The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-05-14
State News.

The annual session of NJ. w. Grand
Lodge of Vermont will be held in Bur-
,ington June 18th commencing at Q
o'clock a. m.
RUTLAND RAILRoAD.-James II. Will
lams Esq, of Bellows Falls, has been
appointed President pro tenn, to act dur
ing Gov. Pages absence in Europe.
The St. Adams Messenger says, At
the mere mention of new church mere,
the Methodists have five thousand dollars
pledged therefor. 1t is easy to believ.
that twenty thousand more are near by.
Ex-Governor Walter Hartman Of
New Hampshire has been engaged by
Post Badly Smith to lecture at St. AL.
bans, on Tuesday evening next on Gen
George Fl. Thomas"
- STATE CONVENTION IN MONTPELIER
We understand that the State Republic
CAP Committee have decided upon Mont.
pelier as the place, and June 26th as the
day of holding the Convention for nom
mating State officers.
Frank Hill of St. Johnsbury, was
brought before justice johnson, Wednes.
day, on complaint of violating the prohib-
itory law. He plead guilty of ten often
'ces, and was fined 500 and costs. Being
Unable to pay his fine he was committed
toGail.
SCIENTIFIC ExcURsIoN.-The senior
class of the Polytechnic Institute, lat Troy,
LAST week, made an excursion to the iron
mines at Moriah and Port Henry. While
the class was examining the Sherman
mipe, large mass of ore fell from above,
k1opking one of the students down and
Tb1SaLing his eye glasses, but doing him
no serious injury.
TEACHERS AssocIATIoN.-The next
session of the Otter Greek Valley Teach.
ers Association will be held at Brandon
on Friday and Saturday, June 18th and
18th. Addresses will be delivered by
Prof. E. II. Highley of Middlebury Col
ilege; Prof. j. S. Cilley of Brandon
Rev. f. p. Hooker of Middlebury A
j. Sanborn of Middlebury; and Henry
Clark of Rutland. There will also be
three essays by ladies Of the Association
and discussion by teachers aud others.
PARDoNED.-Peter Leroy, was convict.
ed of intoxication and breach of peace on
the 18th of December last, before justice
A. S. Cook, at Brandon, who held him to
bonds of 500, to keep the peace for a
year. In failure of bondsmen he was
committed to the Rutland County Jail
Governor Stewart has recently pardoned
Leroy for the offences charged, and
Justice Cook Thursday released him on
his own recognizance on bond of $50, to
keep the peace:
ACCIDENT ON THE LAMoILLE VALLEY
RAILRoAD.-A passenger car was thrown
from the track of the Lamoille Valley
Railroad on Tuesday, about two miles
north Of Danville. Some twelve or fif
teen passengers were on board. and all
more or less scratched and bruised, bu,
no one seriously, save Mr.. Freeman Blk.
by, of Montpelier, who had leg broken
Ga the first warning of trouble, he seems
to have run to the rear platform. which
he was thrown under the car. The injury
is compound fracture below the knee
Mr.. Bixby is reported to be as comfort
able as could be expected under the cir
cumstances. Among other casualties were
j. P. Lamson, Of Cabot, leg skinned tt
the knee; Mrs. Burdick of Danvilie, hur
in the back; Miss Rogers, Of Walden, in
jured in the face and one limb; Miss Slim
son, of Greensboro, bruised on forehead
and Jnstin Page and Timothy Batcheder
of Hardwick, cut and bruised