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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-07-14
SUCCESSFUL COOPERATION.
Houlton. Me-. the Seat of a Great
Grange Enterprise.

The grange store at Houlton Is
splendid success, and its business Is
rapidly increasing. The institution oc-
cupies its own large buildings. which
include. besides the store proper, great
storehouse and gristmill in which Gus
tom and commercial grinding is done.
During last year. which ended June
IL. the store did a business of $780,
S56S9 The cost of running the store
was S4,352.31, and the net increase for
the year was $6,646.G5. This business
is run on a margin Of per cent on
goods 81 flour and sugar. which are
sold at no per cent and grass seed.
which Is sold at per cent. The semi
annual report of June II showed the
assets of the institution to be S3,399.6S
over the liabilities, with $7.S37 .35 in
cash on hand. The only liability of the
institution is the increase due the
grange, which is represented by the
goods and cash on hand. During the
six months ended June II the store
did cash business of almost $50,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-07-14

one tremendous crash, an instant of
intense silence, and then the groans and
shrieks of the wounded.
A new cross-over, installed on the
Burr road viaduct and embankment on
the western outskirts of the city, was
indirectly responsible for the accident.
AS the train was late, the engineer had
the throttle wide open to make up for
lost time. Apparently he forgot about
the cross-over on which the train should
have passed at slow speed to another
track to enable it to stop at the Bridge
port station. When the heavy vestibule
train of nine cars struck the switch at
full speed, the locomotive leaped into
the air, rocked and swayed over for
nearly $50 yards, and finally leaped to
the street below, dragging six cars
down the bank. The coupling brok e
between the sixth and seventh cars,
leaving three sleepers upright on the
embankment, two still on the rails.
In an instant fire broke out but the
Bridgeport fire department promptly
put this out and the men lent their as
sistance to the rescue of those whose
cries of agony filled the air. Ambulances
and doctors, hastily summoned, did
their best to save those under the
debris.
One of the remarkable incidents was
when the firemen cut hole in the roof
of a coach which was lying on its side
and man crawled out dragging a suit
case after him. He said he had not
even had scratch. He dropped his
dress suit case and Immediately assisted
in the work of saving the other victims.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-07-14
A Slight Blaze.

An alarm of fire was sounded at 1870
this friday morning which called the
department to the residence of H. D.
Archer on Main street. The fire was in
the kitchen and was caused by a gaso-
line stove setting fire to a curtain.
The fire was eXtinguished with a few
pals Of water Aside from the burn
ing Of the curtain no other damage was
done. The firemen arrived promptly on
the scene but their services were not
needed.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-07-14
From Temple Of Ceres.

1t is said that the gavel block used
by the master at the last meeting of
the New Hampshire state grange and
through the courtesy of George II.
Moses, United States minister to
Greece. was made from the marble
taken from the ruins of the temple to
Ceres, where were formerly given the
most sacred rites of the Eleusinian mys-
teries on which the priests of Demeter
have founded the beautiful and i'm
pressive work of the seventh degree.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-07-14
EAST SHOREHAM

Mrs. Janet Parker Of Watervliet,
n. Y, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. E. M.
Bissell.
Miss Sarah Brunell is at Jonas Birch
ards for the summer.
A large band of gypsies have been
camping in this vicinity for few days.
Miss Inez Cook spent Saturday at
Mrs. Il. NJ. OsbOrn's.
Miss Mabel Delano left the Bird for
Grand Rapids, Mich, where she will
spend the summer with relatives.
Several of the young married couples
in town spent Sunday at Sunset lake,
Orwell.
Mr. and Mrs. H. c. Stougton and fam
lily, who have been visiting at E. n.
Bisselfs, are new in camp at Long
Point.
Miss Jessie Webster, who has been
teaching at Summit, VT, is at home for
the summer vacation.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-07-14
HUSBANDMEN WIN
Farmers Exchange Proves Ben
efitS of Cooperation.

New Jersey Farmers Set an Example
Worthy to Be Followed In Other
States-A Business That Nets 90
Per Cent on Capital Stock.
That cooperation of husbandmen is
of inestimable benefit is well illustrated
In the annual report of the Monmouth
County (N. Jl Farmers Exchange,
Yays a writer in the American Agri-
culturiSt. The conditions will interest
farmers and truck growers throughout
the east. The report covers the year
ended Nov. so. II shows that the
members made net profit of 20 per
cent on the capital stock, the years
business totaling nearly $1.000,OOO.
This great volume of business was
due in large part TO the bumper crop
of potatoes in Monmouth county, adj
mittedly the largest yield this section
has ever had
The managers report shows that a
total of 2.575 cars of farm products
were shipped by the exchange during
the year. OF this number over 1000
cars were potatoes, an increase of
1,2S3 cars over 1902 or an increase of
163 cars over the combined shipments
of 1908 and 1909. This large shipment
of potatoes represents 441,19S barrels.
Other produce sold through the ex-
change during the year includes 1929
barrels and lG9S7 baskets OF apples,
1,SS3 barrels and 1900 baskets of
pears, $500 barrels and 60 baskets of
cucumber pickles, 500 crates of toma-
toes, j91 crates of berries, 100 barrels
and 210 baskets of melons, 1,G17 pack
ages Of miscellaneous products, S,578
crates or 2o5.SSS punches of aspara-
gus. $50 crates of celery. 211 crates of
cranberries and 1000 bales of hay and
straw. These goods were placed in
1876 cities in twenty-five states and in
one foreign country. In addition. the ex-
change sold direct to its members 90
600 barrels of seed potatoes and han
died $4,000 bags of fertilizer.
During a part of August and Sep
tember there were several weeks when
shipments from the exchange averag-
ed fifty to sixty carloads of potatoes
alone a day On Aug - eighty-five
carloads were shipped. representing
$4,000 as the days business The ex-
change manager could have used 100
cars with ease that day could he have
procured them from the railroad au-
thorities. who were not prepared to
meet the rush.
1t is freely admitted by members
that without the exchange they could
not have received for this immense
crop the average price, $1.35. paid
them. Membership in the exchange
has increased during the year from
h50 to 500, and the capital stock has
gone up from S31,274 to S4O.37O at the
time Manager lngling made his report
the other day. Since then understand
there has been a further increase in
the capital to nearly $4,000. 1t is the
purpose of the directors to increase
the stock to 100000 or $4,000 after
which not more than one share will
be sold mt a time and then only to new
members. An innovation is to be
made by the exchange next year
when all potatoes will be purchased
by weight Members have been warn
ed against digging potatoes faster
than they can gather up, to avoid hav-
ing them sun pricked. and they were
advised further that it would be to
their advantage to grade their tubers.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-07-14

While the curiew law has much to
commend it from the standpoint of
practical results, it is a woefully made
quate community substitute for indi
vidual parental interest, solicitude
and responsibility. Parents who care
a continental for their children-boys
or girls-wil keep them from gadding
the streets mt night, and they will not
need a town bell or gong to remind
them of their duty. Parents who
haven't cared continental would
better turn over new leaf and try to
give their homes sufficient interest so
that their children will prefer to stay
at home rather than spend their time
elsewhere.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-07-14

George w. Selleck and oh ildren visited
relatives Sunday, in Mid1lebury.
Miss Florence Mead of Albany and a
friend are visitors at her old home.
Mrs. Peter Heller is entertaining her
mother and sister from Albany.
The Ladies' Aid with other friends
were pleasantly entertained at the home
of Mrs. Paul Fields ON Wednesday after.
noon. The ladies decided to hold an ice
cream social on the parsonage and
church lawn on the evening of July 10.
Wednesday.
Mrs Paul Fields is entertaining Miss
Fannie Fields and friends.
The Ladies' Social union will hold an
ice cream social on the lawn at E. X.
Preston's Saturday evening, July 10.
Come and enjoy social time,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-07-14
DEPENDABLE CHICK FEED.

"Can hatch 'em. bur can't raise EN-"
Is the explanation given by many for
poor success with chicks. "All l could
do, they just died off like flies" said
a discouraged friend. An investiga-
ton of conditions showed two reasons
for his failure-he fed too much, and
the chick feed he used was stale and
adulterated.
Our advice to you is feed little. but
often.
Analyze carefully that commercial
chick feed, and if it does not come
up to the line in quality and price
then make your own mixture by the
following formula:
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-07-14
The Heart of q Mouse.

A tiny mouse who lived near the
house of magician begged him to
save her from the cat of whom she
lived in deadly terror. So the magi-
clan changed the mouse into cat. and
she went away delighted. In a few
days she came back again in terror.
"Oh, save me, save me now from the
dog" she begged. And the magician
changed her to a dog. A few days
more and back she came, this time in
deadly fear Of tiger. Nonsense"
said the magician. you have only the
heart Of mouse. and afraid you will
always be. 1t is the heart that tells"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-07-14

The postal authorities have lately
been rounding up a lot of swindlers
who have been using the mails in the
disposal of bogus oil, mining and other
stocks from which outlandsh returns
have been promised. In their next
roundup it will be well if they landed
another numerous company-the tribe
of real estate takers who through mis
representation are raking in hundreds
of thousands of dollars from unsus.
pecting people for land which never
was worth anything and never will
be as long as the sun shines. In one
case of this kind which came under
our notice recently land was palmed
off on buyers as ideal for fruit culture
when the meteorological records kept
at the nearest station showed that the
section has frosts most every night in
the year Besides. the glowing fruit
yield records were stolen bodily from
a booklet got out by town in a beau
tiful valley on the other side of the
mountains. where climatic conditions
were entirely different We are not up
on the fine points of what constitutes
fraudulent use of the mails. but we
have an idea ii consists in sending
false claims and Misrepresentation
through the mails for the purpose of
separating folks from their hard earn
ed money. If this diagnosis is correct
the fellows who are promoting these
bogus land enterprises would seem to
be treading on pretty thin ice.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-07-14
Something Wronq.

An Australian auctioneer who was
reputed TO have more education than
professional ability was endeayoring to
sell some cattle TO an audience of farm
hands. "Gentlemen." he began, Il
have particularly nice lot OF heifers
and bullocks, and l may say that the
heifers predominant"
He was interrupted by very agri'
cultural voice from the crowd. II
thort there was something wrong with
EN-" 1t said. '"or you wouldn't have to
cell EN-"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-07-14

AS the silO comes more and more
into use in the corn belt primarily for
the purpose of providing Il succulent
ration for the dairy cows an increased
interest is being taken in the use OF
silage as fattening ration for feed
ing animals. particularly beeves. If
good clover or alfalfa hay is available
it will serve to balance the silagc
and corn which are fed If not TO be
had the protein element should he pro.
vided in the shape of oil or cottonseed
meal, which should be gradually in.
creased in amount until mature ami.
NAL is getting about two and half
pounds per day. Silage fed steers
fetch Just as much as dry fed animals
Notwithstanding the claim sometimes
made that their flesh is not quite so
firm.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-07-14
FEATHERS AND EacoHeLLs.

Over thirty tons Of rotten EGGS have
been seized in Now York since April.
Ten tons of these were trailed from
AtchiSon, Kan, to B.ooklyu. y. Y, by
United States health inspectors New
York is just CottilG awake to this aw-
full business. and when the country in
general aWalles TO this awful general
sWindle there win be Il law passed
that its as great Il crime to sell man
poisoned food to get his money rs it
is to poison his food to get his estate.
The York GaJ Dispatch tells Of n
child that placed an ostrich egg in her
little hantam's nest with this written
request: Something like this. please
Keep on trying" Hungry turkey low
ers hold up the CJO,OD turkey record
of Texas and ask those states thar are
doing so little for the turkey industry:
something like this. please Keep
on trying"
There were 100000 bacteria discov.
cred by New York chemists in a gram
of rots and spots. y small quantity
injected by Philadelphia chemists into
and a drop of blood taken from this
victims heart and injected into an.
others veins killed it quick. Yet per
sons or things that call themselves
human beings sell such poison to get
gain. May their tribe decease.
During farmers week at State Col
leSe, Pa, regular poultry show is
held. Live fowls are not only exhibit
ed, but dressed poultry and eggs are
also shown and demonstrations given
in killing, picking and packing poultry
for market.
The rotten egg dealers of Pennsylva-
mia declare that under the act of 1909
they are being oppressed. Some have
even been sent to Jail for selling y
No. l rots. They have established a
lobby at Harrisburg and are trying to
prove the law unconstitutional.
legislator. hold thy snoot
When they their lie shall tell!
Thy snoot horn will get busted up
If it should catch that smell.
If they should sample eggs display
Tread softly, hold thy BREATH
gentle breeze, little sneeze-
Explosion, ruin, death!
Pennsylvania poultry population
increased 100000 in 1910, and its
fowl population is now estimated at
100000. This is an excellent show
ing especially when you consider the
fact that Pennsylvania preachers hold
the worlds record for making chanti-
cleer disappear.
On Nov. 81 DR. Wiley. the govern
ments food expert. sent out the fol-
lowing proclamation: Eat thy fill on
Thanksgiving day and forget Wiley
and the microbe but do not eat cold
storage turkey" Spoiled storage tur-
key surely is curse, but if Doc WI
ley's foes make him eat crow he'll
find 1t worse.
This country has over 100000
farms, and last October there were
only G,50000O turkeys maturing on all
this territory S4X hundred and fifty
thousand of these were raised in Tex
as, the great and only.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-07-14
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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-07-14
GHOREHAM.

Miss Catherine Mclean of the Mont.
pelier house is staying with her mother
at George Orchards for weeks vaca-
ton.
Harry Hallock of Waltham is at work
for c. E. Palmer during haying.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-07-14
A Grange History.

A new edition of THE History of
the Grange" by ]. w. Darrow, has
Just been issued. containing much new
matter. including a roster of all ma
honal grange officers from the founda-
ton of the Order 10 the present time
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-07-14
NEW HAVEN.

c. L. Nutting has rented his Wheeler
house formerly occupied by Elk Rep.
James Wilson to Judge G. S. Dana.
Mr.. Dana takes possession Sept LIST.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-07-14

New Jersey Farmers Set an Example
Worthy to Be Followed In Other
States-A Business That Nets 90
Per Cent on Capital Stock.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-28
ARRANGEMENTS
COMPLETED FOR
BRANCH ASYLUM

While the views of State Treasurer
Kay and myself were not in accord
with the recommendations made by
the legislative committee relative to
a building site for the Eastern Ore
gon asylum, we consider the matter
settled and will carry on the work as
expeditiously as possible, and give
Eastern Oregon the finest institution
possible to be had for the money"
said Governor West today when seen
in relation to the decision made by
him and Mr. Kay with regard to a
building site for the asylum after
their return today from Pendleton,
where they investigated the site in
general.
The tract selected by the old
board" continued the governor, 'is
equally divided between hill and bot
tom land-the latter being separated
from the former by the o. R. & N.
tracks, and the county road. The
proposed building site was on hill,
but the present board after an in
vestigatlon decided that 1t was un-
suitable, and in its decision was
borne out by special committee ap-
pointed by the board and legislative
committee. The latter committee,
however, reported that the bottom
tract Afforded building site and
while the views of Mr.. Kay and my
self are not in accord with it, we
consider the matter settled and will
so ahead with the work
Must Secure Additional Land.
We found that in attempting to
locate the buildings on the bottom
tract, as recommended by the legis-
lative committee. that It did not fur
nish the area necessary for them, and
the construction Of dikes or levees
to protect the buildings and grounds
from the high water of the Umatilla
river This viii necessltate the se-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-28
Notice Of Intention to Establish the
Grade of Mill Street from the Cen
ter Line of High Street to the Cen
ter Line of Commercial Street.

Notice is hereby given that the
Common Council of the City of Salem
Oregon, deems it expedient and pro-
poses to establish the grade of Mill
Street from the center line of High
Street to the center line of CONNER
cial Street within the limits of said
city, according to the provisions of a
certain ordinance entitled "An Ordi-
nance establishing the grade of Mill
Street from the center line of High
Street to the center line of CONNER
cial Street" Said ordinance was in
troduced in the Common Council of
the City of Salem on the 9th day of
February, 1911, and was read the first
and second times at said meeting and
referred to the committee on streets,
and said ordinance is now on file in
the office of the recorder of said City
of Salem, which said ordinance is
hereby referred to for a more specific
and detailed description of said
grade, and is hereby made a part of
this notice.
This notice is published for 10 days
pursuant to the order of the Common
Council of said city, and the date of
the first publication thereof is the
2Sth day of February, 1911. Remon-
strances may be filed against the es-
tablishment of said grade within 10
days from the last publication of this
notice. and in the manner provided by
the city charter.
CHAS F. ELGIN,
2-2S-llt City Recorder.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-28

curing Of several other small adioin-
ing tracts and some Of them will
have to be got through condemna-
ton proceedings as In the opinion OF
the board the owners are asking un-
reasonable prices. 1t will also be
necessary to purchase additional land
in order to acquire necessary water
rights"
The Hartman officials, said the
governor, have offered the services of
John Stevens, of the Corvallis &
Eastern, to assist in the construction
of the levees and it is hoped by the
board to have everything ready for
building operations in 80 days.
The buildings will likely be ar
ranged in a crescent shape with the
administration building in the center
and while a decision has not been
reached they will likely be construct
ed of concrete.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-02-28

THE HARRITT
GROCERY
ROTH GROCERY COMPANY TAKE
OVER THE STOCK-WILL RE-
MODEL THE STORE AND con-
Meet 1T WITH THEIR OWN.

J. w. Harritt, one of the pioneer
merchants of Salem has sold his
grocery stock on State street to the
Roth Grocery company, adjoining his
store. Mr.. Harritt has been in the
grocery business in this city for 19
years; 13 years under the name of
Harritt & Lawrence on Ferry and
Commercial streets, their interests
being sold to Baker, Lawrence &
Baker, now owned by Mr.. J. NJ Law
renee. Mr.. Harritt soon tired of in
active life, bought the Isaac Steiner
store, where he has conducted very
large and profitable business. The
reason for Mr. Harritt leaving the
active field of business is to give
more time to his private enterprises.
The Roth Grocery company has
for the past II years conducted one
OF the best grocery stores in the Will
lamette Valley. They started in busi-
ness when mere boys and by strict
economy and thrift they have built
up business which has long out
grown its present quarters. The pres
ent plans are, as soon as the Harritt
stock can be disposed of they will re-
model the store and connect the two
stores by large arch in front and
one in the rear will be equipped with
modern fixtures such as refrigerator
show cases for their delicatessen de-
partment. Modern cases for the
equipment of the confectionery de-
partment, also for up-to-date cases
for the pastry department. The fish
and meats are all to be kept under
glass in modern cases. The Roth
Grocery company store will be the
one store that will be conducted
strictly along sanitary lines. They
have a lease for term of years for
both stores and are sparing neither
money nor labor to give the citizens
of Salem store which will be sec
ond to none in the state and filling
long felt want for our city.
The Roth Grocery company have
now Is people on their payroll. They
operate their own delivery system,
consisting of three two-horse wagons
and one single horse wagon. Last
year they bought large lot on North
9th street and Belmont, and built a
large modern stable for their horses
and wagons and an immense storage
room for hay and grain. The stable
and barn are equipped with electric
lights and city water. The stalls are
large and roomy A large lot is
fenced in and horses not on duty are
turned loose to roll and to rest. Sa-
lem may we'll be proud of her enter
prising merchants. She has the best
dry goods, clothing stores drug and
hardware stores in the state outside
of Portland and we are sure that Sa-
lem will stand by and give its best
support to its new modern grocery
store,