The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-05-02
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.

pointed to investigate the subject of a
Graded School. Mr. j. S. Adams, Sec
rotary of the Board of Education will be
present and deliver ans address. 1t will
be held in the Court Room.
INCOME TAxEs.-Don't fail TO notice
the Assessors advertisement. 1t may
save you p per cent of yoLr taxes.
PERSONAL. - Mrs. Jeff. Davis AMI
child, accompanied by her family physi
clan and servants passed through this
place on Monday night en- route from
Montreal to Washington.
GoNE TO RoME--Rt. Rev. l.. De
Gocsbriand has gone to Rome, accompan-
led by Rev. III. Cardinal. The affairs of
the Diocese are TO be administered during
his absence by Father Lynch of West
Rutlan'l
Our readers will notice the article
On the Cholera which may he found on
the first page.
The Lake Dunmorc House is to be
opened by a complimentary ball this
"wednesday evening.
SoLD.-Undcr this head the c,moatcr
ailirms that Sour brother editors through
out this region" have been sold by "a
moving picture of the death of one johnny
cake in II large brick oven" We ven.
ture that the Iamoatc7' would still have
been in blissful ignorance of any joke on
the subject if ''dcyil' in the Re Este1'
Office had not enclosed an explanation in
p rcnthess, because he thought the pun
IA her blind.
TMLLEss. A COW belonging to 4. A.
Fletcher of Brl(port recently had a calf
without any indication Of caudal APP
pendage whatever. Poor fellow How
he must suffer in fy-timel
Wool M. S. Sheldon of Salisbury
has sheared an improved American NIer-
mo yearling eve, and obtained a fleece
weighing sixteen pounds. Also fleece
of eleven months growth on a two.ycar-
old eve weighed thirteen pounds and two
ounces. Mr. Sheldon thinks this is hard
10 beat. Who says higher,
Col. VIM. Tell Willard, an old and
prominent citizen of Troy, n. T., and
native of this town, died in Troy. on
Monday of last week at the age of 10
years. lie served in the regular army
IL years lie superintendent the con-
structon of the Arsenal at Vergennes and
was for three years from 1850, Postmaster
of Troy.
CAPTURE on OTTER CREEK.-A boat
containing 100 to 200 gallons of high
wines flom Canada, was captured near
the mouth of Otter Greek, Thursday
morning last, by two deputy officers from
the custom house at burlington, The
boat was manned by three young men
from Nergennes, named Harry Adams,
Lewis King and John RYAN, who went
to Canada after the liquor. The young
men were taken to Burlington, Friday
morning, for trial. The liquor is doubt,
less held by the government for sale.
Since the above was in type we learn
that they were discharged, the evidence
not being sufficient to commit them.
The IcmonteI' says ''ihc season is too
forward"
PAPER MILL.-Iast Tuesday, we learn
that Bacon, Idle and others, of st. Johns
bury Centre, laid the foundation Of
paper mill at the Centre village Bacon's
old starch factory is to be fitted up for
the purpose, and machinery put in to
manufacture board paper in the summer.
and wrapping paper in the winter.
john Tomy's house at Randolph was
burned few days ago. Loss $500
insured for $3.50.
There has been more maple sugar
made at Sutton than ever before. and il
Is OF better quality than usual. The
amount made there during the last three
is estimated at 100000 pounds. Sap
has run very unevenly the past season.
some orchards yielding more than usual.
and some not more than two thirds of
their average quantity. Through the
State the crop will fall considerably short
OF an average crop.
ELIAS Stones broom handle shop at
Halifax was burned on Sunday. Loss
$500; no insurance.
The customs district of burlington
gets the credit, from government agent,
OF having more complete arrangements for
the prevention of smuggling than any
other district in the country. Contraband
goods are seized almost daily there by
tho oh ayoJ op,oo,.,