The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1865-11-08

~ tne register bureau OF the treasury de-
rartment at Washington.
1.-THE new NJ. Z. Church. in
Woodstock, will be dedicated on Thurs
da, November 9th.
Ion the Goth, Charles Harrington
shPt one of the largest Golden Eagles
ever found in this State, at the foot of
NYantastiquet mountain, near Brattleboro
The bird measured from tip of hill to end
OF tail three feet one inch, and his wings
spread seven feet two inches.
....A band has been organized in Ben
nington, and Mr.. Park has Just presented
it with full set of silver instruments.
drums, &c, Mt n cost of $1,000. The
organization comprised many who were
members OF the old Bennington Band. and
is under the leadership Of John Z. Pratt.
....Mr. Hunt, Of Bennington, expects
to erect, during the coming year. WOODEN
factory which will he the largest in Yer
mont. 1t will be 80 $50 feet, and four
stories in height With machinery and
out-bulldng, it is expected to cost $780,
600.
...From an extended report of the
late Military Review at Montpelier, which
we find in the Burlington Free Press, we
take the following tribute to:
Our Gsne,M, Gro. J. SrANxARp.-
AT Gettysburg, at Cold Harbor. at Fort
Harrison, at H"me-under arms or with
cut arms-we are with YOU and for you.
This toast was the signal for I'm extra.
ordinary manifestation Of the admiration
and attachment of Vermont soldiers to
Gen Stannard, which was so marked
feature OF the occasion. The Off :ers all
sprang to their feet; forty men at once
shouted three cheers for Gen. Standard
and with waving hands and hats and
handkerchlefs, three cheers that seemed
almost to lift the proof were given, then
three more, each with a full grown royal
Bengal tiger Gen. Stannard rose to
respond, with strong and obvious feeling.
lie thanked his brother officers around
him for the morks ofconfidence and friend
ship with which they seemed determined
to overwhelm him. He could once pad
die his own canoe he could still drive
his own cant; but he couldn't blow his
own whistle. To try to make a speech
under such circumstances was too much
OF an effort, he had rather 90 into a
pretty strong fight than attempt it. But
he thanked them from the bottom of his
heart, though he lacked words to to ex-
press it. AS the General sat down,
amid hearty applause. Major Barstow
rose, and read with fine expression the
lines of "1He Empty .Sleere,"-"a simple
tale OF one armed man." which brought
the moisture into many eyes, as they
turned to the sleeve which once held the
generals good right arm, now pinned fiat
and empty across his breast. Three
more cheers for OR one-armed genera g,
followed this episode.
In the same report we find the follow
ing toast and abstract of response
The URioH-Cemented by the blood of
our fathers and endcared to us by the
sacrifices OF the present generation, may
it endure forever.
Hon. j. w. Stewart was called on to
respond. lie said he hardly knew where
TO begin on so vast a theme ms of the SEN
timent. "Iou SIR" addressing the chair.
''and your compatriots have settled the
great problem of the ages, which the
struggling peoples of the world have hith-
erto tried in vain to settle-the perpetu-
ating on a solid basis OF free republic.
This was wa: Of ideas as well as phys
ic;l forces In this connection he told
an anecdote received from a recently OAR
doned rebel of high standing at the South.
about the rebel Secretary Cobb who said
one day during Sherman's triumphant
march through Georgia. that it was mo
use to fight the devil" or try to stop
Sherman. Every Yankee bullet" said
he, ''goes till it wears out, or kills a con-
federate soldier. Applause.
The speaker thought the reason the
Yankee bullet went 50 because it was
backed by an med. Vermonters fought
SO, because they fought tor ideas, and
that explained how General Meade could
say that the 9th Corps was the best corps
in his army, and that the old VT Brigade
was the best brigade in the corps. We
are now reapmg the results of the labors
and sacrifices OF our soldiers Our adj
versaries have submitted, and the North
Is richer to-day than when the war began
The West, in debt four years ago is now
laying up money. Our own little State
Gas estimated by competent authority
holds 500, 200, 600 invested in National
securities, and we may now look forward
to career of unexampled prosperity
He considered that there were no honors
IN civil life to compare with those of the
men who, staining as bulwarks of the
Nations honor in the field, had achieved
these vest results. 1t was his profoundest
regret that he could not share such honor
He knew of no higher need of praise
than that due to the soldiers of Vermont
and in the name of their fellow citizens,
he thanked them. Mr. Stewart spoke
with effect and was heartily applauded.
The Rutland Herald says the store
of w. w. Mccall of that place, was en-