The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-05
Vicinity Items.

Sunday, May 28, about midday, the or
dnance of baptism by immersion was ad.
ministered to two individuals from Fair
haven, two from Hydevlle and three from
this village, in Castleton river, near what
is known as Hoit's bridge, by Elder s. G.
Mathcwson of the Advent church. A large
concourse Of people assembled on the
banks of the stream to witness the cere-
monies. This church has recently adopt
ed new method of conducting their social
meetings. The laymen, in turn, take
charge of them, instead of the pastor, and
the result is most gratifying. The leaders
thus far have been Messrs. ID. Il. Atwood,
G. s. Sherman and John Graham.
Prof. G. K. Fleetwood, formerly teacher
Of elocution and the languages in Castleton
seminary, has with his family moved here
from Saratoga Springs, where he has been
engaged for several years as a successful
and popular teacher. He comes for the
restoration of his health which is in a feeble
state. His wife was the only daughter of
the late j. II. Ransom. They have taken
up their abode at the Holt place short
distance north OF Main street, which ia one
of the most desirable situations around the
village.
The Royal Purple Slate Co., with whom
j. j. Jones and u. II. Armstrong are inter-
ested az partners, have within short time
shipped several car loads of their best
Stale to Denver, Colorado. Mr.. Jones has
followed the slate business twenty five
years in this country and a number OF years
in the old country. lie is also large
owner in the Blue Slate Co., and Chief
manager in both quarries.
In pursuance OF law the application OF
John Smart, jr., has been received by the
navy department for the appointment of a
cadet engineer. He has received orders
from the secretary of the navy TO report
himself for examination at the naval acade-
my in Annapolis, Md, on the 9Th of Sep
TENDER next.
Moses j. Harrington is candidate for
the naval cadetship IN this district, and was
committee OF examination last week al
Rutland from this county. He ia the third
son Of Josiah A. Harrington, and all of us
hope he will be the next cadet frem this
congressional district.
The graves of the following named revo-
lutioners were decorated last Tuesday :
Col Noah Lee, died May Alb, 1S45, aged
ninety six years; John Hall, killed in an
invasion by the British. July s, 1777, in the
fifty-fifth year of his age.
Lieutenant Elias Hall died June 10,
184S, aged 81 years. Col. Isaac Clark ex-
PRED Jan. 81, 1922, aged "a years.
One OF our citizens remarked to another
that if our excellent memorial day poem
had been published in THE GLOBE ii would
be read by three persons where only one
will read it now. We believe, on the
whole, he was correct, and know to GER
tainty he was, as far as Castle,on is con.
cerned.
The Herald association has tro,ted out
candidate for senator from Brandon for that
part OF the county. We think it would look
as we'll for them to propose the name of ii
Lothrop, esq, of Pittsford, man OF
ability and legislative experience and was
a prominent candidate for senator in the
county convention two years ago.
A few Castleton people were highly en-
tertsined at the Morawski concert, with its
city and country musical talent, at Baxter
Music hall last Monday night. One of them
says the concluding piece, as rendered by
Misses Hubbell and Wilkinson and Messrs.
Leggat and Morawski was worth the price
of two admissions.
The Sheppard colored jubilee singers
were greeted with fair audience Satur-
day evening, at the Town hall. They are
not as highly cultivated in music as the
Hyer family, who sang here two years ago,
still the songs entitled Didn't My Lord De-
liver Darniel. Jacob Wrestling with the An
gel, Pick up Young Lambs, Let the Old
Sheep go; o Wasn't that Hard Trials,
De Gospel Train am Moving, Hail to My
Leader, Nobody Knows the Trouble I've
Seen but Jesus, Rocker me, Julia, Rocker
Me were received with marked favor and
applause by the audience. The basso of
the jubilee YVES simply huge and harmony
combined. d. W. r.