Middlebury register., December 22, 1922, Image 1

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VOLUME LXXXVI
MIDDLEBURY, VERMONT, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1922
NUMBER FIFTY-ONE
OFFICERS OF FARM
BUREAU REELECTED
FOR ENSUING YEAR
And Three Speakers Appear
on Program at Afternoon
Session
EXCHANGE VOTES
CAPITAL INCREASE
County Farmers Organiza
tion Does Business of Over
$175,000 for Year
Shortly after dinner the nominating
'ommittef composed of A. T. Clark, F.
Hubbard, Mrs. A. W. Foote, F. R.
Cliurchill, Miss Vera Perkins and Miss
Mildred Everts, reported at the meet
ing of 'h Addison County Farmers
' ooperih e Exchange in session at the
Orange hall last Friday
The officers nominated and elected
fov the en-.uing year were: President, 1
b H Peet, Viee-President. Mrs. Bar-
ker; Secretary, E. L. Wright; Treas
urer, P s L'fford; Chairman, Cluh De
artment, J E. Weeks; Chairman
Hoine Department, Mrs. Barker, Lei
ster, Chairman Agricultural De
,iartment,E B CornwalljLeader Live
stock Improvement project, C V.
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MLLOCK HEADS
LOCALMAGGABEES
Knights Organize and Elect
Officers at Meeting Held
Tuesday Evening
addison Tent, No. 9, was the name
nsen for the local order of Knights
of he Maccabees, organizcd Tuesday
i t'liing 111 Odd Fcllows hall.
. S S Ward, suprcme sergeant, was
' rcsent and installed the oflicers and
Reade R Moulton, D. S. C, was also
present
Jfiicers elected at Tuesday's meet
ing are as follows: Commandcr, Frank
I Bulloek, Licut. Commander, Mark
Tumer, Past Commander, Wm I.
lu'ner, Chaplain, Frank Shackett,
Jr Record Keeper, Reginald Bedard;
Sergeant, Leon Turner; Master-at-Arms,
Philip J. Ouimette; 1st Master
of the Guards, Edson J. Graves; 2nd
Mater of the Guards, Ralph Wilcox;
Sentinel, John Lowell; Picket, Joseph
Carron; Trustees, Mark Turner one
year; Frank Shackett two years; Leon
Turner three years.
At the close of the meeting, an oys
ter supper was enjoyed by all at
FHlioe's Bakery. Next meeting will be
Thursday, December 28.
The Holiday Season
Affords an opportunity to
express again the pleasure
we derive from our business
relations with you.
We desire at this time to
express our hearty apprecia
tion, with Every Good Wish
for your Prosperity and
Happiness in the New Year.
IVES&SHAMBO
THE BETTER PLACE TO SHOP
TO THE LATE SHOPPERS
WE SUGGEST
SOMETHING WEARABLE
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In the Spirit of Christmas
CHRISTMAS DAY brings us the consciousness that
whatever our personal animosities may bc, vvhat
evcr the strife between nations mcrcly neigh
borhood quarrels greatly magnified there is this sub
lime occasion devoted to peace and good will. Itsspirit
is the lamp which lights to higher life; its influcnce largely
supports civilization and prevents a lapse into barbarity.
Christmas spirit means Christian spirit. In tcsting its
effect, one has only to reflect upon the positions of
races, the most advanced being those of Christcndom.
China, the oldcst entity among peoples, has an admi
rable occasion upon which thc citizens strive to liquidate
all their debts. It is a national pay-up day, and in spirit
sofn'ewhat resembies our Christmas. In' Japan they
have an annual event somewhat like our New Year's
celcbration, during which the peoplc go about express
ing good will and promoting good cheer. But Christ
mas has a more elcvating effect than eithcr, in that it
not only typifies pcace and good will, but carries thc
essencc of unselnshness and pure lovc, thc most com
mon c.vpression being the bcstowal of gifts. Whcn the
Christmas influcnce gains to the point that its spirit
shall pcrmeate the affairs of cverv day in the year, thc
millennium will have arrived.
We have this day, and if we mar not its ideal its leaven
will proclucc other days of the kind. In thc making
of a newspaper we have an opportunity to vicw thc
many forces operating upon the charactcr of humanity.
We scc the good and bad, thc sincerc and insincerc,
the selfish and unsclfish. We believc thc leaven of
good is more active than that of thc opposed forces. If
we have bcen ablc to assist the right, much has bccn
due to your co-opcration and we carnestly solicit a con
tinuation of the same. Our Christmas greeting to you
is one of optimism, good cheer and heartv good wishes.
The Pcjblishf.rs.
FIRE DESTROYS
ORWELL SCHOOL
Hough District Building
Burned To Ground With
$1000 Loss
Orwell, Ucc 21 The School houie
in the Hough district, or District N'o.
1, was burned to the ground Wcdnes
day morning. Lcighton Duffany, liv
ing nearby, discovercd thc biiilditig to
be on fire when he arosc about 1
o'clock, and neighbors were sutnmoned
by telephone, but thc' fire had gained
such headway that it could not be
checked. The building, with all its
contents, was destroyed. v The build
ing was one of the oldest in town and
was originally built of planks but had
been clapboarded in later years and
was cstimatcd to bc worth about 81000,
part of which was covered by insur-ance.
Tlin lnflip nf Min C A TJ will tinlr!
an important business meeting in their
rooms in tne uyer ijiock xuesaay,
no Of! al im ii m All tlio cktnrc
and comrades are ureged to attend
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LEQION NEWS
OF STATE AND NATION
Cole Is Commander
The elcction of officers for 1923 of
Vergennes post, No 11, Amencan Leg
lon, was held at the Ainerican Legion
hall Dcc. 0, and the following were
elected: Commander, Dr. Charles H.
Cole; vice-commander, C. S. LeCain;
second vice-commander, Joseph Harte;
adjutant, Clarcnce H. Alger; financc
oflicer, Raymond D. Slack; chaplain,
Donald II. Norton; sergcant-at-arms,
Danicl II. Bartley; exccutive commit
tec, Ilowanl Adams, Fred W. LeBeau
and Walter Yoting; auditors, Melvin
Morganjohn A. Gee and Alfred Blair;
trustees, Iloward W. Adams, Raymond
I) Slack and John A. Gee.
Montpelier Post Elects
Montpelier Post, No. 3, Amcrican
I.egion, elected Jnmes Brownlee, form
cr financc ofTicer, to the post of com
mandcr for the ensuing year at the an
nual meeting held in the post rooms
last evening Michael J Cohan, former
adjutant, was elected first vice-com
mander, Raymond Briggs, adjutant;
Joseph G. Frattini, historian; Frank
N'clson, financc ofTicer; Frank Corry
and Richard Jerome, rncmbers of leg
islative committce. The post voted to
raise the annual dues from S2.50 to
83, so that the post treasury will rc
ceive $1 a year out of the dues instead
of ,")0 cents.
PIONEER SPIRIT SUBJECT OF SPEECH
BYREV. JOHN CHAPMAN AT FOREFATHER'S
DAY OBSERVANCE HERE YESTERDAY
JUDGE HAMILTON
SPEAKS ON FAIR
Elected President for Second Time,
Judge Praises Fair in Accepting
Office
In nominating Judge J. C. S. Harn
ilton for the position of President of
the Addison County Agricultural
Society for the next year, Major
Robert V. McCuen paid him a de
serving complimcnt when he stated
that the Society needed the services of
a "loyal and competent ofiicial to di
rect the affairs of the organization for
the ensuing year" Among other
things, Major JSIcCuwi said: "We are
all proud of the Addison County Fair
and thc progress that has been made
during the past year. It is gratifying
to see 0 large a gathenng of represen
tative citizens from all over the County
at this Annual Meeting. It eoes to
show that Addison County Fair is one
of our most important iu3titutions and
wortliy of the interest and sunnort of
all citizens of the County."
inere was a time when it was called
the "Middlebury Fair," and the neonle
of Middlebury were justly nroud of
'their Annual Exhibition during that
period. Xoiv it has grown to a Iarger
proportion and it h referred to by all
the people of the County as "OUR
FAIR."
; "W'hen I was Secretary, I observed
with pleasure the growing intercsts of
tne l-air, hnt I was reminded of the
ueed of a sinking fund to take care of
the rcpairs and improvetnents on the
grounds. The Treasurer's report shows
that over two thousand dollars (S2,000)
was spent for this purpose last vear,
and this will be an annual lixed ex'pen
diture without a doubt. In this con
nection, we greatly miss the late
Coloncl Ilslcy, who did so much for
our Society. An active campaign for
thc sale of membersliip tickets would
be advisable, it seetns to me, to ftirnish
the nioney for this sinking fund.
"The Oflicers of the Societv labored
loug and faithful for the success of the
Fair last fall, and no one was more
ready and willing to serve and direct
the affairs of the Society than our
worthy President Our Society needs
thc services of a devoted and com
petent offieial during this period of ex
pansion. As a compliment to his ser
vices and a reward to faithful coutri
bution of time and resources, I would
suggest for your consideration the re
clection nf our present leader; but not
only that, but as a recognition of
good economic policy of business ad
ministration, the Society needs his ser
vices in that capacity, and I have the
honor and privilege of nominatkig for
President of the Society for the ensu
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PICTURE OF LIBRARY
Middlebury Historical So
ciety Commemorates Land
ing of Pilgrim Fathers
EXERCISES ARE
OF HIGH ORDER
Architect's Drawing of New Building
Now Exhibited
An architect's drawing of the front
tlcvation of the proposed new Ilslcy
Mcuiorial library, which is to be erect
ed on the Osliorne lot, Main street,
may now be seen at the National
Bank of Middlebury.
Whilc detailed specifications as to
material to be used for thc exterior,
and other matters, have not been deti-
nitely determined, Architeet Austin
was in town ycstcrday taking up some
nf thc matterj with membcrs of the
building committce. Thc contract has
not been awarded yet, it is tinderstood.
Auxiliary Aids Soldiers
The Woman's Auxiliary to thc
Amcrican Legion of Rutland, which
has a membersliip of 170, is one of the
Vermont organizations which will do
an cxtensive Christmas work to make
comfortable ex-servicc men who are
still paying a part of the sacrificc that
the war demanded. There is still de
cidcd need for personal work, accord
ing to Mrs. Cornie Glynn Cocklin,
president, to provide more comforts
and lti.xuries than thc rotitine of gov
ernment aid supplies. All Vermonteri
who were in the war and are now in
(Continued on page three)
J. I O'COMELL DIES
AT FA1Y ALLEN
Proprietor of Sargent House
Had Been 111 For Four
Months
John J. O'Connell, aged 72 years,
proprietor of the Sargent hotel here,
dicd early this morning at the Fanny
Allen Hospital, Burlington, after a
four months' illness.
Mr. O'Connell was born in County
Clarc, Ireland. For the past 11 years
he had been proprietor of the Sargent,
but, owing to ill health, he had not
been active in the business for the past
fcw years.
He is survived by his wife, a son,
Sargent, two daughters, Hazcl and
Mrs. H. A. De Fries of Jamaica, L. I.,
three brothcrs, Michael of New York
city, Maurice and Rev. Richard
O'Connell of Ennis, Ireland, and three
grandchildrcn.
There will be a requiem mass at St.
Mary's church tomorrow morning at 9
o'clock
And Ladies of Labaree
Society Serve Traditional
Supper in Vestry
Hxercise in commemoration of th-i
302d Forefathers' Day were observed
in the usual unique and mterestin?
manner under the auspice3 of the Mid
dlebury Historical society in the Con
gregational church yesterday afternooa
and ;W evening.
Thc speaker for the occasion wis
Rev. John Chapman of Aanvik.
Alaska, a graduate of Middlebury Col-
lege. Mr. Chapman took for his su'
ject, "Pioneer Spirit," and gav; a mos".
intcrestmg presentation of this tim.
rhe speaker, in developing this sul'-
ject, drew many of his illustrations
from his work in Alaska, which weri
very effective.
After the exercises m the church, ths
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TO REBUILD LAKE
PLEIAD SHELTER
Shelter Destroyed By Fire
Will Be Restored
Next Spring
At a meeting of the exccutive com
mittec of thc Lake Pleiad Section o;
the Green Mountaiu Club in consulit
tiou with tlie trail committce lnt
Monday evening, it was decided to
make every eflort to rebuild Pleiad
Lodge at once with the opening of
spring. The news of this action is an
nnunced on thq authority of the Pres
ident of the section, Prin. A. S. Harn
man, and thc chairman of the trail
committce, Prof. P. C. Voter.
The acculental buruing of this lodge
some weeks ago was a conspicuous los3
to the whole Long Trail and to the
people nf all this vicinity. It had be
comc a favorite stopping-place for
through parties on the trail because of
its strategic location and its excellent
accommodations. It was also very pop
ular with picuic parties because of its
ncarness to the Ripton-Hancock road
Such parties, while out bouud on a far
expedition on the trail, found this a
convenient spot for cooking and for a
centcr to their outing by the beautiful
Lake Pleiad and m the lieavily timber
ed forest and upon the lookouts in the
vicinity north and south. The conse
quence is that the news of the destruc
tion of the lodge has brought regret to
a large number and an eagcr desire ha
been expresscd to have the lodge re
built. 1 Thc oflicers of the local section of
the Green Mountaiu Club are anxiou
to take up the enterprise and to go ou
with it as rapidly as possible The plan
is to collect building material as soou
as the weather will jiermit There will
be a widespread interest in the pro
gress of the undertaking.
LAST MINUTE
SUGGESTIONS
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CHOICE BASKETS OF FRU1TS,
various sizes.
GOOD SWEET JU1CY OKANQES,
at low prices.
CIVE CANDY
We have large selections of the
best in Chocolates, hard candies
and pure sugar ribbon candy.
FOR THE SMOKER
Cigars, Cigarettes, in spccial
packages. Tobacco (n glass humi
dors. Pipes galorc.
SOME ICE CREAM
FOR DINNER
Phone usfor special brick combi
natlons and let us serve you
promptly.
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