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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-10-25
President Brainerd's Resignation

The determination of President Ezra
Brainerd to retire from the leadership
of Middlebury College at the close of
the scholastic year will deprive that
institution of a capable executive and
a scholarly man. During the twenty
three years that he has been president
there, the college has been transformed
very much. The attendance is nearly
two hundred per cent. greater than dur
ing the few years prior to his election
to the position. With the march of
events in collegiate institutions, sys.
tenn of elective studies has been in
stalled. There has been a steady raising
of the scholarship standard in that
period. Old Middlebury is a small
college and probably always will be,
as Judged by the changing standards
of the decades, but it can take a
large measure of pride in the high
position that it holds in educational cir.
Giles. To this condition President Brain
erd has been strong contributing factor.
His successor, the Rev. DR.. John NJ.
Thomas, comes to the work with the
institution well-favored.- barre Times.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-10-25
j. B. MARTINS AUTO BURNS.
Blaxes Up on Way from Belmont
Races and is Destroyed.

Westbury, L. l., Oct 1s.-A big tour
ing automobile belonging to James B.
Martin of Great Neck and valued at
about So, 500 caught fire near the Meadow.
brook clubhouse, on its way to Wheatley
from the Belmont Racetrack, and was
practically ruined.
Mr.. Martin was driving the car, his
wife being with him. 1t is believed that
falling cigarette ash and a leak in the
gasoline tank were responsible for the
ignition The Meadowbrook firemen
were called, and with hand grenades
tried to extinguish the blaze, but in
twenty minutes all that remained of the
machine was a bit of charred wood and
the iron framework.
Paul Rainey took Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
to their destination in his earn. Y.
Times.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-10-25
VERGENNES,

George F. Kimball is visiting his sister,
Mrs. j. &. Powers of Newton Center.
Mass.
DR.. Powers, former resident of this
city, has been seriously ill but is slowly
recovering.
Mrs. L. A. Shepard of Fair Haven is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. George De-
VOID.
Otis Denton has been visiting his
mother this week at Elizabethtown.
Ny.
DR.. Edward Pilon went Saturday to
Burlington to be present at an operation
performed on Miss Grace Gordon at the
Mary Fletcher hospital.
Thomas Jones returned Saturday from
weeks visit to his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. A. Jones of West Berk shire.
Mrs. John Ross of Rutland has been
visiting her sister. Mrs. Ruth Goss, for a
few days.
Miss Mary King is at home with her
parents, MIR. and Mrs. Joseph King of
Addison.
Mrs. Claribel Marshall, who is attend
ing the State normal school at Castleton,
returned Monday after a few DAYS with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs G. H. Mar
shall.
f. L. Ingalls,, formerly superintendent
of the Industrial school. was in town
Saturday
Miss Bessie Palmer is visiting her aunt,
Mrs. +. NJ. Ball
Miss Edna Ball attended the teachers
convention in Burlington.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-10-25
j. VlPOND DAVIES HURT.
Consulting Engineer Stops Rum
away and Saves Children-His
Hin Broken

j. Vipond Davies, chief consulting en-
gineer of the Hudson Tunnel Company
who lives in "a Bovine Avenue, Flush
ing, Queens Borough, had one hip brok-
en- and received internal injuries yester-
day morning while preventing team of
runaway horses from running down a
group of school children.
Mr.. Davies was on his way through
Amity Street. Flushing, to the Main
Street railroad station to catch the $3.50
O'Clock train for Long Island City, when
two teams of horses hitched to moving
vans, owned by G.. Anderson & Son,
which were backed against the sidewalk,
took fright at an automobile driven by
William Haak of Franklin Place. One
of the teams became unmanageable and
started off.
The horses were heading direct toward
a group of school children when Mr..
Davies sprang and caught the nearest
horse by the bride. Hewas swung from
his feet, but managed to change the
course of the team from the street to-
ward the sidewalk.
MT. DAVIES WAS CiluRluB W OiC Oiiuie
when the team crashed into a tree. be
was thrown against the tree and fell to
the ground so that the front wheels of the
van passed over his legs. The team was
checked by the collision and the horses
were quickly caught, while Mr.. Davies
was picked up and carried into the office
of DIR. E. T. Lawrence at LAT Amity
Street.
When Mr.. Davies learned the extent of
his injuries at his own request he was
taken to his home. His condition is said
to he serious Times.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-10-25
FRIDAY, OCTOBER as, 1907.
Putting Roosevelt At the Head.

The United States is glad of the ap-
probation which it is receiving at The
Hague Conference. NJ. Nelidoff, the
head of that gathering, has approved the
draft of the conference which was sub
mitted to him by the special committee,
in which President Roosevelt is men,
toned as the chief author and promoter
of the gathering. This is very agreeable
TO us, and better still, it is true to his
tory. Every member Of the conference
has given his signature to this tribute
which has accorded to the United States
executive the chief honor for the holding
Of the present Hague gathering.
1t was during the st. Louis worlds
fair of 1904 that the present conference
had its origin. The Interparliamentary
Union met in st. Louis that year, and a
Missouri man, Hon. Richard Bartholdt,
was the president of the union. That
body was composed of members of the
parliaments of all the principal nations
of the world and of many of the smaller
ones. Our Parliament, necessarily, was
represented by many of its members, and
a Missouri man was put at the head.
The union asked President Roosevelt to
issue a call for new Hague gathering,
to supplement the work done by that of
1899, and to consider new questions
which have arisen since that body adj
iOurned, and to take note of other cues.
tions which were before that body, but
which assumed new aspects afterwar1
Mr.. Roosevelt issued the CALL and the
conference which is closing at The
Hague is a consequence
The compliment which The Hague has
extended to the United States is be.
slowed on the country to which it be.
longs. The conference of 1899 originated
with Nicholas H.. but it did little, and in
the lapse of year or two was forgotten
Europe seemed to be anxious to let its
memory drop out when the United States
stepped IN and injected life into the tribu-
nal. The United States did this by refer
ring to dispute which we had with Mex
leo, an thus the worlds attention was di-
rected anew to The Hague. That issue
was settled satisfactorily to both parties to
il, and then Mr.. Roosevelt took the steps
which led to the present gathering.
When the Nobel prize was given to the
president a few months ago for his work
in the cause of world peace the world
applauded the act The world will also
10 the president which The Hague has
now rendered, and the United States
wins new victory in the cause of
peace.-St Louis Globe Democrat.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-10-25
WOMEN AND BABIES IN PERIL
Horse Frightened by Auto Knocks
Them Down In CentraliPark.

Frightened by the siren of an automo-
bile a horse driven by Otto Houghton of
% West Fifty eighth Street ran on to the
walk at Seventy -seventh Street and the
East Drive, Central Park, yesterday after
noon, knocking down several women and
bowling over two baby carriages. The
occupants of the baby carriages were not
injured and the older persons were more
frightened than hurt.
Mrs Andrew Holland of ll9 East Sew
enty -seventh Street was wheeling her
grandson. She was knocked down, and
the carriage overturned. The perambu-
lator in which the four months' old son
was being wheeled by Julia Fuchs was
knocked down, az was the nurse.
Policeman Henry Calian of the Arsenal
Station assisted in stopping the horse.
Mrs Holland whose face was cut, was
taken to her home in an ambulance.-N.
Y. Times.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-10-25
AGED WOMAN'S BACK
BROKEN.
Struck by an Auto While Return
ing from Father Mayors
E,raraI

Mrs. Amelia Greenblatt of I'D East
Eighth Street, New York, attended the
funeral of her late pastor, the Rev. John
B. Mayer, in the st. Nicholas Roman
Catholic Church in Second Street. The
service ended at noon and Mrs. Green
blatt started from the church to 60 to her
home.
She crossed the sidewalk and stepped
into Second Avenue almost in front of an
automobile driven by Rudolph Plain of
379 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn. Plain, who
was driving from the Williamsburg
Bridge toward Bond Street, sounded his
horn loudly as he came down the avenue
into which throngs were Hooking from
the church.
The loud blast of the horn startled Mrs.
Greenbatt, who is 81 years old, and she
stood still, apparently stupetied by her
danger. Plain put on his brakes ana
tried to swing his machine TO one side.
Before he could stop the car, however
il had struck the woman and flung her
to one side against the curbstone.
Women in the crowd screamed in
horror. Policeman Burke of the Fifth
Street Station lifted the woman in his
arms and put her in the tonneau of the
auto which Plain had succeeded in stop
ping. Then he ordered the chauffeur to
drive up Avenue A to Bellevue Hospital
at top speed.
The trip to the hospital of more than a
mile was made in less than three minutes.
Physicians who examined Mrs. Green
blatt said that her spine was broken.-
Times
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-10-25
A Woman's Idea. on Poultry Food.

Careful, painstaking poultrymen who
appreciate the value of poultry and
recognize the advantage which a good,
honestly made Poultry Food gives
them are the ones who will be espe-
cially interested in the following letter
from Mrs. f Edgar Brown of Brim.
geld, Mass. She says: II like Pages
Perfected Poultry Food very much. It
is the best of anything l ever used.
and shall soon send for another bar
REL"
Any one sending his address on
postal card 10 c. S. Page, Hyde Park,
Vt, and mentioning this paper, will re-
eeive by mail, free, postpaid, sample
package of Pages Perfected Poultry
Food"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-10-25
FORES TDAUE.

Mr. and Mrs. f. j. Bacon have started
for an extensive Western trip.
c. +. Hewett has returned to Forest
dale, having spent the summer at Lake
Dunmore.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Young are visiting
at H. A. Rowe's.
O. A. Wyatt is moving to Whiting.
Mrs. l. w. Horn is visiting in New
York.
The Woman's Auxiliary met Wednes-
day afternoon with Mrs. John Bernor.
Henry Vassar and Miss Lena Forguites
We're married at st. Mary's church, Bran.
don, Monday, Oct. 81.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-10-25

The first three new subscribers to the
Register after today, the 25th, will re-
ceive The Country Gentleman" an agri-
cultural paper of wide reputation, for
one year free of cost. Sample copies of
this excellent paper can be had by calling
or sending to the Office of the Register
After these three subscriptions are given
The Country Gentleman can be had with
the Register to subscribers within the
State for two dollars.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-10-25
NEW ENGLAND BRIEFS

IL MASS
CON mon couhcI " committee was APP
poln''u 10 investigate 'he com MISSION
:! stein' vi c''A government Tor Salen.
Inc S'ockholoers Of me CaSco Bay
ana h"Il'SNtI IMeJ Steamboat com
p"h'es No''u II i"Nor OF the consolda-
'ion Vi lnc Two mes 'le chahSe taxing
erect NOV l.
during hrc at the nome OF Fred L.
SharkeN III west Hartford. VT. Mrs
sAarkoy. aged 10 dropred dead from
heart disease.
Pierre I'ouliior. a carpenter. 63 years
old, was killed 10y falling from a stag
Ing on which he was working at FAN
River. Mass.
mere nave Heeh numerous recent
'uei'> from lAe '""ll'S "l young women
ttud'li'S III W h'atoll seminary. Norton,
Mas Inc pf'hr. p"I of the school IS
A"h'n1 al !AN'N'' S"tI"h'
W imam Haf'"h. 10 years DID, was
SuucN ana p!"h""IN fatally hurt 10y an
au'oihoh'l'' "r'NrA ID! us owner. An
euStuS y. II'IlA'NS'N' at W akeheid.
Mass.
KEY. W .Hlam +. NoIeS' Tor l. years
miSsIoni'N assent OF the New England
l-IttIe Wanderers nome III Boston IS
deau' lie was Torn III Abingdon,
Mass - years ago.
James hitcoh!h Of Merrill Me-
was thrown out OF his wagon ana Killed.
HIS morse htralnt frightened ana ran
away
II IS estimated lhat the Name po-
'a'o crop thiS year VIII amount 10
"pout i''V'V'V'" ""S"''S' u l" -lh'Ius
VI 'n"' VI "H' val
Nv ''"'','N'''' ~ H. poil'e are
heel''nI UP 'nt' ''"S"ue az" '"N' per
sohS WI" "le"h 'n' c.'N oru'nah'e by
spl'''hE Oh 'h' hoors ol puollc PAGES
Iatrlck Breese, aged 10. was found
dead BESIDE the tracks lust outside the
Union station at Worcester Mass.
Walter Hendlg, aged -, of Manches-
ter Eng sailor. was struck and killed
by train ut Boston.
Benlamin Anthony aged 13. car in
spector, was struck 10y freight car at
Taunton Mass. and had both legs cut
OF. lie died soon after.
Samuel w. Spence. aged "A, was
killed by fail OF 100 feet from the top
Of gaSometer Of the Worcester (Massl
CAS- .ht company
over $4,000 Of public requests
was disclosed by the filing for probate
Of the will Of Miss Florence Lyman of
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-10-25
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to the many neighbors and friends
who remembered us with so many kind
nesses during our hours of trial in the
mother.
Mr.. James Howker and Family.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-10-25
O'Leary Completes Long Walk

Cincinnati. oct. 2l.-Dan OLeary. a
long distance walker. finished 1900
mile walk at Norwood inn. He walked
one mile during each hour for 1900 con
sseutive hours He is nearly 65 years
old, but showed no signs Of faltering.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-10-25

This is the new lens-the best of all
and lens that is easy for the eye. See
Dr.. Flanders at the Addison House Tues
lay next, the Goth, s a. m. to p. IN.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-10-25

Eat anything you like and when you
like it, but take Mi-o-na stomach tablet
first TO strengthen the stomach and pre-
vent indigestion. soc. box; nothing if
it fails.-W. II. Sheldon.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-10-25
SALISBURY.

Shooting to the right of them, shoot
ing to the left of them, volleyed and
Numbered Deer season has COM
menced.
DR.. Reed is now occupying his new
home and office.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-10-25
Long peIiberation OF Jury

South Paris, Me, Oct. 23-The Jury
in the case'of Wallace G. Everett,
charged with the murder OF Edgar L.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-10-25
MIDDLEBURY, VERNON

Radcliffe. went out to consloer the
dence at 1905 Yesterday morning.
was unable to agree on a verdict I
was locked up for the night.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-10-25
OOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooOoooooo

u s.. .:.. tt S. $. a a''; ,. .:. =
~ Burlington, has discovered
more than one thing about Shoes. 1t
found out the best sellers long ago and
that is why the name OF Mosley &
Bigelow ha; always been connected
with the well known Armstrong and
Burt Shoes for Ladies the Nculeton
and Elite Shoes for Men, $3.50 the
pair up. We've plenty of lower priced
footwear and the largest and most
varied line of Shoes for Children, and
for Boys and Girls, shown in Vermont.
Surely, shopping trip to Burlingt.
that omits a visit to our store is like
gong to the circus and not seeing the
elephant.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-10-25

Farnsworth & Co. sells Longman &
Martinez l.. & NJ. Paints in pints and
quarts at half-gallon price
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-03
sTAGEsTRucK.
An incident of the Boyhood Days Of
William Mckinley.

An incident of the Boyhood Days Of
William Mckinley.
One does not readily associate our
maEtyred president, William Mckinley,
with an ambition to become an actor,
but in Il grouping of eminent person
ages who have conceived at one time
or another in their lives passion to
tread the boards we find the subjolned
account:
at was while holding the humble
position of clerk at hat store in Gin
cinnati that Mr.. Mckinley became
stagestruck and once confessed that
he did not outgrow his desire to be-
come an actor for many years after
ward. This desire arose through wit
Messing the Shakespearean plays az
presented by the great tragedian, Ed.
win Forrest, for whom Mr.. Mckinley
conceived great admiration.
Imagine my feelings the presi-
dent said on one occasion when relat-
ing his boyish ambitions, when For
rest walked into our store one day to
make a purchase. l rushed to the
front in order to serve my ideal hero
of the theater. The sale, however, was
made by an older clerk, but l was
given the privilege of pressing and
stretching the hat. The great actor
stood near me, observing my work, and
the smile of appreciation which he
gave me was one of the events of my
youth Scrap Book.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-03

The Homestead, of Des Moines,
Iowa, is an agricultural weekly of
the highest class, edited by actual
farmers, who live upon and operate
their own farms and are able to put
to the test of experience all the
theories discussed in its columns.
The Homestead has departments
devoted to horticulture, poultry,
dairying, sheep, veterinary, laws af-
fecting the farmer, the household,
Sunday school and every interest of
the western farmer; and its editor
ials cover every question regarding
soils, seeds, machinery, methods Of
cultivation, breeding and care Of
live stock, etc., in which the far
mers Of this section are interested.
The Homestead's contributors in
clude the ablest and most success
full farmers, breeders and expert
ment station workers in the middle
West. If you are Homestead rea-
der. you cannot fail to be up to date
on all farm questions; and EARN
Burrows" Hints, Devices, Sugges.
tons, etc. and other valuable fea-
lures are an unfailing source of en-.
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Homestead is 81 year to sub.
scribers, and subscriptions either
sinply or in continuation with this
paper, are taken at this office. 4wle
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-03
catarrh Cannot Be Cured.

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as
they cannot reach the seat of the
disease. Catarrh is blood or con-
stitutional disease, and in order to
cure it you must take internal reme-
dies. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, and acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces. Halls
Catarrh Cure is not quack medi-
cine. 1t was prescribed by one of
the best physicians in this country
for years and is a regular prescrip-
ton. 1t is composed Of the best
tonics known, combined with the
best blood purifiers, acting directly
on the mucous surfaces. The per-
feet combination Of the two nova
dients is what produces such won
derful results in curing Catarrh.
Send for testimonials free.
T. ]. CHENEY & CO., Props,
Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-03
An Excellent Law.

The bill passed a few days ago by
the legislature which limits the
places at which actions may be
brought on contracts, to the county
residence of the debtor, is meritor-
ious piece of legislation. 1t has
long been the law that suit could be
brought on written contracts in the
county OF the debtor, or at the place
provided in the contract for its pay
ment. This provision of the law
has been willfully abused by travel
ing solicitors. Men have signed
contracts for the purchase Of fruit
trees, insurance, medicines, stock
foods, merchandise and all sorts of
things sold by solicitors, wherein
there was clause providing for the
payment OF the contract in Des
Moines or some other place long
distance from the home Of the debtor.
These contracts in many instances
turned out to be fraudulent, and the
debtor, in order to interpose any
sort Of a defense was obliged to en-
gage in lawsuit a long distance
from home. Under the law recently
passed, ANY contract for delivery Of
property or the payment of money
obtained by any agent, canvasser or
solicitor, for himself or any person
or persons, firm or corporation, shall
by its terms state such fact, and
shall be enforcible by suit only in
the county OF the residence of one
or more of the debtors. This new
provision Of the statute will be ex-
tremely potent in diminishing the
number OF fraudulent concerns do
ing business in the state.-Monti-
cello Express.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-03
Let the Schools Alone.

The school at Ames attached to
state board OF control would soon be
u second rate school. Let there
never be any doubt of that. 1t has
had a genius of its own and it is
that genius that has made it great
Today there is no school Of the kind
that stands higher. The writings
Of its professors are quoted in Rus
STA and Germany. The influence Of
Ames has penetrated every nook and
corner of the state. 1t is no longer
a theory, but it is a fact. Scientific
agriculture has been transforming
the state and the transformation is
proceeding under the direction of
the school at Ames. What has been
so good and become so great, ought
to be left to pursue its own course
and to mark its own path to future
achievements. 1t must not be ham
pered by politicians and not put in
to leading strings of boards of con-
troll. 1t must be it's controller as it
must be its own genius. Let the
men in charge have their way, as
long as they are doing SO great a
work.
What is true Of Ames is also true
Of Iowa City. The State university
never made any Roadway as long as
it had too many bosses. When the
trustees fnally>made the president
responsible, gave him power and
held him responsible, the school
took on new life. 1t is now greater
than it has ever been before. And
it is going to be still greater. 1t is
still in the infancy of its power
Let it alone, it will 90 on as it has
now started. Give it support and
give it honor and praise.
All that the educational institu.
tons Of Iowa ask of the future is
that the mere politicians will lei
them alone and give them adequate
support. They will do the rest
Cedar Bapids Republican.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-04-03
Will Save the Birds,

This season promises to be good
one for illustrating the advantage
this state will enjoy by prohibiting
the shooting Of wild fowl in the
spring. A late spring always en-
courages the late arrivals, where the
law is enforced. to remain and raise
their broods in Iowa swamps. As
the law now stands, the shooting
must stop April 10, and if it really
does, it has been many times OBJ
served that where the migration, by
reason of a late spring, has been de-
layed, the birds, being undisturbed
by hunters, remain to raise young
for the fall season, greatly to the
gain OF Iowa hunters. 1t is nothing
less than sin to allow the slaughter
OF ducks during the mating season,
for it is not only waste, but the
birds are inferior for eating at that
time. The spring season is at the
best only from two to three or four
weeks, but the birds decoy much
easier at that time. If it is not
stopped, Iowa will soon have mighty
few ducks.--Mail and Times.