Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-05-10

Mr.. Martin O'Connor and his family
left here on Friday of last week for Chi
cago, where they have friends and where
they will reside.
Mrs. Chas. Hale of Logansport, Ind,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eli
Austin, who reside in the northeast part
of the town.
Mrs. S. j. Northrop, who went o Cal
ifornia last fall and staid thro ugh the
winter, is now in Buffalo. Her sister
living there is in failing health.
Mr.. Peter Champagne and family have
taken up their residence at the rooms
over the bakery. The house on Acad-
emy street which they vacated is now oc-
cupied by Mr.. B. F. Sheldon.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Wright and Miss
Helen Hammond have come home from
New York, where the two latter have
been during the winter. Mrs. Wright is
not much improved in health.
Col. \. a. Fletcher left on the night
train, Monday, for Boston, where he at
tended on Tuesday evening the banquet
gotten up for those who recently went
out to Denison, Texas, and gave that
town the greatest boom in its history.
Mr.. a. B. Colby has gone to Washing
ton Territory to find a place to locate
He shipped FIVE horses and lot of agri-
cultural implements to South America
on the steamer leaving New York to-
morrow.
Rev. F. G. HeaXt, the new Methodist
pastor, and his family reached here on
Thursday of last week, and Mr.. Heaxt
preached his first sermon on Sunday. He
is a man of ability and made an excellent
impression.
Col. Thad NJ. Chapman was in Orwell
on Monday to attend a meeting of the
directors of the Vermont Investment Co.,
in which he is largely interested. Treas
urer c. E. Bush of the company has just
left Orwell for the West on business
trip.
Mr.. VIM. Latimer started on Monday
has employment at his business of mill
wright. Several other mechanics have
left town or are about to do so, as they
fail to find sufficient work here to keep
them busy.
Rev. DR.. White and Mrs. White were
in town the other day on short visit to
Mr. and Mrs. Beckwith. DR.. White is
still preaching to the Congregationalists
of Winooski and Essex Junction, but re-
sides in Burlington, which he finds an
agreeable town to live in.
The steamer advance" on which Mr.
George Hammond left New York last
week for South America, had lively
time at the outset. Mrs. Hammond went
as far as Newport News with her hus.
band. 1t stormed all the way down the
coast, and all on board, even some of the
sailors, were seasick, while the horses
were thrown about by the lurching OF
the vessel.
Rev. Mr.. Keith, the Congrega tiona
pastor, is away on a twO-weeks' vacation
which he will spend at Hartford, Conn.
and Providence. Rev. j. c. Houghtor
will preach at the Congregational church
on Sunday next, Prof. Eaton going out
to the Monument church in Weybridge
where Mr. Houghton breaches regularly
A week from Sunday Prof. Wager will
pre4ch here.
L//Mr. c. B. F. Palmer was in town
Z yesterday on flying trip. He goes
next week to Chicago, having received
the appointment as chief clerk of the
Interstate Railway association, the
organization of which Col. Aldace F
Walker is the head. He will also act a;
Col. Walkers private secretary. Mr.
Palmer is IA graduate of this college and
since graduation has been private
secretary to the president of New
Hampshire railroad, with headquarters
at Woodsville. He was brought up in
the railroad business, his father having
been the agent at New Haven from time
mmemorial, and what he didn't learr
there and hasn't acquired since is hardly
worth knowing. He will have double
his present salary. For while his
family will remain at Wells River
which is just across the Connecticut
from Woodsville and has been their home
for the past three years.
THE METHODIST CHURCH.