The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-07-15
STATE NE US.

Centennial. Several have gone, more
will 60 during the summer and fall.
+. &. White, late superintendent Of
the Panama railroad, has just arrived
at his home in Bennington.
The Catholic church at Northfield
was struck by lightning Sunday, and
burned loss about $4,000.
large barn, in process of construc-
ton near Colchester Corners. was
struck by lightning, on Saturday night,
and razed TO the ground.
The cotton and wooden mills at
Springfield are closed for repairs. The
other manufactures are doing good
business.
The chair shop at Mortified, Vt, has
shut down for the present; and both
the wooden mills will do the same-alI
because of hard times,
Bryan O'Neal IAN old resident of Fair.
field Center, was found dead In bis bed
Friday morning. He was seventy. five
years of age.
The flag on the Burlington Custom
House was at half-mast on Friday, be-
cause of the death of Gen. Custer, the
old commander of Gen. Wells, the col
lector.
The new $4,000 Congregational
church at Bradford, was dedicated.
Thursday Rev, L. H. Elliot giving the
historical address, and M. II. Buckam
of Vermont university the sermon.
Samuel Mitchell, an aged citizen of
Bridgewater, was killed Thursday, BY
a horse, which dragged him some dis
lance with the halter tied about his |
wrist.
Four persons were seriously hurt. |
Friday, by the falling Of q roof on |
which a crowd had collected, at Lake |
Memphremagog, during tight rope
performance.
The house of Mr.. Shaw in Jericho |
was struck by lightning Saturday night,
badly shattered and set on fire. Three
persons were in the house at the time,
none of whom were injured, and thew |
in extinguishing the fire and |
saving the building.
At the annual meeting of the Yer
mont dairymen's association, to be held
at Montpelier on the 9th of October,
the orator of the occasion will be Prof.
Y. A. Willard, the well-known writ
er and lecturer on dairy and agricul-
tural topics.
The .Estey guard were given grand
reception on their return from Phila-
delphia, Saturday. Statutes were fred
and dinner given at the Brattleboro
house, at which speeches of welcome
were made by many Of the prominent
m Il go 9t the atiRiYn' The guards returned
The house of Peter Rochelle, on the
lat north of the depot In Winooski,
was struck by lightning during the
storm OF Saturday night. Both CHM
1eys were thrown down and considera
Die damage done to the inside of the
house. Several persons were in the
house at the time, but were fortunately
more scared than hurt.
The directors of the Vermont diyjs.
on of the Portland and Ogdensburgb
abroad have arranged for the issue of
lrst mortgage preference bonds to COM
,lete that division. This will give
'ortland, Me-, continuous line to
'wanton, on Lake Champlain. The !
tockholders meet on the 18th to ratify
his action, and the road will be com.
leted by November.
A barn and shed belonging to s. lC
prout, at Norwich, VT, together with I
large stock of farming tools, wool hay 6
no grain, were burned Sunday night :
LOSS 81 700, insurance 5000. The Are !
vas set by son of Mr.. Sprout, aged I
Eighteen years. No cause is assigned ,,
or the act, other than malice. He has =
een arrested and sent to Jail to await
rial at the December term of the court F
some hiteen years ago, Burke Hollow
oys appropriated a liberty pole stand
lg in East Burke, and placed it on
lelr own grounds. A few nights ago
party of East Burke boys quietly re.
loved the pole from Burke Hollow
nd Fourth of July morning found 1t
ear the Congregational church with h
1e stars and stripes waving from its g.
'p ITO feet in the air
A writer in the Rutland Globe saws
lat the potato bug, which is at present G
formidable pest, is somewhat like the
reen Spanish fly in its nature, causing
blister wherever applied to the hui
ian nesl. Some persons have in q
antly died, and Others been badly q
oisoned by standing near the flames
men aquantity of these bugs have d
cen gathered from the potato vines n
nd committed 10 the fire.
l.. l.. Durant, the reformed LAWYER. r
,ho is now lecturing in different parts :,
Vermont on temperance, recently u
pproached brother lawyer after his c.
yening lecture something as follows:
You and !, Henry, know what it is to Il
drunkards no one who has not L.
cen there can tell us anything aboutf
. You can be something, and If you 81
not leave off drinking you are a id
'ol. That is all have to say" Hem
signed the pledge few days after. O
ard, and IL now the president of q kC
reform Climb. ~
The annual meeting of the Vermont
'dltors' and Publishers association
as opened at the st. Johnsbury House Il
ednesday evening, with about thirty =.
lembers in attendance, and the presf- u
ent, Hon. +. p. Walton, in the chair. "
he address was delivered by 8. b.
ettengill, OF the Rutland Herald. A is
Irge number of the prominent citizens Il
ST. Johnsbury were present, among t,
HON were Judge Poland, Hon. Hor.
20 Fairbanks and others, with a large is
'mpany of ladies. The association =,
roceeded in the morning to the White u
fountains and spent The night on n,
lount Washington. GO
STATE SENATORIAL NOMINATIONS. ii
Addison Connty--Edward Seymour. h,
Hergennes, l.. d. Eldredge of Mid. ~
ebury. pl
Bennington county,. II. Guild of
upert, Silas Mason of Readsboro.
Chittenden county-Samuel Hun
ngton OF Burlington, C. NJ. Spauldlng o.
tie. "
Orange county-E. z. George of d.
sirlee, John Lynde OF Williamstown. n,
Windham county-O. f. Butterfieldl :,
Wilmington, f. l.. Waterman of o