The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-03-25
VERGENNES.

| VERGENNES.
Travelling Is just horrid, and oul
dealers are patiently waiting for cIesl
weather and settled roads.
This is the anxious week for III,
little folks in the graded school. Thu
higher branches are not examined until
next week.
Spring birds, robins, blue-jays ant
the noisy crow, with the chatterins
sparrows, make the early morning houl
far from quiet.
The hay famine on the west short
of the lake still continues and large
quantities of hay have been disposed q
by lake shore farmers.
Capt. Lewis Daniels has just pu
his "Lily" in fine trim for spring trade
and Justly looks for good run Of bust
ness when navigation opens.
The annual school meeting take
place Tuesday evening next. A stormy
session is usual, but from the presen
outlook It will not be much more &C
than the city election. In the manifest
Temperament of voters, If they elected
to make change In the prudentia
committee or in any of the offices, II
would be effected without noise. But
the school is running smooth under
Poi. Ross, the teachers are efficient, and
general satisfaction prevails.
The Vergennes Graded School
house cost a good round sum. 1t Is q
fine building to look at and it costs q
snug little sum to keep the school in
running order Why is It that its ven
tilation has been so carefully neglected
Teachers suffer and are compelled to
close their departments at times be-
cause of bursting headaches. Children
beg to go home, their heads ache SO
hard. Would it not be we'll for the
prudential committee to look into this
matter now? Let the subject be con-
si1ercd at our next school meeting.
The annual election in the oldest
city is the signal for breezy time, Or
dinarily. This year appears to be an
era of good feeling, and the election,
Tuesday last, was notable for its har-
mony and quiet. Mayor Grandey
gracefully took himself out of the way
on the opening of the polls, and Col. j.
II. Lucia was elected mayor yipa voce.
Aldermen, f. w. Coe, d. Ii. Lewis, j.
G. Hindes; clerk, Miss Electa S. Smith !;
common council, w. Il. Bristol, G.. w.
Ross, j. Crane; constable, &. F. o.
Kimball; city sheriff, Stephen Bates !;
listers, Geo. Kimball, j. d. Smith, j.
n. Hawley; highway surveyor, east
district, Roma Plude, west district, L.
Lawrence; superintendent of schools,
F. E. Woodbridge; city grand jurors,
A. Wetherbee, F. ". Coe, Philo Brs-
toll; water commissioners, T. G. Mid
dlebrook, Joseph LaDuke, q. w. Will
marth. There are several minor offices
which were also filled promptly.
Voted, to pay highway tax in money
voted, that every mans barn yard be
pound; voted, to dismiss article 80 in
warming; voted, to purchase Mrs.
Hemenway's Gazetteer and present it
70 the Vergennes Library; voted, to
pass over article until the adjourned
meeting (this article was in reference
to markets and travelling peddlers mar
keting their wares within city limits)
voted. to adjourn to April 8th, at ten
o'clock, am.
Hon. Geo. w. Grandey has held the
office of mayor for more than twelve
years, l think. The choice of Miss Smith
for city clerk is a new departure, but the
citizens we'll know whom they were
choosing. Their selection was good
one.
The meeting passed off very harmo.
niously, and but little strife for office
was manifested. The first ballot was
had ON constable, the candidates being
Geo. f. 0. Kimball and Hon. j. w.
Barnes. Mr.. Barnes came into the hall
while balloting was In progress and at
once withdrew his name, but too late to
prevent the ballot. Mr.. Kim ball was
elected by q very complimentary major
ity and responded to the call of the vot-
ers In fcw happy remarks,