Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-11-26
VERGENNES,

giving day.
f. c. Scott, the well-known market
man of Vergennes, is importing tea di-
rect from Japan.
Mrs. Walter Weller, formerly Miss
Mary Johns, is home from Washington
Territory, and visiting friends.
The venerable Mrs. Jonas Smith of
Addison, now in her 10Th year, is quite
feeble, at the residence of Mrs. Pond in
Addison.
The band-stand is being completed in
the park. 1t is patterned after the one
in Burlington. Charles Labmuf is archi-
tect and builder.
Mr.. Parsons has had charge of the
union meetings since Mr. Mills closed
his services, Wednesday. He is an earn
est eXhorter.
Station Agent Simonds is in receipt of
letters from his son assuring him that
the party had Il pleasant trip and arrived
at Los Angeles all right,
IIitching posts, simiarto those in front
Of the Gaines block, are ready to be
placed from the block to Greene street.
1t Will be great Improvement.
The subject is not a new one. by any
means, but public attention has been
called to an economic enlargement of the
town hall, by adding twenty or thirty
feet to the rear.
The sermon by Rev. Mr.. Robertson.
Sunday morning, was one of his best.
1t was on part of the l4th verse of
Genesis xviii. There was full attend
ance and earnest attention.
Revival meetings during the present
week. There was largely attended
union meeting at the Congregational
church Sunday evening, and Saturday
afternoon meeting for the children.
Private letters from Charles W. Mason
say that he sold readily all the sheep he
took out to Denver. He was in good
health at the time of writing. They
have had their blizzard since his letters
We're received.
1t is generally believed that Mr.. c. b.
Strong, the mail carrier from Chimney
Point via Panton and West Addison.
earns all the government allows him.
about these days. He delivers the mail
daily at Nergennes.
W. W. Webb, son-in-aw of the late
William +. Greene, arrived home from
Los Angeles. Friday. California air
agrees with him, and he speaks in high
terms of the climate and the attractive
business prospects of that section of the
Pacific slope.
The fabulous depth of mud between
Bristol and the New Haven depot is not
the fault of the people, surely, bur it
might furnish Il sticky argument in favor
of the iudicious outlay of that condition.
al state appropriation to help improve
the local travel.
Diphtheria is lowering around Yer
gennca. Benz. T. Field of Ferri>burgh
has lost bright little girl of four wears.
She was regarded as almost certain to
get we'll, when She was suddenly taken
away. All ~ympathize with the bereaved
parents. Other cases are reported.
New freight arrangements have been
mad ny The Central Vermont with the
New York Central, Troy Il Boston and
Delaware ~ Hudson railroads by which
freight will be expedited. Formerly the
New London road was favored. but now
freight will come by the Rutland road.
Otter Creek is looking its best for
fall exhibition. 1t is plain that Jupiter
Pluvius does not intend that the farmers
shall have justitiable occasion to growl
about the empty springs and waterless
streams this fall. The lake i beginning
to rise in its majesty. and the water que,-
ton will pass.
sunday last letter from Deacon j. W.
Parker of Los Angeles. CAL, was read
by Rev. Mr.. Robertson. asking for let
tiers of dismissal to enable Mr. Parker.
Mrs. Parker and their daughter, Miss
Belle Parker to join the congregational
church in that place, which i, to be their
future home.
Thursday, despite the intolerable con-
dition of the roads and the pouring rain.
poultry by the wagon-load and turkeys
by the ton began to fill our streets.
Among those on hand to buy was Mr.
Watts of the firm of Watts Il Willis of
Faneuil Hall market, Boston. Then we
had our regular dealers and some others.
Sprigg II Thorne, Carter Il Sears. Il. T.
Bristol IL Son, ID. o. Noonan of Ferris
burgh and Thompson Il Adams. Alto
gether it is estimated that full twenty
tons were bought, at an average figure of
IL cents per pound, which is low. This
would give over $1,000 as the sum paid
to farmers for their contribution to Bos-
tons Thanksgiving dinner. The poultry
was unavoidably wet, much of it, and