The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-06-18
LOCAL AND STATE ITEMS.

held on Thursday and Friday of this
week. There will be addresses both
evenings; Thursday evening by the
Principal, Rev. n. Il. Graves and on
Friday evening by Rev, DIR. Ktchcl.
y From the notice which appears in
another column it will be seen that tho
Democratic County Convention occurs at
The Court House in Miidlebury, jung
Doth, at / o'clock, a. IN.
The Steamer "Nalley Queen" has
received a thorough rcit under the super
vision Of competent engineers, and is
again launched ready for excursions. She
made several trial trips last week TO the
entire satisfaction of the parties on
board. Capt. Chapman and his boat,
will be more tlan ever in demand by
cxcursionists and pleasure part cs this
season.
VERGENNEs FALLs.-Wc have received
from the publisher, Capt. S.M Southland,
q beautifully co!urcI Lithograph Of the
Great Falls on Otter Creek at Nergenncs,
which we are gratfod TO learn is a success
financially as well as ariis'ica!ly = the
amount Of splcs thus far including framed
copies having reached the snug little sum
of One T,iousdad Dollars. Were anything
necessary beyond the merits of the picture
TO induce its purchase it might be found
in the fact that during the late war the
publisher was connected with one of our
Vermont Regiments and now wears a
wooden leg us the result Of such connex-
ion. Nernonters at home and abroad,
and lovers of the beautiful everywhere,
should buy the picture, and thus enjoy
the two.fOld satisfaction of possessing a
thing of beauty which will be joy for
ever, and Of patrOnizing a deserving sol
der who has made so noble a sacrifice
for our common country.
p. S.-S.nce writing the above we
have been informed that Capt. Southland
(provided sufficient encouragement is Civ
en- to the enterprise) will publish an en-
craving Of Middlcbury Falls-same size,
style, and price as Vergenncs Falls
specimens of which are on exhibition at
the Post Office and at the Bookstores of
J. H. Simmons e Co and O. S. Dickin-
son, where subscriptions for the proposed
engraving of MIiddebrry Falls will be
received. We bcspcak for the enterprise
the prompt corporation Of our citizens.
Subscribe ior the picture 10y all means.
"A woman named Ellen Sullivan was
arrested in Middlobury on Tuesday last,
charged with larceny from her late en-
ploycr IN Panton, and upon examination
before Justice Shade, was bodnd up for
trial at the next term Of the County
Court.
The Rutland & Darlington, Cheshire
and Fitchburgh railroads will take pas
scngers to Boston, June 23d, returning
June, 25th, for fare one way.
A two years old son Of Carlos Bug
bee was crushed to death beneath an on
team at Morristown Plain on Tuesday.
"A white woodchuck has been caught
at Woodstock.
The Brattleboro melodcon company,
which was organized last fall has erected
a mill 3S by 60 feet and four stories
high. The power is furnished by 40
horse power engine Formerly used in the
armory in Springfield, Mass.
ORANGE COUNTY SHEEr.-A flock of
33S sheep belonging to Thomas Sanders,
Esq, OF Brooklield, yielded, on May LIST,
5000 lbs. of wool. Among these were
the rams Green Mountain, Jr, sheaiing
% lbs, and Silver Mine shearing q lbs.
and OF. all thorough bred Merinos.
Deputy Sheriff Champion of this
place took three prisoners from the Mid
dlcbury Jail to the State prison at Wind
scr, last Thursday.
PATENTs,-There were issued TO Yer.
n RS the following patents, tor the
W.. 'nding June 4, 1867:
o. c. Barnes of Stowe, for improved
mop wringer.
Virgil w. Blanchard of Brilport, for
improvement in stone channeling ma
chimes.
II. w. Carpenter of Bratteboro, for
tremolo attachment for meodeons. etc.
CHEsrER,-The Chester Base Ball
Club have challenged the Alpha of Spring
field to matched game, to be PLAYED
any time before the 25th inst each club
to select their best ''nine."
Chester Acadamy, from the class of
1867, spring term, furnished teachers for
twenty seven district schools in Chester