Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-03-12

cry for the special accommodation of the
two farms and their diaries.
The basket sociable by the ladies of the
Catholic church, Thursday evening, was
not only largely attended, but yielded the
handsome sum of one hundred dollars.
The gold watch was not put up. The
highest figure for basket with ladies
ticket reached eight dollars next high
est, six dollars.
T. After long and patient waiting it will
please the friends of Mr.. f. +. Scott of
this place to learn partial justice has been
accorded him by the pension department
and he has received $500 dollars back
pay, and will receive 81 per month pen
sion. He was a member of Co. X. 18th
Vermont. (
The deer from the Adirondack woods
are attracted, as New Workers were for
merly, by the pleasant outlook of Yer
mont, from the west shore of the lake.
and have been seen frequently, of late,
by residents on farms bordering on the
lake. Don't shoot them; it will cost you
fifty dollars if you do.
Miss Matte johnson, daughter of A.
ID. johnson, station agent, West Sails
bury, has for eighteen years suffered
from throat difficulty, which impaired
her speech. She has endured, with great
fortitude, surgical operation, which, it
is hoped, and believed, will enable her to
converse with ease and satisfaction.
BOSS Tweed" said "what are YOU go
ing to do about it, A good man, so
rated, generally, called on a financial
friend, who held an outlawed note against
him. The friend hands the good man
the note for examination. He placed the
| o L in his pocket, and returned home.
And now recurs Boss Tweeds interro-
gatory.
The Jap. Tea party at G. F. o. Kim
balls last week, made the last sociable of
the season, by the ladies of st. Paul's
church, notable affair. The costumes,
which came from Japan, were furnished
by Mrs. Charles Ripley, for years a resi-
dent of Y Yokohama, and were never worn
to better advantage than on the above
occasion by Mrs. c. f. Parker and Mrs.
d. II. Lewis, attended by their foreign
costumed husbands.
Letters from Wallace Holland. dat
ed Pasadena, California, speak of the
general good health of all who went with
him, and the beauty of the climate. a
box of red, yellow and white roses. re-
ceived at the same time, are fragrant re-
minders of the wide difference between
the frigid air from our froSt-clad noun
tains and the balmy breezes of the Paci-
fic slope. Mr.. Holland has built him a
house. and will at once utilize the fine
water power at Pasadena. for the manu-
facture of his patent blinds. Mr.. :. \.
1Iurlburt lives with Mr.. Holland and is
not. as rumor had it. married.
Our charter election is coming on apace
Our present list of elective officers in
cludes members of both political parties
The party lines not having been tightly
drawn for many years, the Republicans
have generally united in a call for a eau
Gus this year. Over seventy names are
signed to the paper, and Others are To put
their names down. 1t is plain that the
gatve as the ruling party in politics. and
put in nomination Republican ticket al
our next election. The movement may
meet with strong opposition from those
who have favored the ignoring of politics
in our charter elections.
Real estate movements are noticeable
again. One of the most prominent was
that of the Adams Il Foster farm on the
old plank road, and adjoining Nergennes
1t contains one hundred and twenty-five
acres of wood and meadow land, beauti
tifully located, and has fine dwelling
and good outhouses, and never failing
water. The fortunate purchaser is Mrs
Louisa NJ. Ingham; price, $500. Rev
Father Campeau bought of II. p. Eli
tharp the dwelling and good sized lot OF
Elbow street, near the hollow, for $500
good bargain. There is rumor tina
parties have been looking at some of the
other property offered for sale in town
with view to purchase.
The Vergennes whist club, one of the
social elements of this place designed tC
enliven long winter evenings, held it;
final meeting at the Stevens House, Mon
day evening. Twenty ladies and twenty
gentlemen, married and single, constitute
the organization. which is marshalled un
der two columns. Capt. j. &. liinde
leads one, and Capt Charles f. Parkel
the other. \ very agreeable session wa
had, and the final report of the season
playing announced, which in brief CAV,
to Capt, Hindes and his party the homo
of victory, after which victors anC
vanquished sat down to one of mine hos
Gaines recherche suppers. After IA feas
of reason and flow of soul" all retired
with hannV rprollectiOnS of the plea san