The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-01-27
STATE NEWS.

-Seventy'eight persons were adml,teu
to the Congregational churches in Rut.
land county last year on profession OF
faith and twenty by letter
Measles are very prevalent in viii.
mington, and to enable their pupils to en-
10y them, the teachers in the village
school propose to hold up week.
--Rcv. A. b. Dascomb has resigned
the pastorate of the Congregational
church at Woodstock, to take effect on
the last Sabbath in February.
The sixteenth legislature Of the State
of Minnesota contained sixteen natives Of
Vermont-nine senators and seven repre-
sentatives. One. ninth Of the entire leg
islature ore Green Mountain Boys.
Rev. i NJ. Tillotsop, of st. Johns
bury, Universalist, has attended, during
his ministry, up to the first day Of Jan
uary, 1864, 2074 funerals probably more
then any other clergyman in New Eng
land.
Hon. Charles n. Davenport, the
well known lawyer of Brattleboro, has
resigned his dictatorship in the Vermont
National Bank at Brattlaboro, proparato.
ry, it is rumorcd to removal from the
town
The Rev. W. II. H. Murray, Of
Boston. will his favored lecture, on "Dea'
cons" at the Congregational church.
Brandon, Vt, on Monday evening Feb
2, 1874. Doors open at I, and the lee
ture to commence at 8 p. m. Tickts with
reserve seats for sale at G. l.. Cases drug
store, on and after Jan, Goth.
The st. Johnsbury fire department
consist of $50 men, two engines, hook
and ladder truck and four hose trucks
The Caledonian says they have 1000 feet
good lined hose 500 leather hose not re-
liable, and considerable more entirely
worthless The entire expense Of the de.
partment the past year, including pay o.
men, care of engine houses and machines
wood, lights and repairs, was $3.50
DRowNED.-A little son of Frank
Baird of Pittsford, was drowned near
his fathers residence Friday evening. lie
is supposed to have followed his father to
the barn, which stood on the other side
of the brook running near the tannery
and upon being missed search was in.
staptly made and his liieless body was
found in the brook near the residence OF
Samuel Fenton.
STATE TEMPERANCE SoCIETy.-At a
meeting of the Executive Committee Of
the Vermont State Temperance Society
held at Essex Junction, on Wednesday
January Dist, it was voted to recon.
mission the Rev. p. n. Granger as Gen.
eral Agent of the Society for the ensuing
year. The Committee were unanimous
iu their feeling that Mr. Granger had
done good work and that he was just the
man for tho position.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT IN KNOXVILLE
On Friday last David Parmeter's l;ttlt
hey, Freddie, had his left arm caught il
the wood palmer of the Hydeville Com
pany, and drawn in nearly to the elbow
leaving but few shreds of what was
once an arm. DR.. Allen of Rutland was
called and amputatcd the arm little be-
low the elbow joint. This affliction seems
harder to bear, as Mr.. Parmeter is con
fined to the house by sickness, and Mrs
Parmetor has just buried her father, Capt
Lyman johnson.
TERRIBLE Explosion AND FIRE AT Ben
NINGToN. Tuesday afternoon there
was an explosion in the extensive knitting
mill Of II. +. Bradford, Bennington, fol
lowed by confagration, which resulted
in the ruin of the establishment and the
loss of nine lives. 1t is supposed to have
been gasoline escaping from a defective
pipe just under the scanning room, which
filled the room with gas and this was ig
nitcd from the fire Of the engine causing
the explosion and catastrophe. 1t was
full four set mill, employing about x
hands, supposed to be fire proof or nearl
SO. The loss Of property is estimated a
$4,000. Partially insured. The name
Of the killed were, Mary Rudd, August;
Buss, Fannie Wood, Serina Moon, Han
nah Gould, Mrs. Cunningham, Mrs. Gar
ritty, Miss Vaughan, Miss Minnie Hurley
Quite number were severely injured
and the wonder is that no more wer
killed.
DAIRyMEN's AssoCIATIoN.-The Yer
mont Dairymen assembled In council IA
Essex Junction, on Wednesday. Durin,
the meeting which continued two days
the time was mostly. spent in listening
to addresses from the following Openin
address by the President, Il. d. Mason
address of welcome by DR.. L. c. Butler
Henry Clark, of Rutland DR.. George +
Cole of Potsdam, n. Y; II. s. Gold Sec
rotary Of the Connecticut Board of Agri
culture; Mr.. Wait, of St. Lawrence &c
n. Y; Dr. +. Lewis SturtevaLt of Sout
birmingham, Mass: O. s. Bliss c
Georgia w. l.. Rutherford of St. Law
renee, Co., n. Y; Hon. Harris Lewis G
New York ; i, il. Arnold, Secretary G
the American Dairy Association, an
practical discussions, by members Of tn
Association and others upon the subject
connected with the topics presented i
the papers.
Hon. y. A. Willard, Of New Yorl
addressed the Convention upon "Dair
Farming :" +. ID. Douglas, Esq, {
Whiting, read a paper on "Rewards {
Intelligence in Dairy Farming" {
Tinkham, Of Pomfret, read a paper o
the Jersey COW IN the butter dairy; A
T. Smith, Esq, of New Haven, an
others, made extempore remarks.
1t was very profitable session an
well attended by the dairymen of III
State. Most of the papers were well cor
sidered, and the official report which wi
contain them. will be a valuable docr
ment
GRAND ARMY ENcAMPMENT.- The al
nual encampment Of the Grand Army ,
the Republic, Department of Vernon