Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-02-27
VERGE N MES.

Geo. w. Bradbury has returned to
Boston.
The Bohemian glass blowers have
folded up their tents and gone.
j. G. Hindes and wife returned from
their southern trip on Thursday last.
Inmates of the Reform school who
have been on the sick list are GONZALES
cent.
The Edison photograph again made
Its appearance here Friday and Satur-
day.
The chief subjects of conversation in
this vicinity are railroads and transport
/ tation.
The DR.. Maxfield house has been sold
to John Alden. Jr., for about $1,000 by
| \. j. Allen.
An orange tea sociable was held at
the Baptist church parlors on Wednes-
day evening.
Frank Yale, clerk in the McCuen
store. returned ON Tuesday to his home
at Middletown Springs.
Mrs. C.. \. Gale of Rutland was a
guest of Judge j. ID. Smith and family
on Saturday last
DR.. Baker of Winterport, Me-, a home
opathic physician, has begun the prac-
tice of medicine here.
Cashier ID. II. Lewis of the Farmers
national bank returned Friday from a
business trip to Boston.
G. II. Sprigg & Co. and d. o. Noonan
each shipped car of livestock to the
Boston market on Monday.
Mrs. James Tenbroeke, aged 81, died
in Chicago the 18th. A son, w. II. Ten
brooke, resides in Panton.
Rev. X. II. Sherman, pastor of the
Baptist church. exchanged on Sunday
last with Rev. a. a. Cambridge of Mid
dlebury.
NJ. F. Allen and Stephen Gregory have
returned from their western trip, where
they have been buying poultry for the
Boston market.
Saturday, market day, butter remain
ed about the same as former quotations {;
eggs, however, took Il sudden tumble,
down TO II cents.
Booth q Walker and Austin Booth
have quit buying hay to be pressed for
the Boston market on account of the
low prices prevailing
4 sacred concert will take place at the
Roman Catholic church on Thursday
evening. the occasion being the dedica-
ton of the new church organ.
Judge Elisha johnson, aged ~. died
at Hartford, Conn, the 10Th, aged y.
\ daughter, the wife of the Rev. +. b.
Taylor, is a resident Of Vergennes.
John Preston, Jr., aged %, died at
the family residence in Waltham on
Tuesday morning of consumption. The
funeral was ON Thursday, Rev. IL. CT.
Pillsbury officiating.
The presentation of flag by the
students of the Graded school, to be
used on the school building, was APP
proprately celebrated by vocal and in
strumental music and speeches approp-
riate to the occasion on Monday after
noon. Members of the Reform school,
Ethan Allen post, G. A. r., and Sons of
Veterans were present.
Friday evening citizens meeting was
held for the purpose of taking action in
regard to the proposed railroad from
Whitehall to Vergennes, called the sim
gle-track sadlde-car railroad. Resolu-
tons were unanimously adopted favor
ing the plan, if feasible, and business
committee of seven, F. H. Foss, chair
man, was elected to Investigate and fix
the amount to be paid, if found practi-
cable, and report at future meeting
10 DE legally caileu. kilograms from
LeGrande, Ore, to the city board of
trade here, received Saturday, confirm
the statement of DR.. Mahana made here
last week as to the company's organi-
cation and capital stock of 100000.
Letters received from Hon. II. G.. Bur-
leigh of Whitehall, the leading trans
portation and freight traffic manager of
the district. state: 81 see no reason
why this plan should not be success
fully carried out" This is the opinion
of man who thoroughly understands
railroad, steam and oanal-boat trans
portation.