The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-13
DAsHES HERE AND THERE.

Rev. W II Lord, d D, of Montpelier and
Rev. G NJ Mead, D d, of Oberln, Ohio,
are mentioned in connection with the pres
deucy of Middebury college. Either Of
whom would grace the position.
An exchange says that it came out at
tho reunion of the natives of Vermont at
Worcester on Tuesday night that that city
has neither Il minister, a lawyer, nor Il
journalist from the Green Mountain State
We think this must be an error We believe
Rev DR. Cutler who said grace on that
occasion is a Vcrmonter, at least he is
gra luatc of the University of Vermont.
Hon George n. Dale, of Island Pond,
having been selected by he circuit court
at Windsor to dclyer the eulogy on the
life OF Hon. b. II. Steele, will deliver the
same at Derby Line, on Thursday Feb.
10Th, at o'clock p m.
In the interesting adj lre5s of tho prcsi-
dent Mt the reuui1n of the sons of Vermont
published on the first page, arc the names
of John Millington and Thomas Davenport
rs two prominent inventors. Ii is a fact to
be noted that the former was ali ancestor
of Gilbert D. Millngton. mail agent on the
Harlem Extension railroad, and the latter
an ancestor of Mrs. Mllington.
Lent commences on Ash Wednesday
next week. The day before is Carnival
day and "Nladri Grass" will be celebrated
at the south and west.
Stocks have taken start Money is so
plenty that speculative era is predicted.
DR.. NJ c. Edmunds of Weston mad been
chosen one of the executive committee of
the American Fish Culturst Association.
Special attention is called to the adyer-
tscment of Burr and Burton Seminary at
Manchester. This venerable institution of
learning sustans lis high standard of in
sruction AMI excellent reputation under
the administration of its present efficient
principal Prof. II. II. Shaw. We com
mend the seminary to the patronage of the
public.
Col Albert Clarke. editor of the Wessen-
ger, at the camp fire of Post Badly Smith,
at st. Albans, gave an account of Stewards
raid or Fairfax Court House in December
1872, together with few other incidents
of service.
The coal monopolists, says the Troy
Times, have resorlcd to q new dodge We
are informed that the Delaware and IIud-
son canal company have notified the coal
dealers in Troy by circular that hereafter
all coal shipped by them will be weighed
as net tons of two thousand pounds each,
instead of, as heretofore, gross tons of
twenty-five hundred and forty pounds
each, with no allowance for waste. The
same circular also notified the dealers of a
slight reduction in price, bu. on account of
the decrease in weight the cost TO them is
is practically advanced twenty-five cents
per ton for stove and egg coal, thirty-two
cents on chestnut. OF course the con
sumers will be obliged to compensate the
dealers for the advance.
Franklin people took it into their heads
10 enforce the prohibtory law very rigidly.
about year ago, not only filming and i'm
prisoning sellers, but imposing the server
est penalties on those who got drunk, and
now, it said, not drop of liquor is sold in
the town, while there has been strong re-
action of sentiment in favor of the prohibi-
tory law.
The Fairbanks works at st. Johnsbury
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ceived on Monday an order for 90 500-bus
hel hopper scales from Chicago They arc
melting Is tons of iron, daily.
At the annual meeting of the Vermont &
Massachusetts, railroad held at Fitchburgl
on Wednesday Col Francis Goodhue o.
Brattleboro was elected one of the Director