The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-07-04
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The First Congressional District
Convention will be held in Middlcbury
August 18th.
We think that farmers in need oil
Horse Rakes will do well to see the Bay
State Rake before buyirg.
- The senatorial nominations for
Franklin county are: Albert c. Soule
of Fairfield, Joshua Clapp of Montgom-
cry, and Bradley Barlow of st. Adams ;
for judge of probate, A. j. Samson, and
for states attorney, Dana II. Bailey.
The Vermont Central railroad is
building n new depot at Burlington,
which will cost $4,000. 1t will front
on Lake Champlain, and will be one Of
the finest structures of the kind in the
country. Its dimensions are 204 feet by
1913, and it will have two towers ~ feet
in hight.
Tho Crown Point and Bridport
Farmers and Mechanics Association will
hold their next annual Fair at Crown
Point, on the Goth and 27th of Septem-
Der, 1866.
Prof S. G.. Brown, of Dartmouth
College, has been invited to the presi-
dency of the University of Vermont.
Orange County Union Convention
unanimously adopted a resolution in
favor of Mr.. Morrill, as U. S. Senator
the full term.
"A correspondent of the burlington
Free Press, writing from Sheldon, cor
reefs the report of the Times SO far as to
say that Gov. Smith would not permit
his name to be used as candidate for
the Senate. The writer adds that the
Franklin Co. nominees for Senate are all
for Mr.. Morrill,.
CoRNwAIL--A serious accident occur
ed at the raising of L. S. Stowel's House
last week. Sias Parkill fell from the top
of the building to the ground among stones,
fragments, timber, &c, distance of thir-
ty feet. lis leg was broken and he was
otherwise injured, but we understand lie
is doing well, The brace which he caught
FOR support gave way and also came to
the ground coming very near the head of
Mr.. Pritchar, vino was standing on the
ground below.
Bnis;cL.-During the showers of last
Wednesday shanty on Bristol Flats, in
which about thirty persons were peeling
willows, was struck by lightning though
not materially injured. The shock com.
plctely paralyzed one man, hut we since
learn that he is better.
Sumner term of the Mildlcbury
Female Seminary closed last week.
Rev. III. +. Leavitt will be succeeded by
Rev. n. l.. Graves in taking charge of
the school.
There will he trial of Mowers in
Bridport, on Friday of this week, near
the village. 1t is also expected that
the new Bay State Horse Rake will be
exhibited.
FRANKLIN COUNTY. We learn that
the Franklin County Union Convention,
at Sheldon, Wednesday, was largely at
tended. The Senatorial ticket nominated
was as follows:
Albert G. Soulc, Fairfield.
Bradley Barlow, St. Adams
Joshua Clapp, Montgomery.
CnTrENDEN CoUNTY.--The Chittenden
County Republican Convention was held
on Saturday last, at Burlington. The
Convention nominated for Senators.
Russell S. Taft of Darlington.
John l.. Barstow of Shelburne.
L. II. Lane of Jericho.
Resolutions endorsing Hon. J. s. Nor
rill for the u. S, Senate were adopted.
The Vermont educational society
held its annual meeting at Montpelier
during the last week. Worthington
c. Smith of ST. Adams was elected pres.
ident for the ensuing year; j. +. Thurs
ton of Montpelier treasurer, and Rev. Z.
Mix of Burlington secretary.
BELLOWS FALLS "A small building
was set on fire in broad day light, by ar
incendiary, last week Tuesday, but the
fire was soon exiinguished
Mr.. W. J. Sabin, drover of Bel.
lows Falls, was assaulted by hostler in
Cambridge, Mass, recently, and sever.
ely beaten on the head with pitch fork