The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-05-11
STATE ITEMS.


Bennington village has eleven " solid
men," whose aggregate avoirdupois is
1850, or 222 BILL pounds each.
Since last fall rs 900 bushels of pota-
toes have been shipped from North
Troy, and sl7 800 left in place of them.
Lead mines have been discovered OIL
the farm of Wallace Scott, of Newport,
which, 1t Is thought, will prove very
valuable.
A monument is TO be erected to the
late Gov. Charles Paine, In the ceme-
terry at Northfeld, by an old friend now
residing in Boston.
Gospel workers from st. Albans held
q series of meetings at North Hero, late
In the winter, and about twenty CONVEX
sions have resulted, while PRAYER meet
ings are held every evening.
A centennial old maid has just passed
to that bourne where they neither mar
ry nor are given in marriage. Miss Bet
sey Jones, of Royalton, died last We'd
nesday at the advanced age 100 years,
l month and "a days.
Arch. Dickey, of Orange, was fatally
injured by circular saw on the I'd inst.
Some part of the machinery under the
saw came out of place. After arranging
1t be attempted to get up, but his head
was caught by the saw and split nearly
in two.
The Boston Saturday Evening Gazette
suggests that, as 1t has been decided that
the legislature, as well as Gov. Rice and
staff, will attend the celebration at Ben.
nington in August, that Massachusetts,
would make still more imposing de-
monstration in Vermont if the First
Corps of Cadets should be detailed as
escort
George Holt, in the employ of d. L.
Priest, at South Vernon, attempted a
most villanous outrage upon the latter's
daughter, twelve years old, at that
place, Saturday afternoon. The victim
had been enticed into an out of the way
barn. Her screams attracted assistance
and she escaped without serious injury
Holt has fed
John Martin, Of Westfleld, died recent
ly at the residence of his son in thai
place, at the advanced ago of IO4 years
Mr.. Martin was born at Nicolet, Can.
ada, in the year 1878, and could relate
many amusing incidents which oC
CURED during the first French war. Ht
retained the full use of his faculties nm
til his death, although he had been {
confirmed user of tobacco for over sixt,
years.
A grand wedding ceremony tool
place at eleven O'Clock Thursday morn
ing, at st. PauPs church, Windsor. TIL,
rector, the Rev. Thomas j. Taylor, off
clated. joining together in holy wed
lock James Brown Gardner, Esq, O
Boston, and Miss Mary E. Hatch
daughter of Albert G.. Hatch, ESQ. TO
long time the popular postmaster O
Windsor. After the ceremony a lare,
concourse of friends congratulated ii,
happy. couple. The chancel and fon
were beautifully adorned with flower
arranged by friends of the bride.
The American Institute of InstructIo,
will hold its forty-eighth annual meet
ing at Montpelier, on Tuesday, Wednes
day and Thursday, July 10, IL and -
Among the lecturers and speakers Sc
cured are Judge P. Emory Aldrich o
Worcester, Professor Hardness Of Prov
idence, Professor Carlton of New Brit
ain, c., Mrs. Miller of Concord, N. II.
President Hubert Of Middlebuiy, vt.
a. r. Stone, superintendent of school
In Springfield, Mass, Prof. Barbour O
Bangor, Me-, Henry Barnard of Hart
ford, Ct, Professor Fuller of st. Johns
bury, VT, Professor Ruggles of Hano
YER, N. H., and others.