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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-08

The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court 70: the District of Adj
olson, commissioners, to receive. examine and ad
just the claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of Chester S. Elmer. late of Mid
dlebury. Vermont in said District, deceased.
and sill claims exhibited in Offset thereto, hereby
give notice that we will meet for the purpose
aforesaid. at the store of Burton G. Peck. In the
the 18th day of February and sd day of July
next, from O'Clock p. m until o'clock p. M.
on each of said days and that six months from the
29th day of January A. D. 1918, is the time limited
by said Court for said creditors to present their
claims to us for examination and allowance.
Dated at Middlebury, Vermont. this Goth day of
January A. d. 1918.
J; Arthur Douglas Commissioners
Burton G. Peck Administrator
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-08
EAST MIDDLEBURY

James Aldrichs home on the North
antinc for diphthcria
Mrs Ivan Kirby was taken to the
Mary Fletcher hospital on Thursday
Of last week, where she will receive
treatment for a complication OF dis
eases.
The East Middlebury branch of the
Red Cross are holding very interest
ing meetings each week A light lunch
is served for which a small fee is
charged. The meeting held with Mrs
c. T. Russell on Friday of last week
Melted the sum of $3.50
James Barnard has moved his family
from the Hurlbert tenement to his
fathers farm in Ripton
The ladies of St Barnabas' Guild
will hold their next meeting with
Mrs J. A. Douglas next Thursday al
ternoon. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended.
The following names have recently
been added to the East Midddlebury
branch of the Red Cross: Mrs. Hope
Billings, Timothy Billings, Miss Ag-
mes Billings Ransom Billings, Mrs
Ransom Billings, Mrs Ada Billings
Miss Ethel Billings, Mrs. p. A. Camp
bell, Miss Rieta Campbell, Mrs Aman-
da Whittemore, BerniCe Billings, S. f
Matteson, J. S. Chandler, d. L. Cas-
well, Mrs. John Goodro, Miss Edith
Farr, Sylvester Murray, Mrs. H, R
Noble, Mrs C. p Boynton, Mrs Mary
Calvin, H. r. Noble, Mrs. Z. Z
Damon, Mrs. George Sheldon, Bert
Spencer. There are now l42 men,
bers enrolled.
The annual meeting of the East Mid
dlebury Improvement Society was held
at the school house Tuesday evening
January 20, with a good attendance
and much interest was manifested. The
following officers were elected to serve
for the ensuing year: President, Mrs
E. A. Bradley; Vice President, Mrs. A,
N. Manney; Secretary, Mrs. Julia AL
len; Treasurer c. E. Russell; Com
mittee, George Dragon, Henry Lee and
Scion Sumner; Executive Committee
Mrs. S. A. Patridg, Mrs. Louisa Enos
Miss Gladys Piper, Allie Chapman
Chares Adams and Norman Hope;
Auditor, J. A. Douglas, Mrs. S
Partridge and Mrs. Mary Grant; Col
lector, Mrs. Sadie Roberts.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-08
Estate of
Mrs. Alice Ward,
late of ShOreh a m, VT.
CTATE OF VERMONT
- DISTRICT OF ADDISON. IS,

@ TATE OF VERMONT
- DISTRICT OF ADDISON. ss')
The Honorable Probate Court for the District
Aforesaid:
To all persons interested in the estate Of Mrs.
Alice Ward. late of Shoreham, in said District,
deceased, Erecting
Wher las, said Court has assigned the 18th day
February 1918. at 10 o'clock a. M. next for exam
ming and allowing the account Of the admins
traitor of said deceased and for a decree of the
residue of said estate to the lawful claimants of
the same, and ordered that public notice thereof
be given to all persons interested in said estate by
publishing this order three weeks successfully
previous to the day assigned, in the Middlebury
Register. newspaper published at Middlebury
in said District.
Therefore, you are hereby notified to appear OF
the Probate Office in Middlebury in said District.
on the day assigned. then and there to contest
the,alowancc of said account If you see cause.
and to establish your right as heirs, legatees and
lawful claimants to said residue.
Given under my hand. this 2lst day of January.
1918.
Gladys X. Cartmel. Register.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-08
Estate OF
Frank &. Atwood
late of salisbury

STATE OF VERMONT,
y DISTRICT OF ADDISON. S.
The Honorable Probate Court for the District
of Addison:
To all persons interested in the estate Of
Frank C. Atwood, late of Salisbury. in said dis.
trct. deceased, GREETING:
At Probate Court. holden at Middlebury.
within and TOR said District on the 30th DAY Of
January, 1918, an instrument purporting to be the
last viii and Testament of Frank C. Atwood,
late of Salisbury. in said district, deceased,
was presented to the Court aforesaid. for Probate
And It 10 ordered by said Court that the 18th
day of February. 1918, at ten O'Clock n. m. at
the Probate Office in said Middlebury, be assigned
for proving said instrument and that notice
thereof be given to all persons concerned, by pub
fishing this order three weeks successfully in the
Middlebury Register. n newspaper circulating in
that vicinity. in said District, previous to the
time appointed.
Therefore. you are hereby notified to appear
before said court, at the time and place aforesaid
and contest the probate Of said will If you have
cause.
Given under my hand at Middlebury. in said
District, this 10Th day Of January, 1918.
5 CHARLES |. BUTTON. Judge
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-08
WEYBRIDGE

A service flag containing twelve stars
was placed on the town hall the first
of this week.
While lighting a match at the home
OF M. L. Young one evening last week
the tip broke off and dropped on some
celluloid combs, igniting them in
stantly, setting fire to some curtains
and burning the table scarf, the fire
was put out Immediately this averting
serious damage.
Mrs W. B. Child is confined to the
house with hard cold.
John 5, Shaw left here last Monday
on business trip to Burlington, Mont.
peller, Williamstown and other places
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-08
Estate of
Joseph H. Little,
late of Salisbury
9 TATE OF VERMONT

~ DISTRICT OF ADDISON, Ss
The Honorable Probate Court for the District
OF Addison
To all persons interested in the estate of Joseph
II. Little late Of Salisbury, in said District
deceased. Greeting ::
At Probate Court, holden at Middlebury.
within and for said District on the 18th day of
January. 1918. an instrument purporting to be
the last Will and Testament of Joseph H. Little
late OF Salisbury. in said District. deceased, was
presented to the Court aforesaid, for Probate
And 1t is ordered by raid Court that the lltb
day Of February. 1918. at 8 O'Clock a. M at the
Probate Office in said Middebury be assigned for
proving said instrument; and that notice thereof
be given to all persons concerned, by publishing
this order three weeks successfully in the Middle
bury Register. newspaper circulating in that
vicinity, in said District, previous to the time
appointed.
Therefore, you are hereby notified to appear be-
fore said Court. at the time and place aforesaid.
and contest the probate Of said will. if you have
cause.
Given under my hand at Middlebury. in said
District this 18th day of January. 1918.
Charles / Button, Judge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-08

ALBERT w. DICKENS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
30 Battell Block, Middlebury, Vt.
Collections a speciality Real Estate
Handled
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-08
BOSCHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP.

Why use ordinary cough remedies,
whenBoSchee's German Syrup has been
used so successfully for fifty-two years
in all parts of the United States for
coughs, bronchitis, colds settled in the
throat, especially lung troubles. 1t
gives the patient a good nights rest,
free from coughing, with easy ex-
pectoration in the morning gives ma
ture a chance to soothe the inhamed
parts, throw off the disease, helping the
patient to regain his health. Sold by
Park Drug Store.-Adv.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-08
Estate of
Robert Nj. Thomas,
late of MiddleburY
TATE OF VERMONT

~ DIST RIOT OF ADDISON, S.
The Honorable Probate Court for the District
of Addison
To all persons interested in the estate Of Robert
NJ. Thomas. late Of Middlebury, in said District
deceased. Erecting
At a Probate Court, holden at Middlebury,
within and for said District on the 2lst day OF
January. 1918, an instrument purporting to be
the last Will and Testament Of Robert M. Thomas,
late of Mddlebury in said District. deceased was
presented to the Court aforesaid. for Probate.
And it is ordered by said Court that the 18th
day of February. 1915 at 10 o'clock a, m, at the
Probate Office in said Middlebury, be assigned fol-
proving said instrument and that notice thereof
be given to all persons concerned, by publishing
this order three weeks successfully in the Middle
bury Register. newspaper circulating in that
vicinity. in said District, previous to the time
appointed.
Therefore. you are hereby notified to appear
before said Court. at the time and place afore'
said. and contest the probate Of said will. If you
have cause.
Given under my hand at Middlebury. in said
District. this 2lst day of January, 1918.
Charles |. Button, Judge
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-08
BRANDON

The Brandon team defeated the Bap-
tist Athletic association o Rutland at
basketball Friday evening at the
Brandon High school gymnasium by
the score Of Ct to H.
L L, Goshen has sold his tobacco
store in the Wright block to Tom
W, Ray, who took possession last Sat
urday night. Mr. Goshen had been in
business here for % years which is
the longest period with two eXcep-
tons Of any one now engaged in the
mercantile business i'll town
The ] S, Clark tobacco store on
Park street, which has been closed for
10 days, was sold at auction last Sat
urday morning by Deputy Sheriff l..
i Nichols for the holder Of a mort
gage and was bid of by Arthur Hen
dry for S3iOO
The local Red Cross branch sent
last weew to the Red Cross head
quarters in Boston 2lSO by I comprc-
scs, 80 muslin bandagcs, II triangular
bandageS, l.3 yard knit bandagc, eight
knit eye bandages - knit sponges Is
wash clothes, Is napkins, i3 tray
cloths, 3G handkerchcis, 1865 old linen
eye wipes, eight white pillows, 80 com.
fort inflow, and six surgical shirts
uo,rr W. p,,ch who has hoor m
l,n,r ,,,n ,r.al. n.itb nron,nnria
d;od lost c,trrdav ,norning NJ about
IN -a,,iaoi. ~, me- HAMA 81 his da,ght.r
Wr' nam r. I,,v To n,s horn IN mi,
,ar., Nf,.oL tG 1900 AND had alv.,,,,
iuod j., ~, tr,aIJ I;',r,', lie mar.
, taJ' ,I;.' '" pa, ''' Han ~ Cndhnry
Nf,roL llGo ,,d sbn d;.d N,rrb
6G 1qoo Tie n.,s n,do , rn,rLer of
<, paHis iddo" Vn ~ Il and Nf
in 1896 The funeral was held Monday
afternoon ot the house Rev Walter
Thorpe, pastor Of the Congregational
olliciatcd Burial was in the family
lot at Pine Hill cemetery
Mrs. Royal Atwood Friday night
at her home in Sudbury She wasSl
years of age. The funeral was held
Monday afternoon at the house. Rev.
! c. +. Eddy, pastor Of the Baptist
church here ofticiated.
Tom W. Ray, who bought the J. 5.
Clark and L. L. Goshen tobacco-stores,
will consolidate the two and continue
the business in the Goshen store. Ar
thur Hendry, who was in the Clark
store will be employed by Mr., Ray,
Charles T. Kay, VINO was burned out
VIII occupy the LARK store LOT ms
DOCK ana newspaper business ana
moved Yesterday from the Koiie phar-
macy to his new quarters
Or. Burton A. Holmes, dentist, VINO
was burned out during the recent ilre
here, has decided to locate in Rutland
instead OF opening another office here
His family will remain here,
W. G.. McClintock is confined to his
room at the Brandon Inn by illness.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-08
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE
Estate OF
Edward H. Martin
late of MiddleburY

The undersigned having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of Ad-
Olson. Commissioners, to receive. examine. and
just all claims and demands of all persons
against the estate of Edward H. Martin, late of
Middlebury in said District. deceased. and all
claims exhibited in offset thereto. hereby give
notice that we will meet for the purpose afore-
said, at the Court House, in the village of Mid
dlebury. in said District, on the 18th day of
February, 1918, and 2Sd day of July next, from
o'clock D. M. until4 O'Clock p. M, on each of
said days and that six months from the 28th day
of January A. d. 1918. is the time limited by said
Court for said creditors to present their claims
to us for examination and allowance.
Dated at Middebury. VT, this 18th day of jan
uary A. d. 1918.
L. Il. Thomas. "
Mrs Ida NJ. Martin, Administrative.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-02-16
SKILLED MECHANICS URGED
TO ENROLL FOR SERVICE
Which Will Be Absolutely Voluntary, Under the
U. S. Public Service Reserve-Minnesota's
Quota Is 6, 6,5O0-Campaign Under Way.

The pressing need of the present the prose-
cuton of the ships soldiers and then
provide supplies for them and allies the battle
The work of constructing these ships proceeding
anticipated by those charge of the shpug program This
largely due the fact that there inadequate supply skilled
hancs who have far sought employment
plants
To stimulate this work the United Public
endeavoring to register 100000 volunteer wormen immediately Min
nesotas share of this total $780, and the enroll
ments is already under way.
To make such application does deprive workman
bey for if the find that his ability
for shpbuidng work. the privilege of accepting pofered position
entirely the regrant The whole plan merely
the distribution of skilled labor and
ernments biggest project shipbuldng.
1t pointed out by military and naval authorities that order
early and satisfactory absolutely the
output of the spyrds be increased the production
Trained rveter bolermakers punche machiist backsms
carpenters, cauker painters mlwrght other
render service their country this than register
for this civilian While enrolment itself does
the draft the who in the shpyd have been placed
deferred classification, and receiving higher scale
is paid by private employers.
In Duluth the work of enrolment charge agents
Public Service headquarters Superior street,
where further nformaon blanks be obtained Several
the local unions have ndorsed the by the
OF enrolment agents. who encouraging members of
tive respond this latest appeal by Uncle
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-02-16
PACT WITH SAILORS UNION
ASSALEDBYR REACTI0NARIES
Seamen Charge Plot to Destroy All Possibility OF
Government Owned Merchant Marine and
to Lower Maritime Standards.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14-When the International Seamens
negotiated its Atlantic with the Shipping board and
The hpowner, advance of Of the other
labor treate it cast anchor to wndward veriable
opposition this reactonay
circles Washington For example, this from last Saturdays Washing
Post:
he warmakng branch of the time of when that
found be hndnce the its task of
winning the war? Should such es around the nations
like this responsible
the United States that the chance getting France
decreased by the character of the
he vessels of the fleets and that it impossible
assurance under present conditions?
THAT the question that coming head because
fter months of wrangng the departments
unable :H&ome to decision.
1T question: growing of the Shipping boards pact with the
International Seamen that take the lid off the whole labor
tuaon the United States the which the govern
nent result of tempozng policy has permitted itself be
aced at the of labor organization time of national peril
Then the article proceeds to that this won't
Until August and that Influential
mentioned that these Influential enatorno
who have been trying rid of Secretary Daniels
Baker.
Andrew Furuseth the job for the
trough with the fight the colared gentlemen
nators will know they should have
show that plot afoot destroy
ercan during the destroy all chance
wned merchant reduce
Maritime countries to the point they held before Toilette act
ook effect.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-02-16
REALTORS SELL
GOLD BRICKS TO
WIDOWS; WARNED

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 14.-Harry
A. Mackey, chairman of the state
workmen's compensation board,
warns real estate men that the board
will investigate every case where
women are asked to invest their COM
pensation payments and will refuse
to pay over money in bulk for build
ing investment except where same is
suited to the needs of the buyer.
The board has discovered that real
estate agents are inducing widows of
men killed in industrial accidents to
put the money obtained under the
compensation act into white ele-
phant' homes that they cannot sup
port.
1t was shown that in one case a
widow who had been awarded $3.50
a week for 800 weeks asked that she
be given the lump sum to buy a So
600 house in South Bethlehem, in
which a real estate man had inter-
ested her. The board refused to
grant her request and told her to Sc
lect property within her means.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-02-16
CALIFORNIA TO VOTE ON
LAND TAX IN NOVEMBER;
IMPROVEMENTS EXEMPT

. LOS ANGELES, CAL, Feb. H.
The tax on: land values advocated by
the single takers will be submitted
as a constitutional amendment to the
voters in November It was defeated
by comparatively few votes at the
last election. -
The outcry against eprofiteering by
the big land owners is counted on to
carry the proposal, which reads as
follows: = . ::e.<s:... s.>>;s s.e
ION and after Jan. 1, 1919, all pub
lie revenues. state, county, municipal
and district, shall be raised by taxa
ton of the value of land irrespective
Of improvements thereon.
The intent Of this single tax
amendment is to- prevent the holding
Of land out OF use for speculat ton and
to apply the @land values which the
community creates TO community
purposes. = IS .
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-02-16
WAGE RAISE FOR
5000 CANADIAN
TRACK LAB0RERS
Maintenance t-Way Employees
Benefit By Award Of Con-
ci|iation board.

About 5000 members of the Inter-
national Brotherhood of Mainte-
nance-of-Way Employees working on
the Canadian Northern System divi-
sion, from Port Arthur to the Paci-
fic coast, have been granted increases
in wages ranging from 35 to As cents
per day.
The new schedule is the result of
an award by a concilation board
which was appointed on Nov. 49,,
1917, to consider demands for an in
crease of Is cents per day made by
the railroad employees. The award
was rendered Jan. % and is retro
active to Jan. /. =.
The Labor World is in receipt IF 4
complete copy Of the findings of the
board, forwarded by F. H. Fljozdal,
general chairman of the mainte-
nance-of-way employees of that divi-
sion. The document contains a num-
ber of interesting features, one being
the success with which these un-
skilled laborers are meeting in deal
ing with their employers through
collective bargaining. The lowest
wage provided for is $3.50 per day,
while in the states, where this class
of workmen is poorly organized,
they receive as low as s1.35 per day.
Refer to Unorganized Workers.
The railroad company sought to
capitalize this fact by producing
written statements at the boards
hearings showing that on nine rail-
roads in the United States operating
north of the Twin Cities wages paid
such workmen were considerably
lower than those already being paid
by the Canadian Northern. The EN-
ployes' representatives pointed out
that the workers referred to on the
nine railroads were mostly all unor-
ganized, and further that conditions
of labor were so varied on the diff
ferent railroads that no fair conclu-
sion could be reached in this manner
Justified BY Cost of Living.
The conciliation board conceded
the claims of the men that the enor-
nous increase in the cost of living
since the existing schedule was ne
gotiated, Nov. 1, 1916, justified an
upward revision of wages.
The board was created under the
terms of the Canadian Industrial
! and was composed of John T. Haig,
nominated by the railroad company;
David Campbell, representing the
| employees, and Chief Justice Mathers
acting for the government The
award was delivered to Minister o1
Labor T. w. Crothers.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-02-16
COAL RESOURCES
BEING WASTED,
SAY SC|EN lists
Only 4 Per Cent Of Coal Mined
Yields Full Value; Cause
Of ofShortage.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-Only 4
per cent of the coal mined in the
United States yields it's fill value to
society, reports the Smithsonian in
stitution, government establish
ment maintained for the increase
and diffusion of knowledge among
men,"
ITO explain the present coal short
age by transportation, congestion or
labor difficulties is to offer SUPER
ficial cause" it is stated.
'These dilemmas, of course, are
concrete means through which the
trouble makes itself felt, but back of
them stretches a far-reaching failure
to work out a proper development Of
Americas greatest resource. The
trouble is not that insufficient coal is
mined and transported, but that the
present output is inadequately used
its full commodity value is not OBJ
tained.''
Too great a demand is placed on
anthracite coal, which is limited in
production to few counties in
Pennsylvania, it is stated.
But bituminous coal is dirty and
it's widespread utilization as such
would be a long step backward, re-
tarding progress in civic betterment
as we'll as involving a 80 per cent
waste in commodity bulk.
Convertible Into Byproducts.
This waste, however, which ap-
pears in the guise of smoke, is in re-
ality convertible into gas, tar, am
monia benzol and an endless number
Of by-products such as dyes, medi-
cines and explosives. It is, therefore,
possible proper shaping of econo-
mic policy to remove" the dispropor-
tionate drain on the limited supply
of anthracite, to turn the wasted
third part Of bituminous coal into USE
full products, to eliminate smoke
from our cities, and to so distribute
the sources of domestic fuel supply
as to alleviate, if not entirely solve,
the labor and transportation per-
plexities of the present situation.
''These desirable results are already
in course Of natural development, but
progress is disastrously slow, i'm
peded as it is by lack of proper stim-
ulus and excess of misdirected pres
sure"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-02-16
! PREPARE ?
SCHWAB> ERA
He PRoPHEs|ES
w. v. Present Steel King With
0vera||s, Gloves and
Literature.

NEW YORK, Feb. 14-A pair of
overalls and pair of working gloves
have just been received by Charles
M. Schwab. steel king, from the I.
w. w. headquarters in Chicago.
Along with this gift came a letter.
which indicated that not even a
years wait in Jail for trial on con-
spiracy charge has dampened the en-
thusiasm or the sense of humor of the
'Wabblies."
irrespective Fellow Worker" is
the salutation. 1--WE note with inter-
est your recent statement regarding
the new social era, in which you say
that the workers will soon rule the
world, and the change will be hard
on the rich but will be good for all
Of u.s.
eve, the Industrial Workers Of the
World, agree with you when you say
that We are at the threshold of a
new era. It is going to
come upon us sooner than we expect.
It is the social renaissance of the
whole world. Some people call it So
1--WE, the Industrial Workers, call it
industrialism."
Then, after quoting Schwab some
more along the same line, the wab-
blies assure him that he has shown
much less ignorance of these mat
ters than most Of his class, and ac-
cordingly he has qualified to read
some Of their literature, 'sent under.
separate cover" i.
Also, as a special mark Of their
respect for his judgment that ''it is
coming sooner. than we expect" they
send him his overalls and gloves
right off, so that he may be ready to
go to work. They wind up by prom
Using him place as ''job delegate"
as soon as he joins the I. w. W., and
they suggest that he send a 100000
check for the defense fund.