Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-06-28
VERGENNES.

independence day is coming, and so we
should all be happy.
Postmaster Kimball returned from his
Boston trip Saturday
DIR. Kent of Bristol registered at the
Stevens House Tuesday.
Mrs. George Kingman has Gala, five
feet six inches high, in blossom.
Arthur Taber is doing a large guide
board business for different towns.
Prosper Eitharp of Bridport made his
son, Harmon, and family visit last week.
Capt. G. E. Davis of Burlington lee
tured at the Reform school Monday even
ing.
Cipperly. the photographer, has re-
turned to Vergennes with his wife and
daughter.
Jean Jibboo and Miss Libbie Dominoe
were made happy for life by Gen. Grandey
Saturday.
Mrs. Edward Palmer, aged As, died
Monday evening. The funeral was held
on Wednesday.
Bishop Burgess of Illinois, father-in-
law of Attorney II. c. Royce, was in
town Saturday.
G. II. Sprigg & Co. and D. o. Noonan
shipped two cars of stock to the Boston
market Monday.
Rev. II. G. Pillsbury of the Congrega-
tional church will spend his vacation in
New Hampshire.
DR.. Barstow and wife of New York ar
rived here Tuesday The doctor owns a
cottage at the lake.
Mrs. Marshall Smith and grand-daugh-
ter of Bridport were the guests of Amos
Weatherby Saturday.
Michael Boylan has commenced bust
ness in the City restaurant, lately man
aged by r. Muldoon.
Miss Annie Cram of Crown Point was
the guest of Miss Annie NJ. Bottsford
Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. Timothy Neville is spending a
few days at the Bradbury camp at APP
ple-tree cove by the lake.
Robert Calhoun of Mddlebury and
Miss Jennie Graves of Ferrisburgh were
married Wednesday morning.
The moving machine agent now goes
to the front. His voice can be heard
here, Saturdays, from morn till eve.
The exodus of campers to the lake front
began Monday. Among them were the
families of Norton, Ross and Booth.
NJ. E. Daniels of Fredericktown, Md,
a brother of Capt Daniels of the steamer
Water Lily, arrived here Friday last.
Supt. Kimbal of the Mattewan and
Connecticut railroad is spending few
days with his son, G.. l.. Kimball, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Royce and Miss
Burgess, who have been stopping at the
Stevens House, went to st. Adams Tues
day.
Miss Emma Weatherby. daughter of
Amos Weatherby of this city. is in very
poor health, as is also Mr.. c. d. Keller,
who is failing gradually.
Edward ID. Woodbridge returned to the
New York custom house Monday, and
Lieut.. Charles Bradbury of the L. 5. ma
Wy to Washington on Thursday
William Palmer, a typo in the YER
monter office, suffered the loss of Il house
by fire in Panton Sunday evening; in
sured for $3.50. 1t is supposed to be the
work of an incendary.
At the school meeting, Tuesday even
ing, a. Ross was elected clerk; 5. ID. Mi
er, collector; j. G. Hindes, auditor; G..
A. Booth, treasurer, and NJ. L. Bristol
committeeman to fill one vacancy. The
rate voted for the support of the school
is 80 per cent.
The graduating exercises of the Yer
gennes Graded school came of according
to programme Friday evening. The schol-
ars graduating were c. W. Bottsford, j.
w. Barnes, Jr., o. Ii. Sherman, Kate
Chilson, Rose Bates and Lena Pierce.
The orations of Bottsford, Barnes and
Sherman and the essays by the young
ladies were credit to EACH and showed
care and study.
BY the terms of the will of the late
Miss Caroline Sutton, who left proper
ty valued at Sl50,000, 5000 each is left to
the son and daughters of the late chief
Justice of the State, John Pierpoint.
Large sums were also willed to the fami-
ly of Gen. Lawrence, father-in-law of
Judge Pierpoint; $500 each to the Con-
gregational and Episcopal churches and
also to the city library and missionary
society, $1,000 each to seven lady friends,
some residents IF this town. By the
terms of the will the Pierpoint family
will receive several thousand more when
the distribution is made, as they each re-