The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-07-25

The American Marble quarry oil
Rutland was sold at auction, on Thursday
last, to Mr. Russell Of Shelburne Falls,
Mass, for $4,000. Work is soon to be
resumed upon it.
H. M. Foster, who absconded from
Montpelier, some time ago, and recently
forged a $500 draft in Chicago, has also
committed theft to the amount of nearly
$1,000 worth Of dry goods from the firm
of A. G.. Downs & Co., in that city. The
forging and theiving have been settled by
his uncle, G. Peck, and Foster has left for
parts unknown.
STATE FAIR.-Arrangements are being
rapidly made for the twenty-6rst annual
exhibition of the Vermont State Agricul-
tural and Wool Growers Association at
St. Johnsbury, September 18th, 18th,
14th and 18th. The premiums will ag-
gregate nearly $4,000. The railroads
land passengers near the grounds and
stock will be unloaded at convenient
point.
RAILROAD ELEcTIoN.-Thc following
directors of the Northern Vermont and
Lake Champlain railroad were chosen at
Burlington, Tuesday Horace Fairbanks
of St. Johnsbury, Carolus Noyes and CAL
vim Blodgett of Burlington, Waldo Brig
ham of Hyde Park, l.. b. Howe Of Jeri-
cho, and William B. Hatch of New York.
Horace Fairbanks was subsequently chos-
en- president and Carolus Noyes secretary
pro tenn.
VERMONT BOARD OF EDUcATIoN.-At q
meeting of the State Board Of Education
held in Burlington, Thursday evening the
vacancy in the Board caused by the re-
moval of Rev. VIM. A. Robinson, of Bar
ton, to the State Of New York, was filled
by the election of d. NJ. Camp of New
port Mr.. Camp has been successful
teacher and has done good service at in.
stitutes and educational gatherings in diff
ferent parts of the State.
Mr.. L. V. Ferris, OF the Windsor high
school, has accepted an election to the
SUPPLEMENTARY of the Graded Schools of
Troy, Ohio. Having had charge of our
High School for three years past, and
proved himself thoroughly competent to
his position, as a scholar, teacher,a gen.
tieman and a Christian, his departure
from us excites universal regret, along
with the best wishes for his prosperity in
the new field upon which he enters So
says the Windsor Journal.
ACCIDENT ON THE VERMONT CENTRAL
RAlLRoAD.-On Wednesday forenoon an
express train from Montreal to Boston,
on the northern division of the Vermont
Central Railroad, ran into freight train
going north at st. Alexandra, about eight
miles south of St. Johns. The Burling-
ton Free Press gives the following ac-
count
The freight train was on side track
at the station, waiting for the express
train to pass. When the express was
within few rods of the switch, the switch.
man, through blunder, misplaced it so
as to throw the train on the same track as
the freight. The passenger train, running
at full speed, came with terrific force into
the freight train, wrecking both engines,
demolishing the baggage car and dis
abling the two passenger cars and the
Boston drawing room car. Two or three
freight cars next the engine happening to
be empty telescoped into each other, thus
reducing materially the force of the shock
and undoubtedly saving many lives. The
casualties. considering the circumstances,
were but few. No one was killed, and
but one person seriously injured, a pas
senger from Montreal named Owler, and
well known printer of that city, who re-
ceived severe injuries in the head, and had
3 his shoulder dislocated. The baggage
master was injured in the foot and hand
The fireman on the freight engine had his
,, head badly cut The engineer jumped of
and was unhurt.
, CORNER STONE. The ceremonies o.
s laying the corner stone Of the new Bap
t fist Church in Rutland were held OF
v Tuesday afternoon The stone was laic
|, by Mr.. Mills, with silver trowel man
It ufactured expressly for the purpose by
;. Ben. X. Chase & Co. A sealed copper
box was placed beneath the stone, con
A tanning the following articles
l. Minutes Of the special meeting o
, the Rutland Baptist Society, at which il
was deciped to "arise and build" and tn,
y. several committees appointed to prosecute
o the work.
4 Q. Names of subscribers to the build
. ing fund Of this church edi6ce, and tn,
= amount subscribed by each.
3. The Rutland Baptist Church Man
q ual, containing "Declaration of Faith,
Covenant" "History of the Church,
list of officers and members, etc.
> 4. Report of the Vermont Baptis
= Anniversary for 1870.
: 5. Baptist Missionary Magazine, fo
: June, 1871.
u 6, One copy each Of the Baptis
5 "Watchman & Reflector" and "The FIX
aminer d Chronicle"
i 7. One number each of the "Rutlanc
: Daily and Weekly Herald" "Rutlanc
Courier" and Rutland Independent"
8. Report of the Rutland Centennia
Celebration, in October, 1870,
t 9. Reports Of the selectmen, an,
l village trustees of Rutland for 1871.
r, TO- Report of the Graded School o
% Rutland for 1871.
K IL. Rutland Graded School shee
; music for 1871.
;, ~. Specimens of scrip, coins, AM
e postage stamps Of the United State
t, Government.
Z. 10. As an expression of "loyalty" I
IT Caesar, we enclose the American Flag.
& II. As an expression of our "idelity
D. to Christ We enclose copy of His Cos
l. pei.
I 10. Constitution, list Of officers au
u, members of the Rutland Choral Societ,
J. IL. Stereoscopic views Of the oil
ct House of Worship and Parsonage, an