Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-02-15
VERGENNES.

Miss Maud Colson is very low with
fever.
Postmaster Kimball returned Saturday
from New York.
Rufus Noonan of Addison is teaching
in the Knowles district, New Haven.
The Christian Endeavor socitev met at
the Congregational vestry Thursday
evening.
Juba Converse and bride, Miss Clara
Trask of PantOn, returned the Sth from
their trip to Montreal.
The voice of the ice dealer is again
heard in the land and many are the ice
houses that are being filled.
G. II. Sprigg & Co. shipped two cars
Of stock to the Boston market on Monday
last, and ID. o. NOonan one car of pota-
Toes.
Miss Nellie O'Donnell and Miss Clara
Hosmer of Middlebury have been spend
ing few days at II. B. Wright's, in
Waltham.
John Demper was among the arrivals
from California the 9th. "There's no
place like home," and in this land of the
children of men John will stay.
The "select" had a dance Tuesday
evening at the town hall. Sherman's Or
ohestra of Burlington furnished the mu-
sic. All went merry as a marriage bell.
AS it requires as much cream to make
a pound Of 12-cent butter as it does 20
cent goods, let us therefore ''make' a
good county school commissioner next
spring.
Now the fishermen goes to the lake,
and through the ice yanks the perch
smelt and blue fish, by the dozens. From
a pint to a quart of bait is required for a
days fishing.
The case of Plude VS.. Tucker of Addi-
son, for book account, was tried before
Justice Barnes the 9TH, by jury; verdict
for plaintiff. Tuttle for plaintiff, Grandey
for defendant.
T. c. Middlebrook, f. C. Scott and
some Others are to 60 to Brattleboro the
18th to attend the Grand Army conven-
ton. Ethan Allen post meets Wednes-
day evening of this week and once in two
weeks.
a few of our citizens are passing
through the first stages of the Decatur,
Alabama, fever, and some may migrate
to Dixie in the spring. A large amount
of stock is held by parties in this vicinity
in lands located there.
Willie Donnelly, aged 16, died the 9th
inst, of fever. His death was unexpect-
ed. The funeral occurred on Tuesday
last, and was largely attended by the
many relatives and friends of the family.
Rev. =. a. Campeau of st. Peters Catho-
lie CHURCH conducted the services.
/Charles E. Curtis, long a resident of
lNergennes, died at his daughters resi-
dence in Salisbury, Mrs. j. NJ. Dyer, the
18th inst, aged y years. The funeral
was in Vergennes the 18th at 20 a. m.
Mr.. Curtis was a prominent Mason, and
the services were conducted under Ma
sonic orders. =
Frank ID. Barton of Waltham is blesse
with the most roomy, comfortable and
best constructed barn to be found in this
section of Vermont. His stock of sheep is
well known as among the finest bred. He
has two valuable horses purchased in
Kentucky for the improvement of stock,
and altogether knows how to make money
and to enjoy it.
Mrs. VIM. Wheeler and Mrs. McDon-
nough of Burlington, Mrs. Abby of Rut-
land, Misses Nettie and May ODonnell
of Keeseville, n. Y, Miss Lizzie Dona-
hue of Middlebury and Miss Nellie O'Don-
nell of Burlington, attended the funeral
of Willie Donnelly the 18th. Daniel T..
Donnelly, employed by Stearns & Co., of
Rutland, was on his arrival here taken
with slight attack of fever, but is out of
danger.