Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-03-26
VERGENNES NEWS

"A daughter was dorm fIluay morn
ing to Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Barrows.
George LeBeau, who has been i'll for
several months with heart trouble, is
much worse.
George LeBeau, who has been i'll
for several weeks, has suffered a shock
and is very low.
Mrs Fred Galarneu of Rutland was
a guest over Sunday of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred w. LeBeau,
Mrs. H. E. Goodere, who has been
very ill with pneumonia, is better, hav-
ing passed the crisis
Mr. and Mrs, w. NJ Varney have
moved from their farm in West Fer
risburg to the Gaunya house on Green
street.
E. J. Stage began on Monday clerk
ing in the H, c. Herrick store, sue
ceeding Harry NJ Norton, who has re-
signed.
Miss Beulah Benedict, who has been
in Chicago for some time, has returned
and is visiting her mother Mrs
Jerome Brazelton.
Banns of marriage were published at
St Peters church Sunday for Miss
Ethel Tull of this city and Daniel Car
roll of Bristol, Conn, former resi-
dent
Miss Ruth Clark, who has been en-
ployed at the Bixby Memorial library,
has resigned to take a position in
Springfield, Mass, and will complete
her duties April |.
Mrs Emily Wyman and son, Louis
and wife, who make their home with
her, are moving from the Truman New
ton farm in Ferrisburg to the Wyman
house on Maple street in this city
The net proceeds of the entertain
ment, Bursts and buds, given for the
benefit of the Vergennes post, American
Legion, was Sl45, which will be used
toward furnishing the post dugout
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Leonard, who
have been staying in Burlington dur
ing the winter, have returned here and
opened the Kingman house on Green
street which they occupied last sum
mer,
Mrs Christopher Yattaw, who has
been in Springfield Mass, during the
winter, will arrive this week to join
Mr.. Yattaw, who has been for a few
days at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Viola Miller
Miss Mary Ross, who has been in
Rutland this winter, while her father,
F. A. Ross, was in Florida, came to
Vergennes on Saturday for a few days
stay. She is a guest at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Lee.
Mrs. E. J. Stage, who recently moved
to this city from Panton, has a posi-
ton at the Bixby Memorial library
and has entered upon her duties. She
succeeds Miss Ruth Clark, whose res
ignation takes effect April l.
Mrs. Peter Little fell on the icy
sidewalk on King street, near St
Peters church on Friday evening and
broke an arm. Her daughter, Mrs
Clinton Mccormack, of Bristol arrived
on Saturday to care for her.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Myers who
have been visiting relatives in Green
field, Mass, and Bridgeport, Conn, re-
turned Monday evening and Mr.. Myers
resumed on Tuesday his duties with
the American Express company.
Mrs H. E. Goodere, who has been
ill for the past ten days with pneu-
monia, is improved enough to dispense
with the services of one nurse, !
Thrall. who returned on Tuesday to
Burlington. Mrs. Gale remains in
charge of the patient
William H. Forth of Pawtucket, R !
l., native of Vergennes, who repre-
sentS Pawtucket in the house of repre-
Sentatives at the state capital in Prov
ldence, r. l., has been elected speaker
of the house. Mr.. Forth, who is but
80 years of age spent his boyhood IL
this city, his parents moving to Paw
tucket several years ago. He is a
nephew of S. D. and H. G. Miner of
this city.
Mr. and Mrs, Homer Ball OF Ferris
burg were pleasantly surprised on Fri
day afternoon at their home, when
'llShuS anu uClSuDOIS Cdlleu 10 assist
them to fittingly observe their 50th
anniversary. Refreshments
were served and a purse of gold was
presented to them. Mr. and Mrs. Ball
have spent their whole married life in
the house where they now reside.
Mr. Ball, who was born Middle
bury, is II years of age Mrs. Ball is
j8 years of age, and her native city is
Fond du-Lac, Wis They were mar
red in Port Henry, N. Y, March 10. T.
Mrs Zuruah G. Warner, mother of
Mrs. Henry P Fisher of this city,
died Sunday at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs A. B. Simonds, in Burlington,
aged IS years. Mrs. Warner was born
IN Ferrisburg May 9, 1881, the daugh-
ter of Joseph and Polly Tracy, aud
many years of her life were spent in
Vergennes. She had been very active,
giving up less than week ago to what
first was a slight attack of grip, but
ater developed into pneumonia. Be-
sides Mrs. Simonds and Mrs. Fisher,
She leaves another daughter, Mrs. c.
w. Barnes of Nashville, Mich. y
and nine greatgrand-
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