The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-07-04
State and Vicinity.

The Orleans county Republican con-
vention nominated as State senators, l..
II. Thompson of lrasburgh and S. r.
Fletcher of Holland. Blaine and Logan
and prohibition were endorsed.
The Lake George Steamboat company
has elected lie Grand b. Cannon of Buri-
ington, president and V. Z. Moves. secre-
tary and treasurer. Thomas Dickson,
lie Grand b. Cannon, |. V. Baker, A. L..
lnman and W. S. Eddy are the directors.
The stockholders of the Central Yer
mont railroad and the consolidated rail-
roads of Vermont held their annual
meeting at st. Adams, Friday, and elect
ed these directors: j. Gregory Smith,
b. Z. Cheney, j. X. Langdon, joseph
HiXon, w. III. II. Bingham, f. II. Bak-
er and +. c. Smith.
The Woodford correspondent of the
Troy Times says: During recent
thunder shower a ball of lightning re-
sembling small meteor entered the
Pine valley steam saw mill and passed
out rear door, when it exploded, giving
a grand pyrotechnic display, and igniting
a large dry tree, which smoked for sever
al days. Several persons near by were
somewhat shocked by the lightning.
The Republicans of Orange county had
a large and enthusiastic convention on
Tuesday at Chelsea. This ticket was
put in nomination: Senators, Henry G..
McDuiee of Bradford and Scion b. Heb
ard of Chelsea; assistant Judges. Joseph
Iebbetts. renominated, and G. NJ. Lathrop
of Williamstown; States attorney, f. W.
smith of Newbury; sheriff, l.. b. Barron
of Washington high bailifi, ID. G. Abbott
of Fairlee.
The Sons of Veterans, Vermont diyis-
ion, held their first annual encampment
at Rutland last week. There are now in
the State - camps, having a total men,
bership of about 800. The officers elect
ed for the ensuing year are as follows
Col, l.. V. Green, Rutland; lieut.-col. C.
F.. JENNIE, Brattleboro; major. G. +. Ter
rill, Underhill; chaplain, +. W. Parsons,
Bellows Fails; surgeon, ii. Il. Wood
ward, Brandon. +. X. Morse. Rutland,
q. f. Terrill,' Underhill, and +. f. Hill,
Ludlow, were elected delegates to the
Grand Division encampment. q. F.
Cheney, st. JOhnsbury, and +. ID. Proc
tor were elected delegates to the Com
mandery-in-chief encampment, which
meets at Philadelphia.
The Republican State committee elect
GU W tHc recent Staue convention held
their first meeting at Burlington Tuesday
night. There were present Mcssrs. w.
Gibbs of Burlington, Geo w. Grandey of
Nergennes, James X. Batchelder of Arl-
iDgton, Carol 5. Page of Hyde Park, ii.
G. Tuttle OF Rutland, William +. johnson
of Woodstock, f. w. Baldwin of Barton
and Olin Merrill of Enosburg. At the OPP
i ening of the meeting Secretary c. S. Page
read letter from Hon. Geo. Nichols of
Mortified, resigning the position of chair
man. which the committee accepted.
Hon. Warren Gibbs of Burlington was
then elected chairman of the committee
and Hon. Carroll S. Page secretary and
treasurer. The executive committee
chosen consists of Messrs. Warren Gibbs.
Carroll 5. Page, ii. c. futile, Julius j.
Estey and f. w. Baldwin. 1t was decided
to make systematic and aggressive can
vass previous to the September election,
and it was the opinion of the committee
that Vermont Republicans would give
Blaine and Logan substantial indorse-
ment at the coming election. The com.
mittee propose to hold series of six
mass meetings in various sections of the
state, and to bring several speakers OF
national reputation In the State on these
occasions, which will probably be held al
! Burlington, Rutland, st. Adams, Mont.
/ pelier, Newport, White River Junction
and Bellows Falls,