The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-07-26
state News.

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The Windham Association will meet
in Warlshoro, Tuesday, August ID.
The Rsyalton Association will meet
in Rochester, Tuesday, August I'd.
-RutlanI is making preparations to
celebrate its Centennial in October.
Mrs. j. b. Batcheller of Wallinp-
ford found 4 snake coiled under her pill
low recently.
Mr.. Levi Borlo of llighgate, stuck
an awl in his finger recently, and had to
have it amputated to prevent mortiiica-
ton.
&C. W. Oliver of Troy, has received
the contract for building Il Congregations
al church in Manchester. It i, To cost
$4,000.
Mrs. James Gilman Of Springfield,
while carrying dinner to her husband,
recently, was struck by II tree that he
had succeeded in telling, and instantly
killed.
J., A meeting Of French Canadian, was
held on the 18th inst, in the rooms of
the St. John Baptist Society in st. Al.
bans, to express sympathy for France in
its contest with Prussia.
The express freight train over the
Rensselaer, and Saratoga Railroad, due
ut Rutland at ! 4. NJ, was delayed some
Ave hours Wednesday morning by Il por.
tion of the train being thrown from the
track near Whitehall.
Mr.. Jerome Role-, u resident of
Boston, temporarily stopping with II friend
in DANNY, while in u tit of insanity (ma-
nm a potu) Tuesday morning, July 80,
left his residence, aud has not since been
seen. lie was about 60 years old.
The state convention of Young
Mems Christian Associations in Vermont
is to be held at st. Johnsbnry, Oct. II
and II. Among others, Hon. Cephas
BraiLerd Of New York, and n. 4. Mil
Ter OF Cincinnati, are expected to he pres.
eut.
"A rattlesnakr was recent killed on
the farm of Mr. Horace Withers, of Nil.
ION. This Is the first rattlesnake known
to have been killed in Milton since is2s.
II is supposed it came from The swamp ;.
short distance from the meadow. The
snake measured 30 inches in length, and
had three %rattles.
An Ecclesiastical council convened
al Peacham on the 18th inst. To consider
the resignation of Rev. L. h. Fisk, Pas.
tor of the congregational church, advised
the acceptance oil the same, and his dis
mission The Council commended Mr.
Fisk to the confidence of the churches a,
a man of earnest piety.
Col. Albert Clarke, the popular an,
talented Editor of the st. Adams Messen
ger, has bought the Transcript and Mes
senger Offices, and the consolidation of tn,
two offices will make one of the hest print
z ing establishments in the State. Th,
daily and weekly Messenger will be on
larged and improved. This will civ,
, Northern Vermont an organ of whicl
, she need not feel ashamed. ID is under
. stood that Mr.. j, $. d. Taylor. IN,
teacher, will be associated with Mr.
? CLARK.
Mr.. ferbter viii sail from England OF
his return to Boston on Tuesday Of thi
week.
Qnit- 4 humber VI the M,mhsrs Of til.
a'rg'n'a Legislature are stopping n III,
Revere House.
. The President accepted an invita-
ton to b- present at the wedding of sena
tor Ames of Mississippi and Miss Rlanch,
Butler, which took place at Lowell las
Thursday.
Commodore Folleit, with a company O
his friends, started Saturday ip his yacL
| Neftie, tor u cruise to Newport, New
York West Point and other places. IN,
/. party will be absent two weeks.