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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
The Clever Muskrat.

"Muskrats can swim two or three
mile under the ice. I've seed EN- do
It," said New Hampshire guide.
"How do they breathe, Jake"
"Ill tell We. The muskrat he takes
n big breath. and he plunges into the
cold water, and he swims right out
where the ice is-not n bit afeard.
Then when he can't hold his breath no
longer he sticks his nose right up agin
that ere ice ceilin' and blows out Il
long breath. The breath makes a big
air bubble, the ice oxygenizes the air
in the bubble, so as it's real good TO
breathe ag'in, and old Mr.. MuSkrat he
just draws it down inter his chest and
swims on his way. The air he started
out with can be oXygenized seven or
eight times that thar way before it
gifts too poor for breathin', and the
muskrat II cover about two mile be-
fore he has to come to the surface
Exchange
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
a Man Without a Liver.

This startling, but interesting head
line, describes accurately the condition
of man whose liver is not acting. He
Rydale's Liver Tablets are true liver
stimulant and tonic, and never fail to
start an inactive or sluggish liver to
work. They soon regulate its action and
restore normal conditions. These tablets
are positive cure for chronic constipa-
ton, and chronic sick headache, which
are caused by disordered liver. Ry-
dales Liver Tablets are put up in 20
cent size only 80 tablets to each package.
Sold and guaranteed by II. b. Dutton
Co, Middlebury, Vt, E. J. Whitney,
Salisbury, Vt, NJ. j. Day & Co., Ripton,
Vt, w. r. Warner & Co., Vergennes, VT.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
NEW HAVEN.

Halle j. Peck with Cameron Sprigg
went to Boston on the stock train last
Monday morning.
Dea. and Mrs. Will Partch were
elected delegates to the County Confer
eece of churches held in Weybridge this
week.
Miss Marianne Landon is taking the
place of Miss Ida Kingsley in the school,
the latter looking after the postoffice
during the illeess of Mr.. Roscoe.
The animal meeting of the Ladies
Union will be held next week Wednes.
day, May 26, at the home of Mrs. P. L.
Adams.
c. l. Button of Middebury is to be
the Memorial day orator in this place.
Mrs Curtis Cole, Mrs Arlie Kingsley
and Miss Belle Simonds are quite ill.
E. A. Langdon has been out of health
for several weeks.
Nelson Mitchell is carrying on the
Wilder farm, Mrs. Wilder taking posses.
sion of her village home the coming fall
Mrs. Will Warren of Springfield, Mass
Miss Mary Roscoe and brother, Ed. Ros-
coe are all at the Roscoe home, called
there by the illness of their brother, A
P. Roscoe.
Mrs. Teresa Gregory of Middlebury
was guest of her brother and wife
Mr.. and Mrs. w. V, Sturdevant las
week.
E. p. Daniels and F. E. Benham spen
last week in Haverill, Mass, in attend
ance at the Assembly of the Nazareer
church. Six hundred clergymen were
present, An interesting meeting is re
ported.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21

The Farm Enterprise, published some
years ago by j. w. Ketchum of Vergnnes,
after much needed rest has taken on a
new lease of life, this time published in
Bristol by the Farm Enterprise Publish
ing company. MIR. Ketchum's name does
not appear in the sheet but it is probable
company, and if so the farmers might as
well succumb first as last and pay their
twenty cents for a year .subscrip-
ton,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21

The local newspaper is, withal, much
abused institution, Notwithstanding its
usefulness to the community The
Springfield Reporter sets forth a whole
lot of truths when it say:
Few people have any realization of
the extent to which the local Newspaper
helps on the societies, the churches and
all other organizations in our commu-
nifty. How long would it be possible to
keep up interest in society and church
gatherings, if the newspaper was not the
medium by which people can constantly
be reminded of coming events! The
man on the street usually adopts cyni-
cal habit toward all organizations to
which he does not belong, he SCOTS at
their work, questions if they do any
good. The newspaper, however, is an
optimist. 1t sees the good side of life, is
constantly telling the people about the
good work done by societies and
churches, gives them credit for what
they are trying to do, overlooks flaws
and only mentions scandal when such is
in everyone's mouth.
Lots of society and church people are
eagerly looking for the reporter when
they have pink tea or an initiation that
they want to get advertised. But when
a pastor resigns, or the grand officers are
coming for visitation, or some other
piece of real news crops out that the
newspaper wants, in return for all its
service, il never occurs to them to call VI
the newspaper man and give him tip
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
Gould Not Fool Gladstone.

The keenness Of Gladstone's collect
ing eye. even in old age" the London
Athenaeum says, may be inferred
from the story told us by a bookseller
in Brighton On one of his last visits
Mr. Gladstone paid a visit to our in
formant and took up a nice book in
an old French binding. What's thisT
he said.
"'Oh. it's book from the library of
Catherine de Medici.'
"'But there's no fleur de lis in the
top lozenge. retorted Mr.. Gladstone
without a second glance at it."
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
"PUBLIC TERRORS. -

1t is quite possible that an antidote of
some certain degree of efficacy in cases
of outrageously reckless automobile
driving has been found in depriving such
drivers Of their licenses or refusing re.
issue. From the fact, however, that the
necessary proof is only obtained at the
expense of life and limb, it cannot be en-
tirely successful. How would it work to
round up few of these public terrors
and send them TO Waterbury to be 'ob-
served" until sleighing comes again =
Hardwick Gazette
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
co-oPERATioN IN MAINE.
Grange Does a Business Of $4,000 q
Year and Owns Its Gristmill.

Grange Does a Business Of $4,000 a
Year and Owns Its Cristmil.
We learn through the Maine Farmer
the following particulars elative to CO
operation in Houlton grange and why
cooperation is successful The writer
says
1.-THE first important thing is to Sc
lect the right man to conduct the bust
ness-a man who is honest, efficient
and who has q good business tact.
The next thing is to have the Patrons
loyal to the grange store, and if some
goods should be bought when they
were high in price and then before
they were sold should fall in price and
the store in the city that bought on the
low market could undersell the grange
the Patrons would need to buy of the
grange store even If they did pay a
little more on these goods.
"Our plan is to put per cent above
the total cost. All goods. excepting
-four, sugar and grass seed, are sold at
per cent above cost; grass seed
per cent, which pays for the extra help
to handle it just for a short time in
the spring Flour and sugar we han
die at cost, with no per cent added.
when we commenced business we
had only $136 as capital and did $40.
600 business on that amount. Last
year we did business of $4,000 and
added to our capital over $4,000 We
have a good gristmill run by electricity.
"Our store and insurance company
is a great saving to the farmers OF
the county. There are now quite a
number of grange stores in the county
Patten grange is about ready to start
one. They will issue grange notes al
per cent interest, and they will be
taken by the members of the grange"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
Letter to n. W. Brewster.
MIDDLEBURY, VT.

Dear Sir: Two cans of paint look alike
two paints look alike when opened; two
jobs look alike, 80 long as they're new
unless one is scant.
They are far from alike; one is paint
and the other is trash.
The gallon price is not far from alike.
They don't cost alike. One takes 10 gal.
Ions to paint house; the other takes 20
The cost of one job is $50; the other 500
it may by S9O-the job that cost least
is the good one; wears twice as long as
the other.
There are two ways of telling good
paint: by the name; by the number OF
gallons it takes for job-least gallons
best paint BY the name Devoe; by
least gallons.
Yours truly
50 F w DEVOE &c co
P. S. A. Calhoun & Son sell our paint.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21

That the Rev. Geo. r. Stair pastor of
the Memorial Baptist church, is appre-
ciated outsid de of Middlebury is attested
by the following from the Vergennes
Vermonter:
This county and state is soon to loose
a good citizen, and the Baptist church
of Middlebury a most successful pastor,
by the resignation of Rev. G. r. Stair,
to 90 to a wider field of usefulness.
The state and the church need more men
like him and his place in both will not
be easily filled"
Mr.. Stair will be missed in other towns
than this.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21

The Hardwick Gazette hands out some
good advice which should be needed
about this time Of year. 1t says: Don't
use the front door yard to house farm
implements or as dump heap for all the
refuse and rubbish on the place. The
appearance of the premises around the
house is the only means passel shy have
of judging of the inmates. To those who
care what people thi;.k of them this
> should be sufficient reason for order and
cleanliness around the place, even il
there are not a dozen other ones equally
as good"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21

The new $50 gold certificates bear a
likeness of Grover Cleveland, but as yet
no likeness of Bryan has appeared on our
silver dollars.-Rutland News.
Can't vouch for the truth of this state.
ment, but perhaps the News editor is
differently situated than most Vermont
editors.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
A Good TRAINING School.

You hear great deal about the
farmer not being able to fill public
positions. But he hasn't had the
chance. There are now 10000 young
men, whose ages range from fourteen
to twenty-one, who are presiding at
grange meetings. taking part in the
discussions and ritual work, that are
being well trained and will be quail
fed to send to legislatures, to fill gu
bernatorial chairs and to congress-
National Master Bachelor.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
THE BARRE PUNSTER.

The CANCEL child" was about to be ar
rested for skipping a 1888 millinery bill.
What Thawl-Barre Times.
It's pretty near time some venerable
member of the state journalistic frater.
nifty took the punsmith of the Times
aside and told him that his jokes are get
ting rotten, -Brattleboro Reformer.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21

The Newport Express and Standard
inquiries if there is any good reason why
the fishing laws arranged for Windham
county are so much different than for
other parts of the state. Certainly there
is. because the Windham county fisher
men "want what they want when they
want it." Isn't that good enough rea-
eOn ?"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
THE ETERNAL FEMININE.

The Young Turks now propose to try
Abdul Hamid on formal set of charges
Strangely enough they promise not to
impose death sentence on the deposed
Sultan, but they propose to make it hot
for him. AbduPs wives have probably
inflicted that punishment on him already.
Burlington Free Press.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21

Morristown has voted to sell its town
farm. This does not mean there are no
paupers in the settlement by the artiti-
cial lake, but that the farm proved too
expensive to maintain. There are prob
ably other towns which have had the
same experience.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
KETCHAM AT IT AGAIN.

The Farm Enterprise, once published
by the Enterprise company of Vergennes
has been revived, with its headquarters
in Bristol. 1t is published by the Farm
Enterprise Publishing company" and it
is safe to infer that the irrepressible John
Winslow Ketchum is concealed some.
where about the premises. - Rutland
Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21

While the legislature of New York is
endeavoring to preserve the purity of
dlebury rests content from the fact that
she has as good water as ever came out
of the mountains. This is one of our
best assets.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
CALLING NAMES.

The Free Press thinks that, in view of
the rebuilding of the fish hatchery there,
Roxbury may sometime regain favor as
legislative resort. But what has the
legislature done, that the cruel and I'M
usual punishment of deporting it to Rox-
bury should be inflicted on it! Or, what
Roxbury has done, that it should be Sc
lected as penal colony?-Hardwick Ca
Zette
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
For Sale


$50 acre farm, So. VT, machine worked
fields overlook river, fine sugar and fruit or.
chards, commodious buildings running wa
ter, long line naples on the approach; II was
inherited by present owner who will sell for
only $1,000, easy terms; all details page II.
"Strout's New May Bulletin" just OUT copy
free. Dept 1856, E. A. Strout Co
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21

Lighting by wireless" has been tried,
and works. The idea, however, has still
to be endorsed and commended by the
Sitting-up-in-the-parlor till twelve =
o'clock Mutual Aid and Benefit Associa
tion.-St. Adams Messenger.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21

They are booming Theodore. lion.
killer, for mayor of New York. In that
case he would have to turn tiger-killer-
Tammany tiger killer.-Barre Times.
Judging from his past record he would
be pretty good man for the job, too.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21

In So. VT, cuts 30 tons hay, goes 10 Boston,
wood, timber and fruit; large house, 40 #.
barn, running water; owner leaves state it's
a splendid opening; all details page so,
"Strout's New May Bulletin" just out copy
free. Dept 2756, F. A. strout Co., Old South
Bldg, Boston
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
Send Your Cow. Steer and

HOTst TIuts, NaII' Dog, ana OtheT
Skins, to the Crosby Tristan Fur Com
pany, Rochester, N. Y, to be converted
into Fur Goats, Robes, Gloves, Mittens,
or Rugs. They are the largest custom
Fur tanners of large wild and domestic
animal skins in the world. Send for il
Illustrated cataloe.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
uliooleburY Register

Banker Charles W. Morse, formerly
possessor of fortune estimated at $780,
600, 900, is now said to be penniless.
Perhaps some Vermont editors can sym
pathise with him in the latter state, but
not many in the former.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
CREAM HILL.

There will be a special service at All
Saints church on Tuesday evening, May
%, at 80 o'clock. During this service
there will be addresses 10y several rectors
of the diocese. All are cordially invited
to attend.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21

Wide Awake grange, Ontario count
N Y. has purchased Gibson hall
Phelps to convert into a grange ha
The price paid was 5000.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21

1t is expected that the Vernon
state grange will hold its next sessit
at Burlington Dec. $40.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-05-21
SOME CLIPPINGS.
What the State Newspapers are
Saying on Topics of Interest.
GEN. BENNETT II. YOUNG.

-WEN, BENNEII TT. 1OUNW'
decide to come St. Adams, if he should
finally reconsider his decision, what a
gathering there would be in st. Adams
on the occasion of the local tercentenary
celebration st. Adams Messenger.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-11-25
POPULAR RAILROAD NAN PROMOTED.
Rr CT Porter Made Superintendent
Fayetteville District OF the AC LR R.

The Atlantic Coast Line is to
reestablish the old Fayetteville
district, which along with other
divisions of the system was dis
continued in the time of the
panic. Mr. G L Porter, of this
city, who is one of the most
capable and popular railroad men
in the service of the Coast Line,
is to be put at the head Of it.
Mr. Porter has been at the head Of
the Columbia district and is pro-
NOTED to the larger post because
of his efficiency, but his friends
here will find a drop of bitterness
in the promotion because he will
be moved from Florence. where
since the cut down he has been
train master.
The road has been operated as
one district from Richmond to
Florence; it will now be divided
at Rocky Mount, the headquarters
of the first division. Mr. Porter
will have offices in the passenger
station at Rocky Mount and
with his clerks and employees,
will add materially to the in
dustrial life of Rocky Mount,
the payroll of the office being es-
timated at about 81, 900 a month.
MIR Porter will be known as
assistant superintendent and
will report to the superinten-
dent of transportation and general
superintendent. Mr. H E Bruffy
of Rocky Mount will remain
train master of the district and
E S Dodge as train dispatcher.
While no information has been
sent out yet from headquarters,
it is understood that Mr. R B
Hare, who is a most efficient
railroad man, will be promoted
to Mr. Porter's position here. He
was superintendent of the old
Darlington district while it was
operated and made a most effic-
lent superintendent. .-Floren &c
Times.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-11-25
H.ymeneal.

MARRIED On Wednesday after
noon, November II, at 5 o'clock,
in the Presbyterian church at
Manning, S C., Miss Mary Eliza
beth Wilson and MIR William
Gordon Belser of Columbia, Rev
Melton Clark of Greensboro, n
c., performing the ceremony.
The bride is the eldest daughter
of Judge John S Wilson and has
numerous relatives and friends
in this county whose best
wishes attend her in this in
teresting epoch of her life.
The groom Is prominent young
attorney of Columbia, in which
city the happy couple will
make their home. :
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-11-25
Sherif's Sale und e r
Foreclosure,
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBURG.
HIM Cooper, T NJ Cooper and j F
Cooper, ,co-partpers trading and doing
business under the firm name and
style Of Cooper Bros. Plaintiffs,
against
LA Gibbs Defendant.
Under and br virtue Of decretal or.
der in the above stated case made and
rendered by his Honor, j udge T S Sease.
on the 10th day of November, A d 1909.
will sell at public auction to the high
est bidder for cash before the court
house door in Kingstree, S c, between
the legal hours of sale on the first Mon
day in December, A d 1909, the same
being sales-day, the following described
tract Of land, to wit: "All that certain
tract Of land situate. lying and being in
said county containing one hundred (l0O
acres, more or less, bounded on the
North by lands of W McElveen; on the
South by lands of Antrium McCutch-
en- and Dina Scott; on the East by
lands of Laura Cooper and on the West
by lands of A P Buffkin."
Purchaser to pay for papers.
GEORGE J GRAHAM,
Sheriff Of Williamsburg county.
Kingstree, S q,
November l6, 1909, ll-1S-3t
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-11-25
SCRANTON SKETCHES.
Preachers Horse Runs Away School
Closes for THANKSGIVING.

Scranton, November 25:-Mrs
n NJ Graham is spending some
time at her old home in North
Carolina.
Miss Worth Kennedy has ac-
cepted a position IN Charleston.
Miss Lily Graham attended
the missionary meeting in
Greenwood. She was accom-
panied on her trip by her niece,
Miss Ruth Willoughby.
Mr. Winslow Wright is in Nc
Leod' S infirmary at Florence for
trea tment for typhoid fever.
Mrs J F Woodward and chill
dren of Warsaw, N G, are visit
ing at Mr. R B Cannon's.
Mrs w f Carter OF Lake City
spent several days with rela-
tiNes in Scranton recently.
Rev } W Truluck's horse ran
away one day last week and de-
molished the buggy to which it
was attached.
The graded school will close
Wednesday until Monday on ac-
count of Thanksgiving. Prof
Garris will go to his home at
Walterboro, Miss Floride Harper
will visit her home at Kingstree
and Miss Rosabelle Harmon will
spend the time with her people
at Prosperity.
The absence of the writer
from home the past two weeks
will explain the absence of this
correspondence.
Miss Laura Morris, d popular
young lady of New Zion, who
has been visiting the family of
Mr. John Barrow, returned home
today. W E G.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-11-25
Sherifs S Sale for Parti
ton.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBURG,
HE Tisdale ct al, Plaintiffs,


H E Tisdae ct al, Plaintiffs,
against
DanielINathan TisdaIe ct al, Defendants.
Under and by virtue Of Il dec FETAL or
der in the above stated case made and
rendered by his Honor, Judge 7 S Sease,
on the 18th day Of November. A ID 1909.
| will sell at public auction before tt e
court house door in Kingstree, Sc, be-
tween the legal hours OF sale on the fir t
Monday in December, a D 1909, the
same being saIes-day, to the highest
bidder for cash, the following described
tract of land, to wit: all and singular
that certain piece, parcel or tract OF
land lying. being and situate in the
county of Williamsburg and state
aforesaid, measuring and containing
eight hundred $500 acres. more or less,
and bounded and described as follows,
to Wit: Bounded on the North BY lands
of Il NJ kellahan and lands Of } ) Nc
Cullough: on the East by lands Of the
Atlantic Coast Lumber Corporation:
on the South by lands Of & K Mitchum
and or the West by lands Of j NJ lis
dale, lands uf ] j NJ TiSdale and lands
Of ] H Tisdalc. the said tract Of land
formerly belonging to the late James
II Tisdale, deceased.
Purchaser to pay for papers.
GEORGE j GRAHAM,
Sheriff of Williamsburg county.
kingstree, ) &,
November H. 1909. ll-lS-3t
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-11-25
MOrtuary.

Died-Friday night, Nov ember
10, al his home near Hebron
church, MIR c W DuBose, ,aged SO
years, after a lingering illness
from some chronic trouble. He
leaves "a wife and eight children,
five sons and three daughters.
Mr. DuBose was a Confederate
veteran. The funeral services
took place Sunday at Hebron.
Rev L Z Inabinet faciadng.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-11-25

all the interest, right, title and claim
of the said ID q Martin in and to a
certain plantation or tract Of land ly-
ing and being in the county and State
aforesaid on the south side of Black
river and On the waters OF Murray's
Swamp, being a portion of tract OF
land formerly owned by ] A Norton
and bounded on the East by Players
land and to contain one hundred acres,
to be surveyed and cut OF the east
end of tue said j A Norton tract Of land,
which said interest, title, right and
claim was conveyed to the said ID 2
Martin by M Jefferson by her deed
of conveyance dated the 18th day OF
October, 1882, and recorded in the Of.
flee of the Clerk Of the Court for said
county IN Book ''P" Of conveyances at
page 416.
The descriptions and boundaries of
the above mentioned tracts OF land are
taken from the original deeds to the
sad D 2 Martin, which said original
deeds are now in tie Office Of Gilland
E. Gilland, Attorneys, at Kingstree, 5 G.
Purchaser or purchasers to pay for
N L BOYD,
] NJ TIsDALE,
Executors Of the estate OF D 2 Martin,
deceased.
Kingstree, 8 G,