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ZEltc gtuttand gaUg CStobe. TCE9DAY, AUGUST 2(1, 1873. TERMS IM ADVANCE. luav -Per month "5 Turco months i e,i six montln 4 to ono year S oo vVbklv Thrco months "5 Six months 1 25 Ono year... 2 w Address GLOBE PAPER CO.. Rutland, Vt. The findings, sentence, etc., of the mili tary commission, convened for the trial of the Modoc, have been approved by the President, and Captain Jack, Sehonchln, Mack Jim, Boston Charley, Bnrncho, nllas One-Eyed Jim, and Sloluck, nllas Cole, have been sentenced "to be hanged by the neck till they bo dead," under the direction of the commanding general nt Fort Kla math, Oregon, Filday, Oct. lid, 187!l. So fur so gen!. It is amusing, ns well ns prooUIng, at limes, t notice the ludicrous typographi cal blunders that will, occasionally, necp into a morning newspaper, escaping the notice of the proof-icaders, became, per chance, the compositor may have " fol lowed enpv" furnished from the Iclograph olliee. For example. A dispatch, yester day moi nhitr, mentions the dlseov cry, by llaydcn's expedition, of "abundant ton of modern glacial action." It is evident that Mtn was the woul Intended, but after all. ns another newspaper Ufcd to say these bilehes are terribly nminyinz." Ahntlieropportunity Is presented for dis i .neiing whether or not we aienble lo pro tect oiiiselvos. The cxpl.ision of the s earner George Wolfe is wholly Inexcusa ble. There is a grao, ciiininal, wicked i.mlt and neglect soniewheie. We know in. I where It !. If the 1 iws and regulations mr internal navigation had been fully car ried out and enforced, tills loss of life nnd in in-line; of person could not have occur ied. Was the holler propel ly lnspee ed i id tested '! Were the Inspectors, the en gineers and Irenien competent ? Tlicse and othcriictions must be deleiinined by die- ni'jst keaiehing Investigation, and the peniltv speedily follow, the discovery of the fault. Civil suits for pecuniary-damages to the extent of the property of the unending parties, and then their criminal punishment, to the full extent of the law, for manslaughter. j'iei: tscaii. c thi: sj:ici'r.vi It seems strange It is strange, it Is jia-s-lng strange that fraud and corruption is creeping In everywheie. The greed for wealth, the " nlinightydollar," nvcrpowcis every other consideration. Is this some thing new, or have we always been going on in this course? Aie wo no deeper in the mite than before, and aie these dally, hourly developments due mainly or, per haps, entliely, to speedier and easier modes of intei communication of thought ? It may be possible, and we believe it to be measurably true, that the improvements being made in the nit of printing, in all its appliances ; the continual multiplication of ncwspapeis; the noticeable Increase in the number of readers ; the grouping to gether in one day, in one newspaper, the news from all parts of the woiid ; the cut ting up of the country and woiid by the building of telegraphic lines, by which iyny new uiul MiiriUng development mul every sensational horror is nt once sent to the grand news centers, thence to be scat tered broadenst over the woiid; the strife between the conductors of different It may or may not bo livnl newspaper lo be the very first to spread the latest news; the apparently incieasing appetite of the people for fomething new, startling, sensa tional or scandalous ; It may be possible, we say, and wo believe it lo lie measurably true, that some of these causes or, perhaps, all combined, have Eomethhig lo do with the almost dally and houily dishes of scan dalscandal did we say, rather disgusting, disagreeable truth which are brought lo us by the telegraph. Upon the coming up of every new one, we have these leliec tlons, and wc stiive to believe that It is n full nnd perfect explanation. We must confess, however, that each day It comes harder and harder to settle down in such a self-satisfying and, perhaps after all, delu sive belief. Can it be, wc say to ourselves, that the world is glow lug worsens It grows older; that with the multiplication of the means for disseminating knowledge, con veying intelligence, and pleaching the gns pel.tho people nre going backward? Wedo not want to believe it. Wc will not believe It until it is forced home by some more ir icsistable arguments. Perhaps,, after all, It Is because the woiid Is growing better, that we notice these departures fiom the paths of recti, tude so quickly, scan them so closely, and condemn them bo mercilessly. This mny lie the explanation and it is a plausible one. We were told years ago that the "trail of the serpent" was over everything, and it certainly seems as if Its sinuous track could now be detected everywheie. We have become somewhat accustomed to see the judicial eimlne bediaggled In the mho of Now Yoik city, nnd in the diily pool of politics elsewhere. It does not come to us, as anything especially new, to hear of a legislator, whether state r national, mak ing "a handsome thing" out of his vote. It has becomo old and well nigh stale to be Informed how this man or that, of charac ter, standing and Influence, nnd of mimics. tloned integrity, among his friends, ac quaintances nud townsmen, has quietly feu thciedhls nest out of u corporation vvitli which ho was connected. We expect, every morning upon glancing over our pa per, to read of some defalcation or embez zlement, All this wc have become accus tomed to. These acts have become so alarmingly frequent as to excltu hardly a ripplo of surprise. Hut when tlio serpent is seen entering the church of God, It Is all changed, nnd well may wo ask, "whither nre we drifting?" The intelligence from Japan Is startling In the extreme. When we were hoping bo much from tho religious toleration extended by tho Emperor of Ja pan, It Is discouraging to learn that lie Is compelled to take n backward step, be causo too large a class of missionaries, belli male and female, "dishonored their cloth, 'i and all for the sako of tho "almighty dol lar." Sent out there, by boards organized for that purpose, to preach tho gospel nt a stated sum, upon their arrival there, they cn?r Into now contracts to teach, with tho express proviso that they shall not teach religion, receive salaries therefor, nnd then set to work to cheat both parties. They receive a salary from two sources, to do two distinct things, each inconsistent with the other, nnd then call themselves mission nries of the cross. Tho religion of tho Bi ble cnu never bo taught by men who tako a lie In their mouth as their first step In Its Inculcation; nnd yet theso missionaries to Japan, In their greed for unholy gain, do till?. Let us have purity somevvheie, In come of our institutions. Perhaps It Is ne cessary that all theo plagues should nfllict the people, before wc aie prepared to do rightly and deal Justly ; If so, the serpent has entered nlinost everywhere, and It is nbout time that Pharaoh should let the children of Israel go. .IOIIX TOltU. On the evening of Sunday, the second day of October, 1870, In tho desk of the Congregational church, Rutland, stood one of her native sons, who had been hence for many years; n man venerable in years, noted as a clergyman, revered for his piety, beloved for his personal qualities, distin guished forhlstalcntsand pulpit eloquence, nud marked, above nil, for the purity of Ids life nnd woiks. In concluding n discourse, preached on that occasion, he said: "Just seventy yens ago, wanting one wee,tlieie was a nun child born in jour village, lie was culled away in the arms of Ills father, while an infant ; he was, at a very early day, left an oiphtin --he has battled with poverty and difficultly t he eaily laid him self on the altar ol Hod, to live for the good of humanity ; he lias seen many sor rows, but more joys ; he has labored in Ids poor way, and with such talents as (Sod gave him with his might; but, Oh! the sheaves he has been permitted to lay at the feet of the .Master have been loo few ; the good lie has accomplished lias been too small; the zeal with which lie has toiled lias been too cold ; but though he can bring you but a few wilheied leaves to-night, he is grateful for the p- ivilegc of greeting you lu your high prospeiily, rejoicing with you in what your town has done for humanity, and though only claiming to be one of the humblest sons whom you have scut out, give thanks lo (iod for the honor which no other man can ever have that of pleach ing the first Centennial sermon that can ever be preached in Rutland." That man was John Todd, I). 1)., who now is through with lultlings, willi joys and with sorrows, and lias entered into Ids tiiumph. We do not piopose to enter into any extended biography of Dr. Todd ; the hue dates connected with Ids duties, or a list of his published works, would convey but an Inadequate Idea of the life and labors of a man who has made a deeper Impress upon the minds of tho young men of the nation than that made by any other man of his day and generation. The motives which actuated his whole life and conduct, nnd which bore so abundant fruits, nre modestly and sclf-dcpreciatiugly stated by him in the extract at the opening of the present article. Ills labors weie constant and never tiring, always in the cause of uilgion, of humanity, of educa tion, of schools and the advancement of the interests of young men. He was "instant in season and out of season," and, yet, never obtruded Ids advice at an un seasonable time. We know not how it is now, but only a few years ago, and for a long term of years prior thereto, his "Students Manual" was in the hands of every college student In New England. Neither was it confined to college students alone, but the town, village or hamlet, whldiwns not possessed of copies there, of, Jn Jargo nuniliciH too, vhih an excep tional locality. The Influence of tills one work is past compute, nnd if his life and labors, of nearly three quattcrsof a cen tury, had only resulted in tills, then he would not have lived in vain, and would have gone down to the future as a bene factor of mankind. Willi his happy fa culty of expressing Ids thoughts on the printed page, and his powers of orntoiy in the pulpit and on the rostrum, be added the most raie personal attractions and con versational abilities, so that his power over the youth of botli sexes was almost bound less. We have called attention to these paiticulars, because, during our college life, they were brought partlculaily to 0111 notice, nud wc had occasion, quite often, to see how he attracted young men around him, nnd how, in turn, they were attract ed to, and Influenced by, hiin. it Is not for us to dissect his character and intel lectual attainments- we have not the nbil Ity m to do, if we desiied -it will, however, be done by bkllful hands, and will, when done, present to the world one of tho brightest examples of a character that nil should strive to reach. As we have said, the mere dates In his long, busy and useful life are meagre, but if they weie many they would be only n lifeless skeleton, without Instruction or use. An approved custom, however, makes It one of the duties of the public, puss, upon the depnituru of a gi eat and good man, lo lay befoie their leaders more or less of the salient facts In his career, nnd tills, often, can be done by a dry detail of names nnd dates. A great nuthor, a bill liant statesman, an able jurist, the most eloquent of advocates, the most skilful physician, tho most useful and self deny ing of clergymen, when their biographies eouio to be written, nslde from analysis of character or extracts from their works, consist of mere names and dates which are almost meaningless. Still It is neces sary nnd proper to pieserve these dry, hard facts, for they havo their uses, nud, with this view, as well ns fiom his connection with Rutland by biith, we shall, as briefly and concisely as possible, give tho main facts In his biography, lief ore doing this, however, wo cannot kelp the remaik, that Dr. Todd, more than any one else wo can now call to mind, illustrates tho idea of vv hlch we have been speaking. Coming upon the occasion of Ids death, to review his life, wo are struck with the fact that a man who has for so long a period occupied the position that ho lias In the cause of the church, and of education, and of educa tional Institutions, could have his otilllno biography written with so few words nnd with so few dates. Two other men have died within tho month, different yet tho same, of whom the samo might have been said. Richard 3.- Btorrs, Gardiner Spring nud John Todd hnvoall, within the month, passed from earth, after useful and fruit ful lives. Happy is tho church which, for so many years, can enjoy the services of such divines; happy tho country that has such men, nt once, laboring for tho wel fare of her children ; and happy tho ago that receives nnd applies their teachings. Sometime about the year 1800, a very ec centric man, by the nnino of Timothy Todd, came to Rutland, from Ailingtou, and settled at the corner of what Is now called Main street and Woodstock avenue, and soon thereafter on tho ninth of Octo ber "was a man child born " to Mm, nnd T1I10 RUTLAND DAILY GLOBE, TUESDAY M0KN1NG, AUGUST 20. 1873. that "child" was the Rev. John Todd, D. D who died at Piltsfield, Massachusetts, Sunday morning. With all his eccentrici ties, Timothy Todd wni a patriot nnd n man of marl; In hit day. He represented At llngton In tho general assembly of Ver mont for nt least live years, was n judge ol probale, nnd, for three years, u member of the governor's council. In the extract quoted, Dr. Todd says that "ho was car ried away In the arms of his father, while nn Infant," probably lo KastUullford, Con nectlcut, ns we have before us "an oration delivered nt East Clullford, In Connecticut, tho. fourth day of July, 1801, on the anni versary of the American Independence, by Timothy Todd," and which, ns the title page Informs us, was "published ul the ic quest of a numerous and respectable circle of acquaintance, In Connecticut anil Ver mont." At (iidlford, he soon thereafter died, leaving his son John an orphan, to "battle with poverty and difficulties." How well he " battled vvitli poverty nud difficulties" nud overcame them nil, Is evi denced by the fact that he supported him self, gained a common school education, and prepared himself for college, entering Ynlc where he graduated among tho fore most of his class, in 182'2, when but n trlllo over twenty-one years of age. Ills class contained many men who, iifterwnid, be came eminent as scholats, divines, states men and jurists, but we will mention the name of only one, and his on account of local associations coiiiieete I therewith lu Vermont. We icier lo Jonathan Dorr llradley, son of William C.ir Bradley and grandson of Stephen 11. Biadl-y ; all three men have made their in.uk on the history and Jiiilspiudence of Veimont, and whose names and fame are familiar ns household words to every dweller within our borders. From lieie he entered the Andover Theolo gical Seminary, giiidiiatlng llicie In 18i.i, with Walter Collon, who w.is, nlso, born In Rutland, and lu the house diieclly opposite midacross the street fiom that In which he, himself, was bom. At this time, the controversy which, for u season, raged with such tenible violence throughout the C'ongiegatlonal churches of New England but more paiticulaily in Massachusetts was at its bight. It was feared by many gieat and good men that the church and cause of lellgion would le reive nn irreparable Injury from the stilfe, and the chinch must go down In gloom, but God ordeicd it otherwise. It Is not necessary for our purpose lo say fiuther, lu icfcience to this rnnttovcisy, than that a large and powerful church In Groton, Massachusetts, had been lent in twain, and from the fragments two churches had been organized, both feeble and struggling. To tho pastorate of oncof these which would then have been called the Trinitarian church young Todd was called, and was ordained and installed In January 1827. The chinch then consisted of only thirty members, but when he was dismissed, nt his own request, six ycais later, he had added over one bundled and thirty to Its membership. Wo need not follow him through his pastorates at Northampton, Philadelphia, and finally, lor thirty vears, at Piltsfield. His work was of that kind which falls to the lot of every faithful pas tor, the full results of which can only be ascertained in the uncertain hereafter. HI" writings weie voluminous, and the bare mention of their titles would occupy more space than we could spate. Ho was an easy, graceful wiiter, and all of the clients of Ids pen had a charm and fascination all their own, which enchained the attention of the leader and fixed tho Ideas and les sons, he intended to convey, forever in the mind. In all this he had but one object, the education of the youth of the world, and the bcttciing of their mental, moral and spiritual condition. In this we think he was eminently successful, and he lived long enough to see some of the fruits of his labors. Would that every "man child hot n In our village" could live such a life, and, dying, leaye such a record. Mgnilic unt Trip ol H Triiiilc. The International railway, between Hall fax nnd St. John, which will complete n through railroad route fiom Halifax to San Francisco, is almost finished, and on Thurs day of last week the general baggage agent of the European and Noilh Ameri can railway shipped a small trunk from Halifax to San Francisco, fiom which place it is to bo leturned, thus significantly announcing tho establishment of nn all-rail line of communication between these two cities, Tho agents of nil the railroads on the route it was to take were informed of the fact, and requested to l'orwaid It ns rapidly as possible. The trunk was to be checked vvitli the Inter-colonial railway check No. -1,191!. It Is so constructed that letters can be put In, ns hi n letter box, but cannot be taken out, and among its collec tions as it travels will be all the railroad time tables, passes, names of the prinolpnl stations, and such other contributions as the railway officers may see fit to insert. On its anlval In San Francisco It will bo placed on exhibition lu the Hoard of Trade rooms. One section of it will then bo opened, and a canteen containing water ta ken from the Atlantic Ocean will be taken out. On setting out for its return tho can teen will bo filled with vvntcr from the Pa cific Ocean, to be carried to Halifax. Tho route of tho trunk will be over the Inter colonial railway from Halifax to St. John, the European and Noithern American to Bangor, the Maine Central to Poitland, tho Eastern to Boston, the New Yoik, New Haven, and Hartford, to New York; tho Pennsylvania to Pittsburgh; the Pittsburgh, Fort "Wayne and Chicago to Chicago ; the Chicago, But llngton, nnd Quincy to Bur lington ; tho Burlington and Missouri Hi v. er to Omaha, and the Union and Central Pacific to San Francisco. Personal. William E. Faulkner, who grsduatcd with honors at Union Collego last month, has been appointed principal of the Cam bridge, N. Y., Academy. He isiepoited to bo a young man of ability nnd energy. Hon. John I,. Martin, of Hamilton, Ohio, has been visiting his friends nnd relatives In Jericho, of which place ho Is a native. Mr. Martin is a leading Republl. can and ono of tho most lullucnthil men in Ids section of the Buckeye State. Prof. Wilbur O. Atwntcr, Ph. I)., son of tho editor of tho Vermont 'Witness, of Burlington, has resigned the professorship of Agricultural Chemistry In tho East Tenessco University, nnd accepted nn up polutment to tho chair of Analytical Chem istry in tho Orange Judd Hall of Natural Science, of Weslcyan University, Middle, town, Conn. Prof. Atwatcr, ior his years, has a high reputation throughout the coun try, as a chemist. Laying or llio Corner Stono of the Cniiarrrirntloiinl Church nt len nlngloit. ittsionv op tub MoTitnn en risen. Sparks, In his "American History,1' saysi The first settlements In Vermont, not only In subduing a wilderness but es tablishing nn Independent government, afford some of the most remarkable events In American ldstdry. This Is not only true of the stale but also of Its religion? life, and ns the town of Bennington was the first chartered town, so Its first ehurcl Which came luto existence, Dee. 3, 170'!, wus the first church In tho stale, a slight sketch of the same which for sixty-four years was the only one In town, furnishes a subject second to none In Interest In the town. The (list public meeting in town was held Feb. 11, 1702, (at which time Dea Joseph Snfl'nrd nnd live others weie ap pointed u committee to select a site for a meeting house,) Jand adjourned to Feb. 2(1, nt which it was v oted to set It on the noi 111 cast corner of sight of land No. 27, and May 11, 1T0G, It was voted lo givotluee aeics from the lot where the meeting house then stood, for public use. The pre cise dale of tho building of tho meeting house is not known, It stood about midway where the piesent one now stands and the Walloomsao House. It win built In time to be occupied In 1700, and the cost of it was met in putt by tax, and pattly by sub scription. The size was fifty by foity feet with the addition of a porch twenty lcet square. There was no steeple. The gal leries extended around tluce sides, and In the front scats in the galleries on either side of the pulpit were occupied by the singers. Tim pews weie square and orna mented with little railings In the place of a top panel, There was a founding board over the pulpit, three doois for entrance and exit and the building stood lengthwise noith and south. lu this meeting house town meetings weie frequently held; here Hie people met to give thanks to God for the taking of Tlconderoga, Col. Allen nnl several other olllcers having leturned to be pie.-ent at the services. Fiom this pulpit Rev. Mr. Dewey preached a war sermon the Sunday preceding the Battle of Ben nington and here the Hessians and other prisoners captured nt that battle were In ought for safe custody. In this church, in 1778, the first legisla ture of the state assembled. The general ns'cmbly of the state also convened lu It In 17i-'S0. Here also was conducted the fa mous minder tiial of Whitney and.Tibbctts, for the alleged murder of an Indian, and several other Interesting events occurred within Its walls. The original members consisted of thirty-two males and twenty live females. The first pastor was Rev. Jededlah Dewey, who died Dec. 21, 1778 ; he-ides whom theie have been seven others (Including the Rev. Isaac Jennings, the present pastor) among whom mo found the names of Job Swift, I). I)., J. J. Abbott and Rev. Edward W. Hooker, 1). 1)., who wn3 pastor of the church twelve years. The old meeting house was used until about IH'J'i, when it was taken down and a larger and more modem structure elected, which is now used. .Many of the most prominent men in the eaily history of the state, weie active members In this church. Among them were dipt. Elisha Dewey (who com manded the Bennington company in the battle, wheio four of the. active members ot the church and society weiu killed) Col. Samuel Robinson, Col. Benjamin Fassett (a commissary in the i evolution) Elisha Field (the first tithing man In town), Gov. Moses Robinson, Gen. David Robin son, Stephen Fay, who was landlord of the famous Catamount tavern, Gov. Isaac Tichenor, and many others. In tills chinch Col. Allen, Gen. Stark and Seth Winner have worshiped. Until 1827 this wtis the only church in town. Since then other churches, Including two Congregational, have been organized, the first members of which were mostly taken from the mem bers of the old society. Still Its usefulness has not been Impaired, and it still stands a bright and shining light In the vineyard of the Eord, with a iceord and list ot mem hers equaled by only a few churches in the stale. ITM.IU i:xki:cisEs. The icligious services, in connection with lay ing the corner stono of tho Second Congiegutloniil church in Bennington, took place on Monday evening at five o'clock. The ceremonies were witnessed by a large concourso of people, who gave attentive audience to the sev eral addresses delivered. The exeiclses weie opened with remarks by the pastor, Rev. C. B. Hurlburt, wel coming all who were present to assist in tho exercises of the hour. Invocation and reading of the 27th nnd 122d psalm by Rev. R. M. Luther, pastor of the Baptist church. Singing, "Great is the lird our God," by the choir, Rev. 0. 11. Hurlburt then delivered the following MIDIIKSS. The Old Testament is full of prophecies concerning the coining Messiah. But onu of the most striking is that ot Daniel, when In prophetic vision licsnwthe stono cut out of the mountains without hands nnd which filled the whole earth cut out of Mount Sinai whence ho gave us tho law, out of Mount Moiiah where In a figure he was sacrificed ; out of tho .Mount whereon ho preached the Ordination Sermon of the disciples; out of tho Mount where ho was transfigured and out of Mount Calvary wheio he was crucified. Out of theso mountains tho stono was cut and without hands; stone pel ilguied by tho rock smit ten in the wilderness and which gushing vvitli water followed tho Israelites, and which rod: was Christ. And thlsisthestone of which It was wiltten, "Behold I lay In ZIon a chief comer stone, that precious stone; ho that bellcveth on Idm shall not bo con founded. But how does It come to pass that the stone cut from tho mountains is to fill tho whole earth ; I reply that It is to loach this magnltudo not by vlvllle expan sion, but by secretion as the Rock of Ages, Ills gathering to itself in organic union, "Living Stones" from caith's desert wilder ncss. These stones nro thusno more stran gers nnd foreigners, but fellow-cltlzciiswllh the Saints, and of tho household of God, and nro built upon the foundation of tho apostles and prophets. Jesus Chrlsj himself being tho chief corner stone, in whom nil the building, fitly framed toge ther, grovvcth unto nn holy temple In the Lord in whom ye also nro bullded togolhcr for nn linbltntlon of God through the spirit. Thus it Is that tho stono cut from tho mountains nnd laid in ZIon, Is to augment nnd expand, nnd cnlargo till it fills the whole world. But It may bo Inquired i by what process or Instrumentality Is tills Stono in ZIon tosccurc to Itself tho glory of such universal expansion? I reply that chief among tho mentis which It employs Is tho material sanctuary the visible homo of worshipping assemblies. Tho value attached to this Instrumental ity is indicatcdln tho cxtentto which houses of public vvoishlp have been multiplied over tho earth. In tho.apostollc nges, and through tho period Immediately succeeding, the worship of tho Redeemer Avas mostly in the retirement of Christian homes and In mountain nnd desert retreats. So that wo can hardly say that Christianity was Inaug uruatcd lu the earth till It began to live in stone. When It began to hold Its residence In inatetlal structures, In buttrnssed wnlls nnd enduring masonry, it asserted the claim to be known hencefoitli as a peimanent insti tution among men. From tho day that Christianity thus fastened Itself to the earth In stone, leaping from the quniry to pay It voiceless homage, how rapidly havo houses of worship multiplied over the globe. Our own continent, but recently known to havo nn existence, nnd peopled to the extent It Is within the lapse ofsoshort a time, contains, scattered over its wide expanse, already inoie than sixty thousand sanctuaries. And nt what an expense? Wheievcr you go In country, town or village centre, theie you find the sanctuary, often several of them, standing In Christian brotherhood, convening the people hi reverent nnd holy worship, and thus to continue the benign service "till they all coine In the unity of the faith and of Iheknowiedgeof tho Son of God to u perfect, to the fulness of the measuio of the statute of Christ. And these sanctuaries are built of the most durable material that can be piocnred: stone, mar ble, illicit. For n foundation n subtratum of lock Is used if possible, otherwise the most enduring matciial is sought out and seemed. In this solidity, sticngth nnd durability we slmhol faith, the solidity, strength and durability of our Christian holies. To-day we lay our stone corner. We do it lu honor of the chief corner stone which God laid in iron, and tovvaid which its index finger ispointlng. Singing "Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken." i.vyixo or tiii: coi:ni:i: hionr. , The pastor, after reading a sketch of the history of the church and society, took the box to be deposited in the corner stone and named the contents therein. l!KCOl;l OF OONir.N'lS. 1. Copy of Iving James' version of Holy Scriptuie. 2. Memorials of a Century, by Rev. Isaac Jennings. !!. Blank book containing catalogue of the families of the congregation, name of each member, 1-1IJ families, 712 persons. 1. Copy of aiticles of faith and cove nant of the church. 5. Copy of aiticles of Bennington Coun ty Conference of churches. 0. Recoid of soldiers In the late war who were members of the congregation 7. Ministers of State Congiciratlonal chinches. 8. Copies of the Bennington VAtiwand Vermont (unelte. n. Coiiies of tho Rutland Daily and Wkkkly Gi.oiib ; CongrcgationalM, Inde pendent, New York Herald, Times, and other papers, including n Charleston (S. C.) Courier, Issued Monday, September 12, 1801. 10. A S)00 Conledeiatebond. 11. Balls from the battle field of Gettys burg. 12. Record of statement of mail hours at Bennington post olliee. l!l. An envelope containing I'. S. frac tional currency. 14. A postal card. If!. Copy of consecration hymn. 10. Order of services of to-day. 17. Brief history of the church and so ciety. 18. Two manuscript sermons onu by Rev. Mr. Loomis, the first pastor of the church, and another by Rev. C. 11. Hub bard. 19. Coiiies of the Mustard Seed and North Star. At precisely eleven minutes to six o'clock the box was lowered to its place by tho pastor with tho following words of conse cratiou : In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy (Viontf Amen. The prayer of Consecration was offered by Rev. Isaac Jennings of the First Con grcga'ional Society. The following hymn composed by Rev. S. (1. Buckingham, of Springfield, Mass., w as then sung. Tills stone wo lay to Thee, Oori ot ttio eartli anil sea, Anil heaven abovo I A templo to thy pralso With willing hatuls we raise, To stand thro' coming days Troofot our love. Here shall thy people meet, With prayer anil pralso to greet Kach Sabbath morn ; Down from Thy holy place, Turn litthcrvvnrdThy face, Anil let them taste the good They mny not scorn. llo this thy children's home Whither they i;ladly come l'or Joy and rest ; Till all at length shall see That homo on high with Thee And be ono fdmlly Supremely blest. When heaven llscir Is bum, Up out from human Kiilll it shall appear, Those slltterlntf towers so strong, tjpread all tho hills uloni;, And Jubilant with soiiff, W'ero quarried here. What shoutings shall there bo From that whole companv (if shining ones 1 When nil that Qod has sulci Proves true In very deed And Ornco Itself has laid Tho topmost stone. I)r. S. (1, Bucking-ham, Bprliislield, Mass. Rev. Host wick Hnvviey, I), D,, pastor of tho Methodist church, made a brief address nnd pronounced tho benediction. A Wife's Loqio Pkkvkxts a Suicide, Tho wife of Gcorgo Baker mysteriously disappeared about n week ago from Whlto Creek, Washington county, but George says ho suspects sho has eloped with ono Sol. Hover. Ho says sho took a bed and threo jars of preserves. Report says that they did not live happily together and that on ono occasion, not long ago, George took a rope and went up garret, hitched one end to a rafter nnd, with tho other around his neck, got Into n chair and called to his wife that ho was going to hang himself. Sho ran up and said; "Gcorgo Baker, nro you prepared to meet your Maker?" Ho concluded he wasn't nnd got off tho chair very carefully. A n,n town t-oii .snows. t'ainl Affray In Uriinli), .Missouri. In Granby, Newton county, Mo., some body Is always killed when a circus visits the place. Until the 18th Inst., there had not been a circus In Granby sinco three years ago when Lake's company exhibited there nnd the proprietor, Win. Lake, was murdered. The man who killed Lake Is well-known, but lias never been brought to trial for his crime. A reward of $1,000 was offered by the utate for his captuie, and he permitted some of his friends to bring him lu nnd gain the reward. Having taken the money tliey used n portion of It to pay somebody for stealing tho indict ment found against the murdeicr, who has since gone nt largo without molesta tion. On .Monday of last week another show put in nn nppearnnce in Granby, attracting n great crowd from the sueroiuidlng coun try. The grog shops were liberally patron, lzcd, but tho day passed without any seri ous breach of the peace. There were n number of unruly characlcis nbout, how ever, nnd among these, says n correspond ent of the MiiHoiiri Republican, was n brotbea of the man who killed Lake. Dur ing the afternoon he swaggered through tho main stiect of the town, defiantly nour ishing Ids pistol, boasting that his brother had made a name for himself by kill ing a showman, and he, too, was going to kill somebody. Peaceful people prudently kept out of the way. and night came with out n light or disturbance. At night, however, tho performance in the circus was lnteriupted by the sound or u noisy distill banco oil" to one side of the tent. High words were heard passing be tween a negro and a while, who could be but imperfectly distinguished in the au dience. Very few wolds neined to pass between them, and attention had scarcely been directed to the point of the quanel, when Hie sharp leport of a pistol was heard followed by others in quick succession. At the first shot a scene of the wildest uproar and confusion arose. Women shrieked and children began to cry and cling to those around them. Men rushed hither nnd thither blindly, some seeking the door and others hurrying to the quarter of thcaffr.iy. For a time it was impossible to tell what had happened, and who or how many were hurt. After a while, however, when the frightened women and children had been quieted and the dazed men brought back to their senses, it was discovered that nn esti mable citizen, a clothing merchant named M. Schmidt, had been moi tally wounded, another man severely bin t, nnd n negio also badly wounded. Besides these a Mrs. Sw eet had leceived nn ugly shot In her arm, nnd another ladv was slightlv grazed by u ball. Nobody seemed to know who tired the first shot. Alter the first words were heard between a white man and a ne gro, ii man named Hall was seen to place a pistol nt tho head of the negro. The cap missed fire, however, and . then a man Killegan tired at the negro, hitting him in the neck. A second shot after this took elfect in tho negro's breast, and a third in his chin. Oilier shots weie filed simulta neously and rapidly. The parties engaged in tho affray discharged their weapons with a most reckless disregard of the bun- drcds of people standing in such dangerous proximity to them. In tho confusion winch this random shooting created, the guilty patties manag ed to make their escape. Armed and mounted men at tho la.-t accounts were scouring tho countiy in search of the fiends, and every effort will be made to bring them lo justice. A leward of i? 100 has been offered, but the feeling in the community is so intense that If they aie captuicd the law will scarcely be permit ted to tako Its slow and uncertain course, but Instant and summary punishment will very likely bo indicted, as the courts nre cither powerless or unwilling to deal with the desperadoes who have had their own way for several years, committing many murders in that time. Another or Clio School of llotib Doc torn llroii;lit fo (iriel'. Another of that extensive fraternity de nominated "bogus doctors," has just been brought to grief at Middlo Granville In the ndjoinlng county of Washington in the Stale of New York. An individual calling himself William R. Mervvin, M. D., has been extensively operating for some time past, and from all amounts has met vvitli considerable success In a financial way. In 1870 ho started in St. Louis w hat he teini ed the "St. Louis Medical Association" un der which title ho carried on his iterations practices for about nine months, which got too hot for him, and he went to New York and established the "New York Medical Association," at No. 8, College Place. He located himself at Middle Gran ville and by arrangement had the mail mat ter addressed to both tho St. Louis and New York offices sent to Middlo Granville. lie flooded tho country with circulars adver tising his nostiunis, etc. On Wednesday last the Hon. Isaac W. Thompson of Gran ville issued a waiiant for Ins arrest, which was placed In the hands of Ollleer Stlllson who succeeded in arresting him. On searching his premises four trunks con taining letters, circulars, etc., were found. A partial examination was had and he was held to ball In the sum of $0,000, to appear before the Grand Jury at the next term of Oyer nnd Terminer. Tho people cannot be too wary of traveling doctors. A Siiulio Mor. A lady nliotit tw cnty years of age, named Mnry Ellen Thomas, living in New York, went to Boston a week or ten days ago nnd has since been stopping with her aunt, Miss Lillie. Sho has for u number of years beennn Invalid, the exteilor foimof her malady taking tho shapo of fits, which oc curred periodically nnd frequently. Since her stny In Boston she has milfcrcd as usual nnd has, as often hitherto, had nn Inordl. nnto appetite, to appease which sho was compelled to eat with gieat frequency. When sho neglected tho masticatory pro cess too long sho would availably feel a sharp, sudden pain In tho legion of the stomach, and would then as Invariably havo a fit. On Saturday aftcrnootra physician was called in nnd suspecting tho causo of tho troublo ho administered an anaesthetic, then an emetic, nnd In n short tlmo tho lady ejected from her stomach a snake almost twelve Inches In length. Tho only expla nation tho young lady can give- is thatsomo six or seven years ago, wldlo nt a picnic in her native place, siio drank some water from a spring and; was suddenly ami mine, countably 111 hi a manner which has often been repeated since. Tlio'lnfercuco is that sho swallowed the rcptilo on that occasion, ilhotonvaiiuy rUU: SUHSCRIBERhaviinrl achieved .1. something of a reputation ns a W PHOTOGRAPHER''' lu those Lulled .Stutei i,t .N. rtli Am -vli. , in turns thanks for tin! ASSlSTAMC'i: IIKS'DKUKtl by the whole people. .Making I'lrsl-class vvotk, inv spwlslltv 1 would Invite, ns many of you vtisiiim; that kind ot vvoik, to " Ikih u hand" and help m boost tlio thing along. - Tho Itoom U newly ro-flited und re-furnlshed, nnd you wlllilnd ItiiuUoplcasor.ttowhUonwny a few Heeling moments us we it" trovcllugoii. I'or.CF.t.AINs ,VMJ IMITATION I'ol'.cr.l.AINS mndo un to pleaso nil and at less rotes than ever. N'u expense or pains spared in Toots CheinlcnU or anything KOlng tu make up A GOOD LIKENESS as It Is inv motto to ploo.se, If I ilu not make a rent. WITH TUB LXI'F.IMENCR or KltlllTLKN YEAItS-, and most of that llmo In IlutHnd, I natter my self that I nm what 1 am, A LIVING lllin AMONGST YOIT. n o o i ft i C I. A R K 1 S B r, O O K , (Corner Merchants' Row and West Streeta,) m,TI.ASL. jas. o. Minium., PiiontiKMit. rnAs. a. Willi wis. (Lnto of riilladclphla) tunctsi divr.m Assistant. tf'duraticmal. pAUIli: ACADEMY. HA Hit M, VEII SJ MONT. J. s. Sr.vcLDiMi, II., 1'rlnelpal, A. It. Kimd.w.i., A. II., Assistant Principal. It Is the design of tho Instructors to turnlsh voani; men and ladles the most nmnln ntut thorough culture in pieparallon for college or uusiuess. i ne pniiosopnicai aim cucmicni np DarntiM Is extensive und freely used. Hoard. including room, vvnshtngniid Ironing, trom J3.no loji.wi per wcoi;. r an lerm ucgins .vug. aisi, 1SJ3. Tor eatntoguo xc, apply to 1'rlncli al. JyK)dTurrl5v,vwr,t rEST RUPERT EDUCATION.! L INSTITUTE, The roll Tel iii ot tills School will rommeiico Tfi:si).Y, siiii-rn.viiiint ictu, n;a, under the full Ion of lis former teacher, MISS LIZZIE I MERRILL, with competent Assistants. Instruction Is offered In Common and Higher i:ngiisn nraucucs, jiaiucniaiics, rrcnen, uitin and Herman. (iood board hi private families at rcasonnblo prices l'er-ons denhlmr to nitronle this school can obtain further Information by addressing J. VVll,lit:i:, West Ilupeit, Vt. Ilefcrcnee Ishadlo former patrons nnd tlio loiuiwing gi'imeiuen who nao nueniieo exam inations ol lids school: -ludah Dana, A. M., Principal of Ihitland High school; Hon. Henry ( lark. Member of tho liutlaud P.oardot Kduca- lion: ltev. 11. Harden, West Hupert. Vermont: nr. v.. n. Aiuyuaru, .saiem, .ew vorK. ati2l4dlvr&vvhr c 1ASTLETON SEMINARY. The next Trim u III commence nn the -I Hi of spptrmiier. IKI.r.OK.VIilV HULL TAPOIIT. This old and will klitm-u Institution Is still In successful operation,, with a full corns of teachers, for preparing young men for college, or for business, and ntierlng unusual facilities STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. ('ASTIXTON. reu Tuition Is offered lo nil who graduate, nnd n thorough course lu branches required by the State, together with theory nnd practice of teaching. IlKV. li.tl. WILLIAMS, tsaugd.vnif Principal. riMW PALL TERM OP THE I1UR- .IMiiON, VT., si;iiuoi. for joun;; ladles, will open on WKII.NlisDAY, SKrrrr.MIir.lt lOlh. A limited number of boarders taken Into tho Principal's family for the year, l'or terms apply lo tho Principal. I.OU1S POU.IINS. Inferences President Angel!, Ann Arbor, Mlfh I'mf M l'ftlv Uiirtlit.rtn.i Vt Km- .T II. Worcester, I). I)., llurllngton, vt. ; Chief .iusiico rierpoint, virgennes, vt, ; lion. II. A Hurt, Swauton, Vt. Julv22dtf ORWICII UNIVERSITY. A MIMTAItY coLLr.oi:, I:STA11L1SI1EI) IX ls3l. Has a Prepaiatory Department, thorough clas sical, Relemliio and military Instruction, good uisL-iuiiH-. .su hiuueiiis unuer u years 01 ngCi admitted, send for circular. Address, iiioi'. ciiAiti,i:s ixh.i:, Morthtleld. Vt. Next term begins Aug. 'JSth. lteferences Hon. S. M. Dorr, Charles Clement, (Jen. i: II. Itlpley, Itutland. Jyl2dim (iknrrat lUwuamlisr. T A L LING V O R D WHAT MAKIIS THAT ItOOM SO CHEKIU'UI. AHll.VUi IV li 1 Why, lean tell you; It Is hung with pictures ,1 Ulll LIIU sr.w picTfiti: (iai.li:i:y Opened by HIM. & SON a , last month. It Is on stairs, lust back of the Millinery Department, nnd they havo got n ueuminu ussui wueiii, ui very reasonauiu prices, and will sell even the most attractive. You can get IitAJirs, also, of every size and variety; so curry your pictures to them ond'havothem frainM to beautlfv your homes, call nnd seo their M)e. Itusllc Frames. This room also con talus an elegant display ot I'AIT.l! ItANOIXCS, llOUDKUS, ETC., I.TC. All new nnd attractive Patterns. Wo have re moved our oil Cloths to this room and added a few pieces of woolen carpeting at very low prices; also, Hemp carpet, stair carpeting, Hassocks' .Mats, Ac, Ac. We trust our customers vv 111 not go elsewhere to buy Summer (loods "at cost," as ho shall sell for the next thirty da)s our entire stock of SUMMER GOODS, consisting of PIIISTS, IlltlisS CiOOIH, SHAWLS, SlIOKS, CI.OTIIISd, 1'AXCY (lOODS, KTC, at greatly reduced prices. As low as they can bo bought lu the county. Call and examlno our elegant st'ITS for tho boys, who will attend tho Urand ltetinlon. come nnd "dress up in style." our stock of (iitocriurs, rLovii, ctc, was never taoro complete. Wo can, ns ever, give you bottom prices on sugars and Tens, Ilavlnir r. eelved a now Invoice of our iniimw lite. Tea, we can give a better bargala than ever ior nun money, jiemeiuoer wonavo lea lorn lower llgure, but this Is liool) THA. The only complnlntof tho housekeeper l, that It has si many "visllors" In It. We havo a few HATS and 1IONNKTS. which vv o will sell at cost (or less) to close. Our MlLI.I.INKllY business has been so en couraging that wo shall continue tho depart ment through next fall and winter, so tho ladles can look out for new stjlesns soon ns tho sea- Son OIHilS. VVoklmll ltmti-n rtnf ncunrtmmif nsweseo tho trado demands It-doing all we can to accommodate our trade. A. HILL t: SOX, WALLI.NOroHl). Jy31dldvvif I R. CABLE'S WATER PROOF Oil, III, A OK ISO, ton iiaii.s'i:ssi:s, caiiuiaoi: tops, HOOTS, SHOES, KTC. lits harnesses perfectly nnd prevents crack ing. Does not fry out or gum tho surface. Softens auil preserves tho leather. Excludes tho wnter. Excellent for bjjots, shoes, do iwoives untrersal satisfaction, Manufnc- myiodtvrtf N. C. JIAItCH, MMdlebury, i'vofcjssional. E M O V A L . Dii. S. W. SMYTH, Having established himself permanently lu Rutland, nud for the belter convenience of his riitlelits, he Uai removi-d hli ouico from tho Uardtvcll ltuuie to the 11AXTEU NATIONAL HANK HI.OCK, where he may be consulted da'.lj (except Frl days) free of charge. omce hoars a. i.i . to 4 p. ni , und 0 to T p in , A CAM). To those who may be unacquainted with tho particulars of my prncllce, n brief explanation might not bo unwelcome. During tho whole ot my professional corecr, my tttno and attention has been exclusively devoted to tho study and Investigation ot dlscnsns of the KYH, KAlt, NA SAL CAVITY, TIlllOAT, I.UNOS nnd CHEST, and derangements of tho NEHVOt'S HY8TKM. My specialty embraces the eradication of Cun mmjitlon, Catarrh, Throat Ititeaut, affections of llio I veal Orpun, Attlima, and all laryngeal, Hronthial and l'utmonary ComptainU; tho re moval of lkanru, blMhargin from tho Kir, and tho troatmcnt of all diseases lending to Central DrliUty, or tho loss or Impairment of AVrrotu and l'hynlcal Iover. Myonico Is provided with ever-practical Im provement nnd advantage founded by tho ad vanced state of medical sclenco for tho relief ot human surrcrlng. Patients coming under my core for treatment may expect to receive every bcncllt guaranteed by science, skill and a com prehensive experience. To Tim Pcnt-ic, I havo to say that I do not consldei It necessary nt this time to present to jour notice further testimonials of the success of the new method of treatment I advocate. Having, during the past six months, given you stntemi nts nnd reports from the most reltablo people In this village and vicinity, should cer tainly give those who nro still suffering con fidence enough to employ one who Is so unlvcr sally successful. W Consultation free nnd terms within tlei reach of nil. Yours, etc., S. VV. SMYTH, M. 11, gvuflc; ami Hcdirin T R A N (J E It : Pill END!' AMI rr.Li.ow citizen's"' aim: vor piiepaiu'.u to uik Cholera, cholera Morbus and Dysenterj nro In our midst, and the only reliable remedy is tried nnd true, or 1)11. ALLEN'S DYSI'.NTKKY SYItlT. It has been used all over our countrj for tho last twenty years and never found wanting or KNOWN TO l'AIL. With this In vour posses-lon jott are sjfo T A K E 1 T ! T A IC E IT!! And live. Onl.v if. cents per bot tie. Sold by all dealers In medicine. FRANCIS I'ENN .v. CO. Proprietors. Itutland. vt. July 2ld&ntf jgVERY DAY BRIXns S O .Al 1". T II I X (I X U . All iliiis,- win. wish can now have DELIVERED AT THEIR HOMES, SODA AND SARATOGA WATERS, CKLEHRATEI) SIPHON DOTTLES, As sparkling and as pure ns draw n from the l'Ot'XTAIN AT MY COfNTEH. Call and examine at 11 MERCHANTS' ROW Hates' lltoel;. ALBERT W. HKIOINS, maMdir A POTH ECAU Y. Wants. "WANTED. Wholesale Purchasing Agents for tho Hartrani Sewing Machine mndo nt Danbury, Conn. Tbu latest and best. Tho stillest, fastest nnd easiest lockstitch, self setting, straight needle nuehlnoln the market. Heller terms than any company Address, JOHN A. DOIKIK. (ieneral Agent, Danburv.Ct. nugUdUw-Hv WANTED. All men wishing to make 1 money to send tor a pamphlet contain ing instructions, c , which everybody should know, J. C. TII.TON, liTTSuuuo, Pa. ntigHdw4w "W A N T E I) Two active and energetic LIFE INSURANCE AC.KNTS to solicit for ono of tho oldest and best Life Companies IX THIS COl'NTllY. Commission or Salary will bo paid as can b agreed uiwti. TUB HF.ST TEltlHTOltY IX TIIK STATE can bo secured to responsible men. Address, with reference, 110X lllfl, liulland, Vt dlw Aug. 13, lsT3, "WANTED Ten rellablo nnd energetic ;,' i,?,UtJncn,0.?cU. ."" Wf,r'd Renowned, l-.llas Howe sewing .Machine, on Salary or Com- SreeiKn&.Vl' 01 tVnl'r nA "UW nugidlw J' W' KKIW"AW, Manager. W00 CHOPPERS WANTED TO A;,i..cVi tf r',ls of hard wood In Mention. Roiuitlandf0' w C,,4mN' '"" Merctaiiw PENCILS. Dixon's Pencils, mado In . the United .States, nro much suuerlor in. them Bml nro 80111 M ,owcr Pr,c',s- OLODK TAPER CO.