Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-08-14

Miss Emma A. Hubbard, daughter
of Superintendent Hubbard, who re-
Gently graduated from the Law Depart
ment of the University of Michigan, has
been elected assistant teacher of the
Fitchburg high school.
Mrs. Farrell has been appointed
postmistress at Covington, KY, in place
Of the late Jesse r. Grant. She is the
daughter of Capt. West Sabrer the lead
ing pilot of the gunboat expedition TO
Fort Donaldson. Her husband, John w.
Farrell, was Lieutenant Colonel OF the
41st Kentucky volunteers.
Mrs. Sharon, school superintendent
of Marion county, Iowa, receives great
praise from the journals of that State
for the excellent manner in which she
discharges the duties of her office. Miss
Lizzie Shirley of Delmar, is a candi-
date for school superintendent OF Clinton
county, same State.
Miss Fanny w. Roberts of Kittery,
has been given authority by the Cover
nor and council to solemnize marriage
in Maine, the first instance of the kind
in which lady was ever given such au-
thority in that State. Miss Roberts is
licensed to preach, and is in charge of
church at Kittery.
The Miss Wadsworth who has just
been appointed physician to the Sultan,
is daughter of Titus V. Wadsworth,
of Franklin, N. Fl. She is a graduate
from Mount Holyoke Seminary, studied
medicine in Philadelphia, and practiced
her profession for four years in Spring
field, Mass.
Miss Laura Dounan of indianapolis,
at the commencement exercises of the
Training school, of which she is grad
ate, read an essay on "Opening the Pro-
fessiOns to Women" which was compli-
mented with prolonged applause and is
pronounced by the papers the best essay
read during the commencement.
Another successful woman has re-
Gently come to the surface, Mrs. L..
M. BOreland, of Texas. This lady, who
| is now in St. Louis, owns about one
| thousand head of cattle, and accompa-
MED the herd all the way from its start
ing point to the latter city, doing at
least the work of two men in the way of
driving and managing.
Mrs. Henriette Hirschfeld, who
studied dentistry in Pennsylvania Col
lege, in Philadelphia, is practicing den
| tistry in Berlin. Her success is encOur-
! aping to the SEX She counts among
her patients members of the royal fami-
w. She is highly esteemed, enjoys the
best reputation and is prospecting in eV-
cry respect.
The Russian AcademjcaI Journal
says that sixty-eight female students had
entered themselves for examination at
the Russian Medical Academy, and that
sixty were passed by the examiners.
The same journal adds, 'This result as
compared with that obtained by the
male students will not fail to direct the
attention of the authorities of the aCade-
my to the subject.
Miss Helen d. /. Potter, the talent.
ed reader Of New York, is passing the
summer at the Bellevue Hotel in Boston.
Miss POtters manuel on ElOCutiOn,
lately published by the Harpers, is pro,
nounced by them one of the most thor
ough and successful text books they ev.
er issued. 1t has been adopted by many
of the higher institutions throughout the
country.
Two young ladies of Cleveland, o.,
have awakened the admiration of West
ern editors by making a trip to Detroit
London, Ca, and so along down to Nj
agara Falls on the Canada side, staying
a Sunday at the Falls, their luggage con
sisting of a single satChel each, which
they carried in their hands, lust like
men" Such an affair would be regard
ed as an every day occurrence in New
England. w 0HdHS' Journal.