The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-06-10

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Grand Temple of Vermont will be hold
en- at Crystal Fountain Temple Hall, St.
Alhans, commencing Thursday, June ~,
1878, at 10 o'clock a. m.
The Brottlcboro PhGnix states that
Hon. Daniel Kellogg. Of that place, Is
the only surviving member Of the staff Of
Governor Vanncss when he received Gen.
Lafayette in Vermont on his las; witt to
America.
A little son of Mr.. Sullivan. of Ner-
shire, about ten years Of age, while play
ing with other boys, last week. had an
arrow shot into his eye. 1t penetrated
tho ball, and .he little fellows sufferings
were terrible.
Roy Mr.. Roberts. formerly of Mont.
pelior, and now rector ofSt. Johns (Epis.
copaD church at Lowell, Mass. sent in his
resignation, this week. which was accept
ed. lie has accepted Il call to the Epis.
copal church in Brandon, VI
The Orleans county Standard says;
Should the present fine weather continue,
it is confidently expected that the new
railroad from here to Richtord will be
ready for the running Of trains By the
middle of juno.
"A signal has been erected on the
summit OF 'Gravin Ill.," in Uartlaud,
Windsor county. in connection with the
United States Signal. 1t is Of wood.
about thirty feet in height, trimmed with
alternate layers Of black and white cloth.
the whole being surmouutec with a large
cap Of bright tin.
RAILROAD ACcIDENT.-An extra freight
on the Vermont Central ran of the track
through means Of u misplaced switch, II,
Jone,ville, Friday morning The engine
aud three or Jour cars were precipitated
down an cinbauknent and into tn, river,
the locomotive, Joseph Clark" being
buried completely out Of sight under wa
ter. Tie engineer, fireman, aud coaduc.
tor were on the train and all jumped off,
no one being injured but the fireman who
was pretty seriously hurt.
Pass HtM 'RouND,-A man calling
himself james Stanley, and representing
himself as having been connected with
the press under the non de plume OF
"Reefer :" also that he is a Mason and
Odd Fellow, and soliciting aid to get
from one point to another, at other times
desiring employment as collector, has
been operating in this place recently
He is a fraud aud unworthy of any one,
charity or assistance. He pretended to
90 North from here. Will other papert
please copy.-W., Gazette.
FIREIN MoNTPEL1En.-The house, shed
and barn, oil Stepen Cochran, situated on
t" Seminary hill" Montpelier, were burn
ed TO the ground about three o'clock
"Wednesday morning. The fire crigiuat.
cd in the second story OF the kitchen part
Of the house, but 10y what means is uu
Known. The FIRE had made such progre,.
before assistance was at hand that the
buildings were n total loss. Some of tht
furniture in the front part Of the hons,
was saved, but most Of the clothing wa.
burned. Insured for $4,000, in Vermont
Mutual. Loss about 81 900.
Benson. The walker Cheese Manu-
factory" was raised May Doth. 1t i.
located one mile south of the village.
Decoration Day would have passed un
observed but for efforts Of Miss Howart
and the pupils under her care They
formed a procession from the school
house, each one bearing a floral Offering
which was tasteiully ARA ged upon tn,
graves Of Capt. j. Q. Dickinson, I'll
Reg Vt. Vols; Judson p. Howard, Ser
geaut Co. G., 9TH Regr.; Perry q Gibbs
Co. |, 9TH Reg; Allen W. Goodrich. Go
g. llth Eegt. Marccllus Barber, Co. D
l4th Regt. Marshal L Mcacham. Co
+, lO5th Regt.
r WINDSOR COUNTY CouRT The Wind
. sor County Court commenced its session
, on Tuesday last, Judge Barrett presiding
On call Of the docket seventy.iye case
were put down for trial by jury, but GU
of this number, doubtless, not over
dozen will be tried. The entries @
, settled" "con,inued" and "to Court,
will dispose Of tho remainder Of tho 20
= cases on the law docket, and ten divorc
cases on the old docket. The new cn,ric
number Ill, bcaides the divorce case.
and he Court of Chancery come in f.
II AZ new entries, while the old dock,
: shows 30. A correspondent Of the Ru.
laud Herald says that on Tuesday ever
I ing the administrator Of tho estate OF III
late Lyndon A. Marsh. sold some fol
hundred volumes OF the Marsh law librar
at auction, at the town hall. to Il sma
but very select audience of lawyer
It gathered for the occasion. Many
these books were Of ancient date al
bore the autographs Of many men
eminent in their day-but who have no
passed over the river, to that lat
Is whence no traveller returns" Aisle
ie from the lawyer and the antiquarian Il
sale was OF no public interest.