Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-03
VEROENNES,

VEROENNES.
Masonic hall has been put In first-class
condition.
Judd Bristol returns to Fort Collins,
Col, this week.
Hon. William Peake of Bristol was in
town Monday.
Miss Electa Smith of st. Adams spent
Christmas at home.
F. A. Woodbridge returned from Wash
ington Saturday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Simonds have re-
turned from California.
The winter term of the Vergennes
Graded school will begin Jan. 6.
James Winans of Basin Harbor is
travelling for Hudson Bros. of Burlington.
Miss Fannie Ross of st. Adams and
Carlton Gillette of Fairfax arrived Mon
day.
The "grip" has struck Vergennes.
Several have been caught. but none seri-
ously.
Our new postmaster, j. n. Norton. is
readily adapting himself to his new
position.
F. j. Wiltse and John II. Donnelly
went to New York Sunday evening on
business trip.
Rev. John II. Hopkins of New York oc-
cupied the pnlpit at st. Pauls Episcopal
church, Sunday.
Frank A. Goss and George W. Ross
spent New Years in Rutland with John
Ross and family.
Miss Cora Strong of West Addison is
assisting as clerk at Chamberlain q Co.'S
through the holidays.
Saturday, butter brought 16 to IS cents ::
eggs, - cents: dressed turkeys, - to l6
cents; chickens, II to ID cents.
Messrs. Stranahan and Fiske, members
of the board of trustees of the Reform
school, visited that institution Friday.
Charles Labpuff has a contract for
building a summer house at New Russia.
n. Y, and will soon begin operations.
DR.. j. B. Powers has returned from
Boston. He will probably locate there,
however, as the attractions are greater.
Spencer W. Hindes retires Jan. | as
assistant cashier of the Farmers national
bank. William II. Strong will succeed
him.
Dispatches from Lieut.. Charles H.
Bradbury, who is an officer on board the
\ Yorktown, announce his safe arrival at
Lisbon.
f. Il. Healey, formerly superintendent
of the State Reform school, has been
appointed deputy collector at the port of
Mobile, Ala.
George Grant has severed his connec-
ton with \. j. McCuen: and William
Cunningham retires from the employ of
the Stevens House.
There are some prospects that a cream
cry may be started here next spring.
This would be favorable location for
such an institution.
Miss Herrika Stevens, who is at school
at Stamford, Conn, and the Misses
Hickok of Burlington were in town
through the holidays.
A farmers meeting will be held in Adj
Olson Jan. l4-l5, under the management
of the State board of agriculture. Papers
on different subjects, interesting and val
liable to farmers will be read.
The Sons of Veterans at their meeting
Thursday evening elected NJ. B. Sneden
George Gowett, second lieutenant. About
thirty members are on the roll.
A ball at the city hall was on the pro-
gramme Tuesday evening. Halls or
chestra furnished the music. January
% the firemen of the city will give a
public dance at the same hall. The
Howard Opera House orchestra will fur
nish the music.
The contested will case of the late
Anthony Boduke was heard before Judge
of Probate John ID. Smith on Tuesday.
Daniel Roberts of Burlington appeared
for the proponents, and w. w. Rider of
Bristol for the contestants. The will
was sustained.
F. A. Woodbridge has received a gov
eminent appointment as special inspector
of customs at the port of New Orleans.
He will assume the duties of the office
the last of January. The homestead is
offered for sale, together with the furni-
ture and also his stock of imported
Percheron horses, farming tools, grain
and hay. The farm of 220 acres will be
rented.