The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-04-05

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East Hampton, Mass, on Wednesda,
where he is attending school.
Mr.. Foss has rented the dwellip
on Grove street, formerly occupied b
MIR. &. G. Wainwright, and will Occup
1t at once.
Miss Hutchinson and Miss Hayden
teachers in the Graded School, go [.
their homes through vacation, Norwich
and Woodstock, VT, respectively. iss.s
Miss Rose Woodbridge starts foi
Chicago next Tuesday, where she ex
poets TO visit friends. She will be &C
companied by her cousin, Mr.. Free
Woodbridge, who goes out to Mime
sofa, where he expects TO locate.
Owing TO a reduction in the corps
of teachers in the Vergennes Graded
School, demanded by the cry of re-
trenchment, Miss Sara Barnes is not tc
return next term. Miss Barnes will be
much missed by her many friends.
Two of our young bloods had a
little "set to" last Friday night, and
one of them can swear to 1t, for you can
see it in his eye, and would naturally
conclude that he was truthful. No ar
rests have been made by either party.
We have met with an irreparable
loss, III in some respects, in the re-
moval Of Fullam, the political saloon
keeper, TO ''pastures new," but his for
mer quarters here are TO be filed at
once, and the business will go on as
usual.
Mr.. Bisbee, who had a colt get
frightened by boys sliding, this winter,
had his double team run away, on
Thursday, and which stopped by run
ming against a tree, i'm the park. They
started from the Calvin Bragg place,
Ferrisburgh.
II. b. Smith q Son are having the
Franklin House considerably improved
by granting and painting, and repair
ing where necessary. They evidently
intend to keep a tirst-class house. Mr..
Sid. Richardson, lately of the Park
House in M~iddlebury, is now in their
employ.
During the closing exercises of the
school, on Wednesday, some one I'M
known entered the lower rooms and
stole several articles, such as silk hand
kerchiefs, %scarfs, &C.; also some mon
ey was taken. Suspicion points to a lad
who has had some experience in the
business previously.
Mr.. Ii. Stevens is thoroughly over
hauling and refitting the store occupied
by Mr.. f. X. Haven, and is to put in q
new corner window, which will add
very much to the value of the block, as
well as the Improvement it will make
to the store. The windows are to be of
French plate glass and of large size.
The Star Minstrel troupe CANA
teur) of this city, gave an entertainment
at School House Hall, last Thursday
and Friday evenings, March "a and 25.
Dan Rafferty,, interlocutor, with John
Flanders and George Carl, end men.
They all did well, and gave a quiet and
gentlemanly entertainment. The "Bone
Duet" by Messrs. Flanders & Carl, was
excellent, also the stump speech by
E. p. Flanders and a song by frankie
Gee. With a little more practice, they
need not fear but they would give a
very fine entertainment.
The alarm of fire was sounded last
Friday night about ~ O'Clock, when it
was found that the dwelling of Lewis
Geror, on Water street, was burning.
The fire companies were soon at hand,
and untiring efforts were made to save
the contents of the house, but to no
avail. The barn, which stood Just east
of the house, also was burned with con-
tents; and the houses across the street
took fire, but were watched so closely
that the fire made no headway. A
heavy wind was blowing from tie
south at the time. The fire when first
seen was bursting forth at the north
east corner OF the house. Mr.. Geror
was tho only member of the family
who was at home, and barely escaped
with his life. The buildings and con-
tents were insured in the Vt. Mutual
for $4,000, which it is hoped in this
case they will promptly pay.
DEATH OF CAPT. N. CRANE.-The re-
mains of Capt. Norman Crane arrived
here from Washington, Thursday last,
and were escorted from the depot TO the
family residence on Water street by a
long procession o. friends. The funeral
obsequies took place on Friday, the 2lst,
at 2 p. m. and were largely attended.
Rev. Geo. +. Hall ofiiciated at the SER
vices in the house and at the grave. The
pail bearers were G. II. Stevens, ESQ,
Hon. +. T.. Woodbridge, Ilerrick Ste
vens, Esq, Mayor Hopkins, c. A. Booth,
Esq, N. u. Norton, Esq. Hon. John +.
Roberts conducted all the arrangements,
and the quiet, transformations name in
which the details were carried out
was welcome to the friends and highly
creditable to the care and foresight OF
Mr.. Roberts. The singing by the quar-
tette, conducted by Mr.. Arthur G. Lamb,
was a marked feature of the services,
Co . Crane vas born Jan. 80, 1924,
He has been in the government employ
twelve years, and has been a faithful
honest and reliable official. He leaves
a wide circle of friends and acquaintan'
ces who sincerely mourn his death
l[Yergenncs V~ermonters.
of the %pleasantest events tina
Ebas agitated Vergennes society for some
fine was the marriage of Mr.. Fred G.
jackson of Panton and Miss Addie l.
Field, daughter of Mr.. Aaron Field o
F%errisburgh, which took place at tn,
Congregational church. last Wednesda,
evening. The ceremony was appointe,
at half-past sever o'clock. Previous t,
the hour a large crowd filed the churcI
almost completely, the gallery as wei
as the floor being full. The usher
were Melvin Peters and Noble Aldrich
AT the appointed time the bridal part,
were driven to the church in the Stew
ems House coach. The bridesmaid wa
Miss Josie b. Smith of F~errisburgh
and the groomsman was MI. Carleto'
Smith of Addison. The bride am
bridesmaid were similarly arrayed i
white, with trains, their coifures an,
dresses being t%astefully ornamente,
with flowers. 1t is needless to say tina
they looked charming. The ceremon
was performed by Rev. Geo. E. Hall
and was quite solemn and impressive
the responses being made clearly an
feelingly. After the blessing was pre-
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