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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-10-31
DRS. KERR & SMITH
DENTISTS Donovan Block

Last Friday evening a farewell party
was given at the knights of Pythias hall
by the Rathbone Sisters to Mr.. and
Mrs. A. F. Gardner, who bid good bye
to their many Langdon friends today,
leaving on the afternoon passenger for
Seattle, Wash. An impronptu program
of music, songs and speech making
preceded the serving of a delicious
luncheon following which the ladies of
the Rathbone order presented Mrs.
Gardner with a handsomely engraved
set of silver tea spoons as a token of
remembrance.
Henry Kartes spent part of Monday
in town. He managed to market con-
siderable of the crop raised on his big
farm at Mt. Carmel before the prices
fell off last week. This year he got over
a dollar for most of his wheat, sold 400
bushels of choice seed barley alta dollar
and found a buyer for 200 bushels of
oats ut SO cents. Henry and Mrs.
Kartes are planning to spend a part OF
the winter visiting relatives IN Michigan
and Illinois and likely will stop off for a
visit enroute with Frank Hamerl and
his family, now living at Lake City,
MINI.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-10-31

Ladies muslin underwear at wholesale
prices at Kelly's Arcade
John L. Robertson has lots of money
for first and second mortgage loans.
First or second mortgage farm loans
made by John L. Robertson at reason
able rate of interest.
L. Price, of the grocery department at
j. B. Boyd's store is off duty this week
laid up with a bad attack of asthma,
Money always on hand fors first and
second mortgage loans on Cavalier
county lands. Best of rates and con-
ditions. o. e. Thompson, cashier.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-10-31

If you are looking for a snap IN shirts
see Kelly's bargain counter.
Mooney & Johnston are the only ones
who have cheap money for farm loans.
Cheap money for farm loans on second
mortgage or state land, E. A. Wads-
worth.
Stoves! If you want as good a stove
as money will buy, we have them.
Mercer & LAWN.
Mrs. H. F. Baker, of Iona, spent a
part of the week here visiting among
Langdon friends.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Akett,
of Sarles at the Hannah hospital on
| Wedn esday of last week, the 23rd inst.
Mrs. Henry Hebert from Minot is
visiting for a few days at the home of
her parents, the Deroschers in South
Langdon.
Judge H. E. Dorval's youngest daugh-
ter, Maria, returned home Tuesday from
a weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. A. n.
Bake at Kaleida, Man.
Money always on hand for first and
second mortgage loans on Cavalier
county lands. Best of rates and con-
ditions. o. E. Thompson, cashier.
Chas. Perron was a business visitor in
town Tuesday from his farm neat Olga
and has about decided to make Langdop
the home of his family this winter.
r. B. Falconer has taken out a dray.
mans license and will operate a dray
line this fall in connection with his
water wagon. Draying of all kinds
solicited, except the handling of railroad
freight.
J.. r. Vanniman and Mrs. Agnes
Gemmille came up from Milton or
Saturdays noon train and had the
nuptlal knot tied at the residence Of
Rev. f. j Hubbard, pastor of the Pres
byterian church.
d. d. Schroeder returned Monday to
his home in this city from Donnybrook
N. D., where he has been conducting /,
big mercantile sale. He will remain
here until he has had a chance to res
up and his health improves.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26
A SherbrOOke Wedding.

Many OF our readers will be interested
in the Sherbrooke wedding Wednesday
evening when Miss Emily Frances Brad
ford was married to Give Dobell of
Toronto. The bride is the eldest daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Bradford
both former st. Johnsburv people, and
has visited here several times in the
homes of her aunts, Mrs. Robert Mac
kinnon and Mrs. Henry G. Ely. The
wedding was held at St. Peters church
and the ceremony performed by the rec
tor Rev. Canon Shreve. The bride was
given away by her father and was
gowned in white satin over taffeta With
garniture of honiton hand made lace.
Her tulle veil was fastened with wreath
of orange blossoms, and she carried a
bouquet of white roses and lilies of the
valley Miss Addie Bradford was maid
of-honor and Miss Edith Bradford was
one of the bridesmaids. George Jackson
of Montreal was best man and G. Cor
don Mackinnon and Malcolm Bradford
were two of the ushers. Following the
ceremony reception was held at the
home of the brides parents. The bride
received many beautiful gifts and will
make her home in Toronto.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26
Letter from Ex-GOv. HOlbrOOk.

At the seventh reunion of the Seventh
Regiment Vermont Veteran Volunteers at
Rutland appropriate resolutions were
adopted by the association on the death
of Col. William c. Holbrook, who died
since the preceding reunion. After these
resolutions were received by his father,
Ex-Gov. Frederick Holbrook of Brattle-
boro, Vermont's noted war governor, he
sent the following appreciative letter to
the secretary of the regiment, William H.
Ward of this place: !
Il thank you for sending me copy OF
resolutions regarding Col. William c.
Holbrook at the 9TH reunion of the 18th
Vt. Regiment. Col Holbrook was one
of natures noblemen, and one of the
best sons any father ever was blest with.
His sudden death was a severe loss and
grief to me. Two children survive him.
Mrs. John K. Clark of New York N. Y,
and Chalmers Holbrook of New Haven,
Conn"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26
Letter from Painters Union.
Editor CALIFORNIAN:

Editor CALIFORNIAN:
We think it high time that the people
Of st. Johnsbury should know the plain
unvarnished truth in regard to the
Union Painters prices and not be mised
by hearsay and street talk any longer
The facts are these: You 60 to the
Union shop and call for a brush.hand
and you pay brush-hand prices You
call for a journeyman and you paw
,journeyman prices.
Don't that strike your better udg.
ment as being all right? The day has
gone by in our village when the property
owner goes TO the paint shop and paws
iourneyman prices for men who work at
painting about two months in the year
and the other ten months are working
Oh farms chopping wood or anything
that turns up. Now in regard to the
painters loafng it is not true. Every
Union painter in town is at work and
has been, and at Union prices too. The
Union encourages the apprenticeship
system. They look after the apprentice
interests during his three years term and
in the end turn out far better workmen
than was ever done under the old catch
as you can style. AS to the Union having
members not eligible, the Union will take
care of that part and protect their
charter in an honorable and lawful way
Per order Committee,
A. CHENEY,
JAMES MULTEN,
JOSEPH BAssETTE,
X. A. MOORE.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26
The Horton Prize Contest.

Seldom has a more interesting sight
been presented at the Museum than on
Monday, when 121 children competed
for the Horton prizes for bird study.
There were three divisions of the
contestants. The advanced, including
Academy students and the prize winners
OF last year, had five members. Forty
birds, many of them hawks, owls and
the females of brightly-colored birds
were displayed, and the contest was pur-
posely made a hard one. Edith L.
Stone and Russell Adams each named
80 birds, and the tie was decided by
display of eight more birds of which
Master Adams named six, thus gaining
the prize, while Miss Stone named FIVE
and receives honorable mention
In Division |, there were 81 contest
ants, and 40 birds were shown. Here,
also, tie resulted between Misses Ruth
Adams and Freda Gilfillan, both naming
80 birds. A second contest of eight
birds resulted in Miss Adams winning
the prize by two, while Miss Gilhllan
has honorable mention. Other students
whose work deserves praise are Law
renee Doty, who named 20 birds, Lena
Lane "a, Mary Carr and Max Gilfllan
20, Henry Ellis 81, and Kezia Parker 90
Forty birds were shown in Division II
to 65 contestants and Ralph Paine won
the prize, correctly naming % birds,
while honorable mention was gained by
Willis Knowlton and Dorothy Adams,
with 27 birds to their credit. The fol.
lowing students did excellent work
al, !, al IL -. n 4.
%, Carol Montgomery 81
The prizes, five dollar gold pieces, are
the gift of Charles H. Horton, and the
object he has in view,-creating an in
terest in, and appreciation of brd-life,
among the young people, is being fully
attained.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26
ST. JOHN BAPTIST DAY.
[Continued from First Page ]

Solo,
Miss Mary A. Gagnon.
Offertory, Ave Marie,
Quartet
Miss Mary A. Gagnon, Miss Sadie Neagle
p. Gagnon, Cecil Gagnon.
The music was under the direction Of
o. Gagnon.
Rev. FIR Boissonnault, the revered
head of this parish since 1874 enter
tanned the visiting priests at the parish
house, and after dinner there was more
music by the band and refreshments
served by Caterer Atwood.
Music Hall was well filled in the even
ing to hear the addresses, and E. Para
dis presided. Father Aubin of Swanton
was the first speaker and spoke elo-
quently along religious lines. Charles E..
Bachand of Sherbrooke, brother of DR..
J. D. Bachand of this place, followed
with an interesting address in which he
showed the distinction between the
French Canadian and the Franco-Ameri-
can. DR.. DeGranpre of Worcester, Mass,
was the last speaker and with many
touches of humor he gave an historical
sketch of the French Canadians in New
from the colonial days down to
the present time.
The festivities closed with beautiful
display of fireworks on the crest of the
hill adjoining the parish house. Seldom
have our townspeople seen such fine
display, and their constant applause
showed the pleasure it gave them.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26
HOudOn is a Wonder.

Greatest Life Reader Ever in St. Johnsbury
St. Johnsbury has had several fortune
tellers, clairvoyants and palmists, but
the only real high class scientific life
reader" is Prof. Houdon He is doing
large business and giving great satisfac-
ton. 1t is said his readings are simply
marvellous, going into detail regarding
business, social or domestic affairs, He
reads ones life from infancy to old age.
His clients are among the best class ofpeo-
pie who never patronize cheap pretenders
in this line of work. Prof Houdon is a
gentleman of culture and refinement and
he makes no charge whatever if his read.
ings are not entirely satisfactory. All con.
situations held sacred and confidential.
Fees reasonable. Hours from 10 a. m to
9p. m, 80 Main Street. N. E. phone
263-3. Mrs. Houdon in attendance in
reception room.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26

Ground has already been broken for
the new hospital on the reservoir lot and
the above outline drawing is from the
architects plans. A. l. Lawrence of
Burlington, formerly of Berlin, N. H., is
the architect and the contractor is
Lawrence w. Goudie of Lisbon. AS
planned by the building committee the
new hospital will cost about $25,
and of this amount $1,000 has already
been raised. 1t is needless to say that
additional gifts will be welcome at any
time during the progress of the work.
The main building has frontage of
100 feet on Summer street and depth
of 40 feet, while at the north end is a
connected building for the operating
room and sun parlor or solarium at
the southern end. The building is so
located that the solarium will get the
benefit of the suns rays every day in the
year that Old Sol shows himself The
hospital will be built of brick with
granite trimmings and is two story
building with basement, the latter
being splendidly lighted and ventilated
and well above ground. In general style
the building will be colonial in its ar
chitecture. The roof will be of slate
and the building is planned for an
elevator and will contain the very
latest Improvements in hospital
architecture.
In the basement are the usual rooms
for coal, the boiler room, laundry, three
sleeping rooms and other rooms for
storage purposes. In the annex on the
north side on this floor is the large
dining room and the kitchen.
Entering the hospital from the portico
on the first floor one passes to three
rooms, the office on the right, the recep-
tion room on the left and the hall in
front. Both the office and reception
room will have open freplaces On the
front side of this floor are six wards,
while on the west side are four rooms
for the nurses and a public ward to con-
tain four beds. A corridor eight feet
wide runs the entire length of the main
building, leading to the solaruim on the
south and the operating room on the
north. Adjoining the latter is the
etherizing room, while opposite these
two are the sterilizing room and the
room for the surgeons
The second floor is given up entirely to
wards and rooms for the nurses. There
are four rooms for thelatter on this floor,
three large private wards, one public
ward for four beds and six other wards.
Including the eight rooms for the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26
News from a Former Resident.

Rev. DR.. S. G. Barnes is in receipt of a
letter from Elder John w. Evans, form
erly pastor of the Advent Christian
church here, who is now in Riverside,
Cal, and from which we are privileged
to take extracts:
He writes that the Southern California
Advent Christian Conference was in ses-
sion when he arrived there, and as four
of the five speakers, who had previously
been announced, were detained by sick
ness, he was called upon to speak four
nights in succession, and before the week
closed received the appointment of con-
ference evangelist for Southern Califor-
mia. He is located at Riverside, where
he is endeavoring to establish an Advent
Christian church. Mr.. Evans and his
family like their new home very much.
and Mrs. Evans and Miss Edith are
showing a marked improvement in
health.
Mr. Evans many friends here are glad
to know he has received such a good ap-
pointment and that they are so pleas
antly situated.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26
ST. JOHNSBURY CENTER.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brewer of Concord
spent last week with Mrs. Truman
Brewer.
Mrs. Leona Rice and baby of ST. Johns
bury have been spending several days al
her fathers, Eugene Hallett.
NJ. X. Loud of South Weymouth
Mass, has been the guest of Mrs
Diantha Stone.
Friday, Is Of the ladies of Lyndonville
gave Mrs. Lewis Menut party. Dinner
was served under the shade trees which
was thoroughly enjoyed by ALL Mrs
Menut was presented with two lovely
silver spoons.
Willie Farnham of Boston is visiting
his brother, Bert Farnham.
Mrs. Laura Franklin spent last week
at Victory, visiting friends,
Miss Mable Greenwood, who has been
teaching at East Barnet has returned
home for the summer vacation.
Mrs. Joseph Ducett, who has been in
poor health has gone to st. Johnsbury
to visit her mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Brockwav of St.
.Johnsbury were the guests of Mrs. Ben
Gognon Sunday.
Miss Maud Berry is attending the
graduating exercises at Dartmouth this
week. Her brother, Lester Berry, is one
of the graduates.
Miss Ethel Phel ps of Brockton, Mass,
is visiting Miss Abbie Farnham.
Miss Susie Forsythe expects to start
this week for Kalamazoo, Mich. Miss
Forsythe has been having an attack of
appendicitis.
The Chidren's day exercises at the
Congregational church and at the Uni
versalist church were very interesting
the children all doing their parts well.
Rev. Mrs. Woodruff, who has been at
New York caring for her daughter,
expects to return this week and occupy
the pulpit Sunday. Her daughter
Mary, will return with her.
The Wide Awake Grange gave another
fine play Saturday evening after the
Grange meeting. Those who took part
did themselves much credit and all who
heard it, appreciated the work that the
members put into it. Ice cream and
cake were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Hallett,. Miss
Stella Allen, Ed. Gray, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Farnham and daughter, Walter
Hall, Emerson Campbell and Mark
Brook attended the Pomona Grange at
Passumpsic, Wednesday evening. A
good time was reported
Mrs. Rebecca Hartman spent Sunday
at her home here.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Hartman and
two children of Greenfield, Mass, were
the guests of Mrs. Rebecca Hartman
Saturday.
Miss Marie Douglas of Coventry, who
has been visiting her brother, Hector
Mongeon, has returned home. Leo
Mongeon went with her, where he will
visit his relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. Finn of Lunenburg were
the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson
Sunday.
The men have begun working on the
band stand. In short time it will be
completed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26

addresses for which she is noted at
Grace Methodist church next Sunday
morning.
The evening lecture at Grace Metho.
dist church will be omitted next SUNDAY
but the Epworth League service will be
held as usual at six o'clock.
Miss Adine D. Hale has been engaged
to sing alto in the South church on
account of the resignation of Mrs. Frank
H. Philburt. Mrs. Philburt has given
most acceptable service during the years
she has sung there and it is with regret
that the South church are obliged to
give her up.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26
Missionary Interests.

Mrs G. w. Tyler of Brattleboro, state
president of the Woman's Auxiliary to
the Board of Missions of the Episcopal
church, has been the guest of Mrs. W. H.
Sargent for several days. During her
stay in this vicinity she, in company
with Mrs. Sargent, who is vice-president
of the st. Jonsbury district of the
auxiliary, have met the branch societies
in Hardwick, Newport, Lyndonville and
st. Johnsbury. The meeting here was
held on the lawn at the rectory Friday
afternoon and about 20 ladies were
present. Mrs. Tyler gave an interesting
informal talk on the subject of missions
and read some statistics of the past
years work. Mrs. Thompson served
punch and waters and the ladies met
Mrs. Tyler in a pleasant social way.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26
Killed by Lightning.

During severe thunder shower in
Victory yesterday afternoon Charles
Rainey was instantly killed by bolt.
He was narrowing in his field with pair
of horses, the ightning not only killed Mr..
Rainev, but his two horses and his faithful
dog. The railroad men who came down
on the Victory train last evening say it
was the worst thunder storm they ever
witnessed All the wires are demora-
lized by the storm so it is impossible to
get particulars of this distressing acct
dent Mr. Rainey was about fifty years
old, was well-known resident of Vic
tory and leaves a widow.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26
Church Notes.

First Church of Christ, Scientist Py-
THAN Hall, Sunday morning service,
1915. Subject, "God." Childrens
Sunday school will follow the morning
service. Wednesday evening. meet
ing at 100. The reading room is
located in the Bank block, corner Main
street and Eastern avenue, and is open
daily except Sunday from 2.30 to D. M;
also Tuesday and Saturday evenings
from 100 to 9p. m. Christian Science
literature can here be read or purchased
if desired.
The consultors of the Catholic diocese
new irremovable rectorships in the do
cese according to the rules of the Third
Plenary council of Baltimore. Among
the three named is Notre Dame DIES Vic
torres of this place, Rev. ]. A. Boisson-
nault rector. He was born in 1841 and
was ordained in 1866. going to Burling-
ton in 1869 The priests have been ap-
pointed and confirmed as the first ire
movable rectors of the parishes.
The North church pulpit was occupied
last Sunday by Rev. Edward T. Fair
banks, and in the evening the double
quartet of the choir gave most enjoy
able musicale. Next Sunday the pulpit
will be supplied by Rev. John L. Sewall
of Randolph, Mass, former pastor of
the Congregational church at St. Adams.
A Sunday afternoon meeting has been
started at Four Corners and was adj
dressed last Sunday by Principal How
land
At the Free Baptist church Sunday
morning Rev. Ernest Holman will preach
on the subject, "The Blessedness of
Christian Service" In the evening there
will be an evangelistic service. Subject,
1.-THE Progressive Life"
At the Church of the Messiah next Sun
day the pastor will preach, topic: "The
Citizens, the Church, the Nation" No
evening service.
Miss Emily Harvey of Raipur, India
will give one of the splendid missionary
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26
Mission Study Class.

The last meeting for the season of the
Christus Redemption class will be held at
the Museum, Friday afternoon at
o'clock. The SUBJECTS "The Philippines, -
and the leader will be Mrs. Albert H.
Gage.
The program will include paper on
'The Field and How it Opened" by Mrs.
Herbert Gray, and five minute papers on
the UNCONVENTIONAL missions by Miss
Lucy M. Sinclair, Miss Annie E. Carr,
Mrs. Robert Mackinnon, Miss Isabel
Henderson.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26
Death of Mrs. John Provost.

Mrs. John Provost died at the St.
Johnsbury Hospital Saturday after a
short illness with pneumonia at the age
OF 50. In 1903 she married John Pre-
vost and two children were born to
them, son and daughter, who survive
her, besides her husband, one sister and
three step-children. She was kind and
thoughtful mother and neighbor and one
who was devoted to her family. The
funeral was held at Notre Dame church,
Tuesday morning, conducted by Rev. ].
A: Boissonnault and Rev. Fl. Ludgar
Marceau.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26

nurses the hospital will be provided with
So beds. The public wards and CORR
doris will be covered with linoleum while
the other wards and the nurses rooms
will have hardwood floors. The building
will be fully provided with electric lights,
annunciators, etc., and spiendidly heated
and ventilated. Contractor Goudie is
rushing the work as fasttas possible and
it is expected the building will be com
pleted by January 1, 1908, Mr..
Goudie's son is now here in general
charge of the foundation work.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26
Hospital Notes.

F. B. Lewis of Whitefeld was at the
st. Johnsbury Hospital short time last
week but has returned home Mrs. G.
H. Davis of Concord brought her daugh-
ter Hazel for treatment and the other
patients are Miss Bertha Blair, Barnet;
Miss Ida Sylvester, North Monroe, and
Charles Gordan, Whitefeld Those who
have returned home are Mrs. L. c.
Moulton and Morris Boivin, St. Johns
bury.
The new patient at Brightlook Hospi-
tai this week is Mrs. Eliza Chamberlain
of Stannard. Daniel Collins has return
ed to his home here.