The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-06-26
Vergennes.

The Stevens House is fast filling up
with summer boarders.
Mrs. j. G.. Hindes is quite sick. but
comfortable ut this time.
VIM. Crosby is painting his house, thus
adding very much to its looks.
Julius w. Kingsley cut his hand badly
in +. {. SCOTS meat market. where he Is
employed.
The terrible drouth has seriously af-
fectcd the grass and all growing crops in
this section.
Geo. +. Stone has rented the rooms in
the Sherman block formerly occupied by
Mrs. A. +. kimball.
Peter LaBombard had valuable colt
die from getting cast. 1t was from the
Woodbridge Percheron.
o. H. Spauding and wife go to York
State in a few davs for Mrs. Spauldngs
benefit. her health being quite poor.
DR.. kidder has left for Loon Lake. in
the Adirondacks, to be absent some
weeks. Mrs. kidder did not accompany
him.
f. II. Woodbridge of the New York
custom house paid his friends "A flying
visit last week. He is looking finely and
OOluS well.
A little child belonging to c. d. Bris-
tol of Waltham, while playing with an
axe, chopped of one of its fingers one
day last week.
|. Geo. &. Powers, who was injured at
WeStport last week by his horse running
away and throwing him out, was brought
home Friday and is quite comfortable.
j. G.. Spaulding has finished fine wa
gon that is TO go to seth Wardner's at
Rainbow pond, in the Adirondacks. MI.
Spaulding will take it rs far Lewis, n.
Y. this week.
A. ID. Vittum, who is a member of the
Howard Opera orchestra, is trying to sell
enough tickets to warrant their giving
one of their select entertainments at the
city rink early in July.
An effort is being made to raise sum
of money sufficient to procure gravel to
put on the road leading from the main
street to the depot. More than half
enough money has been pledged.
An alarm of fire was given about nine
O'Clock Saturday morning. The fire
proved to DE in the garret of the house
owned by Mrs. Gee on Elbow street. 1t
was eXtinguished without the aid of the
fire department, although they were
promptly on hand.
Mrs. Bradbury is about to build two
cottages at Apple Tree cove, north of the
mouth of the creek. 1t is Il delightful
place for camping. w. c. Bradbury and
Jos. Gravel visited the place on Saturday
last for the purpose of selecting Il suta-
BILE spot for the buildings.
The spring term of the graded school
closed last Friday, and in the evening
essays were read by the graduating class,
which consisted of the Misses McCuen.
Barnard and CuIler. The hall was
crowded. Other scholars read compost
tiOn and spoke selected pieces. Rev. A.
\. Robertson. in behalf of the trustee,
presented the three young ladies who
graduated with diI Tomas.
At our last March meeting the town
voted to eXpend $500 on the two Protes-
tant burying grounds. The Catholics
take care of their cemetery at their own
expense. but have to share i'm the tax to
beautify the Protestant cemeteries. And
now they very Justly complain that the
sidewalk from the church to their bury
ing ground is in bad condition and think
the city should give them good walk in
that locality. 1t is hoped that this wrong
will be righted at once.
The event of the week was the mar
riage, at st. Paul's church, by the Rev.
DR.. Douglass, on Tuesday the 23d of Spen-
Ger w. Hindes, assistant cashier of the
Farmers National bank. to Miss Fannie
f. Lewis, daughter of Alderman ID. ii.
Lewis. cashier of the bank. The ushers
were Chas. ii. Strong, \. b. Clark, VIM.
W. Hawkins and Foster ID. Hall. The
church was beautifully trimmed with
flowers. The newly-wedded pair took
the 40 train for Montreal.