Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1875-03-25
OF Locai Interest

anu DFOlD6T VI Hon Il. 1lON1Lu IAClAoSos
of Benson, has been appointed to a first
class cIerkship in the finance office OF
the post Office department, at Washing
ton. ...... ..-.....-.. .J...ss..- -.
Albert Il. futile, Esq, of the HER
AID, left yesterday with his wife for a
trip to New York and Washington,
which he may very probably extend still
further South. We don't see how he
can leave us when. we are. having such
charming spring weather II
Mr.. Bue1 j. Derby who has been APP
pointed postmaster in Burlington was
for three years clerk in the Rutland
office, while the Hon, NJ. G. EYerts was
postmaster Mr.. Derby is native OF
Bristol and during the war was quarter
masters sergeant of the 18th Vermont,
and afterwards quartermaster of the 18th
Vermont regiment of volunteers. r.
-''Mr. Sleeper, of North Wolcott,
claims to have constructed perpetual
motion. 1t is said to contain three thou
sand pieces. MIR. Sleeper has devoted a
large part of his time for the past forty
five years to this invention, and has been
nearly insane on the subject" We
should amend that by striking out the
word "nearly." His name is a good one.
We should say that he was not only
asleep but dreaming.
"A very interesting childreus meet
ing, conducted by Miss Fanny Campbell,
was held at the Methodist chapel, which
was we'll filled, yesterday at p. m 1t
was a precious hour for the young as
they Joined in singing the sweetest
sacred songs, and listened to prayer and
the words of instruction, encourage
ment and love that fell from the lips of
one who loves Christ and little children.
Somebody was prophesying an early
spring, but we don't think lie under
stands his business very we'll. Saturday
we had binding snow storm nearly
all day and yesterday morning The ther-
mometer got down to five degrees above
zero The bright sunshine caused the
middle of The day to be quite comfort
able and very much damaged the sleigh
ing which came Saturday, bat the even
ing was decidedly cold again
We regret to announce the death Of
George w. Morse, father of Edmund A.
and Lucius. A. Morse and of Mrs. DR.. E.
A, Pond. He died at about II o'clock
last night. He was q very honorable
and upright citizen and his death will
be sincerely mourned by d large circle
of friends, He has only been sick =
very few days, being stricken down BY q
sudden attaol; Of pneumonia. Mr. Morse
has for hong term of years been iden-
tilted with the drug and medicine bust
ness in Rutland WE. extend our hearty
sympathies TO the bereaved family
"A story has been golug.t the rounds
of The press, started originally by the
I New York Sun, that a baggage sleigh
belonging to Washburn's Last Sensation,
was overturned one cold night recently
between Ludlow and Rutland, and the
driver frozen to death. We have. the
authority of the agent Of the show tc
state that the Su1e has been, shining
in the manner of the New York Hera1t
and that the whole thing is a hoax.
In the suit brought by the share
holders of the Emma Silver Minins
| Company, of London, against SenstoI
Stewart and others as parties alleged t.
be responsible for the sale, an application
was made on the part of the defendant
for an order requiring the plaintiffs tt
give security for costs. The nlotioi
was granted and the amount of securii.
fixed at $1,000.
The ST.. Adams Messenger gives
gratuitous insertion tnot even expecting
a pass for IT'D to a notice published by
w. C. Smith, Estes Howe and JOSEPH
Converse, trustees of the second mort
gage bonds of the Vermont Central rail
road, that they viii sell the road spblec
to the Vermont & Canada liens, TO, th
first mortgage and to ''any other hen
and claims existing thereon, growing
out Of the administration of said prop
erty under direction Of the Court o
Chaneery of the State of Vermont, " q
the court house in Montpelier on tn
3, 22dof June next 5. terms cash. ~.
"A mad dog rushing through I'll
streets yesterday created eonsiderabl
alarm. AS he came bounding aroun
the corners the frightened pedestrian
: made a wide path for him, and did i
: too, with more CELEBRITY than grace, an
without stopping a moment to qnestle
:. his right to more than half the roat
He was mad at the boys who attached
bgac0n-fire Il, his tail, and was IN such
hurry to leave their company, wit
which he had become disguised, that
=. created undue alarm. Business was I
sumed after he passed. ...+'."s1.-..--.
, AT the residence of Mr.. l., IL. w
cox in Centre. Rutland, three brothe
took dinner together one day this, wei
f for the first time in thirty five yeal
70 + One -of. the brothers has lived in Alici
# gan about thirty three years and I
$ third brother lives in Mount Holly. I'll
Re was the first time these brothers ha
It eaten together since they left the {
Sc homestead ia Mount Holly nearly tn
h. ty-fiye years. ago, .,.. ~.
s, Our fownsman, Thomas G. Rebbii
Ig Esq, has been deeply afflicted by 4
sh- death of his daughter, a bright and To-
r. iy girl, just ripening' into womanhol
tie She was, "a member of the Congregation
lie 4 Sunday school and much beloved by
elk i her associates. This loss falls very he
y. lily upon Mr.. Robbins and his wife,
lst this daughter was the. youngest and
,e, only one, at, home with them. III
ID, win receive the sympathy. of all tt
e. numerous friends IN these days of 5
tie ness and distress; & l 81. +. -. d,
hit In the County Court on Wedhesd
!. s 4 in the. liquor. case, Hint d Co., vs.. I
ID. i kins, judgment was. given! for the
Get ]. feadant. This was q suit growing
,ev | Of the seizure at the freight depot o
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