The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1865-08-23
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.


ford, had to pay $1,000.
Another indication of prosperity in Or
well is the fact, that there are eight or
ten times as many covered carriages in
town, as there were four years ago. 4
-. Middlebury College has given I'd
the country Is presidents ofcolegcs and
seminaries, GO professors, $50 ministers.
30 missionaries in foreign lands. and be-
tween 80 and 80 who have been connect
ed with the college have taken up arms
in defense of their country
-. Rev. DIR. Post, St. Louis. Vice
President Owen Of the New York Free
Academy, and Prof Boarlman of Mid.
dlebury, arc mentioned in connection with
the presidency of Middlebury College,
made vacant by the resignation Of DIR.
Labarec. ..
IA Camp Meeting commences at
New Haven on Monday next. All per-
Sons attending it will be carried by the
Rutland and burlington Railroad for fare
one way. All passenger trains will stop
at the camp ground 10 leave or take pas
sensers, except the mail train going north,
and the day express going south. Tick
cts must be purchased ut the office. Full
fare will be charged on the cars
I'D. G. Linsley, Esq, Chief Engin-
Ger OF the Vermont Central and Vermont
and Canada Railroads, has been during
the past fortnight surveying the proposed
route for branch railroad from Water
bury TO Stowe.
1.-The Military Rendezvous at Bur-
llnsion has been broken up, and Col.
Sawyer, Paymastcr, i. o. Sawyer, \.
q. NJ, and Lieut.. Dawson, Asst MUSTER
Ing officer, are all ordered to Blattleboro.
....Rev. Joel X. Arnold, a native of
Westminster, Vermont, died at Chester,
y. H., on the 4th of August ut the age
of II years lie was n graduate of Mid
dlebury College, and studied Theology
under his brother the late Rev. :. s. Ar
mold, ut Alstcad, y. H. lie has been
pastor at Hancock, Chester, Winchester.
n. H., and Waterbury and Colchester,
CT. The last named was lis longest pas
torate, II years. lie supplied the pull
pit of the Congregational Church at Bel
lows Fails for n time. lie was n schol-
arly, classic writer, an impressive, earnest
speaker and faithful pastor.
-. Richard Bond, of Winhall, fell
dead in his barn recently. lie had been
training young horse in the yard and
shortly after leading It into the barn he
fell down and expired INSTANTLY. iroopblv
of heart disease. lie was one OF the
leading men of the town and was between
fifty and sixty years OF age
-. The barn OF L. IL O. Allen is
Stratton, containing 80 tons Of hay, was
burned the Sih inst. Loss SS00, insured
S2j9. The fire caught from burning
match in the hands of child. Great
caution should be exercised in regard to
.... Several houses at Bennington
were robbed ON the 10th, while the occu-
pants were attending the celebration. -
Two of the supposed burglars have been
arrested.
Maj. j. ID. Atwell of Nergenncs,
Paymastcr L. 5. Vols, has been ordered
TO New Orleans for duty. The Major
has the reputation of being a very cor
rect and f,ithtul officer
George Z. Hooper has been APP
pointed =. Nj. at North Ilydepark, vice
GridIey joy resigned
....A man named John Kent, of
IIooeick Falls, was found lying dead.
morning last, on the railroad
track between Eagle Bridge and Hoosick
Junction. The body was in a terribly
condition, having been run over
by the up sleeping car train.
-. Leroy Amsden of Fclchvillc, VT,
was accidentally drowned on Monday.
while bathing in what is called the Reser-
voir Pond in Ludlow. Two companions
were IN company with him, one of which
narrowly escaped like fate while vainly
attempting to save the life of his friend.
Amsden was young man OF about 23
years of age.
Snow fell at the White Noun
tains, Wednesday, notwithstanding the
warm weather hereabouts. At bradford,
VT, there was very severe nail storm
about noon, and some gardens were near
ly destroyed. The hail stones remained
on the ground till six o'clock that even
ing.
The hospital ut Brattlcboro has