Middlebury Register and Addison county Journal from Middlebury, Vermont • 1

MIDDLEBURY, VERMONT, FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1916. NO. 23 SAXE CENTENNIAL. ADDISON COUNTY COURT Indications -at Present Point to Anniversary of Middlebury Poet Recognized by Metropolitan Papers. The announcement that Middlebury a Term.

The June term of court for Addison county began at 10:10 o'clock Tuesday torenoon, with Chief Superior Judge Willard W. Miles of Barton, presiding and Hon. Henry E. Day of Eipton and Hon. Wilbur E.

Hanks of Bristol as assistant judges. College will celebrate atits'approaching commencement the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of John G. Saxe has served to call attention to the poet whose name was once a household word in Vermont. The New York Sun of The opening prayer was offered by Rev. D.

H. Corkran, pastor Tf the If You Want Your Suit Made To i Your We Say-Let Taylor Tailor You. Our Tape Line is Ready. IVES SHAMBO Cobb Block, Methodist church, after which Sheriff Olin A. Smith of Addison made the usual proclamation.

"We Want a Conklin" For a Graduation Gift the most welcome and appreciated thing you can give your boy or girl or your The general docket was then called, the calling of the divorce, criminal and chancery dockets being omitted. The cases on the jury calendar were for the present marked as follows: Norman S. Foote vs George M. Moore, appellant, chum is postponed; French and Crosby vs The 1 iwwr-i i last Friday said, "A century ago today John Godfrey Saxe was born at Highgate, Vermont, and though it is generally forgotten that he ran twice for Governor of his native State and that he sought eminence in the law, his poetry still endures, and some of his unrecorded witticisms linger in the memory of those who heard them in' the days of his greatness at Saratoga. He edited, lecturedhe flourished in the days of the Lyceum, before the Chautauqua rose to greatness and wrote with a light heart and a sparkling mind, and without effort cultivated the reputation of a wit.

There is in his works a wholesome quality, a sanity and a good temper the student of the bas relief in the Capitol at Albany would not look for; they may be read with pleasure now, and a course in his writ Self -Filling Fountain Pen Vermont. Middlebury, NON-LEAKABLE the pen that fills and cleans itself in 4 seconds by a mere thumb -pressure on its "Crescent-Filler." And we have a host of other things, too, suitable for gifts at all prices. Drop in and see them. W. H.

SHELDON ANNOUNCEMENT ings would not be without profit to MAIL, ORDERS FILLED PROMPTLY SHOES HOSIERY those who know him not. The New York Times in its issue of last Sunday also paid a tribute to Saxe, with an appreciative word concerning Middlebury College. The grandson to whom the Times refers is Hon. John G. Saxe, who has been announced to deliver an address on the poet at the commencement dinner.

The editorial is well worth reproduction in full. "The name John Godfrey Saxe, honorably borne by his grandson in this State, has a pleasant sound and savor GRADUATION GIFTS What is more acceptable to the coining Graduate than Shoes and Hosiery. Messrs. Gove and Needham of Bristol have purchased the Jackson Photographic Studio and will be glad to serve the public in portrait work and amateur finishing. Prices reasonable, consistent with good workmanship.

PICTURE FRAMING A large line of mouldings to select from. The agency of the Burlington Steam Laundry will be continued as heretofore. "Queen Quality" Shoes 13 50 to $5 00 "Elite" Shoes 00 to $5 50 Gordon Hosiery 15c to 50c F. A. EVANS THE QUALITY SHOE STORE THE JACKSON STUDIO GOVE NEEDHAM, PROPS.

Boston and Maine Railroad company and A. P. Needham vs the same company, continued, for the reason that a case involving the same facts is now before the Supreme Court; Ethel Reed vs Louise Shackett and Ethel Reed vs Gladys Shackett, both actions for slander, postponed; The Village of Bristol vs the Bristol Railroad company trial doubtful; Amos P. Needham vs J. B.

Miller, appelant, trial; The Vermont Box company vs Wilbur E. Hanks; Nora Matot vs J. Peterson, L. A. Ellis and George Plue, trial doubtful; Ernest J.

Lavonche vs Charles Larrow, settled and discontinued; J. B. Dumas vs Edward Gerry, judgment by default for the plaintiff; A. W. Gray's Sons vs W.

D. Spaulding, judgment by default for the plaintiff; Fred C. Smith vs J. L. Douglas, trial: Arthur C.

Barnard vs Richard H. Leonard, postponed; William H. Taft, vs Henry E. Hallock, trial doubtful, and Gorham Sons vs Ceylon Eddy, held open. In the Box company vs Hanks case, a motion to amend the declamation was made and allowed for the plaintiff.

Another motion for that side for the continuance of the case, was argued for the plaintiff by Charles I. Button and for the defendant by "James B. Donoway. At the opening of the afternoon session the motion was overruled and the case set for trial. Where cases are marked "postponed" it means that they go off the jury calendar for the term, but they may be reinstated later if the situation in each, case should warrant.

The following cases on the court calendar were marked for hearings: Katherine Begor's administrator vs Lewis Begor; Jennie Begor vs John Thomas; Ira White vs Howard LaVarn; Edith B. Crockett and George W. Crockett vs Allan Calhoun, and George E. Glasser vs William On the general docket the following cases were entered settled and discontinued: Melvin Ayres vs William Stowe, appellant; Joseph Calvi vs George and Hattie Adams; Robert H. Young vs A.

C. Merrill, administrator of estate of William P. Green, appellant. In George C. Kelsey, appellant, vs E.

J. Whitney, an order was made for a trial next term. In George LeFlamm vs Carlton Ellsworth," appellant, judgment by default for the defendant. The case of Marie Landon vs Clark H. and Jennie Winch was also settled and discontinued, and the remaining cases on this docket were continued.

This completed the forenoon's work, and at 11.25 a recess was taken to 2 o'clock p. m. Tuesday afternoon the jurymen summoned for the term were called and sworn. Judge Miles gave them the customary instructions in regard to their duties, and the afternoon session closed at 2.45 o'clock. The first case of the term was started with the opening of court Wednesday morning.

The case was entitled Frank H. La Voice et al. vs Henry Robbins. RUBBERS FINDINGS Particular Attention Is Directed to the Following Exceptional Values NOW IS THE TIME to be fitting out your porch with the comforts of summer. have a variety of Porch Chairs, Couch Hammocks and Swing Hammocks.

We have lately received some of the popular Willow Chairs with Attractive Cushions. Ideal summer furniture. Anyone who contemplates buying a Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet should do so at this time. The manufacturers' prices advance June 1st. Our prices will remain the same until the present stock is sold.

D. S. PEASE Furniture and Undertaking Phone 66-2 Silk Sweaters 00 Tailored Suits 10 00 Afternoon Dresses Silk and Serge 5 75 Cloth Coats 5 00 Evening Gowns 9 50 Parasols 1 00 Separate Wash Skirts $1 50 Pal Beach Suits 10 OO Neckwear 25c Children's White Dresses 59c Blouses 9Sc Middy 1 OO in many memories. "It brings back the scent of old pages of the Knickerbocker Magazine, some volume of Mr. Peter Parley Goodrich's annual 'Token' lying by its side on the 'center table' of our not so remote ancestors who read Godey's Lady's Book and Graham's Magazine and the Demorcratic Review and Arcturn and Ballou's Drawing Room Companion and the The New York Observer, venerated Mr.

Willis and General Morris, had their backgammon boards solemnly bound as 'The Complete works of Flavius Mr. Rollin's 'History' on their shelves, admired 'The Lamplighter' and 'The Lofty and the and too often swapped their fine mahogany old furniture for funeral horsehair and Age of innocence, in whose less innocent later days boys and girls, shy worshippers of Mr. used to read Mr. Saxe's verses in 'Readers and and singsong them on 'declamation "Many of those amateur reciters remember them fondly still. They are worth remembering.

In the humorous manner of Tom Hood, the sages tell us. A good manner, simple, clear, effective. Because Mr. Saxe had not the scholarly, clever felicities of Cal-verley, thev taking bang-and-cymbal topsyturviness of Gilbert, shall he be patronized by superior persons? Just as there are multitudes of reactionaries who swear by humble folks like Whittier and Longfellow, no matter how industriously the Vorticists whirl and the Imagists make faces, so divers oldsters will continue to swear by Saxe, a man with 'wit an' humor an' shrewd Yankee sense, more'n there is mosses on an old stone Some Princoxes say he punned too much. Habit of the time, which will recur, like everything else, no matter how wearisome in the mouths of bunglers.

One may pun beyond forgiveness, as Henry J. Finn did when he said: 'If my punnish head were pun-i-shed for every pun I shed, I should not have a puny shed to hide my punnish "This is debauchery. Saxe is a moderate punner. He doesn't offend. He sharpens carelessly antithesis.

He is always neat, makes his point, gets his laugh. He must have been a lecturer worth hearing in the prime of 'The He is often as clever in the humorous vein as Dr. Holmes. But he didn't live in the Boston Pale, though his works were published by its classic house. So he missed accelerated and imputed fame.

After he left Vermont, he settled in Albany. So he was not in the Knickerbocker school, albeit his first printed verses appeared in The Knickerbocker Magazine in 1841. He was isolated, without a claque. Mr. Stedman left him out of that exceedingly Catholic 'American "The pious care of- two of Saxe's Successor to F.

W. Beckwith DYER'S Middlebury, Vermont. Vermont Middlebury, For GRADUATION A FARM WAGON low wheels, usually sold for $50. We will sell it for $35.00 Vacation Days Will Soon Be Here Vacation Outfits for Men, Women and Children Dresses Waists Gloves Hosiery Shoes Paras ols Corsets MUSLIN UNDERWEAR Ribbons and it is a bargain. We have some American Fence left, 45 and An hour was taken up with the drawing of a jury, 22 talesmen being called into the box and examined before a satisfactory jury was secured, as follows: Austin T.

Booth of Ferrisburgh, Frank E. Towner and J. C. S. Hamilton of Bridport, John R.

Vinton of Granville, Charles C. Clark and D. S. Day of Lincoln, B. S.

Hayes of Goshen, G. W. Johnson of Leicester, C. H. Farr of Monkton, Frank C.

Smith of Starks-boro, C. H. Lewis of Orwell and William Deming of Addison. The taking of testimony was begun at 10.15 o'clock, with Button and Stur-tevant and Surrogate Victor Boise of Plattsburg, N. as counsel for the plaintiffs, and Judge J.

B. Donaway, R. W. McCuen of Vergennes and Rufus E. Brown of Burlington representing the interests of the defendant.

The plaintiffs, of whom there are nine, are residents of Plattsburg and members of the Chamber of Commerce of that city. Robbins, the defendant, is a well-known resident of Cornwall in this county. (Continued on Page 6.) .49 inches high, 6 and 12 inch stays that we are selling at the old price. We have Seed Corn that will grow and the price is low. SUIT CASES UMBRELLAS HANDBAGS RAINCOATS If you are thinking of painting this season let us talk to you Money Savers For Everybody about SHERWIN-WILLIAMS PAINT, the world's standard.

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Telephone No. 5a. a granacmidren is to be thanked for a charming essay In the June Bookman (Continued on Page 4.).