The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-09-01

BRANDo 1.-THE Farmers and Nlechan-
les Club will resume their weekly meet
ings Tor the winter season next Friday
evening, Aug. %. Subject for conversa-
ton The gathered and incoming crops
of the season.
DR.. Smith is putting an addition to his
house in the form of tower containing a
room for compromising medicines, room
for an office and sleeping rooms above.
The mason work on the new church is
nearly completed the masons are putting
en- the hard finish, and the frescoers are
pushing their job with all possible dis
patch.
G, G.. Dunn has sold his interest in tho
furniture establishment Of Hill 4 Dunn
to his partner, who continues the business
at the old stand
The FOURTEENTH fRMoNr.-At 4
meeting of the old Fourteenth Vermont
Regiment, held at the Van Mesa House
in Burlington, on Thursday evening, it
was voted to form and organize "The
Fourteenth Vermont Regimental Associ.
alton" and the following officers were
elected
Presidem.-W G Dunton.
Fice PreSidem-.R o Cove
Treasurer.-N b Douglass.
Secretary-A G Patchin.
Corresponding Secretary--J G VIII
liams.
Erccntire Commifee. A II Wood.
ward, s G White. n + Dunshee. G A
Bundy, i Abell
On motion of n b Douglass the fol-
lowing resolution was unanimously adopt
cd:
Resolred, That a meeting of the men,
bers Of the Fourteenth Vermont Regimen,
be called at such a time and place as may
be fixed upon by the Executive Com.
mittee.
ExoNERATRp-The section man, spok gu
Of as most to be blamed for the railroad
accident near Richford. in Canada doe.
not appear TO be so much at fault after
all. 1t appears that he had charge Of
some eight miles Of track, and that Oh the
morning Of the disaster this mans house
was in imminent danger from the swollen
waters, but he left it to perform his duty
On discovering the washout, he FASTENED
back to Sutton to telegraph the train at
Richiord or Abercorn, but was unable tc
"call" either Office. He then procured q
horse and mounting it, rode at full speed
to meet and warn the i'll fated train. ar,
irving at the scene of the disaster mo.
ment after its occurrence. This version
OF the affair would seem to exoneratc the
section man from blame. There was q
a good many sharp curves, and the speed
-abou; thirty miles an hours deemed
to have been unsafe, The engineer OF
the fatal train, Frank X. Lanctol, had
been discharged few months before
from the Central Vermont road or fast
running, but was considered competent
and otherwise Trustworthy engineer. He
was killed. and the total number of deaths
reported from that accident is six.
FUNERAL OF DR.. GEORGE NJ. Hail.
The funeral of DR.. George NJ. Hall was
attended at Swanton on Wednesday un.
der the auspices Of the Grand Lodge of
Vermont. A large concourse Of the Ma.
sonic fraternity and the citizens were
present.
The religious services were conducted
at the residence in accordance with the
ritual Of the Episcopal church by Rev
JOSIAH SWEET. d. d., assisted by Rev
John b. Pitman Of Malone. \. Y.
The Franklin county medical society
were present III body.
The Masonic burial service was pro-
nouuced by n. r. Bowman of St Johns.
bury, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge
of Vermont. Jed Z. G. Cottrell, Grand
Master of the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin
Henry Clark Of Rutland, Park Davis OF
g. Adams, Hon. w. s. Rubles Of Berk.
Shire. Col. A. b. Jewett of Swanton and
NJ. i. Matt OF Grand Isle acted as pail
bearers. The Grand Commandery OF
knights Templar, j J.. Mack Mortified.
commanding, formed the funeral escort.
Among the prominent Masons present
were Il. c. Houghton. George +, Koon,
Bennington Henry IL. Smith. Rutland
l.. NJ. Read Bellows Falls; DR.. l.. G,
Butler, Essex T. NJ. Chapman. Middle.
bury.