Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-06-03
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

j. T. Osborne of Boston is visiting his
family.
The first of the Bread Loaf Inn guests
arrived last Saturday.
Hon. E. j. Phelps has been spending
the week at Bread Loaf Inn.
Don't forget the Republican caucds
tonight at town hall, Middlebury.
Mrs. Aldrich of Brooklyn was the
guest of Mrs. J. T. Kingsley during the
week.
Hereafter regular rates will be charged
at this end of the Bread Loaf telephone
lne-l5 cents per message.
DR.. B. c. Balm has gone north to be
absent for couple of weeks. His office
has been closed until the 10Th.
H. E. Bissell of the Addison House
will conduct the Lake Dunmore House
this season, having leased it from the
owners.
High street is now receiving the at
tention of the village authorities, and
that thoroughfare is closed temporarily
during progress of the work on sewers.
The June term of the Addison county
court opens here on Tuesday next, with
Judge Thompson presiding. Eighteen
divorce cases are on the docket for the
term.
The renewing of the door-sill of DR..
Stern's drug store on Wednesday re-
quired the use of mechanical contriv
ances for the removal of the iron pillars
each side of the door.
Our weather report for Middlebury
gives 50 degrees as the highest noon
figure during the week; but Wednesday
afternoon the mercury reached Sc de-
grees-the highest thus far this season.
The funeral of C. w. Mason of New
Haven, which took place last Tuesday,
was quite largely attended from this vii
lage. Mr.. Mason was one of the most
prominent citizens of that part of the
county.
Rev. j. G. Gooding attended reunion
of his Concord Theological seminary
class CG3), in Boston Tuesday. The
occasion was the celebration of the 35th
anniversary of graduation. Mr.. Good
ing returned yesterday.
Friday, June II, will be the closing
day of the High school. The exercises
will take place at the opera house, as
usual. The Howard Opera House or
chestra of Burlington has been engaged
to furnish music for the occasion.
The w. c. T. U. will hold a special
meeting Wednesday afternoon, June s,
at 3 o'clock, in the lecture room of the
Congregational church. All who have
not paid the annual dues are requested to
do so at or before this meeting.
A new way to kill the caterpillars is
given by an exchange. 1t is to shoot
them from the branches with shot guns
loaded with blank charges. By holding
the muzzle near the nest very effective
work may be done. Blank cartridges
only are TO be used.
| The Middlebury Gun club was not
called out by the government to act as
an Independent regiment, but it is keep
ing in training Just the same. A practice
shoot was held Tuesday. Each bird was
named Gen. Weyler, and few of him es-
capped unperforated
w. II. Eldridge, class of '95, Middle
bury, now book-keeper in the Vermont
Marble company's New York Offices
came up from that city Saturday morn
ing to attend the funeral of his grand
mother, Mrs. Eliza A. Eldridge of East
Middlebury. He will remain until
the l4th.
Rev. Addison p. Foster, d. D., of Bos-
ton, the New England secretary of the
American Sunday School union, will adj
dress union service at the Congrega-
tional church Sunday evening, June 3.
DR.. Foster is very able and interesting
speaker, and will no doubt have large
audience.
The tent caterpillar has increased
enormously during the past week, and
many trees about the village present de-
nuded branches as a result. We print
elsewhere an article from the experiment
station on this subject. 1t is of the great
est Importance that united effort be
made to exterminate the insect, or death
to the trees may result.
The annual convention of the Addison
county w. c. II. union will be held at
Bristol Wednesday and Thursday, June
10 and Is. A program which cannot fail
to attract all who are interested in the
cause, now of paramount Importance in