Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-04-23
From the Woodstock standard
Ihr Portland and Weodslo,k
railroad,

i'AN N"tHl 'Aha NA's-' So w NAif NNAN .
" this means business
The list Of incorporates embraces the
most prominent citizens Of Portland,
Among them We find the mayor of the
city, Representatives ia Congress, Rail-
road, bank and Steamship directors, and
the principal merchants and capitalists OF
Portland
Their has been doubtle,. among US
We wish We could say the race was wholly
extinct Who have looked upon this enter,
pri-, S. scheme; We hope their doubt,
an, nos removed,
W m,c moro ask those who feel an
mt,ret ia this work,-ut all who see in
thi, ,hor, piece OF road to the junction
the link HAT is to unite by another
chain tAv last with the West aud make
II hi, valley a thaToughfore-to come
forward now, and I'LL up the nbscrip-
tiuu book 10 the full amount they are
able to subscribe. We would. ask our
friends ii, in their opinion, the time has
not come whcU it Is best they shonld. DO
an th,y are able Ia do Tor this road, and
lct each man press this view upon his
ucigbhnr. and an help 10 push on the
work, Ihcrc may bc those Who have
waited fer this evidence Of success as
the time when they should give 10 this
work portion Of their tnac and materi-
aid. Who m,n, 10y a generous sub
srrip'iUn, and tbs Is not "a bC ruras.
iutyd ly the amount hut by the ability to
perform, ~ ny open gilt, 10 show how
real their interest is in this work To
+ N l. Haa IaETt "a
time when your aid would lee more ac-
.rcptahle than now, or produce more
gratifying results Your favorable ac-
tiuu hurr will simulate othrrs upon the
line to follow your example.
Can not our friends in the adjoining
towns. Who viii be- as much benefited by
hi, through line a, any, come forward
now aud show by their acts their good
will Will not our friends take the
b5uk and try We ask no one TO sub
>nriby beyond his means. but We do ask
every aue va aid this work who can, I've IT
ouly one day, work, or Icy subscribing
Tor one share oi the stock, that thereby
hc may b. enriched.
PORTLAND AND RUTLAND RAILROAD
COMPANY.
The undersigned, more thln seven OF
/ the person, named in the first section Of
An a,t 10 incorporate the Portland and
Rutland Railroad Company, approved
March 9th. 1865. hereby give notice, that
the first meeting If the corporator- named
ia sail act, will bc held At the rooms of
'hc Portland Board Of Trade, Thomas
! Block. Exchange stecct, in the city of
Portland. ON Wednesday,, the twenty
ninth day of April, lSGS, at three o'clock
in tho afternoon. to agree TO the terms OF
subscription, the times and place. for re-
cciviug subscriptions 10 the capital stock,
| the admission Of associates. and all mea-
surcS necessary 70 the organization of said
corporation
Dated at Portland, thi, ninth day Of
] March. \. d. 1865.
/ Jacob Mcclellan, John 4. Poor, John
/ Lynch, j. h. Carroll, / G. Hersey, vii.
liam Dgcring, ii, Libby, Jr., \. C. Rice,
y J. Miller, Allen llainos. George w
Wo9iman. Frederick Robbie, Aug. Z
Stevens. John VI. Adams, \. X. Shurtletf,
:. J. Anderson, Fred G. Messer. J. NJ.
Farmer, Il. W. Richardson, Enoch Knight.
SPIRITUAL MANIFESTATIONS Great
1 e>citemou, has prevailed in Hardwick
/ Vt, during the winter, through what are
called spiritual manifestations Of the
Ptine cAildr,n- two young men and a
young woman, who perform wonderful
feat in wfyiu@ ropes, beating bells and
he liEs in dark,ncl room occupied
1uly }y ,,}.4-.-i t}4e- ,lnle named trio, Sc
icuraly ucl Thnrcople took Sides and
The discussion ran high. The finale We
-a,ther from the Newport Express:
Thi, war Of words eliminated BY a
wager being laid by r. f. Bridsman, bet
Ter known rs Turk, and |. Clifford or
Ike, the former an experienced Jockey
and the latter "a sailor Ike offered bet
Of fifty dollars that he could so securely
tie this trio with cords Of his own furnish
ing, that they could not become released
without invisible aid. which was accepted
by Turk, and the stakes, 800, placed in
ii third persons hand The time fixed for
this great feat was "Wednesday evening,
the 18Th ult, and the manner Of securing
them va, by placing them in box, or
what is termed cabinet. 1t In Davenport
Boy Ike armed himself with 4 quantity
o. ~ mp rope ana IRON staple. ana proceed
,,nu, ,ni, ~ H. 81 Fn"r ,',,' '',',' '
driven into the floor Of the cabinet aud
young Atnas' ] laced IN an arm chair, his
limbs tied to the arms and leg. of the
..,I.. ..';','l t,n,.. nd .e,,rsi,. ~
The others w,r, fastened in A similar man
nor with me- exception of the staple ar
r'u2smrlt' The time occupied in seeur-
~ '..'' ny ', ,I e. 'F''i.to 3 .'li't was %
,l.,. I'D ..,,..'..,,l, az. a.,