The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-13
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nor Chillcndcn. During ono of these visits
he took view from the west window of
me governor, house Of a wheat field I'm tho
distance beyond which was knoll with
ono solitary pine upon its top, which view
he engraved upon tho cup. The engraved
cup attracted the attention of Ira Allen
who adopted its device as the slate seal.
The First Baptist church organized in
Vermont was located in SALISBURY in 1888
'corgc Niles of SALISBURY lived 10 be 1O5
Ncar, o. age. On The day he became 100
years Oh he Walkcd INTO the meadow and
a pattern for you
David )lliugou Of ShaftsJury was fine
first inventor OF wax grating, and Cover
/ nor Hall was his first apprentice At one
Tune Arlington employed 100 men, who
Travelled over New England and the West
/ introducing hi newly discovered ar.
Thomas Davenport Of Williamstown was
The inventor Of the application of magnet.
ism aud clectro-maguctism as moving
pilhclpic in mechanics, for which he oh.
tanned patent Feb %, 1887. He was cx-
perlmcnting upon this machine as early a4
lSJ2. In 1894 his model was put on cXhi-
nlllOn III Ncw York, and from il Professor
Morse got his first idea of the electric ,elc
graph.
Captain Samuel AIorcy Of Fairloe was
inc ilrst man TO apply steam power to nav-
cation, who, in 1902, applied steam power
to small boat On the Connecticut river.
and afterwards on Fairlee pond. He after
wards exhibited his model in New York.
IN the presence OF Fulton and Livingston.
In 1853 Rev. Cyrus Mann, native of OK
ford, published an article in Boston pa
per wherein he says the first steamboat
ever seen in the waters OF America was in
l.t.
astonishing sight Of a man ascending the
/ Connecticut river, between Fairlce and
Or rd. in little boat Just large enough
to contain himself and the rude machinery
connected with the steam boiler and q
| handful Of wood for fire, was witnessed
by the writer in his huyhood. and by 9TH
ers who yet survive This was before
Fulton's name had been mentioned in con.
necilon with steam navigation. Futon
visited Molcy at Faircc and was very much
interested in his experiments, and in 1903
constructed boat after MOleys model and
obtained letters patent therefor, thus be-
coming famous, while the Ingenious Yer
montor was dcfraudod Of his rights"
OF Nermont's poets md pcesy Mr. Jill
son reviewed long list Of familiar names,
saying that notwithstanding the hardship-
experienced by the carly settlers and the
absolute necessity Of dealing with the real
| instead Of the ideal, Vermont has produced
some of the finest poetcal talent in the
! country Nathaniel Niles OF Fairlec,
Royal Tyler Of Guilford Thomas G. Fes-
sender OF Brattlcboro.' Thomas Rowlcy of
| Danny and others We're inspired with the
genius of song in the early times The lii
| Tie poem, more recently written by Chas
| G. Eastman Of Montpelier. entitled "A
Picture, he felt was 50 beautiful that he
quoted it:
"fhe flrner sat In his easy chair
Slnoing his pipe ct clay,
While his hale Old wife With busy care,
ives cleaning The dinner away:
\ sweet little girl, with fine blue eyes
On hcr grnhdiather's knee was catching lilies.
Here the stage curtain behind the speak
cr was rolled up, and a tableau sylendidly
! illustrating the poem was revealed. This
| called forth hearty applause and prepared
the auditors for the rich treat in store for
them IN the closing exercises
Frequent quotations OF poetic gems were
used To illustrate the class Of writings by
John G. Sake ("Thc Modern Bellc,'D f.
Bcnjamin Gage ('Beyond,") Nathan
Brown. VIM. g. Brown and Julia Wallace
C'Earlls Angela and the poetic roll
was completed with general tribute to the
writings OF Carlos Wilcox of Orwell. En-
ma W. Smith of Wndham, Robert Josse-
lyn Of Woodstock Anna c. Lynch of Ben
nmgton Guy ii. Nalamorc Of Undcrhill,
U ~ - ~ w. " mcecf OF Houtn liero, MrS
Warner of South Hero, Mrs. A. II. Ring.
ham of Brandon, Julia c. Il. Dor Of Kul.
land, }. Rankin Of II. Adams, Abby
i'LL,''oia""!, El','lS Il, Iago "l Bradford
els. = '''''''
In closing he said We have been wan
dcrcrs from The land Of our nativity. I'm,
whenever we turn our thought, TO the
Green Mountain state we cannot helm feel
ing proud Of TIC indepepdent po,ition al.
ways maintained bv her Inhabitants and
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