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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-03-31
FARM BOYS BRIGADE.
A New Illinois Organization to Inter-
est Boys In Agriculture.

A New Illinois Organization to Inter-
est Boys In Agriculture.
The Farm Boys brigade is a name
given to an organization of boys OF
Sangamon county. ILL.,, who are band
ing themselves together for the pur.
pose of studying agriculture. The
brigade is managed by set Of officers
as follows: General, lieutenant gen.
eral. adjutant general and quarter
master general. Each of the twenty
six political townships of the county
has u captain and four assistants.
Any boy between the ages of ten and
twenty-one may join the brigade. They
have two objects in view:
First, encourage as many boys as
possible to take the short course in
agriculture at the state university
second, the raising of the largest yield
Of corn on one acre of ground during
the coming summer. Prizes will be
given for the latter
The boys are taking hold of this
movement with a boost" and great
results are to come from 1t no doubt,
says Superintendent e. @. Pruitt of
Springfield. The developing of leader
ship among the boys is one fine point
not to be overlooked. The girls of the
county are 10 be organized In like
manner for their work.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-03-31
THE DOCTORS QUESTION
Much Sickness Due to Bowel
Disorders

A doctors first question when con-
suited by patient is. Are your bowels
regular He knows that SO per cent of
illness is attended with inactive bowels
and torpid liver, and that this condition
must be removed gently and Thoroughly
before health can be restored.
Rexall Orderies are positive, pleasant
and safe remedy for constipation and
bowel disorders in general We are so
certain of their great curative value that
we promise to return the purchasers
money in every case when they fail to
produce entire satisfaction.
Rexall Orderlies are eaten like candy,
they act quietly, and have a soothing,
strengthening, healing influence on the
entire intestinal tract. They do not
purge, grippe, cause nausea, fiatulency,
excessive looseness, diarrhoea or other
annoying effect. They are especially
good for children, weak persons or old
folks. two sizes, Csc, and l0c. Sold
only at our store-The Rexall Store.
Sheldon's Drug Store.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-03-31
THE GRANGE
Conducted by
J. W. BARROW. Chatham, N. Y.
Grunge
FARMERS INSURANCE.
Reports of Two New York Patrons
Fire Relief Associations.

Reports of Two New York Patrons
Fire Relief Associations
The directors Of the Duchess and
Columbia Patrons Fire Relief associa-
ton held their annual meeting recent
ly. The directors and officers were re-
elected. The association is very pros
porous. Starting thirteen years ago
with S2ST 900 in policies. they now have
100000 of insurance on their books.
They have paid 100000 in losses.
and there has never been litigation
over the award of the claims The
average assessment for thirteen years
is $1.G6 per $1,000; average cost per
$1,000 for three years losses. premium
and expenses, S5.5S per $1,000. They
have 2,S15 policy holders The treas
urer had on hand $2,O23.77 Jan. l, 1910
and paid $15.395.22 in losses and also
other expenses and have a balance of
$2,767.S2. The total salaries of its Off
Gals is about 500.
The jefferson County IN. " Patrons
Fire Relief association is probably the
world. AT its annual meeting Secre-
tary Vary reported insurance in force
as S15,234, 1876. carried in 6,S36 policies
New insurance in 1910 amounted to
$4.342,251 in 1920 policies There
have been 25,933 policies written since
organization, carrying $53,3S0, 100
Losses for the year, $4,000. less than
80 per cent of which was caused by
lightning. A large percentage of the
losses was owing to defective chin
neys and stove pipes. There are three
oranges having over 100000 insur-
ance each, two have over 100000 and
four over 100000. Since Jan. the
company has been under the state in
surance departments jurisdiction. The
cost of insurance compared with stock
companies rates shows a saving in
favor of the Patrons Fire Relief asso-
citation of 1888 on each 1000. making
a total saving to members for 1910 Of
SOL. 1871
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-03-31
MlDDLEBURY LOCALS.

Mrs. Willard Baker has moved to this
village from Forestdale.
Miss Dorothy Bentley visited friends
in Brandon the past week.
Miss Caroline Beach spent the week
at the home of her parents in Basin
Harbor.
Miss Grace Mcneil and Myrtle Nc
Neil visited at their home in Colchester
during the school vacation.
Peter Shackett of Bridport has moved
on to the Israel Shackett farm in the
northern part of this town.
The Ladies Association for Missions
of the Congregational church will hold
a sale of fancy articles in the church
vestry this afternoon, March 81.
The cattle shipment from this town
Monday consisted of three carloads of
cattle for New York and Boston mar
kets.
1t is expected that DR.. D. C. Noble
will return to town during the latter
part of April. DR.. Noble has been in
Florida for several months for the
benefit of his health.
The Boston Dairy company has mott
fled the farmers delivering milk at their
local stations that they will be expected
to deliver their milk daily beginning on
Monday last.
Prof. and Mrs. Thomas E. Boyce re-
turned on Saturday from two weeks
stay with friends at Washington, D. c.
James Simon of Albany, N. Y, is
visiting at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Simon on High
street.
Mr.. and MIS-. c. L. Nutting of New
Haven, have been spending the week in
town.
J. E. Buttolph was in New Haven
Saturday where he held a conference
with the selectmen and road commits
sioners of that town.
Mrs. K. R. B. Flint and family of
Mortified visited at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward H.
Thomas this week.
The selectmen of this town have made
the following appointments: Fence
viewers, E. C. Severance, G. J. Hodges,
and NJ Halpin; Inspector of lumber and
shingles, c. G. Seeley poundkeeper,
John Kenworthy.
Mrs. j. X. Dyer and Miss Frances
Piper went on Saturday to Washington
where they will spend week.
The graded and high school closed on
Friday for the Easter vacation of a
week. The spring term will commence
next Monday.
Z. Z. Wisell has sold to parties ir
West Virginia a young Merino lamb for
breeding purposes. West Virginia is 6
new field for the raising of Merino
sheep. Mr.. Wisell has one of the
finest hocks of Merino sheep in this sec
ton of the state.
State Fish and Game Warden Johr
Titcomb has appointed Walter Forbe:
of this town fish and game warden fol
this section.
Frank Mayhue of Cornwall, who with
gang of wood savers was running &
gasoline engine at F. E. Foote'S in Corn
wall Friday, had the misfortune to have
one sleeve caught by the belt from
which he was cleaning snow and ice. Hi!
right arm was drawn around the pulley
and was broken twice. Aside from the
injury he received to his arm it is feared
that he is injured internally. He was
taken to the Mary Fletcher hospital a
Burlington.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-03-31
$1,000 to $500

Quality in line. This stock contains sizes fit be
large and small woman; also the Misses sizes.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-03-31
Fortnie htly Club.

The Fortnightly club held a meeting
with Mrs. D. H. Corkran March %
Composers Beethoven and Foot e.
PROGRAM.
l. Sonata No. II Beethoven
Andante Var. /, 2, 3, A,
Mrs. Russell.
Var. Scherzo, Marcia Funebre
Mrs. Stewart.
Allegro,
Mrs. Cornwall.
2. Song, Give Aims of Thy Goods
w. H. Bontemps
Mrs. Eddy, Violin obi. Miss Vittum.
3. Sonata No l, for violin and piano,
Beethoven
Miss Vittum and Mrs. Miner.
4. Songs (a) Ashes of Roses
(b) I'm Wearing Ava Jean
Foote
Mrs. Cottrell.
5. Piano Duet,
Adagio, Variations Presto from Grand
Septnor, Beethoven
Mrs. Miner and Mrs. Bristol.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-03-31

Governor Plaisted has named Hon.
Obadiah Gardner. former master of the
Maine state grange. as chairman of the
state board of assessors. This is the
first appointment under the new law.
The state grange has two out of the
three members of the board the other
being w. J. Thompson. formerly state
grange lecturer.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-03-31
w A TER T A x


The following resolution is
the vote Of the village of Mid
dlebury.
During the months OF March
and September the collector
shall publish in the Middlebury
Register AMI post in the post
office a notice stating when and
where he will receive the water
tax. Fifteen days shall be al
lowed for the payment of said
tax; at the expiration of that
time the commissioners shall
shut off the water from
the premises of all persons
whose tax is unpaid.
All such taxes that are not
paid when time limit expires
the above resolution will be
enforced.
In compliance with the
above vote l will be at the
store of H. B. Dutton Co.,
every week day from Apr. I to
I6 to receive said taxes.
Office hours from 8 a. M.
to IL and 2 to 6 p. m.
J. D. WOODS,
Collector for water Commissioners.
1918 Middlebury, Vt, Mar 90, 1911.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-01
IS FOUND HANGING
BY FOOT IN A TREE
THREE BULLET HOLES IN HEAD
OF MYsTERIoUsLY MISSING
OKLAHOMA HAcKMAN.
LAST WITH A BUSINESS MAN
Had Driven Hunter to the Country
One Theory Is That He Was Shot
by Mistake After Seeking squIr-
rels' Nest in the Tree.

Tulsa, Okla.-Mystery was added
to the unexplained absence Of Daniel
c. Bonner, a hackman of this city,
when his body was found In a tree
suspended by one foot and with three
bullet holes in his face and head. The
foot was firmly wedged between
branches, where they fork, and his
head was hanging downward.
The last seen of Bonner in Tulsa
was two months ago, when a man
who announced he was a capitalist
from Missouri engaged him to drive
into the country on a hunting trip.
The authorities have this mans name
and are making inquiries about him.
Bonner had no family and was of
rowing disposition, so little attention
was paid to his absence. 1t attracted
only passing comment and had been
nearly forgotten when the body was
found. From the condition of the body
1t had evidently been hanging from
the tree all this time.
In the tree was the nest of squir-
rel. 1t is supposed Bonner climbed
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-01
HIS BELOVED WIVES

Ever hear of Bucklesberry?" said man from
North Carolina the other day Well, it is dis
tr1ct in Lenoir county about twenty miles from
Goldsboro Twenty years ago it used to abound in
curious characters.
Almost everybody in the neighborhood was
named Sutton. At the time of which | speak
about the most representative citizen of the com.
munity was Ben Sutton. Ben had one of the
incest, neatest little story houses you ever
saw, and when one day l met him on the road
and was invited to partake Of his hospitality at
midday dinner accepted with alacrity
I'VE entered the house from the rear and al
most Immediately sat down at table that lit
orally groaned under the weight of ham and
sweet potatoes, collards corn pone, turnips and
huckleberry pie. Ben's hospitality made him see
that l got away with the whole of an enormous
second helping.
Il strolled out upon the front porch after the
meal and to my horror there stood in the yard.
Just in front of the house. row of four handsome
tombstones, each with a grave attached My
host had fingered inside, so l went out and in
spected the stones One bore the inscription,
To my beloved wife, Annie The second was,
TO my beloved wife, Kate The third read To
my beloved wife, Maggie and the fourth, To my
beloved wife, Jennie.
Good heavens, have struck BluebeardT
I exclaimed.
Then looked at the dates of decease They
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-01
TO oUENcH A SUMMER THIRST.

Don't pour lot of ice water into
you in order to quench the thirst for
the moment--not only does it not pro-
duce the desired result, but it is bad
for you.
There is just one beverage that fits
all conditions Of heat and thirst
COCA-COLA.
Next time you're hot, tired or thirsty
drink glass or a bottle of this one
best beverage-delicious, refreshing,
thirst-quenching. At soda-fountains or
carbonated in bottles-5c everywhere.
Write to the COCA-COLA CO., Atlanta,
Ca, for a copy of their booklet, "The
Truth About COCA-COLA"-you will
find it interesting.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-01

cable from Muscat to Jask and land wire from
the latter to Charbar.
Life on board ship is monotonous, broken only
by the occasional boarding of a dhow and the
disappointment of finding cargo no more harm
full than dates! Mails fortunately regular,
as they arrive weekly from Bombay, and the mail
steamers are constantly bringing stores and fruit
for the feet. Fruit is literally served a pos
sible preventive Of berberi. Leave to the ships
companies is rare whilst in the gulf, but occa-
sional parties landed. Should the fish be
shy one may walk inland with gun and bring
down bird or two.
The season" is now commencing and with
concentration in the gulf of all available ships it
is hoped that during the next few months the
traffic in will be brought to a standsti
Early in October the Persian authorities at
Linga appealed to the senior officer of the block
aiding squadron for protection. Information had
reached the Persians that brigands were march
ing to attack the town. Marines and bluejackets
were landed and proceeded to mount guns for the
protection Of the town. To make certain of their
cash the customs officers brought their bags of
gold on board H. M. s. Fox.
An incident with a distinctly humorous side
enlivened subsequent proceedings, and something
OF the kind was badly needed because the enemy
did not materialize The pirate-brigand Sheikh
Mazkur had heard of the Persians' difficulty and
hurried to their assistance" Seventy miles from
Linga Mazkur landed, presumably to do little
raiding on his own account. Leaving his three
dhows anchored, he plunged inland. While alb
sent H. NJ. S. Odn came along and seized the
three dhows which were towed to Linga. There
1t discovered that Mazkur had some time
ago, taken one of the dhows from some Persians
to whom is was returned The other two dhows
were well saturated with kerosene and burned
off the town a warning to any persons who
contemplated following the example of the sheikh.
When the flames had attained good hold bag
Of powder on one of the dhows exploded, send
ing up beautiful column Of white smoke.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-01

were from two to five years apart. l turned
around, and there was the present Mrs. Sutton
looking at me with smile her face
Look pretty, don't they?' she said You see,
Ben likes to sit out here on the porch and look
at the tombstones and tell me what good wife
Annie or Kate or Maggie or Jennie was to him.
1t doesn't hurt me- and he gets lots of fun out of
It,
But you can bet your sweet life there is no
place there for me. In the first place l made
him promise me before we were married that he
wouldn't put me there if died before him. In the
second / mean to outlive him. You see- Ben
looks pretty husky, but he is nearly CO. and am
not yet 80.
"Oh, no, 1 don't mind the tombstones or the
graves. For one thing, they keep negroes away
from our place You see there is the chicken
coop on one side of the yard and the watermelon
patch on the other, and you could't get a darky
to go into either after sundown for any number
of chickens or watermelons
1.-THE only thing mind about it is that people
try to tease me and tell me that Bens already got
my tombstone ready lettered and all, except as
to the date of my death, but guess I'll fool them
ALL
"She did, too. Poor Ben was gathered away to
her numerous predecessors within year or two
after that. have never been down in that part
of the state since then, so don't know what she
did with the tombstones."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-01

the tree to inspect the nest and in
coming down slipped and with one
foot caught in the forks of a limb,
hung head downward.
A careful investigation of the vi
cinity shows that the hunter for whom
he was driving might have been ap-
preaching this tree from any one OF
several different directions where a
glimpse through the trees would
show him Bonner's head but not his
body. Men who went to the scene cir
cled around the tree and found sew
eral places. where such a view might
be had.
At distance of so or rs yards It
can be easily understood that hunt
er seeing some strange object hang
Ing from limb of tree would fire.
Even If he were thinking of his com.
panion he would not expect to see
him hanging head downward from a
tree.
Bonner had been shot twice in the
head and once in the jaw. The theory
of those who have been working on
the case Is that the Missourian when
he found he had shot his driver,
walked back to a railroad station and
left the country. The man supposed
to have done the shooting is a busi-
ness man of considerable property,
who was here looking after some in
vcstments
Any robbery theory that might sug-
gest itself is disposed of by the rela-
tive financial condition of the two
men. The hackman had nothing
while the Missourian had plenty OF
money.
Bonner's team was found in posses
sion of farmer near by. The farmer
said two men came to his place and
left the team, saying they would be
back in few hours. They never came,
and the farmer has been using the
team In putting in his crop.
The authorities have not considered
arresting the Missouri man, but he
will be asked to make statement OF
the affair. On account of his stand
ing and the absence of any ground
for suspecting the shooting to be pre-
meditated, the coroner and sheriff
have declined to give the name of the
Missourian. There was no acquaint-
ance between the men prior to the
time Bonner was hired to take the
hunter out into the country.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-01

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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-01
Walks Mile In sleep.

New York.-Francis Whittle, aged
eight, walked from his home in Bay
side while asleep. The boy dropped
ten feet from the window of his room
into the yard and walked mile dis,
tant. When he got there he appeared
to be in daze. His father was called
and carried his son home, where he
was awakened. The father said the
boy had walked in his sleep ever since
he could toddle.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-01

must make the best of it until their ship comes
round again to revictual them. The threemile
rule does not obtain the Persian side and
dhow may be destroyed on the beach If she has
carried arms and the arms may be followed up
by landing party If necessary. Few dhows
ceed in getting across with arms, and the num-
Der which attempt the passage is growing beau
tifully less. Still the blockade must not be re-
laXed
The wireless station at Jask is of great inter.
est, having been recently erected by the Indian
government inside concession obtained from
Persia. 1t is the "bete nore" of the Afghans, as
it betrays all their doings, and they have threat
ened it with destruction. 1t is guarded by a de-
tachment of Indian troops and surrounded by
wire entanglements and earthworks There is a
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-01
He Used Good Material.

Rembrandt and Michael Angelo
were playing checkers under a spread
ing tree in the golden sunlight of the
Elysian Fields.
The famous Italian looked up.
"Remmy," he said, did you notice
the price somebody has just paid for
that Mill of yours?"
Il heard about it."
"Well?"
well, I'm glad had enough money
when l painted that picture to buy a
good quality Of canvas. It's your
move, Mike"
And the game went on.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-01
"corks" the Deadly 4atpIn.

Kansas City, Mo.-The "hatDin law"
is being curiously supported by asfre,
quent passenger on the Northeast car
line in way peculiarly his own. He
is never without a pocketful OF beer
corks. He almost always rides on the
rear platform, and whenever an Of
tending hatpin comes anywhere near
him he produces one of his big corks.
This he places securely on the "bust
ness end" Of the hstpin.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-01
Baseball Anecdote.

Curious episode this. Seems a
young fellow got excited at the ball
game and hugged the young lady next
to him, perfect stranger. She had
him arrested, but he told the judge
that any man might do the same
thing, and his claim was upheld by
expert testimony.
And what'was the sequel?"
We'll, the sequel is rather interest
ing. The next day there were 5000
girls at the ball game"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-01

they had permitted her to go to him
after the operation, Il shall not re-
cover. They think will, but they are
mistaken. l feel It. am going to
die
mo, no. John!" she cried. Don't
say that! You mustn't die! haven't
q thing that is at to wear to a fu.
neral."-Judge.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-01
Novel Marriage Ceremony

Every one acknowledges the nerve
and daring of the automobile racing
mechanician, but just at present the
palm must be awarded to a Nebras-
kan, orrin A. Curtis, employed as me-
chanician in garage in Davis City,
Neb. In six cylinder, SO horse
power car, and with Miss Lillian P.
McCracken as his driver" Curtis
threw on his high" one evening re-
Gently and started on a Journey that
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-01

1t was somewhere on the high road
between David City and Foley, and
Rev. Cleveland Kleibauer declared
he never had made better job on
terra firma, despite the fact that the
charming bride was hanging onto his
left arm most Of the time and the best
man butted him twice In the right ear
and the groom stumbled on to his
corns with each lurch Of the whizzing.
Gigzagging car.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-01

FAILED TO
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Cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Pound, Wis. -"I am glad to an.
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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-01

may end only with death.
Until death doth part" read Rev.
Cleveland Kleibauer, as he stood
in the tonneau of the swaying car and
pronounced Orrin A. and Lillian p,
man and wife, with another young
couple as witnesses.
The young people never will be able
to tell exactly where they were mar
ried. because they we're going at some
thing like so miles an hour. But
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-01
Riches.

Knicker-Brown counts his wealth
In seven figures.
Bocker-Perpendicularly?
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-06-01

1t sometimes happens that woman
marries a man because she is sorry
for him. But is not that poor way
to show her sympathy?