Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-09-11
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VERoENNes.
Samuel J. Preston and family have re-
turned to Mamaroneck, n. Y.
Leon Hall and l.. A. Butler of keene |
visited friends in town last week.
John c. Zottman of New York is home
for few days to visit his parents.
Mrs. 5. d. Miner and son are visiting
relatives in Holyoke and Pawtucket.
The attendance from this vcinity on
the State and Westport fairs was large.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Kingsland visited
relatives in Keesevlle on thursday last.
There were communion services and
love feast at the Methodist church on
Sunday last.
4 meeting of the creditors of G. NJ.
Soule will be held at the probate office
the 18th inst.
DR.. o. c. Gage and family of New
York were registered at the Stevens
House on Thursday last.
Crops of all kinds are large in this Vi
entity, and the heart of the farmer is
therefore full of gladness.
Bishop DeGoesbriand of Burlington
held confirmation services at the Roman
Catholic church last Sunday.
Horace Gee, aged p, died suddenly on
Tuesday. Funeral services were held
Thursday at the Catholic church.
Sprigg & Co. and D. o. Noonan ship
ped two cars of sheep, hogs, calves and
cattle to the Boston market on Monday.
William Allen of Ferrisburgh was fined
SlG.5l on Tuesday by Judge Roberts for a
common drunk, second offence. He paid
Collector Fish has been very success
full in the collection of the city taxes.
] About $4,000 is the total amount to be
collected.
Capt. Hoffnagle of the yacht Eagle and
Dr. Hopkins and party of ten started on
Tuesday for four-days cruise through
the lake.
The Morris horse and dog show will
exhibit at School-hOuse hall on Friday
and Saturday evenings, with matinee
Saturday at 2. p. N.
/ Emory Liberty of New York visited
his parents here last week, and Miss
Eliza Liberty is visiting relatives in AL
bany and Worcester.
I The Vergennes graded school began
on Monday, with Prof. A. Armagnac of
Tarrytown as principal and four lady
teachers for the different grades.
The Commercial Union Telephone COM
pany of Boston have put up private wires
/ for Smith Il Ketchum, George +. Stone,
! y. j. McCuen, Henry Hickok and some
others.
Saturday, market day, was largely at
tended. Butter sold at l6 to Is cents :;
eggs. 20 cents potatoes, 30 to 10 cents !:
fowl and chickens, 10 to - cents, live
weight
Rev. f. B. Taylor, rector of st. Paul's
Episcopal church, who resigned the rec
torship lately, goes with his family,
Thursday, to Fond du Lac, Wis, where
he is to locate.
Miss Mary Goss went on Monday to
Andover, Mass, to attend young ladies'
school, and Miss Cora NJ. Roy to AL
bany, n. Y, to attend the fall term of
the normal school there.
Vergennes hasn't got a change made
in the railroad line which runs through
the city. but she has "board of trade
What said "board" is for is not visible in
this vicinity to the naked eye.
Col. Albert Fletcher and Mrs. G. NJ.
Fletcher of Middlebury, Mrs. Byron
Murray of Clarendon Springs and Mrs.
NJ. L. Wicker of Charlotte were regis
tered at the Stevens House Saturday.
Frank d. Barton of Waltham was
awarded first premium on both one-year
and two-year-old stations at the State
fair last week. The sres of the winners
were Wilkes McGregor and Homestead.
Four of the L. V. NJ, base ball players
gathered in five grangers from Charlotte
on Tuesday and played the Vergennes
nine. Our home club was badly beaten
score, II to 4.
A large number of entries have been
made for the races here for Wednesday
and Thursday next, from Burlington
Port Henry, Plattsburgh, Ticonderoga
Bridport and Middlebury. Half fare
will be given on railroad and there will
be music by the Vergennes band.