Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-05-30
YERGENNES NEWS

YENUENNEO MI WO
E. A. Nichols Of Brooklyn is visiting
his sister, Mrs, L, ]. Tyrell.
A son, Keith Noel, was recently born
to Mr.. and Mrs Clayton Bearor
Mrs. Phoebe Langevine is to store
her furniture and has rented her house
to Mr. and Mrs, Bernard Diagneault.
Mr.. and Mrs James Mullen OF Char
lestown, Mass, are at the home OF her
mother, Mrs. Maglina Miner who is III.
Mrs. Martha Douglass has gone to
make an extended visit to her sister,
Mrs. Amanda Moore in CharlevoX,
Mich.
Dr. Jesse B. Powers has installed in
his dental office, a Campbell X-ray ma
chine, which will Photograph any part
of the body,
Percy Z. Bevins, after a weeks visit
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ], c..
Watt, has gone to assume his new du-
ties as manager of the Lancaster, n. H.
express Office.
The Byron w. Field farm in Ferris
burg, where William Nye has been
living, has been sold to Peter ST. Clair
of Charlotte. Mr. St. Clair has been
manager of the c. w, Emerson farm
on Lake Champlain for over 20 years.
Mr. and Mrs. Ara Z. Ball and fam
ily have moved from Montpelier to
the farm of his father, Ezra M. Ball.
Hugh Ball, who has been assisting his
father in farm work, has purchased a
farm in Shelburne and has taken pos
session.
Mrs. ]. c. Watt has received word
that her son, Capt W. G.. Watt OF the
U. S. army, who has been in England
and France for over a year, is now
taking a special course in dermatology
at the University of Montpelier in
France.
The juniors and seniors of Vergennes
high school will give an entertainment
consisting of drills and music, marching,
fancy steps, free hand exercises, aes-
thetic movements, etc, under the direc-
ton of Miss Anna Kingman, teacher OF
physical culture, at the opera house
next Wednesday evening for the the
benefit of the honor roll fund.
Rev. William Laughlin, pastor of the
Vergennes Baptist Church for the past
three years, has accepted a call to be-
come pastor of the Baptist Church at
Oak Bluffs, Mass, and will go to his
new field of labor the second week in
June. Mr.. Laughton spent last week
in Massachusetts, part OF the time at
the home of his son, Charles, in Squan-
ton. Mass, and Mrs Laughton, who
accompanied him, remained there.
John Oliver, 80, died Thursday after
noon of tuberculosis at the home oil
his aunt, Mrs Dustin Barrows, where
had been for two months. He wa.
born in Vergennes, the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Oliver Mr. Oliver is sur
vived by three brothers, George and
Leonard of birmingham, Mass an.
RAYMOND, soldier in the [. 5. Army
who is still in France. The funeral
services were held Saturday morning
at St. Peters Church at 9 O'Clock, the
Rev. L. A. Vezina officiating. The
bearers were Sergeant Clarence E, Fish
er, Foster A. Young, John Lee and
Steve Jennings and burial was made in
ST. Peters cemetery. Among those
present from away were the two broth
ers. George and Leonard Oliver OF
birmingham, James Shea of Fitchburg
Mass, Walter and Hubert Junior and
sister, Miss Edith Junior of Chazy
N. Y.
Jules Rivait, resident of Nergennes
for MANY years, died at the home OF
his daughter, Mrs. John McHugo, in
Barre on Friday. The body, accom-
panied by MIR. and Mrs McHugo and
Mr.. and Mrs. William Rivait, arrived
here on Saturday and was taken to the
undertaking rooms Of William L. Lar
row. Mr.. Rivait was born in Canada
in September, 1913. He was married il
Canada to Miss Josephine Nero, anc
shortly after their marriage, they NOV
ed to Vergennes They also lived IL
Waltham and Addison and moved sew
eral wears ago to New Haven. Mr.
Rivait is survived by three daughters
Mrs. John McHugo of Barre and Mrs
Malvina O. Prunier and Miss Mine
Rivait of Boston, four sons, Dennis II
of Weybridge, William of Barre, Neatly
of Boston and Stephen Rivait of Yer
gennes. The funeral was held at St
Peters church Sunday afternoon, will
burial in St. Peters cemetery. Th
bearers were Desire Renaud, Alder
Larrow, Joseph Barrows, William Cot
of Vergennes and Martin Barrows ant
Joseph St. Clair of Addison.