Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-10-10
VERGENNES.
Deferred from last week. I


Mrs. Ahira Scovlle has sold her house
on the west side, for $1,000, to w. III.
Bristol.
Albert Caldwell, formerly resident of
Ferrisburgh, but now residing at Free
port, H., is visiting acquaintance here.
Fremont Fisher was badly hurt on
Friday of last week at the curtain roll
factory by falling down the elevator
opening.
John Connors, Jr., of this city had
the fingers of one hand badly smashed
while coupling cars near Rutland the
other morning.
f. M. Moulton goes to Washington, d.
c., to stay for two months. He will be
engaged in constructing roads a few
miles outside the city.
At the special town meeting held Tues
day evening, to see if the voters would
appropriate $500 additional for improv-
ing the roads, the vote was "no" by
large majority.
Mr. and Mrs Geo. F. O. kimball, who
have been occupying their cottage at
Mile Point the past summer, have re-
turned. They will spend the winter in
Boston, going this month.
Farmers are beginning the digging of
potatoes. Some are rotting considerable.
The crop will be an average one. APP
pies are small crop and but few will be
shipped from this vicinity.
Henry Simonds, son of the late Charles
Simonds, who was station agent here.
went to New Haven, Conn. Tuesday.
He will probably locate there. His wife
and child will remain at her mothers,
Mrs. Robert Ross.
Miss Lucinda Weatherby, eldest daagh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Weatherby,
died at Jackson, Mich, on Wednesday of
last week, aged AZ. Funeral services
were held here on Saturday, Rev. 4. b.
Taylor officiating.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Griffin of
Stamford, Conn.,, are visiting relatives
in town.
John Dalrymple, who has been Sc
riouslv III for the past month, is not ex-
pected to live.
Carey Marshall of Addison has i'm
ported five English coach horses for the
improvement of stock.
Saturday, market day, butter by the
tub brought IS to 20 cents; eggs, 81
cents; dressed poultry, II to Is cents.
Gardner Whitford of Addison, whose
age is about so, and who has been in
poor health for some time, is not expect
ed to live.
Bertha, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Dartt. aged eight years died on
Saturday last of Inflammation of the
bowels.
II. ID. Clark and W. W. Clark of Addi-
son and II. G. Burwell of BridpOrt will
start next week for Australia with Me-
rno sheep.
DIR. II. j. Parker, wife and child, who
have been spending the summer at Her
rick Stevens, will return to New York
on Thursday.
Henry H. IIckok of this city and Miss
NJ. b. Hickok, daughter of Rev. Henry
Hickok of Orange, y. j., were married
at Orange sept. 20.
Hon. f. j. Phelps of Burlington. and
j. ;. Phelps. Esq, a half brother, of
Washington. ID. c., were registered at
the Stevens House on Monday.
At the annual election of officers of
the Stevens hose, Monday evening.
Louis Lawrence was elected foreman;
Joseph Danyew, first assistant: Juba
Daniels, clerk and treasurer; George F.
\ Dung, secretary.
The entries in the two-year-old, and
three-minute class, which were trotted
on the American House track Saturday
were: Two-year-Olds, Actress, entered
by Edward Train, Vergennes, and
Maud B, by John Busha. Actress won
first two heats; time 10. 3 :05. In the
three-minute class the entries were Jim
H., and Maud NJ. of Plattsburgh. and
Rival, by Edward Train of Vergennes,
the latter winning first and third heats,
Maud NJ, second time 2:52t. :44t,
, :55.