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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-01-28
NEARLY BURNS TO DEATH
WHEN CRIPPLED IN BED
John Kenworthy Saved in House Fire
by His Uncle John

John Kenworthy, H., has recovered
from a slight stroke OF paralysis that
had crippled him for several days. His
uncle, John KenWorthy, l., explained
that the inhaling Of too large guam
tity of cigarette and pipe smoke cauS-
ed his illness and has raduested the
States Attorney to prohibit the local
merchants from selling more of the
weed" to his nephew He said that
the boys shock would not have hap
pened had not the dealers ignored his
own personal request that they refuse
his nephew all tobacco.
During his helplessness Johnnie had
very narrow escape from a horrible
death. He was nearly burned alive
when in the 20 mile gale of Thursday
morning the stove beside which his cot
had been placed drew too great a
draught and caused the wall to catch
fire. His uncle rescued him in the
nick of time, carrying him bodily, bed
and all. to his other uncle's house one
hundred yards away. The blaze was
progressing merrilY in the meantime
and it was only through the hardest
kind of work that it was extinguished.
Help was summoned from passersby,
who though few at the early hour OF
FIVE o'clock. nevertheless were numer-
Gus enough to turn the trick. Mr..
Kenworthy, who is state deputy fire
warden, superintended the combat
with the flames, employing such meth
DDS as he had learned from expert
ence in fighting forest conflagrations
in the depth of winter. He directed the
piling up Of hundreds of pounds of
snow upon the fre and the house was
saved.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-01-28
Adams-Boardman

DR.. Charles f Adams Of Carthage,
N. Y and Miss Mabel NJ. Boardman,
formerly OF Middlebury, were married
at the home of the brides brother, K.
H BOardman Saturday, January %,
by Rev H l. Howard pastor of the
Memorial Baptist Church
The bride is a graduate OF ST. Law
renee University and is a member OF
Pi Beta Phi and Phi Beta Kappa fra
ternities For the past two years She
has been in the employ of +. A. Mer-
ram. publisher of Springfield Mass,
and before entering his employ was a
teacher of science in the high school
at Carthage, N. Y.
The groom is graduate of the medi-
cal department of New York Univer-
sity and has been practising medicine
at Carthage, N. Y, for several years.
He has also served as president of the
village of Carthage for four years and
i; active in Masonic circles being past
master of Carthage Lodge, a Knight
Templar, Shriner, and 32nd Degree
Scottish Rite Mason.
After February Is DR.. and Mrs
Adams will be at home to their friends
at 403 Budd St. Carthage, NJ Y
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-01-28
DAYLIGHT SAVING
IN THE HENCOOP

To the initiated it will appear as
a mere Jest that some farmers have
taken up the old stage joke OF us
ing electric lights to fool the hens
and chickens into rising long before
dawn and thus work overtime.
This method OF daylight saving has
been legislated into several poul-
try yards Of Addison County and
with satisfactory results. The cur
rent is turned into the lights by an
alarm clock arrangement at three
or earlier. The hens wake up,
get down and scratch around. The
exercise keeps them healthy and
results in an extra egg every few
days. Pullets are said to be espe-
cially pleased with this extra
length Of the day. The rooster IS
the only complainant,
F. L. Shackett Of New Haven
was among those who recently in
stalled lights in his coop.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-01-28
NEW PREMIUM LIST
FOR COUNTY FAIR
Race Track UnderpaSS Another
Plan of Directors

That the interest in the Addison
County Fair of 1921 is greater than
ever was well demonstrated by the
full attendance of the officers and di-
rectors of the Society at the Court
House in MiddleburY Saturday, Janu-
lry 22nd.
The Board OF Managers of the So
ciety consists Of eighteen members,
and fifteen were present and responded
to the roll call There were also num-
Der OF the appointive officers and Su-
perintendents of Departments present,
so that, Judging from the size Of the
meeting, the Fair OF 1921 will be en-
enthusiastically planned and supported
by the officials.
The meeting was presided over by
the President. William Noonan OF
Panton, and Major Robert W, Nc
Cuen was on hand as Secretary. The
various reports were read and adopted,
after which the Board seriously began
to make plans for the Fair OF 1921.
That the Society intends to make a
record this year Is evidenced by the
action of the Board to revise the Pre-
MUM List, and this matter was refer
red to the Secretary and the Superin-
tendents of Departments for future ac-
ton.
The program for the races was gen
orally discussed and it was the sense
of the Board Of Directors to make an
unusual effort to bring some of the
best horses to Middlebury this fall.
The purses will be equal to those of
last year, and the program was left
to the President and Secretary to ar
range Special appropriations were vot-
ed, including S4OO for the Boys and
Girls Exhibit, and 500 for Grange Ex-
hibitS
At the suggestion of the Secretary,
Major McCuen the Board OF Directors
were appointed a Special Committee
on Membership, and a campaign for
members of the Society will be inau-
gurated a couple of months before the
Fair. The membership tickets will be
the same as last year, $500. If the
quota Of 1000 memberships will have
been sold during July and August the
good rain guarantee that they will pro-
vide will help to Offset any prejudice of
the weather man,
A bigger and better carnival will be
brought to the next Fair according to
present plans. The last years enter
tainment program was only an expert
ment in Middlebury. The managers
will profit by that /, perien2e toward
both enlargement and Improvement
The cattle department will receive
particular attntiOn this year. A re-
CONTINUED on page four
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-01-28
MCGLTNCHEY AGAIN
AS STREET COMMTSH
Trustees and Water Board Bury
HatChet at TrI:e Meeting

At a special meeting of the Trustees
and Water Commissioners Monday
James McGlinchey was reappointed
Street Commissioner for 1921. His SAL
ary will be 1915 per day, half Of which
will be paid by each department. There
will be but one helper on the perma-
nent pay roll of the street department
instead of the three OF last year The
commissioner has been given discre-
tionary powers to hire the assistance
needed when the occasion arises. The
Water Board will also pay one half
OF the helpers salary. BY this mutual
salary expense both Boards are entitled
to the services of the Commissioners
when needed 6. F. Rogers attended
the meeting in his capacity as success.
sor to W. Z. Clement
During the past year all wac not
rosy In the path OF giiiage government
The taxpayers were surprised to find
in the last report an item OF Sl,05885
due the village from the Water DEPART
meht iot labor and which to all ap-
pearances would never be paid. Each
side aired it differences in letters to-
the public through The Register, The
break was we'll known OF recent weeks
although the real causes had been less
widely advertised.
The Trustees had charged the Water
Commissioners 20 cents per hour for
the services Of Street Commissioner
McGlinchey and 60 cents for each hour
put in by his helpers However, the
men themselves were only paid Al and
SO cents per hour respectively The
apparently eXorbitant charge for the
services rendered the water department
was explained by the trustees as nee
essary on account of the inconvenience
OF taking the men from street work
at the call of the commissioners and
because the trustees supplied their
tools Superintendent of Street Work
L. c. GOrham claimed that the water
board refused to accept his invitation
to meet with the trustees for con-
ference in the matter. The latter
claimed that ex-chairman W. E. Glenn
cnt had not notified them of such an
offer. and refused absolutely to pay
the bill.
Mondays compromise has soothed
all hard feeling The $l05S charge has
been rebated by the trustees, the two
departments clasped hands and buried
tn hatchet good and deep"
The headquarters of the street de-
partment have been removed to the
Volunteer Hose House on Main street.
The telephone ring is 4S-3.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-01-28

II A. Bennett of Lincoln is under
bail of $50 for his appearance in MUM
cipal Court on February "a to stand
trial for non-support of Mrs. Bennett
In the meantime he must deposit three
dollars weekly at the general store in
that town for his wife's maintenance.
Bennett was arrested in Lincoln
Monday by Deputy Sheriff George
Garland on a warrant charging him
with neglence to properly provide for
his wife When atraigned before Judge
A. w. Dickens in Middlebury that
same day he entered a plea Of not
guilty, and was bound over for a
month The bail was placed at $50,
which the defendant placed with his
honor. and was released That the
wife might not want in the interim, the
court ordered Bennett to pay to Jack
man & Garland, proprietors of the
Lincoln store. a weekly allowance of
three dollars
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-01-28
GRIM REAPER TAKES
TWO LOCAL WOMEN
Misses Effie DauniS and Maude
Nassau Died This Week.

One of Middlebury's most respected
residents, Miss Effie Daunis, died yes
terday morning at the home of Miss
Susan Parker on South Main street.
Miss Dauns had lived with Miss Par
ker for many years. The funeral will
be held Saturday afternoon at
o'clock with the Rev. Christopher
Hamlin of Cornwall as officiant, assist
ed by Rev Henry c. Newell of Mid
dlebury.
Miss Daunis was born in New Or
leans, La, September II, 1858, the
daughter of Sylvia and Martha Mich
ols Daunis. Her mother died when
she was a little girl shortly after the
family had removed to Middlebury
She had since made her home in this
village.
She is survived by one sister, Mrs.
James TenBroeke of Toronto, Ont,
who came last week to assist in her
care.
1nterment will take place in the
West cemetery.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-01-28
FORMER LOCAL BOY
ELECTROCUTED IN RUTLAND
Arthur Liberty Revived Sufficiently to
Make Confession

. Arthur L. Liberty, Formerly of Mid
dlebury, was accidentally Killed while
at work in the power station of the
Vermont HYDRO Electric Power Cor
poration in Rutland last Sunday. He
had not been obliged to work that
day but wished to learn more about
the new machinery that had been in
stalled. He was told that certain
switch was dead" and without thought
Of danger handled it. Two projecting
wires came in contact with his wrist,
with the result that 1900 volts pass
ed through his body, striking him un-
conscious. a doctor was summoned
and a pulmotor used in an effort to
revive him. When the priest arrived,
Mr.. Liberty regained consciousness for
a few moments, long enough to make
his confession. With sigh for his
wife and two little children, who with
his parents survive him, he died al
most Immediately after the cler gy-
mans words Of absolution He was
buried Wednesday morning.
incidentally, the father of the young
man had assisted in picking up the
body of another victim of accident
that same morning while on his way to
church On his return from Mass he
was informed of the death OF his own
boy
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-01-28
MOCK TRIAL TONIGHT
Scenes of County Court Will Be Re-
produced Tonight

The lawyers of Middlebury will
stage a Mock Trial this evening in the
Town Hall for the benefit of the local
Fire Department While not anxious
to advertise beforehand their cast Of
characters they promise an evening Of
real entertainment to the first five hun
dred who apply for tickets Two wom-
en- will be asked to act as side judges,
and six of their sex will be included in
the jury panel which will be chosen
from the audience. Ira H LaFleur
and Allen R. Sturtevant will match
wits with James b. Donoway, Wayne
c Bosworth and Leroy c. Russell.
The bone of contention will be an al
legged breach of promise, affecting local
parties. The disappointed maiden will
seek to recover 5000 heart balm. Miss
Madeleine Wood will be court steno-
grapher, and Noble ] Sanford will act
as sheriff Then there will be other
relatives, such as a Correspondents
table, for an Associated Press tepresen-
tative and the scribes of the Burling-
ton and Rutland dailies The Regis
ter will be represented by its editor
and will contain a special story of the
trial next Friday
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-01-28

Shop with Dollar Day Stores.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-01-28
Miss Maude T Vssss,

Miss Maude !. Nassau. daughter of
Mrs. John NASSAU of Willard street,
died in Moretown very suddenly Tues.
day OF blood poisoning. The body was
brought here the following day and
this morhibg the funeral was held from
St. Mary's church
Miss Nassau was born in Cornwall,
July l3, 1888 She is survived by her
mother. and by-one sister, Mrs. Grace
Shackett also of Middlebury. The de-
ceased graduated from Middlebury
High School in the class of 1917 For
two years she taught school in Dandy,
and was engaged during the present
year in the same capacity in More
town.
Miss Vassau was taken sick on Sum
day and on Monday she was confined
to her bed. Her condition was such
on Monday that her mother was sum-
moned and arrived that day The
evening following, the young lady
breathed her last in her mothers arms.
Her death is said to have resulted
from blood poisoning. During the
Christmas vacation she had under
gone an operation for the removal of
her tonsils. 1t is thought the inham-
nation that led to her death resulted
from this. She had spent New Years
with her mother and sister at their
home here.
/ Rev. T. !. Leonard celebrated
solemn Mass of Requiem this morning
Fhe bearers were P.'S. Murray, Harry
Vincent, Oscar LaFrance, E. A. Calvi,
Denz:l Calvin and Clifford M. Hayden.
The interment took place in St. Mary's
cemetery
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-01-28
A NAME
FOR TRAMP FOWL

Mrs. f. d. Manchester of Corn
wall recently discovered a strange
waterfowl in her backyard. No
one in the vicinity had ever seen
a similar bird before and the foks
out that wav are still in a guam
Diary regarding the strangers iden-
tity. Gray in color and the size
of a duck. the unusual fowl had
long sharp bill and legs so small
they seemed not legs at all The
feet were webbed. 1t was unable
to rise from the ground and died
the day following its appearance.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-01-28
MIDDLFBURY LOCALS

Mrs. George Rose is confined to
her home by illness.
Miss Ruth Preston. teacher in the
village school in Weybridge, was
guest Of friends in Middkbury Wed
nesday evening
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-01-28
Municipal Court

That "a bird in the hand is worth
two in the bush did not occur to Ern-
est Holmes of Bristol until last Monday
when he appeared in Municipal Court
on the charge Of pursuing a deer in the
open season after having already killed
his quota of one. He denied the ac-
cusation and was told to return for
trial next Monday. He deposited a
cash bond Of 500 to insure his com
ing
Holmes was arrested Monday by
Deputy Fish and Game Warden Will
liam Grover of Bristol upon complaints
that he had tried for a second deer
during the open season although he
had already shot one. 1t is said thas
he even broke the leg of deer number
2 and was seen by several other hunt
rs who are expected to appear as wit
nesses at the trial.
Judge Albert w. Dickens set next
Monday as the day for the trial when
the defendant entered his plea of not
guilty, and set the bail at 500. Holmes
deposited a 500 bill and returned in
time for a supper of venison-from
deer number l.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-01-28

The hours OF the workers at the
local marble mill have been shortened
from nine to eight. The whistle now
blows at eight instead of seven in the
morning
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-29
New Exhibit for Museum
Log Cabin for Springfield

Curator Thomas A. James is en-
gagged in taking out of their cases
and packing away the many hun
bred specimens of Maine minerals.
which have for some years occupied
a department case on the north
west wall of the State museum, just
inside as you enter the room. This
is for the purpose of making large
, addition to the bird life displays
that are already such a source of
pleasure and information to visitors
and students.
The new case will occupy the en-
tire 10 compartments and will con-
sist of groups of habitat birds, with
the proper scenic background for
each set of grouping. This work, as
with all the other specimens in the
museum. will be wholly the design
and work of Mr.. James, who has no
superior in that line in the country.
1t should be and cannot help being a
beautiful exhibit. The curator thinks
it will take the entire summer to
complete this work.
1t is announced at the Department
of Inland Fisheries and Game that it's
exhibit for 1921 at the Eastern
States Exposition next September at
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-29
Mothers Aid Instructions

The work of the Mothers Aid
Board is, in it's details, always of in
terest to the public, people as a rule
and depending largely on published
matter for their information. The
state Board Of Charities and Cor
rections, which also has the Mothers
Aid work to perform, has recently
sent out instructions to the various
local boards, in part as follows:
! When an applicant asks for aid,
give her the blank and tell her to fill
it out in full. Let her bring it to
you. and go over it with her, to be
sure there is an answer to every
question. Then a member of your
board will visit her home and inspect
it, interview the persons she gives
as references, and consult other per-
sons as to the ability of her relatives
! to help her, as to her moral charac-
ter and her ability to handle money
and discipline her children. Your
board should meet monthly, and at
such a meeting the case should be
passed on and your recommendation
made to the State Board of Mothers
Aid. Under the law you are ex-
pected to keep on file in your
archives the original application and
send to the State Board at Augusta
a copy of it.
The State Board will then send its
agent to become acquainted with the
case and, in the light of her extend
ed experience, judge whether this is
a suitable mothers aid case. The
State Board at the next meeting
viii then act on the case, and you
will receive a letter of instruction,
whether to go ahead with the case.
or whether it is to be deniedh
After case is granted, it is your
duty TO assist and supervise it in o
friendly way so that we can get the
best results possible from the aid
given. The mother is required to
keep an itemized account of her in
come and expenses, and should do
this from day to day. When YOU
make your monthly visits, inspect her
home, unless you are assured that
she is a first class housekeeper, and
inspect her account book to see if
the entry of the proceeding day has
been made, and if it is complete and
accurate.
At the end of the quarter you col
lect the account book and have each
mother fill out quarterly report.
Then your board fills out it's part of
the report and forward both to Au-
gusta. With many cases there is a
rise in prosperity as the children get
older and begin to earn wages, so
that both the municipal board and
State board must be constantly
watchful to see that Mothers Aid is
discontinued as soon the family's in
come warrants it. Also the moral
conditions of the home must continue
good or the aid will be discontinued.
At the end of each quarter we send
the account books ana quarterly re-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-29

Governor Percival p. Baxter was
at the state House all day Thurs
day, busily engaged with business
matters but not too busy to call
upon several of the departments
and make the acquaintance of such
members of the State House fam
lily" as he had not met 1t is under
stood that the Governor will continue
these calls until he has visited all.
Governor Baxter ALSO made two
appointments during Thursday aft
ernoon, Charles B. Meserve of Bris-
toll and William P. Patterson of Wis
casset being renominated as mem
bers of the Pemaquid or Fort Will
liam Henry commission.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-29
ALL READY FOR
MAY FESTIVAL
ON SATURDAY

Everything is ready for the May
II stival at the Augusta City hall on
Saturday All the young folks who
have taken part have rehearsed and
rchearscd until they will be able to
stage their particular performances
with a finish that will be the envy of
The older folks.
The Festival this year promises to
be even better than it has in seasons
past. The little play, THE Baby
Show of Pineville" is a most engage
ing, snappy bit of comedy. The prin-
cipals in the production are Hope
Adams, Margaret Wyman, Charlotte
Longfellow, Dorothy Marble, Barbara
Burr, Frances Pishon and Frances
Kinsman. They will be assisted by a
chorus of Is children.
The May Pole dance. always a fea-
ture in itself, will be probably, the
piece dc resistance of the Festival.
The dancers Will be Priscilla Dean,
Elinor Dean. Mary Owen, Rachel
Warrel, Louise Lathbury. Marjory
Gray, Muriel Perry, Adelaide Bryant,
Elizabeth Phalen, Virginia Wilcox,
Edith Nelson, Louise Tracy, Helen
Hambleton. Charlotte Longfellow.
Dorothy Marble. Mary Calvert with
Miss Jessie Alexander as accompan-
ist.
There will be other music by Doug
las orchestra. Ice cream, candy
food, balloons, and May baskets all
filled with home made candy will be
for sale and there will be grabs" and
many other things of interest to both
children and the grown ups.
Members of the Claiming Guild
have been untiring in their efforts to
make this affair successful in order
that goodly sum may be realized for
the childrens ward of the Augusta
General hospital and for the support
of a French orphan who is being
brought up under the care Of the or
ganization.-Adv.