
rs lie understand that this is "perfect pars
N disc for cider guzzlers," that the Registe
= would have them believe for only sma
portion OF the cider made at Barton's mi
I, was for people residing in this vicinity
large quantity of apples manufactured int
cider were brought from Middlebury an
" Bristol, often coming five or six miles or
e. man brought apples from Lincoln, dill
ar lance of ten miles.
X. r. A. Barton raised turnip in his ga
+, den, of the English variety, that measure
'' three feet four inches in circumference an
rs weighed fifteen and one half pounds ais,
y three beets, whose united weight WI
i. thirty -eight pounds, the largest of Il
a. three Weighing fifteen pounds. Who be
that this year?
at PAWLET.
" Both the old and the young are makir
IN extensive preparations for Christmas al
q New Years.
the aAtSes ch Ess han Beg sy9!fr supper
III The Ladies Aid society of the Congreg
er tional church will give a festival at Me
4. towee hall, on Wednesday, Dec. 90.
q James Goodspeed teaches the villa
h. school.
Marcellus Wheeler and wife have ju
=, returned from Pennsylvania. NJ.
BRISTOL.
IL DR.. E. G. Prime has returned from AS
tabula, Ohio, where he has been vlsiti
ut his friends.
,ff A Catholic church is soon to be erect
BIT in Bristol through the efforts of Rev. I
OF ther Cunningham of Middlebury.