The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-10-11

tutiOn was ucccsfdTy. NO one was pres
cnt at the time of the accident, or for
several minutes after, when she was
found in the condition above stated. She
has been dangerously i'll since the acct
dent, and upon the whole it is very sad
affair.
VERMONT MEDICAL SOCIETY,". The fiji
ty-scvcnth annual session Of this society
will be held at Montpelier on Wednesday
and Thursday, October 10Th and goth.
The Presidents address will be delivered
ON the evening of Wednesday Reports
of cases in practice, of the committee on
epidcmics, and papers Oh various medical
subjects, will be presented during the ses-
sion. By general arrangement, the rail-
roads of the State carry all persons 60
ing to Montpelier during the session of
the Legislature for fare one way.
VERMONT BIBLE SOCIETY The annual
meeting of this society will be holden in
Montpelier, on the 10Th day Of October.
The anniversary exercises will be at7l
O'Clock p. M, in Bethany church. Nd
dresses by Rev Mr.. Brastow of St ohns-
bury Rev. Mr.. Malcom of st Adams, and
Prof. NJ. II. Buckham of Vermont Uni.
versi!y.
The directors will meet in the vestry
OF the Church at l05 o'clock a. IN. and
the society, for the transaction Of bust
ness, at = O'Clock =. IN.
WESTERN NT. Musical ASSOCIATION
The next Annual and Twentieth Conven-
ton Of this Association will be holden at
the Opera House, Rutland, commencing,
Tuesday, Oct Is, at 10 o'clock A. NJ,
w o Perkins, of Boston, the popular
author and conductor. Soloists-Dlrs.
VIM. \. Oliver, Soprano, Rutland, Mrs.
u. G. Hall, contralto, Boston,J. p. Cobb
tenor, Boston, Il. j. Humphrey, basso,
Poultney. Pianists--J. p Cobb, Bos-
ton, and $. G. Moore, Burlington. In
addition to the above talent, many of the
leading Musicians from various parts Of
the country have been invited, and will
contribute to the general entertainment.
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF RUTLAND.
For long time the residents of Rutland
have looked forward to the centennial cell
cbration of the settlement Of their town
with pleasant anticipations,and they spar
cd no pains or expense to contribute to
the interest of the occasion. The celcbra.
ton commenced on Sunday of last week,
and closed wednesday evening. The OPEN
ing services took place at the Congrcga-
tional Church. At an early hour the
people began to assemble, coming also from
adjacent towns, so that long before the
opening of the services the church was
filled 1t was tastcfully decorated with
evergrecns. Inside the arch, directly
over the pulpit, were the figures ITO
1870, trimmed with stars Of white, EN-.
hlematic Of the past The services were
commenced ny the rendering of volun-
tary by the choir, followed by the reading
of selections Of Scripture, and an instruc-
tive address by Rev. John Todd of Pitts
field, Mass. He selected his text from
Psalms: The mountains shall bring
peace to the people,
Gu Monday evening an address on the
early history of Rutland was deliveredat
the Opera House by Henry Hail. esq,and
an address on the Ecclesiastical History
of Rutland by Chauncey X. Williams.
The evenings exercises closed with pro-
mcnade concert Most of those participant
ing in the concert wore the costumes ofon
hundred years ago. a feature of the cell
cbration was the exhibition of antiquity
at Memorial Hall, many of the articles
shown dating back to the time when A.
merica was but a wilderness. On Tues
day three ear loads Of invited guests and
distinguished citizens visited the marble
quarries at West Rutland
Wednesday was the GROWING day of
the celebration. At an early hour, al
though the day threatened rain, the resi-
dents of the neighboring towns, and the
farmers with their families, began to pour
into the village in every Kind of convey
ancc, and on foot, to witness the process
sion and listen to the Grafton delivered by
the Rev. James Butler liz. d. The pro-
cession formed at II o'clock, on the depot
grounds, under the direction Of Gen. +.
II. Ripley. and was composed of military
tircmen, societies, representatives Of all
trades, citizens in vehicles both modern
and ancient, pacing mare, saddle und pill
lion, hearing an entire family, az seen II
hundred years ago. The procession, after
marching through the principal streets,
returned to the depot grounds, and was
dismissed. All along the line of march
the stores public buildings and private
dwellings were tastefully decorated with
flags, in many instances the English flag
being hung alongside the Stars and Stri-
pes. At | p. m, Il public dinner was
given to over | 900 persons, in man.
moth tent After dinner nm Grafton was
delivered hy ten. Alvord. In the even
ing fine display OF fire works took place
at the depot grounds.
The first settlement Of Rutland was
made Oct. ,, 1770 by James Mead, who
purchased 90 rights ofthc 20 in the town
and was Is days in moving from Man
chester to his new home. The following
year three white children were born in
Rutland one of them, Capt. VIM. Mead,
dying in Ohio few years since. The po-
pulation Of the town in the Fall of 100
was about two dozen. In 1870 Rutland
had 1000 families and 10, 600 inhabitants
Land, in l710, could be bought for II few
cents an acre The cash value Of the town
at prcsen, is several million dollars and
rapidly increasing.
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