Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-05-23
VERGENNES NEWS

NlCIdlu iCOAldlAdN VI 1AANdI ~ 4 y
has entered the employ of John j. Barn
ard as harness maker
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Trudo who
reside on the L. c. Cotey farm, are
the parents of a daughter
Miss Lena Breckenridge of Groton,
Mass, is visiting her aunts, Miss Fan
ME Breckenridge and Mrs. r, L. Kings
land. Miss Breckenridge formerly at
tended Vergennes high school
Paul Morgan, who has been visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Morgan, for several weeks, left Thurs
day for Atlantic City, n J., where he
has been engaged to play with an Or
chestra this summer
News has been received here of the
birth of son to Mr.. and Mrs. Claude
c. Fisher of Montpelier, Mr.. Fisher,
who formerly lived here, is a son of
Mr.. and Mrs, c. F Fisher of this city.
Woodman in Brooklyn.
Wilfred and Laura Jodoin of Yer
gennes have decided to the state of
Vermont their farm Of about 100 acres
which adjoins the property Of the state
farm connected with the Vermont In
dustrial School here. Consideration,
$4,000.
George Gebo, an inmate of the Yer
mont Industrial School, who escaped
from the institution, was taken into
custody at his home in Montpelier
Saturday, and an officer from the
school went to that city to accompany
him here.
News has been received here of the
death at Bennington of Mrs. Prentiss
c. Chamberlain, mother of Miss Edith
Chamberlain, the Librarian at Bixby
Memorial library. Miss Chamberlain
was with her mother during her last
illness
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Fisher, who
have been living with his mother, Mrs.
H. P. Fisher, are to occupy the Timothy
E. Dillon house on Maple street. Rural
Carrier P. H Simon, who has been
living there during the winter, has re-
turned to his Panton home.
Mrs. Elizabeth BARLEY, who has been
with her sons, William and Thomas
BARLEY, in Bridgeport, Conn, during
the winter arrived here Thursday and
has opened her home. Her daughter,
Mrs. Norbert Hebert and two children
of Arlington at whose home she visited
on her way home, accompanied her.
Mrs William D. Woodman is in New
York where she went to meet her son,
Lieut.. William Woodman, who recently
arrived at Camp Stuart, Va, after a
years service in Europe with the 42d
Balloon Company With his mother
they will visit Mr., and Mrs. Dana
The Salvation Army nationwide
campaign for a Sl3,000000 home ser
vice fund has opened here. Capt. Rob
ert W. McCuen is chairman of the
local committee and Mayor Wayland
5. Bristol, Treasurer The quota for
Nergennes and surrounding towns is
$500
The l. NJ. Macomber nurseries in
Ferrisburg have been sold by the exec
utor, Richard d. Booth, to G. E. L.
Badlam Of Rutland; consideration,
5000 The property consists Of 25 acres
of land on which there are three barns
and about 2jj fruit trees. Mr.. Badlam
will erect house and plans to set out
about 1000 more trees.
The Vergennes City council, to whom
it was left at the annual city meeting
to fix the city tax rate, has announced
that Sl,5O on the grand list is the
amount decided on, this being a total
tax of S240 on 500, which with the
school tax to be fixed will bring the
rate up to about 1920. Classified the
tax is as follows: State, ~ cents; high
way 20 cents; sinking fund, 30 cents
city, Sl.j0,
Capt. John Conners, who has been
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Corners, returned Sat
urday to New York City, thence to
Camp Dix, n. J, Capt. Corners was in
the battles of Lundeville, Champagne,
Chateau Thierry, Ourc River, St Mi
hiel and Argonne and was in the Ar
gonne sector when the armistice was
signed. Later he went with the army
of occupation into Germany
The Nergennes Improvement Society
is making extensive improvements in
City Park, the work being under the
direction Of c. c. Nichols of the Indus
trial School Flower beds are being
made, the walks are being Strengthened
and shrubs are being set out. The
ladies of the society ask all to cooperate
with them and help make this one of
the beauty spots in the city. Mrs. J.
H. Donnelly, president, was at the nur-
series in Charlotte to select hydrangeas
and other shrubs which will be planted.