The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-01-30


The church at Brandon, VT, re.
oeived ten members Jan. 9TH.
Tho new organ for the Congrega-
tional church at Manchester. has arrived.
Hon. John W. Hartshorn, of Luz
nenburgh, has been elected President Of
the Coos, On. H. and Essex County,
(Vt.) Agricultural Society.
Tho donna NOl seats In the Con-
gregational church at St. Adams, VT ,un.
der the preaching of Prof Webber, of
Middlebury College, is greater than the
supply affords.
Among well known Vermont people
at jacksonville, Florida arc Hon. II. q:
Root and family of Bennington, John j
Myers and family Of Rutland, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. W. Peck of Burlington.
The Temperance Convention in Call
edona county not only nominated can
didate for County Commissioner, but re-
commended man for States Attorney
They mean to have the law executed.
DR.. Benjamin Labaree, formerly
President of Middebury College, has re-
Gently given instruction to the Senior
class in Dartmouth College, and is prov
Ing that man past fifty may nevertheless
be, a superior instructor.
" Colonel H. NJ. Porter late of the 7th
Vermont Regiment is at Washington in
the interests of the National Bank Note
Company. He entertained a select party
Of friends at dinner at tho Arlington a
few days since.
The directors Of the state agricultur-
al society have decided to hold trial OF
moving machines and other hay imple-
ments at Rutland on the 26th, 9th aud
2sth Of June. 4 committee is also APP
pointed 10 locate the next annual fair
which will take place September I'LL
STATE FAIR.-Tne result OF the con.
ference between the committees appointed
by the Caledonia Agricultural Society,
and the Vermont State Agricultural So
cety, has resnlted 10 the location Of the
State Fair for the present year at ST.
Jchnsbury, the socoud week in Septem-
Der, if the Caledonia Society will agree
! 10 IL
George G. Smith, Esq, son of Hon
John Gregory S@Hh, oil the firm of No.
bic q Smith, was recently admitted to the
Canadian Bar, by special Act of Parlia.
ment; al honor not before conferred on q
United States man except in the case of
the father Of Jay Cook, the eminent
banker.
The Orleans County Monitor is the
name of the paper just started at Barton
by l.. II. Webster, intended to cover the
field of the Barton Express, lately con-
solidated with the Newport paper. The
trouble with Vermont newspapers is thai
there are already twice as many as tb,
state will decently support.
As Mrs. Henry johnson of Rutlaut
was one day last week driving very
spirited horse in Brandon village one
side Of the shafts dropped and the horst
became unmanageabe and running il
front of the Brandon House Mrs. John
son was thrown out upon the stone step
with great violence, sustaining severe
though not serious injuries. DR.. o. G
dressed the wounds.
Sr. ALBANs.-NIrs. Catharine Driscoll
better known as Mrs. Dillon, was founG
dead in her residence at St. Adams, or
Tuesday. 1t is thought she had beef
dead twenty-four hours when found. She
had been missed by her neighbors TO
two or three days, but was supposed
away from home. She leaves a larg
property. The case is being investigat
ed by the authorities.
LIouoR SEIZURES IN BURLINGTON o.
Wednesday last, all the spirtuous liquor
to be found in the American Hotel, th,
: Van Ness House, and Stanton House, ant
10 Reynolds Saloon, to about thirty gal
Ions Of whiskey. rum and gin, besides
quantity OF ale, were seized by the sheriff
and deputy, and condscated on tho fol
lowing day. by the city court. No de
tense was made.
VERMONT HIsroRIcAL SocIErY.-Th
St. Albans Messenger says that in add
r ton TO the papers announced in the off
> eial notice of the coming meeting of thi
, Society in that place, Henry Hall, Esq
+, of Rutland, will deliver lecture, emit
tied "Indian Foot Prints" and lectur
= on The Battle Of lluhbardton," just pre-
,, viou. to the battle of Bennington. Thi
battle was the only one actuolly tough
J within the boundaries Of this State, au
Mr.. Hall has devoted much time an
money 10 ascertaiEing the facts about
j from English American, and also GeI
man authorities. Rev. DR.. Bailey, c
j Sheldon, will read a biographical notice
= +. r. Towle, E,q., Of Franklin, will Civ
k a circumstauial account of tho Fenia
}, raid in that town, aud the arrest Of Ger
l. eral O'Neil by U. S. Marshal Foster, au
D. there are others from whom papers al
expected.