Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-04-12
VERGENNES,


The prospect is now that the lake will
be clear of ice this week.
Marshall Smith of Bridport died Mon
day, aged about 20 years.
Mrs. DR.. kidder is still sick. Her
health has been very poor for some time.
Captain Louis Mott. the canal-boatman,
is on the sick list as also is Peter Grady.
The Baptists held maple sugar socia-
BILE at the church vestry Wednesday eve
ming.
Rev. Ii. G.. Pillsbury exchanged with
the Rev. Geo. W. Phillips of Rutland on
Sunday last
The spring term of the Vergennes
Graded school opened Tuesday for a H.
weeks session.
Charles Robare has returned from Bos-
ton, where he has been employed in the
Globe nail works.
Major George Witherell of this city
has moved to Monkton, and will locate
in that frontier town.
Deputy Sheriff r. d. Wheeler of Bur-
lngton brought a boy to the Reform
school Wednesday last.
a missionary Sabbath-school concert
was held at the Methodist church Sunday
evening before a full house.
Postmaster kimball has been confined
to the house couple of days with post
office fever or something of that kind.
6. II. Sprigg & Co. shipped one car of
stock Monday fol- the Boston market.
Thursday they will ship car of calves.
DR.. E. B. Middlebrook of New York,
a relative of David ID. Middlebrook of
For hnr in1 ha fri
inst.
H. p. Elitharp has been granted pen
sion of S616. with So monthly pay from
December last. The doctor now smiles
all over.
Miss Electa Smith of st. Adams,
daughter of Judge J. ID. Smith of this
city. spent Fast day with her parents and
many friends.
horse buyers, returned Monday with a
car of horses purchased here for the
Boston market.
Sheriff Howard Clark of Lincoln made
Vergennes visit Tuesday last, but no
harm was done or fine and costs added
up by the justice.
Fred Ross, son of Robert Ross of this
city. has struck out for himself and
taken situation in the store of Bond
Bros. of Middlebury.
Fred Sears of PantOn is putting in a
creamery. He intends to have first
class institution, and one worthy the
patronage of the public.
David Smith of Ferrisburgh is con-
fined TO the house, and has been for some
time. He is one of the directors in the
Vergennes national bank.
Don't catch pike or bass till June l.,
and don't place any kind of net in any
of the waters of the State till Oct. l..
You may, if you can. catch trout till
Aug. |.
Our street commissioners began opera
tions Monday. 1t is proposed to use
crushed stone. from the fertilizer works,
upon the streets. This is what is needed
on all our streets.
Miss Jessie Couthoui of Boston will
give select readings, for the beneht of
the vault fund, at School-house hall, the
10th inst. Tickets are for sale at ID. K.
loung's drug srore.
The city officials examined the poor
house last week and found things all
right. The city owns a farm half way
down the river. and pays the manager
Sl.20 a week for board.
Letters received from ID. L. Donnelly
report his arrival at Butte, Mon; also
the arrival of Tommie Ryan at Des
Moines, Ia, and his accepting conduc-
torship on the horse cars.
The steamer Water Lily was launched
on Saturday last, and will make her first
trip to Port Henry on Thursday of this
week if ice is out of lake, and on Satur-
day will make trip to Westport, \. Y.
The steamer of the Ives line will be
launched this week.
Amos Rogers of Panton will be chief
engineer on the steamer Rescue of Cap
tain Whitney's dredging operations
$1,000 is TO be used in dredging Otter
creek from the falls 10 the lake, and
$1,000 is to be expended in the placing of
lighthouse at the mouth of the creek.
Vergennes is now the proud owner Of
board of trade" The question is,
what are we going to do with it and the
long list of officials. Middlebury must
keep her weather eye open or this city
will also organize political board, which
will at the next county convention give
the "North end a boom.
At the adjourned city election, held
Tuesday evening, the electric light bill
was killed, the city hall enlargement bill
ditto. The bill eNempting from taxation
for five years the Vermont Coral Fertili'
ger company was passed unanimously
County grand and petit jurors were
elected. and also j. l.. Miner for first
lister in place of DR.. Coe, who declined
to accept the office to which he wsis eec
ted last week.
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