Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-09-06
VERGEN N ES.

Clarence Vernal is in very poor health
from kidney disease.
The Westport fair drew a few from this
vicinity Wednesday and Thursday.
The apple crop in this vicinity is below
par. Potatoes are rotting to some ex-
tent.
Deacon C. d. Keller has improved con-
siderably, although yet in feeble con-
dition.
G. Ii. Sprigg & Co. shipped one car of
stock to the Boston market on Monday
last.
Alex. Blanchard will try turning the
brakes on freight train on this division
this week.
George Bella of Keene and Samuel
Belta of Burlington are visiting relatives
in town.
A large number visited the scene of the
railroad accident at Brooksville Saturday
and Sunday.
The Stevens Hose company won second
money at the Port Henry firemens mus
ter on Monday last.
Edward Dalrymple and wife, who have
been spending some time here, returned
to Worcester Wednesday.
Saturday, market day, butter brought
II to Is cents; eggs, Is to 10; live chick
ems, 10; dressed, IA to Is.
The wrecked engines in the Brooks
vile smashup passed here Tuesday.
They made sorry-looking pair.
One of the workmen at the Barn Rock
granite quarrles badly damaged his hand
while working the steam drill Monday.
c. F. Smith and wife, Mr.. Phelps and
other friends, of New Haven, have been
stopping for few days at Fort Cassin
F. H. harrington of Brandon, admins
traitor of the estate of the late David
Smith of Ferrisburgh, was in town Tues
day.
Mrs. G. II. Warner of West Cornwall
was the guest of her neice, Miss Alice c.
Merrill, Thursday and Friday of last
week.
j. Wright and wife of Burlington
have been visiting relatives in town and
Waltham. Mr.. Wright was formerly in
trade here.
N. j. McCuen and family and William
S. Allen of Los Angeles, Cal, had an eX-
cursion Friday down the river by steam
err Gazelle.
M. j. Graves is putting in Fuller &
Warren furnace in the store in the Gaines
block to be occupied by Chamberlain &
Co. Oct. l.
The steam yacht purchased in New
York by private parties here arrived Sat
urday last. Its length is 35 feet and its
width "a feet.
Capt. Case arrived Tuesday from New
York with canal boat loaded with mer-
chandise and with water-pipe for the
city waterworks.
The steamer Lily brought over from
Westport, Monday evening, % persons on
an excursion. A short stay was made at
the Stevens House.
The Champlain Horse Nail company
will shut down Thursday for few days,
for the purpose of building new pen
stock and bulkhead.
Arthur c. Taber has received a schol-
arship in the Norwich university at
Mortified through the favor of Hon. W.
II. Peake of Bristol,
ii. j. Talbot and his son, Harry, of
Lowell, Mass, are stopping for few
days at the Stevens House. Mr.. Talbot
was formerly in trade here.
DR.. Mason of Norwich, Conn.,, who has
been at the Stevens House for some time,
started Thursday for Washington Terri
tory and Alaska by way of Montreal.
The old machine shop has been moved
a short distance and remodeled 1t is to
be used as a saw mill by Louis Gotta.
Charles w. Rogers of New Haven did
the job.
William 5. Allen returns to Los Ange-
les, CAL, Thursday. He is in the furni-
lulc DusiuCss lhCiCs anu 10 q sun Vi thS
late Solomon Allen of the Elgin Spring
farm of Panton. He married daughter
of Josiah Parker of Waltham.
Wednesday of last week the family of
Judge John ID. Smith, the Misses Powers
of Evanston, H., the Misses Ethridge of
Chicago, Mrs. McGovern and daughter,
f. A. Goss and wife, George Ross and
wife, Miss Fannie Sprague and Charles
Strong enjoyed an excursion to Thomp-
sons Point and Cedar Beach by steamer
Gazelle.
The body of William w. Allen of Fer
risburgh, who was killed at the Brooks
vile collision Friday evening, was
brought here Saturday afternoon and re-
ceived by his relatives and friends at the
depot. The funeral services were held
Sunday at the residence, Rev. Mr.. Sher-