The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-06-23
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best papers published In the country.
Mrs. w. s. Aldon received The
members of the W. G. T. u, at heI
pleasant home on Seminary street
Wednesday afternoon and evening
Everything passed of finely and very
pleasant and profitable time was enjoy
ed. The business meeting held the at
tention of the ladies the entire after.
noon. At six O'Clock q bountiful sup
pes was served gracefully presided ovel
by the hostes and partaken of by adj
ditional ladies and gentlemen. The
remainder of the evening was spent In
convention, discussion, music, &c
Adjourned at nine.
The college base ball nine played o
game with the Dartmouth nine at Hano.
yer last Friday and returned home the
next day. We might mention in pas.
sing that they surrendered to the Dart.
mouth boys by the magnificent
score OF 40 to q cipher. We are glad to
note naturalization of the devotion of
our nine to their college studies. 1t is
only fair to say, however, that they
were on the cars during large part OF
the preceding night, and two of the
best players, Ross and Walker, were
sick, besides which Ross had forefin-
ger severity injured by the ball in the
first inning. They could probably do
better next time. \
ADDISON COUNTY REPUBLICAN Cox.
lvENTION.-The Addison County Re-
publican Convention met according to
call on Tuesday morning last, at the
court house in Middlebury. The dele
gates present were one hundred and
eighty in number, and in addition there
were many prominent Republicans, as
well as some Democrats, present, to
see the fun.
Col. L. E. Knapp, chairman of the
county committee, called the conven.
ton to order at about eleven O'Clock,
and the roll was called. Substitutes
were appointed tor few delegates who
failed to respond to their names.
On behalf of the county committee,
Col. Knapp nominated Geo. Hammond
for temporary chairman, who was
elected by reclamation, and made few
remarks of acknowledgment. Darwin
Rider of Middlebury and N. j. Nc.
Cuen OF Vergcnnes were elected tenn
porary vice-prcsidents, and Col. Knapp
and j. A. Child of Weybridge tempo
rary secretaries, The temnnrayy or
on motion of Hon. F. E. Woodbridge
of Vergennes. On motion recess was
then taken until half-past one O'Clock
in the afternoon.
In the afternoon the business of fill.
ing the places on the county ticket was
performed with the usual interludes of
eulogy bestowed on the various candi.
dates by their "backers."
The first nomination for senator was
conceded to the New Haven district.
G. w. Read Of Addison was nomi-
mated by q. NJ. Wilmarth of the same
town.
G. Fl. Stone of Monkton nominated
Henry r. Baldwin of that town as q
true temperance man.
Z. A. Hazleton of Bristol nominated
Judge H. B. Williams of Nonkton.
Hon. +. E. Woodbridge seconded the
nomination of C. W. Read, as also did
John M. Dyer of Salisbury and Henry
G. Hubbard of Orwell.
j. w. Booth of Ferri sburg and Pros.
per Elithrap of Bridport seconded the |
nomination of H. r. Baldwi
ID. w. Nash Ct New Haven seconded
D. w. Nash. j. w. Booth, G. M. |
G. H. Stone and f. A. Ha-
zletine were appointed tellers.
The ballot gave the following result: |
Whole number of votes, 1877
Necessary to choice, "a
G. w. Read had 81
ii. r. Baldwin, AL
II. B. Williams, Sc |
There being no choice second ballot |
was taken, which resulted as follows:
Whole number of votes cast, 1879
Necessary to a choice, 81
g. w. Read had 90 |
Menry X. Baldwin, SO |
IL. b. Williams, 57l
For senator from the Addison dis
trict: L. D. Eldredge of Middlebury
nominated Albert A. Fletcher of Mid
I. L. Eells of Cornwall nominated |
samuel James of Weybridge.
Both nominations were seconded by |
several persons.
A ballot was then had, with the fol-
lowing result:
Whole number OF votes cast, 1872
Necessary to choice, 80
A. A. Fletcher had 119l
Samuel James, 81
J. M. Slade, 81
81
Col. Fletcher was accordingly nomi-
mated.
For assistant judge from the northern |
district, Carlton Stevens of Vergennes