The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-07-04

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CAsTLEToN.- One of the most interest
ing events in the forty years history of
Casteton Seminary has been the compile
ton, erection, and unwilling Of monu-
ment to the memory of the late Rev. f. |
j. Hallock. The ceremonies in connec-
ton with the unwilling of the monument
on Wednesday afternoon were of a solemn
and impressive character, and were con-
Quoted in the manner indicated below.
AT three o'clock procession was formed
in the Seminary Park under the direction
Of f.. II. Armstrong, chief marshal. |
Under escort Of the Cambran Cornet
Band Of Fairhaven, they marched to the
monument, which is situated near the CEN
ter Of the cemetery overlooking the vii
lage and the institution, over the destinies
Of which Mr.. lIallock presided with
marked ability and laithlulness for near
ly score of years. After reaching the
place Of destination the exercises were
proceeded with as follows:
l. Dirge by the band.
2. Remarks of Rev. Il, p. Hooker,
President Of the Alumni Association.
4. Report ofthe monument committee
by II. Spencer of Burlington.
). Unwilling Of the monument by
Messrs. Bailey and Allen, Fairhaven.
6. Remarks Of j. Il. Marley, Esq,
of West Rutland.
I. Home Sweet Home by the band.
s. Consecrating prayer by Rev. r.
&. Williams.
.. All joined in singing "Old Hun
drcd.' Praise God from whom all bless
ings flow, accompanied by the band.
The procession reformed, and returned
to the Seminary where the exercises of
the afternoon were concluded In the
evening came the grand illumination and
reception in which several hundreds par
ticipated for three hours with uninterrup-
ted pleasure.
NARROW GAUGE RAILRoADs.-Th dis
cussion on the value of narrow guage
locomotives, which has been going on
for so long time, and especially with
reference to the matter Of speed, has de-
veloped some useful facts but little
known to the general public, but yet of
peculiar interest to those who watch the
progress Of engineering science. 1t APP
pears that narrow gauge locomotive
with driving-wheels thirty-six inches in
diameter and cylinders with sixteen
inches stroke at speed of forty miles
per hour, developes the same speed Of
piston as a full-gauge locomotive with
five feet driving wheels and cylinders
with twenty-four inches stroke at speed
of torty-iour miles per hour With
driving-wheels forty inches in diameter
and sixteen inches stroke of piston, the
narrow gauge locomotive developes the
same total travel of piston in going one
mile as does the full gauge locomotive
with driving wheels sixty inches in d.
ameter and twenty-four inches stroke of
piston. Equal speeds are therefore at
tainable on the narrow as on the full
guagc. The angle of stability of the
narrow gauge locomotive with three feet
driving-wheel is somewhat greater than
that Of the four feet eight and one half
inch gauge locomotive with five feet
driving-wheel.
MURDER IN New JERsEy.-Newark,
~ j.. July .. Oliver l.. Halstead, Jr.,
familiarly known "Pet" Halstead, was
killed by George Bolt alias Charcoal"
in house Of i'll fame in this city this
morning Halstead was occupying
room with Mrs. Wilson, Bolts mistress,
and had been here since Saturday noon
Bolt, who was drunk, came here at three
o'clock this morning, and was denied en-.
trance. He returned at seven O'Clock
broke in the door, and in struggle with
Halstead drew revolver and shot him
through the heart, producing almost in.
slant death, Bolt is in custody. He
claims to have acted in self.defence.
Bolt is a married man, but did not live
with his wife. The woman left her hus-
band several years ago. Both of them
bore bad characters. Halstead leaves
wife and family, who are at Greenport,
l.. |. lie is well known throughout the
country, and especially at Washington,
where he was intimate with Mrs. Lincoln
and Senator Sprague. lIalstead had
hired the room some weeks since for Mrs.
Wilson, as lady friend ofhis. Coroner
Chase held an inquest this afternoon, the
result of which was that George S. Bolt
did feloniously kill and murder Oliver s.
Halstead, Jr, by shooting him in the left
breast with a pistol.
The CATHOLIC TROUBLE AT HUDSON,
n. Y.-The excitement at the Catholic
church in this city has increased to-day,
(July p This morning the members Of
the parish, to the number Of 300, gath
cred around the church entrance. Faith
er O'Sullivan accompanied by Father