The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-16
Vicinity Items.

NAhILhION.
The following nalncd gentlemen were
elected officers of fire district No. l, at It's
annual meeting q few evenings since ::
Moderator, L.. w. Preston clerk, II. l..
Clark prudential committee, l.. w. Pres
ton, Charles Brown, W. II. Northropi
treasurer, M. b. Dewey collector, TIN
othy McKeough; chief engineer, J. H..
LangdOn; LIST assistant, &. T.. Jackman !;
2d assistant, L. W.. Preston.
Stephen Bardwell, whom l reported last
June as having taken leave OF home for
Oregon for the benefit of his health, died
there three weeks ago, at the age If
twenty-six years. lie was Il likely young
man and all hoped a change Of clims.l
would improve his health, butt was Otuer-
wise ordered. He was the oldest son oil
Mr.. w. w. Bardwell aud the third mem
Der OF the family, being two sors and one
daughter, who have departed This lille from
the effects of that fatal disease, cousump-
ton, within the space of three years.
Stephen breathed his last among relatives,
who cared well for him until all was over.
His mother sent bin a Christmas present
of $40, but death had taken him away b.
fore the money reached its destination.
The mother and sister Of Mr.. William
Goodrich have just received painful tdiugs
of his death at Chicago, the place Of his
residence. He was for some years u resi-.
dent of Cast eton, previous to the breaking
out Of the rebellion and when "a company
was being raised in this part Of the county
for the eleventh Vermont regiment he was
one of the first t. enlist in tle service ami
was elected first Lieutenant In the company.
Ga the resignation OF Capt. FhcUd re
Hyde Mr.. Goodrich va promoted to The
c%aptaincy OF tie company. His war rec
ord was an honorable one. lie was an
only son and sn aged mother and her only
daughter survive him. They reside in thai
part of our town known as the Corners.
lie was about forty years OF age aad his
native town was FalrhgvJn. lie leaves q
wife and one child in Chicago.
The worlds week of prayer was duly
observed by the churches here. The pro
gramme prepared and the topics suggested
by the Evangelical alliance was nos. w iol-
lowed from evening to evening during the
week. The lubjects attracting The most
attention by way Of prayer and remark was
for families, for any in sickness, trouble
and temptation, for nations, rulers, meCia-
tlatcs, and statesmen, for christian iaie-
siOns, for the conversion Of tie word 10
Christ, for the Observance Of the Sabbath,
and for the promo.i II Of temperance.
Touching ]allusiou WAS msd.a a. two
churches one evening To tie sal tate Of
Mr.. Z. +. Bliss and wife, two of the sect
poets and singers in Israel col .bu c~s aud
associates ia revival work viii M.ssrs.
Moody and eaukey, who were victims Of
the recent cruel railroad disaster al A,Ata.
bula, Ohio.
Saturday uirht q uninu tuaatipu &c th,
thrC, dsn",nin9t,ors ,ros r.rGc 49,, ~
~ ..1tho%iI nm,r "'i p.iEl ~
t1is cborcn CorInrt.i u"n, ,o "tti '''i{ v,
c-1eTTrnr~ oCI -%N"I w S l"u.
bore a part in the t.,eting Tie sli.lcr
was I'll me Conversational order: the or
san was presided over by Mrs Foster aud
such selections as "Jcsus of \. z4reth Das.-
cth by Hold tac. fort" Jesus loves
even me, " "Alure 20 follow" ..N,ar the
cto.s, " d" There i. % fountain, 8" from
the sacred sones Of Alcssrs. Bliss and
Saukcy we-C rendered