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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-11
RensseIaer16. MiddIebury O..

Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute de-
feated Middlebury College Saturday
afternoon, 16 to O., at the Laureate
grounds. The visitors were outweighed
by the local team and during the entire
game were out-played.
R. P. l. received the kick off and by
steady cross-tackle plays and end runs
succeeded after seven minutes in rush
ing the ball over the Middlebury goal
line, no goal, score, r. P. l., 5, Middle
bury, 0.
In the second half Rensselaer, kicked
to Middlebury, who by short line
plunges advanced the ball to the middle
of the field, where she lost the ball on
downs. A series of downs followed, the
ball changing hands several times
Middlebury then punted, and by line
plunges the locals rushed the ball over
for a second touchdown, the goal being
kicked; score, r. p. l., IL, Middlebury
o.
Middlebury again received the kick
and advanced the ball about 90 yards,
where she was again forced to punt
She recovered the ball at once and was
about to punt again when, by miss
pass, the ball was blocked, and Rens-
selaer then had it on Middlebury's 20
yard line. She soon advanced the ball
over Middlebury's line for third touch
down; score, r. p. l. 16, Middlebury, o.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-11
Vermont October Weather.

The following data has been compiled
from the weather bureau records at
Northfield by w. A. Shaw, observer
The meteorological summary for Octo-
Der, 1904, is
Atmospheric pressure, (reduced to sea
level; inches and hundredths), mean,
3OlO; highest, 3O.62; date, ed; lowest,
29.46; date, Both; highest temperature,
80; date, 18th; lowest, 90; date, 23d I;
greatest daily range, 81; date, 7th least
daily range, o; date, 9th; mean of this
month for IS years. So; average daily de-
ficiency of this month as compared with
mean of Is years, 81; accumulated de-
ficiency since January l, 40; average
daily deficiency since January l, 10:
prevailing direction of wind, south
total movement, $40 miles; maximum
velocity for five minutes) "a miles an
hour, from northwest, Both; average
precipitation of this month for Is years,
2S3; excess of this month as compared
with the average of is years, 223; &C
cumulated deficiency since January /,
3.75; number of clear days, 8; partly
cloudy, 8; cloudy, IS; on which OF inch
or more of rain fell, II; dates of frosts,
light, LIST, 9th; heavy, 18th, 10th, 22d;
killing, 23d.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-11
Demand for Morgan Horses.

During the past fortnight there has
been boom in inquiries for Vermont
bred Morgan horses, according to the
reports of the secretary of the American
Morgan Register Association, No less
than a score of inquiries have been re-
ceived and in all cases the people wish
ing to purchase animals have stipulated
that they wanted Vermont-bred animals,
and the correspondence which has passed
between the secretary and these parties
shows that the price was of the least con-
sideration in the transaction. lin this
immediate vicinity there is one breeder
of Morgans who has string of yearling
colts that are priced at $1,000 each, and
even colts beside their dams are quoted
at $500 and 5000.
The famous stallion II. NJ. Stanley,
bred in Vermont by the late Lawrence
Brainerd, who died in Chicago a year
ago, will probably pass into the hands
of an Illinois breeder of Morgans. The
animal is in Nebraska, and, although 16
years old, is attracting the attention of
breeders. In his prime Mr.. Brainerd
valued him at $40, 900.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-11
The Brandon Hermit Dead.

David Stearns, who lived the life of a
hermit in shanty, on Birch hill, near
the silver mine, was found dead Friday
afternoon at a place some distance from
where he lived Just how long the man
had been dead is not known, but it must
have been several days. 1t seems that
he had been visiting or working in Chit
tenden, and started to walk home about
a week ago. A relative, knowing that
he had started and had not arrived,
began search which ended with the
gruesome discovery. Stearns was about
20 years of age. He had been in desti-
tute circumstances for some time. His
body was taken to the home of Mr..
Backus.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-11
CTATE OF VERMONT
y ADDISON, COUNTY, SIS.
JAMES LATHROP In Chancery,
VS.. December Term,
WILLIAM LATHROP) A. ID. 1904.

Whereas James Lathrop OF Lincoln, in the
County of Addison, has filed his petition
In Chancery, in said Court, against William
Lathrop whose residence is without the state
OF Vermont and in parts unknown, setting
forth that the said William Lathrop, then OF
Lincoln in thee ounty of Addison, on the 25th
day of May, A. ID. 1878, executed to the said
petitioner a mortgage deed of certain land
situated In the town of Lincoln, in the County
of Addison aforesaid, and described in said
mortgage deed as follows, viz: "All of lot No.
80, and forty acres of of the West half of lot
No. 8, in that part of Lincoln which was for
merry Averys Gore. excepting a small piece
nard" And said land is now bounded on the
North by land of John Dow and by land OF
Marius Sherman, on the East by land of James
LathIop, by the highway and by land of Mar
gerie Barnard on the South by the North
line of q piece of land now owned by William
Lathrop, that commences at the North East
corner OF Margerie Barnard's land and runs
East to the highway, by Margerie Barnard's
land, by the highway, and by land OF Rufus
Duclos and Fred Duclos with certain condi-
tions for the redemption of the same relating
TO the support and maintenance OF the said
James Lathrop, Elizabeth Lathrop, his wife,
and two certain other parties mentioned in
said petition as Mary and Agnes; and that
said conditions have not been fulfilled by the
said william Lathrop who abandoned said
premises in the Spring OF 1896, when he LETT
this State and has never returned; and pray
ing that the said petltionee may be foreclosed
of his equity of retention in the premises.
Said petitionee, William Lathrop, residing
without this State so that the petition cannot
be served upon him. IT is ordered that he be
required to appear on the hrst day of the
next stated term of SAID Court OF Chancery,
to be holden at Middlebury, within and for
the County OF Addison, on the first Tuesday
of December, A. ID. 1904, to make answer to
said petition, by the publication OF the sub
stance of said petition and this order three
weeks successfully, in the Middlebury Regis
ter, printed at Middlebury, in said County,
the last of which publication to be at least
twenty days previous to said term of said
Court. ia
day OF October, 1904.
RUFUS WAINWRIGHT,
Clerk.
W. W. RIDER. Attorney for Petitioner.
a.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-11

is almost always its most beautiful shape. The
charm of the elm is in its pendulous branches,
which curve down from the great limbs above
like sheltering wings; but we often see them
trimmed to fhe resemblance of palm trees,
naked trunks with tuft on top, like shaved
poodledog's tail. The beauty of the evergreen
is in its fiake-like branches, which sweep to the
ground in graceful curves. Some people trim
them as If they were apple trees under which
it is necessary to drive horses. They make
them look as beautifully dressed women would
look if their sweeping trails were cut off and
they were left in the attire of ballet dancer.
On the other hand, many persons will not cut
down mischievous tree, or have it pruned.
To be beautiful, it must be repeated every
tree must assume its natural shape, which it
cannot do if it is crowded. One beautiful
tree is certainly worth dozen ugly ones;
, they may render some service by giving shade
when they are rightly placed, but very often
air and sunlight rather than shade are needed.
Those who cultivate flowers know that many
plants must be pulled up, in order that the
survivors may flourish, and the same principles
apply in the case of trees. Superfuous trees
are no better than weeds. They do no good,
and they prevent other trees from attaining
their natural development. In the village as
in the country, what is needed is intelligence.
Tree planting and tree pruning are arts that
have been studied for hundreds of years and
that can be understood by anyone that will
study them. Such study may be recommended
to every lover of roadside beauty, and if the
recommendation be effective, we may hope in
time to see our village streets and our country
roads as beautiful as nature would make them
for US. $3.50
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-11

affairs at Washington" panorama
of Americanism in the making; John
Hay Speaks for the Nation''-two great
addresses by the secretary of state; EN-
pire- Building in Northwest Canada
an astonishing paper illustrated with
portraits of a dozen of the empire-build-
ers; "Along the Color Line" in the
South-with three remarkably fine por-
traitures of negro types; 1.-THE Minute
Man." vivid and witty pen sketch of
the typical New Englander; 1.-THE Story
of Mark Twain" California "big tree
these and dozen other features show
the continental scope of the National
Magazine for November. Fifty men
and women contribute to the number
with pencil, brush and camera.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-11
Mrs. Mary E. Bum p.

departed this life, very suddenly
Thursday evening, Mrs. Mary E. tSmead)
Bump, widow of the late Chas. j. Bump
and mother of Mrs. G. A. Bump, at
whose home she died. Mrs. Bump had
not been in the best of health for some
time, still during the day had been in
the best of spirits, seemingly as happy as
one need be. AT little past nine in the
evening, as she was retiring for the
night, she was taken suddenly i'll and
in one hour she passed away.
The deceased had been a member of
the Salisbury Congregational church for
40 years, was a member of Dunmore
Grange, and a woman possessing those
qualities which caused a deep love and
respect from all who knew her. Cheer
full always in her disposition, seeing the
bright side of everything, her home the
most hospitable for every one and every
home she entered made cheerful by her
presence, as such she will be remembered
as one who made the world brighter and
happier by her living. The funeral
was held at the Congregational church
Sunday at noon. A large attendance
was present. Rev. VIM. Hammersly
conducted the service with words well
fitted for the occasion.
w. F. Bump and wife, F. B. Nelson
and Mrs. NJ. A. Thomas sang very touch
ingly LEAD Kindly Light" and "Out of
the Shadow land" A beautiful floral
tribute was furnished by the grange
which attended in body.
She would have been 68 years of age
the 2lst of the present month.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-11
ST. Louis Exposition Cream Sep
arator Awards.

The De Laval Company comes out
proudly in this issue with the announce
ment of its Grand Prize award just given
at the st. Louis Exposition, showing
that the De Laval easily holds its old
position at the top of the separator lad
der. The New York Sun, in reviewing
the Exposition awards, pertinently says;
1.-THE Grand Prize for Centrifugal
Cream Separators has been awarded to
The De Laval Separator Company, as
was to have been expected, showing that
there has been no material change in the
relative position of the separator manu-
facturers since the making of similar
awards at Buffalo, Paris, Chicago and
other previous Worlds Expositions.
The De Laval exhibit at st. Louis is a
handsome one, in keeping with the pres
tige of these well-known Dreaming ma
chimes, which have done so much for
modern dairying and its products.
In reality the De Laval won double
highest honors, since the Creamery Pack
age Mfg. Co., chief agents for the sale of
its factory machines, also carried off a
Grand Prize for its magnificent exhibit
of creamery and dairy apparatus and
supplies.
The De Laval machines are very much
in evidence at st. Louis. Aside from
their own large display one is used in
the operation of the Exposition Model
Dairy, one in the Jersey Barn, one with
the Shorthorn Herd, another is found in
the Educational Building, and still an
other in the United States Experiment
Station.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-11
Hoods

Sarsaparilla enjoys the dis
tinction Of being the great
est curative and preventive
medicine the world has ever
known. It. is an all-round
medicine, producing its UNI
equaIled effects by purify
ing, vitdlizing and enriching
the blood on which the
health and strength Of every
organ, bone and tissue de-
pend. Accept no substi.
Cute for Hoods, but In.
sist on having Hoods
AND ONLY HOODS,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-11

The Ludlow Tribune says: 1.-THE Sperry
and Hutchinson Trading Stamp COM
pany, the Vermont pioneer in the some
thing phantasm, has begun
to strip its st. Johnsbury store of ex-
change goods in preparation to going
out of business. When men succeed in
lifting themselves by their boot-straps
trading stamps will make money for
merchants-not before
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-11

We note that numerous fires in differ
ent parts of the State are helping to
furnish an excuse for the insurance COM
panies to raise the rates. This is the
heaviest tax the people pay and the legis-
lature should see that the people get
what they pay for when a loss occurs
not so per cent, or what the companies
choose to settle for. Give us valued
insurance policy.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-11

In speaking of the Neal Dow Quar-
tette that has proved such an attraction
at the Anti-Saloon meetings held in
the State this fall, we used the word
(colored) which was not true. the meiiiii-
bers of this quartette are all white men
in every sense of the word. The papers
that called this ''coon quartette" had
better apologize.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-11
A Special Feature.

AS special feature which we believe
will be much appreciated by our readers.
we shall publish for the next few weeks
some Of the famous "More Letters from
a Self Made Merchant to His Son.
These letters are written by George
Horace Lorimer and first appeared in
the Saturday Evening Post. The first
article appeared last week.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-11
GTATE OF VERMONT,
= ADDISON COUNTY, IS.
NJ. +. Allen ct al Addison County Court,


James Haven. J December Term. 1904.
Action OF Account demanding Five Hun
bred dollars. Writ dated April 5, 1904.
Because the said defendant, James Haven,
lives without this state and has not had
personal service of the tendency of this suit (:
Ii Is ordered that he be notified to appear
at the next term of said Court TO be Held at
Middlebury, within and for the County of
Addison aforesaid, on the first Tuesday of
December, A. ID. 1904, then and there to
answer thereto, by publishing the substance
of the plaintiffs declaration with this order
three weeks successfully in the Middlebury
Register published at Middlebury aforesaid.
the last of which to be at least twenty days
before said term of said court, which shall be
deemed sufficient notice.
And day thereof Is given, etc.
RUFUS WAINWRIGHT, Clerk.
CUsHMAN SHERMAN,
Attorneys for Plaintiffs. "A
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-11

By the way, McCuen is a sort of
farmer as well as an editor to-day. l
have no doubt that he grows a few of
those delicious, juicy apples, known as
the Fameuse variety. How, then, do
we account for an article in his paper,
thanking some one for donation of
"Faymuth" apples to his printing force:
Lost your front teeth, Blink?
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-11

The Groton Times comes to our desk
as a home printed paper, and is very
readable under Bro. G. G., Lords able
management.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-11

Every Vermonter has a right to feel
proud of the Queen City, and its growth
Over 100000 has been expended in
new buildings this season.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-11

The cattle commission cost the state
$4S, 346 during the past two years, and
what has it done to show for this large
expenditure? Nothing.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-11
A Vivid Pen Picture.

H. l.. Hindley pays Rev. Joseph Clark,
who spoke at the recent Sunday School
convention at Ludlow, the following
breezy compliments: HE brought along
couple Of condensers full of personal
magnetism from Columbus, Ohio. and
galvanized a Sunday School convention
by the time he had said ten words. Busy
Izzy wouldn't be half title for the
doctor. He made four addresses, in
augurated new way of raising money,
sold a big parcel of his book, Timothy
Standby, and sent the delegates home
walking buoyantly among the fixed stars
by way of preparation for another years
work. How'd he do it? Personality
again, just pure, double-multiplied per-
sonal voltage, following the good old
electrical rule of progress along the path
of least resistance.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-11

Rutland will soon have depot that is
worthy OF the CITY, What IL needs now
is first class opera house.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-11

All the merchants of Springfield now
using trading stamps will discontinue
their use Dec. 5.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-11
Bright, Breezy Talk,

The following paragraphs from the
pen of H. L. Hindley of Ludlow, for
merly of the Vermonter, will be read
with interest by his many friends in
this county:
My passing acquaintance, George
r. Dudley" Drake, who officiated at
left end in that sad affair at Cam
bridge last Saturday, showed pretty
oonclusively that his last year in
Pennsylvania has developed something
like championship form. when bud was
at Middlebury he was the whole team.
AT his best he was a marvellously effec-
tive pitcher. Back of the line he was
a fierce tackler and -ground-gainer
whose ability led MIDI to victory
over U. V. NJ. on the latter's gridiron, in
his last year of Vermont. But he was
cratic. Fierce-tempered and impatient
of mistakes, he would sometimes throw
a game away in sheer disgust. An
error, an end drawn in, failed tackle
bit of stupid base-ruuning, and bud
was at IN the air. Penn diisscciinline ia,
made him fast, brilliant end, one of
the best of the year. Good for Dud.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-11

Emotional? Yes. Crude? Yes. Un-
finished? Yes. But great big, warm
hearted man with a great big job on his
hands that has all the nonsense cut out
He's Methodist, a redhot shouting
Methodist, and he wouldn't give cent
for any other kind. But he's more. An
actor born if ever one was, his word
pictures burn with life. An exhorter of
parts, his clarion sounds a true and GER
tain note. A humorist his quaint say
ings and odd touches of nature forever
swing the pendulum of discourse from
grave to gay. Wit, satire, pathos, in
spiration and real, od-fashioned damna-
ton make up his talks. For example:
You Vermonters have so much land
you have to pile it up on edge.
Men are being damned not because
they ought to be or they have to be but
because they choose to be.
l saw girl in the Baptist yard but
hardly dared to climb over the Baptist
wall for fear some one would throw a
pail of water at me and say, "Get out of
here !"
Go fishing with your boy. You may
not catch any fish but you'll catch the
boy.
Some boys are tied to their mothers
apron strings. So is a kite. Cut the
kites string and see what happens.
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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-11

Blink MoCuen Of the Vergennes
Enterprise was brakes backstop in
Middlebury. He was about the only
man on the team who cared to han
die buds fast pitching, erratic and
unaccountable as it sometimes was.
They used to call each other hard
names at every practice, quarrel like
housecats and then take their coats
off and fight for each other if occasion
arose. Between them they broke up
athletic relations between Middlebury
and U. V, M, now about to be re-
sumed. How it happened is long
story, but l could tell few thing S
about a big, mean college rubbing it
in to little neighbor that wouldn't
look well in print. Drake has bad
knee and McCuen has mark or two
that weren't acquired by accident,
But you ought to have seen the other
people!
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-12-08
WAS AN EYE WITNESS
F. w. Mccall Saw Destruction Of
Printing Office by Soldiers.

The story of wal times recalled by
the death of Capt. Gary and recently
published in the Herald has developed
the fact that F. W.McCall, the veteran
marble man, Is perhaps the only sur
viving witness to the wreck of the
old Times Office by Union soldiers.
Mr.. Mccall, who at that time was a
wagon maker and was associated with
his brother in business, owned the
property where the John Cowan
blacksmith shop is now located. The
Times Office was Immediately north
of mis- property facing High avenue,
and was in a little frame building on
the present site of the county Jail.
Mr.. Mccall heard the disturbance and
went down to the rear of his property
to see what was going on. Three sol
diers did all the work and they soon
dumped the forms out into the middle
of the street. A map of the Southern
C~onfederacy was torn from the wall
and trampled under foot.
Mr.. Wheelock, who. was editor of
the paper at the time, wisely conclud-
ed to remain away and enter no pro-
test to the destruction of his property,
which he had made so distasteful to
the community at that time. The par
ticular statement that brought about
the trouble vas in regard to a number
of the Third Iowa at home on a fur
Tough. Mr.. Wheelock said: "Now that
Lincofn's hirelings have come home
1t would be well for people to lock
their hen roosts." This was the last
straw and the sick and injured sol
diers, already infiamed by other state
ments, summarily put an end to the
obnoxious sheet. While only three
soldiers, as Mr.. Mccall now remem-
bers the incident, took part in the af-
fair, enough others were stationed at
a safe distance to guarantee that the
work would be done without interior
ence. Judge Loughridge was about
the only n of the crowd that ZEN
tured a remark, and that only in the
interest of peace. All he said was:
Boys, you ought not to do that" The
type vas never gathered up out Of the
street to be used. Little boys picked
up handsful of it for months after
wards.
About this same time ]. B. Adlon,
Oskaloosa's pioneer jeweler, was run
ming a barber shop and jewelry store
in a frame building where the U. S.
Express office is now located. He
was shaving a soldier one day and
had him well %lathered, when suddenly
the soldier jumped out of the chair
and ran out into the street, towels,
soap and all, He had seen a South.
ern sympath1zer going by on horse
back wearing a butternut badge. He
pulled the fellow partly off the horse
destroyed the badge and returned
without saying a word to have the
tonsorial work finished.
But the scattering of the Skunl
River army and the destruction O,
the newspaper Office put a quietus on
apprehension, and while there were
many Southern sympathizers all dur
ing the rest of the war, they were
never again as bold in their declara
lions.