Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-09-24
VERGENNES.

Rev. ID. Cobb of the Southern Calico
mia conference will preach from tie
Methodist pulpit Sunday next.
We understand that Rev. Mr.. Austil.
who has been poorly during the summe,,
proposes to return to his pastoral WORK
the first week in October.
Next Wednesday it is expected that tie
Nergennes base ball club will play re-
turn game with the Puritans of Burline-
ton.
Before the sun crossed the line this
week we had storms of rain, with thul-
der, lightning, snow and hail, and since
cool nights and slight frost.
There were shipped from this station
Monday by Spriggs d Wheeler y cattle,
20 sheep and lambs, six calves and four
hogs to Boston market
Rev. \. \. Robertson of the Congrega-
tional church. Nergcnnes, will preach a,
the Methodist church. FerrSburgh. mex
Sabbath afternoon at | o'clock.
Pear growers tell us that the pear croo
Is far below the average this year. The
are rated in market at 81 per bbl The
retail price is much below that of prcvi.
Gus years.
Miss Ella Bradbury, who is stopping
with her mother at the Bradbury cot
tage, Apple Tree cove, on the lake shore,
has been quite i'll, so much so as to re
quire the presence of a physician.
In the case of Patrick Conner. who
was placed under SIPS for aggravated
assault, John Connor. his father, with
y. J. McCuen, signed his bail bond. and
not Mr.. McCucn alone.
The explosion of lamp in the resi-
dence of j. W. Dalrymple on Main street.
Saturday evening, did not set the house
on fire, but it probably would had not
the return of the family prevented. In
stirred.
The school in Nergennes is prosper
ing. 1t has Il paying pupils and there
are Us pupils in daily attendance. Prin-
cipal Shaw regards the outlook for good
school work this quarter as full of en-
enlargement to scholars and patrons.
The pastures were in an almost hope
less condition before the equnoctIal
rains. Some butter makers feed their
cows every night because of the drouth.
Last Saturday the price of butter adj
vanced and that article now retals at -
cents per pound.
The IIinesburgh nine play the YER
genneS nine Saturday of this week.
The PuritanS of Burlington played the
NergenneS nine last saturday. The Yer
gcnnes boys. in the absence of their reg
ular catcher, proposed telcgraphng the
! Burlingtons not to come, but they had
left Burlington. Result-2O to ! | in favor
of the Puritans.
Tuesday last Mr.. Charles Alden of the
firm of Alden Il Cotey, carpenters and
ioiner> and MANUFACTURES of bee-keepers'
supplies, left for Adams, Mass, lively
manufacturing town of some 5000 inhab-
itants. with Il view to permanently locate
there. with his entire business. if the
promises held out to him by residents of
that place meet his expectations.
The advertising sheet. with all the in
formation concerning the Champain
Valley fair, issued from the REGISTER
office was II good and useful thing for
the large number who attended the fair.
1t was in every ones hands and it was
appreciated. The advertisers in it were
fortunate; they got the worth of their
money. We noticed the cards of +. III.
Foss, j. ii. DonTlly, Smith Il Ketchum,
| +. X. Haven, ii. \. Hale, Chamberlain d
Co., the Grand Union, y. G. Norton and
ID. X. Young.
! Friday night last William Cafasaw (col-
ored) died very suddenly of heart disease,
He had been in poor health for some
time. The funeral was held in the Meth
odist church Sunday afternoon. and dur
ing furious rain storm. Ethan Allen
post, of which he was an hOnored mem
Der, attended in body. The church
was filled with sympathizing friends.
| The sermon by Rev. Mr.. Austin was able,
earnest, sympathetic, and listened to
with unhagging interest to its close. His
charge to his comrades, who with him
had marched and camped and fought in
the Union army, was full of power and
beauty. The words of love and cheer to
the 'sorrowing widow and children
touched every heart. Not soon will the
scene be forgotten by those who were
there. lie was buried in the new Gene
terry. VIM. Carasaw enlisted at North
Elba, y. Y, Sept |, 1864, for one year or
the war, under Capt. Cyrus q. Dyer, Co.
A., 18th Regt. He was discharged at
Hilton Head, :. c., Aug. Is, lsG5. His
army record was clear. the record of his
life in Nergennes equally so, and he was
respected by all our citizens. His age