The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-25
Vicinity Items.
BRISTOL.

store few days since, and took down q
double barreled gun to examine it whilst
carelessly handling it ore barrel was dis
charged, the contents passing through the
shop window, demoishing four watches,
valued at shout one hundred dollars Mr..
Stevens had Just got up from his bench,
other ise he would have been found among
his customers ruined watches, lfeless
corpse.
Antoine Brown, lad of sixteen years of
age, living in the "Litle Notch" received
a fatal wound last week, from a splinter of
wood entering his nose, whilst chopping,
and passing up so near the brain that in
Illumination set in, and he died in four days
CAsTLEToN.
A convocation of Episcopal clergymen
was held in the Liberal christian church
last week commencing Tuesday and con-
| cuding Thursday evening. Rectors were
| in attendance from Nergennes, Middebury,
| Brandon, Rutland, Bennington, Castleton,
Poultney and Granville, N. y. The exer-
cises consisted chiefly in addresses and dis
cussions on topics pertaining to the inter-
est of the church they represented. One
most excellent sermon, however, was
preached by Rev. Mr.. Jones of Benning-
| ton, from the words, "For we are labOrers
together with God also an interesting
| and suggestive essay was read by Rev. D.
G. Roberts of Brandon on the true
method Of Sunday school and mission
works. The evening sessions of the con-
~C.s - -, isru,sou vita HYMN
and chant music by the quartette and organ
Meetings were held three evenings last
week in the lecture room of the Advent
church. The first sermon of the series was
delivered by Rev. II. X. Flagg of Rutland,
psalms BED, 1st and %. blessed is he
whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin
is covered, blessed is the man unto whom
the Lord imputeth not iniquity and in
whose spirit there is no guile" The two
following discourses, Wednesday and
Thursday evenings, were preached by Rev.
A. a. Wait of Sandy Hill, son-in-law of
Elder Fiagg, the first from the words "say
ye to the righteous that it shall be well
with them" Two unto the wicked, it shall
be i'll with them, the second was based on
the passages ''They that sow in tears shall
reap in JOY" "He that goeth forth and
weepeth bearing precious seed shall doubt
less come again with rejoicing bearing his
sheaves with hin.' These sermons and
the services attending them were of a revi-
val character.
WI ubCtOIS Cdillc W tONn ldsL week duu
have located here in place of DIR. Button
who has taken his leave for other parts and
other scenes, and report says another one
Is coming, DR.. W. f. Stewart OF Dorset
has taken rooms at the Sandford house fol
the present. The doctor and his wife are
natives of Castleton. He studied medicine
with the late Joseph Perkins, NJ. D., al
tended lectures aud graduated in the med
cal department of Vermont university a
Burlington. DR.. Myron Edison of Bran.
don occupies rooms in the residence of Mr.
Branch on Seminary street.
Mrs. Royal Dikeman of Hubbardton
while on visit to her sister, Mrs. G.. KEEL
logg at the Corners, was taken suddenl,
sick which terminated in her death las
Wednesday. On Friday long procession
of relatives and friends followed her re
, mains to the Congregational church, wher,
the funeral services were held, Rev. N. +
Gilbert preaching the sermon. She wa
buried in CastletOn cemetery. Mr.. L. Co
burn took charge of the funeral.
Messrs. Paterson and York have beef
f engaged for four weeks past beautifyin,
and embellishing the interior of the Adven
church editlce, so much go that ii is one O
the pleasantest audience rooms in the vii
lage. The first services in its new dres
was last Sabbath afternoon, at which tim
Elder 5. q. MathewsOn preached an effect
, i've and pointed discourse founded on tn
words, IF any man detile the temple O
, God, him shall God destroy, for the tempt
of God is holy, which temple ye are" BE
. sides his own people he was attentive
} listened to by Congregationalists, Baptist
and Methodists, among whom were Rev
William Denison and Rev. l.. III. Stone
Rev. A. A. Hoyt of Waterbury, preachc
three evenings Of this week at the Adven
: church. II. W. d.
Mt. HOLLY.
e One of the speakers of the late spiritualis
' convention, at Cuttingsville, Mr.. Fairfield
f of Greenwich, Mass, favored the follower
of that sect in this place with lecture, O
: Thursday evening of last week. 1t wa
e delivered to a very select and invited part,
a at Mr.. WILDER Holden's. The speaker pro
fessed to be IN u trance while speaking
i, and his remarks were msde up in the usua
a style of that sect, "higher aspirations
angelic spheres fundamental principle
: underlying humanity possibilities Of tn
; human soul" and like vague expression
. being abundantly interspersed. 1t was quit
; endurable, however, and when he cam
a to describe the scenery of the spirit land
a speaking OF the fields of waving grain
I babbling brooks, spacious residences, man
:. ufactories and grist mills, very interesting
. to say the least and when he informed hi
|, listeners that commerce was carried OF
' there as well as here and 'measure G
q wheat bought for penny" the master o
our grange slyly whispered, "Pity he can
n find q means of transportation twoul
:, beat granger prices" Another expresses
d a wish that the spirit which controls MI
- Fairfield would make the acquaintance q
Lindley Murray so as not to shock the au
% tlience with SO much bad grammar SER
o ously. our citizens IRE becoming quite in
j. teresied in this ism and investigation is tn