Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-07-22
Letter from Nermcnt.

. +, it, Eftor n Nr .lasrirHg:
Sr:-Your readers, especially those OF the
.pnilcr sex. w1uld have been interested in the
commencement exercise, Of the University Of
vermont, at Burlington. last Wednesday: f.
malc ,ufiragi,t- would have been pleased be-
cause two ladies were among the graduates;
and conservatives. because the ladies were 20
z mt e and womany. and because In IL ESSAYS.
thou sh among the best Of the Gay. showed
spiri very far from anything Ike di.agtccablc
'>trong- mindednrs> The writer viii MT LAY
that this term has som times seemed 20 he
used a synonym for a bal disposition. The
exercise, Of the day. though not a, a wholc,eN-
I traorduaTy, Were yet interesting. and "a, good
. a. the average on sch occasions. There wc-,
twelve graduates The College i in a flourish
iBg condition. and has recently received come
valuable gifts TO its library, &c. Burlington,
( H. seat, is the largest city in Vermont. and /,
about equal to Bangor in population. The ride
/ thtllcr across the state from White River
/ junction, is one which would never become
monltouoIs unless the poets line. "a hing of
/ beauty j. joy forever" should become Else
/ For the whole route i, full of thing, OF beauty
and the typical Vermont scenery. of .erdant
me4dows dotted with elms, of fertile fields.
richly wooded hill, aud grand mountains, af.
! fords the eye perpetual feast Of unnumbered
courses. Burlington is finely situated on Lake
/ Champaign, has good harbor. cons siderable
navigation, and one of The largest lumber trades
/ in the country.
Rutland. siXiy-seyen miles from Burlington.
/ is, in point of enterprise aud activity, a repre-
sentative New England town. 1t is situated on
| Otter Creek; contains about 10000 inhabit-
ants, distributed in tnree villages: supports
two dailies, OF which the Herald is especially
marked by ability and principle; is a centre Of
four or five railroads. and boasts All unusual
number OF ele CANT public ami private buildings
Among the latter we particularly noticed the
palatial residence and delightful ground, Of
Geo. Baxter, of Emma mine not0rety II is
stated that his income amounted at one lime to
so ,0Oo day. The church edifices, Ito credit
to the taste well a devotion OF their frequen-
tiers. That OF the Baptsts. who are strong
here, cost some $4,000 Rev. Justin X. Rich
ard.on, known to some of your readers. is the
efficient pastor.
Rutland is chiefly remarkable for its marble
quarries These are at West Rutland The
drive th,her is cha ming, the roads are
good, aud allow views varying from Arcadian
quietness to massive grandeur. On the way.
there was pointed cut to Us. the ruin Of our old
papermil; the stone walls are still partially
standing. and trees are growing within them,
the trunks of which are everal inches in di-
ameter, while the stone-w ork is rapidly becom-
ing overgrown with ivy. romantic spot,
but, like other romantic spots, suggestive of |
mosquitoes.
We visited six of the QUAR- les. The marble |
crops out almost, if not quite to the surface of /
the ground. but the deeper stone is better, and
therefore excavations have been made in the
solid rock to the depth, in at least one instance,
Of more than 200 feet. The marble is of excel