The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-01

one of the best fairs ever held by the So
ciety.
Hattie Pummer. IL or 1G years of age.
employed in the family of Thos. ii. Nc
Leod, stole Mrs. MCLeod's watch one
day last week and ran away to Rutland.
She was pursued. arrested by Rutland
officers and sentenced to six months in
the House of Correction.
A tally-ho coach. drawn by four horses,
and containing b. X. Jamison, Phila-
delphia banker, and family. with SER
wants. arrived at the Addison House
Tuesday night. The party had come in
this way from Philadelphia and were
bound for the White mountains.
We are requested to say that the trus-
tees of the Spring Grove Camp-meeting
association will be ut the camp-ground
on Monday, August 4. to meet any
who may wish to locate building lots or
have cottages that they desire to rent
during the coming camp-meeting.
Geo. Il. Wales has already obtained
list of more than Il hundred subscribers
for the STORY of the Bible in this town.
This book has constituency of more
than million readers and is most cordi-
ally received by all classes. In our adj
vertising columns are given the opinions
of those best qualified to Judge of its
merits.
David Lcpp was arrested Monday and
arraigned before Judge Knapp on the
charge of breach of the peace. He plead
ed guilty and paid the fine of 81 and costs
There was fight on the bridge about
noon of Sunday in which, it is alleged,
Lepp was one of the participants. The
authorities are talking of putting po-
liceman on duty Sundays, and it ought
to be done.
Efforts are making to get up an Addl-
son county musical convention. to be held
here from the 10Th to the 29th of this
month. That time has been chosen as
Prof. f. IL. lIiglcy can then be secured
as conductor. The projectors are trying
to ascertain what financial support they
can secure. The expense will be consid-
cradle and they wish to make sure of
coming out even before they decide fully.
We have no doubt but that the people of
the town and county will do their part
toward carrying out the scheme.
Hon. John w. Stewart was one of the
speakers ut a Republican rally at Bran
don Monday night. The HcrolTS report
says he urged the vigorous action of
every voter in the campaign. The diff
ference between the two party platforms
was plainly shown. and picture
drawn of the influence of Southern
brigadicrs in case of Democratic sue
cess, together with recital of the Copiah
outragcs and the Acknowledgement of
the " Black Belt " district of Alabama.
He closed with an appeal for an old
fashioned majority in September. He
tn IA al
ton, and was warmly applauled at the
close
Announcement is made elsewhere of
the marriage. Wednesday evening. of Rev.
c. 5. Murkland and Miss Helen NJ. Tup-
per, daughter of A. p. Topper. The GER
emory took place at the residence of the
brides parents and was private, by reason
of Mrs. Tupper's i'll health only MEM
bers of the families being present. Mr..
and Mrs. Murkland took their departure
on the 10 30 train south the same evening.
They will be at Cotuit, Mass, few
weeks. during Mr.. Murkland's vacation
Both are well known in the community.
Mr.. Murkland was graduated from the
college in 1881, studied theology at Har-
ward and last spring became pastor of
the Congregational church at Chicopee.
Mass. Few would be missed from the
place as much as will Mrs. Murkland.
Socially, and in the Congregational Sab
baih-school and choir, she has been
prominent. and in the last-namcd position
has rendered efficient service. Many
friends here and elsewhere will wish the
newly-weddcd couple Il happy future.
The buffalo moth is causing our house
keepers no end of trouble. a New \ ork
p.iA tt.t- - - L.
three-cghts of an inch including its ter
minal pencil of hair. Its head has Il bush
of dark brown hair. and its sides are Gov
cred with long blistly collections of ella
pointing backward. The greatest abund-
ance of the moths indoors is during the
months of May and June. The insect
deposits its eggs just beneath the edge of
carpets. As soon as Matched. the young
larvae begin to feed upon the under sur
face of the carpet, and in many eases a
straight line is cut, extending the full
length. a favorite place for gathering
them is about the tacks. They are re-
markedly active, however, and its pecul-
lar armature of hair, with rapid motion.
render 1t difficult to capture. OF course
a great many means of preventing its raw
ages have been recommended. but most
of them have been found inefficient. The
unfortunate housewife has laboriously
stuffed the cracks of the floor with cotton
or filled them with tallOw, applied naph-
tina, benzine and kerosene oil. Dalmatian
powder and London purple, in vain. One
of these moths was merely stupefied by a
dose of carbolic acid. 1t seems to thrive
on diet of tobacco, camphor or pepper
and defies the power of the insect pow
der. But a remedy has at last been
found. A recipe contributed to the Con-
gregdtioHdiiSt and published in that paper
recently has been thoroughly tested and
is found to work like charm. 1t is a
mixture of equal quantities of powdered
boraX, camphor and saltpetre, applied
dry in liberal handfuls under the edges
of the carpet or used in strong solution
to wash the floor. Keep this clean and
nollensive powder in handbook. closet
and drawer and you may defy the small
but terrible destroyer. ~
Thomas Y. Prentis, L. $. consul at
Port Louis, Mauritius, was in town re-
Gently visiting old friends. Mr.. Prentis,
in times past well known in Rutland
and Nergennes, was appointed l.. $.