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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-03-10

ment toa good sized audience in the
town hall, This concludes the entertain.
ment course for the benefit Of the Free
Library.
Mr., and Mrs F. X, Barker are in New.
ton Highlands, Mass,
Mrs. j. Ives is i'll with the grip.
Mrs. Burt Of Orwell is caring for Mrs.
Flora Grswold, who is i'll with the grip.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harrington of New
York are at the home of their father, f.
H. harrington.
The regular meeting of the Lake Dun.
more chapter, ID. a, r., will be held
March sth, at the home OF the regent,
Mrs, w. o. Talbot,
Dana Ayers is i'll with bronchial pneu.
mona.
Miss Maudp Farnham of Shoreham,
who has been i'll, has resumed her duties
in the graded school
Ernest Dodge is visiting in Miidlebury
Mrs j. II. Woodward has returned t.
New York,
The remains of Adm r. Webb, an old
resident Of Brandon, who died in Rut-
land, were brought here Monday for
burial,
w. c. Lollingwel has sold his book
store to Charles Ray, who will take pos
session April 18th.
Mrs, w G.. French and daughter of
Shoreham, who have been visiting MIR.
md Mrs. $. w Jones, have returned to
their home.
] Hiram D. Ayre has sold the Hiram d
Ayre place to AInnson w Atwood
The dance that was to have been given
on Washingtons birthday but which
Mas postponed on account of illness in
town, was given Monday night at the
Brandon Inn.
The next meeting Of the Musical clul
will be March Goth.
Friday evening, March Bird, A w
Furgpson addressed the Mems club in
the chapel on Business Efficiency
Gov. Charles w. Gates, Hon. Roger
w. Hubbard of Hyde Park, Rev. A. ii
Bradford of Rutland and Rev. w. A
Mcintyre will be the speakers at the
banquet of the Mems club to be- given AT
the Brandon Inn March ION.
f. II. Button and son are in Boston
Mass.
Misses Ruth and Marguerite Robinson
are visiting in Proctor.
Mrs. Frank Fuller, who recently suf
fered shock Of paralysis, died at he
home north of the village, Monday after
noon. She was the widow of Franl
Fuller, who died in 1913. She is survived
by five children, Mrs. Will King, Carroll
Ruth, Charles and Henry. The funera
was held at the house on Thursday after
noon at 2 o'clock.
Ray & Company will vacate the Prim,
block on April 1st and combine the
clothing and shoe business
The two entertainments given oy tn,
Brandon Concert band, March LIST anC
End, were well presented. Both enter
tainments were well attended.
Miss Ella Whitlock, who has beer
visiting her sister, Mrs Arthur Gipson
has returned to Springfield, Mass.
The ladies of st. Mary's church CAV,
the last of a series of whist parties befor,
Lent, Thursday evening at Foresters
hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Hough of Benning
ton have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
G.. Fay.
LeGrand Thompson has bought thu
Donah farm in Goshen and taken pos
session.
Lewis C. Weinley has taken a position
in the store of j. G. Benoir in Forestdale
Mrs. M. M. Pitts is visiting in Rutland
Mrs. Mary Simonds has sold her pac
on Pearl street to James Martin of Troy
N. Y.
Harley Rowe is slowly recovering from
an attack of the grip.
The fourth quarterly conference of tn
Methodist church will be held Frida,
evening, March 10th, in the church
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-03-10
ORWELL.

Mr. and Mrs, Il, T., French Mr., w. b.
French and daughter, Miss Mabel Grow
spent day last week with w, ID, French
and family OF Ticondrroga,
The many friends Of Mrs. Edward
Arthur remembered her with POSTCARD
shower on her seventeenth birthday,
February %
There was nm "Old Folks Dance held
at the town hail Friday evening last,
Mrs W. B French and daughter, Miss
Grow, recently spent several days IN
Brandon ms guests OF Mrs. :, w. Jones,
Mrs. Charles Gardner Of Johnstown,
~ Y. who recently visited her mother,
Mrs, q. b, Luther at +. +, Lilies, re,
turned home Sunday.
The Christian Endeavor society held
its monthly business meeting on Monday
evening with Miss Addie Raymond,
Miss Fannie Boyd Of Mt Holly was a
guest Of Miss Beatrice Field early in the
week.
MIR, and Mrs, James Thomas and Mrs,
Eva Thomas spent last Friday in Tlcon.
deroga
Mrs. Howard Warner and two children
of Providence, r, visited Mrs, Harriet
p Bascom several days last week. Mrs.
Warner was Miss Kilburn, at one time II
teacher in the village school here.
|. II. LiFeur spent Wednesday and
Thursday of last week at the "Inn,'
Mr. Leon Catlin and family have
moved to Ticonderoga,
Miss Nellie Dewitt who has been i'll
with grip is able to be about the house
again.
The Misses Margaret and Catherine
O'Brien were in Fair Haven Saturday to
attend the wedding Of their sister, Miss
Katherine, They returned Sunday.
The foreign department of the Wo.
mans Missionary society held its regular
meeting at the home Of Mrs ii. + Hack
on Wednesday afternoon of last week,
George NJ. Wright Of New York city
recently spent several DAYS at his home
| here
Ernest c. Woodbury. and Miss Anna
| Meehau Were married at St PauPs rec
tory ON SATURDAY. afternoon, March t.
The Rev f, a, WEIGH ollicatcd,
h. G. Brown was recent visitor in
Pnultuey.
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mere was good attendance at the
roll caIl ana annual meeting OF the Con
g'egalohal chuIch' held IN the ladies
room ON Thursday evening" March i
Following the supper the meeting was
opened 10y Ihe singing OF hymn Prayer
was offered by the pastor ReY' L' NJ.
lsa1cS. Following the report OF the aSI
annual meeting, the rolI call was gwen.
The reports OF the various societies ana
committees OF the church were read
Then the following Officers were chosen
10 serve Tor the ensuing year: Clerk, Dr.
a., 3D. TpNS 'i mH 49,. ~ T. e1 V;I,o "u
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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-03-10
BRANDON.

Mrs. Vaughn Whitney has returned
from the Mary Fletcher hospital at Bur
lington where she was operated upon for
appendicitis.
Wallace johnson is i'll with pneumonia
and two of his children have the grip.
Rev. Walter Thorpe was recently in
Rutland attending a meeting of the Con-
gregational pastors.
Tuesday evening, March 7th the Apol-
10 club gave very pleasing entertain
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-09
RATE PETITION IS
 GRANTED IN PART

Montgomery March S.-(Special.) ) The state public service commission, in a decision rendered yesterday after noon, granted, in part, the petition for lower coal rates from the Birmingham district to Lovick, Ala, on the South ern railway. The petition for lower rates alleged discriminatory rates from groups one, two and three to Lovick, and asked for a reduction from 40 cents to 30 cents. The commission granted the petition with relerence to 50 cents rate from groups one and three, but allowed the rate from group two to remain at 40 cents.
 The commission denied the petition of the Southern, the Northern Alabama and the Seaboard Air Line railroads for permission to make certain ad- vances in the rate on ,cross-ties between stations in Alabama The commission also denied the petition of the Northern Alabama for a revision in coal rates from the mines to stations on the rail- road Plans of the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad for improvements on it's depot at Guin were approved by the commission. This case was handled in formally. The commission took under advisement the petition of the Birming- ham Grain exchange for reduced rates on grain from Riverton and Sheffleld to Birmingham. This case was heard Monday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-09
HARVARD GR|D|RON
 PROSPECTS SUFFER
 SERIOUS SETBACK
Captain Gilman, Enwright and Boles Asked to With draw From College for
 Failure in Studies

Cambridge. Mass, March S-Harvard' $ 1916 football squad received a heavy blow today when three of it's strongest candi- dates-Captain-e J. A. Gilman a guard Thomas H. Enwright and w. J. Boles, both backfied stars-were asked by the college administration board to withdraw from college because of failure tc pass the midyear examinations A Under the faculty rules, this means that Gilman and Boles, even if they are able to return to college, viii not be allowed to represent Harvard on the gridiron. Enwright, who had been picked by ex- perts as the successor of Brickley and
 Mahan, still has a chance for reinstate- ment If he attends the Harvard sum- mer school at Squaw Lake, N. H., for a required amount of study and passes ex- aminations in September, he will be eligi- ble to play.
 Gnman's withdrawal especially leaves the Crimson football situation in an un- certain condition, for Harvard now is without captain or coach, as Coach Haughton's contract has expired and he has not yet announced his intentions for the ball. Gimans playing last year
 made htm popular choice for the All
 America football eleven.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-09
Attempt to Pre0ent Tile
 Fight In New York Assembly

l held will be the death knell of boxing in New York"
 Assemblyman Malone defended the state athletic commissioners and said that if Willard was unfit physically to enter the right the commission would not allow the bout to be held.
 New York, March S.-The state athletic commission today interrogated Tex Rick ard, promoter of the Willard-Moran bout. and Secretary Edwards and Manager James J. Johnston of the show corpora ton, under whose auspices the bout will be staged. Chairman Wenckl said the public commission wanted to arrive at some definite arrangement whereby every precaution would be taken to safeguard and protect the interest of the public morals. It was finally agreed that all ticket receipts, the purse and the for fets posted should be placed with a stakeholder, amenable to the conmis- sioners and acceptable to the promoters
 and managers, who should pay out no
 money until after the fight had takel. place, and ali contract conditions had been faithfully performed.
 During the discussion it developed that the purse has been increased from S70O00 to $1,500, 20 per cent of which Willard is to receive-s47,500, while half that sum is to be paid Moran. Rickard explained that he had increased the amount be- cause he believed Moran should get at least half as much as the champion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-09
HUB PURDUE WILL NOT BE SIGNED BY
 bAR0NS SAYS MOLLY
Former Pitcher of Vols and Braves Seeking Berth in SOuthern-LOcals Have
 Made No Offer

Hub Perdue will not be signed by the Barons as reported for the past few days. Manager Molesworth an- nounced yesterday that contrary, to re-
 ports he had made no offers to the
 former Brave twirler and that he was
 not seeking his services for the com- ing season.
 Reports had gained credence all over the circuit that Perdue was to sign with the Barons. It will be re- called that Hub made an offer to the Nashville Vols, but that he was turned down on account of his unreasonable demand. Perdue is a former Vol and for two years was member of the Bos- ton Braves Recently he anonunced that he had quit baseball, after get ting his unconditional release from the St. Louis Nationals
 Perdue would undoubtedly make some Southern league club a valuable man. He has, plenty of good baseball sense and, judging from his record in the majors last season, he can still win the old ball games. Hub will hard ly find an opening in the Southern league owing to the low salary limit, but he should find it easy to land a job ill any of the higher leagues.
 Birmingham, however. did not reject Hub on salary demands, but felt that they were sufficiently entrenched with five regulars and two recruits to fight through the 1916 season. Hub has not been dickering with the local assocla- tion, but the report that he was to sign with Moley was the cause of it being denied
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-09
PROSPECTS GOOD
 FOR WINNING NINE
 FOR CENTRAL HIGH
Coach Pritchard Has an Abundance of Material. Fifty-Six Candidates
 Report for Practice

The cold weather yesterday failed to bluff Coach Pritchard and practice was held for the baseball candidates at Central High school as scheduled. Fifty-six players were out in uniform showing the coach just what they pos sessed. The practice, which is the sec ond for the squad was held at Tut wiler park.
 Fires were built around the lot and the ambitious youths kept warm be- tween acts. Pitchers served the ball over the platter and infielders and out fielders took swings in turn. Hook sliding was also practiced, but the chief practice of the day was the bat ting.
 Coach Pritchard held the practice merely to get line on his material. A practice game will be played on Saturday morning. The pitchers have thus far failed to show an abundance of material. Harrell. the only veteran, shows flashes of his old form and will probably round into form by next week Reeves. a southpaw; Antw1ne, Galzier and seevra1 others appear for midable at the present In the eaten ing department Montgomery will prob ably get first call with Hall, last years veteran, a close second.
 Berry Balsom and Brown loom up as good first seekers, with Baker, veteran, appearing to be sure of his old job at second. Shortstop will see a lively fight with Donelson, gram mar school product; Moril, veteran, and several others showing good form. Third base is another problem that is very completing and at the present appears to be the weak spot on the team.
 Lassiter, a veteran from last years team, will again be seen in action In one field while large number of oth- CTS have good ability. The team ap- pears to be a hard hitting nine and early prospects indicate winning team. The first game of the season is March 17-1S, with Marion Institute. at Marion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-09
SCHWARTZ HOLDS
 INITIAL WORKOUT l. WITH MANDY SQUAD
Thirty-Five Candidates for Team Greet New COmmO- dore Coach on First
 Call for Practice

Nashville, March S.-(Special.) ) William c. Schwartz can no longer be designated by an lex" before his name. MT. Schwartz is now a full -fledged coach. Looking just as naturally as everything in a baseball uniform, the time leader of the Vols called his Commodores together on Dudley field yesterday afternoon and 35 would be diamond stars came drumming.
 It reminded Bill of old times. and he deftly brushed aside a tear and went to it. And the squad looked mighty good to Bill-~he said.
 Having broken the ice as a baseball coach, MT. Schwartz will from now on, if the weather will behave, ex- poets to have his charges out each afternoon going over the jumps Only light work was allowed yesterday by the new coach, who repeatedly eau toned Hurlers Weeks Mcclure and Medley to take things easy" In his lifetime Bill has told many hurler those very same words.
 Coach Schwartz sent the infielders through light fielding practice, but none of the squad was given much chance to show what they could do at swatting the horsehide.
 Roy Ellam, the new boss. was out in a suit starting the spring training of the Vols all by his lonesome and it must be admitted that the eX-Baron has not forgotten during the winter how to handle himself. Roy, who is one of the cleanest flyers in the game, is in prime condition and will need but little work to get himself in proper shape for the opening gun in the Dixie campaign.
 Having cinched his place as a Vandy coach Bill Schwartz lost no time in hunting up the Vol moguls in an eff fort to arrange a serles of games with the Ellam faction. Three days were offered-March 23. 29 and April Il, but Coach Schwartz is anxious to land a Saturday date and none of the games offered have as yet been agreed upon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-09
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 Accept no substitute. This great Oil Is golden red color only. Every bottle guaranteed: 25 and soc a bottle or money refunded. At leading druggists. Jacobs Drug Store.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-09
ELBERFELD BUSY
 AT CHATTANOOGA
Charley Smith and Wilson Collins Signed-Efird, Bisland and
 Somers Suspended

Chattanooga March S.-(Special) Manager Elberfeld today announced ths purchase of Pitcher Charles Smith, a veteran right-hander, from the Chicago Cubs; Wilson Collins, former Vanderbilt star outfielder, and lately with the Bos- ton Nationals, has already signed Chat tanooga contract.
 Jap Efird, former Atlanta pitcher, who was drafted from the Virginia league, wrote the club today that he had re- tired from the game.
 Efird, Bisland, the ex-Atlanta short stop, and Rudy Somers, the Lookout southpaw of 1913, who spent two sea- sons in the Federal league and was claimed by the locals after peace was made. were formally suspended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-09
Thompson to Aid State

Montgomery, March S.-(Special.) )-At the request of Attorney General Will liam L. Martin, Solicitor J. Fritz Thompson of Centerville. solicitor of the Fourth circuit, will assist the state next Tuesday and Wednesday in the prosecution of Capt. John c. Cheney. former chief clerk of the state depart ment of agriculture and industries, and Zee Cowart of Birmingham. former inn migration commissioner. both of whom are charged with the embezzlement of state funds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-09

Albany, N. Y, March S.-An attempt to prevent the Willard Moran boxing con- test being held March D was fore stalled temporarily at least in the as sembly today when an objection prevent ed the introduction of a resolution of Assemblyman McCue of New York, a former pugilist calling on the state ath- letic commission to revoke the license for the fight.
 McCue said he had seen Willard re- gently and that the champion was not in physical condition to fight
 McCue later announced he would move next Tuesday to suspend the rules to per init the introduction of his resolution. He argued that under the regulations governing boxing, contests could be held only by bona fide clubs composed of cit iZens of the state
 These rules are not going to be lived up to in this fight" he de"ared T don't want the people to be humbugged out of a lot of money as they were a few months ago. Then q man named Gibbons and a man named McFarlan nd fought. It was sham of the worst kind After they went back west they laughed at the suckers in New York.
 T looked at Jess Willard a few days ago. He is no more in condition to fight than l am. To permit this fight to be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-09
SAMMY MEYER PEEvED

Sammy Meyer is telling mournfui story over in Atlanta about how organ ized baseball is keeping him out of the game Sammy is former Fed and the big bugs ruled that Sammy must play with Kansas City this season despite his desire to play with Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-09
Hanel Found Guilty

New York, March S.-A jury brought ir a verdict of murder in the first de- gree today against Joseph E. Hanel for killing Mrs Julia Heilner, wealthy Brooklyn widow by whom he was em- ployed as butler Hanel, collapsed when lie heard the verdict He will be sen teinced to pay the death penalty on Mon- day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-09
Gaining More Tonnage

Lcndon, March S.-Walter Runciman, president of the Board of Trade, stated in the House of Commons today that the Brewers society had agreed to reduc- tion of imports of brewing materials by one- third in order to release ship ton mage which would mean a saving of 2OD 0CO tons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-09
ADJUSTMENTS
"T'he Birth of a Nation"

The performances Of the return engage ment of "The Birth of Nation" at the Jefferson theatre have occasioned even more enthusiasm than did that of the first engagement. In fact, the great film of the southland Is meeting with much more enthusiastic reception on it's second visit than on it's first, and the audiences seem obe more enthused over it's thrills. There will be no performance Sunday
 The Birth of a Nation has that rare quality of growing more absorbing as one becomes better acquainted with 1t. A man approached the box office of the theatre yesterday and remarked that he had spent $10 for tickets for "The Birth of Nation on it's former visit to Bir- mingham, and now that it had returned he guessed he would spend SEQ. And this is not an isolated case. 1t happens almost every hour.
 The attendance this week surpassed anything of the previous engagement which is to say that there was not an available inch vacant in the entire thea tre from which one could witness the firm. It was really the most remarkable spectacle in a theatrical way that has been seen in Birmingham.
 At the Lyric
 A new bill. with the funny Marx broth CTS leading the programme. opens at the matinee today, and from advance notices it is believed that the new offering will prove most pleasing. The Marx brothers are putting on an act at the Lyric that is we'll worth the price of admission itself.
 In addition to this bunch of funmakers there will be on the new bill Foster and Lovett, in a comedy novelty. Who's Who" This pair of entertainers are talented singers and comedians. and will no doubt prove a most pleasing feature or the bill Barto and Clark are dancers and singers of merit They will present a musical comedy skit. "Marooned. The Adlon brothers will open with comedy juggling The curtain at the matinee will go up promptly at 2:3o o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-09
Tener Gives Baltimore Advice

President John Tener handed little frst-handed information to Baltimore last week when he frankly admitted that there wasn't a chance of Baltimore se- curing a major league franchise. MT. Teners word goes and Baltimore has given up hopes.