Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-06-27
VERGENNES,

VERoeNNes.
The Burke circus gave an exhibition
here Wednesday to fair houses.
Mrs. w. G. Sprague is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Arthur Lamb, at Port
land, Me.
Rev. Mr. Archibald of Mddlebury oc.
cupied the pulpit of the Baptist church
Sunday last.
William II. Green of Cleveland, o.,
formerly of this city, is spending "A few
days in town.
G.. II. Sprigg & Co. shipped car of
calves on Friday last to the Boston mar
kct and on Monday IA car of cows.
Saturday, market day, was well attend
ed Butter brought by the tub II to -
cents; eggs, ID cents.
Miss Anna Cram and Miss j. Fields of
Crown Point, y. Y, were guests of Miss
Anna NJ. Bottsford over Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah +. Dyer and daughter of
West Salisbury have been spending Il
few days with relatives in town.
About 200 accompanied the st. John
the Baptist excursion to Fort Frederick,
by steamer Williams, Tuesday last.
The Baptist and Methodist societies will
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Island, by steamer Reindeer, July s.
Albert futile, proprietor of the Bates
House, and E. A. Morse of Rutland went
by steamer Gazcle to Fort Cassin on Sat
urday.
n. b. Dorval, formerly clerk in the
Ross dry goods store, but now in the
employ of IA New York house, spent Sun
day in town.
Rev. II. G.. Pillsbury, pastor of the
Congregational church, and family re-
turned from their visit to Cameron, y.
Y, on Friday last.
F. a. Goss, W. II. Patten, J. ID. White
side, ). \. Tuttle and j. Soldear attend
ed the Masonic dedication exercises at
Brandon Tuesday evening.
George II. Cleves of Keeseville, n. Y,
formerly connected with the horse nail
business here. spent several days in
town last week with old friends.
Rev. II. G.. Pllsbury occupied the
Congregational pulpit on Sunday. In
the evening Children's day exercises by
the Sabbath school were given.
The DR.. Severance. George X. Thorne
and Henry II. Hickok party, who have
been occupying the Healv cottage at the
lake for the past week, returned Monday
to active business.
Steam yacht Nesta of Port Henry ar
rived here Sunday having on board Capt.
Han, Messrs. Sprague, Terry, Dupuy,
Foote and Brooks. Dinner was had at
the Stevens House.
over 500 accompanied the Pittsburgh
High school excursion, by steamer Rein
deer, to this city. Friday. Nearly 300
had dinner at the Stevens House. The
cadets of the school made fine appear
ance in their new uniforms.
Miss Jennie II. Stevens, daughter of
Ilerrick Stevens, accompanied by Bishop
Burgess of Illinois and daughter. who is
a sister of Mrs. Ii. c. Royce of Middle
bury. will sail for Europe Thu sday, the
2Gth, by steamer Nevada, to be absent
two months.
Prof. Pratt, principal of the Graded
school went, to Meriden, Conn.,, Monday,
to spend the vacation: Mrs. c. NJ. Pea
body to her home at Pittsford. Miss L.
j. Peabody, having rendered her resigna-
ton, returns to Holland Patent, y. Y.
Miss II. Il. Mason went to New Haven
and Miss +. NJ. Sutton to Starksboro.
At the school election, Tuesday even
! ing. Andrew Ross was elected clerk: j.
q. llindes, auditor; c. A. Booth, treas
urer; Lester Benton, collector, and F..
NJ. Mouton, third committeeman in
place of +. \. Goss. The total expense
of the Graded school for the past year
was $3.50. \ tax of 40 cents on the dol
lar was voted for the coming school
year.
The graduating exercises of the Grad
ed school took place Friday evening at
school hall. The Howard Opera House
orchestra of Burlington furnished the
music. The following was the pro
gramme: Prayer, Rev. w. p. Rulison !;
Grafton, Caesar in Britain" C. II. Ben
ton; Essay, 1.-The Millennium" Sarah p.
Hoyt; Essay, "Truth the Condition of
All Excellence" Jennie ii. Bristol; Es-
say, "Happiness-My Birthright," A.
Ruth Fisher; Essay, "True Courage
Lulu A. Moulton; Essay, "Our National
Holidays" Francis f. Crosby; Essay,
The Wheel of Time," Ada f. Bristol 4;
school chorus: Grafton. "Will our
Nation Decline" W. p. Clark; Essay,
adventures of a Cloud" Mary f. John
son. Grafton, New England influence.
with the valedictory, W. II. Bottsford.
County School Supervisor +. \. Hassel-
fine then conferred thp diulOmas