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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-07-29
Band Ice Cream Festival.

Attention is again called to the ice
cream festival to be held on the park
next Wednesday evening, August 8,
for the benefit of the band. That even
ing the band will give another of their
outdoor concerts and the public will
have an opportunity of manifesting
substantial appreciation of the excellent
music which the band has been giving
us this summer. Is you really appre-
ciate the conscientious efforts which
the members have been making to
make this band about the best in the
state turn out next Wednesday evening
and not only hear some good music but
help reduce the stock of ice cream
which will be on hand.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-07-29
r. c. P. CRANE DEAD.
Prominen Resident of Bridport
and Formerly Extensive Sheer
Breeder.

Cassius P. Crane, one of Bridport'
most prominent citizens, died at his
home in that town at nine O'Clock Tues
day evening from pellagra after an i'll
ness of six weeks, aged GA years. He
was the son of Chilon Crane and was
the youngest of a family of thirteen
children. He was never married. He
is survived by three brothers, two
living in New Jersey and one in
California.
He was a scientific farmer and about
thirty years ago was one of the largest
breeders of and dealers in sheep in the
state of Vermont. He was a member
of the Bridport Congregational church
and has been prominent in town affairs
for many years, holding the esteem of
not only his fellow townsmen but a
large circle of friends throughout this
section.
Funeral services were held yesterday
afternoon at two o'clock and interment
was made in the Bridport cemetery. Z
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-07-29
Death of Mrs. Emmav Bruce.

Mrs Emma V. Bruce died at her
home in this village at 1910 o'clock,
p. m. yesterday from complication of
diseases She had been in i'll health
for about three years, during which she
had been in hospital at three different
times, returning from the Fanny Allen
hospital at Burlington on Monday of
this week after three weeks treat
ment
Mrs. Bruce, whose maiden name was
Emma V. Chapel, was born in Canada
in September, 1916 and was, therefore,
Ga years of age at the time of her death.
She afterward lived in Whalonsburg
and Warrensburg, N. Y, and was mar
ried at Jay, N. Y, in 1864 to Robert H.
Bruce. She moved to Middle bury in
1903. There are two sons and one
daughter surviving, S. D. Bruce of
Chazy, N. Y, and V. j. Bruce of Mid
dlebury, and Mrs. M. L. Danville of
Middlebury. With the two latter she
had made her home since coming to this
town.
Funeral services have not been fully
decided upon at this writing but will
probably be held tomorrow Saturday
morning and the remains will be taken
to her former home in Warrensburg
N. Y, for interment.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-07-29
New Shoe Store.

The Henry T. Kidder Company has
purchased the fixtures in the store in
the Battell block formerly occupied by
Hathorn Brothers as a shoe store and
will open a similar store in the same
place about the second week in
August. Henry Kidder who is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Kidder of
this village, will be the active head of
the company and has already taken
steps toward the purchase of a full
stock of up-to-date footwear.
Mr.. Kidder is a Middlebury boy, has
been clerk in the clothing store of Ives
& Shambo for the past six years, is a
popular young man, has "made good"
as clerk and will undoubtedly be sue
cessful in his new venture. His adv.
appears on the first page of this weeks
Register
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-07-29
COUNTY DEMOCRATS.
Meet Tuesday and Place Ticket
In Field

The convention of the democrats of
Addison county to nominate candidates
for county officers to be voted for al
the election in September next was
held at the Addison house Tuesdsy after
noon at 2:30 o'clock and about half the
towns in the county were represented.
j. H. Donnelly of Vergennes, chairman
of the county committee was chosen
chairman of the convention, and George
F. o. Kimball of Vergennes was made
secretary. The following ticket was
nominated:
For senators, South district, John
Higgins of Middlebury, north district
George F. o. Kimball of Vergennes;
for assistant judges, Addison district,
Fred M. Foote of Middlebury, New
Haven district, William Hinman of New
Haven; for states attorney, Frank w.
Tuttle of Vergennes; for sheriff, Richard
S. Smith of Bristol; for judges of pro-
bate, Addison district, William H. Bliss
of Middlebury, New Haven district, E.
A. Hasseltine of Bristol; high bailiff, D.
F. McCauley of Shoreham.
The candidates for states attorney
and judges of probate are the same
who were nominated by the republicans
for those Offices
The following county committee was
elected: John H. Donnelly of Vergen-
mes, Fred M. Foote of Middlebury,
George F. Washburn of New Haven,
c. B. Kendall of Shoreham and Thorn
as Leonard of Bristol. No resolutions
were presented and upon the completion
of the ticket convention adjourned at
3 o'clock.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-07-29
Severe Thunder Storm Barn De
stroyed

About the most severe thunder show
er of the present season visited Middle
bury Wednesday evening. The light
ming and thunder was almost incessant
for an hour or more and the rain fell in
torrents.
A large barn belonging to Fred Con-
ant in New Haven was struck and
burned to the ground, together with its
contents, including three horses, one
COW, about twenty tons of hay, five
tons of grain, three harnesses and
three sleighs. Practically nothing was
saved as after the bolt struck the build
ing instantly became a mass of flames.
1t is reported that the loss will be in
the neighborhood of $3500 which is par
TALLY covered by insurance.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-07-29
Painful Injury.

A painful injury happened to Miss
Emma Wilcox Wednesday night, when,
during the storm, she attempted to close
one of her windows to keep out the rain.
In doing this the fingers of both hands
were caught by the dropping of the win
dow and in this painful position she was
held for nearly two hours, when, shortly
after midnight, John Bosley, who was
returning from his work at the electric
station, heard her cries and after some
effort liberated her. A physician was
summoned who found that several fin
gers were badly lacerated and it was
thought possible that portion of some
of them might have to be ampu tated.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-07-29
NEW
FURNITURE DEALER

Having purchased the Furniture Ange together with the
stock and fixtures prepared public with their wants i
h ne have an entirely stock bought and
will be sold the prices anywhere in this section No
old, shopworn goods in the store, everything new.
Call when in town. anything at the present
time interest goods and buv when
you n need.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1910-04-28
EXHIBIT BE-
J. H. Goodman County Treasurer-City Court Fund.

Insolvent
Costs Fund Total
balance brought forward $9o 10y $l2bO 10 ~
hnr;l * 1000 q u Elkns solicitor Is 90 AZ. 80
July 10 1909 O. H. Elkins solicitor 81 80 l2ZZO 2lOU
Oct IT, 1909 A Mcdonald, solicitor. 90 % $500 l3OU
Nov s. 1903 A. j. Mcdonald, solicitor. % 90 $3.50 9OW
Dec g. 1909 Mcdonald solicitor. .29l so 22oZ4 oo 10
Dee IA 1909 A. J. Mcdonald solicitor. 45 10 1890 6oOO
Feb 10 1910 j. Mcdonald, solicitor. 80 80 22lO oOO
Feb "a 1910 j. Mcdonald, solicitor. 80 l45IO 2oOOU
$7S6 9S 1882 50 1909 so
Less checks (or paid orlers), Nos. 100 to
inclusive f3o.o4 l,ooolo
March H. 1910. balance per exchange
Vat;ona, Rank pass book ....$1 81 500 rs $106.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1910-04-28
EXHIBIT CO
Sundry Collections by Commissioners.

March 90 1908 deposited Exchange Nat Bank .$ u 90
August 15 1908 deposited in Exchange Nat Bank $40 30
October 1908 deposited in Exchange Nat Bank 49,
February 1909 deposited Exchange Nat Bank 500
Total . s442 30
NOTEThis money collected from convict hire and
deposited the credit of until time dis
position could be made of Would recommend that be paid
over to the county treasurer.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1910-04-28
EXHIBIT CO.
Bills Payable Account County Commissioners Office

NOTE-These notes given by county commissioners to
paid by the Exchange National Bank the paid
being held collateral until the treasury has
sufficient funds to take them up
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1910-04-28
EXHIBIT B-1.
j. H. Goodman, County Treasurer.

GENERAL Fl1ND-DEBIT.
March 10. 1909-Balancc in hand per books and as
shown in last auditor s report
Premum and interest bonds transferred
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1910-04-28

NOTE-Ths list furnished for credit to offset similar
the books to the commissioner
been approved by the board nor
record Of san made the minutes.
EXHIBIT
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-07

EROM oX-team TO aiTship has been the
y development Of transportation in
Utah since 1s47. The most advanced
note was sounded when Paulhan gave
his exhibition at the fair grounds last
January, which fOreshadoWed the day
when airshipe5 viii g z flying over the
Wasatch peaks. fht story or trans
portatiOn In Utah, which began with
the siX-yoke oN-team and emigrant
wagon. tells OF the freighters, the pony
express, overland mail ana daily over
land stage, the coming of the railroads
In 1859, the great transcOntinental
lines, automobiles and the aerOplane.
This in the short space OF 6S years
is a development VlOre marvellous than
that in 5sny other line Of progress.
The oX-team with a speed of ten miles
q day was the pioneer locomotive of
the valley. In the early emigrant
trains, there We're only a few horses,
perhaps two or three teams in all
Later wild horses were brought IN from
California, but for years travel and
rretShung was done by OX-team. Com
pany after company Of pioneers made
the slow trip across the plains and
early in the history of the valley there
Is a record of the organization of carry
ing companies 10 transport passengers
and goods.
A carrying company 10 freight goods
grom the Missouri river and convey
passengers 10 the gold regions was or
ganiZed at Salt Lake towards the close
of 1913. Al that time the through rate
for passengers 10 Suffers Fort was $500
and merchandise was carried for $3.50
ton. These trains were sometimes
made up OF fifty wagons with. several
hundred head or oxen and a full com
pany Of men Progress across the
plains was slow and often attended by
danger. Regular service continued for
many years or until the first railroad
entered salt Lake.
r. B. Ensign OF 222 Fifth East street.
who came 70 Utah In September 1S47.
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and Salt Lake was in operation by
the firm of Russell, Majors & Wad-
dell. and the pony express was run
over its line.
East of Salt Lake there were sta
lions located every ten or twelve miles
but il was necessary 10 build stations
between this city and Sacramento. To
quired between 400 and 500 horses,
about $50 stations; 200 men for station
keepers, and 80 riders, who made an
average ride of 80 Is miles. IN do
ing this, each man rode three ponies
on his part of the route though some
of the riders made much greater dis
tances in time of emergency. Mes
sages written on tissue paper, weighing
One-halr ounce, We're carried Tor 80
The amount OF business was not suf-
ficient to pay expenses and the line
was discontinued in 1861.
Thomas Dobson of 2180 Walnut
street was a pony express rider in
1860. He was not regularly employed
on this line. but rode several times In
cases OF emergency. His firt ride was
test OF endurance and bravery rare
" equaled 1t was from Ruby val
ley TO Deep creek, a distance Of 1l6
miles and he made the return trip with
out stopping, thus riding 232 miles at
a stretch. II was in the day or IN
dian troubles and he was at times pur-
sued and in great danger of his life.
A companion, who rode a part Of the
way with Mr.. DobsOn, was enjOined by
him 10 save the mail in case anything
happened. By hard riding they made
the trip in safety and the return was
less dangerous because II was made
at night.
The route out OF Salt Lake, as MT
DObson remembers il, was through the
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nth the opening OF the Com
w mercl4l club building in EX-
change Place in September,
there VIII be four large and handsome
club houses In this city devoted TO So
cial uses. Club life has become an i'm
pOrtant factor in Salt Lake and every
business or professional man OF prom
inence IS member OF one or more
clubs.
The prosperity OF salt Lake clubs is
shown by the erection OF houses within
a few years after their organization.
ID 10 the time they owned their own
homes. each of them was installed in
handsome and suitable rooms while
plans Tor building We're under way.
The organizations are financially strong
and their influence on the develop
ment Of the city cannot be OYeresu-
The Alta club is the Oldest social
organization in the city. It's member
ship includes many prominent mer-
chants and professional men and the
club ranks in a social way with the
Union League and knickerbOclEer Of
New York. tue Union League of Phil
adelphia and the Calumet club of Cg'-
cagO The club house has seen mCre
important mining deals arranged with
in las doors than any building in the
west and the aggregate wealth OF its
members is equal 20 that of any similar
body west OF the Mississippi
The Alta club was organized in 1888
with 81 charter members. OF this num-
her only % are now on the rolls of the
organization W :. Mccormick was the
first president and the club occupied
rooms in the old building on the site
OF the present ID. L. Walker block
From that lOca ton the club moved TO
the top floor of the DOOly block in June,
1892 Six years later. June I, 1885 the
fine club house at state and East South
Temple streets was completed and oc-
cupied.
Extensive improvements and add
tions 10 the nuileing are now under way
which viii be finished in about three
weeks AS il stands II is one OF the
finest club houses in the west, in
every way well adapted 10 the pur-
pose for which il was built. Handsome
parlOrs. library. reading room. billiard
room and IS sleeping apartments for
club members are part Of The general
plan. There are now about 500 mem
bers OF the Alta club. The officers for
the current year are. Lawrence Green,
president; Waldemar NanCott, vice
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president; Rodney II. Badger, treasurer,
and +. .. Schramm, secretary.
The University club numbers among
lis members graduates from nearly
every institution Of learning IN the
United States. From an association OF
a Few college men the club has grown
both IN size and wealth until il is now
one or the most prosperous Organiza-
lions or the city. Its qualifications for
membership include graduation from a
reputable college OF as stated in the
bylaws anyone is eligible To member
snip who has received a bachelors de-
gree in arts. science or Literature from
q university or college of high stand
ing. The membership committee
passes on the college as well as upon
the person applying for admission
The UniVersityscl was organized in
1896 with the following officers: Rich
ard II Brown, president; Ellsworth
Daggett, vice president; j. Causten
Browne, secretary; William G. VanHOrn
treasurer; George w Foster. chairman
social committee; Edwin HaViland. Jr.
chairman house committee; Seward H
Fields, chairman finance committee.
! he club first occupied rooms in the
haYbOuld building in Main street, from
aisse IL moved to the top floor OF the
N cCOrnick block, later IL went to the
Jennings block on West First South
street and in 1904 removed 70 the club
house on East South Temple street One
OF the best remembered social events
of the city is The house warming given
by the University club on that occa-
sion. over 500 guests attended the re-
ception and enjoyed the music and
dancing for which the hospitality OF
the club is noted
The present officers OF the club are:
J. Walcott Thompson, president; Car
ton F. Moore. vice president; James
Ingebretsen. secretary Charles W.
Boyd, treasurer; Athol Rawlins, chair
man social committee, Fred T.. Smith,
chairman house committee. and Seth
tee.
The College Club.
College women OF the city have
club as well as the college men. 1t is
known as the College club and is a
small organization Of between 35 and 40
members. II started in 1900 with two
well-defined objects, one philanthropic
and the other social. 1t is the purpose
of the club 10 promote the interests OF
college women and IL is felt that this
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country where Murray and Sandy are
now located. around the point OF the
mountain near Draper, south 10 Camp
Floyd (now Fairfield Rush valley.
Dugway, simpson springs, another
DugWay, Fish springs Willow springs
the divide 10 Deep creek on the Ne
vada line. Later this route was
changed and stage coaches ran over
the present line OF the salt Lake
Route. through Garfield. TOOele and
south.
In the early days regular stage
coaches were run 10 salt Lake from
the east, but daily service was not
established until the summer of 1888.
Previous to that time the firm OF
ly stage from ST. Joseph 10 Salt Lake.
This was bought out by Russell. Ma
JOrs & Wadden, who controlled IN un-
til 1862, when fl was taken over BY
Ben Holiday Regular service west
followed the pony express and daily
stage coaches continued until the arr
rival of the railroads. The Wells-Far-
ant factor Of transportation in The
SOS.
As early as March g. 1852. nearly
seventeen years before the railroads
welded at PrOmOntOry, a memorial was
addressed 10 Congress by the COVER
nor and legislature OF Utah asking
that a national railroad be constructed
coast January 8, 1854. a mass meet
ing was held at Salt Lake to agitata
the question or a great national rail-
road. and a second memorial was sent
TO Congress.
1t was May 10. 1869. when the Do.
siFes Of these early settlers were fin
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was in command of such q freight train
in the years when the western terminus
OF the Union Pacific road was at Lara
ME, WyO. His train consisted of 46
wagons, two together hauled by d team
of six oxen and driven by a compe-
tent man. Thirty-five men We're In the
company and they started out usually
with more than 800 head of oxen. Their
method of travel was slow. According
10 Mr.. Ensign start was made about
o'clock on a summers morning or as
soon as IL was light enough TO see a
bOw-key. They would travel until
or $3.50, then get breakfast and lie in
camp until 3 o'clock. Yoking up again.
they would continue on until 6 in the
evening when they would camp for the
night.
At that time, Mr.. Ensign says, freight
rates We're p cents mile a hundred
pounds. which made the cost of trans
porting goods TO Omaha. a distance
OF 200 miles S25 q hundred. His trips
We're from Salt Lake to Laramie. ana
he continued in this business for about
five years. From 1855 on, there were
regular freight trains between Salt
Lake and the Missouri river and later
10 the western extremity OF the Union
Pacific
A monthly mail service was inaugu-
rated in July, 1850, which was not en-
tirely satisfactory. In 1851, FeramOrZ
Little contracted with the government
10 carry mail TO Laramie, where the
carriers from east and west between the
Rocky mountains and the Missouri met
on the fifteenth OF each month. In
dian distur banees and other causes
often interfered with the regular trans
pOrtatiOn OF mail and il was years be-
fore daily service was esta bIished.
The pony express, inaugurated in the
spring of 1860. seemed 10 solve the
problem for a time. 1t was organized
to carry dispatches between the Mis-
souri, and the Pacific. The first eX-
press from the west reached Salt Lake
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70 women on the two upper floors are
Al bed rooms. 1t is now expected that
the club house viii be ready for occu.
pancy about September I.
The present officers OF the CONNER.
cial club are; j. II. Johnson. presi.
dent; George II. Odeu, vice PRESIDENT
Caines secre tary, and Frank -. Terri.
berry, assistant secretary.
The Country club is the largest fac
tor in the summer life of salt Lake. It
was organized in 1893 by a dozen gOn
and tennis enthusiasts and has rapidly
grown until now 10 is in a prosperous
condition both financially and in meIns
bership. The first officers Of the club
We're: William g. Sharp, president j.
A. Pollock, vice president; y. b Wick4
treasurer; j. ". Thompson, secretary.
with W. p. ShOup and George j. Glib.
son completing the board.
The first home of the club was the
Gilmer place on Eleventh East street
which was rented for six years, or un.
Ill the club purchased its own grounds
and built a club house on 90 acres OF
land in Ninth East street near Ashton
avenue. There have been installed
good nine links turf golf course, and
several tennis courts The club house
is an attractive building, with living
and dining rooms and lockers for men
and women.
The club membership includes les
men, 169 women and about 60 non.
residents. The officers are ID. c.
lacking, president, r. C. GemmelL vice
president; +. r. Neel. secretary, and
c. ". Whitley, treasurer. These, with
f. A. Hale and F. J.. McGurFln, make
up the board Of directors.
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L. O. Leatherwood. president Miss
Helen BOXrud. secretary; Mrs. ". R.
Tyndale, vice president, and Miss Alice
L. Rowe, treasurer.
From a small beginning in 1902 the
Commercial club has grown until, with
the completion of the new building, it
will be the second richest commercial
sible to compute what the Commercial
club has done for Salt Lake and for
Utah in the eight years of its exist
ence. Its first president was William
a. Nelden, and insepdrably associated
with the organization is the genius Of
its former secretary, Fisher Harris.
The club as an organization is TO be
judged by its membership, which is
now something over 1.200. including
the leading business and professional
men of the city. With the completion
of the new building. the club viii be in
position 10 work even more agrees
sively for the welfare of Salt Lake and
OF the state.
The Commercial Club building is q
six-story structure with a frontage of
76 feet in Exchange place. and 10s feet
in Cactus street 1t is built Of terra
Gotta on the lower stories with brown
fire brick above. Ornamented with
bands of colOred tile. It's total cost
will be about S250.000. while the fur
nishings VIII be about 100000 more.
The interior includes on the ground
room, buffet, business office, secretary s
office and strangers room.
A Floor for Women.
On the second floor is the bananet
hail. two stories in height. There are
six other dining rooms in the build q
ing, and one floor is devoted entirely
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semf-mOnthIy at the homes OF the mem
hers. when business and social topics
are discussed. An annual entertain
ment OF a dramatic character is the
principal open function of the club. The
Officers for the coming year are: Mrs.
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can be best done through an efficient
organization.
Since its establishment the club has
regularly contributed to the support
of undergraduates at the state aniYer-
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on the second floor is the ban0uet
hall. two stories in height There are
six other dining rooms in the build
ing. and one floor is devoted entirely
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a ten days service was established,
which was a great advance at the time.
A daily stage line between the river