Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-05-01
VERGENNES,

Mrs. Scion Burroughs is dangerously
i'll with rheumatism of the heart
F. A. Woodbridge, special examiner of
immigrants. was in town April %.
George Better, who has spent the
winter in Nergennes, goes to Boston on
Friday.
Rev. A. McGeorge of Bellows Falls
occupied the pulpit at the Baptist church
on Sunday.
George F. o. kimball of Boston, ex-
postmaster here, will spend next week
in Vergennes.
Mrs. Felix Massey, aged 80, formerly
a resident of Nergennes, died at Essex.
y. Y, April 2l.
Charles LaBpuf1 has built a tenement
house on the Goodrich lot which he
lately purchased.
DR.. Smith of Mddebury and his
father, Stukeley Smith of Addison, were
in town on Monday.
Rev. FIR. Alban of Montreal and Fr
Lachance of Orwell were guests of FRI
Campeau last week.
Moot Rivers and family, who moved
to Worcester, Mass, last winter. have
returned to Nergennes.
Fred Scoville of Mineville. y. y, and
Fred II. McCuen of Montpelier spent
Sunday with relatives in town.
Four hundred thousand brick are being
shipped to parties in Ticonderoga from
the Banyea yards near Nergennes.
James Cole and Harry Bradford. horse
buyers of Middleboro, Mass, arrived in
town Oh Saturday to remain one week.
\ young peoples dance Is to be the
programme at City hall on Wednesday
evening; music by the Addison orchestra.
James Hennessy of Pittsford is now
telegraph operator at the Stevens House.
j. W. Devers having returned to Rut-
land.
y meeting of the commissioners on the
estate of the late Jedd Rock will be
held at the office Of Scion Burroughs
May ,.
G. H. Sprigg & Co. shipped a car of
calves to the Boston market on Friday
and ID. o. Noonan a car of cows on Mon
day last.
William G. Bixby has had built by the
New York Gas Engine company a nap
tina launch % feet long and six feet
beam. She will arrive here in May.
The annual inspection of Ethan Allen
post, &. y. r., of this city will be held
on Wednesday evening, May 6. All
comrades are requested to be present.
Frank Hodston of Fair Haven. former
ly cook at the Stevens House. brought a
child. aged five years, which died of
ldiphtheria, here for burial on Friday.
W. ii. Horton. clerk at the Berwick
House. Rutland. and his uncle, II. W.
Horton of Orwell, were guests of Post
master John y. Norton and wife on Fri
day last.
Miss Belle Thomas. who has served
lacceptably as organiSt at st. Paul's
Episcopal church for the past year. Ia,
been superseded by Mr.. Williamson of
Middlebury.
Mrs. F. W. Coe, her daughter, Mrs.
DR.. Pierce, and Mr.. Griffin. a grand
daughter. residing at Stamford. Conn.
who had been visiting here. departed for
Cambridge. Mass. Monday. The two
former will make Cambridge their home,
Mrs. Griffin going to stanford
Edrick Adams of Panton has received
the appointment of examiner of customs
under the supervision of Collector Bene.
diet of Burlington. He is to be located
at Montreal for the present. His many
friends extend their congratulations
He will go to his post of duty on Friday,
May |.
y survey of the proposed change of
the main line of the railroad by the Cen
trail Vermont engineer is to begin in a
few days. Estimates and propositions
will then be in order, the result of which
is unknown. The people of Vergennes
are, however, earnestly in favor of the
change, which would bring the road
near the falls. instead of three fourths of
mile away, as it now is.