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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-09-25

Mrs. William Mead of Glen Ridge,
N. j., is the guest of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ford of Court street.
Miss Elizabeth Pinney entertained
friends at bridge whist on Monday after
noon.
Mrs. William II. Davis gave bridge
whist party on Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs Edward p Cushman has returned
from visiting friends in Brandon.
Mr.. Riggs and family, who have occu-
pied the Deke Chapter house for the
summer, have gone to Philadelphia.
c. l.. Witherell was in White River
Junction this week to attend the State
far.
Miss Theodore Crane has gone to
Ballston, n. Y, where she is to teach.
A notice of the Century Clubs coming
entertainments will be found elsewhere
in this paper.
Frank Bentley has returned from
Manchester, where he has been with his
string of trotters.
George Kidder and w. B. Wright have
gone to White River junction to attend
the State fair.
L
st. Paul, Mimi, where he was called by
the death of his brother, Paris Fletcher,
who was killed in an automobile acct
dent.
George f. Abbey and son, Lawrence,
have returned from Burlington, where
they have been visiting. Mrs. Abbey is
slowly gaining.
The Vermont Marble company are
sinking an artesian well at their plant at
Beldens.
Frank Warren, who was taken sud-
denly ill few days ago, is slowly inn
proving.
DR.. Isaac Stems is repairing his resi-
dence on High street.
The fire in the woods on Salisbury
plains south of this town which has
been burning there for the past few
days, got the upper hand of those fight
ing it Friday and burned some 500 cords
of wood valued at 1900, which was
owned by "A Mr.. Huntley of Leicester
Junction. There is also another fire in
the woods Just south of Mr.. Burnett's
/ house on the lower end of Munger street
and there were several houses and barns
which were, in danger of being burned
up, There was large gang of men try
ing to put it out.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-09-25
MIDDLEBURY LOCALS.

President John NJ. Thomas of Middle
bury college will deliver the address at
the annual meeting of the Sons of the
American Revolution in Montpelier III
November.
st. Mary's parish have preparations
well under way for church fair to be-
held five evenings in the town hall. The
dates are to be Thursday, Friday, Satur-
day, Tuesday and Wednesday, October 8,
9, 10, 10 and A. The various commit
tees necessary to expedite the business
and entertainment have been organized
and with good weather the fair will be a
success. The proceeds are to be used for
the benefit of the new church.
Frank Farnsworth, Jr., has lately pro-
duced crayon sketches of the old stair
case and landing of the college chapel,
and one showing the front entrance of
the Federation building, known to many
older residents as the Sayre place, on
Academy street. While Mr.. Farnsworth
makes no special claim regarding his
work, it is easily seen these sketches are
of high order of merit.
Mrs. Charles ]. Button has been spend
ing several days in Brandon, the guest
of her father.
Mrs. E. L. Miner and son, DR.. Fred
Miner, arrived in town Wednesday from
Flint, Mich, and are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. D. Miner.
Robert F. Pinney spent Sunday in
Shelburne.
Wilbur w. Wood, Rufus Wainwright
and Lenden Knight were guests over
Sunday of Tom Fletcher at his summer
home at Long Point.
Rev. Frank b. Seeey of Kingsland
N. Y, was in town Saturday, calling on
old friends and relatives.
Mrs. Cushing Hill entertained friends
at bridge whist on Tuesday and Thurs
day afternoons.
Miss Alice Brainerd has gone to Brook.
line, Mass. where she will teach during
the year.
Mrs. Mary Constantine and daughter
Miss Constantine, have returned to theil
home in New York city after spending
several weeks at the Addison.
Miss Jessie A. Lane leaves for Pitts
burg, Pa, to-day after spending the
summer with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
C. H. Lane.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Sargent have
returned from Salisbury Beach, where
they have been for several weeks.
Marguerite Lane returned to Brooklyn
N. Y, on Monday, where she is student
in the Pratt Institute.
Miss Sophie Wainwright left this weel
for Bryne Mar, where she will spend sew
eral months.
Hal Mellen returned to his studies a
Columbia University in New York city
the first of the week.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-09-25

The total number of pupils enrolled in
the parochial schools of Bennington Is
nearly 425. The registration at the Ben
nington graded school is TAG.
A large number of trout fry and finger
ling trout has been placed in Benningto on
streams during the past few months
About 900 lingering trout We're re-
Gently planted in the small stream be.
tween South SALISBURY and North Ben
nington.
The stockholders of the Bennington
& North Adams Street Railway company
have elected as directors: c. S. MeIlen.
Calvert Townley, II. n. Kochersperger
j. q. Parker. Henry w. Ely, A. b.
Gardner, 1. f. Gibson, George E.
Green and Augustus S. May.
The physical department of the Young
Mems Christian association at Benning-
ton will be opened soon under the in
struction of the new physical director,
Howard B. Monroe. The gymnasium
has been equipped recently with more
apparatus and some changes have been
made in the rooms. The prospect is that
the business mems class will be much
larger than usual during the fall and
winter.
The Burlington board of aldermen has
authorized the issuance of bonds to the
amount of SOL 900 to cover the cost of
installing the filtration plant, and has
voted to make such changes in the city
charter as shall bring about, as far as
possible. uniformity in the workings of
the different departments under the
present system, although deeming it I'M
wise TO attempt any change in the gem
eral plans of the charter at the present
time.
Last week Thursdays work completed
the canning of corn at the DeMerritt &
Palmer factory in Randolph. This sea-
sons crop amounted to 265, 900 cans,
compared with 1885, 600 cans the preced-
ing year. This is due not only To much
larger acreage but also to a much better
yield to the acre. A new line of work,
the canning of pumpkins and squashes,
will be opened at the factory about Sep
TENDER %, providing there is a heavy
rain. 1t is expected that the Waterbury
crop of pumpkins and squashes will be
taken to Randolph to be canned with the
local crop.
A rumor having been in circulation
that the water supply in Hyde Park had
been condemned by the health officer,
inquiry was made and it was learned
that this report is groundless. While
the samples were not reported as pure,
there was nothing in the condition to
render the water unsafe for drinking or
cooking purposes, and the conditions re-
sponsible for the negative report have
been attended to, 80 that no further
trouble is apprehended.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-09-25
STATE NEWS.

The 4Sth annual reunion of the LIST
regiment, VT. cavalry, will be held in
St. Adams Oct 81. The plans have not
yet all been completed but it is expected
that business meeting will be held in
the afternoon followed by a public
campfire in the evening at the city hall.
Frank l.. Greene will be the master of
ceremonies at the campfire and ex Gov.
G. j. Bell of Walden will give the prin.
cipal address. 1t is expected that Gov
ernor Proctor and Governor-elect G.. II.
PrOuty will be present. There are 45O
survivors of this famous regiment, but it
is probable that only about 10 will be
present.
j. w. Hanley, general passenger agent
of the Central Vermont railroad, has
given out that the company will not run
legislative train this fall as it has done
in the last few sessions. He gives as the
reason that it has not paid expenses in
years past.
Mrs. F. T. Wilkins of Boston, who has
been for more than forty years an occa-
sional visitor in Castleton, celebrated her
9Sth birthday anniversary September TO-.
Mrs. Wilkins is native of Castleton, in
her girlhood Jennie Parker, and is the
oldest daughter of the late Col. Ferrand
Parker.
Roy G. Stafford of Morrisville, who is
looking after his fathers mill business at
East Montpelier, suffered a severe loss
recently in the accidental death of one
of his span of Morgan horses, which met
death in a peculiar manner Stafford
hitched the colt to a tree and left it
standing while he went into the mill and
upon his return found that the animals
head had caught in the crotch of the
tree and its neck was broken. This was
the better of the two colts.
The time of holding the regular Octo.
Der term of United States court in Rut-
land has been changed from the first to
the second Tuesday in October, at which
time grand and petit jury term will be
held. Friday, October ?, Judge James
l.. Martin of Bratteboro, will hold a
session of court in the United States
court room for the purpose of naturaliza-
ton. A large number of foreigners will
appear at that time.
Rollie Flinton of Franklin was drowned
Sunday while out in a skiff with Merrill
Geno by the skiff capsizing and both
were thrown into the water. Geno sue
ceeded in getting hold of the skiff and
holding on until rescued by those near
by. but Flinton evidently started for the
shore but did not succeed, and was
drowned in about 10 feet of water only
few rods from the shore. The body
was found by w. j. Riley and taken out
after having been in the water about
two hours. DIR. johnson was there and
did everything he could to restore to life,
but to no avail. He leaves father and
five sisters and two brothers.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-09-25

Silas Montgomery, seven-year- old
boy of South SALISBURY, died last week
from an illness cau,e ed by being hit by a
snow ball last winter. The boy was hit
in the eye and the injury resulted in a
growth which medical skill could not
overcome. The boy had been treated in
the hospital in the city of Boston and
had been seen by numerous specialists,
none of whom had ever seen case of
the kind before.
The Crescent Valley Hotel at Pawlet is
being torn down by a couple of Pawlet
spectators who will acquire share in
the material for razing it. The Crescent
alley was built in 1884 and has been man
aged at variou; times by different hotel
men but without success. The money
which built the hotel was put in by
farmers mostly, but the investment was
poor one, and many of them were near
ly ruined through the investment. 1t
cost about $50, 900, and for the past few
years has been owned by o. p. Black,
who acquired it on mortgage.
John Davis, a slate quarryman, aged
40 years, was instantly killed at the
quarries of Owen Bros. in Granville,
N. Y, near the Vermont line Monday
morning. A mass of earth and rock
slipped on to him few minutes after he
began work. Only last week the quarry
was looked over with a view to the safe
ty to workmen and every bit of over
hanging earth which looked dangerous
was removed. Davis had expressed a
fear that he would at some time be kill
ed in the quarry. Mr.. Davis leaves a
wife and five small children.
A search of the premises of Frederick
Bartlett in the town of Rockingham by
Springfield officers recently revealed a
large amount of goods that have been
stolen from cottages along the Connect
icut rivec. Bartlett and his two sons,
Eli end Felix, were arrested, taken to
Bellows Falls and arraigned before JUS
tee I. +. O'Brien on the charge of grand
lacceny. Eli waived examination and
was bound over to the fall term of
county court now in session under bonds
o, $500, which he was unable to raise,
and was taken to Newfane jail. Felix
who is only twelve Years old, was SEN
fenced by Justice OBrien to the Yer
mont Industrial school at Vergennes for
the remainder of his minority. No case
was found against the father, Frederick,
and he was released.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-09-25

1t was learned that slick appearing
stranger, claiming to be j. II. Reid of
Augusta, Me-, had fleeced some of Bur-
lington's merchants. He bought suit
of III. G. Humphrey and paid in check
for $50. He also bought goods at
Stearn's drug store, giving check for
$40. Both were returned from the
Augusta Trust Co., as worthless. Reid
and his wife stopped at the Van Ness
house last week and an unsuccessful
attempt was made there to pass a check.
Arthur Berwick. aged 20, was badly
injured at Lyndonvile Saturday night
while trying to board a moving freight
train near the passenger station. As he
caught the ladder on the car he was
thrown against thu platform and then
under the wheels. One leg was taken
of below the knee and the other so bad
ly crushed that amputation will be nee
essary. He was brought to st. Johns
bury on special train and taken to the
Brightlook hospital, where he is in pre-
carlous condition. He was employed in
the engine house at Lyndonville.
Success depends as much upon the use
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-09-25
A Chance for Boys TO Make
q Dollar.

We want all the bones we can ge4. Can
sse heads, hoofs, horss-anythdng N the Bne
Of bones-h only dry. We VIII pay 6oc per
hundred pounds for tboro1ghAy dy booes-
We can pay even more Il strictly olean, hasd.
fresh, dry. BOXED butcher bones--and pay
feights from pour station II shipped in lots OF
200 pounds OF more. Aay be shippsd IN
barrels o. cheap saekA-C. S. PACE, Hyde
Park, VT.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-09-25
A Market for YOur Hidee,
TaIIOW and BOnes.

Almost everybody knows that the place 70
send Beef Hides, Hope Hides, Caliskins,
Sheep Pelts Tallow and Bones. IA to C. s.
Page, Hyde Park, Vermont, who pays highest
prices; RENTS the day following the arrival Of
goods at Hyde Park; pays the shipments OF
200 pounds or more, and keeps hA customers
at all times posted as to market vAlass.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-09-25

Success depends as much upon the use
of our off working time AS it does upon
our hours of labor.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-09-25
Saturday Specials, Good For That Day Only

store gives no discount which lnt ghb m ny Gehs nhct
ape e la nj hhdg i've yolas
to Jet Groceries go
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-09-25
STATE NEWS.

The total number of pupils enrolled in
the parochial schools of Bennington Is
nearly 425. The registration at the Ben
nington graded school is TAG.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-28
MAINE MUSICIANS.

Miss Dorothy Kimball Of Fort Fair
field expects to leave this week for
Boston where she will take a course at
tho New England Conservatory of
Music
Irving Kicker. leader of the Bar
Harbor Cadet band, has finished his
duties with that organization and ac-
ceptcd a position as cornet Soloist with
Chambers band OF Portland on d con-
cert tour throughout the State.
Miss Harriet A. Shaw, the well
known harpist. who has passed the
summer in Brunswick has returned
to Boston to take up her duties at the
New England Conservatory of Music
and in the Boston Symphony orchestra.
Miss Margaret Aver Of Lincoln has
been awarded a musical scholarship at
the Frederic PcakcS' studio in Phila-
delphia and expects to go to Phila-
dclphia in a few weeks to begin her
vocal studies under the tutc'age of Mr..
PcakeS.
Miss Katherine Quimby has accepted
a position as soprano Soloist at the
Belfast North Congrcgati onal church.
Raymond Floyd has resigned his po-
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and how one such. when caught. pleaded
tn" excuse that all fish take on ballast
befor" a Stolm
liz the groceries here watermelons are
sold by the slice and each slice by weight.
And average melon therefore, retails at
- cents at cheapest.
At It. ShottS, u cliff of iron ore was
long thought To affect tho compaSSes of
vessels. much as did the Magnetic Noun
tain il one of the Arabian Nights tales.
Being i,:st below Cape Race, and where
the currents arc most variable, many
could not be convinced but that it was re-
sponSille fo, the wrecks occurring there.
Newfoundland is the caribou hunter ;
paradise but one virtually never finds Old
caribou antlcrs. unless these are locked
in a deadly embrace. The deer either
stamp them to shreds OF. dropping tn"m,
OF else rats and mice EnaW them away.
st. Johns. Tx" some of the Dutch cities,
has Il law against throwing pieces of pa
per IN tire streets.
The fist land on The American side Of
the globe seen by ships in coming from
Europe on this passage is ];elle Isle. q
tiny ISLAM long believed Inhabited by
demons from the unearthly shrieks heard
there ~ mariners The shrieks. as mat
ter of fact. result from tie crashing and
grinding If the iccherss caught on the
reefs th"le.
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MAINE INDUSTRIES.

Two hundred and twenty-five thou
sand cans of corn have been packed
this season at the H. l.. t'orhan corn
factory. North street, Westbrook.
The Mason Manufacturing Company
at South Paris have found it necessary
to start running their factory evenings
to keep up with their orders. They arc
also hiring extra help.
1t is stated that the 1908 pack Of do
nestle SardlneS up to the present time
is about 100000 cases short. Some Of
the packers report that they will be
able under present appearance Of the
fish supply. to pack about two thirds
IF their allotment.
The residents OF Salisbury Cove are
looking Tor winter industry in the
new clam canning factory which is to
he built there in the near future Iy the
rwltchell. Champlin company of Port
land, which purchased a large portion
of shore property some time ago. While
the plans of the company are not a.
vet announced the new industry is ex-
rected tn provide q large amount oi
work for the inhabitants of that sec
ton, and to be centre for the fisher
men of this locality.
After lying idle for about eight years
the lime kilns of the RocklaEd- Rock
tort Lime co. located on Bay View
street, camden have been started up
1t is understood that the company eX-
poets to burn limo here about ii're'
months Wood is used for fuel w, thrr,
is not much annoyed from tn" snlpk,
though nearly every one would pre-
Ter not to sec the klns started at all
There is quite a demand for wood
burnc, lime and as these klns are in
fairly good condition, the stone has tc
be hauled from the Rockport 4uarries
by team.
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MAINE SCHOOL TOPICS.

Miss Mildred Wilson of Pcnobscot is
teaching in Bar Harbor again this
year, making the third consecutive
year she has taught in that place.
The new High school at Bar Harbor
which has just been built and
furnished at cost Of about $4,000.
was dedicated last week
The annual convention of the Han
cock county teachers association will
be held at Bar llarbor, Friday and
Saturday, oct. . and 10.
Frank b. Usher Of Standish. a
graduate of Brdgton academy, has
been engaged as principal Of the Mil
bridge High school. and will begin his
duties today The assistant has not
yet been engaged.
The entering class at the Lewiston
High school this year numbered about
1oO
At recent meeting of the school
board of Dover. ~ H., Miss Mae Ash
forth. graduate IF Sanford High
school. was elected principal Of the
commercial department "f the Dover
High school Miss Ashford is a
graduate Of the Business college of
Dover aud had charge of the COM
mcrcial work in the school the past
year
Miss LISA Mayo Of ,Brownville, a
graduate of Bangor High school, has
gone to Mt Ilolyokc where She will
take Il college course
Charles H. Lord has been substitute
ing as teacher in the Lisbon Fal'S
Grammar school on account of the
resignation of l.. \. Williams. Mrs.
Lena Afford Of Lewiston has been
elected as music teacher to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation Of
Miss Belle Mountfort. Mrs. Afford is
graduate of tho New England Con
servatory of Music.
Miss Georgia " Miller of Lincoln
vile, who for the past two years has
been teaching in California, has &C
copied Il position i'll the Grammar
school at Ninalhavcn.
William Burns Of Dcnnysville has
been elected principal of the High
school in that town Mr.. Burns is a
graduate Of the University Of Maine,
Among those from BIuehil who are
employed as teachers in other towns
are Miss Elsie Phillip, Castinc Normal
5, hunl. Miss Nellie NJ. Douglass.
principal Of Castinc grammar; Miss
Belle Butler. North Castine; Miss
Leila Mcintyre, North Scdgcwick;
Misses Ida Morse and Sadie Billings
| ProokIin; Miss Ethel Slower, Pcnoh-
| SCOT Miss brenda Mason, West Sedge-
wick; Miss Alice Iiinckley SedgeWick.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-28

The following corporations hav" filed
their certificates of organization at
the office of the secretary Of state:
Tennessee Timber, Coal and Iron Co..
organized at Portland. for the purpose
of developing timber and mineral
lands. with $50O0OO capital stock. of
which nothing is paid in Officers:
President, Percy G. Bolster of Fort
land; treasurer, T. l.. Croteau Of Fort
land. Certificate filed Sept. %. 1908
Dos Moines Electric Co. organized at
Augusta, for the purpose OF deailhg
in machinery. generators. motors, etc.
with $1,000, 900 capital stock. of winch
nothing is paid in Officers: President
T. Berry of Augusta: treasurer, y
Berry of Augusta Certificate filed Sept.
%, 1908.
Enterprise Brush Co, organized at
Portland, for the purpose of manu- ac-
turing and dealing in brushes and nov
elites, with $4,000 capital stock. of
which nothing is paid in. Officers:
President, Augustus G. Webbe" of
Portland; treasurer. Augustus o. Weo-
Der of Portland. Certificate filed Sept.
26. 1908.
The Winnipesaukee Co. organized at
Berwick, for the purpose of nlanufac-
turing and dealing in automobiles.
boats, carriages and vehicles for the
transportation of passengers ana
freight. with $4,000 capital stock. OF
which nothing is paid in. Ofhcers: res
;dent Henry ID. Yeaton of Alton. \.
n. treasurer. Orrcn r. Fairfield of
Somersworth, n. II. Certliicate nleo
Sept. rs, 1908.
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THE MAINE SANATOR|UM

For the treatment and cure of persons
with pulmonary tuberculosis. was erecteo
by. and is under the management OF the
Maine State Sanatorium Asscc,atloh ue-
gal title). Its purposes are wholly pniianc
!thropic. This sanatorium is model OF
Its kind For curative effect and for IN
spring outlook its location is unsxcelied.
It's present capacity is fifty-tiye pa
TENTS. The completed plant would pro
vide for one hundred. The cost OF COM
Pleting 1t would be comparatively small
Money is wanted for this. and for along ns
needy patients. An endowment fund or
10000 is greatly needed. For further in
formation write to the secretary. Angus
ia. Maine.
The officers and directors are: Presi-
Gent. Gen. Sclden Conner: Vice-President.
Hiram w. Kicker; Treasurer. Treby John
; son; Secretary, A. G; Young. N. p; Med
lees tees: Hon. John F. Hill. Hon. Waldo
rMettengill. s. II. Weeks. NJ D.. Hon. +. c.
MMhitehouse. Rt. Rev. Robert Goldman.
Hon: Vim. D. Pencil, F. c. Thayer. NJ.
-. G. H. Payson, Hon. Cyrus w. Davis.
Hugh J. Chisholm. f. d. Chamberlain.
frank G. Payson. Estes Nichols. M. D..
Fred e. Richards. -
~ 5000 1890. a
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PE-RU-NA TABLETS.

The Peruna Tablets will be found eff
fective and convenient for people much
exposed to cold and subject to catarrh.
Laboring men, exposed to the elements;
travelling men, exposed to a constant
change Of food and sleeping apartments,
will find the Peruna Tablets of great
value in preventing colds, catarrh, and
arrangements OF the stomach.