Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-05-29
VEROENNE9.

Miss Electa Smith of Boston is guest
of relatives in town.
Miss Lena Miner of Keene, n. H, Is
visiting relatives in town.
George Foster of Putney. former
resident of Vergennes, was in town Tues
day.
The Catholic excursion to Plattsbugh
by the steamer Reindeer will come off
June Il.
Two canal boats with cargoes of coal
from Edgewater, n. Y, for l.. Daniels
arrived Thursday.
The City band will give free concerts
from the park band stand every Friday
evening through the summer.
Deputy Sheriff Fletcher of Brandon
brought Jesse Morgan of that town to
the State Industrial school Friday.
Mrs. Anna Ham and her daughter,
Mrs. II. d. Blanchard, will go to Mel
rose, Mass, fol the summer next Mon
day.
The Memorial sermon to Ethan Allen
post. @. A. r., last Sunday was by Rev.
IL. p. Grabau, rector of the Episcopal
church.
Anthony Begoir, aged about 20 years,
died at the Stevens House Monday. The
funeral was on Wednesday at the Catho-
lie church.
Mrs. A. Halleck, aged 76 years, died
in Panton on Wednesday last. One son,
+. II. Halleck of Vergennes, and two
daughters survive her.
Mrs. Julia Adams, who passed the
winter at Madison, Wis, returned
Thursday. Her daughter, Mrs. Kellogg
of Madison, accompanied her.
Invitations are out for the wedding on
"Wednesday next of j. w. Barnes. Jr.,
OF Malone, y. V, and Miss Ruth, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Goss of this
city
saturday, market day, farmers got II
( to 4 cents a pound for dairy butter, 10
cents dozen for eggs, 10 to y cents a
pound for dressed poultry, p cents a
pound for live hogs, 3 TO 30 cents a
pound for calves and 81 to $3.50 hun
dred for dressed pork and beef.
W. II. Bliss & Son of Hartford. Conn,
have the contract to rebuild the Sherman
stone block which was recently partially
destroyed by fire. The front walls are to
be taken down. The first story will be
IL feet with vestlbule front and the
second story 10 feet in the clear. Five
modern stores will be the result and a
much better looking building.
The regular services will be he held at
the Baptist church on Sunday, Rev. r.
IL. Cantwell preaching the third of the
series of sermons on The Power of the
Word of Cod" in the evening gospel
meeting, commencing at : o'clock. The
subject will be 1.-The General Judgment.
The Baptist Young Peoples union will
meet in the church parlors at 6 10 o'clock
subject, Everyday Religion The OPP
en-air meeting will be held as usual this
evening on the church grounds at :3C
O'Clock. Everybody is cordially invited
to all of these services.
The order of exercises for Saturday
Memorial day, is as follows: The line
will form on Main street near the parl
at | 80 p. M, in the following order
Marshal T. c. Mddlebrook and aids
City band Sons Of Veterans Ethan Al
len post, q. a. r., II. ii. Burge com
mander; Woman's Relief corps; Yer
gennes fire department, w. n. Thomp
son, chief engineer; the State school, )
a. Andrews, superintendent; Other
4 schools and organized bodies; carriages
! with clergy, the speaker of the day, Col
II A. a. Hall of st. Adams. city officials
invited guests and representatives o
the press. The procession will marcf
down Green street to King, to Elbow t
School street, thence to Water street VI
to Main street to park, when the usua
| exercises will be carried out.