Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-07-09

ance on his life amounting to $4,000. 1t
was paid to his relatives, Saturday, by
l.. F. Englesby, Esq, of Burlington.
The fire department of Vergennes was
well represented at the Burlington cele-
bration on the 9Th. The Volunteers and
Stevens Hose Co.'S combined and they at
tended in uniform, but without their
carts. They speak of their reception
and general treatment by the Burlington
tiremen as first best in every particular.
Lieut.. Chas. A. Booth, son of c. A.
Booth, Esq, is home on a two-months
furlough. He has been stationed at
Rock Springs, in Sweetwater Co., Wyo-
ming, since the demonstration against
the Cinnamon in September last. Those
reformers, Lieut.. Booth says, are all of
them foreigners. They are ugly, and are
quiet only because they must be. The
presence of L. 5. troops they cordially
hate and fear.
Monday being second market day and
Nergennes having been largely depleted
by departures by cars and boat, the fire
of patriotism did not get beyond iuve-
nile turnout of horribles, with music to
match. Chinese tire-crackers. and an
occasional old musket or young cannon,
and subdued display of fireworks at
few private residences completed the
celebration in the smallest city in Ner-
mont. 1t was really below the average
Hundreds of tons of coal already spar
kle in the coal yards of this place The
probability is that coal will not be ex-
travagantly high when cold weather
approaches. The j. :. Hickok yard has
received three boat-loads, and the bins
of Thos Mack have about the same and
yet it is early in the season. The l.. b.
Danforth from New York ia one of the
forwarding line of j. :. Hickok, and ar
rived with merchandise and iron for the
Horse Nail company.
, 4 truly ingenious and useful invention
has Just been patented by +. NJ. Moulton
and DR.. +. w. Coe of this place. 1t is IA
whip socket for general use on buggies,
lock socket, and is so simple and efficient
: as to recommend itself No one need
lose whip with this simple device, nor
( is there any need of the lines falling I'M
der the horses feet. if you have one of
these cheap and simple attachments. 1t
will soon be available for general use.
A moist accident befcl Common Coun-
Gilman Barnard, Monday Nothing So
rious. we are glad to know. Being pat
riotically Inclined he considered quiet
boat-rde, with Louis Dipper to row, and
[ his good wife and daughter for company
would be sensible celebrate. All being
= in readiness the boat baked. somehow
. and threw all into the drink. The wife
and daughter preferred home comforts
= and retired. whilst the rest of the part,
e proceeded on their way. wiser and damp
or patriots. Fortunately. no one know
, this.
= Capt. llotfnagle has Just mounted
e model brass cannon far the pleasur,
:. yacht j. r. Wilson. No letters o
Il m0rq"c will be issued to Capt. Wilson
probably. and vet he is at liberty t.
/ cruise in any sea. For the present h,
: will contine his depredations to LAKE
Champlain aud its tributaries. Th
- brass piece is from the Gilbert Car Co.
4 of West Troy, y. Y, and is designed
more for ornament than use. although
has an inch bore. The gun is fourteen
- inches long. and is mounted on gul
= carriage of Arnold oak. that is, it wa
made from the wreck of the galley tina
Gen. Arnold ran ashore and sunk in tn
" bay in Panton, now called after him
: when pursued by the British fleet.
~ st. Paul's Church, Vergennes. tn
fmost pleasing social event of the Seaso
y took place July LIST. when Rev. \. h
y Clarke was united to Miss Sarah h
Booth, only daughter of {. 4. Booth
Esq. The friends of the bride and grool
u had fairly banked the chance wit
le gigantic ferns and lovely flowers. Tn
III church was crowded. When all wer
seated. Mr.. Clarke entered with the rec
le tor and took "A position at the head of tn
If main aisle to await the bride. She 500
"a entered the church, leaning on her fail
:; ers arm. The marriage ceremony wa
at once proceeded with, the audienc
20 rising. At its close the bride and grool
T. withdrew, while the organ played til
n wedding march. The bride was richly a
:. tired in lace-trimmed, full train, CreI
de chene dress, and over all flower-fa
AT tened veil, giving superb effect to III
ls whole. \ brief reception at the home {
te the bride followed, which all were
ID liberty to enjoy, rs there were no card
There were many notables present, an
- among them were Rev. Chas. Fay, ID. ID
i, of Grand Isle, who was recter of :
i. PaulS in 1888, Rev. Theodore lIopkin
or wife, son and daughter, and also daugl
fer of Casppr Hopkins of Californi