The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-18
Vicinity Items.
MRoHANIoSvILLE.

mences making cheese next week.
d. L. Pettengill has engaged as a clerk
In G. w. Priesto store.
G, W, Priest has returned from market
with full stock of goods.
Andrew Marshall is building new house.
School began in District No. 0, on Mon
day May IA. P.
LUDLOW.
The Rev. j. E. Wright, pastor of the
Liberal Independent church at Montpelier,
will supply the pulpit of the Universalist
church at This place next Sunday the
Goth inst. Mr.. Wright has the reputation
of being an effective and eloquent pulpit
orator. His presence at this place is part
ly to attend conference of Liberal clergy
men, mostly having pastorates in this sec
ton of the state, which is to be held at this
place on Monday afternoon and evening,
the 21st and 22d insts. Several clergymen
Of acknowledged ability have not only Gig
nifed their approval of the meeting, but
promise to be present and take an active
part in its deliberations and exercises.
Among the number besides the reverend
gentleman heretofore named, Mr.. Wright
of Montpelier, are Rev. II. A. Green, of
Lowell, Mass, until very recently the pas
tor of the Universalist church and society
at Mortified this state; Rev. o. X. Crosby
late of Syracuse, N. Y, now settled over
the Unlversalist church and society at
Woodstock Rev. M. II. Harris of Brattle-
boro; DR.. e. Ballou of South Woodstock,
for long series of years editor of the
Christian Repository, previous to it's being
merged INTO une OhtoeTSdtaS1 now pupLsheo
10 6oston; Inc hevs. summons and Bailey
OF Springfield, anu Chaffee OF Chester Will
also favor tne meeting WIN their presence,
together Win others WHOSE names.do not
now occur 10 US.
Inc programmes Oh inc exercises ana GER
vices, already dlstrlpuied, inoicateS That
SUBJECTS Oh practicai character wiz large
~ occupy 'ne tiine anu a'tehtion oi the
In ,,so,y of thu verv co,o,o, tordoror q,
the nresent time IN ignore the enir;tnal Gle
ment in mankind ana. a. a natural and mn
ovo;6oble conseo,,enca the drift;ng towardo
materialistic conclusions. il seems not only
opportuue. but something to be truly thank
full for, that there are true and loyal men.
who, without the least pecuniary consider
alton. are willing and even anxious 10 do
what in them lies, to save from utter wreck
faith in Bible christianity and to rescue il
from the hands of those whose highest
ambition seems to be to dispoil, were it pos-
S n anu 10 .Iainpie II peneath thelr leet'
NC opyec. vi the nleetiug III QUESTION seems
80 every way colhmenoaoie' IL Is hoped the
a.onuanoe may NC III Solne eegree COIL
~ .ne hs n wi'n .us MoI'hy opJec's sough.
"; uI Ioeteieu anu pronioteu' ny tnls auu
s'llii"i h"'hei'ns'' OoA'
The annual return of Decoration day be-
ing near by, a meeting of soldiers and citi-
zens of this place was held on Wednesday
evening at village hall to consider what, if
any, recognition should be made on the ap-
proacning anniversary. Inc expression
was unaninous tnaI lne occasion snouid DE
applopIia,e!y observed, as lIueeu IL mas
peen ae 'his piace since Tue cay was hrst
SCI apa't
A general committee of arrangements
was appointed, consisting of Capt. E. A.
Howe, G. w. Billings and Comrade r. e.
Hathorn.
A committee on music was also selected
Consisting of M. III. Graves. Thos Nc
Donald and Mrs. DR.. Putnam. 1t was sug.
gested that if the persons taking part in the
cantata of "Ruth, the Moabitess," which
was 80 successfully rendered here short
time since, could be induced to sing on the
occasion, they should by all means be Sc
cured.
II VIVA elso uroed that a union ssrvice of
the different churches with an annronyiate
discourse NV acme of The resident CLERGY
men on the Sabbath nrecedino The ann;
versarv would hs n verv batting nreIude
IN the other and usuaI exercises of the
dav and the hone that ancb would he tho
case seemed To meet with the favor Of evN
erv one nresent' The meeting adionrned
n not a Remote dav 10 nerfect The srranoe'
ments inauourated at this first and nreIim-
inarv meeting.
A.ooa oorto, :. m ;,,no.o,, ooa,,,.;
ton and very much to be desired by the in
habitants of any place. And yet very little
thought is given as general rule, to who
is selected and voted for at annual town
meetings. Ludlow village is fortunate in
the person hlling this Office at the present
time. "Uncle Enos Mayo" was duly elect
ed as village sexton at our last March
meeting and we, for one, are pleased that
he was, for he 10 par ercettence-'the right
man in precisely the right place"
accommodating, painstakng and whole
souled, he performs his not over-invlting
duties with the utmost fidelity, to all who
are 30 situated as to neec his services. The
sexton is he who performs the last sad ser
vices Tor our common humanity. 1t helps
shooIn the PassaSe 70 lne last resting