The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-10-24
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G. w. Ross was in the city ever Sun
day.
Representative Lewis was home over
Sunday
Henry Adams is in town. He lives in
the West.
w. w. Pierce and wife of Scranton,
Pa, are visiting friends in the city.
John Davy of England is back to see
his old friends and acquaintences.
w. w. Booth and wife have returned
from their trip to Danbury, Conn.
Mrs. E. H. Landon died suddenly, last
Tuesday evening; she had heart disease.
L. R. Berry of Crown Point, n. Y,
is in town, visiting at his fathers, VIM.
Berry.
w. G.. Sprague has removed his insur-
ance office to the dry-goods store of C.E.
! Kidder.
James Crane and his sisters. Misses
Mary and Sarah, started for Montreal
last Tuesday afternoon.
Harvey Ketchum, of the firm of Smith
& ketchum, was married to Mrs. Dag
get, last Monday evening.
Fred Yatteau has built new house on
the New Haven road. so-called and has
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VIM. Crosby has added very much to
the appearance of his dwelling by build
ing a new piazza on two sides.
Miss Ella Hindes has been taken to Bos-
ton by her father and mother for treat
ment. She has been sick several months.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Ward have arrived
safely in their new home, South Lake
Weir, Fla. They like very much thus
far.
Chamberlain & Co. opened their new
store last week Tuesday and are having
good trade. Their stock is new and
large.
j. II. Donnelly, our enterprising mer-
chant tailor. goes to New York this
week to buy goods. He has flourish
ing trade.
Our streets. especially Elbow street,
are in very bad condition. \ little money
judiciously expended would put them in
far better shape.
The "swop de hoss"-Vittum. Fuller,
Smith and Mack cOntroversv-ha been
adjusted and all is quiet. Each man has
his original animal again.
There is a rumOr that parties are nego-
tiating for the old pump house property
and will erect a paper mill here. 1t is
hoped the city will vote to give it to them.
Lucius Partridge, wife and son, Fred. are
visiting at +. S. Champions. They re-
side in Keene, n. Y, at the head of
Keene valley, famous resort for city
people.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira j. Blakely are in
Mulvane. Kan, visiting Mrs. BIS IA
ther and mother, who are known to very
many of our citizens. Mr.. and Mrs, Sol
dc al litritn
A few of the enterprising men in this
vicinity have formed themselves into a
stock company to lease grounds and fit
them up for fair purposes. More about
this will be announced In the future.
The Reform school committee of the
Legislature, some % in number, visited
that institution last Tuesday. They were
we'll pleased with the management of the
school and were royalty entertained by
Superintendent Fairbank and his wife,
the matron.
G. W. Cane, at the Franklin House
clothing store, is doing a rushing busi-
ness. His store was burglarized last
week Monday night and several pairs of
trousers and overcoats taken. As the
parties are suspected, it would be we'll
for them to settle up.
Your correspondent, while at Albany,
last week, was generously entertained by
Grant NJ. Sprague, son of NJ. Z. Sprague
of Weybridge. Young Sprague has
lucrative situation in the office of the d.
q II. c. Co. and is Superintendent Marcy's
private secretary. He is young man of
more than ordinary ability and will work
his way up in the line of work he has chos-
en-. We also met Assistant Supt. Farlan,
who showed us many favors, proving
, himself gentleman of the first water;
and it is no wonder that the d. & ii. is
so popular when managed by such gen
tlemen as it was your correspondents
good fortune to meet.