Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-18
VERoENNEs.

Miss Anna NJ. Botsford visited friends
In Burlington last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry G. Doten will start
for Portland, Ore, December 81.
The Sons of Temperance held dime
sociable at City hall on Wednesday even
ing.
Mrs. w. A. Sheriff., who has been in
poor health for some time, is dangerous
ly i'll.
The Baptist society held successful
church sociable in the vestry on Friday
evening last.
r. Plude, Jr., and wife and Mrs.
O'COnnors of Denver, Col, are visiting
relatives in town.
Preparations are being made by the
churches in town and by the Reform
school for Christmas festivities.
Rhetorical exercises appropriate to the
birthday of the poet Whittier will be held
at the graded school on Thursday.
Fred Sears, George r. Thorne and
Joseph Quinlan are in Canada buying
poultry for the Boston market.
A. Ostiguy has sold his house on South
Main street to Fred Dufour for $500,
and the Strickland house to G.. 5. Haven
for $500.
This town and vicinity was skirmished
over Tuesday to find the bloody Italian
who shot son of sunny Italy at Bris-
tol on Monday.
Noble GrOsvernor and a son of j. o.
Walker both of Ferrisburgh, and Mrs. j.
b. Hustled and j. w. Ryan of this city
are critically i'll and not expected to live.
Saturday, market day, the town was
full of people. Butter sold at % to %
cents; eggs, 80 cents; dressed poultry, II
to 20 cents, the last figure for best
turkey.
The Congregational society were great
~ surprised at the close of the morning
services on Sunday last by the pastor,
Rev. Ii. e. Pillsbury, announcing his in
tention of resigning on account of poor
health.
The Percheron stock of horses, con-
sisting of six head, owned by +. A.
Woodbridge, were sold Saturday to
Powell Bros. of Shadeland, Pa, and
shipped on Tuesday. This sale closes
out the Woodbridge possessions in town
of all descriptions.
The Vermont Humane society met in
convention at City hall on Wednesday.
President II. B. Williams of Monkton in
the chair. Prayer was offered by Rev.
w. L, Rulison, and this was followed by
an address Of welcome by Judge j. ID.
Smith, which was responded to by the
secretary, E. A. Hasseltine of Bristol.
Addresses were also made by several
members of the socety-R. S. Styles and
A. 5. Wright of Burlington, L. n. Frank
lin of Rutland, Rev. a. c. johnson of
Castleton, B. E. Horton of North Claren-
pom and Superintendent Andrews of the
Reform school. Letters were read from
Gov. Page, who enclosed S25; George
L. Angel of Boston. president of the ma
tional association; ID. +. Nicholson of
Rutland, f. ii. Baxter of Sharon, n. F..
kdder of st. Johnsbury and others, all
sending words of encouragement to the
officers of the association and wishing
them the greatest success in their
efforts to put stop to cruelty to animals
throughout the State. The society has IA
State charter and is appointing agents to
arrest and have prosecuted all persons
who are guilty of cruelty in any form to
animals of all kinds. Persons failing to
shelter animals properly are liable. Fifty
dollars was appropriated for literature.
stephen Bates was appointed agent for
this city. The meeting adjourned to
meet at Montpelier during the next ses-
sion of the legislature.