Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-11-23

\ Inf measure. This is a wise reform, and
4 Me- thanks of all interested are due to the
4 }.p4rtmpnt for such a measure of relief
Letter From Dartmouth College.
HANOVER, N. H.
Nov. 10Th, 1871.
Filter Rut,dad Herald - We had
7.r- little snow-storm Friday. About
Inches fpll, making very good sleigh
D., The farmers think winter has set
smrly, md that much more rain il
.e'cl-which we apprehend they will
II t have
Fat Ball has been extensively played
.aIul the part week. The juniors wear
r- palm mud consider themselves (f
CHEERS dou') the best kickists in tie Col
Culver Hall ia nearly completed, reel
a"ou- ar, now beipg heard In the build
ag
y. Chickering Of Boston, preached in
be College church on the BIB, and ad.
...l the College Mond4y morning.
8.l- strong forcitle speaker, and line
rte. hi- su' jet, temperance, with nu-
n.r. u, examples Of colleRiates who have
ben II curse to their parents and Alma
YER. The addre-s, we hope, did much
,oL He took the word temperance ia
ia literal qualification, oomprehending
|.touly drinking but smoking, chewing,
|1or,on'inQ, etc.
A room has been fitted up in Read
| Hall for the books OF the Thayer Depart
5eat, donated by General Tnayer short
me since. The General was graduated
bonn this College in 1907, Geo. Ticknor
\ 1o wrote history of Spanish Litera.
n WA a clas-mate. The class nun
A I'd 42-2S of whom have passed away
] IN lie.
II Oar "a. house is nearly done. The
|rrkmen engaged in laying the pipe,
gmI, At work on Faculty Avenue, were
e1mandrd by the surveyor &c dig in the
ssaway no more. The grounds upon
VII ca he -urveyor iusrifie- his conduct
sre LIST the road is injured 2l the com
nuy engaged bias no charter, is not an
Incorporated company, and hence has ne
.bt to- trouble the highway. How this
mater will terminate we cannot tell, but
!. will be duly announced in THE HER
AID. Some of the citizens are opposed to
hi. improvement of introducing gas.
Wo-k is now suspended.
Prof Diamonds wife broke her ankle
last week while going from her house
hthe road
The gymnasium has been fully repair
a. and is now ready for winter Use. Do
cog the summer aud fall we have been
Tcu,ed from our regular exercises that
Vemisht have the benefit of the open air
Tie buiding was erected in 1867 by the
nluifceuce Of George II. Bissell of New
York city, at an expense of $4,000 III
$50 feet in length, AZ in breadth, and
Two stories high. Mr.. Bissell was Rradu-
gei in As. He was Professor in Norwich |
Coiger-ity a short time correspondent
Washington, D. O., in 1916 Principal
ds High School in New Orleans, La, in
M, also superintendent of public
n'ools and associate editor of the New
Orleans Delta and New Orleans Crescent, |
with other jonrnals of that city. He
r,duated LII. B., at Jefferson College, |
having read law with Charles M. Emer-
nn, class 90, was admitted to the bar In |
Ssv York city in 1853, also to the United
&s'es aud Pennsylvania Courts in 1888. |
he has been engaged largely in the
.e'roleum business in 1858. claiming TO
have been the first to ascertain its value,
10 have brought it into repute as an ar
tol' Of commerce, and to have organized |
de Pennsylvania Rock Oil Company. the
t'st Of ,ha kit d in Amerioa,at New York
2'y in 1855. of which he was the first
re'ident aud il now the senior partner
f the firm Of Geo. HI. Bissell 81 Go ,
''okers at Oil City, Pa.
Many of the students are leaving to
mmence their winter schools.
The lecturers we anticipated hearing
''l' fall have filled to make an appear
Nee. DR., L4baree il now instructiug the
N1lor class in "Butler's Analogy" and
he I1niors in evidences of Christianity"
lie Doctor is native of Charleston, n
d. His grandfather was taken prisoner
August 1854 by the Indians, and car
led 10 Canada, with Mr.. Johnson and
'niy and Mr.. Farnsworth. The first
aompment made was in Caveudi-h
There Ms. johnson was delivered of
@Id which sne called Captive. A small
'''e with an inscription reoounting this
'a now marks the place of camping.
The annual catalogues are soon ex-
sa'd. They are printed in Boston this
rr
y, he reading room is we'll represented.
nave y dailies, magazines, and 4U
Exile; among this number we perceive
'1s HERALD which ii we can Judge
''n external appearances, is conned as
''a as any weekly In the room. The
s so'o cost of supporting this department
h. ,1e merchants are doing lively busi-