Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-11
VER0ENNES.

VER0ENNES.
Supt. Healey has been on visit to
New York.
Richard Madoon has again opened his
blacksmith shop.
Capt. Homer Riggs, pension agent, was
in town Saturday.
Attorney II. C. Royce and wife spent
New Years in st. Adams.
Ben Lashway and sister of Pawtucket,
K. L., are visiting in Vergennes.
o. c. Taft will ship three cars of pota-
toes this week to the Boston market.
George Meade and Miss n. Preston
have severed their connection with n. j,
McCuen.
The net receipts going to Ethan AL
len Post from the Glass Blowers exhibit
ton were about $50.
G. ID. keeler's taDnery will shut down
for the winter on account of Mr.. Keeers
health, which is very poor.
NJ. NJ. Yott has returned from New
York, where he has been attending DR..
Orange Gage for two months.
Ethan Allen Post, G. A. R., will meet
at their hall next Wednesday evening for
business and bareback supper.
Amos Wetherby has been appointed
assignee of the property of John H.
Sprague of Waltham, insolvent
Joseph r. Barnum of Ferrisburgh died
Thursday last, aged 20 years. He was an
uncle of Mrs. Charles Chapman of Mid.
dlebury.
Miss Annie Wetherby of this city is
with her sister, Mrs. Phelps Smith of Adj
olson, who is at Saratoga for medical
treatment.
John Banyea has sold to j. St. Peter OF
North Ferrisburgh $4,000 brick; also a
large lot to Burlington parties for build
ing purposes.
Albert Sperry of Ferrisburgh has lost
four children by diphtheria within a
week. He has four or five down with
the same disease.
DR.. P. Maxfield, who has practiced in
this city and vicinity for over 80 wears, is
expected to live but short time. He is
nearly Il years old.
Col. Walter Scranton and II. W. Leroy
of New York arrived Tuesday morning
to attend the meeting of the directors of
the Farmers National bank.
Mrs. Mda Peabody received the most
votes, and present, as the most popular
school teacher at the Graded school by
the Glass Blowers exhibition.
The detective society of this city and
adjoining towns will meet at the Ste
vens Hotel on Saturday of this week at
p. m. for the election of officers.
f. T. Healey, the superintendent of the
Reform school, has cent in his resigna-
ton, to take effect Feb. l. Sumner An
drews of johnson, VT, has been APP
pointed as his successor.
Vergennes may now be called the mod
ell city for morals and virtue. All the sa-
looms and bars have shut down, two
sporting dives have been coralled, and a
temperance lecturer is in town.
The ladies of the Congregational church
met Tuesday afternoon for business con-
nected with the church repairs. Geo.
Bennett of Manchester is doing the fres-
Going. The church will soon be ready
for occupancy.
L. NJ. Lewis, an accredited agent of the
Sons of Temperance, lectured in the NJ.
E. church Sunday and Monday evenings.
The Intention is to organize a temperance
club next Monday evening. Mr.. Lewis
will speak again at the Methodist church.
He is an interesting and earnest speaker,
and certainly he struck ripe field for
temperance work when he came here.
Quite little excitement was occasioned
in town last Wednesday, the I'd inst. by
the arrival of High Sheriff Clark of Lin
coin and States Attorney c. NJ. Wilds of
Middlebury with Deputy Sheriff I. C.
Middlebrook in the foreground. Soon all
fears and doubts were removed when
Ambrose Tatro of Ferrisburgh was
brought before Justice j. E. Roberts
charged with arson and assault. Gen.
Grandey and Hon. Henry Ballard of Bur
lington defended the respondent. The
result was acquittal for arson, but Tatro
was bound over in the sum of 5000 for
appearance at the June term of county
court.
WAITING.