The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-31
Vicinity Items.

In the first place this week | must be
permitted to report that tho numerous
readers Of The GLOBE in this place regard
the Helmi's letters as published in it's col
umns from week to week one Of it's chief
attractions. They are sought after by
everybody and everybody reads them with
q relish and the question Is asked in my
hearing almost daily, who is the HermitOf
New EoIk? No che 10 prepared TO reply
further tnsn TO say he il noble letter
writer. The paragraph in his communion
ton Of last wteS under the caption OF
"H CHER riches" having refelence to the
virtues of life and character OF the late Mr..
and 3lrs. kuowlson Of sand Lake, n. Y,
was q JUST tribute OF respect to the father
and mother Of Mrs. james Adams OF this
village, who with her husband ana daueh-
ter attended the funeral of her molher
some two weeks since.
There las been some pretty tail CORE
spondence Ut late between u July C4slle,on
democrat and Mr.. Hewitt, charm an OF the
national democratic committee, az Wash
ington also between Il headstrong Castle
tcn republican and Mr.. Chandler, chairman
Of the national republican committee, with
reference to the situation of the presidential
complications. The replies made by the
honorable gentlemen at Washington were
sharp and decisive as TO who will be the
next president of the United ates
One of our young men says TO q GLOBE
correspondent who writes from the town
adioiIing us on the north and sometimes
ties matrimonial knot, that he wished he
could do smart thing some day 80 that his
name might appear in tbs papers. The
reporter replied saying, two OF you come
up to my house some cay and | will do q
little job for you that will cause your name
to be put in print in a cons. icuous place"
Edwin Moultop, a native Of this town
and the only son Of the late Cullen Mout-
ton, esq who moved from here TO Illinois
about tue year 1853, repres, ned Cast.ttUn
at the recent meeting of FermOncrs at
Chicago, commemorative of the one
hundredth 8nniversary Of Vermont rs a
state. His father was born in this will ige,
and was an inhabi!ant OF tue SINE fifty
odd years aud during the time he followed
the vocation Of constable, sheriff, hotel
keeper, postmaster and merchant.
The dog population Of the town num-
bered the first Of last April, one hundred
and seyenty-eix. They will ia all prubati-
hty be diminished one haif or two-thirds
before the first of next April, the new law
will curiail them wOetuly. IL viii be a
terror to them as well &c the nuisance law
is terror TO evil doers; Gu the whole l
think we are more dogish than h g sh.
Your Castleton correspondent is indebt-
ed to Hon. Charles IL. Joyce for hand
some volume containing memorial sd-
dresses on the life and character of Orvis
S. Ferry, a senator from Connecticut, de-
liveied in the senate aud house If repre-
sentstlves, February 1876 Addresses in
the senate were pronounced by Mr.. E atom
of Connecticut, Mr. Sargent of California,
Mr.. Biyard of Delaware, Mr.. Howe Of
Wisconsin, Mr.. Ffelinghuysen of New
Jersey, MIR. Thurman OF Onio, Mr.. Wad
leigh OF New Hampshire, and Mr. Eng
lish of Connecticut In the house by Mr..
Phelps OF Connecticut, Mr.. Seelyc of Mas
tachusttts, and Mr.. Garfield OF Ohio. Our
1.-THE household regard this book as pre-
cio1s treasure from an honored friend.
A series of well conducted and we'll at
tended religious meetings are in progress
in lily devilie, Rev. Mr.. Spencer of the
Baptist church AID Rev. Mr.. Chalmers Of
the Congregational church, Flirhsven, Of
ficiliing alternately from even NJ to even
ing. Lat Friday evening Mr.. Spencer
preached convincing and conclusive dis
course, founded on the p2rab,e of the
pr digal son. At the conclusion of the
sermon il was CONVEX ted into meeting for
religious inquiry, conversation, prayer and
praise. Members of two churches in Fair
haven, ard from two churches in Castle
ton were in attendance, and participated in
the services. Meetings in this church were
discontinued more than year ago the in
dications now are that they will be revived
again and coed work accomplished
through the disinteTesled laboIs of their
Fairhaven brethren. A good choir Of
singers and an organ we're in the gallery.
and numerous selections were well rendered
from the gospel hymns of Moody aud
Sankey. The house was well lighted and
warmed. God speed the right in Hyde
vile. Bw.B.