The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-08-01

friends in Dandy.
--Ex-Gov. Page, with his wife aud
daughter, left Tuesday afternoon for Que
bee, from which place they will embark
for Europe.
Rev. l.. A. Dunn OF Fairfax. has
been rendered the presidency It the liwa
Central University, a Baptist college at
Pcla III that State.
The friends ofDr. A. T. Woodward,
Of Brandon, have Just surprised that es-
Unable gentleman with costly gold
watch chain, ring and pin.
john G.. Sake is at Saratoga posting
the Boston Post on Saratoga maii''rs and
writing racy and gossiping lc''c'~ Tor the
Albany Erening .JoWud/
u. Il. Faulkner, Supt ot the Harlem
Extension Railroad for the last year has
resigned, and Frank G. White has hncn
appointed in his place.
john g. Sake was supporting him
self on the railing of the grand stand at
Saratoga, the other day. "Nou look like
the monarch of all You survey" said
Fernando Wood, patting him on the back.
"No. only have a lean on the property"
replied the genial joker
OBlTuARl Benjaman Mamma aged
and highly respected citizen of Ira. died
at the residence of his son, Lyman Mann,
on the oath inst, after an illness Of but
three days. Mr.. Mann was born in
Chester in the year 1888. He served in
the war of 1872, has been resident of
Ira for IS years, and has left large
circle of relatives and many friends.
PAINFUL ACCIDENT. William D.
Marsh Of Clarendon, was severely injured
by the bursting of his gun, while hunting
on Wednesday morning. His left arm,
from the elbow TO the hand, was terribly
lacerated, but fortunately no bones were
broken, The principal wound extends
from the thumb along the wrist, laying
bare the arteries and ligaments.
james X. Mclean Esq, Senior
editor of the Rutland independent was
burned out ofhousc and home on We'd
nesday morning The Independent thus
describes the fire: The fire. doubtless
the work of an incendiary) first dis.
covered in the woodshed in the extreme
rear of the premises. 1t soon invaded
the kitchen, and main part of the house.
A considerable portion of the furniture
was saved, but beds, bedding, Iclothing,
provisions, table and kitchen utensils,
were nearly all swept away. The house
was fortunately insured sufficient to about
cover the loss, but there was no insur-
ance-a mistake of our's-on anything
else. We estimate our loss, aside from
house, at about five hundred dollars.
But we have pluck left yet-and SO, we
shall prick and begin anew, sin nothing
terrified by our adversares."
EXCITEMENT AT NEWPORT VT.-On
Monday afternoon last the proprietor of
the lake Memphremagog House received
dispatch asking that rooms might be re-
served for General Sherman and party.
1t was at once supposed that General w.
T. Sherman was the individual to be cared
for. The patriotic landlord and others
at once held small mass meeting, and it
was determined that the General should
be received with all the honors. Unfor-
tunately, the best American flag in town
had been loaned to the residents Of Derby
Line. A telegram was dispatched to
bring down the national emblem. AS
the train came in, bang, bang, bang, went
the piece to the utter establishment of the
passengers on the train, who at first i'm
agined that nitro-g lycerine explosion
had taken place. A succession Of bangs
followed, which destroyed some thirty
panes of glass in the hotel, besides fright
ening half the horses in town. The hero
Of this grand ovation alightcd from the
cars, and when he registered his name as
F. T. Sherman of Chicago there was an
other grand explosion, and some one ex-
claimed "sold" so loudly that it woke the
echoes of old Memphremagog. They
have been laughing all along the line at
this grand ovation.
DEATH OF BARzILLM DAvENroRr-
Hon. Barzillai Davenport, formerly of
Brandon, died at the residence of his
daughter Mrs. VIM NJ Field of Rutland,
on Wednesday morning of last week,
aged 81.
! Mr.. Davenport was born at Dummer-
ston, Windham Co., Jan. /: ID, 1889.
He removed with his parents to Willinms-
town when five years old. Studied law
with Hon. John Lynde, and was admitted
to the Orange Co. Bar. In 1922 he
removed to Brandon where he resided
46 years, Al of which he was Town Clerk.
He represented the town of Brandon in
the Legislatures of 1854 and SO. lie
was one of the assistant Judges of the
Rutland County Court in 1853 SO and
81. Middlebury College conferred upon
him the degree of A. NJ. in 1886. lie
was commissioned by Governor Samuel
c. Graft as Colonel under the old Mil
itia organization. lie was a member of
the masonic fraternity and received from
his brothers the highest offices ii their
gift.
During religious revival in 1881 he
became convert and united with the
Congregational church and was elected
deacon in 1888, which office he held I'M
til infrmity constrained him to resign and
retire to less active and responsible
station.
He married Miss Patty Simons of
Williamstown, with whom he lived sixty
years, she dying in Brandon September
20, 1867. He leaves two daughters,
Mrs. VIM. Nj. Field of Rutland, and
Mrs. Milo June of Chicago Ill. He was
kind and genial friend and neighbor, a
fond and beloved father, a mild, indul-
gent and devoted husband
A correspondent who has travelled ex-
tensively in the South puts this statement
on record The men in the South are
largely willing to accept the situation, but
don't think you will find a new depart