Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-05-15
A. @. TABER,
BRISTOL.
K8 Main ST.


A special meeting of w. G. Dunton
Post, g. A. R, will be held Friday even
ing for the purpose of making arrange.
Memorial day. The honorary members are
especially invited to be pres. Mt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Green attended a
funeral in Essex Sunday.
Mrs. Martha Purinton visited in New
Haven Monday.
Mrs. F. E. Trudeau and Mrs. R. F.
Hatch attended the Addison County
Association of Congregational Ministers
at Bridport.
J. G. Trudeau and family of Middle
bury were over Sunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. F.. Trudeau.
Mrs. John Geary died at her home on
the Notch road Monday night. She is
survived by two daughters, Miss Anna
Geary of New Haven, Conn. and Mrs.
! Roy Montgomery of Richmond and one
son, Edward of this town
Miss Edith Renaud of Vergennes was
an over Sunday visitor of her aunt, Mrs.
Eva Sloan.
The ball game Saturday afternoon,
Mildlebury Y. NJ c. A. and Bristol high
school, resulted in victory for the high
school, to O.
ID. NJ. Layne, who sustained shock of
paralysis several months ago. is able to
get around on cructhes.
The work of cleaning away the rub
bish from the east end of the burned
block is being pushed as fast as possible.
Charles S. Paige of Boston was and
over Sunday visitor here. Mr. Paige was
the principal of the graded school 10
years
Mrs Lottie Brooks of Boston is visiting
in town
The meeting of the Home Circle of the
Congregational church has been post
poned from May 90 to May 81.
Mrs. T. Trudo and Mrs. E. r Garrow
were delegates to attend the Congrega
tional conference held at Bridport May
~ and 49,
T. A. German of Brooklyn, N. Y, was
guest at H. p Sherwin's Monday He
served in the Civil War in Co. A, l4th
Brooklyn regiment.
Most disfiguring skin eruptions, scrof.
ula, pmples, rashes, etc, are due to i'm
pure blood. Burdock Blood Bitters as
cleansing blood tonic, is well recommend.
ed. 81 90 at all stores. adv.
Wallace Batchelder of Bethel. who is
raising a cavalry regiment in Vermont
in case there is war with Mexico, says
that he has received 500 applications
from men who would like TO Join a
: cavalry regiment for service. Should
/ such a regiment be formed it would un.
doubtedly be modified at Fort Ethan
Allen.
, Mrs. Albert Blowers. mother of three
small children, was brought to Benning-
ton late Saturday night and placed in
Jail to await hearing in connection with
the death of her husband at Rupert Sat-
urday, il being alleged that she acknow-
lodges striking him over the head with a
8 stick of wood following an alteration
I. which took place at the Blowers home in
Rupert on Saturday, May 2, after the
couple had returned from trip to Gran
vile, N. Y, during which, it is alleged,
. Mrs. Blowers claims that her husband
obtained liquor and became abusive to
her.
q 1t has been n matter of doubt until
i recently as to just what agencies were
t responsible for cross pollination in ap-
pie orchards. 1t was thought that the
wind was a factor as well as the
. hOneybees and other insects 1t has
been proved, however, that the wind
= has very little to do In aiding cross
pollination and that honeybees, wild
, bees and other insects are very neces-
. sary for the transference of pollen.
l To determine the Importance of the
honeybee and other insects as factors
r in cross pollination an experiment was
g carried on by the Kansas experiment
station under the direction Of James
? w. McCullOch, assistant entomologist
Wind was not considered in the test.
; because it was found that wherever
Ppples were grown far from an apiary
only Il small amount of fruit was
grown.
1t was found that tame bees were
the predominating insects visiting the
flowers. They visited the trees from
early morning until shutdown. Cloudy
} or windy weather seemed to reduce
their number, and they did not begin
flying until after the dew had left the
trees.