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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-01-09

No statement as to who will take
DR.. Lawrence's place has been made by
the Administration The professor has
arranged, however, for other faculty
members, teaching social science
courses, to instruct his classes until
another arrangement can be made.
Professor Lawrence came to Middle
bury from Dartmouth College where
he had been connected with the His
tory Department. Previous to that, he
had served as an assistant in His
tory at Yale College and Sheffield
Scientific School, which position he had
accepted on his graduation from Yale
in 1906, and as Acting Professor of
History at the University of Vermont
where he had gone after years study
at the University of Paris. Coming to
Middlebury in the spring of 1917 to fill
the vacancy in the History Depart
ment made by the death of Professor
Wetherell, Dr. Lawrence has since
proved himself to be one of Middle
burys most active and popular faculty
members In the spring of 1918 he left
temporarily to act as educational direC-
tor of one of the large huts at Camp
Devens, but returned the following fa'
to his duties at Middlebury. Professor
Lawrence has been very active in stu
dent affairs, especially of late, as chair
man of the Student Life Committee
of the faculty Acting in this capacity
he has had charge of securing the
speakers and entertainers OF the Winter
Chautauqua Series The professor has
also been greatly interested in V NJ.
c. A work and was an enthusiastic
supporter OF that organization when it
was active. He has also been a sup
porter of other student organizations,
notably the newly formed Discussion
Club, and has been called on many
times by the students to speak at
rallies and similar student gatherings.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-01-09

Following are the proposed amend
ments to the Bylaws of the village
of Middlebury, to be acted upon at
the village meeting:
First, To amend Article Nine of Sec
ton Fifteen relative to the Fire De
partment so as to read as follows;
the Trustees, upon receipt of the re-
port as provided for in the preceding
article, shall draw an order, payable
to the foreman of each company, for an
amount sufficient to pay each fireman
actually present at the fire or meetings
for practice sixty cents per hour or
major fraction thereof, but no payment
shall be less than sixty cents per man.
Second, To amend Article Ten of
Section Fifteen relative the Fire
Department so as to read ~ glow.
each of the hose, hook and ladder com
panies, upon complying with the pro-
visions of articles I, S and l3 of this
section, shall be paid from the village
treasury annually as compensation, in
addition to the amount paid as pro-
vided for in article 9 of this section,
eight dollars for each of its members
actually resident in the village, and
the same amount to the Chief Engineer
and Asst. Chief Engineer and to each
of four relief men Provided, however,
that no Hook and Ladder Company
shall draw pay for more than ten mem
bers, and no hose company shall draw
pay for more than ten members and
four relief or call men; said relief or
call men to be called only by sound Of
the fire alarm for fire, or practice as
provided in article Z of this section, and
shall draw pay only for such times,
and if not used, shall be relieved by
the foreman, and shall draw pay for
only one hour.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-01-09
MEETINGS WELL-ATTENDED
Cottage Prayer Gatherings Prove Sue
cessful-Will Continue

The program Of cottage prayer meet
ings announced in the last issue of
The Register was successfully carried
on during the past few days, twenty
eight well-attended meetings having
been held in homes and school houses,
with the big union meeting planned
for tonight in the Baptist Church 1t
is estimated that $50 persons attended
the home and school house meetings
the gathering at A W. Gove's on Main
street being one of the best attended
of the home meetings Over a score
were present at each of the school
house meetings, and it is reported that
signs of a religious awakening were un-
mistakable The interest, in fact was
so marked that it is planned to con
tinue the plan, with one cottage meet
ting a week in each district. The
school houses will also be utilized for
b-weekly meetings and it is said that
Sunday Schools may be organized in
the near future
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-01-09
FARM BUREAU VOTES
TO RAISE ITS DUES,
REFLECTS OFFICERS

although not a record-breaker Tor at
tendance, the fifth annual meeting OF
the Addison County Farm Bureau AS
sociation which was held Wednesday
brought over three hundred members
of the Agricultural and Home Demon
stration Departments together for the
enjoyment of an interesting program
The forenoon sessions which were
held separately the women meeting
in the Grange Hall and the men in
the Town Hall, given over to
routine business, mainly the reports OF
the various officers and county agents.
f. R. Churchill the new agent for
Addison County, made his initial ap-
pearance before the Association and
read the final report of County Agent
|. N. Bartlett, who recently retired,
while the Home Demonstration De
pa -tment heard Miss Emma Fuller's
review of the past year and plans for
the future.
Confidence that the organization was
a necessary bulwark to the farmers in
terestS was shown in the fact that the
recommendation of the executive COM
m.ttee to increase the annual member
ST in the Agricultural Department
to $500 a year was passed unanimously,
as also was the proposition to increase
the executive committee to eleven mem
bers.
The following officers were elected :;
President, E. B. Cornwall Middlebury;
Vice President, A, w. Foote, Cornwal.
Secretary, Elmer L. Wright, Wey-
bridge; and Treasurer, Page S. Uf-
ford, of Middlebury. The list is un-
changed from last year with the excep-
tion of Mr. Ufford's election, which is
in succession to E. A. Ferguson of Bris-
to, who desired to retire.
The newly elected officers, with the
following men and women make up the
executive board John L Weeks Mid
dIebury J NJ Purington, Lincoln;
Mrs, Z. B. Cornwall, Middlebury;
Mrs. E. M Saunders, Middlebury;
Mrs William Warner, Vergennes; Mrs
Frank Nelson, Salisbury; and Mrs.
Clyde HoffnagIe of New Haven
In the afternoon the meeting was ad-
dressed by Dr. A. J DeFossett, Of
Montpelier; Miss Vera McCrea, of
Courtland New York; and Mr. ]. c..
Watson of Brandon, National Secre-
tary Of the Ayrshire Breeders Associa-
ton.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-01-09
A NEW INDUSTRY
A. J. Wilson of Granville Plans to
Make Bobbins Here

The old Upper Mill located in Mill
Hollow just to the rear of the Middle
bury Electric Company's plant, and
which has at various times been the
scene of variety of small industries
in times past, may Come back" A.
j Wilson of Granville, who is now
living in East Middlebury where his
wife conducts a small notions stor,
reports that he has large contract
for the manufacture Of bobbins and he
has leased a portion of the old Tupper
mill in Middlebury Some of his
machinery has already been installed,
but at the mill this week there were
no signs Of immediate activity. The
old building is in need of considerable
repair, and it is said that the wa,c-
power there is hardly in available CON
diton 1t was said Mr.. Wilson plan
ned to use steam or electric power,
however
Mr. Wilson plans to develop the bus
mess, if his arrangements are success
full, to include the manufacture Of
wooden boxes as well as bobbins and
hopes eventually to employ about a
dozen hands
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-01-09
Death of Edison H. Farnham

Edison Herbert Farnham of Sudbury
who had been ill of pneumonia only a
few days at the home of W. II. Stokes
MiddlebuIy, died last Friday fore
noon. Mr.. Farnham was born in
Shoreham, July TO- 1862 but had lived
in Sudbury about % years where he
followed the occupation of a farmer.
He held the office of school director
for several years. He was a charter
member of Sudbury grange and had
held several offices including Master.
His happy personality won him a wide
circle of friends. He is survived by
his wife, Mrs. Helen Jones Farnham,
two sons, Horton of Sudbury and Her
bert of Morrisville, one daughter, Mrs.
Lester Burt of Sudbury; his parents,
Mr. and Mrs Edison Farnham of
Shoreham; two brothers, Ira and Rus
sell of Providence, r. l.. two sisters,
Mrs. George Kelley of Brooklyn, n.
Y, and Miss Maud Farnham of Shore
ham. The funeral was held at his late
home at 2 o'clock, Monday afternoon,
the Rev Walter Thorpe of Brandon
officiating Burial was in the Wallace
cemetery. The bearers were Horton
Farnham, Herbert Farnham, Ira Farm
ham, Russell Farnham, Lester Burt
and William Stokes. There was a pro-
fusion of beautiful flowers.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-01-09
ADA B. CALLENDER!S':
DEATH RECALLS AN
INTERESTING HISTORY

Miss Ada B. Calender, who, in her
10Th year. died in Middlebury last Sat
urday morning, was a direct descend
ant Of one of the heroic Green Mount
ain Boys and was herself a woman Of
notable character intimately associat-
ed with the early history of Addison
County She was founder of the local
Ethan Allen Chapter of the d. A. R.,
one of the organizers of the Middlebury
literary society known as the Haw-
thorne Club, for 45 years member Of
the Congregational Church, and a
woman of remarkable intellectual at
tainments which she exercised un-
ostentatiously, and with charm which
characterized her as a typical New
England lady"
The daughter of Eliza Wicker and
Clark Calender, she was born in Shore
ham, Sept. Il, 1913, in house which
her grandfather, Noah Calender, built
on what is known as Cream Hill, and
which property is now owned by
William Wisscll Her great grand
father was Amos Calender of Fort Ii
conderoga fame. He came to Vermont
from Sheffield, Mass, in IVA, being
one of the pioneer settlers in the north
part of Shoreham. In June II the
family became alarmed by the Indians,
and buryng its brass kettle and house
hold goods, it fled back to the old home
in Massachusetts,, lin the history Of
Sh0reham, in which this incident is re-
lated, it is recalled chat Mrs Calender
rode all the way on horseback, carry
ing a child in her arms The family
remained in Sheffield until the close
of the war, when it returned to Shore
ham, in 1873, and recovered the buried
Kettle and goods. Ten years later the
CaIlenders built the brick house at
Cream Hill, now owned by John
Wright, and which in those early days
was known as "the most elegant house
in this part of the country" 1t was
here that Amos Calender kept a tav-
ern for many years, and here, on his
own land that he was buried
The most interesting chapter in the
Calender history, however, dates back
to l775, the year after Amos Calender
first arrived in Shoreham Those re-
calling but scantily the history of Fort
Ii will remember that it was in Shore
ham that Col Ethan Allen, on the even
ing of May S, LIS, gathered his men
for the expedition against IT, and that
on that same evening arrived Benedict
Arnold, with commission from the
Massachusetts, Committee of Safety
authorizing him to enlist men for the
capture of the New York fort, and that
Arnold demanded of Allen that COM
mand of the expedition be given to
him The Green Mountain Boys
utterly refused to accept Arnold as
their commander, and the dispute be-
tween him and Allen ran high Ac-
cording to historical notes furnished
The Register - a Shoreham corre-
spondent, it was to Amos Calender
that Allen turned and said What
shall l do with the damned rascal"
meaning Arnold Shall put him
under guard Calender, feeling the
Importance of speed and action in har-
mony, advised them to agree to enter
the fort together Both asserting,
Continued on page FOUR
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-01-09
VILLAGE MEETING
CALLED JAN. 21ST

The legal voters of the Village OF
Middlebury are hereby warned and
notified to meet at the Town Hall i'll
said village on Wednesday, January 2l
1920, at 7:30 o'clock P M. to transact
the following business, to wit:
First, to elect a moderator and viii
lage clerk.
Second to act upon the reports OF
the village officers submitted by the
auditors.
Third, to see if the village will vote
TO amend Articles and 10 Of Section
Fifteen of the Bylaws of said village
6relative to the compensation of mem
bers of the Fire Department, such
proposed amendments being published
in the Middlebury Register, January
9th, 1920
Fourth, to see what action the voters
will take in the matter of the Water
Department assuming the Indebtedness
incurred by the village in the "Flash-
board Case.
Fifth, to vote a tax for maintaining
and repairing roads and walks in said
village
Sixth, to vote a tax to pay the eX-
pense of the ensuing year, and to pay
outstanding orders and obligations OF
the village and interest.
Seventh, to elect the remaining vii
lage officers
Eighth, to transact other business
proper to be done
By order of Trustees.
J. NJ. BURKE,
Village Clerk
NT;Jd1aburv Earrnout
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-01-09
Dr.. Lawrence Addresses Club

Probably the last public address of
many which Dr. Henry w. Lawrence,
now resigned from the Middlebury
College faculty, has delivered in Mid
dlebury, was before the Suffrage Study
Club at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
c. l. Button yesterday afternoon, when
thirty-five persons were present. DR..
Lawrence discussed Liberalism" de-
livering what many characterized as
one of the most forceful of his recent
addresses.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-01-09
Berry-Eells

Mr. and Mrs Truman L. Eells of
Cornwall announce the marriage of
their oldest daughter, Helen Bell, to
ex-Lieut. John E Berry of Maiden,
Mass. The marriage took place in
Maiden, December "a Mr. Berry
served in the Royal Flying Corps over
seas Miss Eells is a graduate of the
local High school in the class Of 1915.
They will make their home in Maiden.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-01-09
Ex-Governor Mead Ill

In Rutland, Ex-Governor John A.
Mead, one of Middlebury's most gen
erous benefactors who was donar of
Mead Chapel, is reported as seriously
i'll. Over the telephone to his home
this morning, The Register was told
that he had pleuro- pneumonia, and was
considered very seriously i'll.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-01-09
DANIEL T. FOSTER
Sudden Death Yesterday From In.
digestion

Daniel T. Foster, a prominent farmer
and much respected citizen, died sud.
denly at his home on Cast street
about noon yesterday. He was at the
barn caring for his horses and had
it is supposed, a sudden attack oil
acute indigestion and died almost i'm
mediately. He was removed to the
house and medical aid was summoned
but nothing could be done. He wa,
born in Ripton, February %, 1851. He
was twice married His first wife wa,
Esther Elmer, having died about a
dozen years ago and his second wife
was Agnes Mathey Haywood, whom he
married eight years ago and who sur
wives him as well as an adopted son
Edgar who lives with them. The
funeral will be held tomorrow after
noon at 2 o'clock at the Methodist
church at East Middlebury and the in
terment will be in the Prospect GENE
terry in that village
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-01-09
INTOXICATION DE LUKE
But Bristol Man Finds 1t a Costly Ex-
pertinent After All

John Moran of Bristol is the only
man in Burlington and probably in
Vermont to serve sentence in jail
for intoxication so far this year, having
been sentenced to ten days in Burling-
ton city court. Moran could not or
would not tell where he got his grocer
les, which amused him so completely
that he went to sleep on Battery street
near the sidewalk Saturday afternoon
He was found with a bottle of lemon
extract and another of Jamaica ginger
and the essences did such job that he
parted with his entire roll of $4S, and
did not know where it went to. As
a result he could not pay a fine of S.
and costs and will serve ten days.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-01-09
Accident in Cornwall

E. H. Wilcox of Cornwall was driv-
ing a load of pressed hay through West
Cornwall village last Tuesday evening
when it upset and Mr. Wilcox was
thrown and painfully hurt. The end
of the binder pole cut an ugly three
cornered cash in his cheek and tore
the under eyelid badly NJ o. Field
took the injured man by car to his
home where DR.. P. L. Dorey dressed
the wound, which required many
stitches.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-01-09

Miss Kathryn Vassar has resigned
her position as clerk in the store Of
c. F. Rich and will leave on Monday
for Rutland, where she is to take a
course in the Rutland Business col
lege. Mrs R. c. Goss, who assisted
in the c. F Rich store during the
holidays, has now taken permanent
position
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-01-09
Amendments Proposed

Aliddlebury, Vermont.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-11-05
OMAK VS.. OROvILLE.

The first football game of the seas
on on the local grid took place Sat-
urday afternoon when Omak met up
with Oroville hi beforea small but en-
thusiastic audience. The two teams ap-
peared to be very equally matched and
both showed signs of lack of practice
and experience. Yet for all of that it
was an interesting game and was in
doubt up to the call of time for at the
end of the last half Oroville was in
sight of the goal and scrapping as the
team had not scrapped at any time
during the game. 1t was felt by the
spectators familiar with the game that
had the Oroville boys shown as mi
pep earlier in the proceedings as they
did during the last five minutes there
would have been nothing to it. 1t was
clean playing throughout and no cas-
ualities among the players. Omak
made touchdown during the first
and third quarters. although 1t was
vigorously contended that they were
not entitled to one of the scores. In
neither case could the player assign
ed to the task kick goal. Oroville scor-
ed one touchdown in the second quar-
ter, and Ford, who kicked for Orovile
failed to place the ball between the
posts. AS those interested in the game
have failed to hand in a list of players
we are unable to give the lineup.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-11-05
COUNTY CHOIR CONTEST.

Indications are that the contest will
be even more spirited than last year
when those who heard it said they
would not have missed it for any
thing. The date is changed to Decem-
ber 3rd, to give more time to prepare,
and the place will be TOnasket. 1t Is
important that we hear from every
choir expecting to enter that needful
information may be sent directly. The
Hymn for the contest is 20 Love that
Will not Let Me Go, to the tune Of
Margaret" by Peace, and for the jun
ior contest it is Savior like a Shep-
herd Lead U.s." to the tune by Brad
bury Not as part of the contest, but to
be sung by the massed choirs. Each
senior choir prepares 20 Could |
Speak the Matchless Worth" 10 the
tune Ariel" and the junior choirs'
Onward Christian Soldiers" TO the
music of Sir Arthur Sullivan. Every
Sunday school or church that can
gather at least eight singers not over
|16 years ought to enter the Junior
contest. We can make this a roIsing
feature of life in Okanogan county.
Let's hear from the junior choirs.
c. J. BOPPELL, Omak
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-11-05
BACK UP THE SCHOOL.

Last Saturday afternoon the high
school football team staged the first
game of the season on the local
ground, and it is a matter of regret
as well as disappointment that 50 few
of the residents of the town were out
to cheer on and encourage the boys.
While there were no great thrills in
1t the game was well worth seeing, but
that is not the point We have most
excellent school with the largest at
tendance in it's history There is a
very able staff of teachers, and they
are doing their part to keep mp the
high standard the school has reached,
and encouraging the pupils both in the
classes and the athletic field. 1t is the
duty of the parents, the citizens gen.
orally whether blessed with children
or not, to lend every assistance to the
teachers in keeping up the morale of
the school and to encourage both boys
and girls to do their best whether III
mental or physical exercises The
girls and boys of the grade school and
high school were present in large num-
bers cheering on their favorites, but
there was discouraging absence of
the citizenry to lend financial and
moral aid to the struggling young ath-
letes. Let the boys see that the grown
ups take an interest in their welfare
and well-doing and there will be
stimulous to greater exertiOn. When
ever there is game of any kind let
our people turn out and show that they
really take an interest in the school
and the pupils.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-11-05
NEW MANAGER.

H. A. Atkins, of Mount Vernon,
Wash, has been engaged by G. M. Van
Alta to take direct charge of the Lib
erty theater. The reason for this new
departure on the part of Mr. Van Alta
is that he has so many outside inter
ests that demand his personal atten-
ton that he finds that he must neglect
those important interests if he devotes
his time to the show business He has
been trying to do both during the past
year, which has required about from
II to Is hours a day, and that is to
much for any man. Mr.. Atkins comes
here highly recommended as an ex-
perienced moving picture operator
and theatrical manager Through his
instrumentality the Mission, hand
some new theater was built at Mount
Vernon and he only recently severed
his connection with that house. Mr.
Atkins understands every feature of the
business and is an accomplished Or
ganist in addition. Personally Mr.
Atkins is pleasing and pleasant young
gentleman to meet, and with his
knowledge and progressive ideas he
will keep the Liberty up to the high
standard it has reached under the
management of Mr.. and Mrs. Van
Alta. We trust that the new arrange
ment will be mutually advantageous
to the Van Atlas and Mr.. Atkins, and
that he is in Oroville to stay.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-11-05
OFF FOR SPOKANE.

DIR. d. II. Lewis said goodbye to the
large circle of friends that he has
made in Oroville during his several
years residence in the place and start
ed in his car Wednesday for Spokane,
where he expects to locate perman-
emily. 1t is not necessary to repeat
what has already been said in the Ga
zette of a recent issue of the public
spirit DR.. Lewis has displayed upon
all occasions where public spirit could
be applied for the encouragement or
fostering of any enterprise of a public
nature, nor to dwell upon his sterling
worth as physician and surgeon. He
has made a record both as an enter
prising citizen and a skillful practi-
toner that would be credit to any
man, and which will be long remem-
bered and appreciated by those
who know him best. Oroville lost a
live wire in his departure, and for one,
and We believe there are many who
feel as we do we most sincerely hope
his future lines will be dropped in
pleasant places, and that he may pros
per far beyond his most sanguine an
ticipations. We shall remember only
his amiable traits, and he has many,
and trust that he will have occasion to
visit Oroville often in the future