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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-04-02
Lamere-Hobbs

Miss Katherine Hobbs, daughter ol
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilber w. Hobbs oi
Worcester, Mass, and Joel J. Lamere
principal of the West Rutland High
School, were married Saturday at the
rolto4y of the Blessed Sacrament in
Worcester. They were classmates at
Middlebury College, graduating in
1916, since when they have both made
a name for themselves
Mr.. Lamere was well known in foot
ball, baseball and track while at MIDI
and following his graduation he was
honored with the principalship at
West Rutland. This position he tenn
porarily relinquished to serve his coun-
try in the late war, and he returned
from overseas with a commission as
lieutenant and an honorable record.
The bride for the past two years has
been an instructor in household sani-
tation at Gloucester, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lamere have gone on
a wedding trip to New York and on a
visit to camps in this country where
Mr.. Lamere was stationed during the
early part of his service. Upon their
return they will reside at POI North
Church street, Rgtland
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-04-02
CHAUTAUQUA DATES
JUNE 20 TO JULY 8

For the fourth summer the Commun
ity Chautauqua will pitch its tent il
Middlebury next June for a five-da,
festival of music, lectures and juvenil
specialties. The dates were announce
yesterday as June 30 to July 3.
I At a meeting held at the Addison
House Monday, Carl H. Turner, as
sistant general manager of the Chau
tauqua Company organized the loca
committee, the officers being as fol
lows: President, DR.. J. ]. Ross; chair
man of ticket committee, E. G. Hunt
Jr. chairman of advertising committee
George F. Seeley; chairman of ground,
committee, John K. Dyer; secretary
Rev c. NJ Moody; treasurer, Prof
Frank E. Howard.
Mr.. Turner outlined at this meeting
the program for the coming year, and
declared that the features to be offered
would excel those of any previous year
in variety and artistic value. He said:
"Perhaps the most notable event OF
the week will be the presentation OF
Polly of the Circus. Here will be a
real Broadway play with real Broadway
players. This is not the usual Lyceum
production because each member of
the cast is a professional artist, and
the play will be produced with special
scenery and effects 1t is a sermon as
well as a play, and measures up in
every way to the high standard set by
the Community Chautauquas for their
audiences"
Some of the musical features OF the
program will be the Aeolian String
Choir, six artists on the violin and
cello, with Miss Marguerite Perry as
soloist; the Beacon Concert Company
of Boston; the Madrigals, trio of
Swiss bell ringers; and the Venetian
Trio, seranaders to the accompaniment
of guitar and piano-accordian
The lectures will include John Tobin,
an Englshman on Music; Miss
Maude Willis, one of the most accom-
plished readers of the Chautauqua
program; Alexander Cairns, a genial
Irishman, on "The Goose That Laid the
Golden Egg; and Miss Louise Nc
lnlyfe, with a lecture on pubic nealtn.
She is employed by the Michigan
State Board of Health to conduct
schools of health throughout the state
and she continues her work in summer
through the Chautauqua
Two other lecturers will be Percy
Allen, an Englishman who has spent
most of his life in France, who will
deliver an illustrated lecture on France
before and after the war; and DR.. E
Z. Violette of Kansas City who will
lecture on "Americanism, the Goal Of
History"
The juvenile branch of the Chautau-
qua, it is said will be bigger and bet
ter than ever before with "Toy-
shop Pageant, "Marionette Parade,
Indian Campfire Suppers", with new
games and stories for children.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-04-02
.SHOREHAM PHONE
COMPANY ORDERED
TO IMPROVE SERVICE

The State Public Service Commis-
sion has just ordered the Shoreham
Telephone & Telegraph Company ia
remedy the defects found to exist IN
its telephone system and to put same
into proper uscable condition on or be-
fore July first, 1920 Hearings were had
before Commissioners Dutton, War
ner and Porter at Shoreham, July 9,
1918 and at Nliddlebury May %, 1919
on petition of Charles Cunningham
and others ellegng inadequate and un-
satisfactory service and specifying the
faults
The Shoreham Telephone Company
does business in Shoreham, Orwell and
Benson, having the exclusive franchise
in those three towns and the 600 or
more subscribers have long alleged
themselves to be victims Of intolerable
service.
Charles Cunningham, owner of the
ferry line at Larrabees Point, and nine
other residents of Shoreham were petit
toners in the summer of 1918 for ac-
ton by the Public Service Commission.
They declared that the service was "in-
adequate and unsatisfactory; that calls
are not properly answered. that the
party lines contain too many sub
that the operators are in
and that the transmission
ines are not properly cared for"
Charles l. Button of Middlebury ap-
oeared as attorney for the petitioners
n the hearings before the Public Ser
vice Commission, with States Attorney
A. R. Sturtevant for the state, while
A. B. DeIano manager of the Shoreham
Telephone Company, and A. w. Foote
If Cornwall appeared in behalf of the
The decision of the Public Service
Committee was that the complaint of
he petitioners was well founded and
he order was issued for immediate i'm
of service with the pro-
posed increase in rates held in abey
lnce until such Improvement was made.
1t was brought out at the hearing
hat the Shoreham company was the
,nly one of the several local telephone
in the county that has been
he object of any complaint,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-04-02
ADDISON COUNTY PRIZE WINNERS
MBOYS' And GIRLS CLUB WORK

The prizes offered by the Vermont
State Bankers Association, amount
ing to a total of over $1,000 for the
state, or an apportionment of about
$75 to each county, have been award
ed for 1919, and the April issue of the
Farm Bureau News is announcing the
prize winners for Addison County as
follows;
Special; Lester Cook, Middlebury
Garden: Beulah Sorrell, North Fer
risburg,
Canning & Sewing: Sarah J. Cohen,
Vergeniiesr
Pig; George Ross, Vergeurtes,
Poultry: Ruth A. Moore, Shoreham.
Potatoes Marion S. Parker, Ferris
burg.
Maple Sugar; L. Sherwin Clark,
Bristol.
Canning: Dorothy Cotey Vergenncs.
Potatoes: Charles Spooner, Nergen-
mes.
Calf: Lockwood Reed, Addison.
Canning; Agnes Fitzsimmons Brs-
tol.
Sheep: William Rogers, Vergennes.
1t is also announced that the same
prizes, including both money and
medals, will be awarded another year
by the Bankers Association, and boys
and girls desiring to participate are
urged to enroll early by application to
their school teachers or school super
intendents.
Lester Cook, the Middlebury boy
who took a special prize in the club
work last year, is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Brooks D. Cook who live on the
road that leads to the reservoir on
Chapman Hill His report of his years
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-04-02
THREE MIDD GIRLS
MARRIED THIS WEEK

Weddings which involved among
their principals three former Middle
bury College girls and two Middle
bury College boys were chronicled
this week, it being the liveliest time
in the marriage market since leap
year" began The various weddings
are as follows:
Merrill-Novak
Anna Lucia Novak, elder of the two
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs J. F..
Novak of Middlebury, was married at
the home of her parents here Wednes-
day evening to Perry H. Merrill, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry H. Merrill of
Westport, N. Y, who was recently a
captain in foreign service and who is
now deputy district forester at Bristol.
The romance began at Bristol, where
the bride has been teaching school for
two terms, following her graduation
from Middebury College last June.
Miss Novak is the fourth girl Of her
class in college to have been married,
the Others being Mildred Martin,
Sylvia Pastene, and Margaret Shea.
The Rev. Henry c. Newell, pastor of
the Middlebury Congregational Church,
presided at the wedding, The bride
was attended by her sister, Miss Eliza
beth Novak, who is now student in
college, and the groom had H, E.
Grupe of Schenectady, N. Y, who is
district forester at Rutland, as his best
man.
The bride wore a gown of pink
beaded georgette crepe with white lace
she wore a white hat, and
carried a bouquet of white and pink
carnations The bridesmaid wore
gown of white taffeta and carried
bouquet of white and pink carnations.
After the ceremony a wedding lunch
was served.
The groom is a graduate of Syracuse
class Of 1917, and following
his graduation he saw two years for
eign service with commission as cap |
tain, being in charge of prisoners at
detention camps in France, Belgium
and Germany
The couple left for honeymoon trip
to Mr. Merrill's home in Westport
and on their return they will make
heir home in Bristol.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-04-02

Continued on page four
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-04-02

In the New York Times of Tuesday
its correspondent at st. Augustine, Fla.
reported that "Mr and Mrs. Charles
NJ. Swift gave a dinner last night on
their yacht Getaway in honor Of
Mrs George NJ Fletcher" Mrs
Fletcher was formerly of Middlebury
and now of Clarendon Springs, a sister
in-law of John A. Fletcher. The
Swifts have spent the winter in Florida
but are expected to return for the sum-
mer to their home at Crosse Point on
Lake Champlain.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-04-02

work is cited by the Farm Bureau
News as proof that boys work pays
Young Cooks work as a dairyman net
ted him a profit of S23890 His COW
gave him $500 quarts of milk which
he sold for $3740S, while hay, grain,
pasturage and other expense was only
S1351S. Also interested in pigs, Lester
Cook and his brother Brooks, bought
two pigs last spring at Sl2, raised them
and sold them for S6497, netting a pro-
fit of S23l6 after deducting expense of
feed His garden brought him in a
tidy sum also, and for further variety
he handled bees at a profit of Sl77S.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-04-02
Auction

will sell at Public Auction in East Middle
bury, April 18th at 1 o'clock the following
Property, House and Farm Buildings, 20
acre Meadow Lot, Gf not previously Sold,
Mare 10 years old, good Cows, / Yearing
canopy top 2-seated Surrey with brake,
1 top Buggy, l Sleigh, 1 heavy double Wagon
with Wood Rack, Gravel Rack, l Hay
Wagon Pole set of heavy Harness, set
driving Harness. Walter Wood moving machine
nearly new, Horse Rake ! spring tooth Har-
row, wheel Harrow, l Cambridge Plow nearly
new, Root cutter, Straw cutter, | Hay
Kniie, | United States Separator, l set of Howe
Scales Crow Bar and other small articles.
c. T. Russell NJ X. Moore Auctioneer 14t2
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-04-02
Union Easter Service

In addition to the regular morning
services at the various churches on
Easter Sunday, there will be; union
Easter Service at the Methodist Church
at 745. Sunday evening with sermon
by the Rev. H. c. Newell. Easter
music will be rendered by a union
choir with Prof L. J. Hathaway pre-
siding at the organ. The music will
include unfold Ye Gates" (Gounod)
and Easter Day" (Rowley).
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-04-02
Anril Milk Price

A telegram from A. G. Manning of
the Dairymen's League states that the
League price for April milk will be
S2.55 for 3 per cent milk with the
usual butterfat and freight differen-
tials.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-04-02

Main street store keepers espe-
cially on the west side, have given the
thoroughfare summer aspect by hav-
ing new awnings put up
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-04-02
VAUDEVILLE FOR
MONDAY EVENING

Under the direction of the Woman's
Club, an up-to-date variety entertain
ment will be given at the Mddlebury
Town Hall next Monday evening, the
proceeds being for community service.
Some OF the best local talent has been
secured to make the program lively
and varied A farce, Joint Owners in
Spain, by Alice Brown, will be pre-
sented with a cast of four characters.
The high school girls will give a Cake
Walk and modern dancing will be illus
trated by college students. There will
be reading and songs by well known
vocalists and by the college quartette.
The program is as follows:
1. Overture
?. College Quartette
3. Song Clara Wisell
4. New Dances, Lucy Calhoun, Philip Aines
s. Song Mrs. Donati
O. Music. Piano and Violin
7. Farce, "Join, Ouneys in Spain"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-25

Country" and MY Own United
States" The new picture, 1.-THE Birth
of a Race" is said to be his master
piece.
MURRAY.
Everyone who has ever been in the
woods remembers the smell of the
pine needles, and it is perhaps this
one thing that grips one more than
any other in the great outdoors. One
of the true-to-nature things that get"
the audiences attending David Belas-
co.'s production of Willard Mack's
melodrama Of the Canadian North
west, Tiger Rose, at the Murray
next Monday, is the smell of the pine
that is waited out from over the foot
lights.
The last scene of Tiger Rose" de-
picts in most realistic manner. de-
serted log cabin, in the depths of the
rrimeval woods, in that far-away
Great North Land, and Mr.. Belasco
has gone to infinite pain to have the
stage literally covered with pine
needles. AS the players walk over
them, grinding them beneath their
feet, their pungent odor is waited into
the auditorium, and ere long, the
audience forgets that they are in the
theatre and feel as if they are in the
forest deep themselves, and part OF
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-25

the veritable action of the play itself.
Everything, with the exception of
the wind machine! is worked by keys
from a huge switchboard, placed just
back and to one side Of the scene.
Here the stage director stands, and
his three assistants take up their posi-
lions at other parts of the stage. Be-
sides these four expert stage managers
twenty-four men are required on the
stage to operate the rain-storm and it's
thunder and lightning effects, in addi-
ton to the regular company crew Of a
half score Of highly specialized
theatrical mechanics.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-25
The Theatres
MURRAY,

William Mong. the famous charac-
r actor, in THE Luck of Geraldine
hrd" which is to be seen at the Muir
y theatre for four days starting
thursday, illustrates in this picture,
airing Bessie Barriscale, how he
me to be famous. He tries another
w character, after his many years
new ventures, and makes a success
it.
Mr.. Mong. who had many years of
age experience before he faced the
mera, and who also had written and
oduced many scenarios, never had
aged the character Of Jewish
nerican before he was cast for 1.-THE
lex of Geraldine Laird"
MURRETTE.
John ". Noble, who directed 1.-THE
nth Of q Race" coming to the Muir
tie theatre Thursday, Friday and
lturday, has to his credit such pro
lotions as Romeo and Juliet" star
ag Francis Bushman and Beverly
lyne, which he directed for Metro
e Ethel Barrymore features. "The
i'll of Her People," and "The
Takening of Helena Ritchie"; the
Itriotic features, "a Man Without e
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-25
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-25
HE COULDN'T sTRAIGHTEN UP

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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-25

the motive of two men, who attempted
to break Into the basement of the
county Jail early Wednesday morning.
A stone in the foundation had been
pried loose before the men were dis
covered at their work. John Legg,
turnkey at the Jail fired at them twice.
The only motive conceived by the
sheriff is that the men were planning
a Jail delivery.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-25
REsTFUL RESULTS FOR MEN

that awful "all night" cough that some
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-25

A Nebraska inventor has invented a
combination mangle and wringer,
which coupled with an electric washer
Is said to reduce the wash-day drudge
nv to a minimum
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TRY TO BREAK INTO JAIL
ANDERSON, Ind, Mar. 25.-Sherin
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The Press., 1920-10-07
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Regular communication of Ionic lodge next Tuesday evening at 7.3O.
 H. Clevens of New York City, will speak on Haymarket square on Sat urday evening at ' o'clock.
 Work has started on a spur track for unloading coal at the plant of the Stafford Worsted Co. The switch will be at the rear of the Baker block. John Fontanella has the contract for putting in the cement pillars for the trestle work.
 MT and Mrs. J. V. Squier of Wind sor Locks. Mrs. Rose Pease. of Cleve- land, Ohio. and Mrs. Blanch Gaylord Norris of Newton Center, Mass, were calling on friends in town yesterday. MT. Squier was receiving consratula- tions on the day being the eightieth anniversary of his birth and his re- cent election as president of the Med licott Co. of Windsor Locks.
 There are 427 on the list of voters ito be made" In the first voting dis trict there are S3. Il women and 12 men. In the second district there are 299 women and 45 men to be made. The selectmen and town clerk will meet this week Saturday and Tuesday the 18th to make voters. They will meet at the town hall from g a. m., to 12 m., and at the borough hall from l to D. m. on both days.
 The special Rally Day" services at the Congregational church Sunday were we'll attended. What is Relig- ion" was the subject of an able ser mon by the pastor. Rev. L. Rees. In addition to the church quartette, the solo "Open the Gates" was remark ably we'll rendered by Erie B. Rem wick, submaster in the high school. | MT Renwick has a pleasing baritone | voice of fine quality and wide range. | !. R. Howard of Montclair. N. J., | .ddressed the Sunday school on indi- -idual effort and team work for the ,iaster. Miss Ruth Tuthill sang a Olo. "The Gathering of the World evolution" from Benjamin Kidd's ,ience of Power was reviewed in the | evening services at which the young | peoples choir assisted.
The Press., 1920-10-07

There will be a meeting of the K. of C., next Sunday immediately after the last mass.
 The intermediate department of the Congregational Girls Guild will meet at the home of Mrs. Donald Mitchell on Friday afternoon at 2.30. | Malcolm Sault, who has been en- ] ployed in the Greaves meat market, i was taken to the Johnson hospital, i Tuesday evening for treatment.
 Patrick Mccarthy has purchased ! the house in High street occupied by , D. J. Mccormack, from Misses Mary and Catherine Clark of Windham.
 Jacob Irons, aged Il years, died i Saturday at the St. Francis hospital following the amputation of his foot. He had been in the hospital for the past few weeks for treatment for blood poisoning. MT. Irons had been a res | ident of this place for the past eight years. He leaves a sister, Mrs. Miner va Cooper in Hinsdale, N H. and brother, John. in the Springs. The funeral was held in levitt City We'd nesday morning.
 
 of Mrs. John F. Luce were saddened Tuesday morning to hear of her sud den death at her home in Mantle. Mrs. Luce has suffered from heart and respiratory troubles for some years, and it is believed that on retiring Monday evening, a sudden fainting caused Ter to go to the open window. Her lifeless body was found on the ground Tuesday morning clad in her night robe. Laura Reed Luce was born in Cover Plains, N. Y., forty eight years ago and became the adopt ed daughter of MT. and Mrs. Spark Smith of Waterford. On her marriage she went to Mantle to live. For the past two years. MT. Luce being with the Standard Card Clothing Co.,, in town, they have lived on Edgewood St., Mrs. Luce going to their home in Mantle for the summer months and her family joining her there for the week-ends All plans were made for her return here very soon and she seemed in her usual health. She was very popular in her home town and has made many friends here, identi- flying herself with Red Cross work, the Current Events club and the Con- gregational church. Mrs. Luce was a of the Baptist church of Man tic, the Historical Society of East Lyme and the D. A. R. chapter of New London. She leaves besides her hus- band John F. Luce, one son, Francis, with the Oelrich Wool Co.,, of Boston. The funeral will be held at two o'clock this afternoon at her home in Mantle.
The Press., 1920-10-07

The Humane club has everything prepared for their first dance, which will be given Saturday evening. Judg- ing from the sale of tickets a large crowd will attend.
 F. P Scelsa, who has been con-. ducting the Artistic Lamp Shade Co.,, in the Sena block, next to the bowling alley, will discontinue business next week Friday and is having sale.
The Press., 1920-10-07
COMIQUE THEATRE
QUALITY! QUANTITY! and vARIETYl

THURSDAY is
 
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 in A MATINEE THURSDAY and SATURDAY at 230P PM.
The Press., 1920-10-07
JUDGE O'CONNELL ENDORSED BY
 ROTH PARTIES.

At the republican probate conven- tion held in the Springs house yester day morning the democratic renomi- nation of M. D. O'Connell for judge of probate was endorsed. F. L. Upham presided at the meeting and Dr. c. B. Tschummi was clerk.
The Press., 1920-10-07
WeStfOrd.
incomplete Diac 1oals.

Jack, aged three, went to see his new little cousin. When he came homo his mother asked him how the baby was and what 1t was He replied "Oh, mother. they .ot a nice little dol lie. but can't tel: you what 1t is. be- cause she didn't have an, hair yet"
The Press., 1920-10-07
ASHFORD.

Roscoe H. Wright having disposed of his farm at Warrenville will sell his horse, cows, farming tools and household goods at auction on Satur- day the 18th, at 10 a. m.
The Press., 1920-10-07
HOME NEWS
LOCAL NOTICES.

 Matter under this head IT cents . line. Stafford Fair week The Modern Toggery and Shoe shop is the place to get Fair Hats, Fair Caps, Fair Shirts, Fair Neckwear, Fair Sweaters, Fair Underwear and Fair Shoes at Fair Prices