The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-03-26

LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.

occurs this evening.
The Legislature is to convene in
extra session tomorrow. The work to be
done is laid out and opinions are gene
rally formed. There will, therefore, be
no cause for prolonging the session beyond
this week.
&C. S. Hopkins, Esq, who has been
running the WOODEN mill in this village for
several years, has run out his stock on
hand, and ceased observation-disclosures ait
don't pay"
The summer term of NIddlebury
Female Seminary will begin Monday,
April ID.
The monthly meeting of the " Fear
naught Base Ball Club" will be held at
j. Davcnport's Office, Monday Eve,
April lst, 1867, at I o'clock.
L. J. DAvENrORr, Sec.
Mr.. SMAET's LECTURE.-Rev. w. s
Smart delivered his famous lecture on the
d" Battle of Gettysburg" at the Methodist
Church in this village last Friday even
ing. The attend ,ncc was not large but
fair, considering the condition Of TIE
roads and the !atencss of the season. Our
correspondents have several times spoken
of this lecture and we will not enlar.c
upon it. 1t gave general satisfaction
and some were enthusiastic in its praise
The scenes and incidents of the battle
were wildly and faithfully portrayed,
md the speaker became, at times, eloquent.
Yet we could not avoid the impression,
which must have obtained with everyone
who witnessed and participated in that
fearful battle, that, so far as rendering
it life picture, the lecture was Il failure.
Mr.. Smart has, evidently, super ior genius.
But words are inadequate to represent
battle. An attempt to paint "Gcttys-
burg" ''Wildcrncss," a ''Spottsylvania,''
"Cold lIarbor," or any other of our
larger battles, sinks in insigniticancc ard
becomes insipid, unless made by master
hand. The lecturer, on this occasion,
sustained himself in such manner ~ TO
give the impression, that on favorable
subject, he might win laurcls which any
one would be proud TO wear.
We are indebted to T. S. Dana Esq
Assistant Clerk of the House OF Reprcscn-
ta,ives, for valuable Congressional papers
including reports and speeches.
A correspondent from Shorcham in
forms US Of calf which weighed 1872
pounds at one day old This huge
specimen of the bovine, is the property of
Mr.. Rulin Orchard of that town. We
have heard of nothing in this line superior
to this.
The annual meeting of the Bridport
anl Addison Detecting Society was holden
at Addison Feb'y, 4th 1861. The follow
ing officers were elected for the ensuing
year:
PreGlent-Marshal Smith.
Iice P,'eaiieM-Jonas \. Smith.
STANDARDIZATION Gage.
7reasmer-l'enj A. Skf:
COMMITTEE of Safety-lIeman Converse,
Saml. j. Benedict, Chas. \. Hayward,
ASH Willmarih, 81, and Sherman Bailey.
Prsuers-C. w. Pratt, J. S. Will
mar,h, f. Converse, r. Gage, J O.
Hamilton, G.. Whitford, NJ. c. Barbour,
+. s. Smith, |. ID. Fletcher, w. ID.
Smith, J. b. Huniley, ii. Merrill, j.
Russell, G. Day, +. Hall, Y. S. Warner,
j. X. Ferre, +. Gorham ID. =. Rock
wood and S. w Pollard.
Cash in the hands of the Treasurer,
$259,37.
VOsed that an abstract of the proceed
ings Of the meeting be published in the
Mijdlebury Register.
II. GAGE, Scc'y.
LEICEsrER.-The Brandon Lime and
Marble company Of Leicester, have now
in successful operation, two large lime
kilns, which are worked day and night,
turning out about 300 bushels of lime
daily, all Of which is sold as soon as ready
for shipment. The lime made at these
works is OF superior quality and purity
mostly used tor chemical, bleaching
and manufacturing purposes, and particu,
larry as purifier, by the Illuminating ga,
companies. This company was incorpo.
rated in 1856.
VERGENNEs. The city election occurs
on Tuesday the Goth. Among the ques
lions to be acted upon is whether they
will ask the Legislature to repeal tho
city charter and permit them to organize
rs town. Vergennes is the oldest char
tered city in New Ensland.-President
James Ii. Angel, of the University o
Vermont, will address the citizens of Yer
gennes and vicinity at Schoo! lIluse Hall
on Wednesday evening next, March p
under the auspices Of the Young Lade
ifararu hc,,,o;ation cOnnoota1 until, al.