The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-04-13
Vergennes.

Parties who have emigrant help like
it quite well.
The ice in the creek has been good
until day or two since.
Hon. f. h. Hard of Burlington spent
part of Fast day in this city.
New floor and sides have been put
into the city hall building by c. l..
I.abeuf.
A large fall of snow in this section
will make the roads almost impossible
on account of the mud.
F. d. Abernethy spent Fast day in
this city. He is head clerk in Lyman &
Aliens store in Burlington.
Browns photograph gallery is doing
a rushing business. Their rooms are
finely fitted up and their work unexcel-
led.
Miss Kate Donnelly is to teach the
school in the Western school district.
She has had considerable experience in
teaching and is capable.
Mrs. Anna f. Kimball is fitting up
rooms in the Greene tailOr-shop building.
on Greene street. for the sale of chill
dren's wear of all kinds.
j. f. Keller has purchased the stock
of fancy goods of Mrs. Fl. G. Johnson
and will continue the business in the
store vacated by Ira Bingham.
Solon Burroughs is attending to the
business of the late Captain w. W.
Sherman of New Haven. The farm is
to be sold, as well as the personal
property
G. +. Stone has purchased the stock
of groceries and boots and shoes of NJ
Il. Bristol, in Sherman's block. and will
continue the business, together with
produce buying.
There is considerable excitement in
the Western school district on account
of the recent election at their school
meeting. They are now anxious to
unite the two districts, but hardly will
this season.
Powers q Kimball have been appoint
ed agents for the Furgerson bureau
creamery, and also have the exclusive
right to sell the celebrated Stewart
stoves. These leading articles are "A
great accession to the already large line
of first-class goods handled by a first
class firm.
Geo. +. Kimball is one of the firm of
Powers q Kimball, having purchased
his fathers interest G. f. o. Kimball
will occupy the Office in connection with
the above firm and will attend to all calls
in the sheriff, constable, listing and
auctioneer line as usual.
The wife of Rev. G. +. Hall, who has
been in poor health for more than a
year past, died on Friday last. Of con
sumption. She leaves a sOrrewing hus-
band and two small children to mourn
her loss. She had been married only Il
few years, but in the short space of time
that she had lived in this city had en-
deared herself to all who knew her
The remains were taken to Ohio foi
burial.
At the adjourned town meeting. April
9, +. w. Coe sent in his resignation
as city grand juror, which was accepted
and j. W. Parker was elected. j
Laduke sent in his resignation as water
commissioner and Chas. A. Winslow was
elected. A tax OF $50 cents on the
dollar of the grand list was voted anC
the meeting authorized the collector tC
give three per cent of Oh all taxes paid
before the LIST of August next.
The examination at the Reform School
on Wednesday evening last, was attend
ed by large number of our citizens, by
invitation from Superintendent Fair
bank The exercises were opened will
music rendered by the Reform Schoo
band, who have been under the tutorshiI
of A. ID. Vittum of this city, and Shove,
excellent training. The exercises by tn,
other scholars were excellent, and great
credit is due the teachers, as they bea
our Graded school in some branches
Trustees Ormsbee and North were pres
ent.