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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-03-26
NO POTATO HOLD-UP,,
SAYS FARM BUREAU

In reply to assertions in Middle
bury correspondence to the Burling
ton Free Press that Addison County
farmers were holding potatoes with the
slogan -four dollars a bushel or rot
F. R. Churchill, county agent, made
the following statement today:
I'VE have made inquiries and get
some such anwser as the following
from men in our potato growing dis
trcts Why no have no potatoes to
sell Got enough to carry me through
and perhape III have a few bushels
left after I plant but l couldn't prom
Use it.. We ask are not such men justi-
fed?
1--WE know of no farmers who are
holding large quantities of potatoes
for over the market price and are con-
fident there are not many in Addison
County If we locate any quantity OF
potatoes for sale we will keep on file
at the Farm Bureau Office the names
OF farmers having such potatoes and
will be glad to submit their names to
any prospective buyers
"Now let us call attention to a
problem which the farmer is facing
Milk for April is to bring more than
Sl0O less per hundred than it did in
March. Figures taken throughout New
England showed that the March price
was scarcely covering the cost OF pro
duction. Therefore the farmer will be
selling his milk product-his main
source of income-for much less than
the cost of production. We do not
read in our papers of much worry on
the part of the public over this con-
ditiOn "
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-03-26
GREAT DECREASE
IN DRUNKENNESS

A table procured from the office Of
the state auditor, shows an apparent
decrease in drunkenness in Vermont
during the last few years The high
water mark was reached so far as
cases tried go in 1916, when there were
1869 convictions, and the biggest fall
ing off was in 1918, when there we're
nearly 700 less than the year previous,
owing to the outbreak of the war. Last
year was by far the smallest, with only
l,0l8, and nearly all of these were in
the six months of license
Present indications are that the num-
Der will grow progressively less as
time goes on. This table includes 95
per cent OF the intoxication cases tried
in the state, as the municipal courts
take care of that proportion, OF course
the close of 1919 did not see all of the
legitimately manufactured liquor at an
end and it will be several months be-
fore it will be all gone. 1t is the be-
lief of those who have made a careful
study of the subject that the next
audit of the bills of costs will show a
further decrease of between Is and 25
per cent.
In the Addison County Municipal
Court there has not been a case of
intoxication brought up since last Au-
gust, seven months ago, according to
Judge A. w. Dickens statement to The
Register yesterday In the calendar
year 1919 there were five cases, in 1918
there was one case, in 1917, four cases,
and in 1916 there were ten cases.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-03-26
BOTT'S HOUSE BURNS
Residence on Lake Shore at Shelburne
Destroyed

Warner Bolts home on the lake
shore one of the oldest houses in the
town of Shelburne, over 100 years old
was destroyed by fire Monday morn
ing together with most of the furnish
ings. Some of the valuable furnishing
and rugs on the first floor were saved
Mr.. and Mrs. Bott are at their place
in Arizona, where they have been ac-
customed to spend the winters of late
and the house has been closed. The
loss is probably $4,000 There is in
surance.
Mr.. Bott is we'll known in Middle
bury and at Bread Loaf where he has
spent several summers. He is a
cousin of Mrs John A. Fletcher o.
MiddleburV.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-03-26
LOCAL MILK PLANT
MAKING COTTAGE CHEESE

Owing to a surplus of milk which had
accumulated at the plant of the Addi-
son County Cooperative Dairy, 1t was
necessary yesterday to turn the sur
plus into making cottage cheese. Under
direction Of l. N. Bartlett, 500 pounds
of this cheese was made and shipped
today to New York. Mr.. Bartlett said
the surplus was due largely to the
fact that there has lately been a short
age of cans in which to ship milk, the
movement of cans having been tied
up by the recent storms.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-03-26
END ENGLISH CLASSES
Will Not Resume Unless Foreign Resi-
dents Show More Interest

The evening classes for foreign resi-
dents of Middlebury which were begun
under the direction of Prof Charles F.
Abbott, and which have been held regu-
larly at the high school building for
the past seven weeks, have been dis
continued during the college recess and
they will not be. resumed unless an III
crease of interest is shown on the part
of those for whom the service was in
stituted
The thanks of all interested in thi.
work are due to the School Board for
the free use of the building, to the
Social Service Committee of the Civics
Club for a generous appropriation in
aid of the work and to Edgar L. Lord
and Francis p Carrigan of the college
for faithful and efficient teaching ser
vice.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-03-26
FINE DISPLAY OF
NORTHERN LIGHTS

One of the most brilliant displays OF
northern lights" which has been seen
in this vicinity was witnessed Monday
evening between 7:30 and 500 o'clock.
1t was remarked by some that the
lights were misplaced, being i'll the
south rather than in the north. As
matter of fact, they stretched out in
the form of an umbrella, with the
peak in the center of the sky. They
appeared in the first place as a great
arc or circle about the middle OF the
heavens. Gradually they sprinkled out
in long streamers, centering in a point
almost overhead, but shooting down to-
ward the horizon in long, stringlike arcs,
which slowly faded into the deeper
colors of the sky.
Prof. Z. c. Bryant of Middlebury
College, the best local authority on
astronomical matters, told The Regis
ter that while the phenomena OF North
ern Lights was not clearly determined
by scientists, they generally agreed
that the lights were caused by electrl
cal disturbances in the rarifed air Tar
removed from the earth's atmosphere
The rarifed air is a fine conductor OF
electricity, while the more dense air
near the earth is poor conductor. The
electrical effect of the northern lights,
however, is felt on the earth. In the
present instance the telegraph and tel
ephone companies reported consider
able trouble with their wires during the
occurance of the Northern Lights
There is also some connection between
the Northern Lights and the appear
ance of spots on the sun.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-03-26

jokes, egged along by McMurtry as
nterlocutor. Most of their sallies were
good, very, very good, and only few
were "horrid."
Paul Sears, another of the burnt
cork artists was clever dancer and
did his bit with much pep in render
ing the song ooh death, where IS thy
sting" Since every number cannot
be reviewed, however, the few lines Of
remaining space may best be reserved
for mention of Barney" Potratz of
Milwaukee whose yodeling was an ap-
preciated novelty There were forty
men in the chorus, and the show was
well directed by Prof A. W Bissell
who is in charge of vocal music at the
college, and William .McMur,., as
stage director
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-03-26
Interchurch Meeting Wednesday

The Addison County Advisory Com
mittee of the Interchurch World Move
ment will meet at Memorial Baptist
Church in Middlebury next Wednes-
day. Both morning and afternoon ses-
sions will be held for the purpose of
hearing and acting upon the report of
the church survey in this county which
has been completed under the direction
of State Director c. o. Gill of Hamil-
ton and County Director l. NJ Isaacs
of Orwell.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-03-26
MTNSTRELS GOOD,
VERY, VERY GOOD

A jolly crew of Middlebury College
men broke the flmy monotony OF win
ter entertainment at the Town Hall by
presenting a hrst-cass minstrel show
last Friday night The audience was
as large as the hall would hold, many
having to stand, and, it gave the glad
hand to almost every number on the
program.
"Tony" Good distinguished himself
as creditably on the stage as he did on
the grdiron when he helped win the
big game from Vermont last fall Both
he and "Al" Furber as the end men
scored many a touchdown with their
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-03-26
CHAUTAUQUA AGAIN
Meeting of Local Committee Called
for Next Monday Afternoon

Carl H. Turner, assistant general
manager of the Community Chautau-
qua, Inc, will be in Middlebury next
Monday, and a meeting of the local
committee of contract signers for the
season of 1920 has been called at The
Addison House at o'clock on that day.
Mr.. Turner will be at the meeting to
explain plans for the Chautauqua here
this summer.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-03-26
WILSON AGAIN
Bristol Editor Intimates He Will Run
for Senator

for Senator
Myron w. Wilson editor of the Bris-
tol Herald, was in Middlebury yester-
dav for the first time this winter, max
ing known unofficially among his
friends that he waS to be a candidate
for the Republican nomination as sena-
tor. Editor Wilson was defeated in
the primaries two years ago when he
sought this office, but he had then
made practically no campaign He said
to The Register that he was mo Jess
Willard, and Couldn't be put to slee
in the first round" If he decided to
run again this year, as he intimated
he would do, he proposed to enter the
race with a better organized campaign
Announcement of his candidacy and
his platform, he intimated, might be
made within a few weeks.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-03-26
WATER TAX NOTICE

I will be at the store of A. B. Rugg
from April 1st to the 18th to receive
your water taxes.
Office hours from 9 to 12 A. M. and
2 to P. M.
12t3 W. E. Clement, Collector
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-03-26
Lightning and Defective Chfmneys

More fire farm property other
and threequ of the farm losses caused by
either lightning defective Chmneys and heating
shows that the installation of lightning rods
approved Company from lightning
regular buildings equipped reduced 10
Defective chmneys and defective heating apparatus should be inn
mediatey defective chimney should be immediate
y taken where perfectly sound and relad
this country the year approximately
fourth of the the Civil War The educated during
the everything and the lack of immediate aten
ton the installation lightning rods the making and
necessary repairs criminal
Every property has his individual duty.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-06-23
Mrs. Mamie HattOn.

Mrs. Mamie Hatton, wido wof the
Mrs. Mamie Hatton, widow OF the
home place near Renno Sunday af-
ternoon and was buried at Shady
Grove church the following afternoon.
The deceased had wide family con-
nection in the lower part Of the coun-
ty and her death caused widespread
sorrow in her community. She was
the mother of Mrs. e. wv. Copeland,
of this city, and besides her leaves an
other daughter, Miss Fannie Hatton,
and six sons, as follows: Robert H.,
Lew T.. and James X, OF Clinton;
Thos. NJ. OF Cross Hill; William S.
and John NJ, who live at the home
place.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-06-23
Mill Employees Insured.

Announcement has been made from
the office of the Iaurens Cotton Mills
that the company has taken out a
group insurance policy on the lives of
all employees Of the mill who have
been on the company payroll for
three months or longer and payable to
the estate Of the employees at their
death. This action has been taken,
said Mr.. Smith, secretary Of the COM
pany, in line with the policy Of the
mill to assist the employees in every
way possible to secure comfortable
and healthy living conditions and
make provision for the future. AS
nearly all Of the employees have been
with the company for a long time,
very few Of them are on the inelgi-
bic list for this insurance.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-06-23

Senator Thomas j. Walsh, Of Mon
tana, was being mentioned for perman-
ent chairman OF the convention, a po-
sition in connection with which the
name OF cambridge Colby, secretary
of state, has been frequently heard.
mo documents have been filed in
behalf Of Senator Reed" said Mr.. Cum
mings, "but large number Of telc-
grams Of protest received from Mis-
souri, assure contest in case creden-
tials are filed for him."
Party leaders assume that Senator
Reeds case will rest upon the conten-
ton that the Missouri state conven-
tion, acting in referring the selection
OF Reed as a delegate back to the fifth
district convention makes the renam-
ing OF Reed by the district convention
mandatory. The senator's opponents
Will hold, 1t Is said, that the state con-
yention's rejection OF Reed by de-
cisiye vote should govern and that the
alternate named by the district and
ratified by the state body should be
seated.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-06-23
EnOree Won Saturday.

In hotly contested game Saturday,
featured by the pitching of Cothran
for Enoree and Wilson for Laurens
Mill, Enorec won over the local team
on the Enorec grounds by the score
of 3 to |. Frady and Bee Walker, OF
Laurens Mill, also featured with the
stick Enoree will come to Laurens
Mill for return engagement Satur-
day when another fast game is ex-
pected.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-06-23
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
MEETS AGAIN FRIDAY
Quorum Failed to Report Friday and
No Business Transacted.

Quorum Failed to Report Friday and
No Business Transacted.
The County Democratic executive
committee, called by Chairman Power
to meet last Friday, failed to organ
ize on account Of the lack of a quorum
and another meeting was called for
the coming Friday. The meeting will
be held in the court house at II a. m,
and as business essential to the open
ing Of the county campaign is to be
transacted it is hoped that full at
tendance will De had. The county
campaign itinerary as we'll as the mat
ter of candidates assessment fees arc
among the things to be considered at
the meetingS
The following is a list Of the execu-
tive committeeman as reported to the
county convention in May, several
clubs having never sent in the names
of their committeeman:
Laurens City, A. G. Todd.
Laurens Cotton Mill, r. p. MCGOWAN.
Pleasant Mound, C.. e. Burdette.
Ioungs, j. II. Abcrcrombie.
Watts Mills. l.. Nj. Kennedy.
Gross HILL S. II. Goggans.
Mountville, NJ. B. Crisp.
Gray Court, A. G. Owings.
Stewart's Store, III. r. Pryor.
Owings, r. NJ. Bryson.
Hopewell, j. It. Workman.
Poplar Springs, j. p. Simmons.
Goldville, II. N. Crocker.
Cooks Store, j. B. Cook.
Thompson's Store, II. D. Farrar.
Woodville, j. e. Wham.
Shiloh, j. L. Power.
Hickory Tavern. j. w. Kellett.
Daniels Store. M. w. Hill.
Exon, ]. G. Mcdaniel.
Mt. Pleasant, B. NJ. Cunningham.
Tip Top, A. w. Sims.
Waterloo, w. c. Wharton.
Clinton, G. p. Robertson.
Clinton Mill, j. NJ. Clark.
Renno, j. C.. Mcmillan.
The following clubs failed to report
executive committeeman: Dials, Ora,
Lanford. Gray's Store, Princeton,
Lydia Mill and Langston
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-06-23
LIST CLOSED FOR
STATE CANDIDATES.
Tine Expired at Noon Yesterday in
State Races. List Of Those who

FILED.
Columbia, June 21.-Entry lists for
aspirants to nomination for state
and congress in the Democratic pri-
mary, August 81, closed promptly at
noon today. The campaign for state
tional convention to obtain iincorpora
bia tomorrow and that for the candi-
dates for the United States senate. in
Sumter.
The chief development today was
the entrance of w. w. Bradley of Alb
Devllle as an opponent Of Fred H..
Dominick for congress in the Third
district. w. E. Bowen and C. G. Wyche
Of Greenville also entered the race in
the Thirteenth judicial circuit for
solicitor. The official list Of party
candidates follows:
For Congress.
First Distrct--W. Turner Logan
and Richard S. Whaley.
Second District-Jamcs f. Byrnes.
Third District-Fred II. Dominick
and w. w. Bradley.
Fourth District--A. L. Hill, John J.
McSwain, David b. Traxler and Jack
II. Wilson.
Fifth District-W. f. Stevenson.
Sixth Distriict-Philip II. Stoll.
Seventh District-H. p. Pufmer and
L. c. Mann.
Governor, Robert A. Cooper, Lieu
tenant governor, Octavus Cohen,
Wilson G. Harncy and Oscar X. Maui
din. Secretary of state, w. Banks
Dove. Attorney general, Samuel NJ.
Wolfe. Comptroller General, Walter
%. Duncan. State treasurer, S. II.
Carter. State superintendent of edu-
cation, John e. Swearingen. Adjutant
and inspector general, Atticus H. Mar
chant, and William NJ Moore. Com
missioner Of agriculture B. Harris.
Railroad commissioner. G.. N. Nc
Caskill. r. l.. Moss, Frank w. Shealy
and G. l.. Smith.
For Solicitor.
Solicitor, first c1rouit--A. J. Iy-
drick.
Second circuit-R. L. Gunter.
Fourth circuit. AMIanrne Spears.
Sixth circuit. *. Henry.
Seventh circuit. C. Blaclwood.
Eighth circuit-H. S. Blackwell, r..
Frank McCord and ]. Howard Moore.
Ninth circuit-Thomas P. Stoney.
Tenth circuit-Leon w. Harris, l..
Price and Kurtz p. Smith.
Eleventh circuit-T. C. Allison and
S. Muzon Smith.
Thirteenth circuit-John NJ. Dainel,
J. G. Leatherwood, a. C. Mann, David
w. Smoak, w. e. Bowen and C. G.
Wyche.
Fourteenth circuit-R. NJ. Jeffries,
Randolph Murdaugh, and Heber r.
Padgett.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-06-23
Entertained Evangelist.

Mr.. and Mrs. l.. NJ. Beacham enter
tanned Rev. Gypsy Smith. Jr., the
evangelist, at sumptuous dinner at
their country home a few miles from
the city last Thursday. In addition
to Rev. Smith. Rev. A. E. Hollcr and
Messrs. Ralph Terry and L. G. Bale
were present. The table was laden
with everything the season affords and
was greatly enjoyed by all present.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-06-23
CROSS HILL CITIZENS
WANT NEW BRIDGE

Petition Highway Commission for
Bridge at or Near Puckett's Ferry.
A petition from citizens OF Cross
Hill, asking that bridge be built at
or near Puckett's Ferry to meet the
provision OF the act OF the 1918 legis-
lature, was presented to the commits
sion at it's meeting yesterday morning.
Supervisor j. D. w. Watts, who is
chairman Of the commission ex officio
and also chairman of the county
board Of commissioners, said that the
board had considered the petition with
interest although it had been evident
ly addressed to the wrong commission.
The act providing for the erection Of
the bridge at or near Puckett's Ferry
stipulated that 1t should be built by
the county board Of commissioners of
Laurens and Greenwood counties and
not the county highway commission
which are entirely separate commis-
sions.
The petition and it's signers are as
follows
To the Honorable Laurens County
Highway Commission
We the undersigned citizens of Cross
Hill township do hereby petition your
body to build a bridge at or as near
to Pucketts Ferry as is best in their
Judgment to meet the provision OF act
Of the Legislature in regard to said
bridge.
w. Fl. Austin. r. L.. Cole, ]. @. Smith,
III. H. Smith, A. A. Workman, l.. W.
Reeder, d. o. Reeder, w. G. Pinson,
T. w. Pinson. w. B. Boyd, II. Fl. Full
Ter, A. F. Coleman, w. L. Lindsay, NJ.
w. Watts, II. d. Foggy, r. f. Walker,
Taylor Watts, r. X. Reeder, J. b. Pin
son, j. G.. Brown, B. f. Owens, r.
w. Brown, S. d. Austin, Jno. II. Mil
lcr NJ. d., W. II. Boyd r. r. Watts.
w. c. Rasor, G. d. Nelson, ]. G. Hill,
j. f. Spcarman. f. c. Noffz, Jno. W.
Hanna, j. d. Black, ]. r. Wilcutt, B.
Goodman, w. r. Bryson, r. B. Crews,
A. NJ. Hill, w. E. Griffin, r. A. Boyce,
| w. III. Leaman. ]. E. Leaman, J. w.
Ropp, J. l.. Carter, l.. c. Eledge, r.
| w. Griffin, S. l.. Crisp, j. A. Guthrie,
II. ID. Nance, r. A. Austin, G.. d. Nance,
II. g. Bryson, j. Q. King.
j. A. McI<itrick, II. G.. Culbertson,
| j. II. Rasor, H. E. Hit. j. w. Hill,
Rev. W. d. Ratchford, G.. p. Martin,
r.. G. Crisp, w. G. Rasor, II. L. Nc
Swain, e. B. Rasor, B. D. Goodman.
II. II. Carter, l.. 70. Martin. w. p. Mar
tin, J. G. McGowan, G. L. Carter, J.
II. Coleman, w. L. Gregory, e. B. Pin
son, W. G. Pinson, D. r. Chapman.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-06-23
REVIVAL SERVICES
GROW IN INTEREST
Services Interrupted Latter Part Of
Week by Rain and Sickness of the
Evangelist.

services interrupted Latter Part Of
Week by Rain and Sickness of the
Evangelist.
The evangelistic services being con-
Quoted in the big tent on the graded
school grounds took on renewed life
last night after Interruptions due to
the rains and to the sickness of the
evangelist. Rev. Gypsy Smith, Jr., the
evangelist, was indisposed Saturday
ana was not able 10 go to the tent.
Provision had been made to hold SER
vices in his absence, but sudden
downpour Of rain prevented this idea
from being carried out. Sunday even
ing services were arranged in the
First Presbyterian church, but on the
advice OF his physician the evangelist
did not preach. A strong sermon was
preached to a large audience by Rev.
a. E. Hollcr, pastor of the First Meth
odst church.
interest in the services have stead
lily grown since the opening night ov-
er two weeks ago. The evangelist, con-
trary to expectations of many, does
not resort to the sensational to at
tract attention but breaches with a
power and strength that holds his au-
dlencc to close attention. The song
service, unda: the direction Of Prof.
Allen, is also proving a pleasing fea-
ture Of the service.
Thursday night of this week has
been set apart as Masonic night. All
The Masons Of the city and county are
invited to attend the service and occu-
py the center section of the tent. The
services begin at O'Clock. The
Masons are expected to meet at the
Lodge at 1880 and go to the tent in a
body.