The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-14
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Prof. Charles T. Dole who occupied the
chair of Greek, pro temp0re, in the Univer-
sty of Vermont last year, has received
call to the Congregational church in Hat
field, Mass.
The Teachers Institutes are to be here
after held three days instead of five.
John W. Cramton, Esq, has taken a
trip to Chicago for week or two sojourn
on business and pleasure. Were he trifle
more obese he would be likely to get mixed
up with another "Long John" who resides
in the "Garden City" His hearty saluta-
ton will be greatly missed by the guests at
the Bardwell
AT the annual meeting of the State Agri-
cultural Society at Burlington, on Wednes-
day, DIR. Samuel w. Thayer exhibited
some splendid specimensof wheat, rye, oats,
barley and corn, grown along the line of
the Northern Pacific Railroad.
Hon. j. P. c. Cottrell, of Milwaukee,
son of the late Mahlon Cottrell of Mont
pelier, in the unexpected revolution in pol
itics in Wisconsin finds himself placed in
the rather ludicrous situation of having de-
clined his party nomination for the State
Senate, deeming it hopeless fight and
then seeing the democratic second choice
elected by 1900 majority.
There was a successful Masonic dance at
the Bristol Hotel Tuesday night
Rev. DR.. W. II. Lord of Montpelier will
soon publish the life and works of his
father, the late president of Dartmouth
College.
1t was the sad privilege of Laura Keene
who died on Tuesday week, to pillow in hel
lap the head of the dying Lincoln. She wa
playing the " American Cousin" at he
theatre in Washington, when the Presiden
was shot, and rushed from the stage to hi
assistance.
Park Davis, Esq, of st. Adams, ha
finally decided to remove to Chicago, whicl
means that the well-known law firm o
Bailey, Davis g. Adams, of that place, vii
remove thither. The firm is composed o
good lawyers and cultivated gentlemen
and neither the town nor the state can af
ford to lose them.
Rev. II P Cutting, formerly of Castleton
has been installed pastor of the Unitarian
church at Sterling, Massachusetts,.
The Troy Press says brakeman on tn
Rutland and Washington railroad tn,
other day, got off the train between sta
tions, played three games of seven up witt
trackman, won fifty cents from him an,
slack up in the least.
A stone nine feet long and three fee
square, was thrown distance of one hun
dred and fifty feet by blast of gun pow
der on the New York and Canada railroad
just below the lake station, at Whitehall
one day last week.
Alonzo II. Farrar, of Kinderhood, on
of the republican members elect fror
Duchess county to the New York Assem-
bly,, is a native of West Rupert and We
educated at Burr and Burton Seminary
Manchester.
George Hopkins, Esq, of Rupert, VIII
was seriously injured at Bellows Falls, II
Gently, has 80 far recovered that he is alb
to be taken home ON a bed. He passe
through here last evening, accompanied b
Jonas Wilder, Esq, on his way to h
home at West Rupert.
We regret to learn of the severe illness {
Lion Harmon Garfield. of Arlington. {
S. NJ. West Esq, of Arlington, died c
Wednesday the 18th, after short ilne
at the age of go years. Mr., West was
resident and active business man of Arlinl
ton for many years, and was highly e
teemed by his townsmen. He had file
many offices of trust in the town. He WI
its representative in the Legislature
1858 and 1859, and was postmaster at Il
time of his death, an Office which he hl
acceptably filled for the past thrice
years. Mr.. West was widely and favor
bly, known throughout Bennington count
and the state, and his sudden death will |
received with sorrow by large circle {
personal friends in many sections.
We notice by the New York World tins
the law firm of which our young fricn,
Daniel G. Thompson is an active membe
has just accomplished a great feat in Il
supreme court at Brooklyn-haYing ca
ried replevin suit for an Ohio bank v
Jay Cooke & Co., involving some 1875, 90
to final and successful termination in lie
than single week-two full years beir
usually occupied in such cases. We ca
but conclude that young blood had som
thing to do with this achievement. NJ
Thompson is son of the late Hon. DAM
p. Thompson. of Montpelier, and will |
well remembered by many of oar reader
as the courteous assistant for many yea
ip the office of secretary of state.