Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-05-04
On The wing.
OGDRNsBURG. April, 25th, 1877

Editor Ratt1and Herald Let me say
to those who intend to travel, be sure you
know where you are going and how long
you wish to be on the road. When we
left your place our intentions were to
make sure connections, but we did not.
Scarcely one hundred miles on our iour-
ney aud we had to lay over till the next
morning, another like distance and here
we are in for another twelve or fourteen
hours rest. Rest is good when needed.
but when you get it at the wrong end of
your journey it il rather provoking On
arriving in O4densburg we found the
johnson House so remodeled and inprov-
ed that traveller who has not been there
lost, An extensive addition has been
built, making a pleasant and commodious
dining ROOM and adding thirty-two sleep
ing rooms, which are elegantly furnished
with chestnut chamber-sets-any of them
good enough for prince. This house is
under the management of that prince of
good fellows, H. J. Goodno, whom every
one, who has travelled over, or has had
business transactions with the Transport
alton Company's line at this point for the
last ten years, knows to be perfect gen
tleman. A good meal and a clean bed ia
travellers paradise, and here it will b e
found-don't take our word for it but try
him and see for yourself.
The Northern Transportation Company
have opened the season by placing twenty
one frst-class propellors on the line ;
thirteen running through TO Chicago and
eight to Detroit The latter touching at
all ports on the south shore of Lake Erie.
At the pre.ent time travel is not very
brisk,.as it is rather early in the season,
but when it does commence in good earn
est the public may rest assured that a
more comfortable and pleasant route to
the West can not be found. We have
been through several of their boats and
find them perfect palaces for comfort and
enioym Attentive and obliging off,
cers-as far as we have had an opportun-
ity to know-and we are informed that
those seen are repeated on every boat on
the line. The Company are repairing
their dock and putting shelter over it
and intend to erect a derrick for the
handling of heavy freight.
More when we light again. P.
PERsoNAL-Prof John S. Woodman,
of Dartmouth College, lies at the point of
death at his home in Durham, n. II.
Capt. G. J. Levi, formerly of Morris
vile, VT, has been elected city Judge of
Lawrence, Kansas, over three other can.
didates.
Rev. VIM. A. Robinson, of Barton
one of the most promising young minis
ters in Vermont-is soon to leave the
State, having been called to Homer, n.
Y, at a salary of $1,S00
Mr.. David Blakely, formerly of
Montpelier, and at present editor of the
Chicago Egening Post, has been appointed
pension agent for the State of Illinois.
The emoluments of the office are from
$4,000 to $4,000 year.
Rev H. P. Cutting, well known in
this State, is now settled rs pastor of the
Unitarian Church at Meadville, Pa
Strange as it may appear,he is an earnest
opponent of woman suffrage, and has
been quite active in lecturing against it.
"A correspondent of the Free Press
writing from Greenville county, Virginia,
mentions the following Northern men
living near him p Hendee Of Ferris
burgh, l. f. Bingham of Burlington, and
I. G. Frink of Swanton. He adds, "Dr.
Geo. NJ. Hall of Swanton owns land here,
and as learn intends to make this Sec
tion his permanent home" We trust
that Vermont is not to lose the genial
doctor. We add our hope that DR.. Hall
will not leave Vermont, for he has host
of friends and life of usefulness in his
native State lies before him.