The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-08-22

year, 59G by profession this is gain
of l33 over the number Of removals.
The amount contributed for benevolent
purposes amounts to S45, l04 50, estimated
value ofchurch propetty,s1, III ,002. The
reports Of the Domestic Missionary So
ciety, aud the Education Society. are al
so published tn the pamphlet before W..
The former reports it's total receipts ny
S12, 800 Sc, nearly $4,000 in excess of
the amount received the year preceding
The BRANDON ScALr Cc.-Thc Bran
Misunderstanding Company nave recent
y shipped largo number Of scales to
California and other distant points An
assortment of scale and balances have
been fitted up expressly for exhibition at
the California State Fair TO he held this
month, which for beauty and excellence
of finish cannot be surpassed hy any
mandatory in the United States or any
other State. The printing, gliding, seal
ing and even the packing is done in
manner highly mcrtorious and crcditable
to any shop or set of workmcn to be
found anywhere. The shipment embrace
es all sorts of scales from a post office
balance. grocers scale, wharf scales, etc,
up to railroad track scales. Orders for
scales come in faster that the company
can fill them. They recently added to
their shop about six thousand feet of
flooring new trip hammer and other
machinery to facilitate the manufacture,
and they will soon be able to fill their
orders as fast as rcceivedr They are
now some two months behind
THE NORTH PAcIrIc RAILRoAAp.--THE
FIRST LINK AccEpTED.-The Northern
Pacific Railroad from Duluth, westward
to Grow Wing, on the Mississippi river,
one hundred and twenty-five miles, has
been accepted from the contractors by the
Company. and the saloon keepers, gam
blers and roughs, who usually congregate
along the line of such works, have been
driven off by the company. The directors
have decided to enter upon an extensive
system of harbor improvements at Duluth,
deepening the bay, and the construction
of permanent docks.
Gov. Smith, who, and large party Of
American fnanciers is now on tour
along the route writes home very encour.
agingly of every prospect of the road, land
especially of the Engineers reports of the
wonderful fertility Of the region between
the Missouri end Columbia rivers, which
is represented as surprising the Red
River Country as much as that does Min
nesOta.
The BATTLE OF BENNINGTON. "A Ste
cEssFuL CnLEBRArroN.-The grand galt
day of Bennington. the anniversary o.
the battle fought on the 10th OF August
1777 was celebrated on Wednesday will
interesting and appropriate ceremonies
the most elaborate preparations having
been made fer the occasion. The rusl
of people was unprocedently large, reach
ing at least the number of twelve thous
and. They came from the entire South
ern section eff the State. and from tn
adjoining localities in New York an,
Massachusetts,
Seth b. Hunt, Esq, presided, and al
tor brief remarks introduced j. K. Her
bert of New York City as orator of tn
day.
The President then called on Gov
Stewart, who made an admirable and per
tinent address. He was followed b
that favorite Generel Of the Old Yer
mont Brigade, Gen. w. F. (Baldy) Smith
in brief speech, in which he took occa
sion to pay high compliment to Yer
mont soldiers Both these speeches wer
enthusiastically received
After another piece of music by Dor
ing's Band, Col. Fisk was called on b.
the crowd. and he spoke about ten min
utcs.
The days exercises were closed abou
four o'clock.
Among the prominent invited guest
were Gov. Stewart, ex-Lieut. Gov. Sar
gent, of Manchester, Gen. w. +. Badly
Smith, Gen. b. :. Roberts, Gen. Georg
P. Foster. Gen w. w. Grout, Hon
Joseph White, Secrctaryof the Massachu
sets Board of Education. The invita-
ton to Col. Fisk seems to have been I'm
authorized by the committee of invitation
and not in accordance with the wishes o
the people, and excited much comment
Notwithstanding Col James Fisk wa
present in all his paraphernalia of gold
brass and sparkling diamonds, and wa
the most observed of all visitors.
Tue exercises of the day opened with
parade of the r. A. Us, a local burlesqu
organization, which took off with SOM
effect the local issues of the town. like tn
congressional contest of last year, tn
graded schools and steam fire engin
nnestinn.