The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-10-22
Homo Items.

The Nergonnes paper exults over a
cabbage raised by Harry Hunt Of New
Haven, which weighs wenty-four and
thrce-fourths pounds To balance that
side of New Haven, we have to record
tho dimensions of a squash. raised by
Col. Ira Clifford of the same town, which
measures six feet and four iuches in cir
conference one way, and fonr feet
and seven inches the other. As tho Hay
scales were not convenient we did not
take its weight.
- The news Of Pennsylvania caused
great cv vehement in this ,'eco Tho toll
,,.itl i has varied lis COMMUNICATIONS
like weather cock. The first night af-
ter the election, the Democrats, consist
. ing Of three or four citizens and large
crowd Of small boys received the news
with great unction raised flag and
cheercd the same: towards the close,
spirits rose and the enthusiasm was SO
great, that the jubilee wound up with a
Tipperary fight, in which one man had
his nose bit of, aud tho scrimmage was
beautiful The next day the Rerybli
cans rcjoiccd with, bon-fres speeches and
hurros, the news being in their favor
Ga Saturday night, the Democrats again
rallied in force. burnt tar barrels. fired
canuons. heard speeches aud rejoicod
greatly. ExGov. Kidder addressed
the crowd, on the topics If the day.
Col. JonN c. FnnMaNr, passed
through hore on Tuesday, on his way to
Canada II was rot known to any Of
our rcople. mud he managed to traverse
the whole lrpg h Of the State. without
being recognized by any person. He
returned on Friday morning, and sevora,
of on, citizens lal the pleasure Of soe-
ing and convers,uz with him, in the cars.
None Of the por' rats we have seen do
him any thing like justice.
- On Saturday night after Ex.Gov.
Kiddcr had concluded bis address to the
democra t. three OF four huncred people
collected around the Fremont flag staff
Lieut.. Gov Slade took the chair, aud
the meeting was addressed By CHARLES
X FIELD Eco Of Ncwfaue, who CHANGED
to be present, aud by Geo. Walker Esq.
of Pittsford, who showed himself master
of the subj ct he treated upon. W. f,
Bascom, Esq, Of this place also spoke
upon the issues of the day. to the accept
ancc Of the people. Several Of the stu
dents also spoke, and acquitted them,
selves admirably. The meeting was in
tcrruptod by groans Of tho democrats,
who remained after their meeting was
over. We must enter our protest a.
gainst any ass'mboge of citizens lawful.
ly congregated being disturbed in their
rights. Let US leave that sort Of thing
to Border Ruffans, tho Fastest fami-
lies" aud chivalry Of the South
The County Constitutional Con
vention held here on Thursday was
numerously attended from all parts of
the county. The sentiment of opposi-
ton to all the amendments proposed by
the Censors seemed almost unanimous
We have always thought the change Of
representation would be ATTENDED by
great evils at the same time we think
the proposal of holding sessions Of the
Legislature but once in two years. mer,
its q careful consideration The fact is,
our taxes are heavier than in any other
state. and the cost CT the govern mcnt
would be materially reduced by less fire.
quont sessions.
We take the following from the
St. Johnsbury paper;
MIDpl EBURy CoLLEGF,-The election
of Rev. |. T. Holton as Professor of
Chemistry at Middlebury College gives
that institution new and strong ella i'm
upon the confidence and generous sup
port of the people of Vermont. Mr..
Holton will be remembered by the cit
liens OF this village as the gentleman
who lcctured here on New Granada u
about year ago. His qualifications
for the Profcssetship of Chemistry are
of the very highest character. For
many years he hiss devoted himself to
its study, and it is not going too far to
say that he has very few, if any super
iors as a chemist His acquaintance
with the sciences related to chemistry is
also very exact ard minute, and the
experience he has had as Professor at
Princeton College, n J and tho New
York College of Pharmacy, warrant the
expectation that those who pursue their
studies under his charge will not fail to
become thoroughly finished scholars SO
far as his department is concerned.
- At the close of the course of lect,
ures just delivered in our Village by DR..
Collett, of Peekskilo, N. Y, the follow
ing compliment was rendered him by a
decisive and unanimous vote