The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-09-07

Oh platuruay eNSulhS iifl, PulpHicI DIiSSS
was nominated as candidate for town re-,
preventative. Nj. Briggs represented thc4
town last year and served his constituents
faithfully and well. :. The following list
for Justices were put in nominations viz
E. June, H. S, Mcclellan, r. V. Marsh,
G. w. Parmenter, S, B, June, Volney
Ross, j. Q. Hawkins, John Capen, f. j.
Ormsbee, Horace Ellis, Nathan s. Hack,
W. A. Williams. The Good Templars
have fourshing lodge in town and have
rented lodge room in Simonds' Block
where they hold meetings regular every
Friday evening. ' '..'
Dob riIie state News
I Wilmington voted, last week, to
bond itself for Sl25, 900 to build II rail-
road through the town.
L. 1.-The Rutland Republicans have NOM
mated Col. Charles Il. Joyce for tom
representative opr.,. nu. .,o.
..-Majbr. Gen, Stannard has returned
from the Gettysburg Re-union. He re-
ports the meeting as successful, and re-
CARDS it of great historic Importance. 40.
There are now seventy boys in the
Reform School at Waterbury, and affairs
are progressing finely under the direction
ofIme lheR superi,itehrdehtlll mnl
application is to be- made to the
next Legislature for making Bradford
and West Randolph half shires Of Orange
Cddntt!.) ~ <dii.Ilue"II
Henry Reyes, of Newbury president
Of the Pasumpsic Railroad, has been elect
ed president of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe Railroad. '"'' ''' 40 '''' ....t
| President Grant promises to attend
the Vermont State Far. this fall He
also wishes to visit the nice stock farm of
Carlos Pierce, at Stanstead. '' r.
"l+-A poplar tree in Stratton was struck
by lightning on the Goth ult and ten out
of a flock Of fourteen sheep that We're
reposing in its shade We're instantly kill
ed.
.7-Asahel Clapp, of Brattlebpro, was
tlhOwh ont ofIal wagnn by the sudden
starting of the horse, Aug. 10th, break
ing his collar bone, and badly brulsing
his neck and head " - go
MA young man by the name Of Spaul-
ding, living on the East Hill, in Chelsea,
received serious wound in his side by
s 19SidIfSH 1T tA'l"s oA : "Sgy2'hd Q" the
Recently a 4rsnchman who was at
work for the Pasumpsic railroad company
repairing fences, was drowned in the Con.
necticut River, near the south line OF
Thetford, while bathing with others.
The Democrats of Windham county
held d convention at Fayetteville on Sat
urday, August Dist, and made the follow
! ing hoIninations for Senator'S II. f. Bal
, lou, Of Wilmington D.. Cam pbell, o
H1fHH en'' Z, g. AdMis Aan. retut ned from
his trip to California, and is stopping il
St. Adams for few days only. He en-
!: joyed his visit 70 the Pacific coast yer.
: much, as also the journey across the con
tinafntniglo0lo9 lA0lBq
PERSONAL. President Grant was o.
4 Ne EshRmit d AbRnt WskRirAdon whe
the telegram announcing the defeat fth
Harvards was handed to him, and readin
al it, he remarked "Well, app very sorr
FOR that" "
Il Y AT ~ reoent term of the ESuprem
+ Court in Montpelier, II PETITIONS for d
t yorcesi We're granted, fite of which wer
q for wilful desertion, five for intolerabl
v severity, one on account of insanity an
i one for adultery.
p kurrRey. Dir, Williams and his,wiie wi
e soon remove from Waterbury to'Castleto
It the former to become principal of tn
State Normal School, and the latter
i take chargs ofalyddng' ladies' seminar
I at that place.
o John Pike has been appointed raj
II way postal clerk on the Boston and 5
|, Adams route, in place Of Edward !
,NMoFtoh, Arehoved ana chAs. b. lily,
K takes the place of W. q. Cummings, r
m signed on the same line. ...
1t "A lad named Prentice was On !
b. eGmJtite (which was standing IN the e
d. gipe h0pssrat Renpp9ipggtPPp, and pulled
& lever, sending the engine through the si'
Of 'oS the hodse. The engineer was on du
elsewhere, ind the fireman was oleanil
"a his engine. They don't want any mo
lyl preptlces, t,ktt . '.'''
III The foundation of the Court Hou
he in Rutland is nearly completed. 1t is
ng granite, obtained from quarry in Che
n. ter, and Is two feet four inches in thic
IL mess The 'building is to be 80 feet
err length, aud 40 feet ip width, with par
n. tons l6 inches thick The face of t
I'd building " to be made of pressed brick
'e- '.Av-A bear was caught in Mortified
IA q steele, trap, set by. W, Is. Newton and
tie s. Brooks on the night of the 2sth ult
being the second one caught within a m
of the place this season. The first o
III was caught ina log Ar,piby q. 8 Brool
tn, Others are supposed TO be- pr6wii
IN around, About twenty sheep have be
lost by the people of that Vicinity, "a