The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-09
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n Eoou tOhBiNBheioh bbtOhNu w al III
teresting sermon, at the Advent church, by
the Rev S. g. Mathewson, last week Sab
bath afternoon, on the subject of "Christ
as the good shepherd" Tho music ct this
church 10 of the Congregational order,wit
organ accompaniment by Mrs. G. s. Sher-
man, who, by the way, 10 an excellent or
ganist and fine singer, and Is one of the |
five individuals who have lately concluded |
a course of vocal instruction under Mr.. |
Morawski of New York.
On the came afternoon the remains of |
the third son of Mr.. Il. ID. Sherman, of
Clarendon, were conveyed through this
village for interment in our cemetery.
They were attended by a long procession
of mourning relatives and friends. These
boys were all soldiers in the late Union
army one of them was killed in action /;
one of them died in hospital, and the third,
just deceased, lost limb in battle. They
were promising young men, and they
yielded up their all for the life of the ma
ton. This is an intensely sad yet patriotic
war record for one family. Mr.. Sherman
and the other members of his family re-
sided in Castleton most of the time during
the rebellion. Their mother also lies by
their side in this quiet little city of the
dead, and n modest and stately marble
monument marks their last resting place.
In the evening OF this day, praise meet
| ing, or, in other words, series OF sacred
songs, was observed at the Methodist
| church. The new pastor and his wife are
| a host in meeting of this kind, as they
can render efficient aid in service OF
prayer, praise and eXhortation. Respon-
sive reading by the congregation and chant
| ing by the choir have been introduced into
the regular public worship in this church
since the arrival of Rev. Mr.. Foster.
| AT the same time union temperance
meeting of Adventists and Congregational
| ists was in progress at the Brick church.
In the audience were four Congregational
and one Advent clergyman, three of the
first named and the latter discussed elabo-
rately and effectively many features of
the temperance question, affording an oc-
casion of great variety and of real profit to
those in attendance.
A correspondent of the Wallingford
Standard, of April %, reports that the first
sign bearing the words temperance house
in Vermont was erected in that village, and
the house was opened as a hotel by Chester
Spencer in 1886. In the year 1887 Mr.
Spencer moved to Castleton and was, from
that year until 1854 or 1855, the popular
proprietor of that old landmark known a:
the Mansion house, conducted on strictly
temperance principles Mr. Spencer il
also remembered as one of the first ant
foremost members of the legislature in 1851
and 1862 in the advocacy of the provisions
of the prohibitory law OF Vermont. II
the course of one of the lively debates il
the house, on this law, Charles K. Field
the representative from Newfane, denomi
mated Mr.. Spencer as the temperance alta
of Vermont. 1t was a compliment indeet
and in truth.
That humane institution among us
styled 'the liquor agency" has been dis
continued since the first of May. No on
but the county commissioner can tell hoy
long it will remain in statu quo Some o
the over jealous friends of the concern ar
!, waiting anxiously for it to be put into run
ming order again. This is the first inter
mission the agency has received since
was established here twenty-five years age
!, Commissioner Kellogg will, doubtless, TAX
q his time in regard to the reopenlDg of til
!, mill again.
Of the hundred and one indications tha
', spring has come and summer is approach
ing, might be named the marble, the bal
J. the hoop, the croQuct, the hulled cor
!. aud milk cart, the wandering gypsy, tn
n big bear, the travelling scissors grinder, til
i itinerant fiddler and harpist, and last, bu
- not least, the inevitable veloclpede
1t is said that the roll of honor for TIL
" GLOBE has increased between thirty an
IS forty in tho last week in the town Of Gas
J. 1t is whispered around that a Rutlan
4 man will be invited to deliver the decors
g, ton day grafton. The day has been dull
observed here since 1869.
: Rev. G. "A. Barrett has rendered hi
c resignation as principal of the seminar
p and normal school, to take effect at tn
! close of the present academic year, whic
occurs the last week in June next.
Arrivals at the Bomoseen house in tn
y month of April were 27G. D. W. b.
DANDY.
j. S. Paris, esq.,, has five sheep with min
lambs. Who beats this?
: We made slight error in our statement
:, O few days since, that Mr.. John Bell wa
G the Oldest person living in town. Mrs
n Harriet Bucklin, widow of Rufus Bucklin
is the Oldest person, being 90 years and on
: day old. Her Goth birthday occurred OF
s Sunday the 9TH. She retains her menta
and physical abilities to remarkable de
n gree, being in good health. She reads OF
binary print without any trouble; sews
hhi.e, anu uspiays great activity IOr q per
son of her age. Her memory is still goot
and she is one of the few remaining link
. that connect US with the past. She ha
, been smart, active woman in her day AN,
the industry which she still manifests in la
Dor is well worth possessing by man,
young people. We hope that many year
of health and happiness may yet be grant
/, ed to her.
| We have Is males over 20 years of ag,
! in town, who are exempt from poll tax
The grand list for the town this yea
. amounts to $4,S92. CT. Stephen Kelley, esq
has the largest grand list of any person ii
, town.
The grass has not started up much yet
but few days of warm weather, like
Monday, will cause nature to be CLOTHED
again in her mantle of green.
The first grand list of this town wal
taken in III and amounted to 1892 so
six per cent of which would raise tax OF
S47.05, which was thought sufficient tc
pay the expenses for that year. This sun
would hardly be sufficient at the present