Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-05-21

prOvement to the vicinity.
The first quarterly conference of the
official board of the Vergennes and Fer
risburgh charges was held at the Metho-
dist church, Wednesday morning. Their
business was to look over the ground and
block out programme for the coming
year, including financial matters. Pre-
siding Elder Bennett was present.
EX-Presiding Elder Orren Gregg Off
ciated at the Methodist church, last Sun
day. His sermon, which was an excel
lent one, was from LIST Timothy, 18th
chapter and Sth verse. For fifty years
this Woodworking Waterman on the walls
of Zion has labored for the good of his
race. He merits a rich reward
Joseph Cook, Merritt IIulburd, ii. Clay
Bascom and other distinguished speakers
are to take leading part in the great
temperance camp-meeting at Spring
Grove camp grounds, June 9th, 10th.
1lth, 18th, 18th and 18th. No doubt the
attendance will be large. as the occasion
will be one of great interest to the
people
The captain of the Water Lily. with
his boat. has passed through the govern
ment ordeal and is now ready to make
his summer schedule of time and rates.
Probably it will not vary materially from
the usual arrangement. He will run
daily to Westport, y. Y. and, if re-
quired, to Port Henry, leaving her dock
at . and return at 6 o'clock.
DIR. Dickinson took possession of the
F. NJ. Strong cottage, on the lake shore.
saturday. 1t is one of the most desira-
Bile points on the lake. 1t is south of
| Fort Cassin, has Il splendid view of noun
tain and lake. and although we have been
there in the warmcst weather. we never
saw mosquito there. That fact, if it
remains so. is worth a months rent.
At the annual communication of Dor
chester Lodge. No. l, F. q \. NJ, Mon
day evening. May Il. the following Off
GERS were elected and installed: O. A.
Smith. W. NJ: l.. Grandey, :. W. f. 4.
Field. J. W.; c. T. :. Pierce. sec. ID. II.
Lewis. treas: c. II. Smith. :. D.; j. j.
Barnard. j. D.; f. c. Scott. :. s.; C..
Marshall, j. -. F. T. Hodsdon. T.
The following officers were chosen in
Council No. ,, Il. & :. NJ. Nergennes.
Monday evening: Edgar Richards, r. j.
G.. NJ: w. W. Booth. ID. NJ. 20. \. Smith,
p. cond. of W.; +. c. Scott, Treas G.
+. :. Pierce. recorder: j. J.. Grandey.
c. ID. g.; Richard Maldoon. G. of the c..
J. j. Barnard. s.: f. l.. Hodsdon. stew
ard. The officers were installed by W.
II. :. Whitcomb, VI. W. grand master.
of Burlington.
The remarkably early season has sadly
interfered with the ordinary calculations
of the farming community. Stacks of
hay dot the meadows of western Yer
mont from Canada to the Massachusetts
line. This hay was held in reserve for
spring feeding. The feed j. so far adj
vanccd that the hay is not wanted. An
experienced farmer says that not less
than one million tons of hay j. now in
stacks and barns. and consequently the
price of hay Is down to eight and ten
dollars per ton, instead of SO to Sl3
No foresight could provide for this emer-
gency.
After Friday, June llth, the graded
school bell will have Il good long rest
Principal, teachers and scholars will
pack away the books, and life will put
on many new and attractive features.
during the long weeks of rest and enjoy
ment. The closing exercises of the term
will include the graduating of six from
the high school. The occasion is always
pleasant one to the friends of the schol-
ars. and to the public generally, who al
ways have IA warm place in their hearts
for the school. We are told that the
male quartette. so much admired, will be
present and take part.
Tugs, barges, canal boats, etc., appear
so frequently, of late, in the basin below
the falls, that it calls to mind the sugges-
ton, once made by our then NJ. c., Hon.
F. f. Woodbridge, that our little city be
made port of entry. But the only col
lector Vergennes can boast of is the tax
collector. The tug boat George \. Har-
riS towed up from the lake the barge
Jumbo. of Brockville, and the barge
Eva. of Montreal, both loaded with cur
tain roll stock. from Ottawa, Canada, for
the Shade Roller Co. In addition we are
receiving boat-loads of coal. iron. mer-
" coming and going that it makes the
river appear business-like and lively.