The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-10-13


to Montpelier. This place has steadily
increased until now it numbers near q,
900 inhabitants It's buildings are neat
and there are no more splendid private
residences in the state than can be found
here. There is GOOD deal of business
done here, and the numerous hills are now
covered with cultivated farms. "a They
will soon have a railroad from here to
White River Junction. Itofis now all
graded but short distance, and they are
waiting for the iron an | ties to complete
the road. When they receive these the
road will be completed in thirty days, to
the no small rejoicing of the people
Hiram Powers, the sculptor and artist, is
q native of this place. His fame has be-
CONC world wide, among the lovers ofart.
He has shapen the inert mass of nston G
withdife,o and almost made it to see, act
and speak. His Greek Slave might we'll
leave him peerless did he rest his tai
ent there, but others,too NUMEROUS of his
works place him atithe head ofartists,
800 DISTINGUISHED MEN.
I Hon. Titus Hutchinson, Charles Marsh.
L. a.. Marsh, Geo. p. Marsh, Jacab Cola
mer,P T. Washburn, o. p. Chandler, Ju.
illus Converse, Andrew Tracy, James Bar
,rett,snd William. Collamer. Most of
these men sleep the sleep that
knows No waking, and many of them
are now pronlint nte lawyers and public
men. The medical Fraternity. was al
ways ably represented here. DR.. Gallup,
Or. D. Palmer. Dr.. r. b. Palmer, Or, s.
W.; Thayer, and DR. Thomas Powers, who
was a practicing physician as well as y
shrewd politician. Education has always
been fostered here. The Green Mountain
Liberal Institute is located here, besides
other institutions Of learning which have
always been literally patronized. After
| had rested myself from riding oyer the
hills in rickety stage, sauntered forth
to find some old acquaintances I found
Lorenzo Richmond, who had changed du--
ring the past fifteen years, and found
that about one il five of the people were
called Richmond, and more coming.
visited the Vermont Standard Office
Here found the Editor at work. He is
very gentlemanly man, and gets cut an
able weekly paper Here is where your
Local learned his trade / saw the case
where he used to work. They all spoke
well of Ed, aud wished he would come
hetk and see them once more. There is
a few old cope, bottom distilled Democrats
here, who will never change until they get
where birthstone is plenty, and they keep
up the old Spirit Of the Age," Demo
cratic sheet about 10 inches square. 1t
will die out when these old fossil remains
leave for parts unknown found many
Cheese Factories in this section, and
cheese 80 days old sells for IL to 13cts
and they MAZE here about half sage
cheese, which brings readily one cent
more. This state never looked so well
before as now The farmers have farmed
it better than usual Their houses, barns,
and out buildings are all in good repair
and painted, and everything looks thrifty.
There has been no frost here and the
leaves upon the trees upon its thousand
hills look splendid 1t reminds one of
the end of all that is human The crops
here never were better. Apples in abun.
dance and cider sells for 81 90 Dbl. Al
though am not sick Of the West, can
but love the institutions of New Eng
land. 1 shall return home next week
and shall expect to find Kenosha as lovely
as ever and the Goose hanging high.