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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-07-12
HAY CROP LIGHT
PRESENT FORECAST
Bartlett Thinks 1t Was Winter Killed
Grain Fine

Addison Washington, Orleans and
Caledonia counties, which are the pion-
GERS in the establishment of Farmers
Cooperation Exchanges, were represent
ed at Montpelier Monday and Tuesday
at the first conference ever held for CON
sideration of the work of the Farmers
Exchanges. County Agents from eight
different exchanges were also present,
and heard interesting address, by C.E.
Bassett, head of The Bureau of Mar
kets of the L. S, Department of Agri-
culture, E. s. Brigham of the Vermont
State Bureau of Agriculture, Howard
W, Selby representing the Eastern
Farmers Exchange of Springfield,
Mass, and Thomas Bradlee of the State
Extension Service.
1t was voted at the meeting that the
| four pioneer counties in the exchange
business should draw up recommended
tons which might be helpful for future
organization in other counties in the
State. County Agent, l. n. Bartlett,
Mgr. NJ B. Morrow of the Addison
County Exchange, w. II. Jackman of
Nergennes and Frank B. Nelson of Sal
isbury, directors, were present, and at
meeting of the Farmers War Council,
which was held on Tuesday, Willis n.
Cady of Middlebury was also present
and heard Commissioner Brigham re-
port on the food situation.
The different agents also reported on
the help situation, it appearing that
there was still great shortage of labor,
with conditions worse, it is said, in Ad-
Olson County, than in most places.
County Agent Bartlett reports that
there has been serious hold-back in
the haying operations here by the wet
weather, and his forecast is for an un-
usually light crop of hay. All of the
old meadows are producing poorly
without any known cause unless it is
that the crop has been winter killed.
Grain is doing splendidly, and corn and
beans as we'll as could be expected, in
view of the setback which they re-
ceived from the recent frosts.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-07-12
WAS IN FIGHT AT
CHATTEAU-THIF
Former Middlebury Boy
Writes Cheerily
But Was "Some Nervous" When Shells
Whizzed Near His Ammuni-
ton Car

First impressions OF war at Chateau
Therry are vividly described in a let
ter received by Samuel ~ Bacon from
his son, Scrgt Clifford p, Bacon, for
mcrly OF Middlebury and now Of mo-
tor truck company attached to a gen
eral headquarters, American expedition
ary forces, France, The letter is dated
June s, and is as follows;
81 sure was mighty glad to get your
letter of May and would have ans
wcred before but ! have been a little
busy Of late. The company went up to
the front for a joy ride and carried am
munition for the boys Then when we
got there they kept Us and we hauled
troops from one place on the line 10 an
other 1t was some experience, too, dad,
and you may believe me, your oldest
son was scared stiff the first time a shell
came buzzing over and landed in the
road a little ways from my truck. Our
guns were booming right beside me and
sending some souvenirs to the Germans
but he Germans were returning the
favor as best they could,
"My company had the distinction OF
being the first to ever carry supplies
in automobiles clear up to the fighting
lines, | was some nervous at first but
after few minutes | got hold Of my
self and for the rest OF the time | really
liked it, | knew that ii | was to get hit
I would, so what was the use Of worry
ing;
I'D tell you where | went but don't
know whether | should or not. But if
the censor doesn't want it known he
can cut it out. 1t was up to Chateau
Thierry and take it from me there is
lighting up there now and was when |
was there the first of the week, One
part of the town was held by the Ger
mans and they were trying to drive the
Americans and French back but it
could not be done. One time had one
OF my trucks where il we had backed
up 20 feet by a brick wall it would have
been in view of the Germans and in
range of their machine guns.
II sure saw plenty of real war, too,
Saw an air fight and big four motor
plane brought down. 1t was the largest
machine that has been brought down
yet. But the saddest sight was to see
the boys who had been killed, lying in
rows alongside the road, and a little
later to come back the same way and
see some graves and little crosses over
them.
But it's the war and we must take
what is coming to us. One thing |
Continued on page four
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-07-12
CELEBRATE FRENCH
HOLIDAY TOMORROW
Public Invited To Join With Summer
Students

The students of the French house in
vite the members of the summer ses-
sion and the residents of Middebury
to celebration of the l4th of July, the
national holiday of France, which will
take place at s p. m. on Saturday eve
ming, July 18th, in Mccullough gym
nasium.
DR., de la Jarrie, Educational repre-
sentative of the French government,
and member of the French mission to
the United States, will show war pic
lures officially approved by the French
government, called Ideal and Vandal-
ism" They show the pillaging passage
of the German troops through Belgium
and Flanders on their way to the de-
struction of Rheims, the bombing of
whose cathedral has so shocked the
civilized world.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-07-12
220 ENROLLED AT
SUMMER SESSION
.ption Held at Gymnasium Tues
daY Night

Predictions that the Middlebury Col
lege Summer Session would eclipse all
records this year held good for over
220 have registered to date, showing an
increase Of ten per cent over last year
This makes Middlebury one OF the few
summer sessions in the country which
has increased its attendance during the
continuance OF the war
Every available room on the Campus
is filled TO overlooking, and a number
have found lodging in the village The
Spanish School, with headquarters at
Hepburn Hail. is the largest depart
ment, while the French school Is also
ovcrcrowded, with GO IN its classes, MI
sic, also, will be patronizcd this year
quite beyond expectations
Dr. Amy A Bcrnardy, head OF the
Italian department, who Is a rcpresen-
tative Of the Italian Embassy at Wash
ington, is starting the first year OF the
Italian school with every indication OF
success, She herself is a leader OF eX.
ceptional personality. AT the home OF
Mrs, Mcfarland on Tuesday she gave
an entertaining address before the lad
les OF the d, A. r,
The size Of the French and Spanish
schos has nccesstated additional in
structors, besides those listed in the
catalog, and Director Mcfarland has
been fortunate in securing Mile Iohard
Of the French Department, Smith Col
lege, to assist Prof Williamson de Nisne
and Dr. de la Jarrie,
In Spanish, Prof Jose NJ, Albalalade.
10, Of the University of Indians, and
Senoritas Cuevas Escoria2a and Goen-
aga of New York have been engaged to
assist
On Tuesday evening the students and
faculty OF the whole session were given
a reception at the Mccullough gym
nasium, under the direction OF DR..
Bertha Merrill, social director. In the
receiving line were Prof, and Mrs Nc
Farland President John NJ, Thomas
and Mrs. Thomas, Prof Williamson de
Visme, Dr. de la Jarrie Miss HAYDEN
DR.. Merrill and DR.. Bernardy. There
was dancing, and short speeches were
made by President Thomas and Direc-
tor Mcfarland,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-07-12
MRS. HARTMAN
OFFICIAL GAMER
Will be In Charge of Com
munity Plant
Will Handle Large Quantities Of Pro-
duce at Four Cents a Quart

Remarkably interesting is the plan
which Miss Emma Fuller, County
Home Demonstrators, has drawn up for
putting Middlebury on the map as a
pioneer among Vermont towns in the
establishment Of a community canning
plant At the request OF The Register
she has prepared the following an.
nouncement Of the plans;
Every iar-sighted American woman
realizes that this summer she must pre-
pare for the food supply OF her family
for next winter. Last winter shortage
of coal caused some families to wish
they had been forehanded in purchas-
ing the winters supply OF fuel and
what was true last winter OF coal is
bound to be far truer with food this
winter One OF the most effective means
of preserving all surplus food for winter
consumption has been found to be ops
Grating a community canning kitchen.
Last year about thirty.tive commuu-
ity canning plants were operated in the
state OF Massachusetts, and in these
canning centers over 10000 quarts of
fruits and vegetables were canned.
These plants proved very successful.
They produced the maximum OF food
preservation, because the community
became saturated with the idea Of food
conservation The majority of people
became enthusiastic and increased their
store OF preserved foods, and the less
enthusiastic ones were shamed into ac-
tivity through the work OF their neigh
bors The community kitchen offers
the most economical way OF canning
ones products, 1t economies in time,
energy and fuel, Five women in a COM
munity kitchen can do the canning for
forty to fifty families This relieves
thirty to forty.iive women for work of
other kinds, Think also OF the saving
in fuel and energy We need to con-
serve our woman power, and this is one
very effective way of doing it.
"This year Middlebury is to have
CONTINUED on page four
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-07-12
DON YATES IS
REPORTED SAFE
Telegram From Washington
Today
Middlebury High School Boy Rescued
From Torpedoed Ship


The Register received from Con-
gresham Frank l.. Greene at Washing
ton this noon the following telegram;
Washington, HOG a. m.
Register Middlebury, vt.
Navy Department advises that Don
aid Yates of the Covington is listed as
among survivors who have been landed
safely at French port.
Frank L. Greene.
This news is the first assurance which
Mr.. and Mrs, L, r Yates, his parents,
aud young Yates many friends in Mid
dlebury have received as to his safety,
following the sinking of the U. S. S,
Covington by a German submarine in
the war zone week ago last Monday
night. Although Yates name did not
appear in the published list of the six
men who were known to have lost their
lives, Mr. and Mrs Yates have had no
little anxiety about him having received
no word by cable or otherwise
Yates had made trips to and from
France on the Covington, which was
formerly the Hamburg American liner
named Cincinnati" but which was
seized at its New York dock early in
the war for use as transport. A Swan
Ceeded in getting word home that he
is safe, but no official list of the sur
vivors, who were rescued by the trans
ports convoy and who are now in some
French port, has been published.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-07-12
Supt. Russell Quits

Dr. +. ]. Russell who has been SUI
perintendent of the State school for
feeble-minded at Brandon since it was
established a few years ago, has re.
signed his position and his successor will
be appointed at the next meet
ing of the State Board OF Control
There has been more or less frictioE
since DR.. Russell has had charge OF the
institution and he was subjected to an
investigation 10y a committee OF the
1917 Legislature but was exonerated'
Season Tickets for Chautaaqna on
Sale at the Post Ofite,-Adv.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-07-12
Is MORE ENLIST
FOR MECHANICS
Will Go To Burlington And
Springfield
Draft Exams Are Proceeding at Court
House Again

Addison County's service roll Is
lengthening every day and was aug.
mented substantially this week by en-.
listment OF fifteen men in the gov.
ernment training school for mechanics
at Burlington and ten Others for train.
ing at the Springfield Technical High
School at Springfield Mass. They will
all leave Monday noon. The men, most
of whom were on the draft list, but who
preferred to enlist in special service,
are as follows;
To so to Springfield;
Frederick T, Swenor-Bridport
Fabian n. Acknowledgements
Arthur O. Guyette- Windsor
Lester j, Carpenter Ferrisburg
George /, Bessette.-N. Ferrisburg
Norman Forcier- Shoreham
Raymond p, Partch-New Haven
Horace NJ, Pratt-Cornwall
Charles d, Colett-Orwell
Frank W. Cram-West Lincoln
Men to go to Burlington
Order
No.
3j Joseph Day-Nliddlebury
ll53 Arthur Coddens-New Haven.
% George T Trombley-S -Shoreham.
7O1 Conrad Y. Brown Bristol.
4S3 Luches Stone Weybridge
? Arland w Purinton-New Haven
4 Pearl W, Whiting.
llO3 Dwight O, Walker Orwell.
1896 Charles ] Christian-Orwell.
81 John +. Miller Whiting.
81 Rolla a, Mccormick Bristol.
los ] A. Charbonneau Vergennes.
6S Mehood, S. Shepard Bristol.
lOi Leon V Bushey Bristol
Truman +. Shiverette-B Bristol.
Further war activity was on at the
Court House this week, with the call
ing of some OF the most recent fegis-
trants for their physical examinations.
Thirty-seven men were called up for
exams on Wednesday, with the follow
ing results:
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-07-12
DISTINGUISHED
SERVICE MEN
Pershing Rewards Heroes-One Midd
Man

Man
General Pershing has rewarded hero
ism in the fighting on the Chateau
Thierry sector with Distinguished Ser
vice Crosses to 10 men, and two of
them have special local interest. Capt.
Dwight +. Smith, brother of Mrs Fay
A. Evans of Middlebury, who was one
of the gallant marines, has received a
medal for bravery in action while
wounded. Lieut. Henry Leslie Eddy,
who was former student at Middle
bury College, and whose death in action
was reported in The Register recently,
also received the posthumous award Of
the Distinguished Service Cross.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-07-12
ACCEPTED

Shiverette, Truman E.-Bristol
Tierney, James-Bristol
Carpenter, Lester J.-Ferrisburg
Mccormick, Rolla A,-Bristol
Rivers, Fabian -Vergennes
Boise, Louis J.-Middlebury
Chandler, Abel J,-Bristol
Forcier, Norman A.-Shoreham
Charbonneau, ]. Acknowledgements
Bessette, George L-Ferrisburg
Shepard, Melwood T.-Bristol
Partch, Raymond D.-New Haven
Bushey, Leon-Bristol, R. D, 2
REJECTED
Barrows, Earl M,-Bridport
Christian, Nealie A. Leicester.
Sargent, Roy M.-West Lincoln
Rood, Walter E.-Bristol
Rublee, Samuel NJ. Starksboro
Shackett, Charles J. M.-Middlebury
Abbey, Harry G.-Middlebury
Scale, William S.-Middlebury
Continued on page four
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-06-13
PROSPER
THORO-BRED PERCHERON STALLION
Owned by Walker Mellott.
Certificate of Pure Bred
Stallion.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
State Livestock Sanitary Board. Ger
tifcate Of Registered and Sound Stall
lion. Approved. License No. 2a3.
The Percherou stallion; name Pros
per owned by Walker Mellott of Need
more, II +. d =, Fulton County,
Pennsylvania. Foaled 1911. Weight
100 pounds. Color Grey. Markings
.... is hereby certified to be registered
In volume .... of the Perchoron Stud
book OF America Number S26sS and to
be sound. He is therefore approved,
and licensed TO stand for service in
Pennsylvania.
Certified sound by Walker Mellott,
dated this 18Th day of March 1918.
G. J. MARSHALL,
Secretary, State Livestock Sanitary
Board
This horse is registered In the Percheron So.
clety of America, Chicago Ill ard his record
number Is s2,isS. Color and description, Gray'
Pc iigree: Bred and owned By Jacob Mohr,
Norm VI, | /. (Sire) Quericks 63,iil CH0s3) by
Regonis (59NiSi bv Bogador sI3il tiis5si by
Diogeues I3S2Op) by Couterier tii70l by Boni-
lie s s73 sD by the Government approved
stallion Romulus by Merceld belong NJ To q.
Drennon 10 q by Cende iyi7s ny Papil ON $3.50
(s7I by Brilliant ,7l0) brilliant lS9a (756 by Co
Coll C1iD by Vleux Chaslin t7l@ by Coco, 7l2,
by Mgton, 7l5, by Jau q le Blanc, 739, Dam,
Susan 29S2g by Satumln 1864, 2s7 g. by Rocam-
bole, 5i6e by Lord Byron 1865, 3aS by Forora
l5i2, 765, by French Munarch 2Oo, 13i, by llder-
i'm, b3O2 by Valentlae, bSVl, by Nieux Chnslin,
7l3, by Coco, 7l2 by Mignoa, ais, BY Jane lee
Is anc, 7S,, 3, Dam, Ma entlne 1850, lsill, by
Valllaux' sOi, by Prosper, 293 by Decide 50! by
Vieux Pierre s9i. by Coco, 7l2 by Mgnon, 1lh,
Jane lie Blanc IN. t. Dam, Bljou, Ass, by Pros
per. S91 by Decide S92 by Vieux Pierre, Sgl, by
Coco, 7l2 by Mlgnon, 7l5 by Jane lie Blanc,
73g.
This horse will stand for the
season 1918 IN Ayr township at
Alvey Melott's April 1st to 10th;
at Harry Hohmau's l1th and 18th
till on; at Howard Benefits
afternoon of the 18th and all day
18th. This itinerary will be re
peated every two weeks there
after.
Insurance fee is $40 90 to insure a
colt to stand and suck, Any person
part ng with mare before she is known
to be in foal, will be held for the in
surance. Any mare parted with in
any way before foaling, insurance is
due when mare is parted with, from
the party that bred.
All possible care will be taken to
prevent any accidents but, II any
should happen neither ownernor keep
er will be responsible for same
WALKER MELLOTT,
Owner.
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Good For DubIin Mills.

Mrs. Walter Roher, of Dublin
Mills has been much interested
in the success of the Red Cross
movement. Feeling that the
community around the Mills was
falling a little behind, meeting
was arranged for last Saturday
evening. The way the commun-
ity turned out to that meeting
was a proof that they were alive
to the necessities of the great
war, and when Glen Chestnut
had finished his address and
called for a showdown, the re-
suit was a contribution of Three
Hundred Fifteen Dollars.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-06-13
ENID.

Frank Keith, of Altoona, visit
ed relatives in the Valley recent
ly.
Mrs. Chas. Schenck spent a
short time with her mother last
week.
Mr. and Mrs Watson Cessna, of
Yellow Creek, took dinner at j.
M. Schenck's on the End.
Mrs Meade Barnett and little
boys are guests of her mother
Mrs Dan Shaffer.
Marian Edwards. of Defiance,
spent the weekend with her fa-
ther and sister.
Mrs James Shuke and son
James Jr., of Sixmile Run, visit
ed her mother Mrs Sue Foster
the last OF the week.
Mr. and Mrs Paul Dickerson
and baby of Saxton, spent Sun
day with her parents. The baby
has a dearth .(?) of living ances-
tors on the maternal side as it
has grand father and grahd'moth-
er. Two great-grand fathers
and a great-grand-mother, and
a great-great-grand mother.
Hal Woodcock of Seattle,
Wash, who is with the Y. M. c.
A. work, stopped a few days
with his sister Mrs. B. R. Alex,
ander on his way East to attenC
the conferences.
Word has been received that
the following Valley boys have
Handed safely over seas: Henry
Swope, Roy Foreman, Harry
Stunkard, and James Alloway.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-06-13
GRACEY.

Rev. Strain and wife spent
Sunday evening at Isaac Nc
Claims.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brinton Laidig,
Vera Foreman of Wells Tannery,
and Raymond Roher, visited at
Mrs. Alice Alloway's Sunday.
The Children's Day Services at
Center M. E. Church were well
attended Sunday afternoon and
an excellent program was rem
dered with a collection of $2O.,
25.
George Heefner and daugh'
ter Lydia, accompanied by Will
liam Heefner and wife, motorec
to Alum Bank Bedford Co. Pa
to visit their mother Mrs. Lydi'
A. Heefner, last Wednesday
spent eight hours very pleasantly
and returned home in good time
in the evening although the!
were not travelling in a Ford
but a car.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbert Bartol
and daughters Pearl and Jose
phine of Six Mile Run, motore'
to the home of Mr.. j. B. Barnet
on Sunday, spent the day yer,
pleasantly, and returned in tn
evening, leaving Pearl to remail
a week to visit relatives.
Mrs. ]. B. Barnett spent Sun
day evening with George Heefne
and family.
Quite a number of the peopl
from Gracey attended the fest
val and Red Cross meeting q
Dublin Mills last SATURDAY. ever
ing.
The people of Center are plar
ming to hold a festival for tn
benefit of the Red Cross on Sal
urday evening June 20. Watc
for posters.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-06-13
The Thrice-A-W Week Edition Of
the New York World
in 1918

Practically Daily at the Price OF
a Weekly, No other Newspaper in
the world gives so much at so low
a price.
The value and need OF newspaper In the
household was never greaterthan at the pres
ent time. We have been forced to etter the
great world war and large army OF ours is
already 10 France. You win want to have all
the news from our troops on Europesn battle
fields, aud 1918 PROMISES 10 be the most mo-
mentous year In the history OF our univer e.
No her newspaper at so small a price will
furnish such prompt and accurate news OF
these world shaking events. Its not necessary
tosay more.
THE THRIcE.A-wEEK WORLDS regula,
subscription pllce is onty sl00 per year. and
this pays for lS6 papers, We offer this un
equalled newspaper and THE FULTON COUNTY
NEWS together for one year for S2lb,
The regular subscription price of the two
papers Is $3.50,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-06-13

Mrs. Mary Peck. of Needmore,
is spending a few days in the
home of her cousins B W. Peck
and wife at McConnellsburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Sechler, of
DanviIle, Pa. spent Wednesday
and Wednesday nightin the home
of their cousins Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilso1 L. Mace. Mr.. Sechler's
mother and Mrs. Nace's mother
were sisters.
John W. Doyle is travelling
around on crutches. He was at
Grant Fix's last Wednesday drill
ing a we'll, and in attempting to
control a team of runaway horses.
the hind wheel of the wagon
passed over one Of his ankles in
juring him painfully.
Mrs. Albert H. Hays and sons
George and Edwin, of West
Creek Colo, and Mrs. John
Spangler (Alice Hays) and daugh-
ter Virginia, of St. Louis, Mo-,
came to McConnellsburg last
week to spend several weeks in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
W. Hays, West Lincoln Way, and
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Spangler,
North Second Street. Albert
and John are expected to come
later.
Persons who visited D. D.
Hams last Sunday were Mrs.
Geo. Morton and granddaughter
Evelyn; Brady L. Mellott, wife,
and children Paul, Helen,
Nellie and Arlene; Jacob A..
Ham, wife, and children Cletus,
William and Thelma; Geo. Strait,
wife, and daughter Anna; James
Hollfnshead and sons John and
Norman; Jud Truax, Alvey Pine,
Russell Mellott. David has some
dandy good cherries which the
visitors enjoyed greatly.
Writing from Curwensville,
June 4th, Veteran John Ham
says, "As am not very busy at
this time, l will write to let you
know that | am alive and well.
| worked twelve days and had
$36 and board. This was for
farm work. Wages is good here
running from three to six dollars
a day. This is a fine county;
some very nice wheat fields.
The soil is all underlaid with coal.
l do not know how long | shall
stay here. Tell my friend Wes-
ley Hoop that | am WE'LL"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-06-13
BRUSH CREEK.

William Hanks and family, of
Clearville, visited relatives in
Emmaville on Sunday.
Miss Laura Wink of Gapsville,
spent Saturday and Sunday in
the home of Mrs. Geo. Hixson.
Elton Barton and wife of Sa-
luvia, spent Sunday with friends
near Akersville.
Preston Deshong and daughter
Eva, of Everett, spent Sunday in
the home of Mrs. ]. G. Barton.
Miss Louise Kregar visited at
M. E. Barton's last Saturday and
Sunday.
Stanley Akers and wife accom-
panied by two young men from
Fairmont w. Va, are spending a
few days Win Cnelr parents III
this Valley.
Those who visited in the home
of M. E. Barton last Sunday
were, Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Bar
ton and daughter Hazel, Ernest
Mellott and daughter Ruth,
Preston Deshong and daughter
Eva, Mrs, Maggie Barton, Mr.
and Mrs. H. M. Barton and James
and Goldie Barton.
A patriotic address will be
given by Rev. Beard, at Nc
Kendree M. E. Church, Monday
evening June. 18th.