Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1875-11-04

cy of the ladies beneyoisrt society. "
largely attended and gave excellent ga
ee istaction. j. viii add to the increasir
popularity of our worthy pastor.
Oct. 26. NExo.
PoULTSEY.
= The wedding business ia this sectio
. Is very lively just now-three In on
. week, and rumor speaks of others.
i .-Apother game of base ball was play
y ed on Monday last between the AlertI
/; OF this place, and the Centennfals OF
Y granville, for purse of 500. The
D game was won by the Alerts.
,, Bishop Bissel was TO have preached
at St.John's (EplscopaD Church on Sun
F day morning last but was prevented by
sickness. He preached IN the evening,
ana afterwards confirmed a class of three
persons.
Rev. I. Dewight Walker delivered
very interesting and intructive lecture
on the subject of Science and Scrip
lure. before he students of r. G.. a
90 Wednesday eFeR!pg last ghe iee-
tete vas free sF3 a ,a.s6 snghber O. ctsfe
citlzens awaited t.isnlsely lyes 81 tt,s. is:.fIof-
tunity 10 hear this able speaker
The new bridge across Poultney
river Z completed and will shortly BE-
opened for public travel.
9Th
PROCToRsE ILLE
1 Rev. p NJ. Frost was too III To 0cctl.
/ py his pulpit at the Methodist Eoisco
/ pal church last Sabbath, and Ex-Gover-
nor Fletcher acted as his substitute. The
SoyernorA though 76 years of age, could
Oe distinctly heard. and was listened to
with much attention by fun house.
The first snow OF the season 10
~hiten the ground at all appeared 0u the
evening Of the last day of Oct
Apples are much more abundant
than was expected Joseph III Adams
has harvested about thonsaf.- bushels.
Gen. Geo. r Davis has advertised
for one thousand barrels of cider which
ne proposes TO turn intO vinegar during the
coming year The General has success
fujiy carried on that kind Of sour work
Tor several years Just now he is on
visit to one of bis Missouri farms.
Albert Bemis, who has heretofore
furnished large amount or wood and
lumber TO the railroad and 10 market.
has gone with him, and report says Is
about to exchange properly with the
General, and move with his family 10
that State.
Charles Z. johnson. whose name
appears 10 the HERALD as a fOrger, from
Chester, Boston and elsewhere, and who
turned up recently at Duluth. seems to
De doing o general business 10 that line
Not long ago he forged the firm name
II ID NJ. smith &c Co, of Springfield,
o check and got the money on il from
party IN Boston. Ga his way west.
,Fter he left Rutland, he called at De.
rolt and forged the name of the SUPER
ntendent of the Vermont Novelty
FORKS to a printed blank check on the
National Bank of Bellows Falls, and
OF 500 from a former ACQUAINTANCE.
Tho trusted him, just TO pay his expens-
J, as he represented himself as the sell
lg agent of that company. One would
oppose, among his numerous victims,
)me of them would follow him and
rocure his arrest and conviction, so
LAT he could be supported by the State
stead of by private individuals. This
me Johnson began business life as q
erchant, p years ago, at Healdville,in
cunt Holly, where he failed in
80 or in 1851. Ia a year
two he turned up as
large and successful grain dealer in
linois, Brimfield, l believe In time
became embarrassed in his finances.
I'd came back TO Springfield, Vt,
here he won the confidence of that
'ople, only to betray them. Within
e quarter OF 4 century in which he
Is trayersed this mundane sphere,
nee he came to the years of maturity,
mas been IN many tight places, and
s.-s =. s'sss - -atte Asss ses<A<
itse. and begin again. Emooldened by s
access he now seems 10 be scattering
u fOrgeries aud falsehOods with a lib
raj hand. He is well calculated TO de-
eive, especially because be does not
seHa smart, or understand i1r0e opera
his line of operations
nong the ffties and hundreds-not
aving yet, as far as,is known, ventured
], ,forgeries for thousands. In Colorado.
California, however, he will be likely
approach those figures.
Charles l.. Ward, of Cavendish, on
e 14th of October, received the. ap-
ointment of station agent here, having
ted in that capacity since the retire
ent of Mr. Ross, in August last.
-Messrs. Parker j. Piper propose to
build their steam saw mill, situate
me three quarters of a mile from the
lage, on the Chester road, and recent
destroyed by fire. Their insurance
IS only 81, 900 mot enough to make il
object for them not to rebuild.
Robert Fitton, whose factory was
uck by lightning in September last, at
vendish, has shut up his village of
Uses standing near the site OF the lost
i. and removed to ProctOrsville. Last
elk be went to Montreal for business
pleasure, but viii return in few
q. He is said 20 have received from
snty-six insurasce companies Ssa, 90,
b, and offers % per cent. TO his credi-
:, or the alienation of bankruptcy
|, as he Is young, active business
n, he will be likely to outliye and ride
II the financial embarrassment that
t now settles down upon him. His
her, James Fitton-his predecessor in
iness-who is reputed TO be, and
lbtless is, the richest man in Cayen-
b, has closed his house and gone to
W York city and Florida for the win