The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-04-25
Vicinity Items.

CASTLETON.
Rev. w. w. Foster, jr., pastor of the
Methodist church, on Sabbath week deliy-
cred his last sermon of the conference
year. He submitted a review of his wears
ministry during the year. His people have
sent an earnest request for his return to
this pastorate again. Mr.. and Mrs. Foster
have rendered efficient service during the
series of union meetings which were insti-
tuted soon after the week of prayer. He
will receive his ordination at the present
session Of the conference.
This village was shocked to the center
on Monday noon of last week at the an
nOuncement of the death of d. Barnum
Sherman, who was last seen by our citizens
at our churches the day previous, at the
Sunday school concert at the Methodist
church and at the brick church in the
evening. Some of our people conversed
with him on the morning prior to
his leaving for Rutland. His last
duty at home was attending family prayers.
He was contemplating uniting with the
Congregational church at the next commu-
Mon. The funeral services were attended
in the SAM room in which he was married
some Blk months before, Rev. +. T. Hook
er officiating On both occasions. A large
NV VI ASiubiNNo WOiO represented az luC
funeral. Mr.. Sherman leaves three sons,
one in Chicago, one in PoultneY and one in
Castleton, a brother Eleazer in Chicago,
who fitted for college at Castleton seminary
and graduated at Middlebury college IN
1916. He has practiced the profession of
the law at the south and west since. Bar
mum had spent q portion of the winter
with his brother, having returned home
only a few weeks before his untimely
death.
Mr.. Charles Roberts lease of the Sanford
house has expired and Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Sanford are at home again in
thiso old and we'll known hotel. The hotel
is being renovated and the proprietor will
be pleased to welcome his old patrons un-
der his hospitable roof, as in days of yore.
They know how to conduct a good hotel.
Miss Ruth A. Peck left for Colorado last
Thursday TO reside with her niece, Mrs.
Sabin, formerly Serena Miner daughter of
| the late Lewis Miner.
The first open air musical demonstration
of our new band took place 10 the park of
the Bomoseen house on Saturday evening,
several pieces were rendered. The band
consists Of twelve pieces, cymbals, a bass
and tenor drum. Mr.. j. s. Dutton wields
the baton and our people take a Just pride
in the new organization.
A large audience assembled at the Con-
gregational church last Sabbath morning,
and In the evening at the Advent church,
to listen TO the interesting and eloquent
sermons pronounced by the Rev. q. s.
Robinson, ID. d., pastor OF the Second
Presbyterian church in Troy, N. Y. The
subject of the morning discourse was ''Ihe
power of truth and what 1t will do for
man." He held his audience to the closest
attention. Among the most interested
listeners were Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Robin
son, his father aud mother. DIR. Robinson
compares favorably with the eminent di.
vines the writer has been privileged to hear
from the pulpit of the brick church dur
ing the last forty years, among whom have
been Rev. Thomas A. Merrill, ID. D., Rev.
Benjamin Labaree, D. d., Rev. N. s. s.
Beaman, ID. d., Rev. Charles Walker, ID.
d., Rev. Aldace Walker, D. d., Rev.
Silas Aiken, d. D., Rev. j. W. Chlckering,