Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-03
obituary--rIrs. vi. a. Dexter

Ever within the aII-emuraclng circle OF INFINITE
love- the child of earth is subject to varying and
| trying experiences. Faith must speak TO the
soul in tones of trust, inspiring the droop-
| ing spirit with unfaltering confidence in
Him who cares for each obje of His creative
energy, and who is equally good in the sunshine
and the storm.
Seldom is a community bereft of one possessing
80 mauy valuable elements of character and eX-
celencies of life, as were combined in the person
of Mrs. NJ. A. Dexter of Mason city, Iowa, who
suddenly departed this life in her western home
after the brief illness of one week, at the early
age of twenty-tVo years.
The disease which preyed so severely upon the
sufferer, and qlickiy removed her from the
loved circle of earth to her immortal home, was a
malignant attack of fever.
The deceased had resided but two years beyond
the rolling food of the Mississippi, whittier her
surviving parent, an afFectionate mother, had
recently gone, accompanied by her son. Her
youth was passed in the home of her nativity,
among the verdant hills of health-giving YER
mont. Rutland county enjoying her superior
scholastic ability in her favorite vocation Of
teaching. She moved with a charming presence
among her pupils, many of whom will witness in
the moistening eye, the reverent affection they
her here.
To the maternal parent, and the husband of
the deceased, this stroke of aficton comes with
great severity; while the brother and sister lose
one whose place can never be supplied.
The extended circle of her acquaintance, North,
East and West, will ever no ID her in affectionate
remembrance for her superior gifts of mind,
heart and soul. May the purity of her example
continue to shed its hallowed fragrance upon the
social atmosphere, guiding the sorrowing hearts
to the bright realm immortal where the gentle
hand of "the loved and lost" shall greet them
with endearing welcome. S.
A NEW AND EXCELLENT SECURITY.
The First Mortgage Bonds of the YER
mont division OF the Portland and Og-
densburg railroad trunk line are adver-
tised in another part of this paper. The
road has been nearly graded, ready for the
ties, by stock subscriptions; the amount
raised by the sale of bonds is to be de-
voted to the laying of the ties and iron,
and to equipment. These bonds consti-
tute the only lien on the road. The To-
cal business will be sufficient to pay run
ming expenses and interest on the small
bonded debt The road will form a part
of one of the shortest and best lines from
the Lakes to the seaboard, and it will be
completed next year. The excellency of
Portland harbor, the fact that Ogdens-
burg is the true point for the contact of
lake and rail transportation, the amount
of business Offering, and the shortness and
directness of this line, point to it as one
of the most promising enterprises now on
foot in New England. Already the east
ern division of the road has crossed the
New Hampshire line, and is entering the
White Mountains. The multiplication of
lines to the West only serves to stimulate
business, and in any case line which Of
fers SO many advantages as this will be
certain to take it's share of the freight.
1t would be difficult to find more prom
ising investments than these bonds. And
when we add that the Messrs. Fairbanks,
the great scale manufacturers, are heavy
investors themselves as we'll as the fnan-
cial agents, and that the trustees of the
bond are gentlemen of eminent standing
in the community, we indicate in few
words the great superiority of the securi-
ty over many others, and hence warmly
recommend it.