Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-04-09


G. II. Sprigg shipped to Boston mar
ket, Monday. the finest lot of sheep and
lambs seen for some time. The ninety
lambs were from the farm of Byron
Smith, Addison, and their average weight
was 100 pounds. The sheep averaged
100 pounds.
+. X. Ravens large and costly show
window on Elbow street was shattered.
Sunday last, by some unknown hanger
on around the street corners. Stone
throwing boys are believed to be the gull
ty parties. The window could not be
duplicated at much less than $50.
The Franklin block Improvements, by
5. ;. Gaines, already outline some fine
stores, far superior to most now in use.
An invoice of window glass just received.
would Indicate that the best the market
affords will be used for the fronts. There
are two window -panes 93x70 inches !:
three, 93XS4; two, 93x76, and two, 03x66
! inches.
! The large double Belchertown wagon
in which President Monroe rode into
town in 1925 passes through the streets
of Nergennes often. 1t belonged to the
estate of the late Hon. f. Seymour and
is now the property of Mr.. Jacob Kel-
logg of Ferrisburgh. 1t was until quite
recently sound and perfect. 1t is curl
osity.
The Little Giant road machine did lots
of work last week on Main street. and. if
the weather had not changed the com
pleNion of things. by the close of the Of
fetal year there would not have been
anything for the incoming roadmakers to
do, but hang up their shovels and view
the landscape DER. As it is. there is Il
little left undone even on Main street. and
there are several side streets that could
be improved, not to speak of Water.
North and East streets.
Deacon j. W. Parker, his wife and Miss
Belle Parker, their daughter. left Yer.
GENES for Los Angeles. California, We'd
neSday night. DR.. Horace Parker. theil
son, is rising young dentist in New
y ork. Mr.. VIM. W. Webb also made
one of the party. In leaving Nergen
mes and the friends of his mature wears
Deacon Parker goes in response to an in
vitation from VIM. Allen. his son-in-law.
who, years ago. left here to seek his for
tune on the Pacific coast. He succeeded
and is in prosperous circumstances. tn,
best wishes of wide circle of relative,
and friends accompany them to their new
home. Mr.. Webb leaves his family will
his wile'S father, William +. Greene
Esq. The change of climate will ne
doubt prove Il benefit to Mr. Webb
whose general health is not vigorous.
/ Slowly but surely the list of pension
er-, the names of the boys in blue. ar,
transferred from the column of the living
to the long record of dead heroes. Tn,
men who formed company X. ID Yer
/ mont volunteers. the first that left for TIN
front from Nergenncs, in May. 1861. will
learn with sadness that their leader. Cap
tain Scion Eaton,
"Slccp, his last sleep,
He has fought his last battle.
No sound can awake him To glory again"
He died sunday last. at his home il
West Addison. after a long illness. Solo
! Eaton was graduate of Burlington nj
versity and subsequently of the Harvard
law school. He entered heart and sou
into the war for the Union. paSse
+ through varied experience. was one q
those who endured the horrors of tn
! Chickahominy swamp and came HON
Frustrated by the fever there engendered
from the effects of which he never full
recovered. He was reading law in the OF
flee of Gen. Grandey when the call wa
made for volunteers and without heSita
ton he asked for letters of introductiO
to Gov. Fairbanks and Gen. Baxter
which were furnished by Gen. Grandey
= with the result already indicated. He wa
brave, resolute and patriotic and wa
rendered the position of lieut.-cOlOne
which he declined ON account of his il
ness.
;. GRANVILLE.
l. 4. y. Briggs has been confined to tn
house some three weeks. He took
nnlI tbnt snttl LODI in his lnCr haln,X- rho l-un,