Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-12-24

GERS elected were: DR.. 5. W. Ham
mond, chief surgeon; DR.. J. H. Reid,
president, DR.. l. S. Norton, vice presi-
dent; Dr. Stanton S. Eddy, secretary
and treasurer; DR.. ], W. Kissane, DR..
S. f. Phelps and DR. +. A. Tobin, exec
utive committee.
Sec. Blacks Son is Hurt
Gerald, year old son of Secretary Of
State Harry A. Black, and Clyde Will
lis, whose father is John Willis, owner
of the Willis garage, were badly in
iured Wednesday afternoon. The two
boys were coasting near their homes
in Newport and crossed West Main
street just in front of an automobile
driven by William Turner of North
Troy.
Cooperative Marketing Profitable
Rutland county farmers who CO.
operated in marketing potatoes and
who have certifd tubrs at tn instiga-
ton of the county farm bureau, will
gain $3.50 in 1920 over what they
would have received had they sold their
products in the open market for table
USE Farm Agent Morton f. Downing
reported at the annual meeting of the
bureau. The price received for certi-
fed potatoes was Sl.l5 a bushel over
the current market price
Cotton Mill Reduces Wages
Queen City Cotton company which
has been shut down since November
6, will materially reduce its wage scale
when its mills reopen this being in
line with the general wage reduction in
textile mills throughout the country
1t is said that the reduction will be
about % per cent No statement has
been made as to when the mills will
resume business, but a notice posted
Monday gave information that the
management regretted at that time
that it could not state definitely when
the plant would reopen. Under nor
NAL conditions about $50 people are
Raided Homes for Liquor
When federal prohibition activities
were centered in Barre, agents were
successful in finding contraband goods
in the homes of several. No arrests
were made but the cases have been
placed under the attention OF G.. F.
Lackley of Montpelier, United States
deputy marshal, and proceedings
against the parties will follow.
The agents found conditions which
they called very bad. In one cellar
1900 empty wine bottles were noticed.
In none of the places visited were
there any great quantities of liquors.
Further search by the federal officers
is not unlikely.
Increases to $4,000
The Burlington Drug company has
filed with the secretary Of State, a
certificate that the company will
amend its capital stock, increasing the
amount from S65,000 to $l5O,OOO, OF
which $50 are common and $50 prefer
red stock.
The Blamy Hatch company OF
Windsor has filed a similar paper in
the same office. in which the name is
to the Blamy Markham COM
pany.
The Demeritt company of Water
bury has filed a similar paper, in which
it increases its capital stock $50 shares
at $3.50 share The companys assets
are set up as $104.5C086.
Fined for Small Loaves
Floyd ]. Fairbanks, wholesale dealer
in bread in Brattleboro, pleaded guilty
to the charge of offering for sale 10
loaves of bread the aggregate weight
of which was II ounces short of the
weight marked on the wrappers. The
court fined him S25 and costs, which
we're Sc.
Mr.. Fairbanks said he bought his
bread in large quantities from the
Zeno bakery in Bellows Falls and
that much of it he never saw, but sup
posed it was full weight. Edward
Zeno, proprietor of the bakery was
fined $25 and costs last Wednesday
for selling short weight bread. He
claimed the shortage was due to trou-
Die with his machinery.
Stone Worker Dies of Injuries
Luman Beckley of Waterbury died
ulSul dl luC iOSPiNaA AOAAS"
ing an accident at the Daniels stone !
shed on Thursday, when one of his
arms was torn off and some ribs brok-
en-. Mr. Beckley was a bed setter and
in some manner his clothing was
caught in the shafting and he was re-
volved about the shafting until his
clothing was stripped off. After reach
ing the hospital his arm was amputat-
ed between the elbow and shoulder.
He seemed on the road to recOvry un-
til his hart action weakened Saturday |
afternoon and he died about 10 o'clock
that evening. He leaves a wife, to-
whom he was married Is years ago,
and five children.
Seeks $4,000 From Railroad
Grafton L. Wilson of Boston has
brought a second suit against the Cen
trail Vermont and the Grand Trunk
Railway companies in Franklin Coun-
ty Court for the purpose OF recover
ing $4,000. The first suit was to re-
cover S60,000 Both suits are for the
collection of money alleged to be due
the plaintiff on bonds that he holds. 1t
is set forth that the issue occurred May |
/, 1899, and that they were due last
May, but have not been paid. In each |
instance the Weldon National Bank,
Transportation company |