The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-07-04

wool, the growth of one year and eight
days, and IL lbs hom lamb one year
and nine days old Blow your rams
horns.
Emma Amsden, aged Is, died sud-
denly at Felchville. She was sick less
than four hours. The disease is suppos-
cd to have been spotted fever.
FmE.-A car containing hay, attached
10 the express freight from Burlington,
caus ht fire, probably from the sparks of
the engine, three miles north of Middle
bury las; Friday evening. The passen-
ger cars were left and the engine with
two freight cars came up TO the village.
The Middlcbury Fire Company came
out promptly with their engine, and the
flames were at length extinguished. One
car was burned to the platform and its
freight destroyed, and the other charred
and black ened to a considerable extent.
A large crowd assembled near the depot
to witness the performance.
BENNINGTON CoUNTY.-Ira Cochrane,
of Dorset, and II. G.. Root, of Benning-
ton, have been nominated for State Sena-
tors by the Union Republicans of Ben
nington County.
BENNINGTON. - A company with
capital of $50. 900 has been organized at
North Bennington, for the purpose of en-
tering exclusively into the manufacture of
boots and shoes. The company has pur-
chased the Union store building, large
tructure.
The Vermont democrats held their
state convention at Montpelier on Friday,
with Waldo Brigham of Hyde Park as
president and w. w. Eaton, Byron Good
win andW. A. Baldwin as secretaries.
Last years ticket was re-nominated, rs
follows: For governor, Charles n.
Davenport of Wilmington; for licuten-
ant governor, d. c. Linsey of BurIing-
ton; for treasurer, l.. ii. Noycs of Hyde
Park The State Committee nearly the
same as last year. The resolutions which
were adopted indorse the principles of the
democracy and the reconstruction policy of
the president declare for the taxation of
United States bonds and give the SOL
ders commendatory pat. The usual
speeches were made, but no confidence
was expressed of carrying the state, or,
indeed, that the convention was of the
slightest political Importance, anyway.
EXPENSES TO BE pAID.-The President
has signed the following bill:
"T'bat the Secretary of the Treasury
be authorized to pay the State of Ver-
mont any sum that may be found due after
the account shall have been admitted by
the proper officers of the Treasury Depart
mcnt, expended by the State of Vermont
for the defence and protection of the from
tier from invasion from Canada in eigh-
teen hundred and sixty-four, provided
that the amount to be audited and paid,
shall not exceed the sum Of sixteen thous-
and four hundred and sixiy-three dollars
and eighty one cents
STATE MUSICAL CONFERENCE.-The
Convention was a complete success. The
City Hall at Burlington was nearly full
during the whole five days of the Conven
ton and the house was crowded to over
flowing during the concerts. Prof. w.
o. Perkins had the general direction but
was assisted by some of the finest must
clans, male and female, of Boston and
Springfield They were all native Yer
monters however. Besides this array of
musical talent nearly all of the best sing
ers still resident in the state were present
and contributed largely TO the interest of
the occasion. The closing concert is thus
described by the Burlington Times:
The Musical Convention which has
been a great success, closed last evening
with fine concert, which, we are glad
to say, was more fully attended than that
of Thursday evening as there could not
have been many less than 1000 persons in
the hall. The oratorio of ''the Creation"
was finely rendered, and in spite Of its
length was well received by the great
audience. In the miscellaneous singing
that followed, Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Ryan,
and Miss Keyes participated, and it is
hardly necessary TO say that their every
effort evoked hearty applause and frequent
encore. The Quintette Club played
charmingly, and its rendering of Pleyel's
HYMN was raDturousiy receivad