The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-08-06
News of the Week.

a great Ratltcation meeting, at their
{ village on the 9th inst. Senator Wilson
of Massachusetts, is expected, among 9th
ers, to address the crowd.
- Tarrant Siblcy's new house was
burnt at bennington, last week Loss
$780, Insurance $780,
- The Washington Co. N. Y. Insur-
surancc Company have encountered more
trouble in endeavoring TO collect their
premium notes, among the farmers OF
Stamford. In several cases where money
had been paid by parties to avoid suit,
the same has been recovered back by
suits returnablo before courts and iuries
at home. 1t begins to look as if the
dodge would not pay.
- The Windsor County Republicans
have nominated for Senators George
johnson of Springfield, Shubcl Converse
of Norwich, a. z. Hunton of Bethel,
and Mr.. Davis of Cavendisb.
- The Ladies of the Unitarian Soc-
ETY. at Brattleboro, held Fair there on
the 30th ult. This method is getting
to be common one, in order to equalize
taxation on old bachelors.
- The Windham County Confer
cnce of Congregational Churches hav-
| ing subscribed one thousand dollars to
the funds of Middlcbury College, and SO
established permanent scholarship.
have appointed board Of Trustees to
administer tho CLARITY
- The Annual Fair of the Rutland
County Agricultural Society is to be
held at Castleton, on the oath and 25th
of September.
"A Fremont Club has been organiz-
ed in Brandon. Hon. f. N. Briggs.
President. Meetings every Tuesday
night Cleo Club in attendance.
- Tho venerable VIM c. Bradley,
ono Of the Republican candidates for T..
lector comes out in card defining his
position and declaring himself staunch
supporter Of Mr.. Fremont.
A new Fremont paper is to be
started at Bellows Falls.
A serious alteration between two
men occurred in STAFFORD Vermont re-
Gently. Bacon insisted on crossing
Vests field. West resisted, and struck
him with pitch fork theroupon Bacon
drew a knife and stabbed West three or
four times. West then struck Bacon
with the tines of the fork. Vests wife
parted the combatants II is the opin.
ion Of the doctors THAT both will die. So
says tho Green Mountain Farmer.
- Two buildings were struck by light.
ming at Randolph, and one at Brook.
field, on Sunday the 9th ult Nobody
was seriously injured.
- The Patriot crows Justify over tho
acquisition Of an old line wing, down in
Windsor County, to the Democratic par.
ty. We are glad that they have, at last,
got an honest man among 'em. The
poor fellow, however, had best be look.
ing for the Good Samaritan"
"A school house in Westminster
was struck by lightning on the 30th
ult. A number Of the scholars suffered
by the shock, and little daughter 81
FULLY A. Clark was set on fire, and
Notwithstanding the prompt and judi
cious attentions of her teacher, was SC
burned that she died the next day.
- The Messenger says that extern,
sive preparations are being made at
st. Adams, for a great Fremont meet
ing at that place, on the Goth inst.
Gov. Gardner has written let
ter accepting the nomination of tn,
X. Ms, and indorsng Fremont. H.
does not commit himself to any candi-
date for the Vice Presidency.
- To the astonishmcnt of nobody
the gallant Brooks and the amiabl,
Keitt have been again returned t.
Congress, from their respective Dis
trict.
On Tuesday, of last week, there
was a great fire on North Street, Bos
ton, which rendered some eighty fam
lilies homeless, and ten persons los
their lives.
- The shells of New York have a
, last consolidated have presented !
State and Electoral ticket, on basi
of Compromise, and will probably b
kept together, for plumber and othe
purposes, until after the Presidents
election. Mr.. Amasa J. Parker i
their candidate for Governor.