Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-01-22


probably.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Ross of Franklin
Falls, N. H., are visiting at Mrs. p. C.
fuckers.
Two good-looking cows were sold on
our streets last Saturday for $11.25 and
$3.50 each.
The plumbers were kept busy after the
severe cold spell. Water pipes were
frozen in several buildings.
Business was quite brisk last Saturday,
as it had been so cold that people could |
not get into town very well.
C. r. S. Pierce is contemplating get
ting up an old-folks' concert at North
Ferrisburgh at an early day.
The Hong Kong Tea company's store,
Alexander Mech, agt., will start out
several teams selling their goods.
Col. Scranton and II. w. Leroy of
New York were in town last week in at
tendance on the annual meeting Iof the
Farmers National bank.
The ladies of the NJ. f. society are to
hold a festival at their church vestry this
week Friday evening; ice cream, cake
and coffee will be served at low prices.
Business at the Vt. Stakeholder fac
tory and the nail shops seems to be good,
Judging from the quantity of goods
shipped. They employ nearly one hun
dred hands.
While f. d. Barton of Waltham was
returning home Friday evening his horse
got out of the road and tipped the sleigh
over, dragging Mr.. b. some distance and
bruising him considerably.
The ladies of st. Paul's parish held
their sociable this week at the residence
of n. j. McCuen on Tuesday evening.
To say that the host and hostess just
spread themselves is telling it just as it
was. There was goodly number out
and general good time was had. Ele-
giant refreshments were served.
The sad news of the death, at Knights
Landing, Cal, of Geo. w. Grandey, Jr.,
who left Port Henry some weeks since,
reached here Tuesday. He was young
: man of more than ordinary ability and
occupied position of great trust and
responsibility with the Port Henry Iron
Ore Co. His death is regretted by all
who knew him, and his parents and fam
. lily have the deepest sympathy of all
their friends.
To say that Postmaster Kimball had a
genuine surprise last Wednesday eve.
u. ming would be telling it just exactly as
:, postofiice at s o'clock he found about
fifty of his friends had taken possession
of his house; his wraps were speedily
taken off by that prince Of good fellows
' Ed. Scott, assisted by III. w. Hall of
Burlington; he was conducted to the
kitchen, where he was given to under.
stanc that everything was brought tC
: make a tip-top layout, even to furnish
/, ing liolstein milk, and as a body it wa:
> taken without skimming. The party wa!
? made perfectly at home in all parts OF
-. the house and enjoyed themselves will
., music and singing until an early hour
= when they bid adieu to the Kimball fami
. ly, all regretting that the hour for leav
Z ing had arrived.
From Another Correspondent
The ice men have staked out thei
J. claims on the creek, above the bridge
and are about to begin work.
= A. b. Taber has worked up quite
4 toboggan fever here, and has begun
S. building slide on the fair grounds, hav
t, ing obtained the consent of the owner
Hon. j. NJ. Dyer, to that effect.
Of The meetings held at the Methods
lie church Tuesday afternoon and evenin,
&c by the secretaries of the American an,
N Vermont Bible societies were of tn,
id most interesting, instructive and profta
I'd BILE character. Those who stad away
" and many did stay away, will never b.
is able to make up what they lost. DR.
er Gilman and Rev. Mr.. Mclean of tn
n American Bible society and Rev. Mr.
rs Elliott of the State society are superio
G. men. But the address of DR.. Gilman
al was replete with wisdom, power an,
re eloquence.
One of the oldest, and, Justly, one o
the most prominent industries of Yer
gennes, is the Island Mills. A grist mil
has been on the falls almost uninter
ruptedly since l772. A grist mill wa
built on the west side of the falls b,
'r Col. Reed in 1866 or l772, but only to b,
l. destroyed by Col. Ethan Allen and hi
20 men. The site of the present mill wa
'r decided to Ira Allen, in October, 1883, fo
x the munificent sum of seventeen dollars
is Probably seventeen thousand would no
i. change the ownership now. The present