Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-04-09
VERGENNES.

VERoENNEs.
Roller skating has bowed itself out.
Bicycles have made their appearance
again.
The spring birds have gone into winter
quarters.
The snow storm is here, but has an
April finish.
Dea. c. ID. Keeler is confined to his
house by illness.
\ good house for rent is snapped up
quickly this season.
The last vestge of ice has disappeared
from Otter Creek.
Mr.. Absalom Upper of Ferrisburgh is
very i'll from heart disease.
Teachers and scholars were in their
places, Monday, as usual.
Mrs. j. W. Ross of Rutland is the guest
of her mother Mrs. {. ID. Keller.
Fast day will be observed by union
services at the congregational church.
Adirondack Murray will lecture in the
Baptist church, Wednesday evening, the
! l4th inst.
Miss Woodbury.. the evangelist was in
town, but left Friday for her home in
Mas sachusetts.
\ 470-pound calf. aged eleven months
and one day. was sold, recently. by David
Brydia of Panton.
There were six COWS and eighteen veal
calves shipped from this station. Monday.
by Sprigg q Wheeler.
Some parties last week insisted on try
ing the soundness of lake ice. One got Il
ducking in Basin IIarbor.
Mr.. Jared Booth, Ferrisburgh, well
coined the first of April and Il ten-pound
baby boy at the same time.
Miss Carrie KingSand of Concord. y.
H., returned home Monday, after pleas
ant visit with friends here.
Mr.. James Laduke. we are told. will
90 on the road for the National Horse
Nail Co. He is "A competent man.
The Corbin frameless wheel harrow.
Il. {. GoOdalc agent, was the pioneer for
public favor on the green Saturday.
Mr.. j. F. Gooderc of Bear River. Nova
Scotia, is the guest of his son. Mr.. II. f.
Goodere. cutter for j. II. Donnelly.
The revival meetings at the Baptist
church, Addison, have started again.
They are conducted by Rev. Mr., Clough.
The preliminaries for another sociable
in the interest of the Congregational
church, are in progress. Time not speci-
fed.
The Paradee blacksmith shop, on the
Monkton road, so long idle, will be open
for work by \. l.. Rivers.
Chamberlain Il Co. are doing good
thing with their new branch of trade,
suit their card.
The contemplated change of proprie-
tors in the Donnelly custom tailoring
business was not perfected, consequently
Mr.. Donnelly still remains king-pin in
the custom trade, at the Greene street
establishment.
An incipient strike cropped out in the
r nail factory the other day. But it oper
= atcd like using scrap in place of Swedish
iron for nails; it didn't work, at least il
the polishing room.
The snow, rain and freeze come along
, in about the order of Jim Fisll's toddy
, 1t was gin. molasses and water, and theI
= a little more gin. We kept getting lit
= tie more snow, every time.
How would it do to put the bell in al
open tower on the graded school building
e instead of keeping it cooped up so tina
about half of the bell is a dead letter
a Give the school-bell chance to ring.
: John Zottman left for Denver, Colora
; da, Thursday. lie will locate in Lead
vile. John leaves lots of warm friend
V in this place. He was a member of tn,
p. board of water commissioners last year.
t The sociable at Rev. Mr.. Sherman's
{ last Friday evening, by the members o
: the Baptist church, was IA success. The
h "Old Maid, as represented by the youn!
: ladies and gentlemen, proved capita
thing; refreshments, tirst-rate; receipts
!. Sl4.
= Mr.. n. j. Renaud's barber shop ant
# stationery and periodical depot has bee
:. transferred to the other side of Gree
d street into Mr.. Green's building. He has
d by attention TO the wants of the public
Il and close application to business built u
It "A good trade. See his card.