The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-08-24

Mr. II. y. Gilman, OF East Middle
bury, died at that place on Thursday.
We are indebted to the Rutland
Herald for our report the state Teachers
Association held at Brandon last week
The final survey of the Bclden's
Falls Raiload was made last week, locat-
ING the exact position Of the rails.
-Ticknor and Goodrich's New Mill
has commenced running, and exceeds, if
possible, the highly raised expectations of
its excellence and capacity.
Mr.. :. r. Bolton, of this village, has
purchased c. F. Partridge's interest in
the mill formerly owned by Partridge,
Downcr 4 Allen.
Rufus Wainwright, ESP, has pur-
chased the dwelling house belonging to
the estate of the late Myron Ticknor, ON
Seminary Street.
MIR. John Powers has moved his
Nhocmakers shop from Davcnports Block
to the rooms formerly occupied by ;.
Holton in Cobbs Block ON the bridge
Three pleasure parties ascendcd
Snake Mountain ON Tuesday last-two Of
them from Middlebury. There were
three clergymcn in the number.
Let every Repubica in this town
and all towns where there is n registry
of voters, look to it that his name is on
the list published by the sclcctmcn, and
that it is ON correctly.
A most provoking typographical
error occurred in the notice of the Camp
meeting which we published last week.
Where it now reads "simple Accommodations
for boarding, will be provided" it should
read "ample Accommodations &c
Tho Fall term ofTiconderoga Aca-
deny will commence ON Monday, Sept.
18th, under the direction of Lewis 7.
Lawrence, Principal, and continue eleven
weeks. Mr. Lawrence is a member of
Middlcbury college.
"A painter, in the employ of Mr.. c.
NJ. Waller, Of this village, got pretty well
set up with wizard oil' ON Friday last
and danced jig ON the top of the new
school house spire The projection on
which he stood was but few inchc, ii
width.
The old tavern in Salisbury is being
repaired and painted, and the sound oil
hammer and ssw, by the mechanics, a,
one passes through the streets, denotes an
onward march of Improvement to the
town
We have seen an Early Rose potatoC
which grew in the garden Of DR.. G. b
Currier that weighed two and three
fourths pounds, There were four similar
potatoes in the hill, not quite SO large, all
having grown from single eye. Dr. c.
has bean pods of the St. James va
riety which measure 10 81 inches il
length
Tho Fall term of ESSEX Academy a
Essex, Vt, will begin on Wcdnesday,Sep
TENDER Sth, under the charge Of F. d
Musscy, A. b. Mr. Musscy is resi-
dent of Mddlebury, and Il graduate o
the College in the last class. He has haC
considerable experience in teaching witt
uniform success, and we congratulate
the trustees Of Essex Academy on thei
good fortune in securing his services
BRAKENAN KILLED.--A young MAJ
named Henry c. Allen brakeman on tn
Rutland RAJ lroad, was Knocked off tn
mixed train, that arrives here at I. II Il
m, by bridge near Brandon, on Wed
nesday morning, and killed. He leave
wife bat no children. Conductor Cad
[ man, on his arrival at Brandon, MISE,
him and went back with the locomotive
and found his body under the bridge, ter
ribly manglcd, his legs and arms bein
cut off, and his head badly bruised, II
had been to work ON the road only fey
days, and went as substitute for an EN-
poye who wished to be absent for da
or two. lie hailed from Fcrrisburgh.
The Fairhaven Jompal says: MID
dlcbury shows some indications ofmprov,
ment, a magnificent building is bein
erected fora high school lat cost of abou
$4,000 1t will he one of the fine,
school buildings in the State. Sever;
elegant residence have been built in tn
last few years. and the oceans of mu
through which we were wont to navigat
in our college days have been bridged !
substantial sidewalks. With her excellel
water power properly employed, he
marble interests developed, and her co
lege appreciated and patronzed as
deserves, Middlebury may yet regal
much of her ancient glory.
--Mr.~'C. F, Stone a graduate in Il
last class of the College, has been enga
ed to take charge of our Village Schoo
as Principal, and he will be assisted
Misses Richardson, Goodrich, Wake
Fuller and Rowley, all of whom were b
fore connected with our schools. NJ
Stone has had considerable experience
teaching always with success, and he h
discovered executive qualities which j
dictate peculiar fitness for the positon
now assumes. His musical talent will
an especial attraction TO the school as
proper share Of attention will be paid
vocal music. Provision will be made b
fore the beginning Of the Fall term f
such assistance in the classical depal
ment as may be necessary The Fo
Term will commence on Monday, Septer
Der Is. Terms to those residing outsi,
Of the District will be reasonable as the
of other schools Of like grade in the stat
Students desiring to avail themselves
the opportunities for education here pr
scented should apply to the Committee.
Referring, in late number of t
Register, to the success of Robert
Thomas, of Salisbury, in the trappi
business, we omitted a large number
muskrats caught at the same time.
has now added the promised one to t
list, large black bear. lie was captur
near the slide back of Lake Dunmore,
the 18th inst. He was n monster, mel
uring six feet in length and weight