The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-09
Rev. =. W. Plumb,sD. D.

tht oldest cl.zon4 OF Pavl4tGnd vicinity
win b. Interested e. tear ffrln The erbioft
Of this notice. Dr.. Plumb waa q native Of
Halifax, Nt,-wt5 graduated a-s!ildle.
bury calia;" in 1&.t-a.sumll the pastor.
ate Of tie Congregational church in Paw
le. in 1881, ga successor Of Rev. John
GFiswold pa-t2r, and Icy. Fuvalie Shin.
harI, assistant pastor. H., married Miss
Slrta Wopima7 Of West Brut'eAsro In
iSjj, Who d.ai IN 1876 IT, continued
with tie church uunl the presses, church
ediHc4 Nas CONSTRUCTED in 1919.
lie contracted second marriage Win
Mrs. Alta Griswo!d, wil,v Of HAIRY Girls
void, ana daughter Of the late CD. Ozias
Clark. lie removed to Potsdlm, y Yin
1873 and subsequently the d9rrcc Of d. D..
was conferred Oh aim by Middlebury col
lcce. tie is now q resident Of East Bloom.
1,li, \. \. The local historian saws o.
him, Chat his iGtrllec.ull resources were
immense and profound ami for deep aud
comprehensive thought he llri few
superioi5."
lie was gicItiy eaiccmed AMI beloved by
his church anl society in paNl,t. The
writer has b,rl favored with an ir,erestfoc
letter from him dSt.d December - 1876.
from which we give the toil1wiag ,ytrac.e.
~ cur letter awakened many rl.ssaD
reco lections ami brought back many d,nr
lGoes ana Pleasant scenes. PaWiet wa, the
place Of my first love and in all ny euhsr.
q1cnt ~)urncyings J have never found a
place or friends ntaJcr 10 mo thaa thai aad
the near aud dear ONES ! found there.
And you will no., ] am sure, deem me
guilty OF flattery when ! say that | ever
choicest friends there. Thank YOU Dec.
tori There is 40 object nov to mo more
dear on this sid the river than the hope !
may once more visit the scenes Of my early
days, and particularly Plwlel. Bal
shall, if ever do so, be a stranger To all
but q very few. (Not Sc, Doctor ! will
guarantee that mole than hfty will remcm-
Der you.) / can noe now call to mind
more than halt a dozen beside yourself
whom l should know or who would know
NE.
We, myself and wife, arc in usual good
health and are spending the water alone.
We are as pleasantly + mated as people of
our age can well ne. | Ircach occasion
ally IN different pllccs- have preached six
teen Sabbaths the last year. / do not know
but enjoy it and speak with as mucn COM
fort as in my younger days, and what is to-
tally unexpected to me, | never saw any
evidence in any former period Of my life
tina, my services in that line were more ac-
ceptahle that IN my old age. (rhe doctor
must be IS at least.) | always make new
sermons and speak without papers.
How do you endure the tantuliziug about
the presidency? They must let Us know
by next March whom we have chosen. |
am more than a partisan for Gov. Hayes.
We may count him u Vermont boy. His
father was a native nf DlattlebOro and his
mOlLcc Oi Wilmingluu knew them both
and know TIE Governor well, having often
visited lis place. There il NJ better or
filter inpn for the presidency in the coun-
try. | hope you will not fail Il visit US.
Could yoI rome here ia the fall think we
could She's on as good q variety Of fruit
as the cuul . slF0rdq.
From tw".yr acrc,I have sold ia a sin.
gle year 20p % "a anplcs, Gj Of pears,
two tons Of p,.u. sd 80 bushels peaches,
netting over SlCJr
(%Thanks, Doctp', for your information
-slall be highly pleased to visit you. In
the mean time if | fail to 60, though it puts
my modc'ty to the blush to say so, | will
accept n crate Of those iu-ci0us peaches
next fall with afew clusters Of CJncords
and lsabrlias ttrown in.)
keep q man through the summer and
DO as much as | please myself, and some
times II little more. Ga the whole | do
not know of a ploGsantcr way to spend the
evening of life. NJ.
North pawlcl.