The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-08-06
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.

Mil. where custom work can be obtained
for large or small quantities OF wool to
suit the convenience of the customer
Wool will be made up or exchanged for
cloth or yarn. Fancy dyeing Of silks,
co,tons or woolcns will be promptly at
tended TO.
COMMENCEMENT CONCERT The Com
mcnccmcnt Concert will be held on
Thursday evening, August 18th, instead
of Wednesday evening, as previously
announced. Tickets can be obtained at
Simmons & Tracy's Bookstore.
- The North Middlebury Marble
Company have contracted TO furnish
marblc-all fnishcd-for the new Cow
eminent buildings at Portland, Me. This
i. a large contract and will bring large
number Of workmen TO this place. The
attention Of stone cutters is called TO the
company's advertisement in another COL
umn
MtNr,rRr1s CoMlNG. -At.rnticn is
called to the advertisement of Sharply G
Prices NIinstrcls in another column.
This troupe will exhibit in the Court
House Hall in this place, on Thursday
Evening of this week.
10 otNt, hac
ball which was to have been played on
Saturday last, between the College Club
of this place and the Unknowns Of Rut-
land, was postponed until Monday, Aug.
18th, at o'clock, L. NJ, in consequence
of unfavorable weather.
AT regular annual me ting of the
Green Mountain b. Be. of Bristol the
following officers were elected for the year
ensuing:
Presalent-E. d. Barnes.
T7ce-P rc>i lcm-A. Moor.
,Sec,etaIy-F. ID. Ninton.
Dicctms-C. Cory, A. L. Nahum, :.
ID. Farr.
A REL1c.-Recently, Master Charlie
Blair, while lathing in tue Winooski, Just
above Montpelier ,cxhumcd sword which
evidently must have seen service in the
Revolutionary War. 1t is oftle Coniin-
entail pattern, and has every indication OF
having rusted at the bottom of the river
for half n century.
The Court House and Jail Of Grand
I-le county at North Hero are beng put
in thorough repair.
GAME -Lcmuel Richardson, the great
fox hunter Of Vermont, in reply to inquir-
les gives the following statement OF his
exploits: Between 1881 and 1877, lie
killed, with hound and gun, III foxes,
having very little aid from others; since
that he has taken G75 in traps-making
1889 foxes in all. OF other game he has
in the same time killed three deer. twelve
fishers, five otter, and coons, muskrats
and minks too many in number TO men
ton.
SUNDAY School PIcNIc.-On We'd
nesday last, the Congregational 5. School
of this place made an excursion up the
river on the elegant little Steamer ''Nalley
Queen" to charming spot in SAILS
bury, where they disembarkcd and spent
very pleasant ard profitable hour and
returned. full of life and hope and hap
pincss. The Superintendent, Rev. Mr..
Steele, the teachers and other adults
present seemed to enjoy the occasion
equally with the children.
ROBBERY The depot at Charlotte was
broken into on Monday night last and
five or six dollars IN fractional currency,
few tickets and bunch Of railroad keys
stolen from the office.
RElNsrATED-E. Il. Osgood has been
reappointed Postmaster at Saxton's River,
and took possession and removed his
store on Tuesday of this week,
The Valley Queen has made quite
II number of successful trips during tho
last few weeks, and is still in great de-
mand. Parties of hundred to hun
dred and fifty are very nicely accommo'
dated. Parties from Bridport and Corn
wall have chartered her for two or three
days this week.
George II. Corey, of N. Haven Mills
proposes to sell at his store. on Wednes
day, August 7th, his stock of goods, con
sis,ing of teas, coffee, tobacco, molasses
kerosene oil, paints, hardware, Yankee
notions, farming implements, &c, &c.
THIEF CAUGnT.-One David G Uba
was arrested in Lincoln, July 27, charged
with stealing clothing, joincrs' tools, &c.
from J. A. Vinton, A G.. Allen, l.. G
Hyde, Henry Royce and Others, of Gran
vile. On Monday he was brought beior'