The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-08-26

the dark had made misstep and tumbled
head over heels down the stairway. When
MIR. Post got into the front hall on the
lower floor, the chap had picked himself
up and escaped by the way be entered.
A New DEPARTUnE.-A most remark.
able "new departure" is hcing taken by
Mr.. Labelle of Berkshirc.who is so years
old. For many years he has been bald
on the top of his head, aud what little
hair he had was perfectly white Now
although lie has used no restorative, a
new crop of black hair has started out,
while 10 addition to this after being
tootbless for years. he has lately cut
three new teeth. lie is as much aston.
ished as any one else at this singular re-
newal Of his youth, and is entirely at a
loss to know where he found "ihe philoso.
piers stone" or of what it is constituted
REUNIoNs.-Thc reunion of the Tenth
Vermont Regimental Association meets
at Waterbury on the 4th Of September.
The business meeting is at q p. m. and
dinner at 0p. m.
The Eleventh Vermont will fcunite at
Bellows Falls, Friday, September 10Th.
The railroads will carry these several
gatherings for fare one way.
The second reunion Of the old Eighth
Vermont ,tcran Volunteers will be held
at White River junction, September %
1878, at 2 o'clock p. III. All members
who see this notice requested to inform
their comrades. Railroads in Vermont
carry for half.fare. Gen. Thomas and
Coils. Mead and Dutton will be present.
DEATH OF j. S. D. TAYLOR. We are
grieved to learn OF the death of Johr
Syng Dorset Taylor, late one of the edit
ors and proprietors of the St. Adams Mes
senger, which occurred in that village Wed
nesday. Mr.. Taylor was a native of Shell
burn and graduated from the University
of Vermont in 1910, being cass.matt
Of Dudley Dennison, Henry Hale. Will
lam Highly, d. s. McMaster, r. j. Ten
uey, and the late Henry j. Raymond
James r. Spau!ding aud Prof. d. c.
Houghton. He adopted teaching as o
profession, and for a long time was Prin.
cipal Of the Pittsburgh Academy, and
afterwards Of the St. Adams High School
In 1870, IN connection with Col. Alder,
Clarke, he purchased the Messenger, and
was connected with it until June last
when his failing health obliged him to
dispose of his interest. Mr.. Taylor was
a man of high personal character, fine
literary tastes, and possessed many genial
qualities. He had poetical turn o.
mind, and delivered one or two poems be-
fore the Alumni and the literary societie.
Of the University of Vermont. He ha.
also written several fugative humorous
pieces Of much Merit. His disease was
consumption Free Press.
THE CHIEF MAGISTRATE IN BURLING
TON. WEDNESDAY MoRNING.-President
Grant, accompanied by his daughter, Mis-.
Nellie Grant; his younger sons, U. S
Grant, Jr., and Jesse II. Grant Gen
Orville f. Babcock, and ex.Gov. Stearn.
and wife of Concord, n. H., arrived il
Burlington, and were met at the depo
by Mayor Dodge and Gems. Wells, Eos
ter and Henry, and other members of the
Committee Of Arrangements, and driven
to the American Hotel, where hand
some breakfast was served.
Carriages were then provided and the
Presidential party, accompanied by May
or Dodge, Judge Smalley, Governor I'm
derwood, Lieut. Gov. Taft, Generals
Wells, Foster and Henry, Col. l.. b
Plat, Hon. 10 d. Hatch, Hon. John l.
Mason, of Richmond, Hon. James N
Brigham, Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts
Judge Tyler. and other prominent citi
zens, rode about the city for an hour OIL
SO, visiting the Ethan Allen monumen
and other points Of interest. Upon hi
return to the American. the Presidcu
received the citizens Of Burlington ant
the ladies and children, who were intro
duced by Gov Underworld the parlor
of the Hotel, and whom the Presidcn
very cordially greeted.
AT lO:43 six companies Of the Firs
Regiment National Guard of Vermont
Col. Peck commanding. including tn
Ransom Guards and Barlow Grays, o
St. Adams, and the Middlebury. Bran
don, Winooski and Burlington compa
MES, massed in front of the hotel an
paid the President the compliment of
marching salute, and then headed by To
Queen City Band, escorted him to Ger
trail wharf, where, amid the cheers of tn
crowd, he took the steamer Adirondac
for Ticondoroga and Lake George.
A VERMONT PARTY IN IowA.--ReN
II. f. Leavitt of Middlebury It.. ,brotl
er-in-law of Mrs. l.. j. Chatterton, b,
ing in our city, his old friend, Hon. .
b. Grinncll, brought the Vermontcl
in this vicinity togetherat his residenC
last Friday evening TO do honor to II
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