The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-12-04
state, County and Vicinity.

MIDDLEBURY.
Well we have been expecting winter
for the last two or three weeks, and at last
it has come. The first snow of any amount
appeared on Sunday of this week, more
than month later than it came last year.
This will make our winter somewhat short
er, unless it fingers in the lap of spring."
which frequently happens in this arctic
region.
The new mechanical exposition building
of the Blanchard company, is fully COM
pleted and is now ready for the engine,
which is expected every day. The active
members of the company are now on
hand arranging matters for the reception
of patents. We learn that large number
Of patentees have already applied for room
in this worlds fair exhibition. Perhaps it
will be well that the public should have a
kind of photograph of the active members
who are to devote their time and talents to
the work of exhibiting and examining the
workings of machines in their case Mr..
Blasdell, who will attend to the financial
business of the company, is just in the
prime of life, gentleman in every sense of
the word. Genial and pleasant, of prcpos-
scssing appearance. an eloquent and talent
ed preacher, and withal has a special prac-
teal business tact which admirably adapts
him to the position assigned him in the com
pany The next man we shall mention is DIR.
blanchard. Almost everybody knows DIR.
blanchard, as he Is the father of more than
quarter of Il hundred patents. DR.. B.
has practlced medicine successfully for a
number OF years, and vet his naturally &C
tive mind led him to the study of mechan-
les. From that he put them to practical
working, until his inventions amount to
the number above stated. The doctor, too,
Is about middlc-aged, tall and lank, dark
complexion, deep set sharp eyes, with a
race indicating deep and strong thoughts,
never still in mind or body. Having such
a thorough knowledge of mechanical arts
he is able to comprehend the nice and SUI
perIor qualities of machines offered, as well
as To most readily discover any defects. 1t
Is the intention of the managers of the
company not to receive for exhibition apy
machine that has not the clements of prac
tical success, hence those in pursuit of
worthless, impractcable articles will be
obliged to look elsewhere for them. DIR.
Russell Is another active member of the
company, and will attend in great de-
gree To the salesrOom. The doctor is so
well known here that photograph of him
would seem unnecessary. Those who
have even seen DIR. Russell viii remember
Ills pleasant words and good natured and
genial countenance. One to look at him
would not think he could make up his
ihihu 10 Kill man-not even rebel--but it
Is saiu ny those who know, that he fought
well ON the right side of the rebellion.
lhere are other members of the company
who are men of large means. who never
take hold of an enterprise that does not
onel tne elements OF success These we
NAV mpntlOp when m ma,
along.
a few years ago, hardly anyone used
coal in our village, and now there Is hardly
anyone that does not use it. Even the far.
mers in the neighboring towns, as a matter
OF economy, come here and purchase il for
winter use. Mr.. A. G. Marshall began IN
supply the people, and for year or two. II
was pretty small affair, but now he has
been compelled by the great demand to mt
up coal house 60 or 70 feet long, which
is not sufficient to hold his supply. lie is