Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-08-13
VERGENNES.

the guest of Miss Kate Foss.
Mrs. r. II. Mead of Galva, H., is the
guest of j. b. Hustled and wife.
Rev. Thomas n. Gregory of Bristol
occupied the Methodist pulpit Sunday.
There was a Sabbath-school picnic
from Monkton to Long Point, Tuesday.
Mrs. NJ. 5. Jackman is visiting Mr. and
Mrs. II. II. Ross at Rock Point. Burling-
ton.
The boat l.. b. Danforth of New
York, Capt. d. G. Case, has arrived with
coal for J. ). Hckok.
Rev Mr. Austin of the Methodist
church is still enjoying himself at Shell
burne harbor.
The nail factory company is putting
in new bulkhead for their factory,
which necessitates some blasting.
G.. b. Strong, with W. A. Wood reap
er, cut twelve acres of barley for Cyrus
Bowers of Panton, in ten and half
hours.
The States of Connecticut and Yer
mont were represented in ST. Paul's
church last Sunday by not less than fiji
teen Booths.
Ford. H. Taylor, who is with George
4. Stone, is on visit to his brother, who
lives at the head of Lake George. for
this week
John c. Strong, clerk for f. X. Haven,
is enjoying two weeks vacation, dur
ing which he will visit his friend, Walter
Tappen of Troy.
A party of some twelve or more were
taken by j. ;. Hickok to Thompson's
Point, Ferrisburgh, Monday, on the Ga
zelle.
Mr.. A. Ross, cashier of the Nergennes
weeks vacation, visiting friends in Bos
ton, Mass, and Dover, n. H,
Mr. and Mrs. johnson and daughter of
Hartford. Conn. are the guests of Rev.
Mr.. Taylor and wife. Mr.. and Mrs.
Johnson are Mrs. Taylor's parents.
The North Ferrisburgh Methodist Sab
bath school intend taking an excursion
to Grand Isle on the steamer Williams,
which will take them from Balls Bay
Will Ross, son of the late Thomas
Ross of Rutland, is the guest of Robert
Ross, his uncle. He is camping at Basin
IIarbor; also Miss Blanche Stacey of
Lynn Mass.
The members of the st. John BaptiSte
society have presented to st. Peters Ro-
man Catholic church a statue of st. John.
nearly life size, and it is in place to the
left of the main altar.
Miss Edna Carlisle, who has been in
Brandon for some months, is visiting heI
aunts, the Misses Taggart. She expects
to return to Mrs. Narney's establishment,
Brandon, in the fall.
The Shade-rOllcr establishment shut
down Tuesday, for the double purpose OF
fixing their tlume and giving the boys al
opportunity to attend the band eXcur-
sion to Basin Harbor.
Miss Nellie Pierpoint of Chicago. ILL.,.
daughter of the late Chief Justice Pier
point. and Miss Fannie Stearns, daughter
of the late DR.. Stearns of Elizabeth, n
j., are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c. +
Parker.
DR.. Crabtre of Boston, with some on,
hundred friends, en- route for the Univer
salst camp-meeting at Queen City park
passed through Vergennes Monday. Th'
= doctor will be remembered by many o
our citizens.
The b. b. association, just organized
e have engaged the fair grounds for TIN
e season, and play three games weekly
/ The first will be between the Westpor
}. and Vergennes clubs. Admittance, L
cents ladies and children free.
! Mrs, David Peck and two daughters o
!. Newtown, Conn, are the guests of c. 4
; Booth, also John Loman of New York
+ Miss Grace Hill and Miss Estelle Smell
+ ling of Danbury, Conn, and Mr. Josial
+ Booth of Newtown, Conn.
II In recent instance where horse wa
; being stung to death by bees a smudg
t was built under the horse, the bees left
t and the horse was at once bathed in sal
o eratus water and given brandy and h
t was soon all right.
n, q. Needham of PantOn lost va
liable mare, last Wednesday, by bein
= fatally stung by bees. The other one @
the span was badly injured, but is recoN
ering, MIR. Needham's son Amos wa
" badly stung.
That was a most sensible thing on tn
part of Gov. Pingree to select so fit
person as w. G. Fairbank, Esq, supel
2, intendent of the State reform school, a
"A delegate from Vermont to attend tn
t National prison congress at Atlanta
:, Georgia, in November.