Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-10-02
0be News Glraner.
Notes and Comments.

RAILROAD CoNDucToRs.-Th revolution in
travel has introduced new set of public men,
as with propriety they may be called, to whose
character and conduct no little Importance is at
tached. We allude to Railroad Conductors
No vinegar faces, or cold, unaccommodatiug dis
positions, however capable their owners, should
ever be allowed to fill these posts. A great
portion of those travelling on the roads will al
ways wish TO make enquiries about routes,
change of cars, baggage, stations, or something
that concerns them but not one in ten will do
it of stiff and repulsive conductor. And the
consequence is a secretly dissatisfied feeling,
and resolution to travel that road as seldom as
possible. Among the variety of conductors, into
whose care we have fallen on the various roads
the past two or three years,-some whose looks
and demeanor made us feel glad when they had
left the car, and others who made every one sat-
isfed, happy and grateful by their presence
we must be permitted to mention the names of
three whose uniformly kind and courteous de-
meanor, prompt attention to the wants of tray
elers, and faithful and judcious discharge of all
the duties of their responsible office, we think to
be especially deserving Of commendation,-w
mean Col. ]. Palmer of the Central, and Mr.. K.
N. Coming and Mr.. L. P Wright, conductors
on the Northern Road between Lebanon and
Lowell. We do not know that the companies
employing these gentlemanly and capable men
thus appreciate them, but the travelling public
do, and would gladly make their situation per-
manent at almost any salary.
WASHINGTON COUNTY FAIR-We were not
at the Fair, except few hours in the morning,
nor at home when our last paper was made up to
give any general account of it; but it seems 10
be conceded, that, though the specimens, both
agricultural and mechanical, were not so nume-
rous as at some of our fairs, they were yet ex-
ceent,-many, particularly horses, rejecting
credit upon the County. Among the mechani-
cal specimens we examined, our attention was
attracted by PERKINS, edged tools, made by J.
Cummins. Noticing, besides the exquisite finish
Of the axes, that the broad axe had peculiarly
fine edge, we procured goose quill, neatly
trimmed off the feather, made good pen with
it, and wrote our name. This was the first pen,
probably, ever made with broad axe.
TITLES. When a man becomes Justice OF
the peace, the word Esquire is scrupulously at
tached to his name, and when he becomes a
State Senator, Judge of Probate, or County
side Judge, he is then Honorable, and many
would think themselves guilty of breach of
etquet, were they, in an address, to omit to pre-.
fix that title to his name. But when man be-
comes really honorable and distinguished before
the public for great and useful qualities, he is
called by his simple name as, Thomas Jefferson,
Benjamin franklin, Thomas Benton, Henry
Clay, Silas Wright, Horace Mann, Charles Sum.
ncr, &c. We have been led into these refec-
tons, while arranging file of letters recently
addressed us, every one of which is superscribed
with the HodordbIe. We have sometimes hoped,
but we fear vainly, that we might one day be-
come honorable enough to have our name always
written simply D. P. Thompson.
THE SEAsoN.--No season for many wears has
oeeh marked with more irregularities than the
present one The first part of the summer was
unusually cold and wet. Then came n month
OF warm weather; but this was every few days
broken up by thunder storms and tornadoes, to
which more lives and property have fallen sac.
rlhce in the United States, probably, than from
the same causes in any one wear of the nresent
century. And within the last eight weeks, we
have had drought which is nearly or quite as