The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-08-13
News of the Week.

The Democrats OF Chittenden County
had convention, as good as any body,
n, Paincsville,-to which Burlington is
now attached, last week a long string
of resolutions, brim full Of Eight, redoIcnt
of democracy and particularly hard 90
the Kings English were passed. A
ticket for county officers was likewise
nominated.
- Mtonucre poll. We judge from
the Patriot that the political contest
between the parties at Northfield has
narrowed down into fght, about who
shall have the best pole aud flag, FIRE.
mont or Buchanan. 1t Is gratifying to
discover any symptoms of polarity in the
Democratic party of Vermont.
CoMrLiMENTARY,-Th State Banner
abiding to a notice in its columns of q
Democratic County Convention to be
held in Bennington County says, il
will be seen by referring to another part
of to-day's Banner that the fool. are not
oil dead yet, and intima,es that all
deccntly disposed democrats" in that
county are against Buchanan.
- The Republicans of Bennington
County, in convention at Arlington on
the 9th inst. Hon. A. L. Miner in the
Chair, nominated Barber Thompson of
Pownal and Il. b. Burton Of Mancbos.
ter, for County Senators Resolutions
were passed endorsing the National,
State aud Congressional nominations
! - The Woodstock people have com
menced tho construction Of their Gas
works. The introduction Of gas light
will BE- 30 ora for that beautiful village.
= Homer Il. Royce, the Republican
candidate in tho northern district, for
representative to Congress, has taken
tho stump and is addressing the people
of Orleans County
= Tn Vermont Teachers Associa ton
hold their SIKH Annual Meeting. at Bar
re, on tho 9th inst
- The Dental Surgeons held con
vention last week, in the city of New
York, where they discussed diseased
dentine u. recommended arsenic as the
best escharotic, and denounced low
p:ices. ..t.. Ga.
- The Americans and Republicans
Of Connecticut have united for Fremont
and Johnston, and present single cleo
toral ticket A considerable number of
Americans have, however, boltcd and go
for Fillmore. -'' .9r. ..,' b
= The Democrats had large and
enthusiastic convention, at Trenton, N ew
Jersey, on Wednesday last The usual
resolutions were adopted.
: Two Richmond, Va, editors shot
at one another with pistols at ten PAGES,
last week, near the Maryland line. No
body was hurt, honor was satisfied and
the matter passed of very pleasantly.
- The Boston papers. in view of the
recent steamboat accidents, are discuss-
mg tho merits Of new pump and pump
ing engine invented by j. S. Gwynne,
which will raise 500 barrels Of water per
minute The right Of the machine is
now in the Boston Submarine and
) Wrccking Company of which S. Benton
Thompson, ESD, is President.
- A new invention for keeping dust
, out Of the cars is before the public and
is said to work admirably Along the
bottom of the car over the wheels, is q
simple continuance with Stats like Ven,
! titan blind the motion of the car Gre.
ates a breeze, which presses through the
stats, and drives all the dust downward,
under and thence behind the train.
The English are experimenting
with steam plows. One Of their ma.
chimes is constructed so that the power is
locomotive, and two others are worked
by stationary power. The leading Agri'
oulturista there are sanguine of success
, President Lord when lately called
on to participate in a political club, de-
: cined, on the ground that he was min
. lister of the Gospel.
In Massachusetts,, on the same day
:, with the Presidential election. occurs
: their election of State officers represen-
tatives in Congress, State Senators and
Town Representatives.
. = On Friday the scholars Of the Pub
.. lie Schools in Boston to the number Of
several thousands, accompanied by their
: teachers and the Mayor Of the city, Wis
tied Dan Rice's Circus at the Public
Garden. 1t is said the little folks were
prodigiously pleased with the perform
ances