Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-03-30
REGISTER IN new HANDS
County's Oldest Newspaper Sold to
G. E. Crane
Formerly OF Ludlow, New Owner
Is Verm onter by Association
VIII Take Immediate Charge
Of The Resister-Now In
It's 9tst Year,

Its 81St wear
Editorial announcement is made else
where in this issue of The Register of
change in ownership and management
Of Addison County's oldest newspaper
The President and Fellows of Middle
bury College into whose possession The
Register passed by terms Of the VIII OF
its former owner, Mr., Joseph Battell,
who died February %, 1915, have sold
the entire property y-newspaper plant,
good will, and printing business, includ-
ing the buiding-to Charles E, Crane,
of New York, The transfer of control
of the paper was made on Wednesday
of this week, and Mr., Crane took i'm
mediate charge,
The decision of the College to place
the property in other hands was, as Is
stated by President Thomas in the edi-
torial column, due to the desire to have
the paper settled under the direction Of
those who could devote their entire time
to the upbuiding of the newspaper and
printing business in the interests of the
whole community. Under the direction
of the College authorities the paper has
been well conducted, but at the expense
of extra attention which DR.. Thomas
desires to give entirely to the College.
Mr. Crane, pleased with the oppor-
tunity to enter Middlebury, will bring
his family here and settle within the
next month. Although born in Mendon,
Ill.,, August 10, 1884, he is a Nermonter
by long association. He is the son Of
the late Rev. Edward Clarence Crane,
former editor and owner Of the Ludlow
Tribune, in which Office Charles Crane
served as an apprentice in the work Of
a country newspaper Office up to the
time he entered Dartmouth College. In
1903 he entered the service of The Asso-
ciated Press, the worldwide organiza-
tion for newsgathering, and for the
past thirteen years he has served with
that corporation in various capacities,
in Boston, Portland, Me-, Providence,
r. l., Pttsburg, Pa, and New York
City. He was also for time in London
as a special feature writer for syndi-
cate of American newspapers.
Mr.. Crane is brother of Ephraim H.
Crane of Brattleboro, treasurer of The
Vermont Printing Company and of The
Bratteboro Publishing Company, pub
fishers of The Bratteboro Daily Re-
former and The Vermont Phoenix.
On August Is, 1913, Mr.. Crane mar
ried Elizabeth Wynnes Wilcox, then Of
Roselle, N. j., since when their resi-
dence has been in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mrs. Crane is of the Wilcox family,
known in Bridport and Middlebury, she
with Edwin W. Wilcox of New York
and Julius A. Wilcox of Montpelier
being the children of the late E. D.
Wilcox and Alice Miner Wilcox of Brid-
port. Mr.. and Mrs. Crane have two
children, Charles, aged two and one
half years, ard Elizabeth one year.
The organization of The Register bus
mess under its new owner retains in
the office all of the members of the staff
of both the business and mechanical
departments. Michael Li!lick remains
as manager Of the printing department,
Norman Selleck as foreman, and Miss
Nellie Halpin as bookkeeper and Office
agent, all of whom have been with The
Register for many years.