The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-07-09
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.

ofthe Congregational Church.
lOl a. IN. address before the
Philomathesian Society by E. p. Whip
\ple of 10, ton. At q = NJ. Address
before the Philadelp'ian Society, by Rev.
DE. Daggett D D of Canandaigua MY.
Evcnin: Paricrian Prize Speaking.
Wednesday ith, at s a. M, annual
meeting of the alumni at the College
Chapel. AT 0 a. m Commcmoration
services at the Cemetery on the erection
of n monument to the memory of Presi-
dent Bates; addresses by Rev L. NJ Post,
ID. ID. Of st. Louis, and f. J. Phelps,
Esq. of Burlington. At log a. M, an.
niversary of the associated Alnmni Poet,
Julius Wilcox, Esq. of brooklyn, n. Y.
At l o'clock p. m. Dinner aud
Social Reunion of the alumni at the
Addison House.
Thursday commencement proper AT
1OI II. m. Inaugural address of Prof
G.. \. Weber. At . p. m. orations
and other exercises of the Graduating
Glass followed by the Masters Grafton
by Ezra Brainerd.
BASE BAIL-On Tuesday last, the
.Fearnaught" club challenged the "Widc-
Awakes" to a match game to be played
July 4th, but the "Wile- Awakes" failing
10 appear the game was given to the
''Fearnaught" Club.
SoME "SNAIK."-On the II. e b.
Railroad in Middebury, June 2lst, Mr..
j. b. Emerton killed black snake Aft
6 inches long and feet in circumference.
So says the Middlebury Register. Rec0'd
Not quite 50 fast Mr.. Record, The
story you ale telling should lie credited TO
the Rutland Herald. When the story
first appeared, as it did in the Register, it
was quite different snake, only tcet
6 inches long and inches in circumfer-
ence. "Glvc the ID his due
FoURrH OF July AT RUTLAND The
grand Fireman's tournament which &C.
CURED as proposed at Rnt,and on the 4th,
was participated in be fifteen Fire Com
panies, and the Rutland companies we're
also in the procession. 1t is estimated
that there were ten thousand persons
present from abroad to witness the Ger.
cmoncs. The lst prize of $500 was
won by the "Fountain'' of Bratteboro
The End prize of 5000 by the "NIazcppa"
Of Fitchburg Mass, and the 81 by the
Geyser of Ashburnham, Mass.
The celebration was entirely successful
and IA most commendable good order and
enthusiasm prevailed. The pleasure of
the occasion was only marred by the
heat and dust, anil the accidents which
occurred, described by the Herald as
follows.
AT 1920 p. M, during the prevalence
of the showers, the new building of
Messrs Pond & Morse and Chanee &
Harger, corner of NJ rchants' Row and
Center streets, was struck by lightning,
the bolt entering the building at the top
ct the north side wall, about thirty feet
from tho east end, SCATTERING severely the
projecting scaffolding from the uncompet.
ed building, as well as the window frames
in that portion of the structure, and
displacing and knocking out of shape the
brick wall in several places. 1t passed
down through the building to the ground,
and Frustrated five persons who were
standing on the lower floor of the build
ing in an apartment fitted up as a refresh
ment stand and kept by nan named
Edward Kelly. The injured parties were
two lads, sons of Mr.. Robert Hewitt Of
this place. Young lady unknown to us,
young man named Henry Nc
Master of Middebury and young man
named Plumbley of Cuttingsville Nc
Master was the most seriously injured but
after rubbing thoroughly for several
hours and the free application OF water,
under the direction of Dr. Pond. he
revived, and is now out of danger, as are
AL the others Frustrated at that time.
The loss on the building struck is heavy,
bnt Is covered by insurance in the Lor-
lizard Company of New York.
A NOBLE ACr.-A Vermont soldier re
Gently wrote those princes amongst pub
fishers, Messrs. G. & c. Merriam, and
received reply, substantially as follows
GENTS went forth to the CORY bat
tie field with my life in my hands with no
other thought than that Of offering it up
upon the altar of our bleeding country,
never expecting to return / sold for the
benefit of my family, what, rext to my
Bible had been my most treasured com.
panion-a copy of Websters Unabridged
Dictionary. But now the 'cruel war is
Overland the God of battles has permitted
me, minus leg and heel of the other foot.
to return TO my loved Green Mountain
home, consequently rendering more than
ever necessary the companionsip of the
"Unabridged," for which please send