Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-06-11


sionary meeting. They had been held in
other diooeses, and had resulted in great
good for the church, ho was in favor of
active, live effort, no believer in folding
OF hands.
lie called out the Bishop of Connecti-
cut, who responded in an able and elo-
quent manner, giving some account Of the
progress and results Of missionary work
that had fallen under his observation,
Addresses from Rev DIR, Bailey OF Shell.
don and Bishop Nealy of Maine closed the
interesting exercises,
We have no report of the proceedings
of the convention yesterday, The Mont
pelicr Journal says than the next eouyeu,
ton is to be held at Rutland, The rite
Of confirmation was conferred by Bishop
Bissell last evening.
Tue NEW STEAMER-The Burlington
Free Press in speaking Of the new steamer
Cakes Amcs, thus alludes 10 its pur-
pose;
The mystery alluded TO by the Gov
ernor was of course that connected with
the ownership of the boat and where She
was 10 run.
1t has been stoutly maintained that she
was 10 run opposition 10 the Champlain
TransportationCo; but happening 10 know
4 that the application was first made TO tina,
| Company 10 take the contract Tor con.
structing her, we never credited the ru-
NOR. Her owners now acknowledge that
1 she is 20 run in connection with the Rut-
land X Burlington r. Il.
/ Ii is known 10 some that Il company Of
gentlemen whose interests are closely con-
nccted with the Rutland road, secured
last fall the practical ownership and con
troll Of the railroad from PattShurg To
Montreal Another company, identical
in interest, chartered by act Of the Yer
mont Legislature has built and owns the
new steamer She is constructed so that
train fourteen eats he rttft t4f4trH
the deck and transported between Bur
lington and Plattsburgh at the rate OF %
miles an hour, making her in fact 4 nova
Die bridge across the lake She j. 10 be
ready for business as soon as or before the
new railroad connection between Ben.
nington and the Harlem road, now build
ipg by Mr.. Park, is completed, which i,
to make new and grand route from New
York TO Montrcal and in connection
with the control of the Plattsburgh and
Montreal road, will enable the Rutland
r. Il. Co. 10 hold its own" in competi
ton with the Vermont Central. and viii
: the Plattsburgli and Whitehall road, whel
the latter shall be built Ii Is on tn,
whole a shrewd move on the part Of Gov
Page and his associates, and we cauno
see why it should not be entirely sue
ccssful. Ii the boat answers it, purpost
Iartording TO expectation we understand
that another like it will be at once con
,trut,ed, and we may yet see Timoth,
Follctts idea Of maintaining a through
route TO Montreal by ferry between III
Burlington and Pittsburgh docks, mucl
more fully carried into practice than W
ever expected to.
TmE WORN PEsr--A REMEpY.-Th
presence Of striped or ringol black an,
green worm upon cUrrant and go5ScEorr,
bushes in this vicinity the present srriui
/ has been the occasion Of no little amour
Of trouble to gardeners and others, tn
worm usually destroying the leave, @
and killing every bush with which j
came in contact 4 remedy for their ID
struction has been eargcrly sought, though
none OF the usually sovereign remcdio-
have proved successful. Our well-knnw'
{ townsman, DR.. Charles F. Adams, how