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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-28
BECKWITH BLOCK SOLD?
Unconfrmed Report Afloat Yesterday
That Gorhams Had Bought It

What was characterized by num-
Der of the interested parties as mere
ly side walk gossip" had it yesterday
that the large three story brick build
ing known as the Beckwith block on
Main street, Middlebury, had been sold
to Enrol and Legrand Gorham of the
firm of Gorham & Sons. The rumors
we're to the effect that negotiations had
been practically completed, and that
the Gorhams intended to occupy the
building with an automobile sa'e7 "oom
and garage. "he er,
upon in4-Alne ui the Gorhams yester-
day, was advised that no announcement
could be made at this time, and Lewis
J. Hanield who occupies one side of
the Beckwth block told The Register
that he had not been advised OF any
change and all that he had heard WAS
Side walk gossip.
The present owner of the block is
Fred w. Beckwith who closed his no
velty manufacturing plant on the third
floor of the building about year ago
and accepted position in Chicago.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-28
ORWELL PLANT ASSURED
Six Hundred Cows Already Pledged to
Support Cooperative Milk Station

The Orwell Dairymen will meet to-
night to formally start organization OF
their Cooperative dairy plan, which
during the past week has progressed to
the point that success of the scheme
seems assured. Following up the meet
ing reported in last weeks Register,
the farmers met again Monday even
ing when nearly 100 producers were
present, and the committee reported
that over $50 COWS had already been
pledged for the support of the plan and
enough more were pledged at the meet
ing to bring the number up to 600.
John S. Petteys, Director of New
York Dairymens League for Vermont
and Eastern New York, gave a talk,
telling the dairymen the experiences
the cooperative plant at Greenwich, of
which he is a shareholder. He gave
much encouragement and expressed the
opinion that it would be only few
years before all milk would be handled
by the producers through their own
plants, this solving the surplus ques-
ton.
The producers will meet again to-
night to start organization. They will
incorporate for $25,0O0 with
the plan to build a plant including
equipment to cost between $4,000 to
$4,000.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-28
SHORT-COURSE PLAN
IS TAKING SHAPE

The two-day program for the edu-
cational short-course in agriculture
which is being provided by the Inter
national Harvester Company under
auspices of a local committee of farm
and home interests took more definite
shape this week. The meetings will
be held in grange hall On Monday
morning, March 10 there is to be
special session for school children.
The welcome will be made by Willis
N Cady and R. A. Hayne, R. R. Rob-
ertson, and Miss Zella Wigent will
speak, Mr. Hayne on alfalfa, Mr..
Robertson on Problems of the Old
Orchard" and Miss Wigent will give
demonstration of household conven-
fences and canning
The afternoon session on Monday
will be addressed by Mr.. Hayne on the
subject of Corn, and by Mr.. Robert
son on "The Care of Young Trees.
A special ladies session will be held in
the lower part of the Grange Hall at
two O'Clock Monday afternoon
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-28
Lauber Woman in Court

Edith LAUDER, alias Edith Swenor,
daughter of William F. Lauber, shoe
maker, was hailed into Municipal Court
last week on a warrant charging her
with having married William Swenor
on July go 1918 in violation OF the law
which stipulates that a divorced wom-
an may not marry again within three
years from the date of her divorce.
Her previous husband had secured a
divorce from her on the 10th of No
vember, 1916, and the three years had
not elapsed when she married William
Swenor Swenor was drafted into the
National Army and died last October
at Camp Mcclellan, Ala. Mrs. Swe-
nor filed claim for $4,000 pension as
the result of his death, but this is
being contested by Swenor's father, who
claims that she was not his lawful wife
in view of the statutes which prohibit
a divorced woman from remaTying
within the three-year limit
Judge Dickens fixed bail at $500
which was furnished for her reappear-
ance on March 5th. The prosecution
is in charge of States Attorney, Allen
R. Sturtevant, while Leroy {. Rus
sell is counsel for the defendant.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-28
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
GET CLUB ROOMS

Arrangements have been completed
to carry out the idea suggested at the
recent annual meeting of the Middle
bury Woman's Club to provide club
rooms for the girls of the Middlebury
High School, many of whom are from
out of town and have no social meeting
place outside of the school building.
Two rooms over F. A. Evans store,
in the Bond block, have been rented,
and the committee of ladies who are
promoting the idea have received nu-
merous contributions of furniture, rugs,
and games which will give the place an
attractive club atmosphere. The open
ing of the rooms will be Monday after
noon, and the schedule arranged for
the present is that the rooms will be
open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
each week from to $50 and to
$50, and on Friday from 2:30 to 4:30.
All high school girls are welcome.
The committee of the Woman's Club
which is directing the organization of
the club consists of Mrs H. c. Newell,
Mrs. E. c. Bryant, Mrs. Kate M. Mills,
and Miss Evelyn Muldoon. The COM
mittee has arranged that a competent
chaperon will be present at the club
rooms during hours, the plan being that
various ladies will take turns in serv-
ing in this capacity.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-28

The Rutland High School basket
ball quintet which has thus far won
every game it has played this season,
and bids fair to win the state interscho-
lastic championship again this year,
easily defeated Middlebury High School
at Mccullough Gymnasium last Mon
day evening by the score of 80 to 10.
Fletcher Taylor, who was the star for
Middlebury, was unable to make any
floor baskets, but demonstrated that
he had an eye for the loop by tossing
the ball into the cage eleven times.
The teams lined up as follows: Rut-
land, Heath rf; Manfreda, If; Lane
and Brock c; Moroney and Ryan, rg;
Ross and Brohel, lg Middlebury, Mel
son, rf; Fletcher, If Whitney, c; Cal
houn, rg; Burns, lg
Summary-Baskets from the floor,
Rutland, Heath, 4; Brock, 4; Lane, |
Manfreda,. 2; Ryan, / Moroney, |.
Middlebury Nelson, A. From free tries,
Fletcher, II. Referee, Miske, Middle
bury. Scorer, Parker, Middlebury.
Timer, Jasmin. Time of game, two
Commute periods. Attendance, 300
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-28
SCHOLARSHIP BILL
TO THIRD READING

One of four different propositions
emanating from the University of Yer
mont for further state aid to the uni
versity, passed to a third reading in the
Senate on Wednesday. One of the
original propositions was to obtain state
scholarships for practically every Yer
mont student at U. V. NJ, but the bill
as it emanated from the Committee on
| Educational Institutions stated the
sum of $4,000 as limit of appropria-
ton. This sum was still further re-
duced by amendment to the effect that
the proposed free scholarships be linn
tied to medical students, and to the to-
tai sum of $1,000 annually, and in that
form the bill finally passed to third
reading in the Senate.
Senator Villas of Chittenden County,
who introduced the bill, made 35-
minute speech in support of it, trying
to show that U. V. M. had a greater
claim on state aid than did Middlebury
College. Senator Ira H. LaFleur Of
Middlebury, a graduate of the college,
asked for fair play" for his alma mater
and sought to attach rider" to the
bill to appropriate $4,000 for Middle
bury College for 60 extra scholarships
So far as could be learned, however,
the authorities at Middlebury College
had not sought this aid, and felt no
objection to the $1,000 appropriation
for medical scholarship at U. V. M,
provided discrimination we're not
shown by granting scholarships in the
regular collegiate courses, which would
place Middlebury at a disadvantage.
Acting President Edward D. Collins
today spoke in approval of the aid for
U. V. M. medical school, as it was real
lied that this assistance was greatly !
needed There we're, as he remarked,
many towns in Vermont without physi- /
clans, and the past winter had shown
how great was the need of further pro-
motion of medical education in the
state
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-28
Two Plays Presented

A social evening was held at the
Memorial Baptist church Monday eve
ming. A program consisting of two
short plays was presented by the wom-
en- and young ladies of the congrega-
ton. The first, entitled, "The Unselfsh
Violet" was a costume play with the
following cast: A Girl, Hazel Rogers;
Wild Roses, Ruth Forrest and Winnie
Bullock; Violet, Doris Morcomb; But
tercups, Mary Crane and Rena Dumas;
Grasses, Florence Forrest, Hazel Del
phia, Marjorie Wheeler and Elizabeth
Mcfarland; Daises, Violet Howard,
Marion Hinman, Emma Dumas and
Ruth Rogers. After intermission Pack
ing the Home Missionary Barrel was
presented by Mrs. Hopper, Gladys
Mrs Goss, Grace Mack, Mil
dred Delphia, Rena Mack, Iris Bul-
lock- Anna Wood, Mrs. Frank Lasher,
and Ruth Delphia, The entertainment
was in charge of Mrs. Raymond Nc
Farland, assisted by Miss Young of the
physical culture department at the col
lege.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-28
MRS. PARTRIDGE IS
DEAD AT AGE OF IS

Mrs. Sarah A. Rice Partridge, wild
ow of Charles f, Partridge, who had
been prominent resident of East Mid
dlebury for nearly go years, died at her
home there yesterday at 1886 o'clock
from hemorrhage following an apoplec-
tic shock. She had been in failing
health for sometime and her distin-
guished son, Frank c. Partridge of
Proctor who is president Of the YER
mont Marble Company and who is her
only surviving near relative had been
making frequent visits to her for the
past few months, and was with his
mother at the time of her death. There
was also present niece, Mrs. r. G.
Wight, of White Sulphur Springs, Mon
tana, who had formerly lived with Mrs.
Partridge as a sort Of adopted daugh-
ter a number of years ago.
Although Mrs. Partridge had just
passed her 83rd birthday, she was one
of the most active members of the
ladies circle in East Middlebury. Dur
ing the war she was particularly con-
spicuous as a Red Cross worker and
Notwithstanding her age outdid many
younger workers by knitting during the
past year over so pairs of socks for the
soldiers. She never missed a meeting
of the Red Cross and was active in
every patriotic effort. Although not
member of any church, she was help
full to every community cause, and her
beautiful home at the end of East
Middlebury street at the foot of Rip
ton mountain was always open for So
cial or civic service.
Mrs. Partridge was born in Wood
stock, February 7, 1886, the daughter
of Luther and Lucy Rogers, Rice.
Shortly after her marriage to Charles
F. Partridge of Stockbridge they moved
from that place to East Middlebury,
where her husband purchased the tan
merry and conducted a prosperous busi-
ness there. He died in 1905, since when
Mrs Partridge continued to live in the
old home. Although six children were
born to her, all except Frank c, Part
ridge died in early childhood. The
youngest child, Anna, died in 1879.
Mrs. Partridge's funeral will be held
at the East Middlebury home at 2
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The Rev.
Fletcher D. Parker, formerly of Mid
dlebury and recently of New Bedford,
Mass, but now a city missionary in
Boston, and a close friend of the Part
-idge family, will officiate. Burial will
De in Prospect Cemetery, East Middle
)ury.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-28
IMPORTANT CHANGE
AT LAKE DUNMORE

One of the most popular bathing
resorts in the vicinity Of Middlebury,
Salisbury, Leicester and Brandon
known as the Bresee Beach at Lake
Dunmore-will hereafter be closed
to the public as the result of a sale
of that property this week to Henry
Zelenko of New York City 1t is the
latters announced purpose to convert
the resort into large camp or school
for boys, mainly from New York City
and Montreal.
The property which Mr.. Zelenko has
bought includes all of the 100 acres
owned by Roy w. Bresee of Brandon.
About nine years ago Mr.. Bresee pur-
chased the entire beach property in
that vicinity, which for over seventy
years had been owned by various men,
bers of the Kelsey family of Salisbury
For a time small hotel was located
there but later burned, and Mr.. Bresee
erected several cottages, dancing and
eating pavilion and bath houses to
which large crowds were attracted from
surrounding towns. Various cottage
sites, among them one now owned by
Prof. P. N. SWEET of Middlebury, were
sold off from time to time, and now
Mr. Bresee has disposed of all his in
terests except half an acre reserved
for his own uses.
The Register learns from Mr.. Bresee
that the new owner, Mr.. Zelenko has
previously conducted a camp in the
Catskills, and that the camp he will
build at Dunmore will be for boys from
eight to fourteen years. Accommoda-
tions will be afforded for about l40 boys
and it is possible that separate camp
for girls will be added later. Ten new
a dining hall large enough
to accommodate 100 at time, and
modern toilet rooms will be provided
1t is the purpose of Mr. Zelenko to
make this one of the modern camps of
the kind in this part of the country
The sale was effected through S. w
Jones of Brandon, and he and Mt
Bresee have been engaged by Mr.. Ze-
enko to have charge of much of the
new building that will be done there
1t is planned to have the camp opened
)y July l.
At what price the property was sold
S unknown 1t had been recently
IN the Salisbury grand list at a valu-
ltion of S2700
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-28

The ice dealers here are now getting
out large quantities of ice, which runs
from 10 to IA inches in thickness, and
is being drawn to the country towns as
fast as the sleighs can be loaded to do
the work A considerable quantity of
ice has also been cut on Lemon Fair,
but the farmers along most of the line
of the stream have to use wheels in
stead of sleighs as they have not enough
snow for sleighing.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-28
Agricultural Pathologist Here

Prof. A. H. Gilbert, extension pathol-
igist from the University OF Vermont,
is spending two days in the county at
tending meetings with County Agent
Bartlett at South Lincoln and Goshen.
Mr. Gilbert is a specialist in diseases
Of potatoes and is giving the farmers of
the hill-town sections talks on seed
selection and potato disease control.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-28
Baker Collins to go to Brandon

William T. Collins who for the past
eight years has conducted the Collins
Bakery in Middlebury made public
today the fact that on April first he
will move to Brandon. Mr. Collins
came here from Brandon, where he had
formerly worked as a baker, and he
now returns there as owner of what
was formerly the Williams Bakery, but
which has been closed the past year.
His business here he expects to pass
into other hands, but no announcement
is made of any arrangements for this
as yet.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-28
10000 Now On WAY Home

The largest homeward movement Of
troops since the breaking up of the
American overseas army started last
November, has begun with the depar-
ture from French ports of Is troopships
with nearly 10000 officers and men
aboard. The announcement of the
movement was made coincidentally
with the issuance of a statement that
all divisions in France, except those in
the regular army, would be returned as
shipping becomes available.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-28

Monday evening music and moving
pictures will give variety to the pro-
gram, and Mr.. Robertson, Mr.. Hayne
and Miss Wigent will speak Mr..
Hayne will discuss "Dairying", Mr.
Robertson Gardens, and Miss Wigent
"The Protection of Birds" The NOV
ing pictures will show "The Evolution
of Harvesting" and "The Sheep Indus
try"
Tuesday morning, 9 to II, Mr.. Hayne
will speak on Alfalfa, Mr.. Robertson
Continued on page fve)
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-28

Although rumors are that the Rut-
land Railroad will soon reinstate the
southboHnd morning train which was
abandoned during the war period, no
official notice to this effect has yet been
1t is understood that the
train will not be put on before May l,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-28

Keep posted on various bargains by
reading the Business Notices" on page
eight.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-28
MISS zELLA WlGENT

In charge of Short Course home and school
work. Her talks and demonstrations at ladies
sessions, at schools and at general sessions are
features OF the Short Courses-She has had wide
experience in many states. Discusses Poultry,
Home Conveniences, Use of Wheat Substitutes,
Canning Drying and Preserving Food Supplies.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-28
LODGE NOTICE

Regular communication of Union Lodge No 3
F. and A. NJ will be held in Masonic Temple
Tuesday evening March +th at 8 O'Clock. Work.
+. c. degree.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-28

ROBERT EASTON
W. NJ
Phoenix tribune., 1919-02-15
13-YEAR OLD BOY
WEARS WOUND STRIPE
Was Wounded at chateau-Thierry BY
A Shrapnel and Afterwards Gassed

Atlanta, Ca. Feb 4.-Thomas Gray,
thirteen, Negro, scarcely out of the
picaninny class, was detained in At
lanta on his way from Admission, Ala,
to Richmond, Va, to explain why he
wore the insignia of the Dixie division
on his shoulder, two wound stripes
and a gold stripe, indicating six
months service in the trenches on his
arm and trench cap jauntily set on
his head.
Il am wearing these two wound
stripes" said Gray, who is as black
as the proverbial ace of spades, "be-
cause l was wounded in the knee at
Chateau-Thierry by a fragment of
German shrapnel and because later !
was gassed. Our unit was in the
front line trenches. When all but the
captain and l had been wiped out in
a pillbox the captain and l worked the
machine gun until the Yanks came
up"
The little Negroes story was fully
substantiated by Lieutenant Hewitt
and the mascot" was sent on to Rich
mond.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-02-15
VICTORY LIBERTY LOAN IN APRIL

"The coming Victory Liberty Loan
will be the last" was the advice re-
ceived from Washington by Chairman
Henry S. Mckee of the Southern Cali
fornia Liberty Loan State Committee.
The advice continued, there is one
more big job to do and that is to pay
for the victory that is ours, and then
Liberty Loans will be history only.
"The interest to be paid by the Vic
tory Liberty Bonds to be issued in
April, is not known. The interest part
of the bonds should be the last item
considered. Our boys in France, when
duty called, did not stop and ask the
commander what bonus they would
get if they won the objective, nor did
they ask for a guarantee against loss.
The government and their people call
ed for action and they acted The Vic
tory Loan is the last call for action
from the American people and they
will act and the interest will be the
least consideration"
Phoenix tribune., 1919-02-15
WHY DON'T YOU CO
TO CHURCH SUNDAY /?
BY J. A. carmack

1. Don't question the sincerity of
all churches and church going people.
1t reflects too seriously on yourself.
2. Don't say. IF the preachers
would start something more interest
ing, l would go to church" If you
really cared to go, like others, you
would think it interesting enough.
8. Don't argue that the churches
want nothing but your money. They
have never gotten any of yours, and
those who do give never complain.
A. Don't find fault with the church
es for not helping the poor, when you
with hundreds of others, give all your
money to the support of fraternal or
ders, etc., and nothing to the churches.
5. Don't get the notion that church
members should come to see you and
pet and beg you to come to church.
At the judgment you will wish you
had been a volunteer.
g. Don't force your children to go
to Sunday School and chruch while
you lounge at home or loaf the streets.
Your example is the thing your chill
dren are considering.
Z. Don't complain that no one spoke
to you the day you did go to certain
church, when you stood there for half
a minute as Indifferent as a post and
then shot out the door and didn't offer
to speak yourself
8. Don't decide to keep your mem
bership in the old home church be-
cause pa and ma and Aunt Jane are
buried there. You are supposed to
have Joined the army of the King of
Kings and not the graveyard.
9. Don't think that the preachers
and churches hate you because of your
sinful life, because when all the world
besides is dead in slumbers, these
may be found praying for mercy upon
you.
10. Don't offer any more excuses
for not going to church. Just con-
fess that you don't want to go, if you
don't. You don't have to 60 God
is giving every man his choice, that is
the reason He had to make He'll.
Phoenix tribune., 1919-02-15
TWELVE YEAR OLD
GIRL IS VICTIM OF
CRIMINAL ASSAULT

Dade City, Fla.-Yesterday Sheriff
Hudson arrested and placed in Jail
here Rube A. Fillmon, white man
of near Zephyrhills, charged with hav-
ing criminally assaulted twelve-year-
old Negro girl near Lumberton. 1t is
alleged that Fillmon went to two or
three different Negro families at Lum-
berton, claiming that his wife was
about to be confined and he wanted
girl of the house to go and do
housework. When the mother Of the
alleged victim declared that her girl
was too young to help in such a case,
Fillmon is said to have told her that
he had a midwife, and wanted the girl
to look after the children and the
cooking. Then her mother consented
for her to go, and the child's story is
that when she arrived with Fillmon at
his house, there was no other person
there and the girl inquired as to
where his wife was. He is alleged to
have told her then that he had no
wife, and that she was the only wife
he needed, and then drew his gun and
made her submit TO him and promise
not to tell. He then returned her to
within a short distance of her home
and left her. She Immediately told
her mother, and as soon as her father
returned from work they consulted
with white people and were advised
TO procure warrant for Fillmon's ar
rest.
When Fillmon was arrested, it was
found that he had been shot in the
leg, and that he was badly wounded
about the head. He claimed that his
brother had accidentally shot him and
that he fell upon the steps and hurt
his head; but it was found, later, that
his brother, too was suffering from
wounds made with a knife. 1t is not
supposed that the latter affair had
to do with the former, but
the officials have not been able to
fathom the mystery surrounding the
shooting and cutting scrape. Fillmon
is today suffering considerably from
the wound in his leg.