Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-07-24

George Frenett and Mrs. Kate Mitchell,
who were wanted by the Burlington
police. The couple boarded Tie evening
mixed train south at New Haven and
were taken into custody on the arrival
of the train here. They were found in
the top of the caboose, where they had
evidently gone to escape observation.
Mr.. C. X. Smith of Montpelier. an
electrician of the New England Tele.
phone and Telegraph company, is put
ting in an improved switchboard and
making other improvements in the local
telephone exchange at the Sterns drug
store. The new switchboard Is smaller
and simpler than the old one, but has
four times the capacity, while the con-
nections are so arranged that patrons Of
the line will get far better results.
Mrs. 5. J. Northrup received a tele-
gram Wednesday morning announcing
the death at their home In Buffalo, y. Y,
the previous evening of the wife of her
son, Mr. VIM. p Northrup, of append
icitis. Mr.. Northrup had arranged to
sail from New Y ork for Europe last Fri
day, but Mrs. Northrup fell i'll on
Wednesday and he remained at home
till she should recover, which she seemed
likely to do speedily. Mr.. Northrup had
"A serious illness with appendicitis two
years ago.
The army worm is reported to be
working in various parts of the county
on the farms of J. w. Wright and NJ
f. Barnes in Addison. at o. X. BTitell's
in Weybridge, on the Wainwright and
Hulett farms in Salisbury and elsewhere
The experiment station at Burlington
has sent out bulletin fully describing
in nd Crtv
ing directions for lessening their ravages.
The document is printed on another
page of this paper. 1t seems to leave
little to be said on the subject.
Messrs. Ed. Daniels and f. w. Fuller
went to Montpelier on Wednesday to
represent the Battell and Volunteer hose
companies at the meeting of the State
Firemen's association. The companies
themselves and the Middlebury band
were to have gone on the early train
yesterday morning to take part in the
parade and tournament of the association
yesterday at Barre, but through some
Misunderstanding the funds needed were
not forthcoming. In consequence the
band and all but about dozen of the
firemen remained at home aud those who
did 60 paid their own expenses.
a meeting of the Young Mems repub-
lican club is called for this (Friday)
evening at : 30. All members are
urged to be present and also all inter-
ested in forwarding the campaign work.
y republican rally is to be held at Rut-
land on August >, at which prominent
speakers will take part and after which
there will he torch light procession.
and to which Middebury republicans
wish to send a large delegation. 1t is
also proposed TO make preliminary ar
engagements for county republican
rally to he held in Middiebury at an
early date
he water commissioners are soon to
put rack or boom at the head of the
canal under Mr.. Marshall's store to pre-
vent logs and driftwood from getting
down into the hume. The work would
have been done this week but for the
rain of Sunday night and Monday, which
raised the water of the river to such an
extent as to render the Job difficult Just
now. The steamer was gotten out sun
day night and stationed on the bank
back of the Battell block, the plan being
to use it for keeping the mains on the
north side of the river full during the
shutdown. The machine was started
up that evening to try it, drawing out
quite crowd of people who thought
there was fire.