The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-11-10
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.
Middlebury.


and matching lumber, and for doing
all kinds of wood work. This lisa much
needed enterprise for our village
ADDISON COUNTY MARBLE QUARRY.
The Addison County Marble Com
pany has set the stakes for new steam
mill which is to be one hundred and
five feet long and is to accommodate
twelve gangs of saws. The company
lately shipped two car lohds of marble
to Boston.
On the last evening of the Chris
tan Convention held in this place last
week, an enthusiastic temperance dem
onstration was made, Mt which n good
deal of steam was let off. 1t was, GER
tainly, fine pyrotcchnic display. 1t
remains to be seen whether it was
mere ebulition of feeling, or the evil
denco of something. more permanent
and effective. 1t was n good impulse,
at any rate, and for that thank God!
but if the impulse ends in wordy hai-
rangues, the "tenn rumscllers and the
illegal drunllard-maker" will snap their
fingers at these annual demonstrations.
NOTICE TO CHAPTER MAsoNs.-Pot-
ter chapter No. 90 meets in the Masonic
Lodge on Thursday at 10 a. IN. for the
purpose of installing their officers and
other. business. All Royal Arch'Masons
are requested to attend.
PIIILoNIATHIsEAN SoC1ETY.-The
public exhibition of the Philomathcsan
Society occurs next Tuesday evening"
The question to be discussed is a. fol-
lows lis the prohibition of the traffic
in any article, such as Spirituous Liqu-
ors, Opium, &c, which is considered
deleterious TO those using it, a violation
of the rights of the citizcn"'
RuNAwAY.--Last Saturday morning, n
horse belonging to Mr Oliver Severance
became frightened 10y the carsand broke
away from boy who was holding him
at the depot, and ran home, making
good time, and only bringing up in the
stable where he is kept. Ofcourse, the
buggy suffered.
Editor of Mj5dleiurg gist'r:
SIR.-In reply to frequent letters of
inquiry, l think il proper to say, in this
public and official way, that MI. ;. {.
Chandler, of East Middlebury, who is
lecturing on Geology here and there I'M
der the title of d" Professor Chandler, Of
Middleburv.n does not hold, and has
never held, any connection with this
institution
II. ID. KlTCHEI., President.
Middlcbury College, Nov. 10, 1865.
The weekly meeting Of the y. NJ.
G. Association, at their rooms, this eve
ming, will be especially devoted to the
subject of temperance.
Addison County.
There was a gale on Lake Cham
plain on Saturday which considerably
damaged boats and steamers ON the
Lake, and houses on the eastern shore.
-Vergennes, cast % votes for Grant
and Colfax electors and 40 for Seymour
and Blair.
Lincoln cast 24G for Grant and Col
fax and for Seymour and Blair, Both
of the democratic votes were cast by
non residents. Lincoln sustained her
reputation.
-Ripton cast % votes for Grant and
Colfax, and IL for Seymour and Blair.
-Middlcbury cast 800 votes forGrant
and ColfaX, and 100 for Seymour and
Blair.
RURNED.-A barn belonging to Chas.
j. Robbins, of R!ptot, was CONSUMED
by fire on Saturday night, Oct. 3lst.-
With the barn there was also destroyed,
seven tons of hay, three hundredpounds
of meal, several harnesses, ten bags, a
buffalo robe and the usual barn furni-
turc. -Four horses were saved with
difficulty by cutting their halters. 1t
is supposed to have been the WORK OF
an incendiary. There was small in
surance.
The Vergennes Lycem this even
ing discusses the question whether Sc
cret orders are beneficial to mankind.
On Saturday, Oct. 81, Mr.. j. Hath
away of Vergennes was nearly buried
alive while laying II water pipe In n
deep trench, in front of DR.. Hopkins
Office. The injuries received were bad
bruises about the back and hips.
On Monday of last week, j. Gormo
of Vergennes, barely escaped instant
death by the giving away of the boom
of a derrick on Halls dock. He was
struck on the back Of his head and
shoulder. He remained sometime UNI
conscious but now is doing well.
Rev. Mr.. Earl comes to Nergenne'
on the 10Th inst, to labor in connection
with the Congregationalist and Baptist
churches, as an Evangelist.
The fall term of the Nergennes
graded school closed last Friday. Pub
lie examination, Thursday, and Fri
day,
The bill incorporating the Belden
Falls Marble Company has passed boil
houses of the Legislature, 1t names a
oornorotors Edwin Nallette, Chas. {