The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-01-09
j. l.. BUTTOLPH,
ID. w. PRIME.
f. +. STICKNEY.
+. ID. BARTON,
j. j. CRANE.
State and Vicinity.

George y. futile, a leading citizen of
Rutland and founder of the Rutland
Daily Herald, died on Sunday. aged 60
years.
Elmer Granger, Bethel school-teacher.
fell dead from heart disease in the school.
room while correcting a pupil Monday
afternoon.
John Howe of Brdport. who was ar
rested last week for burglary at Crown
Point, has been jailed at Elizabethtown
for not furnishing $500 bail.
John Carmody, the Bellows Falls sa-
loon keeper recently given his liberty on
condition of leaving the State. returned
last week and nov languishes at New
fame Jail.
Mr.. Albert Adams of New Haven had
the second finger of his left hand bitten
by a hog that he was butchcrng. the
other day. and the mutilated member had
to be amputated.
Miss lola, aged 13. daughter of Mcrch-
ant Mallory of North Ferrisburgh. fell.
the other day. from the stoop of their
house to the ground, Il distance of some
fourteen feet. One hip is severely in
iured and perhaps she was otherwise
hurt.
At Ticonderoga, Saturday. a man
while driving on Lake Champlain
noticed Luther f. Wicker. who
was driving in the rear, suddenly
fall forward upon the dashboard of his
sleigh. Wicker was carried to a neigh
boring house. where he died. ApoleXy
is the supposed cause of death. The de-
ceased was well-known horseman and
has many acquaintances in this vicinity.
At a meeting of the directors of the
Champlain Valley association, held in
Burlington on Tuesday. these officers
were elected: Col. l.eGrand b. Cannon,
president; Henry Chase. q. w. Hendee,
llervey Spencer, A. Williams. II. HOyle.
John Hammond. f. 5. Witherbee. II. G.
Burleigh. }. W. Stewart, G.. w. Hooker.
&. NJ. WinslOw. u. A. Woodbury.. vice
presidents; c. w. Brownell, Jr., clerk !:
G. NJ. Spaulding. treasurer; j. Gregory
Smith. b. j. Derby, w. Seward Webb.
L. a. Woodbury., l.. IL. Talcott, L. c. b.
Cannon, A. G.. Pierce, executive comm it.
tee. The joint committees of the Cham
plain and State societies then held Il
meeting and decided to hold a joint fair
at Howard Park, in that city, Sept. I'll,
next; and elected these officers; Presi-
dent Henry Chase, Lyndon; clerk. G.
w. Brownell, Jr., Burlington treasurer,
| W llllain hluueT. W lnOOSkl. cllleI mar
shall, w. b. Child Weybridge; general
superintendent. George Hammond, Mid
dlebury; executive committee. Henry G..
Root, Buel j. Derby, LEG. b. Cannon
George A. Merrill, w. Seward Webb.
The annual meeting of the State Teach
ers' association was held at Montpelier
on Thursday and Friday of last week.
Addresses were made by Principal John
Pickard of Ludlow on Reading" by
Principal Dana of Goddard seminary,
Barre. on Wasted Powers;'' by Presi-
dent Bartlett of Dartmouth on What
the Spade Has Done for Human History
Friday the modes of teaching grammar
were discussed, Mrs. +. G.. Greene of St
Adams lectured on Temperance Physi-
olOgy," Alice II. Burt of Burlington
gave an illustration of class work in
music and in the evening Charles F. King
of the Lewis school, Boston. made an
address on Figures and Eyes" These
officers were chosen for the ensuing year
President, B. f. Brigham of Brattleboro
secretary, j. NJ. Hit of Mortified
treasurer, John Pckard of Ludlow; ex-
ecutive committee. ). w. Landon. Bur
lington, G. G. Cove, New Haven, E.. A
Bishop, Montpelier, and fourteen vice
presidents. The executive committee
were instructed to arrange for Il meeting
in October next at either Rutland, Bur.
! lippton. MOntpelier or Bellows Falls.