Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-10-01
VERGENNES.


Butter is steadily advancing in price
in this market.
The Ladies' Aid society were to meet at
Mrs. d. Tappen's Wednesday.
Potatoes are turning out finely. Rot
ting almost unknown.
Husteds fall and winter suits are pop
ular. Read his card in this paper.
\ fair amount of wool is finding its
way to market from this station. They
keep mum as to prices.
Mr.. Satterly futile of this place will
leave for California, the latter part of
October. He goes to Los Angeles.
Rev. Mr.. Austin of the Methodist
church is about ready to resume his du
ties as pastor. He will preach next sun
day.
Mr.. c. II. Strong and Henry Hickok
took advantage of the Champlain Trans
portation trip to Lake George and New
York for s..
The recent rains have opened up good
prospect for fall blowing and it will be
promptly improved by the industrious
husbandmen.
A car load of valuable sheep are to be
sent from Crown Point, y. Y, this week
for the Colorado market by c. W. Mason
of New Haven. They number IA.
Honey dealers ship most of the pro-
duet of their bees, but some honey is
bought in our local market at 10 cents
per pound this season.
Mr.. j. G.. Hindes received "A New York
telegram the other day which left him
but a few minutes in which to pack his
grip sack for the city. 1t was business.
He went.
Autumnal glories give promise of an
early fall. The trees are rapidly putting
on their variegated plumage, and the
maple. the oak, the beach. the ash and
the cedar lend added beauty to hillside
and valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fairbank are pleased
with their new home in Mddletown. Ct,
and have had every moment occupied
since they left Nergennes, not so much
so, however, as not to long for look or
handshake from old familiar friends.
The industrious small boy is having a
terrible struggle between his fear of
,loVino ..bonl.oU' from, snb,,l aud b;-
love of the hickory and butternuts, that
grow in such tantalizing luxuriance on
trees he knows so well.
Miss Minnie Spaulding, who has been
spending pleasant vacation among re-
latives and friends in Panton, Nergenne,
and elsewhere, has returned to her du-
ties as teacher in the public schools OF
New York city.
The Hercules roadmaker, exhibited al
the State fair by F. NJ. Moulton, took the
first premium and found an immediate
sale to Warren Barred, a successful Mis-
souri, farmer. He went West years age
from Ferrisburgh.
Several persons desiring to be bap
tised into the Methodist church and pre-
ferring immersion, will have their pref
erences carried out by Rev. Mr.. Sher
man of the Baptist church, Oct. 10, a
some point on the creek yet to be indi
Gated.
After all the fears expressed by som,
that the cold season would prevent corr
maturing, it did we'll. An ear of Duttor
corn was shown Monday by Il. L. Bris
tel of Panton, which was thirteen inche:
long and one of the rows had fifty-eigh
kernels In 1t.
We hear that some of our skilled me
chanics are talking of going to the strick
en- city of Charleston for the winter
Mr.. George Myers, one of our best ma
sons, is said to have pretty much decided
on gong. He would do well as he |,
thoroughly competent as a builder.
An experienced farmer, who has LIVED
in the West for more than twenty years
and who is now visiting old friends once
more, tells us that Vermont never made
better crop showing, all things consid
eeed, than she does this season, so far as
his fifty years experience cam judge.
Willard Bros. of Denver, sheep firm
dropped in on Mr.. c. W. Mason Of New
Haven, Saturday, looking for some A.
No. rams, and he soon furnished the
Colorado men with six of Farnham's best
French rams, with which purchase they
were so well pleased that they took the
return train Saturday night, feeling that
their trip had been success.
Mr.. F. X. Haven has returned home
from his Western trip. 1t will be remem-