Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-02-25
VERGENNES NEWS

Mrs. Norman Barrett and two chill
dren visited relatives in Bristol Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank M Warner and
Mrs. Jennie White visited friends in
Burlington Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E Wakefield of
Elzabethtown, N. Y, were weekend
visitors at the home of Ira Barker.
The price of gasoline has been re-
duced two cents per gallon and kero-
sene oil one cent per gallon by the Yer
gennes retailers
The Ri Rev. J. H. Cousineau, the
Rev. A Payment and the Rev. A,
Benoit, all of Montreal, visited Rev
]. M. H. Bastien last week
The Rev William F Frazier gave
an interesting stereopticon lecture on
"Mohammedanism" at the Vergennes
Congregational Church Sunday eve
ming.
The Misses Marguerite BARLEY and
Elizabeth Day, students at the Albany
N. Y, Business College, spent the
Washington Birthday recess with their
parents.
Alderman Levi H. Brown has filed
his nomination papers as a candidate
for mayor Mr. Brown has served as
a member of the common council for
four years.
Miss Helen Mulholland has finished
a two and a half years course in nurs-
ing at the Methodist Hospital Brook
Ign, N. Y, and is spending few days
with her parents, the Rev. and Mrs.
W. S. Mulholland
Thursday, while Raymond Bristol was
driving on the river near the Vergen-
mes Electric company's sawmill with a
load of sawdust, the ice broke, letting
team and load through. In spite OF
the utmost endeavor only one horse
was saved
A family gathering was held Friday
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
William A. Dalrymple to help celebrate
the 18th anniversary of their marriage.
Games were played and a mock mar
riage ceremony performed. Refresh
ments were served Mr.. and Mrs. Dali
rymple received gifts of silver
The pool tournament between two
teams of IA members each of Buena
Vista Camp, No. $3.50, Modern Wood
men Of America, captained by Murray
Kenyon and Raymond Norton was
won by the Norton team by majority
of II games The losing team gave a
beefsteak supper to all members of
the camp in Woodmen's hall Tuesday
evening of last week Another pool
tournament has been started between
two teams captained by Lowell Ham
mond and Alfred Bushey.
The fourth quarterly conference and
banquet were held at the Methodist
Episcopal church Thursday evening.
About 100 were in attendance. DR..
George K Statham, D. D., district SUI
perintendent, presided The following
officers were elected: Trustees, H. B
Slack. Allen Burroughs, f c. Ward,
G. d. Middlebrook, NJ L. Barton, Viii
liam Kimball, Frank Burroughs, Wal
ter Kellogg. William Downer; stew
ards, Allen Burroughs, F. c. Ward, NJ.
/. Barton, William Downer, G.. d.
Middlebrook, Walter Kellogg, Hattie
W.nslow, II. B Slack, Prof. w. H. Car
ter. K. ID. Slack, Is. Emo, Mrs. Koy
Yattaw and c. T. S. Pierce. c. T. S.
Pierce introduced resolution to the ef
feet that while a church like the Meth
odist Church will cooperate with other
denominations for the interests of the
Kingdom OF God, it was opposed to
any plan of federation. The pastor in
the name of c. T. S. Pierce announced
the offer of Mr.. Pierce to donate the
use of fine stereopticon lantern to
aid in church services. The pastor the
Rev W S Mulholland, was asked to
return for another year by a unani-
nous expression on the part OF all
present. After the banquet, the district
superintendent. the Rev. DR.. George
K. Statham of Rutland, gave an inter
esting and able address on "The Devel-
e ATatLnd.r.,,