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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-08-05

Robert w. McCuen of Vergennes
publisher of The Middlebury Regis
ter, has been selected by the Vermont
congressional delegation as its unani-
nous choice for the post of Collector
of Internal Revenue in Burlington to
Succeed James E. Kennedy Of Essex
Junction The selection has been ap-
proved by President Harding, VINO has
recommended to the United States
Senate that Mr McCuen receive the
appointment.
1t had been expected for a long time
that Mr.. McCuen would be given
some political appointment in recogni-
ton of his services to the Republican
party of the state for nearly a score
of years. He announced himself as a
candidate for the collectorship several
months ago but was thought to be
pressed hard by two other candidates,
J. Halsey Lewis of Hyde Park and
Collins NJ Graves of Bennington 1t
is thought by the editors of the state
that Mr.. McCuen was given prefer
ence particularly on account of his
war service, as he is the only candidate
for the Vermont federal appointments
who enlisted in the World War
Collins NJ. Graves, Mr. McCucn'' S
Bennington competitor, has been chos-
EN- for prohibition enforcement officer
Of the state, thus sharing the division
of the Kennedy Office recently made by
the present administration.
Robert w. McCuen was born in Yer
gennes May 80 1879 After his gradu-
alton from the high school Of his ma
tive town he attended Mtddlebury
College for two years, 1898 1900 and
then took. up the editorship and man
agement of the Nergennes syndicate OF
weekly newspapers for II years. After
two years in the Boston Law School he
was admitted to the Vermont Bar. He
served in Vergennes as alderman and
was its representative in the le9lsla-
ture for two terms, in 1906 and 1910.
Addison County returned him to
Montpelier as senator in 1912. He has
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-08-05
R. w MCUEN, PUBLISHER OF REGISTER,
NOMINATED FOR REVENUE COLLECTORSHIP
UNANIMOUS CHOICE OF CONGR ESSIONAL DELEGATION ON AC
COUNT OF SERVICES TO PARTY AND WAR RECORD
Change Contemplated Although
Necessary for Him Move to Burlington. Will Continue
Paper

been secretary of the Addison County
Republican Committee, president of
the Vermont Press Association, presi-
dent of the County Fish and Game
League, member of the Champlain
Tercentenary Commission and of the
McDonough Commission and for the
past two years has been secretary of
the Addison County Agricultural So
ciety. To all these activities he has
supplemented the practice of law On
July Is he purchased The Middlebury
Register from c. E. and L. H. Crane
and has since edited the paper
Mr.. McCuen has not decided wheth-
er or not he will move his residence to
Burlington He plans to continue his
interest in The Register during his
tenure of the Collectorship, however,
even in the event of his change
Mr.. McCuen has been very active in
the interests of the state department
of the American Legion During the
war he rose from lieutenant to the
rank of major He saw service in
France with the Fourth Artillery Bri-
gade of the Fourth Division, regular
army, took part in the battle of Chau-
teauThierry, the Aisne- Marne, Vesle
River and Argonne offensives and after
the armistice went to Germany with
the Army of Occupation His admins
tratve ability with the general head
quarters staff of the Fourth Division
won for him his promotion to a major
ity. He is state hpance officer of the
Legion and one of its most popular
officials In addition to all these in
terests, lawyer editor, eX-soldier and
Collector of Internal Revenue-to-be,
Mr.. McCuen is a farmer, owning a
valuable farm in Bridport
On the fourth of July, 1901 Mr. Nc
Cuen married Miss Nancy Mable
Smith of Bridport
The duties of the Collectorship of
Internal Revenue consist of a super
vision Of the collection of the federal
taxes on income, entertainment, auto
mobiles, in fact of all the different le-
vies of the government
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-08-05
CHILDREN'S ENTERTAINER
TO APPEAR FOR NURSE FUND
Miss Gladys Lott of Boston Will Give
Program in Town Hall
Monday Evening

Miss Gladys Lott of Boston, chill
dren's entertainer, will appear on the
stage of the town hall Monday evening
August Is in benefit performance for
the District Nurse Association. The
program will be held under the aus
pices of the Woman's Club. Miss Lott
will be assisted by Miss Genevieve
Brooke as accompanist.
Miss Lott, who is a student at the
local Summer School in the Depart
ment OF French, has achieved a ma
tionql reputation with her songs and
sketches of child life She has enter
tained from coast to coast, and was
everywhere received with applause.
While her programs are designed with
particular attention to the young
folks, the grown-ups will likewise find
in her singing and dramatization near
ly as much genuine amusement as their
little ones.
Miss Lott is not a stranger to Mid
dlebury as in the summer OF 1919 she
gave series Of entertainments at the
college. An understudy Of hers has
been giving a Children's Hour weekly
during the present summer session, at
which Miss Lott too has helped.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-08-05
AUTO INSPECTOR
FINDS MIDDLEBURY
QUITE LAW-ABIDING

Middleburys respect for the automo-
bile laws is more than ordinary, for
E. J. Finnessy, deputy of the automo-
bile inspection staff of Secretary of
State Harry A. Black spent Monday
evening in our midst and made but a
single arrest, that of youthful George
Tierney for driving a team without a
light The visit of the state police
had been long expected but little fear
ed, for the efforts of the local authOri-
ties created so great an impression on
the motorists early in the season that
conditions have long been satisfactory
Officer Finnessy took up station at
the corner of Main street and Mer
chants Row early in the evening One
or two automobiles hove in sight with
defective lighting, which was quickly
and willingly remedied at the garages
Then George Tierney drove by with a
light wagon minus any illumination. He
agreed to appear before Judge Dickens
Tuesday morning, when he was fined
$500 and costs of S5.45, But that was
the best the deputy could do. Incl
dentally, the comments of the irre-
sponsible element among the bystand-
erS was both unnecessary and blot
on the villages good record.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-08-05
PLAN PAGEANT TO TELL
OF BRISTOL'S POGRESS
Floats and Living Motion Pictures
Will Recall History of the
town

Plans for Br,tol'S community p1r-
cant ON August 2j and 26 are rapidly
beng perfected The ladies of the
Out.ook Club, under the auspices OF
which the gala production Will be
staged, are intent on making the
spectacle really memorl be in the an
mails of the town The program will
include living motion pictures OF the
early history of the village dancing
and chorus singing The spat.ou, AVN
of the Mr. and Mrs T r Thomas
residence has been kindly offered and
accepted as the setting for the pag-
cant.
The first scene OF the pagcan- Will
picture the original inhabitlut,, the
Indians, and the village of Bristol
when known bv them as Pocock. John
'Broadt, the fugitive from justice from
New York state, will appear as the
first white man, followed by the Span
iards who brought their treasure for
concealment in Miner Digging, on
South Mountain The little boy who
witnessed the hiding Of the wealth la
ter returns as an old man Col. + y.
Dunshee will be shown as a Forty
miner starting west in an oX-cart and
the lone survivor of his company.
Judge L. A, Haseltine, one of the old
est residents, will conduct his singing
school in the manner of half century
ago.
An old fashioned wedding will be one
of the closing scenes, with folk dane
ing by the children On each day of
the celebration there will be a parade
of floats representing Bristol Progress
in the past 80 years.
The program is yet only tentative.
1t is expected that next week the de-
tails may be announced in full
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-08-05
STAFF TALK STRIKE
AS CHIEF DISPUTES
TIME FOR ICEWATER

What is the psychological mo-
ment to pour the supper ice water?
That is the query that almost up
set the dining room service at Hep
burn Hall very lately and accord
ing to last minute reports, has not
been definitely settled yet. The
students of the Spanish School
who dine at the Hall are perhaps
unaware of their recent imminent
danger of being obliged to eat
without the trained assistance of
the waiter staff, No joking, they
really almost had to pour out their
own coffee and maybe wash their
own dishes the other morning be-
cause that precise instant for the
best filling of the supper ice water
bumpers seemed nderterminable.
The staff thought that 5;57 p, m,
was the opportune time but their
chief disagreed; the former want
ed an apology for the latter's re-
buke, the boss said may, nay;
Then we strike!" they threat
ened in martial tone; That's up to
you" the chief replied. After
nights sleep they didn't think the
same, the apology is unsaid, the
water pouring is delayed till 600
p m, an armed truce has been de-
clared and service has been resum-
ed as a priOri.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-08-05
COUNTY WOODMEN
HOLD MEET HERE
FIELD DAY AND BANJO UET
WITH INITIATION
National Lecturer Duffey Speaks
Twice of Benefits and Duties
of Woodcraft

The Addison County camps OF the
Modern Woodmen of America held a
very successful meeting in Mddlebury
yesterday afternoon and evening. An
attendance of about three hundred was
noted at the athletic events on the
fair grounds, while at the banquet and
initiation exercises in the grange hall
in the evening, there were ll0 members
of the society.
The field events were not held in
their entirety as advertised The 100
yd. dash was won by Arthur Ken
worthy of Middlebury, second place
was awarded to W. Young of Yer
gennes and third prize to another local
man, Cushman Delphia Other en-
trants were Burpee Of Nergennes, D.
Dumas and c. Swenor of Shoreham
and George Cameron of Middlebury.
The bicycle race had five contestants,
al of Middebury Howard Danyew,
William Sears and Claude Mum)lo i'm
j,hed in the order named C4ri nd
Harold Lee were the other starters.
The tug of war between ShorehIm and
North Fcrrisburg was won by the lat
ter in less than two minutes of pulling.
The baseball game resulted in an over
whelming victory for NcrgenneS over
Middlebury, 26-l3 The locals defense
seemed to be negligible
Thomas H Dufey OF Dubuque, Iao
national lecturer of the Modern Wood
men of America spoke in the afternoon
in explanation of the advantages Of
Woodcraft He said that Vermont's
share in the campaign that recently
closed compared very favorably with
the best other states, as District De
putty G.. f. Baldwin of Concord n
H., had sent in $50 new names beyond
his quota. A new campaign for 100000
members in 1921 has been started ne
said. The total membership is now
l,0S5000, the largest roster in the
worlds fraternal societies At the
banquet in the evening Mr. Duffey
urged upon the members a strong love
for their mother and family, saying
that the success of their order is de-
pendent upon this mutual esteem
among families Five initiates were re-
ceived last evening
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-08-05
TRIES TO SAVE ON AUTO FEE
AND PAYS COURT S31 EXTRA
Earl Nuttall Of Addison Learns Sales
License Cannot be Stretched to
August !

Better late than nev,rS thought
Earl Nutt4ll of Addison about the reg
istratiou Of his auto truck. but now he
Is certain that Its better never to be
late". Hi, delay in changing his tenn
porary paper license plates to the
more durable metal markers until
August and thereby save one half
he fee didn't meet with the approval
5f State Auto Inspector Z J Finnessy
and he was brought into a special eve
ming Municipal Court session Monday
He pleaded guilty to having operated
MS truck after the five day limit al
lowed with the sales license and was
ined S250O and costs of $500. Had
he complied with the law and foregone
the risk of saving half the fee, his
registration expense would have been
$4,000, which he must pay anyway
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-08-05
MEEHAN'S SPREE COSTS HIM
FINE AND SHORT JAIL TERM
Proprietor of Dunmore Dancing Pa
vilion Pleads Guilty to Intoxl-
cation on Italians Hootch

Frank y. Meehan, proprietor OF tine
Lake Dunmore dancing pavilion, plead
ed guilty in the local Municipal Court
Yesterday to a charge Of intoXicatlon
He was fined Sl500 and sentenced to
10 DAYS in the county JAIL The costs
amounted to Sl510,
Mr.. Meehan was arrested at two
o'clock Wednesday morning by Con
stable Sumner Of Salisbury He was
brought to the local Jail Immediately
and was tried Thursday noon. He said
that he had bought SIX quarts OF hootch
from two Italian strangers who had
driven to his resort Sunday morning
at about one o'clock There was none
of it left at the time of his arrest, he
said.
Allen R. Sturtevant appeared as
counsel for Meehan and States Attor-
nev G.. W. Stone prosecuted Judge
A. w Dickens doubted the worth OF
the defendants reasons for leniency on
account of his previous oifenses,
"Meehan's business depends greatly
upon his personal attention to his
August patronage, Attorney Sturte-
want argued, "and it would be unfair
to confne him during all that month
1t was agreed among the court and
lawyers that the prisoner might visit
his home in the company of Sheriff
Sanford during his term to confer with
his wife about the coming Shriner PIC
mic on August IL.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-08-05
YOUTHFUL RIPTON
PLANS STREET FAIR
SCOUTS AND CAMPFIRE GIRLS
PROMISE REAL FUN
For Benefit of the Two Societies and
Renovation of Church into
Community House

The Campfire Girls and the Boy
Scouts of Ripton are planning to hold
the towns first street fair Wednesday
evening and Thursday afternoon and
evening, August II and is, to raise some
necessary financial help for the two
organizations and to assist in the reno
vaton of the unused Congregational
church into a community house. The
fair will be held on the lawn IN front
of the school house
Every effort is being made by the
young people to make their fair a
red letter occasion in the annals Of the
town They are hopeful of the coop
Grafton of the entire community and
IS the summer guests for the 1.,-,
of their project
A midway is one of the features of
the program. On either side of the
promenade will be booths for the sale
Of candies, ice cream, soft drinks, pop
corn, etc, all home made too, Other
booth, will be laden with useful arti-
cles mostly Of native handiwork Ella
boratc sidcShow attractions are in
Guided in the plans 1t has been WhlS-
pered about that the champion fat
lady OF the land and another worlds
record entertainer have been secured
for the tent, Fortune telling, a col
ored gentleman with a skull imper-
viou, to the three shots for a dime
and similar popular attractions are
promised by the management.
The evening programs will be varied,
Singing, reading, stunts and drills by
the boys and girls will be some of the
features, Mrs, Milo Jeffrey or c. E,
Beaman, scout master, are desirous of
hearing from persons wishing to assist
in the entertainment either through
suggestions of worthwhile features or
by their personal efforts.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-08-05
Band Gets Fifty Dollar Benefit

A little more than fifty dollars was
the result of the benefit motion pic
ture in the town hall Monday eve
ming for the Middlebury Band. The
audiences at the double show were
particularly well pleased with the in
novation of musical accompaniment
10 drown the droning of the protector,
The ten piece orchestra, all band mem
bers except the pianist, proved to be
as great a feature as the movie itself.
Local people found great interest in
Faire Binney, who played opposite
Georges Carpenter in "The Wonder
Man, as she is the co-star with Jane
Grey, a Middlebury girl, in "The
Teaser", a comedy which was success
fully presented for the first time last
week in New York
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-08-05
SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE DUE
Liberal Discount Allowed on Subscrip-
tions Paid Prior to September 1st

The Register is so well established
in the homes of the people of Addison
County that it has not been necessary
to employ canvasser to collect sub
scrptions as many papers are obliged
to do
We have quite a few subscriptions
that are now due, however and as we
are obliged to collect from subscribers
in advance under the provisions of the
Posta, Laws, we purpose to give our
subscribers the benefit of the expendi-
ture we would make if we employed a
solicitor in the field
To all subscribers who will renew
their subscriptions before September l.,
we will allow a liberal discount. Call,
write or phone for terms, and we will
show our appreciation OF your patron
age.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-08-05
TENNIS MATERIAL
GIVEN PLAYGROUND
MRS. CHAS. SWIFT DONATES
BALLS, RACQUETS AND NET
Other Gifts of Money Received in
Appreciation of Success
of Project

The officers of the Middlebury Play
ground Association are pleased to an
nounce the gift of a complete tennis set
tor the playground. The donation has
been made by Mrs Charles Swift and
includes all the necessary parapherna-
LA for the game, net, recquets, balls,
and tape. The court that is being
prepared for the erection of the net
win be ready within a week and the
game will be on. The supervisor OF
The playground, Miss Catherine Rob
pins, will probably designate special
hours for the instruction OF the boys
and girls in tennis, the former in the
forenoon and their sisters in the after
noon.
Other gifts too have been received
besides those already announced in
The Register. Seven donations of
money are acknowledged by the treas
urer: Rev. T. 7. Leonard, $500; John
Manney, $1OO; William Farrell SlOO;
Mr.. and Mrs. L. l. Bonney, $500; Mrs
E. Dereau, $100; Mrs. Clark and Mrs
Turner, 50 cents each
The children are training with real
zest for the Track Meet scheduled for
The latter part of this month.
Aides for Next Week
The volunteer assistants for the com
ing week are Mrs. E. c. Ryder, Mon
day morning and afternoon; Tuesday,
Mrs. Davis and Mrs A. c. Taber;
Wednesday, Mrs. E. Turner and Miss
Ruth Preston; Thursday, Mrs. w. H.
Simonds and Miss Ruth Preston;
Friday, Mrs, E. c. Cove and Mrs.
Harold Stone; Saturday, Mrs. George
Reynolds.
The children are hoping for large
attendance at the double motion pic
ture show Monday evening when one
Of the best of the famous Dorothy
C1ish productions will be given for the
benefit of the playground association
The work has been progressing very
satisfactorily, the children enjoying
themselves much better than they
would at home They are well caced
for by the supervisor and her assistant
who is very frequently the mother OF
some of the children.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-08-05
FAIR MANAGEMENT
THINKS OF KIDDTES
SPECIAL PROGRAM PREPARED
FOR THEIR BENEFIT
18th Anniversary Fair Will be Memo.
rable for Entertainment as Well
as Exhibits

To please the boys and girls partic-
ularly, the Addison County Fair, Mid
dlebury, August 80 to September 2,
has engaged the funniest vaudeville
acts ever booked for fair program in.
this part of the country
"The children who attend the fair
this year will like the vaudeville acts
we have booked more than any other
set of acts we have ever had" said
Secretary Robert w. McCuen today.
The circuses try to please the boys
and girls from the start to finish of
the show They know the things that
please the young folks will please the
old folks, because a man or woman is
only grown-up boy or girl"
There are many other features to en-
tertain the people. The fair manage
ment has provided for horse racing,
music, fireworks, aviators, a midway
show, and other popular forms OF
amusement There will be something
to entertain fair visitors each hour
of the day, the climax being the big
amusement bill before the grandstand
each afternoon
Educational features are being given
emphasis this year A large number
of premiums are to be awarded to ex-
hibitors of livestock, farm products,
boys and girls work. women's work,
and other departments. Many entries
have already been received. A pre-
mium book telling about the $4,000 in
prizes and purses to be won may be OBJ
talned by writing to Secretary Nc
Cuen at MddleburY.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-08-05
Bullock

Miss Sarah Bullock, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Bullock OF Wey-
bridge street, Middlebury, and B. w
Warren. manager of Riggs Economy
Store, were married Sunday morning
at the Congregational parsonage by
Rev. II. c. Newell Miss Norah Bull
lock sister Of the bride, and Clifton
Nixon were the attendants. The cou-
pie departed shortly after the cere-
mony for Mt. Mansfield where they
spent the early part of their week S
wedding trip. They plan to start
housekeeping at 26 Seymour street
September l.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-08-05
FOOTE REPRESENTS STATE
AT PLYMOUTH CELEBRATION
Lieutenant Governor Delegated by
Gov. Hartness to be Vermont's
Special Representative

Lieut.. Governor Abram W. Foote
of Middlebury is attending the tercen.
tenarv celebration of the Landing OF
the Pilgrims at Plymouth, Mass, in
the capacity of the official representa-
tive of Governor James Hartness and
the State of Vermont Mr.. Foote went
to Plymouth Saturday and has taken
the prominent part in the program to
be expected of the official representa-
tives of the New England states.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-08-05
Work Begun on Ripton Bridge

Riptons new cement bridge is in
the making The old covered structure
that had crossed the river for about
forty years has been torn down to
make way for the modern substitute of
reinforced cement The work began
Monday morning. A temporary bridge
has been built some distance below
the scene of the work, necessitating
detour through the mill yard.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-08-05
Public Invited to Musicale

Miss Minnie Hayden OF Boston, di-
rector OF the Middlebury College sum
mer School Of Music, invites the public
to the musical concerts of her class
during the coming week. Horace
Cooley will sing at the tomorrow eve
ming concert and Miss Frances Wilson
and Guy Coolidge Tuesday evening.
The final class program will be held
Thursday evening. These concerts
will be held at the Music Hall on WeY-
bridge street, not in the Commons
Hall as reported last week.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-08-05
FRED NARRABONE RESCUES
BOY FROM NEAR DROWNING
Walter Casey Swept off His Feet by
Current While Bathing but
Returns

When Walter Casey, Is year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs H. T. Casey of Mid
dlebury, waded beyond his depth while
bathing in the Creek at the Three
Mile bridge Tuesday, he was fortu-
nate in having Fred Narrabone at
hand to rescue him. Mr. Narrabone,
well known as truckman, was the
only member Of the party who could
swim He had just entered the water
for a mid-afternoon duck" when he
noticed young Casey had been swept
from his feet bv the current The lad
seemed none the worse for his acci,
dent for shortly after his return to
shore he wa, ready to begin all over
AgaIn
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-08-05
TAXES

Middlebury, VT, July 80, 1921
Taxes on the list of 1921 have been
placed in my hands for collection
-Four per cent discount will be al
lowed on taxes paid on or before 90
days
c. Z. PINNEY, Treas.
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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-08-05

Many Of the adult citizens seem to
vie with the younger element in ap-
probation OF the swings and other ap-
paratus Of the playground These old
er playmates enjoy their fun mostly
in the evening.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-08-05
Tonipht,s Band Concert

March, The Connecticut wa NdSdHH
Overture, The Cavalier T. II. Robinson
Waltz Song, Stand up and Sing for your
Father, an Old Time Tune Henry BHeT and
Ray Perkins
Gavotte Little Marie c. W. Bennett
Waltz, Moonlight Fancies T. H. R0IliHs0H
Fox Trot, Madeline Albert Van TIser
March, The Lucky Strike Jack GlogoH