The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-07-05

by DR.. Warner of New Haven, Rev. Mr..
/ Bailey of Middlebury, Rev. Mr.. Marks
and Mr.. Rider Of Bristol.
The day was beautiful aud the atnos-
phere tempered to the comfort af all.
Nothing occurred 10 mar the pleasure or
profit of the occasion.
state News.
\ Methodist State Convention will he
held at Montpelier, july & and I.
"A fishing party from st. Johnsbury,
spent few days in New Hampshire re-
Gently, and caught over 1900 trout.
Mr.. n. l.. Parker, of Lyndon, had
one side slightly paralyzcd, and one eye
blinded by the lightning in a recent thun-
der shower.
Nine Congregational pastors have
been installed during the year in YER
gennes, North bennington, Rutland, est
Rutland, Danville, Charleston, Brook
field, Windsor and Saxton's River.
For II years Rufus Goodwin, OF
Lyndon, has been on his bed unable to
move or bend a single joint in his body.
Every Joint has been chalaced by rheu-
matte difficulty, and every bone in his
body has apparently grown into one.
AT the Firemen's Muster at Burling-
ton yesterday, the first prize was won by
the Washington No. > of Rutland, the
second ty the Seth Warner of Waterbury,
and the third by the Horizon of Platts-
burgh.
congregational pastors during the
past year from the churches in New Ila-
ven, Bristol Pittsford, Benson, Sheldon,
Stowe, lrasburgh CRANKY. Victory, Lun-
enburgh, Chelsea, South Royalton, Que
Chez Windsor and Townshend, fourteen
in all, have removed
The next meeting OF the Franklin
County Medical Society will be held in
Highgate sometime in July. DR.. II. j.
Miller is expected to read a paper on the
Use of Alchohol in the Practice of Med
icine, and DR.. G. S. l.. Leach paper onl
"Ihe Pathology and Treatment of Bow e
Complaint in Young Children"
SAFE RoDBERY.-The safe of f. B.
True 4 Co., furniture dealers and express
agents at Newport, w., was blown open
Thursday night, and thirteen hundred
dollars in gold,wit considerable amount
of currency. belonging to the firm and to
the express company. taken. No clue to
the burglar.
The Sentinel says that Sylvester
Thomas, who. with his son Edward. de-
serted from the 9th Vt. Regiment, while
it was stationed at Chicago in 1862, and
has since been absent without leave, V
has just made his appearance in Mont.
gomcry, to look after some land of his,
lately sold for taxes He and his son
have resided in WISCONSIN ever since their
dcsrrtion.
A man named Sinner at Montgomery
village, having imbibed too much min
cral water Of an intoxicating quality,
wanted to polish off" Horace Coburn.
The latter objected to the process and laid
Sinner in the dust two or three times,
which took the shine off from him. The
constable found the mineral spring :" in
Riley's grocery, and a sufficient quantity
Of the water was procured for analyza-
ton.
The anniversary Of Ripley Female
College, at Poultney is in progress COM
mencing last Saturday, the exercises are
continued through Wednesday Of this
week. The Dana Natural History So
ciety held its anniversary ON Saturday.
The Annual Sermon WAS preached on
Sunday by Rev. A. f. Bailey OF Middle.
bury. The examinations occur yesterday
and to-day. Tonight is concert and
tomorrow is the comforting of degrees.
The Rutland County Republican
ticket is Us follows Senators George
A. Merrill. Rutland. I.ucius Copeland,
Middletown Rodney &. Abel, West
Haven; Assistant Judges, James X Hyde
Sudbury Bradley FISH Ira; States
Attorney, +. j. Ormsbce, Brandon ;
Sheriff, VIM. NJ. Field, Rutland High
Bailitf, George Caption, Tinmouth judi
ges of Probate, w. G. Dunton, Rutland :;
G.. NJ. Willard, Casteton
DRowNEp.-Edward Quinn, gardner,
came from Clarendon to Rutland on Tues
day last, with Il load Of green peas. He
hired the horse and wagon Of Myion
Clark. In the evening the horse returned
home, with II part Of the harness, without
the wagon. The wagon was found over
turned the next day on the bank of the
creek, near the Congdon Bridge, on
Thursday his body was found in the creek
few rods south Of where the wagon was
discovered. No cause is yet assigned for
the mysterious accident.
Capt. Eldin } Hmtshorn, II native
of Lunenburgh, Essex county, and for
the past three years student in the law
Office Of Col. eazy in Rutland. has re-
Gently formed law partnership with
George b. McCarty at Emmctsburgh
Palo Alto Co., Iowa. He served with
credit in the late war, and at its close
held the rank Of Captain in the 18th Vt.
Volunteers Tie was an assistant clerk
in the House of Representatives in 1866
/. As he is young man of character
and ability, we shall expect to hear of
his success.
INSTALLATION AT BENsoN. The in
stallation of Rev Henry NJ. Holmes as
pastor of tie congregational church of
Benson, took place on Tuesday afternoon
Rev VI. l.. Severance of Orwell preach
ed the sermon using az a text John
NIl:32.
I Prayer by Rev. Mr. Miner, Of poul-
ney.
charge to the Pastor. by Rev. Mr.
Bourne, of West Rutland.