The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-07-28

GoltlS, VIII curry W illt iNpu'ih"I H"hT
ercssinnal Convention at Rutland, August
rSrrT7,, -77T-7'rv-r-.c ,cdy
II ;rIcipE.--Mr. David Cutting of
lShorcham, AGED ~ years, committed sui
Icidr on Wednesday morning, July 22d,
\ 10y hanging himself in his barn, with II
Isnall cord which he cnt from his horse
HAY fork. The following particulars of
the sad event and circumstances connect
ld Herewith ARE given by correspond
tnt of the Herald:
From the evidence given ut the in-
quest, ii appears that the deceased had
lui some time past manifested much
concern rs to the result of the
| i'll health of his wife. This extreme
anxiety, istcnsiiicd by being broken of
his rest in caring for her, 80 preycd up
ON his mind that he became low spirit
ed and melancholy, and, ii is believed,
| that in one of these dcspondcnt mo-
| mcnta, he became insane and commit
ted the fatal act. The presumption of
insanity is also strengthened 10y the
fact that insanity has been known in
the family, his mother having been in
sane the last years of her life. He had
|
| believe amy one, in their right mind,
ever committed suicide. There was no
evidence that there waa, or could be,
any other cause for this deed than the
one piVcn. He was, until the partner
ship was dissolved, one of the firm of
u. ~ g. Cutting, whose flock of mcrino
sheep il so generally known, not only
IN Vermont but in the West. by in
dustry and good judgment he had nc
cumulated quite fortune. Though he
never sought for Office, prcierrinP the
quiet and pleasure of The home circle
and the lnbors of his farm, yet he was
often called upon by his townsman to
fill various offices, the duties of which
lac discharged creditably To himself and
Satisfactorily to them.
There will be meeting of the New
England association of deaf mutes ut
Irattlcboro, next month. Addresses
and all the other accompaniment will
bc piVcn in n language that none but
the deaf can understand, which will af-
forwards he interpreted to the ignorant
witncsscs of the entertainment.
The annual cattle show and fair at
Richlord will come or September 8
and 10.
Post No of the Grand Army OF
the Republic was organized in Burline-
ton, 10y authority, on Tuesday evening
last The following officers We're elect
ed:
Commander, Gen. VIM. w. Henry.
Senior Vicc-Commandcr, Lieut. John
J Balm
Junior Nicc-C Commander, Capt. u. $
, Peck.
. Adiutant, Capt, Romeo IL. Start.
Quartermastcr, Sergt +. j. &. Tyler
-, Sergeant Major, Capt. Alex. G., Wat
son.
The regular meetings of the Post vii
he hcldcvcry Monday cveningat Union
Hail.
. Trinity College, Hartford, Conn.
lhls lately conferred the degree of d. d
u on the Rev. Malcolm Douglas, Recto
10 of st. Paurs church, Windsor, VT
Ills timely and very important articl
7 in the Church Review, on Frequen
= Divorce in New England" shows III
+ alarming extent and results of thi
great evil, as requiring immediate leg
Y. islation by both Church and state.
Q The Rt. Rev. Bishop Bissell la
!, lately received the degree of ID. ID. frol
T. Hobart College, Geneva, n. y, A.,
At which he was Trustee for many year
y Norwich University, VT, first gay
!" him this degree some years since.
II OF the fifty-iive students at IL
1t Episcopal Institute, at Burlington, VI
two thirds are now COMMITMENTS
ut Nineteen were lately confirmed Il
!" Bishop Bisscll, in honor of whose visi
~ n holiday was given to all. lie has a
1t 80 confirmed fifteen in ST. Paul
as church, Burlington, and twenty-one
"s SwantOn.
us The Rev, James Kent Stone, ID. ID
the new President of Hobart Colleg
ty Geneva, N, Y, Qate President of Kel
II yon College, Ohio,) is but twenty-eigl
o. wears old and isl Young man of reMarl