The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-04-06
JERGENNES.

The ciiy's regular quota, and more,
of lOaiers can now he counted on the
streets any day.
Six bushels of bull-heads were for
sale on the streets Wednesday, and the
season has fairly opened
Two cars containing 293 choice
sheep. started on Monday for Walla-
Walla, Washington Territory, in charge
of Mcssrs. Goii' of Addison.
Shipments from the Vergennes sta
ton from April | to April 5, were as
follows: 2S2 boxes horse nails 40 casks
kaolin; 1000 lbs. butter; 1 car horses !;
- car calves, ears sheep for Wash
inglon Territory; 80 rolls leather.
The present term of the Graded
School closes next Wednesday, April
eli. Prof. Ross is bringing the school
up to the highest standard. hlt COM
plains that its patrons manifest % little
interest in it. The spring term opens
Thursday. April %.
Fishing is now the sport. the mud
being too deep for the festive football.
Messrs. NJ. +. Hall and W. III. Gwinn
had very good success on Wednesday.
Henry Blake, the fisherman, killed nine
| pickerel at one shot the same day. Sew
eral wild ducks and geese have also been
stopped in their norlhward course.
On Monday next an adjourned
meeting 10 complete the business left
unfinished on the 27th uli., comes off at
the Town Hall. The voters are to vote
on these questions: To exempt the
members of the fire and hose companies
from poll tax for the year ensuing; to
unite the two school districts in the city
into one; 10 build main sewer from
the foot of East street to the creek to
provide for the debt and current eX-
penses of the city, and 10 provide for
the purchase of hcarsc.
The Faster services at ST. Paul's
church This year were more elaborate
and finer than ever before. The church
has never been better decorated. The
foni was filed with choice flowers and
with superb Gala in bloom. The altar
was proi'usely decorated, and on each
side of the altar were placed plants and
flowers to IA height of six feet. A new
banner was suspended on the reredos,
hearing the inscription, "Alleluia, Christ
has riscn" Attic early service, at Z
\. NJ, the new lectern and bible were
conSecrated according to the canons of
the church. This beautiful piece of work
| j. from the widely-known house OF
Messrs. Lamb, of New York, church
architects. II stands about six feet
high, and is ofpolished brass. known as
"Cateen brass" The base is eighteen
inches in diameter, on this is a column,
round in form and nearly plain; fine
| L.. 10 10 L.. IA
The eagle is the same in shape and fin
ish as the prize lectern at the Centen-
NAL, which was so generally admired
and spoken of. The cost was about
$3.50, and il was the gin of Mrs. Julia
Adams and daughters. in memory of
the late Benz. ID. Adams, lately de-
ceased. The leciern was beautifully
trimmed with smilax and ivy. On the
breast of the eagle was a wreath or
crown of rose-buds and held!rope, On
the pedestal or standard was a beautl-
| FIJI floral cross, made of carnations, rose
buds, geraniums, etc, relieved with ex-
quisite geranium leaves, which was OF
cred by Mr.. Clarence Vernal, an init
mate friend of the family. The flowers
were sent To him ny friends in Middle
hurry. The cross attracted much atten-
ton. The singiag was better than ever
before, and that is saying considerable,
as the choir of ST. Paul'si is probably the
best in the city. The sermon was very
good and the church we'll iilled.
The Catholic church was also wary
finely decorated and unusually fesial.
Rev. p. Cunningham has hosts of friends
here.
The floral committee of the Congre-
! gahonal church have had profnsion oi
iiowers distributed in and around the
pulpit ior several Sundays. On Easter
II was very attractive.