The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-04-18
state News.
The Methodist Church in Benson has
membership of 10S.

state News.
The Methodist Church in Benson has
membership of l0S.
ARRIVAL OF Mn. DIcKINsoN's Re.
MAINs.-A telegram was received from
New York Sunday evening, saying that
John q. Dickinson's body will arrive at
Fairbaven this morning.
DROWNED. - William and Henry
Thorndike, two brothers, aged fifteen and
eleven years, were drowned in the Win
ooski river, at Waterbury, on Wednesday
while taking sail. Their boat leaked
and filling with water sank.
John Wheeler of Brattleboro, Vt,
fell in fit on the platform of the rail.
road station at that place at an early
hour Wednesday morning and died be.
fore medical aid could be obtained. He
was left with handsome property few
years ago, but spent his last night lying
in coal bin at the gas house. Rum
did it."
NORTH GRANVILLE FEMALE SEMINARY
BuRNED.-The Female Seminary at North
Granville, N. Y, was destroyed by fire
about half-past four on Friday afternoon
Some person set fire to brush heap near
a barn adjoining the seminary, and the
flames communicated to the barn from
thence to the seminary building, which
was entirely consumed. Loss $4,000.
FIRE AT SUNDERLAND, VIA HERR
OF SHEEP BURNED.-A large barn belong.
ing to Judge Pcttibone Of Sunderland
was burned on Sunday afternoon of las,
week. The barn contained about two
hundred sheep, valued at $1,000, and
some twenty tons Of hay. No one wa.
present, and the building was burned tc
the ground, making total loss, and sac
to say, the sheep were all consumed.
The people of Benson are in grea
gloom over the death of John @. Dickin
son, who was great favoritc with thu
people Benson also took great pride il
MIR. Dickinson's advancing position il
public life, and rejoice in his prosperity
because he was son of their town, anc
did not, like many towns, turn a colo
shoulder to him because he was to The
''manor born" This trait is as honorable
as 1t Is conspicuous in the character of tn,
people OF the honored and good old tow
of Benson.
The Baptist Society in Brandon
have made arrangements for EXTENSIVE
repairs and additions to their churcl
edifce The old seats are to be remove,
entirely land new ones of modern patterns
upholstered throughout are to be intro
duced. 1t will be newly carpeted an,
painted. An extension of eighteen fee
is to be made in the rear of the pulpit 70
the organ and the choir. The cost is ex
pected to reach five or six thousand dol
lars and the subscriptions have alread
reached four thousand dollars. The worl
has already been commenced.
TIE WEST CAsTLEToN SLATE MILL
CONSUMED BY FIRE.-On Saturday night
about II o'clock, the Slate Mill and ad
joining buildings connected with the Yves
Castleton Slate and Railroad Company
Works, were destroyed by fire.
Beside the machinery destroyed wa
an amount of valuable lumber, 200 man
tells valued at $4,000, 800 mantels valu
ed at s2l 900 and 20 billiard table bed
valued at $1,000. The whole amount o
property destroyed is valued at $3.50,
600, and was insured for about s54 1000
The property was owned by Mr.. Thoma
Il. Hazard, who had recently purchase,
it on an execution against the company
The fire was probably the work of an in
cendiary.
Mrs. ScoTT.SIDDoNs' SECOND READINGS
The Herald of Friday says: An au
dence Of over six hundred assembled a
the Opera House last evening to listen t.
the charming readings of Mrs. Scott-Sid
dons, large number coming from Bran
don, Middebury, Poultney and othe
towns along the railway lines. A specia
train from Middlebury bringing thos
from the North. The stage was decora
ted with fresh flowers, which gave pleas
ing aspect to the scene.
She commenced her readings witt
scenes from Gas you like it," which wer
rendered with great power The recta
ton of the poem Of Lady Clare We're d
Vere," was among the most excellen
presented. The School for Scandal wa
substituted for the Merchant of Venice,
which again kept the audience in goo,
humor at the trials Of Sir Peter Teazle
The sleep walking scene from Macbeth
was repeated with the same tragic effec
as on Wednesday evening. "Anni
Hathaway or 'Shakespeare's wooing,' wa
pleasantly rendered and with wonderful
effect. Her recitation of Barbara Freitch
lie was the least successful of her perfor
mances. The masterpiece, which indics
ted the most power and versatility of tai
ent, was the reading of the "Comic scene
from Midsummer Nights Dream" Thi
was the browning jewel of all in the has
ket of good things that have been give
us for two evenings, because it was tes
of all her rare powers combined, and wa
a fitting close