The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-02-25
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.


the freight and passenger train going
south, run eff the track about one mile
from this village on Monday evcniag the
17ih inst. and had TO be unleaded before
the train could proceed. Delay ing the
train two or three hours. Nobody was
injured. |
A CARD -EDlroR REGISTER
nit me to express through the "RcgSter,T
my grateful acknowledgements to numer
Qua friends, who have kindly and gener-
lously contributed to replace the horse ]
lost with younger ard o,ere valuable one;
also to Mr. Rockwell for his timely aid in
nv hour Of need. trus, shali ever cher.
ish II grateful remembrance fur these ops
perfume ftvors. WIN. /. PoRrHR
The fourth Quarterly Meeting of the
Methodist Episcopal Church in this place
for the ,rrsent Conference year. was held
last Sabbath, Rev. y. Eaton, Presiding
Elder Of thu Dist. preached A. NJ and
evening. Seven persons were received t"
membership in the Church, four by
Certificate AMI three by profession OF
faith, and eighteen were received on
probation, twelve of whom received the
.,.l;,,.,., ,f Il,ptian
We copy from the Malone PdldliDm,
the following
"rhe lecture of Prof Kellogg before
tho Young Mems Association on THURS
day evening last, was n production OF
much literary merit aud w"s well dellv-
tr.d TIE subject, 1.-The Misuse, Disnsc
and Use of the mind" called for short
"LAzlSIss,'' afforded wide scope fer
thencht and was ably handled. Prof *
has already achieved a hgh reputation as
writer aud speaker, and bids fair at no
distant day to rival in popularity our fore
most lecturers.
"1mx AGE or REAsoN," Spiritual pa
per printed at Montpelier, has mado its
appearance Its mechanical style AMI
siz. is creditabc. In its second number,
it has column devoted to "4'H geese. -
This subject is handled by one that seems
pcrfrctly fmiIiar with the Matching oi
geese, the growth Of geese, and the age
Of geese, nnl one could almost suppose he
was one OF The goose species himself. A
the goose suffice; is important, we recon,
mend the pcrusal Of the article by all the
geese. Two dollars a year, in advance
A Rcpublican Town Caucus will bc
held in the Town Room, Wednesday,
March IL. Mt I o'clock, 10 choose dele
gates and substitutes TO attend the State
Convention to be held at Rutland, the
18th day Of March, 1868.
Personal. We are in receipt of q
note from President Holmes of ''Unor
Christian ollegc," Ind, requesting us tC
deny on his part the trnth Of the state
mont lately in circulation shrough tbs
pres. of the State, that Lewis Mcacham
a Ion of the late Hon. James Meacham
formerly of Middebury, has received thc
appoin,mcn OF Professor of Muhematc,
in the Union Christian College, IN ln
diana.
President Hclmcs writes, "Mr. Meach
am WAS employed by Us temporarily, I'm
der IN engagement for one month. lie
taught Ave weeks and three days, wher
another gentlemen was employed to take
his place He was never appointed to :
profcs-orship; nor was my such appoint
G,cnt ever contemplated, or en'crtsincc
for n single moment. "-BWtn1ton Times
ACCIDENT On thursday last, Mr.
j.. {. Everest, proprietor Of the Amcri
can motel, Vergonnes, was severely injr &c
on the head by tree striking him N it
fail, in piece OF woods recently pur
chased by him, which formed a part q
the General Strong estate. He WA
cared for by DR.. NJ xfied. The inpr'
sustained to his nervous system was mncl
more severe than the cut on his head.
MARROW ESCAPE Mr.. James Doter
Of Bristol, young man engaged on til
Water Power Co.'S new building near III
site of the old foundry, Vergennes, ha
narrow escape from death on Thursda
last. A heavy piece Of timber fell, Will
they were raisirg part Of the frame an
struck him on the head, cutting an ugl
cash lie was taken to Mr. Williams
boarding house and promptly and proper
IN cared for by DR.. A. A. Arthur. M
ID. has so far recovered as to be able I
leave fur his home in Bristol.
The Ludlow V'oolen Mills viii con
mence running on eleven hours time u
the first Of March. During the past fe'
months they have been running on tn
"eight hour systers
The wooden mill at Proctorsville
soon to stop running for time.
BURIiN0ToN.-D. G. Linsley, Engir
Ger Of Burlington City Water Works, re
ports the new works as entirely successful