Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-02-12
VERcENNES.
is all the rage.

The many friends of Councilman Mack
are glad to see him out again after his
slight indisposition.
The union gospel meetings at the
Congregational. Baptist and Methodist
churches are continued.
Mrs. Jacob Smith is very low with
lung trouble. She is an aged lady and
cannot recover it is said.
Butter brought 30 to % cts. Saturday;
it retais for - to &c; cheese ic.; eggs
23c. a dozen; hay SIS o ton; potatoes Coo.
a bushel.
II. II. Noble of Essex was in town last
Saturday, as was Deputy Sheriff John
II. futile of Montpelier. His son is
practicing law in this city.
One of our loud-talliing citizens of
French ancestry lost dollar i'm betting
on load of wood that came in from the
country. 1t will probably learn him a
thing or two.
From Another Correspondent
Mr.. F. X. Haven is visiting friends in
| ShOreham.
Butter shipments from this depot light
this month.
Tuesday was IA lovely, springlike day.
OvercOats at a discount.
One car of cattle shipped to Boston
market by G.. Sprigg. Monday.
The Congregational sociable is not To-
Gated yet-either as to time or place.
Will Strong of Burlington. son of Mr..
F. c. Strong, spent last Sunday at home.
The next sociable by the ladies of st.
Paul's church will occur Tuesday, Feb.
10th inst
Egbert Frisbee of Waltham says his
name is not Fisher as the types made it
last week.
Mrs. L. /. Allen met with a bad fall,
on the slippery sidewalk and bruised her
arm badly.
Andrew IIuey has sold his six-year-
old Lambert horse to Frank Miner of
Eolyolle Mass. for $500.
The hot sun Tuesday and Wednesday
has pretty much discouraged slcighing
on our streets. Wheels are in use.
Mrs. c. f. Curtis is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. J. NJ. Dyer. West Salisbury.
Mrs. Curtis is in feeble health.
Mr.. Murphy, druggist, will take apart
ments. which are being fitted up for him
in the Franklin House.
The toboggan chute has had a big run
these pleasant evenings. Everyone seems
pleased with its management.
Fred W. IIalsey and his friend, the
chemist of the iron works. at Port Hen
ry. paid visit to friends in Nergennes,
Sunday.
Mrs. Gordon Sprigg of Addison has
gone to the Woman's Hospital, New y ork,
for treatment DIR. W. :. Hopkins ac-
cOmpanied her.
New York parties purchased four loads
of feed from the well-stocked bins of the
Island mills, Saturday, and recrossed the
lake same afternoon.
Illc ItNlN III HlttllHSs are ldlStll az
tended. Thursday was observed as fast
day by those who are attending and in
terested in the meetings. They are to
be continued by Miss Woodbury..
Mr.. +. w. Barber of Addison has a
fine four-year-old Lambert mare in care
of A. Huey at the Grand Union stable
Also a six-year old Billy Barclays horse
of Jud Carpenters.
The toboggan proprietor is kept pretty
busy these bright days in counteracting
the steadily-increasing heat. The chute i,
kept in splendid running order, neverthe
less. There is an abundance of snow
available.
DR.. +. Il. Merrill. veterinary surgeon
had a professional call from Rouses Point
y. Y. during the frigid Wednesday OF
last week. He took the first train, al
night. 1t was quite compliment to the
doctor. He is really sllful.
Friday. Feb. IL, is the twenty-fifth an
niversary of the marriage of Mr.. anG
Mrs, Frederick Nicllery of Warren, VT
and some of their many friends propose
a recognition of the fact by paying then
a friendly visit at that time.
1 Ii. b. Allen had a fine lot of lake fist
= on sale, market day. They were ice fish
blue fish, or salmon herring, etc. They
bite as though half starved. They art
t caught through holes cut in the ice. The
lake shore is honey-combed with fishing
holes.
. The draft on the product of Vermont
farms, from towns in eastern New York
continues. One Addison farmer, we are
told, has contracted all the hay he cal
spare, to New York parties, at twenty
five dollars per ton, delivered. The dis
lance is quite tax, it is true, but 81;
: per ton is a good price for hay, in Yer