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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-15
Church News.

Beginning Sunday, November II, the
Christian church of all denominations
will observe a nation wide Home Mis-
sion Week. In accordance with this
plan, the local churches will unite in a
series of union services. Tuesday even
ing the first of these union services will
be held in the Methodist church; Thurs
day evening the second union service
will be held in the Baptist church and
Sunday evening, November Oath, the
eliminating union service will be held
in the Congregational church. At
these services many very important
facts in regard to the social and relig-
ious conditions of America will be dis
cussed. Problems of the Immigrant,
the Frontier, the City, the Rural Com
munity and the Negro, as well as other
vital questions, will be considered.
There will be plenty of good music and
no effort will be spared to make this a
week of great profit to the people of
Middlebury.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-15

The editor of the Tribune Farmer
gives a concrete example of the neces-
sity for a change in our postal regula-
tons. He says:
We had a good illustration of govern
ment postal exactions last week. when
we had occasion to send about 125
pages of manuscript to a town less
than 800 miles distant. The postal au-
thorities were obliged by the law to
charge Ga cents for carrying 1t and 10
cents for insuring (registering) It We
declined this liberal q offer and called
in the express company. which carried
the package to its destination for 16
cents. with an extra charge Of IA cents
for guaranteeing full value. In other
words, the express company was will
ing to perform service for 80 cents
for which the government charged IA
cents-two and half times as much.
Yet we know. that the express compa-
MES are making large profits even at
these prices. and many foreign coun-
tries have demonstrated that the same
service could have been performed for
10 cents by the government The ex-
press company makes good profits with
the thirty cent charge The postoffice
is only able to break even with a sew
enty-four cent charge. Where is the
trouble?
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-15
GRANGE ORGANIZATION.

The number of oranges organized
and reorganized from April l to June
20, both inclusive, is as follows:
Organized-C Colorado. 8; Delaware, 1;
Idaho, 3; Indiana. 3; Iowa. 2; Kansas.
7; Kentucky. 2; Massachusetts,, p;
Michigan, o; Minnesota, /; Montana,
O.; Nebraska. 8; New York. 1; Ohio, 16;
Oregon, 7; Pennsylvania, %; South
Dakota, 7; Washington, 10; Wisconsin,
o; Wyoming. /: total, 100.
Observation-Disclosures, 2; Ohio. Il;
Pennsylvania, 3; South Dakota, 81;
Washington. 3; West Virginia, 2; Wis
consin, /; total. 10.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-15
WEST CORNWALL


Some rainy days of late.
Miss Maysel Doolin is back at her
duties in the Drolette store after a vaca
ton of three weeks with relatives in
Weybridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Benedict are at
II. E. Sanfords, where they expect to
remain through the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mervin Twitchel were
in Brandon on Tuesday at H. NJ. Perry's.
Mr.. Perry is i'll and has been confined to
his bed more than four weeks and is not
improving as was hoped he might. He
is an old resident of the town and has
many friends here who are sorry to hear
of his continued i'll health.
A little while ago we read of the death
of the Rev. l. P. Kellogg at Gilbertville,
Mass, at the home of his son. Rev.
Phelps Kellogg. He had lived in Monk
ton for a number of years. He will be
pleasantly remembered by some of the
older people here as he was at one time
pastor of the Baptist church here.
Charles Remily and family, who have
been living in the Simonds house, have
moved to Middlebury
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-15
Thanksgiving Day November 20.

Governor Allen M. Fletcher has is
sued the following Thanksgiving Day
proclamation:
Following the custom of our fore
fathers who, after the toll and strife of
their harvest, assembled to rejoice in
the fruit of their labors and to give
thanks to God for the mercies and
blessings of the year. l. Allen M.
Fletcher, Governor, do set apart as
day of Thanksgiving for the people of
Vermont, Thursday, the twenty eighth
day of this November.
Let US meet that day in our churches
and homes to remember the bounty
of our harvest, the peace, health and
prosperity of our State and the endur-
ing spirit of our civil and religious lib
critics.
Then with grateful hearts let US give
praise and thanks to God for his mani
fold gifts, and in love and charity share
our blessings with our fellow men.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-15
WONDERFUL CAPTURE.
Exciting Time In Monterey Bay-Fast
SailIng-Monster Shark Captured.

Yesterday as Captain Emanuel Fee
ress of the fishing smack Garibaldi
was abolt to tack and sail for port
he had an adventure with a monster
shark that the crew will long remem-
Der. They had turned toward shore
when commotion commenced in the
water, and instantly the ropes holding
the net frightened and the smack start
ed off at rapid gait, the waves wash
ing over the deck. The crew were
thoroughly frightened and wanted to
cut loose, but Captain Feress kept
cool and ordered them to stand ready
for whatever it was that had hold
of them, ard for half an hour no one
knew what was gcing to happen.
They could see nothing, but they were
going away. and some invisible power
had hold of the boat. Then a big
black object came suddenly to the
top, jumping clear out of the water,
trying to loosen himself then started
for the shore, and soon had run into
the bar, and the tide left aim high
and dry, ard they could then see what
it was that had nearly scared the life
out of them. a monster shark measur-
ing &c feet. the largest anyone on this
coast had ever seen.
Thousands have visited it, and to-
morrow morning a tug belonging to
the American Fishing company, own
ers of the smack, will tow the mon
ster to San Francisco, intending to
have it neutralized and placed on ex-
hibition.-Monterey Herald, April 90,
1905. Now with North Bay Counties
Exhibit Cars.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-15
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that it has
been called to the attention of the
police department of the village of Mid
dlebury that the use of air-guns by
children on the streets in Middlebury
village has become common practice
and seems to be increasing. This is a
practice that tends to make our streets
dangerous for those passing upon them
and notice is hereby given that further
use or shooting of air-guns upon any
street or highway or any park or about
any public building in the village of
Middlebury is hereby prohibited and the
police department of the village will
take the necessary action to put stop
to the above mentioned form of nuisance
upon our streets, etc. Per order of
F. P. WARREN,
Chief of Police.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-15
MIDDUEBURY LOCALS.

Mrs. D. H. Corkran has returned
from short visit to her brother in
Montreal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence w. Page have
been spending the past two weeks in
Haverhill and Boston, Mass.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Whittemore Of Seymour street
was buried Thursday.
Remember the big shark and big
fruits are to be here Tuesday and We'd
nesday, November 10 and 20. Go early
and avoid the rush, as they are always
crowded afternoons and evenings.
A very enjoyable time was had by
the friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hal
non, who met in goodly number at the
parlors of the Federation building on
Friday evening, November s, for the
purpose Of giving Shower party" to
the young people.
Mrs. L. M. Morrison has gone to
Albany, N. Y, to stay until after
Thank sgiving with her son, M. c. Nor
rison of the First National bank.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-15
MOTOR CAR HITS TWO.
Albert Hetu of Cambridge Seri-
ousiy Injured.

AS the result of an automobile ac-
cident on Massachusetts avenue, Cam
bridge, near Riverbank Court, late yes
terday afternoon. Guy H. Chrysler, 28
years old, of 8 Gardner street, Allston,
assistant manager of the R. & L. Gar
ford Motor Car company, Is Boylston
street, Boston, was placed under arrest
at Station 2, Cambridge, charged with
operating an automobile while under
the influence of liquor, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Hetu of PIT Harvard street,
Cambridge, We're taken to the Massa-
chusetts General Hospital.
According to the Cambridge police,
Chrysler, with another man in his auto
mobile, was going toward Boston, and
just before reaching Riverbank Court
Mr.. and Mrs. Hetu were crossing the
avenue toward the Riverbank Court
side. The police say that the pedes-
trians had reached the sidewalk safely
and that Chrysler drove his machine
up on the sidewalk and into the River
bank Court building. The machine re-
bounded from the building and Mr.. and
Mrs. Hetu were both struck, Mr.. Hetu
being seriously injured, while Mrs. Hetu
was generally shaken up.
Another automobile carried Mr.. and
Mrs. Hetu to the hospital.
Journal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-15

;erestIng~ .ITOtr nenG Inar W.
served by a domestic SCIENCE class of
the Oregon Agricultural college on the
occasion of recent visit of DIR. Lane,
a representative of the United States
department of agriculture. The cost
for serving six people was 50. and this
covered every expense. The repast
consisted of fruit cocktail, creamed
peas, lamb chops, rolls. riced potatoes,
asparagus, a salad of cucumbers, rad
ishes. pimentos and nuts in little boats
made by following out the cucumbers,
with mayonnaise dressing, a lemon
Sherbet, cheese straws and strawberry
shortcake
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-15
THE GRANGE
Conducted by
J. W. BARROW. Chatham. N. Y,
Editor Of the NetU York State Grange
ReUictD
THE GRANGER LAWS.

An Old Chapter In the Grange Move
nent by Professor Saby of Cornell.
Any one interested in the history Of
the early years of the grange move
ment and who desires to learn from
authentic sources the details of the en-
actment of the so called granger laws
In 1904 will find this information
In a recently issued pamphlet of 1873
pages on Railroad Legislation" by
Professor II. s. Saby of Cornell uni
versity. Professor Saby submitted
this paper as Il thesis in securing the
degree of doctor of philosophy from
the University of Pennsylvania. and it
Is published by the Minnesota Histori-
cal society in volume 10 of its histo-
rical collections.
One chapter of the document deals
movement, in which some interesting
facts are brought out. Chapters on
these subjects follow: THE Granger
Movement of 1873" 1.-The Granger
Legislation of 1874" 1.-The Situation
After the Enactment of the Granger
Laws" The Repeal of These Laws"
and finally THE Significance of the
Granger Movement"
In 1873 the railroad question was
the most vital issue in the campaign
In Minnesota. Dissatisfaction with the
railroad management was widespread.
In the legislature of that state which
met In January. 1874. large majority,
regardless of party affiliations, had
been pledged to railroad regulation.
OF the LOG members of the lower
house sixty-four were farmers. and
most of these were Patrons of Hus-
bandry. They were the express rep
resentatives Of the grange movement"
After much discussion a railroad law
was evolved whose provisions are too
lengthy to have space here. This law
was repealed the following year. 1t
had proved disappointing. 1t had been
enacted to curb the power of the rail-
roads and to make them amenable to
state control, but owing to the fnan-
cial stringency which followed it was
impossible. its friends claimed. to give
it fair trial. and there was a general
demand for its modification or repeal.
Its enemies claimed that the granger
movement was more or less directly
the cause of the financial depression.
a new law took its place in 1875 which
meant "a definite change of policy in
regard to railroad control" Professor
Saby says: The repeal of the granger
laws in Minnesota and the neighbor-
ing granger states. following the sud
den decline in granger activity. was
taken by many as an indication that
the granger movement had spent its
force and accomplished nothing. But
such was hardly the case. AS a di-
rect result of their revolt against the
railroad abuses of their day the fact
came to be generally recognized that
the people as well as the railroad cor
poration have vested rights and this
was no mean contribution toward its
solution"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-15
CORNWALL.

Atlee Douglas returned last week from
the Mary Fletcher hospital, where he has
been for an operation.
Mrs. Alice Eggleston returned last
week from the Mary Fletcher hospital,
where she has been for treatment.
Neil Sumner went to Bristol last Mon
day.
Miss ENERGY Griswold spent part of
last week with Mrs. William Curtis.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-15
METHODIST CHURCH.
d. H. Corkran, pastor.

Morning worship 10 AS Bible school
at noon. Epwoi'h League 6 AS M.
Evening service 1:3O.
Next week will be observed AS Home
Mission Week. he week has been de-
signated 10y the Home Missions Council
and the Council If Women for Home
Missions for special services by all Prot-s-
tant denominations in the interest of the
present problems of church state.
Union services will be held as follows
during the week: Tuesday evening, 1880,
in the Methodist church; Wednesday
evening, the Women's Societies of Home
Missions Thursday evening, 1870, Bap-
list church; Sunday evening, Congrega-
tional church.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-15

Mrs. Post-Do you think you'll
smoke when you're older. Johnnie?
They say u makes one awfully sick at
first. Johnnie aged tent don't ex-
pect any bother over 1t, mother. 1t
wasn't the slightest effort for me to
learn to swear.-New York Life.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-15

The primary election system will not
make vicious men clean and patriotic
or take sluggard voters by the nape of
the neck and haul them to the polls.
but 1t will give those citizens who do
exercise the right of suffrage fair and
unhindered chance to express their pc
litical preference in the matter of Sc
lecting candidates.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-15
M. n. s. Notes.

The dance held Friday night was a
Vittum's orchestra furnished music.
The proceeds will be for the benefit of
the Athletic association.
The football squad went to Montpelier
Thursday to play the High school team
in that city. The score was to in
favor of Montpelier.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-15
Church " otes.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
Rev. A. A. Lancaster, Pastor

Morning worship, 10 AS, sermon by the
pastor. Subject, THE Open Door
Bible school at noon. Glasses for all.
Christian Endeavor 6:45, in the vestry.
Subject. mistakes often made" Even
ing worship 7 80, address by the pastor
Subject, The Conquest of the Noun
tains." All are invited. The services of
the day will be in harmony with the ma
tion-wide observance of Home Mission
Week.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-15

Where one wishes to force produc
tion of wherries nitrate of soda
makes fine fertilizer. In applying
it is best to remove the coarser Jumps
and then sift the remaining portion
with fine sieve so as to remove the
powder. The remaining fertilizers will
be granular in form. and this should
be sprinkled over the plants when the
leaves are dry. and any particles re-
naming on the leaves should be
brushed off with feather buster or
old broom.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-15

According to figures lately published
by the census bureau at Washington,
the United States produced in 1909
over 996,0O0,OO0 pounds of butter. val.
ued at $405,00O,OOO, In the year for
which the figures are given Wisconsin
led in butter production, and Iowa was
q close second
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-15

It's a sort of strain on the eternal
fitness of things to see a woman who
ought to be wheeling a baby cab lead.
ing one Of those little white woolly
dogs at the end Of pink string, but
one stage more ridiculous than this is
seeing a man tipping the scales at $50
pounds doing the same thing.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-15
New York State Grange Scholarships

New York State Grange Scholarships.
The scholarships to Cornell Agricul'
tural college for 1912 offered by the
New York state grange have been
Sinclairville; Mrs. Lucy Thompson de
Olloquin, Carthage; Floyd e. Andrews,
Evans Mills; Clarence Slack, Black
River; Frank Smith. Town Line; Allen
f. Lockwood. Hannibal; Kenneth A.
Grant. Clayton; Sylvanus L. Churchill,
Homer; Charles Wigren. Frewsburg;
Marion A. Maybach. Bowmansville;
Henry ]. Mather, Whallonsburg; Anna
NJ. Thorpe. Sherman. These scholar
ships are valued at $50 each. and the
winners are chosen after competitive
examinations.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-15

A patch of sunhowers will not only
furnish the flock of hens refreshing
shade during the hot summer days.
but the seed from the ripe heads will
furnish a most welcome change during
the moulting season. If liberal
amount OF earth is taken mp with the
roots the plants may be reset in the
henyard after they have reached a
height of from eighteen to twenty
four inches
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-15
Many Children Are SiekIy

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
Break up Colds in "a hours. relieve Feverish
ness, Headache, Stomach Troubles, Teething
Disorders, and Destroy Worms. At all drug
gists. 25c. Sample mailed FREE. Address,
Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy. MY.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-15

Dyspepsia is Americas curse. To
restore digestion, normal weight, good
health and purify the blood, Use Bur
dock Blood Bitters. Sold at all drug
stores. Price, 81. 90. adv.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-15
8HOREHAM,

Mrs. Fred Birdeau and two children
are at Andrew Palsas.
Miss Nita Gibson has been spending a
few days with Miss Dora Palsa.
Mrs. Prosper Birdeau and Mrs Andrew
Palsa have returned home after spending
a week in Turner's Falls, Mass, with
relatives and friends there and at Rut-
land, Vt.
Doan's Regulets are recommended by
many who say they operate easily, with
out gripping and without bad after
efforts. 25c at all drug stores. adv.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-15

In the case of both alfalfa and
clovers a better quality Of hay will be
secured If it is cut in the forenoon.
left in the windrow until midafternoon
or little later. when it should be put
in cocks of about eighty pounds each
and covered with a hay cap. Under
these conditions the hay will cure in
four or five days. One advantage of
this method lies in the fact that the
hay does not become so brittle as when
exposed several hours to bright sun.
and hence far fewer leaves break off
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-15

The many precautions uttered in
the matter of the unusual need Of
testing all seed corn planted. owing
to the poor condition of much of the
supply saved for seed last fall. seem
many sections of the corn belt is bet.
ter than 1t has been for years. The
mere fact that care was exercised in
this particular will mean a difference
of hundreds Of thousands or even mil
lions of dollars in the crop that will
be harvested next fall.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-15

A tract of small apple trees that the
writer saw the other day bore per
suasive evidence of the fact that it is
a physical impossibility for an orchard
to serve as a fruit producer and calf
and horse pasture at the same time
The trees were barlied and had had the
leaves browsed off. and the soil was
getting packed and hard from the
tramping of the stock. If this condi-
ton continues the money put into
these trees at the start, as well as any
care given them since. will have been
the same as thrown away.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-15

In view of the high prices prevailing
for most of the things We eat, 1t is in
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-11-15

The department of agriculture at
Washington. under direction of Secre-
tary Wilson and DR.. Galloway, head
of the bureau of plant industry, has
started in the northern states the
demonstration farm" work which has
done so much for southern agriculture
in recent years under the supervision
of the late Dr. Knapp. While small
er appropriation was asked for, a to
tai of 100000 has been appropriated
by the present congress for this farm
demonstration work in northern and
southern states. The service rendered
along this line has been of inestimable
benefit to southern farmers, end there
is reason to believe that 1t will be alike
beneficial to the farms of the north.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-02-19
TWO FALLS in HOUR
RESULTS in DEATH

One bump, with q man fleeing
from arrest. near the corner Of
Main and Fourth avenues. knocked
Charles Christensen into insensi-
biIlty early yesterday morning. An
other. when he fell from a reesiv-
ing truck in the city hospital to the
cement floor. some four feet below,
had its climax in death. The su-
shorisles are In a quandary over the
strange case. but II 10 almost Ger.
tain criminal prosecution will re-
suit.
Sound In body and mind. Chris
tensen set ont from the Grand TN
ion hotel for a morning walk. Hur-
rying around the corner. otto
Michclofski. wwo was wanted on n
tcnsen. who was Knocked to the
pavement and rendered uncon-
scious In the meantime. Police
man Henry Lick caught mp with
Michelofskl wanted on petty
petty charge. and sent him and the
unconscious Christensen TO the sta
tion together. Michelofski going 10
cell and the unconscious man TO
the city hospital.
The hospital attendants put
Christensen onto a receiving truck.
but Dr Ristine decided the case
was not hospital one. lie said
Christensen had been drinking.
The second fail happened while
Dr. Ristine was In the station be-
low. arguing the point with Desk
Sergeant Olmstead. The sergeant
refused to allow Christensen to be
placed In cell. During the dis
cussion an attendant came down to