The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1865-12-13
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.

mon in Munger street this evening.
.... How much che new fence on
Pleasant ST., near the Parsonage, inn
proves the appearance Of the village
Does any one know of some other spot
within the village Which might be i'm
proved in like mamer
=. Mrs L. S. Field widow of the
late Gen. Martin T.. Field, of Newfane,
recently presented to Middlebury College,
the valuable cabinet of minerals collected
by Gen. Fields during the last ten years
of his life. Prof. Secly has been in New
fame asserting them.
go. We are happy TO learn that the
Trustees of the Addison County Grammar
School have secured the services Of Mr..
Oscar d. Scott, as Principal. His high
standing as n scholar, his uniformly cour-
teous disposition and his practical meth
DDS Of teaching give assurance of his sue
cess. Let this brave and patriotic soldier
whose sacrifices upon his country's altar
demand our warmest sympathy, receive
the encouragement he deserves.
-. We shall give next week List of
Premiums awarded at the Orwell Farm
ers' Club, Oct. 18th 1865.
-. Don't fail to attend the Teachers
Institute held at New Haven, Jan. 18th
and Goth. Everybody who has ever
heard of j. s. Adams, Sec. Of Board Of
Education will 90 OF course
WooL-This county has nearly two
years growth of wool on hand. Mr..
l,eaman of New Haven, estimates that
there is now in the hands of the growers
in that town alone, from five to eight
ions of the crop raised in 1861.
... Ludlow appears to be thriving.
New buildings are in process of construc-
ton and new branches of business are
opening An iron foundry and ma
chine shop have been erected, the wooden
mills and telegraph office have been i'm
proved, and rents and real estate have
been very much enhanced.
... "A shed at the railroad station at
Ludlow was found to be on fire last
Thurday morning, but the fire was ex-
tinguished without much damage.
....1hc Rutland Herald announces
the death Of benjamin +. French, of the
firm Of French & Kingsley. He was an
entcrprising, honest, public spirited bust
ness man.
....Ralph Waldo Emerson>s lecture
at Rutland, last Friday evening, is said
to be n fine affair.
....1n Cambridge the iptherla con-
tinues to rage fearfulIy. The Newsleale,
chronicles four deaths in "A week
....The 9th Regt. arrived at Bur
lngton last Wednesday. and were served
with splendid collation. by the citizens
Ui that city. Nine officers and 253 men
composcd the battalion. They were paid
off on Thursday, and have nearly all
gone to their several homes.
The battalion was composed of men
whose term of service did not expire pre-
vious to Oct. 1st 1865, and who mostly
enlisted in tie winter of 1864. They
have taken part in the battles of Newport
Barracks, Feb. 9, 1864, Chapin's Farm,
Sept. 30, 1861, and at Fair Oaks, Oct.
-, of the same year The picket line
of this regiment were the first troops tc
enter Richmond April Sd. June nth,
the original organization was mustered
out of service, having upwards of fou'
hundred still in the field. They were al
once assigned the honor of doing guard
duty at the headquarters of the ever mem
orable twenty-fourth army corps, where
they won the esteem of Maj Gen. Gibbor
and his accomplished staff. Subsequently
they were transferred to Norfolk AM
Portsmouth, Va, where they remained
until mustered out.
The following are the officers Of tn,
regiment:
Lieut.. Col.-IIerman Scligson.
Acting Adjutant-Lieut. G., C, Cham
berlain.
Acting Regimental @, M.-Lieut. Z
w. Bird. tt. NJ ,.
Co. A-Capt. Charles f. Branch, Is
Lieut.. L. w. Bird, ID Lieut. T. b. Palm
or.
Co. B-Capt. p. Hobon, LIST Lieut.. J
w. Thomas, Cd Lieut.. G. n. Briggs.
Co. Capt f. Brownel, LIST Lieut.
II. X. Bacon, I'd Lieut.. ii. Vancor.
Co. D-Capt. Cowdery, LIST Lieut.. G
C. Chamberlain, I'd Lieut.. o. w. New
ell.
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