The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-05-19
THE RUTLAND DAILY GLOBE MONDAY MORNING. MAY 49, 1878
Midd1cbury.

Should the northern canal be widened
into ship canal, as it now seems probable,
and branch canal extended to Rutland,
further extension could easily be made to
Middlebury, at very small expense, as
tire are thirty miles of Otter Creek in that
direction without any preceptible fall, as at
most but little. Should the falls at this
place be raised but three feet the water
would set back the whole distance with an
abundant supply for all practical purpoces.
1t has become evident that in the excite
ment of rail-roading the greater Importance
of canals for heavy and cheap transporta-
ton has been almost wholly overlooked
There is vast water power here and an
abundance of good marble which only
wants to be properly developed to be of
great value both to individuals and to the
State.
Gov. Stewart is setting good example
to politicians by teaching Sunday School
Bible Glass at the Congregational Church.
But an ex-Speakcr of our Legislature is a
little ahead of the Governor, as he
breaches.
The attendance at the Catholic service
has fallen off more than onc-third within
the past two years. This is not due to any
lack of efficiency in Father Cunningham,
the officiating priest, but to other causes.
In other respects the Churchis flourish
ing condition, having paid off a debt of
some six thousand dollars within the last
three or four years, and now has fine
house and grounds for its resident priests,
free of incumbrance, on the same elevation
on which the College buildings stand and
only few rods to the north of them. The
average age of the priests in these ATTITUDES
is 50 years while that of farmers is 81.
Their religious fasts and duties tell severely
on their constitutions. They are all mis-
sionaries in this State excepting at Burling-
ton. Heretofore the Sunday congregation
here has nearly or quite equalled those of
all the other denominations in the place.
Sheriff Trip and assistants made an ex-
animation of the premises in the vicinity of
Bruso's saloon on the afternoon of the 14th
inst, and discovered barrel of ale and
another barrel containing few gallons of
something stronger together with jug of
a similar liquid, all of which was brought
before Justice Knapp at the register Office
who declared the whole to have no legal
individual owner, but to be public proper
ty, and it was accordingly delivered over
20 In rLo &c & , L.,
barrels had been smashed in by some one
and the contents nearly all spilled before
Sheriff Trip got to it Another barrel of
something was thought by some to have
disappeared in the turbulent waters of
Otter Creek which flowed near by. Should
the worthy Sheriff examine into the pri-
vatc affairs of other places of public resort
he might be even more successful.
Some villain on the night of the 18th
inst, removed light of glass from the
back window of two story unfinished
dwelling house on the new street in the
south part of the village and kindled fire
against the wall on the inside, but it only
charred the wall and floor and went out of
itself, and the house was saved. II.
Our correspondent should remember that
in all probability should a canal be extend
ed to Rutland it would take a portion at
least of the water of Otter Creek to supply
the navigating power of the canal as there
is no other source from which it can be
drawn at Rutland