Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-03-18
vERGENNES.

Judge Bromley of Casteton was guest
of DR.. n. Tousley of Panton on Thurs
day last.
The Congregational church was In
blaze of electric light for the first time
Sunday evening.
William French of New Haven shipped
from this station trio of his new breed
of fowl to Denmark.
DR.. G.. Gale and wife of Rutland were
guests on Thursday last of Judge j. ID.
Smith and family.
Amos Wetherby has bought the resi-
dence of the late Edward Wheeler on
Main street for $4,000.
Richard l.. Kingsland will assist Rev.
j. Francis of Panton in "A series of revival
meetings in that town this week.
Vergennes is placing her share in the
mortality list, six having died during
the seven days ending on Sunday last.
Eggs fell off four cents dozen here
Saturday, selling at 13 cents butter, Is
to % cents dressed poultry, II to is cents.
Nelson Goodrich, aged 81, resident of
this town, died in Lincoln on Thursday
last. The funeral services were held here
on Sunday.
Rose, daughter of the late j. w. Ryan,
died on Sunday of consumption. The
funeral was on Wednesday at the Catho-
lie church.
Mrs. Austin, widow of the late Rev.
ii. F. Austin, fell and broke an arm at
the residence of her son-in-law, Ford
Taylor, Monday evening.
Our city election comes off on Tuesday
next, when it is expected that there will
be a general overhauling of the old list of
officials and that younger blood will be
pushed to the front.
Joseph Curtis of Boston was guest of
d. II. Lewis on Friday. Mr. Lewis ac-
companied him on his return trip Satur-
day evening to Boston, arriving home
Tuesday morning.
States Attorney Frank L. Fish of this
city and Miss Minnie j. Lyon of Water
bury, formerly assistant matron in the
Reform school, were married Tuesday at
the home of the bride. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fish returned the same day to Nergennes
and took possession of the DR.. Kidder
residence, which had been previously put
in shape for their home.
The loss by the burning of the Vermont
Marble oompany's building here, Occu-
pied by Smith & ketchum, manufactur.
ers of furniture, Thursday morning OF
last week, is about $4,000 on the building
q ketchum's loss was about S4000 in
sured for Sl2OO. C. E. Parker lost $500
worth of road machines and three of the
workmen their tools. The fire was con-
fined to the building by the city fire de-
partment.
The city fathers have just issued their
bill of particulars for the past year, in
which they report the poor account ex-
pense at S644.74, 5000 less than in 1891 ;
police and Jail, S356.72; street lights,
$4Ss.l2; fire department and city hall,
S767.34; sidewalks, S235.74; highways
and bridges, Sl56.42; park, S4O.92; sew
ers, 5000; library, S245.37; incidentals,
$64l A; county tax, $S6.43; half of State
tax, S724.S0; State school tax, S403; sur
plus from water rents, $29OO.72; street
commissioners expenses, sl397.26. The
liquor agency sold Sll65.l3 worth of In
toxicating fluid at profit to the city of
S3S6.02. The city's bonded debt is S52, 900.
The surplus from the water rents is now
sufficient to meet the interest on the debt,
and leave something over. The grand
list is about $4,000. The total expenses
for the past year were S639l.26. The
rate of tax asked for the coming year is
100 cents on the dollar of the grand list.