Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-07-18
VERGENNES.


Mr.. and Mrs. f. II. Moore of Benning-
ton are guests of Mr. and Mrs. w. II.
Cippery.
Mrs. Greenfield aud Miss 5. Wilkinson
of Newark, n. j., are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Whiteside.
George F. o. kimball went to Boston,
Monday, on a business trip. He will
return Saturday.
The Vergennes national bank has de-
clared a semi-annual dividend of 30 per
cent, payable July IL.
The population of this, the next oldest
city in New England is about 100. 1t
is square mile in extent.
David Duquette has purchased the
Booth; price reported, $1,000.
Seth Mclean of Albany, who has been
visiting his mother, Mrs. McCarter and
relatives, returned on Monday.
w. II. Patten, manager of the Cham
berlin & Co. dry goods store, will move
to Nashua. n. H., September l..
The Champlan Horse Nail company
shipped last week % tons of nails. One
carload went to San Francisco.
Seven hundred excursionsts attended
the Baptist and Methodist excursion to
Pittsburgh on Wednesday last.
Slack & Rogers. proprietors of the City
market, have rented the Hawley house
| for residence for both families.
G. H. oprigg & Co. shipped on Friday
last one car of calves and on Monday a
car of stock to the Boston market.
But few people were in town Saturday,
market day, owing to the fine hay wealth
er. Prices were the same as last week.
f. c. Scott, formerly proprietor of the
Fulton market. has leased the Forth
market and will open for business this
week.
Vernal Spooner, aged IS. died on Mon
day, the 18th. Funeral services were
held on Wednesday, Rev. w. p. Ruison
officiating.
Barge Jumbo, with "A cargo of lumber
for the Vermont Shade Roller Co., from
Ottawa, p. g., arrived at this port Tues
day evening.
Mrs. B. F. Goss, who resides with her
daughter, Mrs. II. j. Talbot, at Lowell
Mass. arrived Monday on a visit to hel
son, F. \. Goss. and family.
Mrs. A. B. Clark and children of Rose
bud Agency, So. Dakota. arrived here
Saturday to spend the summer at Mr.
and Mrs. c. \. Booths. her parents.
The steam yacht Cygnet of Brooklyn
arrived at this port on Friday last. witt
Drs. Church and Barstow and ladies
Their trip extends as far as st. Johns.
Rev. W. p. Rulison, who has beei
visiting relatives at Essex. y. Y, re-
turned Saturday and occupied the pull
pit at the Methodist church on Sunday.
c. l.. kimball of Mattewan. n. y, ar
rived in town Monday. He is building
a large addition to his house, where his
son resides, on the stock farm near Yer
gennes.
Mrs. W. G. Sprague, who has beer
visiting her daughter, Mrs. A. Lamb, a,
Portland. Me-, returned Saturday, Wal
ter G. Sprague, a son, who also resides
there, accompanying her.
Mrs. l.. II. Snyder and son of White
hall arrived in town Monday. They vii
spend some time camping at Thompson
Point. Mrs. Snyder is sister of the
late II. c. Scott of this city.
The members of Stevens Hose com
pany and the Volunteers have voted tt
join the State association. They vii
compete in the tiremen's tournament a
Burlington, August 5 and 6.
5. d. Miner and John II. Donnelly
have been appointed delegates to attent
the celebration of the 50th anniversary
of the bishopric of Bishop DeGoesbrianC
Nof the Roman Catholic church, at Bur
'iington, the 18th inst.
The steam yacht Oliata party, consist
ing of Drs. Hopkins and Shipman, IL. L
: Booth, C. f. Parker, John n. Morton
and w. r. Bixby, luckily escaped thu
cyclone of the sth, having landed at tn
hotel at Bluff Point for dinner.
County School Supervisor +. A. Has
seltine of Bristol began the examination
of persons DESTROYS of teaching, at school
house hall, Tuesday. Candidates wer
present from Whiting, Ferrisburg, Pan
ton, New Haven and Monkton. Not a
= many are here for examinations as las
year, however.