The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-06-06
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.


in the best styles at this Office.
The regular monthly meeting oil the
Mildlebury Unicn Club occurs this We'd
ncsday evening.
The Addison County Wool Grow
crs' Association meets tomorrow, Crhurs-
day), at the Town Room.
III you would be sure that you are
not taxed too highly you must look to it
in season. See the Assessors advertise
ment.
The gentle showers last week were
gratefully received by farmers and gar
deners--still the earth is very dry. The
strca ms are low and several wells contain
no water. The amount of rain for three
months TO June 1st, is only 8 and IS
hundrcdths inches. Last year in the same
time 10 and SO hundrcdths
A NovELTY.-We have seen Mr.. Hol-
toms "lvory Watch" a model of beauty,
excellence Of workmanship, and periec-
iion generally. If any one thinks we are
extravagant in the use of language, let
him look at it and judge for himself
There is splen1ed set of Jewelry
in the Store of o. $. Dickinson which
the purchaser has not yet removed con-
sistiug of beautiful Stone Cameo and
Pearls. 1t is decidedly the richest thing
in the line which we have ever seen in
Middlebury.
STEAMER AnoY!--The "Val'ey Queen
made her first trip for the season on Mon
day afternoon. She has had substantial
reft, the running gear being materially
improved and some additional convencn-
ces for passengers being added.
About half.past four she steamed up
the river short distance turned with a
graceful curve, and returned to the land
ing at a rate of speed much exceeding
anything she has ever before attained.
Capt. Chapman and the citizens who
were aboard appeared TO be greatly
pleased with the complete success of the
trial We predict immense popularity
for the "Valley Queen during the sum-
mer, exceeding its past reputation.
IMPORTANT TO Stock RAIsERs AND
DAIRY MEN-Wellington, Harris & Co,
have an advertisement in another column
of an Ayrshire bull. We do not profess
to be II judge of cattle generally, but we
cannot avoid the impression that the ami
nal they advertise is a superior one. All
who see him receive the same favorable
impression. OF the blood nothing need
be said 1t is well understood that for
dairy cows this blood has n, superior. 1t
is probably true tLat the Alderncys-NIr.
Wellington has also H. stock at the same
place. Mr. f. j. Nathcw,'-.ive richer
milk, but the quantity is not SO great and
the animals are rather inferior looking
1t is certainly a very important fcaturc'iD
the economy of farming to have the very
best breed of cattle. 1t costs no more to
keep the best and the profits will soon
compensate for the greater first cost. The
only question now TO b. settled is which
will eros. best with the style of cattle you
now lave.
A GOOD YEARIISG "A. f. Board
man of West Rutland, has a Ram, thir-
teen months old from which he has
shcarcd twenty pounds and twelve ounce,
of wool. lie has also twenty ewes from
which were taken over two hundred lbs.
Our correspondent very appropriately
adds: ''Rutland County has some good
sheep, as well as Addison"
MORE WooT. Childs Brothers
of Wcybridgc, sheared from their Prcmi-
UNI Ram, May LIST, the growth of one
year, fleece weighing 26 pounds-wcight
of body, 1O3 pounds.
loyal L. Stevens and Steven Rowe
of Cornwall were last week Tuesday
brought before Justice Mcleod of this
village on the charge of maliciously and
wilfully killing sheep. They were
held for trial in the sum of 5000, each
Tho item which has been going the
rounds Of the papers, and which we
printed two weeks since, that the Boston
banks would refuse all old state bank bills
after the first of July is now denied. The
story was probably started by some
broker who wished to realize a profit
from the panic.
OVER THE LAKE.-Two workmen at
the Limestone quarry in Crown Point,
were last week killed by the falling upon
them of large rock weighing about six
tons. Their names were Underhill and
Elliot. The latter was crushed to atoms |