The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-18

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Dashes Here ana There.
The Vermont Farmer says it Is reported
that Mr.. Denison has concluded not to
stand as boilers candidate in opposition to
Judge Poland; and that probably "the new
district committee will call mass conven-
ton to nominate an honest republican in
opposition to the venerable old salary
grabber"
The annual meeting of the Lamoille Val
ley Railroad Company was held at Hyde
park, Aug. 18th, and fully attended. The
following gentlemen were elected directors
Franklin Fairbanks, ]. d. Bell, G. W.
Hendee, w. Brigham, o. Buck, r. S.
Reed, d. d Wead, A. b. Jewett, o. Abel,
ID. W. Aiken. j. II. George.
The soldiers reunion at Burlington,
August 25th, promises to be largely at
tended Bands will be present from St.
Adams, Woodstock, st. Johnsbury, and
other places. 1t is expected that from fif-
teen to twenty-five prominent general
officers will attend from abroad. A late
soldiers meeting adopted a resolution
offered by George ii. Bigelow, that no
part of the funds contributed by citizens of
Burlington for the reunion shall be ex
pended for Intoxicating drink.
The railroad suit between John Henry
Elliot, trustee of the Ashuelot railroad,
and the stockholders of that road, was de-
clded at Concord, n. H., Saturday, Aug
ust 10. in favor of the stockholders, who
claimed the right to redeem the road.
The stockholders asked the court To APP
point n new trustee. but were refused.
The court decided that the stockholders
bad right 10 redeem the road by paying
in cash the amount due, which is some
$3.50 900, and also appointed a master TO
look after the accounts, stork. etc.
Prof. Henry Smith contradicts the re-
port that he has accepted the presidency of
Mddlcbury college
Hon. James IL. Plat, member of Con.
gress from Virginia, is spending a few
weeks in Vermont, his native state.
Weston, in Windsor county, has union
musical convention, commencing on
Wednesday, the 10Th inst, and continuing
three days, under direction OF Prof J. NJ.
Perkins OF Lebanon, n. II.
Hon. Chas. n. Davenport of BrAttleboro
will address the Windham county demo
Al.
Goth inst.
The Franklin county democratic con-
vention met at Sheldon on Wednesday and
nominated Hon. Victor Atwood of st.
Adams, N. G. Martin of Sheldon and G.
A. Hubbell Of Fairfax for senators. II.
b. Smith of Milton addressed the convcn-
ton at some length.
The committee appointed by the New
Hampshire Legislature to investigate the
affairs of the Concord Savings Bank in
connection with default of w. W. Storrs,
its treasurer and native of Montpelier,
VT, report that they find Storrs to have
been a villain of the first-cass.
We learn from the Woodstock, Standard
that at the urgent request of late members
of the Seventh Vermont regiment, J. $.
Adams, who during the rebellion was at
tached to the staffs of Gems. Butler Banks,
Steele, Hurlburt, Asboth, Wetzel and
Getty, has consented to deliver an address
before the members Of the regiment daring
the soldiers reunion at Burlington. His
subject will be "The Seventh Vermont
Volunteers, its living and its Dead The
Standard says eve have beef permitted
to read the manuscript and ii is a mastery
production, and cannot, fail to he of thrilling
interest to those who were members OF the
regiment. 1t completely refutes the
charges against the regiment made by Gen.
Butler, and handles the doughty warrior
in manner not all TO his credit"
j. j. Gray Engine Co. of Cambridge are
talking strongly in favor of attending the
firemen's muster at Burlington. If she
should be there it will take a good throw
to beat her.