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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-05-05
pANTON

Mr., and Mrs Charles Wright and two
children, Mrs, Bert Allen and two chill
dren Of New Haven spent Sunday with
Mr., and Mrs, Walter White.
Mr., and Mrs, James Swinton, Ray.
mond Waterman and Archie Swinton Of
Bridport attended the Methodist church
Sunday, They also visited Mr., and Mrs,
Frank Hartwell,
The Home Circle met with Mira, Frank
Hartwell last Wednesday afternoon, All
J enjoyed fine time,
Rev, George Cornell spent several
days In West Addison last week,
Mr.. and Mrs, Ben Titus and children
spent Sunday with Mr., and Mrs, Orison
Metcalf,
Miss Ella Norton attended a party
Saturday afternoon at Mrs, Atherton' 4
IN West Addison,
James Moore Is building an addition to
his house.
Wright Hoyt Is making repairs to his
house and adding a kitchen.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-05-05
COUNTY NEWS
8HoREHAM.

Sunday, May 7. will be celebrated by
Sunday schools and other
Christian organizations throughout the
United States as universal Bible Sunday
There was an entertaining program at
the Grange last Thursday evenin, with a
fairly good attendance. Refreshments
were served at the close of the meeting
The funeral of Madam Leonard,
widow of the late jeremiah Leonard was
held last week Tuesday at the Episcopal
chapel. Madam Leonard is survived by
a daughter, son, and two grandchildren.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-05-05
vERGEhNEB.

Pierpoint Lodge, No. 81, Knights If
Pythias, enjoyed fish chowder supper
Saturday evening at their hall in the
Gaines block, The pike for the supper
were donated by DR. c. II. Cole, DR.. f.
NJ. Rogers, II, W, Day, G. G.. Ross, Levi
II. Brown and Walter w. Bristol, who
returned Friday from a pike fishing trip
to East AIhurg
Mrs Linda Gage has been called to
New York city to care for her sister,
Mrs Colby, who is seriously i'll from the
effects OF a shock.
Miss NJ. +. Stlloway, bookkeeper at
the State Industrial school, spent Sun.
day with relatives in Burlington.
The annual meeting of the Robinson
Free Library society, which was to have
been held Tuesday afternoon in the
library rooms, has been postponed one
week.
Miss Ruth Norton, who has been spend.
ing her vacation with her mother Mrs.
f. G. Norton, returned Sunday to her
studies at the Scudder school, New York
city.
Miss Marceine Laushaway of the
University of Vermont spent the week
end with her mother, Mrs. Thomas
Egan,
Mrs. Phelps is i'll at the home Of
her son, DR.. F. c, Phelps.
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
Episcopal church served hash supper
from $50 to $50 Wednesday evening
in the church parors.
At meeting of the license commits
sioners Saturday G F, Daniels and Bart
Casey were granted license of the frs t
class and Timothy Neville a fifth class
license.
At st. Peters church Sunday banns of
marriage were published for Miss
Katherine Morris, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Norris and Harry l. Myers,
son of Mr. and Mrs. George Myers, sr.,
all of this city.
RoIlin T. McIntire spent Sunday with
friends in Fair Haven.
Howard Ames, a graduate Of the Uni
versity of Vermont. class of 1918, has
taken the position of farmer at the
State Industrial school and will occupy
the Elitharp cottage. Mrs. Ames will
join him about June |.
j. A. Williams of Burlington. who is
drilling an artesian we'll for the She field
Farms Sawson Decker Co. at their
branch plant in Addison, lost their drill
at the depth of about 265 feet.
L. A. Morhous, who recently resigned
his position as secretary of the Addison
County Y. M. c. A., entered upon his
duties at the State Industrial school
Monday.
&c. Preston went Monday to Bur-
lington to serve as petit juror at the U.
S. district court now in session in that
city.
A daughter was born Sunday to Mr..
and Mrs. Russell Gaunya,
MIR. and Mrs. Jules Gowett have re-
turned from several months stay with
relatives in Holyoke, Mass.
John Manney has returned to his
home in Randolph after several weeks
visit with relatives here. He was ac-
companied home by his nephew, Floyd
Woodcock, who Is recovering from an
illness,
Miss Linda Gage has been called to
New York city by the serious illness of a
sister, who recently sustained a shock of
paralysis.
Miss Ruth Norton has returned to the
Scudder school at New York city after
two weeks stay with her mother, Mrs.
E. G.. Norton.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Brown have moved
from the Chester Barrows house on King
street to the tenement house owned by
the Stevens estate near the building at
one time occupied by the School Seat
company.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-05-05
RiPTON.

C. c. Maynard esq, of New York city
was in town enroute for Hancock on the
Goth. While in town he stopped at Maple
Inn,
A. j. Fisher, ir., has gone to the east
side of the mountain to take his father
to visit relatives.
Miss Hope Billings is with us on a
short vacation from the school she is at
tending in Fitchburg, Mass.
Peter Tierney has resurrected his auto.
mobile and is now carrying the mail
with it,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-05-05
NEW HAVEN.

The annual conference Of Congregation.
al churches and ministers of Addison
County met at Ferrisburg May and 4.
The delegates appointed from this church
were Deacon s, d. Doud and Sherrodd
Brown.
DR.. Lambert Of Middlebury College
IL expected to fill the desk next Sunday,
May 7th, and administer communion,
The State Congregational conference
of churches and ministers will meet in
Bennington May 10 to 49, The general
topic IL, "The Christian Church and
People, and the New Day.
Frederick II, Bryant of Malone NY &, is
to be the orator on Memorial day.
Grant Sturtevant of Weybridge has
resumed his meat trips in town,
f. S. Hoag has purchased an auto,
Allie G. Squire, the II, F, D. mail
carrier, sustained quite an injury the
past week by being thrown from a
wagon while driving spirited horse
and the harness breaking. He is able to
walk about, but will probably be off his
route the present week or longer,
a gasoline tank is being installed at
the Junction,
Principal Hoag has been retained
another year as head Of Beeman High
school, and Miss Edith Barnes as pre-.
ceptress.
Miss Cyda Hathorne has returned
home from the Mary Fletcher hospital
having received benefit while away,
w, A, Danbrook is separating his milk
this season, instead Of patronzing the
plant as formerly,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-05-05

Itch! Itchl Itch!-Scratchl Scratch.
Scratch! The more you scratch, the
worse the itch, Try Doan's Ointment.
For eczema, eny skin itching, SOC a
box.-Adv.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-05-05
THE FLAG
AND

ITERE show the main incident in the story Dame Barbara
Frehe who grayhred old woman tho she feared not
aun the beloved and Stripes very faces the enemies
of her country they marched through the of redectown
That the rebel leader General Stonewa Jackson recognized
and honored her bravery and patriotism shown
by the lines OF the which "Who harms hair oyon
gray head Dies like dog; march on" he said
Occasions constantly arise in every village and municipality
when every patriotic American citizen should SHOW HE COLORS
Upon every National Holiday and upon purely local nature
the Stars and Stripes floating the breeze from house and flag
staff lends color othe occasion and fosters spirit patriotism WE'LL
The REGISTER makes easy and profitable for all of its readers
"BEAUIFUL FLAG Easy because necessary
clip the Flag Coupon Page of this paper and bring to The
REGISTER with Csc cash. Profitable because such flag this
has ever been sold at SO low price
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-12
new HEAD OF BIO
OPERATIONS HERE
Inspected Company Proper
ty And Met the Fairmont
Employees.

special train bearing vice presi.
dent J. NJ. Davis of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad company arrived in
Fairmont last evening at six o'clock
and left this morning at nine. The
train came from Grafton and left via
Clarksburg and the West Virginia
Short Line for Wheeling. The vice
president is on an inspection trip.
Accompanying Mr.. Davis are E.
Stimson, engineer Of maintenance OF
department; J. F. Keegan, general su.
perintendent Of the Wheeling system |;
j. W. Root, superintendent Wheeling
division; E. T. Brown, division engi.
neer Monongah division; Martin
Tighe. Monongah division road fore.
man of engines; F. l.. Stewart, chief
engineer, main line system; J. II.
kearney, general superintendent OF
transportation; Hugh Wilson, assist.
ant superintendent Monongah divis.
ion:
The officials inspected the property
OF the Baltimore and Ohio here and
were satisfied with the conditions.
While at Grafton the party investi.
gated project suggested by John T.
Graw in which the railroad company
has been asked to build line extend.
ing from Simpson, between Clarks.
burg and Grafton back into Webster
county where extensive undeveloped
coal land lies waiting the steel rails
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Party Names Explained.

The American party names, 'Repub.
llcan" and Democrat" seem to convey
distinction without difference to the
English mind. AS with other party
names, however, their significance may
be extrIcated from their history. The
original Republicans" were actually
the ancestors Of the present Demo
Gratis. Jefferson's party appropriated
to themselves the name Of Republic
ans" suggesting that the Fedcralists
were anti-Republican. The Federal.
lists then nicknamed the Jefferson
party Democrats" and the hostile
nickname, as with our own Whig and
Tory, was eventually adopted with
pride by the Jeifersonlans themselves.
Meanwhile the Federalists were long
known as Wings. The modern Repub.
lican party deliberately adopted Its
name when the various antislavery
sections coalesced in Lincoln's time
London Chronicle.
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FIRST DISTRICT
CONGRESSIONAL
CAMPAIGN IS ON
COMMITTEES Organized at a
Meeting Held at Mounds
vile.

Allison S. Fleming, who was among
the local Republicans who attended
the meeting OF the First district con.
gressional committee held at Mounds.
vile yesterday, was chosen as secre'
tary Of the organization. This was
the first meeting OF the body since
they were elected at the primaries and
in addition organizing for work the
plans for the campaign and the selec.
ton Of headquarters Office were dis.
cussed.
No central headquarters office will
be opened and the chairman, Sec
retary and treasurer will operate from
their respective towns.
]. E, Chase, OF Moundsville, was
chosen as chairman of the committee
and J. NJ. Rodgers, jr, Of Wellsburg,
was named treasurer.
Hon. Thomas w. Fleming, Republl.
can candidate for Congress in this dis.
trict, attended the meeting and was
well pleased with the reports Of the
various committee members present
as to the prospects for q successful
campaign in this district. Frank r.
Amos, Marion county, chairman, and
the following members of the commit
te, were present: c. E. Carrigan, Mar
shall: NJ. A. Chew, Ohio; A. G. Hall,
Taylor; S. B. Meredith, Wetzei.
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STUDENT browns
. Saving GIRLS LIFE
Couple in Rowboat Were
Run Down by Motor
boat.

MoRGANToWN, Aug. 12.-Harri.
son Groves, student at West Virginia
university, was drowned last night in
saving the life OF Miss Ravina Eherly,
W.. whom he had been out rowing.
The boat in which were Groves and
Miss Eberly, was run down near
Granville in the darkness by a motor
boat.
When the row boat was struck
throwing the occupants into the wa.
ter, Grover managed TO keep MISS Eb.
erly afloat until assistance from the
motor boat arrived. He sank immed.
lately after Miss Eberly had been Ia.
ken into the motor boat and at. late
hour today his body had not been
found, Both Groves and Miss Eberly
were students from Nicholas county.
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SENT SLAB OF BACON
AS FIRST CLASS MAIL

LONDON, July 12.-(Correspond.
ence OF The Associated ress)-The
most interesting museum In London
Is not open TO the general public. 1t
Is the museum OF the censor and con-
tains collection Of most curious ex-
hibits which represent attempts that
have been made 10 evade the British
naval blockade since the outbreak OF
the war.
Most of these exhibits from the
United States where thousands OF
people OF German extraction have des.
patched all sorts OF useful things to
friends and relatives in the Father.
land. Many OF the exhibits indicate
the pains and ingenuity OF the send.
ers; in some instances they made a
pound OF lard look like copy OF the
morning paper or packet of pure
rubbgr like bundle OF narclssus
bulbs.
A side of bacon weighing forty
pourds Is mute evidence of the at.
tempt made by st. Louis man to
assuage the hunger of some friends
or relatives In what was undoubtedly
his former home town. In his anxiety
to get the bacon TO Germany this man
sent II by first class mail and attach.
ed stamps to the bacon Itself to the
value of nearly IS.
There are many other instances in
which the stamps on the packages by
far exceed the value OF the contents.
Many parcels duplicate covers. They
are addressed to someone In ncu.
trail country, whose business It Is to
pull of one cover and repost them to
the German or Austrian address re.
yealed below.
An enterprising Buffalo man sent a
large number Of letters each contain.
ing a sheet of pure rubber. Rubber
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-12
Pictures in Oils Of
Historic Building

On exhibition in the E. c. Jones
show windows for a few days are two
splendid oil reproduction pictures OF
the, old Presbyterian church which
was recently razed for the purpose of
erecting a more commodious house of
worship. The paintings cleverly
portray the edifice In the most minute
particular and are in the original col.
orings of the church. The paintings
are the work of local artist who Is
doing the work WITH the obpect Of
raising money to be applied on the
church fund. Copies Of the pictures
can be secured In tow sizes and or.
ders for them can be left In the Jones
store. 1t Is thought the members OF
the church and friends o fthe church
will be glad to avail themselves of the
opportunity Of obtaining a good pic.
ture Of the old edifice.
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Warrington District
Teachers are Named
HAVE NOT YET BEEN ASSIGNED
TO RESPECTIVE
SCHOOLS

The teachers for Mannington dis
trict were announced today by the
Board OF Education in that district
and while all OF the names OF the teach
ers are given they have not yet been
assigned to the various schools. In
the majority Of instances, however.
the same teachers as last year will
again be on duty.
Warrington City School-Mary r.
Simmons, grade 8A; Mary Garghan,
grade SB; orpha Van Horn, grade
IA; Florence Hall, grade 7B: Mary
Powell, grade GA; Maude Wilson,
gradeasB; Ethel Hupp, grade ga; 81.
fle Hoover, grade 5B; Alkaline John.
son, "A: Emily Clutter. 4B; Margar-
ct Coakley, grade 3A; Virginia Curry.
grade 3B; Julia Dotts, grade "a;
Maude Wolfe, grade 2B; Sadie Gaugh.
an. grade la; Charity Johnson, grade
1B.
Wilson School-Lloyd q. Moore.
grades S and 6; Ada Wilson, grades
8 and 4; Katherine Tagart, grader
2and 3; Dawn Smith, grade 1.
Colored School-EstellaJG g. Washing.
ton, all grades colored pupils.
District Teachers-Lyda Holberts
Arthur Hopwood, Beulah Ash, Homer
Campbell, Edna Stevens, Millard West,
u G. Floyd, Clyde Smith, nellie Am
mons, John Lee Higgs, Jean West,
w. c. Matthews. J. Fl. Brock, Oryal
Carpenter, Mrs. Tile Moore, n. ]. Hol-
bert, Charles Cunningham, Earle Nc
Dougal, Claude Whaley, Beatrice Nc
Connel. Beryl Mockler, Mary Shaver.
Cleo Haught, Lula Mcmillan, Oryal
Tucker, Laura Yeater, Eta Connolly,
Dewey Shafer, Leslie Mills. r. era
ham Taylor, Grace Fells. Ada PIN.
lips. Agnes Graughan. Charles Myers.
Paul Swiger, Willie ornduff, Gwendo-
lyn Hanley, Alice Quirk. Malissa
Crowl, 0na West Mabel Vogan, Helen
Rymer, Beulah Haught, Lloyd Moore.
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Kentucky, Ohio
and Vermont to
Move at Once
ALL OTHERS SOON GO
Orders to This Effect Were
Issued by the War De-
partment.

iby aSsOclateu FfesSl
WASHINGTON, aug. 12.--More
state troops were today ordered to
the border by the War department.
All Kentucky, Ohio and Vermont
troops were ordered to move and all
departmental commanders were in.
structed to send troops as soon as re.
cruited and equipped.
The commanding general Of the
Eastern department has been direct.
ed to send Kentucky troops to the
border as soon as they have been
equipped and transportation can be
obtained and to see that special at.
tention is given to getting Vermont
troops to the border as soon as pos.
sible.
Commanding general OF Central
department have been directed to
send the Ohio troops as soon
as they are equipped and trans.
portation can be obtained.
"All department commanders have
been directed TO send all other nation.
al guard troops to their respective de.
partments to the border al. soon as
they are equipped and transportation
can be arranged.
1t was stated at war department
that under these orders national
guard regimentsnnow held at state
mobilization camps would be sent to
border without waiting until re.
cruites to mobolized strength.
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Oldest Weather Reports.

The oldest weather diary known to
be In existence was kept by Lincoln.
shire (Eng.) parson, William Merle,
close on 600 years ago. From 1887 to
1874 he wrote 1t up, often day by day,
In Latin, and his manuscript, being on
yellum, was somehow preserved and is
now In the Bodleinn. Merle did not
trouble himself with the popular lore
about "skyey influences" but stuck to
an accurate record Of fact, In the spirit
at least Of the modern meteorologists.
And from his jottlngs 1t seems that he
had pretty much the same kind Of
weather to deal with as folks In his
parish of Frilby experience now. Con.
trary to theory, the changes Of six cen.
turtles have not reduced the number Of
wet days In the year.
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FLOOD SUFFERERS
ALL HAVE SHELTER
Believed Now Death List
Will Not Exceed
70.


q CHARLESTON, Aug. 12-Another
company of soldiers from Camp ka-
nawha was sent to the Coal river dis.
trict today, to assist detachment
sent yesterday In relief work.
~ Conditions there are improving and
shelter has been provided for all OF
the homeless.
It is now estimated that the total
number OF dead will not exceed 70,
fof which number 81 have been ac'
counted for.
Sif Food has been carried into most
remote sections and tents have been
pitched where necessary.
- James Crahtree who was seriously
injured In an attempt to save his wife
of three months when the flood tore
Through the Cabin Creek was brought
y here to hospital today. He was car.
ried two miles when the water cast
him up on shore.
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WHAT ONE BIG MAN
THINKS OF ANOTHER

President W. n. p. Faunce,
Of Brown University, 10 a pret-
ty live wire who keeps abreast
Of the times, has keen powers
Of observation, and knows a
good man when he sees him.
Hero Is wnat he has to say
about tho Republican Candidate
for the Presidency:
"a have known Justice Hughes
Intimately since we were stu.
dents together at Brown and
have seen him a thousand times
at work and at play. No man Of
our generation has a finer com.
blnation Of character and Intel
Iect. Absolutely fearless, un.
selfish, loyal to American Ideals,
he 10 worthy Of a nations trust.
"AIl his friends know that be-
hind tho dignity Of bearing 10
rich fund Of humor and good
Fellowship. Whether no 10 climb.
Ing a mountain, reading novels,
playing with hls children, re-
sistIns 4 political lobby or do
IiverIno the opinion Of the gu.
preme Court, he 10 ever tho
same rugged, democratic, fair.
minded American. Hls varied
experience has sIven him wide
horizon and sympathy with ev.
cry aspect Of American life.
"He possesses two qualities
rarely found to1ether-the Judi.
elal temper and the capacity for
swift and resolute action. Un.
der hIs administration tho fog
which now besets many public
questions would be cleared
away.
"His penetrating mind COOS to
the heart Of any subject no se-
iects and strips OF tho IrreIe.
want at once. Such a mind 10
peculiarly needed amid tho In.
trleate problems that now con.
front America.
we need more than good In.
tentiona We need clear vision,
sound Judgment strong Will, un.
hssitating deelslon. In short,
IN Aeed cbefiss q pHuahes.s
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-12
Commissioner Swisher
Seeks Money for Roads
$1,000 MARION couNTY's SHARE
OF FEDERAL AID
FUND.

commissioner Lee Swisher, presi.
dent of the Marion county court is in
Parkersburg today attending the
meeting OF the northern West Virginia
county representatives to discuss the
new Federal Aid Bill with state road
engineer A. D. Williams. The new bill,
which became law July IL, will give
$52,275 for West Virginia roads and
this county will likely receive about
$1,000. The following counties arc
Represented at the meeting which he.
gan at the Wood county court house
at;ten o'clock this morning: Jackson
Roane, Calhoun, Gilmer, Richie, Writ,
Wood. Peasants, Tyler Doddridge,
Harrison, Lewis, Webster, upshur,
Barbour, Taylor, Marion, Monongalia,
Wetzel, Preston, Hancock, Brpoke
and Marshal.
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has been a scarce commodity in Ger.
many for more than a year and ef.
forts have repeatedly been made TO
get thorugh the blockade all sorts OF
these articles. Once in Germany the
rubber would be sent TO central de-
pot where 1t ultimately would have
emerged as rubber tires.
This censor's museum contains
huge bundles Of newspapers or what
appeared at first glance to be news.
papers. Closer inspection reveals
that the neatly rolled ends arr but
cleverly made plugs Of paper and
wood. When one Of these plugs is
pulled out theere is uncovered long
sausage.shaped bag OF calico contain
ing anything from rliced ham To Para
rubber, from rice to tobacco.
Two iron crosses are not the least
interesting OF the exhibits. They are
the original article and were being
sent from Germany to a child In the
United States. The consigner was
mal:-r the crosses, the head OF the
firm that supplies them to the Ger
man government, and In an accom-
panying letter ne suggests that tht
recipients wear them.
Shoes are the most numerous OF the
exhibits and most of these come from
the United States.
In several cases they are wrapped
carefully in piece OF best sole leath
er.
All these things, neatly laid out ant
ticketed, are merely samples of large
contraband cargoes that have fount
their way into the hands of the Brit
ish authorities. They are not confis
Gated but will some day get to theil
proper destination, only at present tn.
British government has "interned'
them.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-12
New Teachers For
FairvieW High School

Two new teachers in addition to
Miss Alice V. Martin, teacher of music
and. domestic science, have been en-.
gagged for the Fairview High school.
These are Miss Lucy A. Thornhill,
English teacher, instead of Miss Lea
man. who comes to Fairmont, and J..
p. Weaver who will teach science.
Miss Thornhill has masters degree
from the Woman's College OF Rich
mond, while Mr.. Weaver has received
his D. S. from W. V. UL.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-12
FRUsTRATEs JAIL DELIVERY

PARKERSBuRG. W. Va, Aug. 12.-
An attempt at delivery OF l2 prison.
ers Of Wood county jail was discover.
ed here and frustrated by; Jailer Gala.
han. Discovering leak In the base.
ment and found that the bath tub
above had been .turnel over and some
rails removed, affording an opening
to the basement. Among the prison.
ers was Jesse Harrison, charged with
being connected with the hold.up of
a Baltimore and Ohio train at Cen.
trail,