Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-04-02
VERGENNES NEWS

Miss Alice Stevens has gone to Mil
lers Falls, Mass, to spend Easter
Mrs. Jubie Daniels is seriously ill and
a council of doctors was held on Mon
day.
Miss Mabel Phillips is at her home
in Westfeld N. ], for a ten days
visit,
Miss Ethel Jordan, who has been
i'll with typhoid fever, is able to be out
on the street
A son was born Sunday to Mr. and
Mrs John Moorby and a daughter to
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Baillergeon,
Mrs. Jennie White, who has been
passing the winter in Burlington, ha.
returned to the home of her brother
Frank M Warner.
Miss Laura Libby, teacher in Yer
gennes graded school, has gone to her
home in Waltham, Mass, to spend
the spring vacation
George f. Kimball, manager of the
Hotel Savoy in Boston, is visiting his
father G.. f o. Kimball, and his sis
leI, MIS- J D. ONClo'
Miss Marcelline Lashway, a teacher
in the Belleville, n. ] high school, is
with her mother, Mrs. Thomas Agan,
for the spring vacation.
Miss Ethel Jordon, who has been i'll
with typhoid fever, was able on Mon
day to resume her duties at the Enter
prise and Vermonter Office.
News has been received of the birth
of a son, Robert John, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Burroughs of Groton,
Conn. The child is grandson of Mr.,
and Mrs w A. Burroughs.
Rev Thomas Neal, jr., who has been
pastor of the Vergennes Baptist church
since October, 1919, has rendered his
resignation to the trustees. and eX-
poets to leave here in few weeks
H. w. Adams is making extensive re-
pairs on his home, which he bought
some months ago of J. H. LeBoeuf,
which include hard wood floors down
stairs, the installing of furnace, and
other modern conveniences,
Melvin Morgan left Monday for
Manchester to begin his duties as agent
for the Metropolitan Insurance com
pany: Mrs. Morgan will remain for
short time with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs Charles E. Stebbins.
Miss Renah St. Clair of Addison,
who has been working at the Norton
house during the winter, began Mon
day work in the Enterprise and Yer
monter office succeeding Miss Mary
Barrows.
P E. Bevins, former manager of the
American Express office in this city,
previous to entering military service
during the World war, has been APP
pointed manager of the Burlington of
fee and has entered upon his duties.
Mr. Bevns' home is in Essex.
Miss Mary Barrows, who has been
employed at the Enterprise and Yer
monter office for a year and half,
Completed her duties Saturday and
began Monday to work in the central
telephone office, succeeding George
Charbonneau as night operator
Miss Laura Roburds, a trained
nurse, who has been serving in the
L. S. nurses army, and has been sta
toned since the beginning of the world
war at the naval training station at
Newport, R. l., has received her dis
charge and is at her home here for the
summer
The funeral of Thomas White, who
died on Monday of last week, was held
Thursday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Duane Allen, Rev G. c. Cornell OF
West Addison officiating. The body
was placed in the receiving vault at
Prospect cemetery and will later be in
tered there. Mr.. White was 10 years
of age He had spent the greater part
of his life in this vicinity. Mr.. White
is survived by a sister, Mrs. Margaret
Campbell of Vergennes and one broth
err Edward, of Bridport.
The death of Clyde Eugene Sur
prise, aged Is years, the only child Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Surprise of Add
son, occurred Thursday at a hospital
in Burlington and his body was brought
to his home here for burial Friday.
Mr.. Surprises death made the third
from pneumonia Ill one NOME Ill Dur
lington within a week, his uncles, Will
liam Black and Leon Wrisley, dyin
March II and %, respectively, both
dying at the home of Mr.. Black,
where Mr.. Surprise was boarding
while employed at the wooden mills.
When he contracted the disease he
was removed to hospital and his
mother is now suffering with the same
disease at Mary Fletcher hospital
George LeBeau, son of Mr.. and Mrs
John LeBeau, ST., died Saturday night
at his home on Water street after an
illness of nearly five months with heart
trouble and complications aged %
years Mr.. LeBeau was born in Yer
gennes February II, 1895, and nearly
all his life, had been spent here. He
il survived nv his DarentS one sister