Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-05-09
VERGENN ES.


New York on Thursday.
Constable Abbott of Brooksfield bro't
a boy to the Reform school Friday.
Thomas Mack has rented the coal yard
run last year by George X. Thorne.
Edward Levignse aged 30, died in this
city, Monday, of disease of the stomach.
The Champlain granite works at Barn
Rock will resume operations this month.
Frank Dean and wife of Troy, former
ly residents of Nergennes, will locate
here.
G.. II. Sprigg shipped on Friday 80
calves: on Monday, one car of cows and
calves.
Harvey F. Ketcham has purchased the
j. c. Dean house on Elbow street for
$500.
The steamer Water Lily went to Bur-
lington or Monday for government IN
spection.
Thomas Mack made a business trip to
New York on Friday last. returning on
Tuesday.
Miss Hattie Booth is spending few
days with her uncle John Ii. Booth. at
Mooers, n. Y.
Charles J. Broe of Fair Haven has been
engaged as manager of the Stevens House
billiard rooms.
Deputy Sheriff John l.. futile of Mont
pelier was in town Thursday visiting his
son. Attorney futile.
Two canal boats from New York are
due at the nail factory this week; they
are loaded with coal and iron
John Liberty, wife and daughter have
returned from Worcester. where they
have been for the past two months.
W. A. and c. W. Tucker of Essex, +.
Mitidlebury were in town Tuesday.
Gen. Hugh Henry of Chester will de-
liver the Memorial-day address in YER
gennes, and Hon. Henry Ballard at Wey-
bridge.
Rev. Il. II. Sherman, pastor of the
Baptist church, and &. W. Kendall have
rented the Ipgham house on Elbow
street.
Mrs. DR.. Clark and children of Bur
lington were the guests of Mrs. Brad
bury and family on Saturday.
The street commits sioners are having
stone crushed at the fertilizer works for
experimenting with the matchmaking of
the streets.
Darwin Rider of Middlebury, Col. y.
+. Dunshee of Bristol and Nj. +. Allen of
North Ferrisburgh were in town on We'd
nesday last.
j. ID. Whiteside. as delegate from the
Star of Hope, attended the State temper
ance meeting at McIndOe's Falls on We'd
nesday of last week.
l.. G. Whitford of Addison has rented
the first story of the building opposite
the Baptist church for storing and sale
of agricultural tools.
The steamer Gazele has been launched
and put in good condition for the sea-
sons operations. The Water Lily will
begin regular trips soon.
Mrs. Norman Phinney of Monkton, an
aged lady, died at the residence of her
son, Harry Phinney, Saturday. Funeral
services were held on Monday.
Saturday, market day, butter by the
tub brought IL to l6 cents; eggs. II
cents; dressed poultry, II to 10 cents;
beans, Sl.75 to 81 per bushel.
Bank-EXamner Kemp of Montpelier
made an examination of the Farmers ma
tional and the Vergennes national banks
Friday and Saturday of last week.
Arbor day was celebrated on small
scale by the people in this vicinity. En-
ercises appropriate TO the occasion were
held at the Graded school, however.
The Middlebury juvenile baseball club
played the Nonesuch club of Vergennes
Friday on the fair grounds here; score,
Ii to II in favor of the Nergennes club.
W. w. Jones of Pittsford is employed
at the Lyon marble works. Operations
at this establishment will be continued
under the management of Patrick Lyon.
The annual meeting of the Decatur
Land Improvement company was held at
the Farmers national bank on Tuesday.
c. w. Read was elected president; F. a.
Goss, vice-presdent; George +. o. Kim
ball. secretary and treasurer; {. +. Par
ker, manager; directors, Gasca Rich, \.
G.. Norton, C. W. Read. ID. II. Lewis, F.
X. Haven, j. II. Donnelly, c. I'll. Strong,
II. Stevens, C.E. Parke', Thomas Fish,
j. f. Whalen.