The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-04-01
YERGENNES.


The highways are improving ant
trade is looking up.
Our school has vacation of two
weeks. Scholars are delighted and prin
cipal and teachers share In the genera
joy.
The sale of the furniture In thu
Franklin House was postponed from
last Saturday until next Saturday
April 2.
Glorious sugar weather. The cold
snaps of the few days past have re-
minded us that winter dies hard, but
the rays of our April sun are irresisti.
BILE.
Deacon William r. Bixby is more
feeble this week than for long time
and his relatives are alarmed at his ex-
tremely weak condition. This intelli.
gence will be received with regret by
many of your readers.
Union religious services will be
held in the Methodist church at p. NJ,
fast day; sermon by Rev. M. A. Wick
err. The hour for the meeting was put
In the afternoon owing to the adjourn
ed town meeting occurring In the
hioi utik Vi thC bduto udys
The Eastern District school meet
ing, Tuesday evening, was 30 harmoni-
GUS and of such brief duration, that
many who desired to participate were
too late TO take part. The old pruden-
tial committee and all the officers were
reelected, and all The money asked for
voted without opposition. Vergennes
has passed through her iron and brazen
ages, she must now be enjoying her
golden age.
April, month of smiles and tears,
Is with us again. 1t is the opening
month of the vernal season, the link
between surly winter aud smiling
spring. How welcome, after a season
OF unexampled rigor. a period of Drift
ing SHOWS and arctic winds, to feel the
genial breath of the south tanning the
morning air; to hear the songs of the
birds and know that all nature re-
spends to welcome change!
"A trial of the Smith & Strong road
scraper took place on the Monkton
road in Vergennes, Wednesday. 1t Is
a very simple and efficient machine !;
every town should own one. 1t is a
labor saving invention, and one thing
can be said in its favor that cannot be
of many animate road makers, viz, il
invariably does its work well. Mr.. F.
NJ. Strong is the manufacturer, and no
interestedoparty need remain long in
ignorance of its merits If they will in
terview Mr.. Strong.
The annual city report shows the
city poor account to be $747; poor
farm account, 1858; tramp account,
$17 80; police, $45; street lamps, $98;
fire department, $633; highways,
$3.50. The liquor agents report
shows that 1852 worth of liquor has
been purchased since March 3, 1880,
and profit on the amount sold Of
1854, after paying the agent salary of
5000 per year. The city treasurer's re-
port shows the receipts to have been
$13, 290, and disbursements 1920;
cash in treasury, $1,000. The assets in
city treasury are $l843; the funded
debt of the city, SCI, 500, consisting of 6
per cent. gold water bonds, amounting
to $58, 900, and soldiers bounty loan,
$1,000. The total liabilities for the
year are $11 ,624; assets $500; leav-
ing to be provided for by tax the sum
" VO<ccs uO OAp CusC Va tuO Ctby wa
ter works for the year amounts to
$1027, and the receipts from the water
permits, rents, etc., amount to $780,.
The continued and serious illness
of Mr.. v. Hanks has rendered desira.
BILE the presence of his daughter, Mrs.
Il. NJ. Scott, Of Menaska, Wisconsin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott have been here
some time. Mr.. Scott is quite q prom
inent man in Menaska. He is proprie-
tor of the National Hotel In that place,
and 10 largely interested in paper
mill and in real estate. He has grown
up with that enterprising region, hav-
ing become . citizen of Msnaska whom
quite young. Like most of our active
business men he has overworked him.
self and Is praying the penalty in i'm
paired health.
James j. Scott, nephew of the above
named gentleman, formerly of Menas-
ka, but now of Marinette, on the Me.
nominee river, has also been visiting
Hon. j. w. Barnes, his wife's father.
he Is self made, driving and ener-
getic western dealer in horses, carria-
ges, etc., mainly. The great lumber
region Of Green Bay furnishes prof.
table market for horses. He has been
visiting friends in the Eastern states,
but has returned home. 1t does us
good to have these western delegates
drop in occasionally, they remind us
that western thrift Cracks its parent
lake" back to the eastern states.