Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-08-13

Vile. Conn, are guests of Mrs. II. a.
Peck.
Last week Middleburv was ovcrrun by
a party of "dagoes," and the alleged
music of the hand.organ and antics of
"ze monk furnished a diversion from
our usual quiet.
Mrs. II. G. Ellis and neice of Washing
ton. d. c., have been visiting the family
of George Langworthy. They went to
Glens Falls Tuesday, called there by the
death of a relative.
The Citizens band gave a concert in
the park Wednesday night in spite of the
dampness. Next week they will hold
forth at the same time and place. Ice
cream will be served.
George Rowel of New York is spend
ing his vacation in Mddlebury. He is at
Mrs. E. N. Branerd's. Until about a
year ago Mr.. Rowell was a resident of
onstantinople, Turkey.
\ Miss Helen Simpson of Burlington.
who has been the guest of Isaac Stems
family for some time past, has returned
home. Miss Sara Stems accompanied
her and will visit in Burlington.
Edward White of Holyoke. Mass.
reached here Tuesday to Join his wife.
who is visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
f, A. Bond. Mr.. White has Just re-
turned from a fishing trip in the Maine
woods.
Earl Cushman, who has been studying
in the universities of Berlin and Frelburg
the past two and half years. sailed for
home last Saturday. He will probably
pursue his studies further at Columbia
university.
Of
Fletcher of Bridport. Mr.. Esterbrook of
New York and Mr.. Chapman of Provi-
dence. r. l., spent few days last week
fishing at Camp Cocktail, near Bread
Loaf mountain.
The coming Sundays services at the
Catholic church will be of more than or
binary interest, it being the occasion of a
visit of CoadiutorB Bishop Michaud from
Burlington. Confirmation will be adj
ministered to a large class.
1t is gratifying to slapping humanity
to know that learned savants have dis
covered III the mosquito very beneficial
insect. 1t is now claimed that these
summer resort terrors inoculate US
against malaria by creating a mild type
of the disease after the manner of vac
cine virus
As stated in last weeks REGISTER. the
two tramps gathered in so neatly by a
freight conductor and Officer Gulley,
had their hearing Friday before Justice
Moore. They were unable to prove that
they had hired the train for a summer
aunt and were convicted of vagrancy.
Twenty days in the house of correction
at Rutland was the sentence.
Winchester Star. 3 Hiram II. IIurl-
burt of Bennington. Vt, and Mrs. Eliza
Roadway, of Troy. y. l.. were united in
marriage in this village July Is. by Rev.
j. II. Trow. The ceremony was per-
formed at the residence of Eugene Me-
Clenning. where the bride has been stay
ing for few weeks. After a short trip
through Vermont and New York they
will reside at Bennington.
The electric light company has a gang
of men at work putting in a new pen
stock in place of their old one. The new
one is eight feet in diameter and three
eghths of an inch in thickness. This
will permit them to use much larger
water wheels, thereby affording more
power for their lights. They have pur-
chased the water power on the east side
of the river and will etiectually close it
and thus throw the water to the opposite
side.
The best fish caught that we have
heard of this season was captured by
Col. Chas. 5. Crysler. who has been
spending few days with his brother-in-
law, W. b. Child, at kellogg's bay. The
colonel was using ten-ounce rod when
the bait was seized by pickeIel which
fought stubbornlv for about 40 minutes.
but rho pOloDpl's tiubt limo Eant him in