The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-04-11
Bridport, Vt. Marth 20, 1866.


Wings FARlNA CRACKERS - Every
one has heard of them, the most healthy
and delightful nourishment ever made.
They are advertised in our paper to-day,
and all dealers keep them, or ought to.
None are genuine but those having the
name A. Wing stamped upon them.
ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY. - Tiro
Mount Holly Ladies arrested on their ha,cls
The Rochester On. " Democrat of
March 3lst, publishes the following ac-
count of an extraordinary elopement, and
interruption of two Vermont ladies on
their Westward travels:
Yesterday forenoon Chief of Police
Sherman, received IA dispatch from Schen-
ectady requesting him to arrest two young
ladies who were to arrive in this city on
the New YORK mail train. They were
taken into custody as they were about
getting on board the train for Suspension
Bridge and seemed to be much SUI prised
whcptold that their journey must be in
tcrppted. They were taken to the po-
lice office where they related their story
4 They are sisters and their family name
Is Martin. Their mother and brother
reside at Mount Holly, Vermont. One
OF them is twenty-five years of age and
the other seventeen. A year ago this
spring the younger one contracted mar
riage with Mr.. S. T. Pryor, contrary
to the wishes of her mother and brother.
1t was, in fact, runaway match, and
the marriage took place in the city of
New York. The newly welded pair
lived together only three weeks, when
the cruel mother and brother found means
to separate them, and they have not seen
each other since. Mr., Pryor is now iv-
ing at Big Rapids Michigan, and his wife
has maintained an occasional correspond
ence with him through the Intervention of
her sister. She finally determined to re-
join him, and surreptitiousy left home on
Thursday for that purpose. Her sister
accompanied her, intending to see her
safe in the care of her husband and then
to return home. Tie brother pursued,
and at Schenectady caused the despatch
to be sent which oceasioned their arrest.
There was nothing in This statement
which could serve TO justify their dcten-
ton, but they said they were not afraid
to meet their brother, and were willing TO
wait till he arrived. During that day
they strolled about the city, and in the
evening they returned TO the police office
On the 9.3i tram the brother arrived,
furious with rage and determined to take
the runaways home n0ienS rolenS. lie was
quietly informed that If he had any legal
right to their custody he could have them
but he could show nothing Of the kind.
One sister reminded him that she was of
legal age and had right to control her
motions; while the other said she ha II a
husband who was her lawful protector,
and she was on her way to him lIe at
tempted to carry out his purpose by
! "blulling," but was checked by the chief
of police. He then said that he lost some
money moi long ago, and thought perhaps
his sister might have taken it. The story
did not answer the purpose and then he
insinlated another charge Of theft against
them. lie had no papers whatever t,
substantiate his assertions, and it soon be-
came evident that he had come west on IA
fools GRAND. The sisters persisted IN
intention of going to Michigan, AMI got
on board of the cars. He followed, and
so did detectives Roger and Dresser.
That was the last we saw of the party
| The train went off and the officers wen
with it-probably to protect the ladies
from the enraged brother. Our sympa
thies always run with the course of tru,
love, and, therefore, we hope that tn,
young wife will succeed in joining hel
husband, and that ne will be to her al
that husband ought to be.
TIE VERMONT SENAToRsIIPs Yer
mont having had the rare misfortune tc
lose both her venerable and most usefu
senators since the last Legislative session
she ID now represented in the upper brancl
of Congress by appointments of the gov
ernor. Mr. George F. Edmunds of Bur
lington, the last selection, succeedin;
Senator Foot, is but SO years old, but il
one of the ablest and most popular law
yers in the state, has served for six o
eight years in the state Legislature (botl
branches) and in 1857, SO and 80, wa
speaker of the House, Tho2gh withou
"the discipline of classical education,
as the scholars phrase it, he is an acut
and clear thinker, a strong debater and
pleasant speaker. His temporary ap
pointment as senator will make him
candidate before the Legislature for tn
permanent seat. Ex-Gov Smith an
Levi Underwood will probably be his con
testants, perhaps others; while the othe
seat, temporarily filled by Senator Poland
and belonging to the east side of tn