The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-08-11

COUNTY NEWS.
Democratic County Convention.


COUNTY NEWS.
Democratic County Convention.
The Democratic voters of the County of Add
son are requested to meet in mass convention, at
the Court House, in Middlebury, on Wednesday,
August 10th, at 10 o'clock A, NJ, to nominate
candidates for county officers to be supported st
the September election.
Z, =. s waltvs tcounty Cont.
Middlebury, Aug. }, 1874.
The fall term of Fletcher Academy,
Bridport, will com nepcc on Monday,
August 3lst, under the instruction of
Miss NJ. Z. Converse,
The Tenth Annual Fair oil the
Crown Point and Bridport Farmers and
Mechanics Association will be held at
Crown Point, n. Y, Wednesday and
Thursday, Sept. 10th and 18th, 1874.
New HAVEN MARKET.--On Tuesday,
1890 lbs. of butter were shipped from
this station $500 lbs Of cheese and
800 dozen eggs. Butter 25 to pc;
cheese II IL to l3c; eggs 10 to Zoe
per dozen
VKRoENNEs MARKET.-On Tuesday
1S,246 lbs. Of butter, and SAG lbs. of
cheese were shipped from this station.
Butter, fair to good, "a to 25c choice,
26 to 27c; selections 2Sc. Eggs 20c
per dozen new potatoes Toe. per bu,
old potatoes drug.
SINGULAR FREAK OF LldnTNINa.--On
the afternoon of the 3lst, during a severe
thunder storm, the Westinghouse of p
A. Ingram, of South Bristol, was struck
by lightning. The electric fluid passed
down the chimney and stoye.pipc into the
paror where a 6vc-year-old daughter of
Mr.. Ingram was sleeping on coverlet,
and struck the girl on the stomach, tear
ing her clothes, and thence passed down
her body and through the floor beneath,
tearing up boards and slecpers. The
child was fortunate enough to escape with
few slight burns.
LINcoLN.-Our town is still moving
onward in civilization Since the com
pleton OF Govc's new block, and the re.
building OF j, A. Bachelder's store.
A. J. eastman has been building a large
two story building in connection with the
blacksmith shop, for the purpose of car
rying on the wheelwrlght business it
is also bis intention to do something in
the undeitakrrs linz aad hopes he will
be supported III this respect by the peo-
pie Of Lincoln. MIR. J A. Batchclder
has built pretty cottage just north oil
his store, Tor the purpose Of renting. q.
b. Marks Of the firm of Hanks * Stearns
is also building dwelling house south of
store. Mr. Sheldon has bought build
ing lot of &. A. Babcock, north of NJ +.
church, for the purpose Of building the
coming season We soon shall have a
small village III Lincoln, aud in regard to
business there seems to be quite au in
crease from last year II, G.
NEW HAVEN CAUCUs.-The notice
of the caucus was not very generally
circulated, owing TO the busy season.
About forty voters met on the Sd inst.
in response to the call of the Town
Committee. The town is considered to
be strongly in favor of the return OF
Mr. Willard. How great was the sur
prise of the friends of the latter who
had come into the caucus without any
expectation of contest and without
any organized effort, to find that there
was pre-laid plan to elect Joyce dele
gates, that the candidates were selected
and pledged, that one of these was two
years ago an avOwed democrat, and
that other avOwed democrats were re
lied upon to carry the nomination,
:. Il. NJ. Cowles was appointed chair
man, and A. NJ. Roscoe, secretary, on
the nomination of these generous pat
riots, thus getting two supposed good
Willard men where their votes would
be less likely to count.
) Capt. A. L. worth then moved
the following resolution:
RssOlusd, That the delegates who are appointed
at this meeting to represent the voters of th
town in the district convention called to meet a
Middlebury on the 18th inst, are hereby instruct
ed to cast their votes in said convention for thu
Hon. c. W. Willard as candidate for member o
the House Of Representatives from this district
A somewhat spirited discussion fol
, lowed, sustained by Capt. Leaven wortl
and by Hon. Oliver Smith against it
j. Mills Hoyt and Alexis II. Smith als'
, spoke implicitly against the resolution
their remarks being eulogistic of Col
Joyce, the former advancing his claim
for the succession 10 Mr.. Willard, Il,
: latter expatiating on the glory achiev
: ed by our military heroes in genera
Q and by Col. Joyce in particular.
. Capt. l.. claimed that, in view Of ia,
, many changes likely to occur in In,
representatives from other states, it il
unwise to drop Mr.. Willard at the pres
, ent time, both because of his reputation
for honest and faithful devotion to til,
q interests of the people and of his incor
!, ruptlble integrity. Again, the chang
would be an implied censure of Iii
: course and would he so interprete,
D without the state. The argument tina
. Mr.. Willard has held the Office lon,
enough, seemed to him weak one.
y Mr.. Doud spoke of Mr. Wizards emf
nent services and insisted that tn,
9 qualifications demanded in our repre
: sentative are craftsmanship and expert
b. ence, not the achievements of the bat
:, tie field
, The resolution was adopted by lie
cisiye vote of twenty 10 fifteen Tn
:, following gentlemen We're elected dele
o gates Hon. w. T.. Nash, j. Mill
q Hoyt, and Sylvester Doud. The love
: men assert that the two first name,
!. will vote for him, but it is hard to be
lieve that men of their character an,
e reputed integrity would accept the ap
}. pointment under instruc tons and the,
r vote directly against them. IL mus
!, be concluded, hen, that New Hayel
! sendsa Willard delegation, however it
y menbers may vote.
nX/MEETING OF THE ALUMNI OF BERMA
2 fAoADEMY AT NEW HAvEN.-A meetin,
Of the alumni of Beeman Acadcm
4 was held at New Haven, on tn
e academy grounds, on Tuesday Afternoon
:. The following is the order OF the exel
d cises: Exercises opened by sppropriat
y remarks by the principal, Capt, A.