The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-04
Che 8atland 9aily Globe.
TUESDAY, AUGUST A, 1874.
From the Keeseville Republican.
CastletOn, VI.

CAsTLEToN, July 20, 1874.
| am now stopping for few days in this
very attractive village. Located at the
Sanford House, am made to feel quite at
home, which feeling may be attributed
more to surroundings than TO any "worth
CT wortbiness" inherent in your humble
correspondent. This house is well shaded,
and is one of Vermont's favorite resorts for
summer visitors. Castleton is noted for its
great number of shade trees, its pleasant
walks and its literary institutions, and for
the moral refinement and high tone of in
tellectual culture that characterize its
inhabitants Ministers, more or less re-
tired, and those who have children to
educate incline to this place. would tell
you all about the charming lake in this
town. but northern New York so abounds
with such things that it would be like
sending Goldfish to O Bostonian. Here the
famous Castleton Medical College once
flourished, where yearly large number of
doctors were Matched out, with many of
NhOh INV itNNi 1911 Nltuh has
Many are still scattered up and down the
earth, ministering to the sick, the weary.
and the worn. Neyermore will these
streets echo tie tread of the long lines of
medical students moving to and from the
college as of yore. No more is it necessary
to watch the graves of departed friends
through fear of resurrection by mortal
hands. No more are the children frightened
by the advent into town of certain mys-
FERROUS barrels-that did not contain drink
ables-which invariably soon found them
selves rolling into the yard of the medical
buildings. The midnight is here no longer
haunted from the contents of these barrels.
The last ghost has departed. Where once
was heard the rafting of bones, we now
hear the merry laugh of children at their
spolts Where once the air was laden with
strange odors evolved or eliminated by
various experiments in the hemical labora-
tory, the senses are now RECALLED with the
view and the fragrant odors of trees,
shrubbery and flowers and the songs of
unfrightened birds. On the spot where the
students (of course for the promotion of
science y occasionally held high festival by
inhaling nitrous oxide gas Laughing gas
or the vapor of sulphuric ether, causing
thNiii w W oiNhlf lbuudIlOus, ulSuIllCtl,
polite, ludicrous, comcal, tragical, and
sometimes even fearfully demonstative, ac-
cording as their several natures inclined
instead men and women now joyfully
move thereon over green plots and graveled
walks. In short, on the location once
dedicated to the diffusion of medical lore,
we now behold the beautiful grounds
owned and occupied by G. S. Sherman.
Here, as in years long ago, we still find
Castleton Seminary. AT the utterance of
these words five thousand ears are open to
hear what is said about this dear dina
mater. | will tell you: This good old
chertshing mother is still very prolific
Yearly she sends out a group of offsprngs
of whom you, her old children, and the
world may well be proud In addition,
located here, you find State Normal
School. Only two Others are chartered in
this state, and but one of these two are in
active operation. Two great advantages
attend the graduates of these institutions.
First they can enter any district school
house in the state in the capacity of
teacher, without going through the ordeal
OF an examination by town superintendent
or any other officer. Second, what is more
important, you will find them qualified to
teach.
The air of this town is not poisoned with
gas and smoke from manufacturing. estab-
lishments neither is there danger from
colliding with operators in their rush to and
from work shops. The busiest hive here
is what is known as the Brick Block,
situated midway and on the south side of
Main street. In the first story of this
building, we find the harness shop of b.
w. Burt; next the grocery store of Lang
don II Co., in the centre the watch and
jewelry store of L. w. Preston; then the
law office of Bromley and Clark. On the
east end, above and below, are the extern
sive store and sale rooms of W. G. Gurn-
sey. Above, in the same order, are the
masonic rooms, the merchant tailor shop of
l. Harrington, and then the millinery
rooms of Mrs. Judge Cook. and also the
residence of Judge Cook.
Our friend l.. w. Preston. as pioneer
and worker for all good objects, is not to be
outdone. BY lifetime of close applica-
ton to the duties of his profession he has
become skilled in the science of mechanics
in general, and in particular to the art of
repairing watches, jewelry, and several
other intricate articles. In judicial and all
questions pertaining to the affairs of life,
his opinions are listened to with more than
| ordinary attention.