The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-13
Vicinity Items.

Vicinity Items.
ADDISON COUNTY.
Mr.. s. G. Everest of Addison, is pur-
chasing a quantity Of oats, and storing
them for the spring trade, paying fifty
cents per bushel delivered. Many farmers
avail themselves of this offer, and the oats
are coming in al the rate of five hundred
bushels daily.
President Hubert of Middlebury college
lectured at Shoreham on Wednesday eve
ming, January 3lst. Subject "The ole
ments of success in life"
Rev. D. McGregor Means Of the John
Hopkins university, has begun his lectures
to the senior class of Mlddlebury college
on Mental philosophy.
James M. Slade, esq, of Middlebury, is
quite ill of typhoid fever.
Rev. Sanford Washburn, pastor of the
Methodist church in Middlebury, is quite
i'll.
MIR. Caleb Ticknor, formerly of Middle
bury, now of Great Darlington, Mass, is
interesting himself in an enterprise, look
ing to the organization of a colony of New
Englanders to settle in the state of Texas.
Shipments from Vergennes station for
the week ending Feb. g. include cars
hay; 1854 pounds butter; 720 boxes horse
nails.
The Roman Catholic supper at Yer
gennes, Wednesday evening, netted the So
cety one hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Several parties have rented the land for
| a mile or 60, on tho banks Of Otter Creek,
| from the mouth up, for the privilege of
shooting thereon, and in compliance with
| the statute passed at the last session of the
| legislature, have posted notices on the
| land.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
A. z. Childs of Bennington has been ap-
| pointed general agent for Vermont of the
| Knickerbocker accident insurance COM
papy of New York.
The Taconic hotel at Manchester, which
| has been closed this winter until now, was
opened on Tuesday last, and will continue
open the remainder Of the winter.
The Factory Point dramatic club con-
template giving an entertainment at Enter
prise hall, Dandy, on Friday evening of
this week.
A subscription paper is in circulation at
Factory Point, for the purpose of purchas-
ing fire engine for the village, and $500
has already been subscribed.
The Colburn house, Factory Point, is
again open for public travel, enough of the
rooms having been renovated aud put in
order.
A donation was given to Rev. T. II.
Archibald, d. D. Pastor of the Baptist
church at Factory Point which melted the
sum of $50.
The county good templars have their
quarterly union at Pownal, on Wednesday
February 21st, the exercises concluding
with public mass meeting in the evening
at the Congregational church, when the
following question will be discussed
Resolced, that the indifference of the
friends of temperance is O greater hin.
drance to its work than the opposition Of
the rumseller.
| BRIDPoRT.
We regret to announce the death of Ro
bert w. Hemenway, esq, q prominent citi
zen of Bridport, which occurred at his resi-
dence on Friday evening last, Feb, 8. Mr.
Hemenway was born in Brldport, beinl
the only son of Mr.. Jonas HemeLway, who
still survives him, and was about &c year,
of age. After completing his education hi
adopted the profession OF civil engineer
and spent ten or fifteen years in the West
aiding in the survey and construction Of
several important lines of railway which
opened up the avenues to the gateway o.
western commence and trade. In Till
avocation be was eminently successful.
While engaged in his duties connected
with this important enterprise in the west
be had a deleterious drug administered t
him by mistake, from the effects of which
he never recovered, and which ultimately
caused his death, after many years of il
health and suffering. Mr.. Hemenway re
turned to Vermont about eight years agt
and engaged in agricultural pursuits. HI
had fondness for fruit growing and plant
ed many thousands OF fruit trees on tn,
hills near his residence, with view o
: owning one of the largest orchards in Yer
mont.
But death has interrupted this and othe
plans for the future, and taken from tn
community useful and honored either
who had the fullest respect and esteem o
all who knew him. His funeral was hell
at the Congregational church on Monday
Feb. 10, where the usual religious exercise
were observed.
Rev. w. w. Winchester preached a
: earnest and practical discourse of an hou
, at the Congregational church on Sunda.
last, Feb. IL. His theme was "Christia
| uuly uuu TIC utCCobllN III lnO WI u
, leave all and follow Christ" He inveighe
against the prevalent practices of card
playing, dancing, cider-drinking and tn
use of tobacco ss inconsistent with chris
tian duty. He thought christian life tn
D cheapest, in p worldly point of view, eyel
for nations as well as individuals. TIL
I arts of peace and christian Civilization
G ! were cheaper to the nations than war an
| the the results of the misrule and wicked
| ness. He regretted that christianity cos
so little in dollars and cents, as at the pres
i ent day. If it cost an hundred fold more
:. | men would be taught by selfdenial tb
D | great importance of christian duty.
: cost more to support the dogs Of the street
in the United States, annually, than wa
given in support of the christian church
How little then did men feel the injunctio
J, to leave all and follow Christ. No on
O could be true christian unless he was will
A ing to dedicate his life and his property I
' Christ, and to use his business and hi
gains for the purpose of accomplishing th
greatest good.
CAsTLRToS.
The question, "What become of the Car
y Teton items last week." was asked anon
: us more than once and suppose we ow
. an apology to The GLOBE for not putin
: in an appearance in Ito columns as usual
but mishaps or mlsfortunes, small or larg
n though they may be, often occur in tn
; best regulated families and have good ret
son to believe they happen as seldom in on
9 family as with any family we are acquain
! ed with.
: Some of the numerous friends OF Rev
o W. w. Foster, jr., were indignant, Other
n mortified and not few were amused at th
4 way and manner that he was criticised by
correspondent who purported to have bee
In Hubbardton one evening and listened I
II a sermon delivered by Mr.. +. at the Bar
J. tist church. Most of US thought the strit
lures on the discourse we're in bad tast
: aud spirit as the criticism exposed MI
. Fosters name TO the world In bold relic
q and suppressed his own signature from pull
e lie view.
. Mr.. Nathan Atwood the father OF th