The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-11-08
state News.

Sunday morning Mt Equinox APP
peared capped with snow.
The foundation walls of the new
church in Manchester were completed
Wednesday morning.
---Eighty-two sheep We're smothered to
death few nights since at Island Poud,
in an over-crowded car
AT the annual meeting OF the Board
Of Education at Montpelier, Tuesday
evening, John H. French, LID. was
reelected Secretary of the Board.
Rev. D. B. Bradford, late of Ran
dolph, is invited to preach at Dixon, So
lano county, Cal, with the offer of an
ample salary in gold.
The last literary exercise, OF the
Phlomatic Fraternity for the present
term will be held at the Seminary Chapel
next Monday evening.
l. c. Orvis and Geo. H. Swift Of
Manchester have returned from three
weeks hunting and fishing excursion to
the Adirondacks. during which they kill
ed five deer and report excellent success
in fishing.
-Four generations Of Walkers have
represented the town of Clarendon in the
Vermont Legislature, father, son, grand
son and great grandson. tho first be.
ing representative in 1871, and the last
in 1869.
In Chittenden County Conference,
w., there are "a ministers, pastors and
I acting pastors. The number of churches
is IS, and of members l46l of families
1913; of aggregate average congregations
200l members of Sabbath Schools 1917.
About three weeks since little girl
of Jamaica. eleven years DID, was bitten
on one of her limbs below the knee, by a
dog belonging to Joseph Shepard. Her
limb is terribly swollen and discolored,
and fears are entertained that she will
lose the use of it.
BOARD OF EDUCATIoN.--The Board Of
Education held its annual meeting in the
Executive Chamber, Montpelier on Tues
day. Present, Governor Stewart, Mer-
rift Clark. Geo. n. Weber, NJ Fl. Buck
ham. Jonathan Ross, W. A. Robinson,
John Fl. French, LII d., was reelected
Secretary of the Board.
One dark evening, during the past
week, as Dr. Philips, of Arlington, was
driving down the river road towards
West Arlington, meeting team coming
from the opposite direction, his horse be-
came frightened and backed off the road
down the steep bank some fifteen feet
into the river, capsizing the wagon and
breaking it up some, and throwing the
dactor out among the bushes at the bot
tom of the hill Strange to say, neither
the doctor or his horse received any Sc
rious injury.
VERMONT PHARMACEurcAL a ssoCiA-
TIoN.-An adjourned meeting Of Apothe-
carries was held at the State House, Mon
pelier. Wednesday, October I'd, for the
purpose of making permanent organiza-
ton of the Vermont Pharmaceutical
Association
Fhe following officers of the Associa-
alton were elected
President-Dr. c. l.. Case, Brandon
Vice Presidents-W Henry Northrur
Castleton j. s. Hickock, Vergennes
Secretary-A. W. Higgins Rutland
Treasurer-Colins Blakeley. Montpe.
lea.
Voted, To adjourn to meet at Rutland
on the second Wednesday in October
1871
VERMONT COLONIZATION SOCIETY The
2 officers elected for the ensuing year are
as follows
President-Hon. Daniel Baldwin.
Vice Presidents-Hon jno. Gregor,
/, Smith, Hon. Samuel Ii. Kellogg
Secretary-Rev. j. X. Converse
; Treasurer-Geo. w. Scott. Esq.
Auditor-Samue Wells, Esq,
Managers Freeman Reyes, Esq, Johr
\. Pomeroy, Esq. Rev. William II
. Lord, d. D.. Hon. Paul Dillingham;
johnson Hardy, Esq, Hon. John b
Page, A. T. Thurstop, Esq, Hon. f. p
Walton, Gen. j. T. Phelps, Rev Austin
y Hazen, Rev Franklin Butler.