Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-07-19
VERGENNES.

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Gasca Rich of Middlebury was in town
saturday.
W. II. Tappan of Troy is visiting at
Herrick Stevens
Miss Nancy E. Benton visited friends
at Waitsfield last week.
The days of the sun have returned, and
the haymaker's heart rejoceth.
Rev. P. A. Campeau is repairing the
Sherman house for a tenement.
Mr. and Mrs. C. NJ. Lewis of Boston
spent few days in town last week.
John II. Donnelly, the tailor. is max
ing business trip to Keeseville, N. Y.
The improved Wood reaper and binder
was exhibited in Vergennes on Saturday
last.
John Mcmahon and Frank McDonough
of Burlington spent Sunday in town with
relatives.
Mrs. Arthur Lamb of Portland, Me-, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. w. G. Sprague
of this city.
G. Fl. Sprigg & Co. and D.. o. Noonan
shipped one car of stock to the Boston
market Monday.
James Barnard and Samuel Allen are
to make tour of the province of Que
bee. starting this week.
Frederick II. Adams of Washington
Territory. who has been visiting relatives
here. returns this week.
Mrs. Hosea Willard and children of
Port Henry were visiting at Herrick Ste
ven's Wednesday, the 10th.
Sheriff Howard Clark of Lincoln made
Vergennes p call Monday. All is, how
ever, 'quiet on the Potomac"
Mrs. r. L. Kingsland and children
went to Keeseville, n. Y, Tuesday. for a
two-weeks' visit with relatives.
superintendent c. L. Kimball of the
Mattewan and Connecticut railroad visit
ed his son and family Saturday.
The semi-annual examination of the
State Reform school, by the board of
trustees, will take place this week.
Miss Annie NJ. Bottsford and Miss Ma
RE Mead of this city were guests at the
kimball cottages by the lake last week.
Camping is now the order of the day.
Many of our citizens owning cottages at
the lake occupy them odd days through
the week.
Rose B. Austin, aged II years, died
Tuesday evening at the residence of
Thomas Austin; funeral services We'd
nesday.
Hon. H. c. Fiske of Morrisville, menu
Der of the board of trustees of the Re-
form school, visited that institution
Thursday.
E. II. Landon of this city and Miss Lii
liam Barnum of New Haven will begin
the walk through life as Mr.. and Mrs.
this week.
DR.. Horace j. Parker has returned to
New York, Mrs. Parker and child re-
naming with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herrick Stevens, for short time.
The Independent workers connected
with the Methodist church gave an ice
cream festival on the park Saturday eve
ming 1t was slightly interfered with by
the rain at 0 p. IN.
Samuel j. Preston, son of j. Preston of
Waltham, principal of a school in Ma
maroneck, n. Y, is spending his vaca-
ton in this vicinity. He has rented the
Healey cottage by the lake for month.
1t is fine location.
A moonlight ride, by steamer Water
Lily, was enjoyed by about twelve coup
lie to Willsboro Point, n. Y, Tuesday
evening. A jolly good time was the ex-
perience of all. Dancing and supper
at the hotel was the programme for the
evening.
The public examination of teachers, or
of those DESTROYS of becoming such, was
held at School house hall Tuesday by
County Supervisor Hasseltine, assisted
by several of the town representatives.
Twenty-one applicants were on hand as
follows: Misses Daisy Harris, Maud
Harris, Flora Grandy and Mrs. Clara
Grandy of Panton; Misses Eugene Nor
ton, Dora Clark of Addison Misses Ella
and Francis Cronk, Della Hazard, Abbie
Dakin and Mamie Allen of Ferrisburg I;
Misses Hattie and Lou Brunette and Nj.
Human of New Haven; Misses Lena
Pierce, Lula Moulton and Annie BARLEY