The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-07-09

derrick. In its fall it demolished one of
Wardw ellis steam stone cutters, seriously
injuring q workman by the name OF
james McCue, about the face. McCuc
was also severely scaldod on the back by
the escaping steam.
BENNINGTON County RrprBIIcAS Nom.
1NATIoNs---The Bennington county Rep
ublcans nominated at Arlington on
Tuesday. For Senators, NJ. s. Colburn,
Charles +. Houghton, of North Ben
nington Assistant Judges, l. \. Sykes
of Dorset NJ. W. Potter Of Pownal
Sheriff, d. Crofut of Arlington High
Bailif, j. j. McColl States Attorney
j. X. Batcheldcr of Arlington Judge
of Probate, Il. B. Burton of Manchester,
and Thomas White of Darlington.
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COMMENCE
MENT Burlington, hly THE exer-
cises connected with the sixty.eigbth
commencement Of the University of Yer.
mont and State Agricultural College com.
menccd to-day, with the Baccalaureate
discourse. by President Buckham, this
afternoon, and the address before the So.
ciety of Religious Inquiry, this evening,
by President McCosh, of Princeton Col.
lege. Both were lstend to by large All &.
diences.
st. ALBANs AND VICINITY A A ScM-
MFR RESORT. This is a neatly bound
pamphlet. written by Albert Clarke, for
copy of which we arc indebted to the
author 1t is an interesting sketch of the
history Of st. Adams, its general advan-
tagcs. scenery, views, drives, sporting
fields, hotels, and other facts pertaining
to the town and vicinity likely to interest
the reader. The work is in no sense an
advertisement of hotels or anything else,
and will be sent post paid on receipt of
50 cents by Albert Clarke, st. Adams,
Vt.
Decentralization midnight Satur-
day night, the store Of William B. Mus
sey IN Rutland, was entered by burglars,
and several boxes Of candy and cigars,
some bags of candy and small amount
of money stolen therefrom. 1t would
appear that the burglars entered through
hole in the underpinning in the rear Of
the building, back room, in which were
deposited boxes, barrels. etc. From here,
by simply raising trapdoor which was
only fastened by having light barrels, or
something of that description, placed
thereon, they gained the back, or store
room of the main building.
AN ON PArER.-A copy Of the Yer.
mont .Journal and Universal advertiser,
printed a: Windsor, VT, September 1ltb
l7s6. by Hough e. Spooner, has been
left with lis for examination by Edgar
Roburds. At the time it was printed
Isaac Tichenor was a justice Of the peace
in Bennington. At a convention held a,
Manchester, July I'd, 1856, it was re-
solved that the General Assembly be re-
commended at their next session, to pass
a law directing the several towns in the
State to pay their respective representa-
tives in the future. The General Assem-
bly, held its session there at that time
TergenneS Vernlouer.
"FouRTH" IN BRANDON. Al q o.
clock. a. M, the church and fire bells
and the alarm of fire was given through
GU. the town, when the quiet sleeper
were aroused, and remembering but ON
year ago, when few lads private!
\ agreed to ring the bells, thus expressing
their gratitude for the GLORIOUS fourth
, before the sections could modest them
therefore each delayed when the contin
ucd alarm of FIRE from bell and voic
{ called the citizens to the streets, and soo
found the "Howe Scale Shop" enwrap
in flames, The engine was soon put i
: operation, and with desperate struggl
| the building saved. The loss, includin
3 suspension Of business, il estimated a
t $4,000. The day passed off quietly
f save the jubilant voices Of the "Youn
? Americas" and the firing of cannon'
crackers, &c.
Q In the p. IN. all tnc business place
, were closed; in the evening n display r
Are works.
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