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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26
WOMEN TOOK A HAND.
Fair Sex Showed the Men How Il
Clean a Towns Streets.

Fair Sex Showed the Men How to
Clean Towns Streets.
All honor to the women Of Brush,
Colo! They have made of their pretty
little city. nesting on the plains at the
foot Of the Rockies, as close counter
part of the "Spotless Town" of story
and rhyme as the lack of the paving
will permit. And they have done this
in the face of the soothing and mocking
men, says the Duluth Herald.
The foul condition of all the street
crossings, on which mud was permit
ted to accumulate untouched from be-
ginning to end of the winter and the
congregating of Doors at the worst
corners to jeer at women trying to
cross the nasty streets without becom-
ing bedraggIed aroused the members
of the fair sex to action. They have
the full voting franchise, but there was
no election pending and none in sight
for fifteen months at least. Dauntless
and determined, they met and organ
lied for war under the banner of the
Brush Womans club.
In a body the women served notice
on the town council that IL the street
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26
Baseball Record.

St Johnsbury started her season with
game with Lyndon Institute, in which
she was defeated. Her next game was a
victory over the strong Littleton High
School team by a score of II to 10. This
game was followed by a victory over
Woodsville High and a victory over
Derby Academy, 9 to 4. st. J. A. then
lost to Newport High, on a fuke, and
lost to Goddard by score of II to 4,
and to Peoples Academy by score of 4
to 0. On Decoration day she won from
Gorham High, and later tied the Dart
mouth Sophs 8. to 8. This was followed
by victories over the following teams:
Newport e games), Littleton, Lyndon
Institute, and the strong Passumpsic
team.
Following is the tabulated record: St.
]. A., 5, L. l., 1S; St. ]. A., II, L. H. S.,
10; St. ]. A., IL. w. H. S 8; st. J. A., 8,
D. A., 4; St. ]. A., IL, N. H. S., 16; st. J.
A., 4. G. S., II; ST. J. A., 0, P. A., 4; St.
J. A., 9, D. 90, 8; St. J. A., TO-, G. H. s.,
3; St. ]. A.. 13, N. H. S., Z; St. A., 3,
L. H., 2; st. j. A., 8, L. l., 7; ST. J. A.,
II, N. H. S., 8. Thus out of 13 games
played, st. ], A. won eight, tied one, and
lyst four, winning without doubt the
championship of Northern Vermont and
Northern New Hampshire.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26
Address by Prof. L. O. BraStOw.

One of the interesting features of the
recent commencement of the Divinity
School of Yale University was the ad-
dress by Prof Brastow, the retiring
professor of practical theology and who
is very pleasantly remembered here as
pastor of the South church from 1861.
1878.
In its report Of the commencement the
correspondent of the Congregationalist
says:
But the center of attraction in the
years exercises was the genial face,
hearty voice and snowy head of one
who still possesses much of the vigor OF
youth, who yet found this his last
occasion for official activity as exponent
OF the art of preaching In his address
to the graduating class he recapitulated
in trenchent form few leading principles
as to the function of the minister, to
deepen the impression of the truths by
the significance which always attaches
to last words.
Professor Brastow's starting point
was the statement of the larger human
interests of the ministry. There never
was better chance for the preacher.
but his tasks are more difficult than
those of any previous age and the multi
plicty of other demands tends to limit
pulpit efficiency: IF you do not find the
solution, your church will find way to
show YOU"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26
A Chinese Medical College.

The average globe-trotter knows little
and cares less about foreign missions but
he cannot escape the evidence OF their
influence for good even in the buildings
he sees. For instance, as he strolls
about Picking he cannot fail to notice the
new fine buildings, costing over $40 900,
of the North China Union Medical Col
lege. The subscription was headed by
the Empress Dowager with $1,000 III
gold, and considerable sums were given
by other high officials. The opening
was as impressive as the opening of the
magnificent buildings of the Harvard
Medical School in Boston, which occurr-
ed about the same time. and great deal
more spectacular. There was a gorgeous
display of pink and red buttons, pea
cock feathers, handsome and costly
apparel and other insignia dear to
Orientals. 1t is hoped that $4,000
more can be raised to build a dormitory
and provide scientific apparatus. The
faculty of nine physicians represents five
missionary societies. The advantages
of combination in business enterprises
are we'll understood in the Occident but
the east is beginning to furnish illustra-
lions of unity in Christian work which
we might copy to advantage. -Four union
colleges have already been established
in China by Protestant missionaries.
They are set in the midst of popula.
ton nearly equal to half of the United
States and are helping to make a new
China. This utilization of forces in
medical and educational work, whereby
economy of time, men and money is
secured, speaks volumes for the executive
ability of the Americans whom the
churches send to the foreign field.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26
Outdoor Sports.
st. Johnsbury Ball Nine Beats the Lunen-
burgs-A Tie Game on the Golf Links.
st. ]. s-Lunenburg /.

ST. j. 5-LunenDurg /.
The st. Johnsbury village team played
their first home game on the campus
Saturday afternoon, winning from
Lunenburg by score of 5 to 1. Laird
was in the box for the locals and pitched
great ball, striking out seven men and
fielding his position perfectly. |. Silsby
also pitched good game but his sup
port was rather ragged. Morrill,, the
first man up hit to Peck, and was out
at first. The next two men were easy
outs, Carr to Peck.
In St. Johnsbury's half Carr started
the game with double to left. Peck
was hit by a pitched ball. F. Lynch hit
to E. Silsby and was out at first Jack
son got scratch hit to left and Carr
scored, Peck was put out at home at
tempting to score. Kearns doubled to
left, but was caught off second base end
ing the inning Gilmett hit for two
DtSCS III lliC SSCOllu bul IdIlCu W SSOlC'
St. Johnsbury tailed again in her half.
Laird was safe at first on B. Silsby's.
error, stole second and scored on Kim
balls sacrifice. Lunenburg made her
only run in the third, Morrill, hit to Carr
and was safe at first, stole second and
scored on E. Silsby's hit to right field.
With men on first and second Bowker
hit to center and B. Silsby in attempting
to score failed to touch third base and
was called out ending the side. St.
lohnsbury went out in order. In the
fifth inning the locals got two more
runs, b. Lynch started things with a
single, Peck walked and both scored on
wild throw to first by Bowker. Both
sides went out in order in the sixth and
seventh innings. Lunenburg succeeded
in filling the bases in the eighth. Laird.
however was equal to the occasion and
the visitors went out in order. st.
Johnsbury made their last run in this
inning. Carr was given base on balls,
stole second and third and scored on F.
Lynch's sacrifce% Every thing was easy
in the ninth. Not a man saw first.
Every man on the home team put up a
clean, fast game. E. Silsby did the best
work for the visitors. Tinker gave good
satisfaction as umpire. Not a single
decision was questioned.
The conre.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26
The HardWick Wreck.

The Railroad Commission Think Excess
Siye Speed and Rotten Ties Caused
the Accident.
The following is the official report OF
the hoard of railroad commissioners on
tbe wreck near Hardwick April 10, 1907,
in which W. S. Bailey was killed and 80
others received injuries by the derailment
of train No. l., the public investigation
into the cause of the accident having
been held at st. Johnsbury May 20.
The evidence at this investigation re-
yealed the following facts
On April TO- 1907, about 8.35 a. m,
the regular passenger train No. 7 on the
st. Iohnsbury and Lake Champlain Rail
road, running from ST. Johnsbury to
Swanton and consisting of an engine
combination mail, baggage and smoker
and passenger coach, was derailed mid
way between Hardwick and East Hard
wick. The smoker and passenger coach
were precipitated down steep embank-
ment one passenger, W. S. Bailey, of
East Hardwick, was killed, his neck be-
ing broken, and thirty other persons
suffered greater or less injury. Charles
H. Ranney, the conductor, received very
severe injuries from which he has not re-
covered and was unable to appear before
the board.
At the point where this accident oc-
cured is quite long and sharp curve of
about eight degrees. At this point was
a SLOW board signal, warning the en-
gineer to slow the train to eight miles an
hour before crossing bridge that was
few rods ahead and in plain sight; and
general order had been issued just prior
to the accident, not to exceed the run
ming time, however late any train might
be, during the time that the track was
settling from the frost. The engineer
and fireman and all the railroad employees
and experts professed to be utterly
unable to account for this derailment
They say they have studied the matter
and can discover no adequate cause
The outside rail of this curve had an ele-
walton of three and one-half inches. The
engineer and firemen and other railroad
employees on the train testify that it was
:
not running to exceed twenty-five miles
an hour But after careful consideration
of all the evidence before us, including an
inspection of the scene of the accident,
we are satisfied that the derailment was
due to the combined results of a speed
which was excessive for such a sharp
curve at that season of the year, and the
fact that the ties were SO badly decayed
that they did not serve to hold the
spikes and rails under the pressure of
the train rounding the curve Other
possible contributing causes may have
been the fact that the road bed had little
if any shoulder" along the margin of
this curve, and the possibility that the
margin of the road bed settled because
of the frost leaving the ground by reason
of severe snow storm the night before,
SO that the outside rail did not have the
proper elevation.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26

crossings were not cleaned thoroughly
within twenty-four hours the fair sex
of the place would undertake the work
and shame the men. The latter still
proved obstinate, and regiment Of
women in short skirts and rubber boots
and armed with shovels and hoes and
brooms began the onslaught.
In less than half day the worst
crossings were so clean that a lady in
a ball dress could almost go from cor
ner to corner without soling the train.
Then the abnsued men were aroused.
and now every crossing in the town is
clean and will be kept so.
The heroic example of the good wom-
en- of Brush might we'll be followed
with profit by the women of ninety,
nine out of every hundred cities Of
America. And the remiSs and slOthful
city fathers would awaken to instant
activity to the vast benefit OF all Of
these places.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26
Interest at 4 Per Cent:
and Banking by Mail.

Commencing July LIST the Lamoille
County Savings Bank & Trust Co. OF
Hyde Park, VT, subject to certain imita-
tions, will pay interest at four per cent.
where money remains with the bank one
year or more.
The entire assets of this Bank are kept
in Vermont and loaned to Vermonters t.
foster Vermont enterprises and to de-
velop Vermont industries This benefits
Vermont, and makes for the security OF
the Bank. 1t means as near absolute
safety of the depositor's money as it is
possible to have, fact fully proven by
the other fact that since the organization
of the Bank in 1889, it has never lost a
dollar by poor note, nor has it now, SC
far as known, a single piece OF poor or
doubtful paper.
The securities of the Bank are at home
where they can be personally examined
and passed upon by its officials, having
in view not only the material but the
moral hazard, which is oftentimes the
greater hazard surrounding an invest
ment.
Safety of principal rather than high
rates of interest has always governed il
the investments of this Bank. 1t is es
sentially the peoples Bank and the PEG
pie have confidence in its management
and it's safety. Its assets, together with
the liability of the Stockholders, offer a
guaranty of more than 20 per cent. OF
the entire deposits that no depositor shall
suffer loss.
Banking by mail, speciality with this
Bank. is not only safe, but easy. Send
your address on postal to F. M. Culver,
Treas, or to c. S. Page, President, and
you will receive by the first mail valuable
information touching the affairs of this
Bank
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26
The Boston Journal.
Big Addition to Its News and Mechanical
Equipment Accomplished.

Already noted for it's progressive and
up-to-date policy, The Boston Journal
has given new lustre to its reputation by
adding to its already generous news ser
vice the complete American and torelgn
service of the New York Times. The New
York Times is known throughout the
country as furnishing service accurate
and brilliant in every particular. Mr.
Reick, for quarter of a century the
leading news editor of the New YORK
Herald, has recently Joined the Times ana
has already added many new features 1r
which now come to the Journal. me
addition of this service to the regular
service of the Boston Journal promises
the readers of The Journal daily paper
unequalled by any other publication III
the country.
The Boston Journal has also purchaas-
ed an Autoplate Stereotype equipment ny
which the casting and finishing OF the
stereotype plates is now done by ma
chinery instead of by hand. THIS is a
very costly equipment, but the Dig liz
crease in The Journals circulation neces-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26

open, and about $500 worth of stamps
stolen, the robbers making their escape.
The arrival of citizens compelled them
to leave the cash drawer untouched.
Sheriff A. E. Davis heard the explosion
as no attempt was made to muffle the
charge used in blowing off the door of
the safe. The furniture in the room was
wrecked.
A man in the Y. M. c. A. building
across the street saw three men enter
the post office The robbers were later
seen at North Haverhill but no attempt
at pursuit was made until morning,
when the men had escaped.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26
At the Opera House.

The admirers of the drama were given
something to think of last Thursday
evening when the play No Mother to
Guide Her" was given to large crowd,
who showed by their applause and rapt
attention their appreciation of things
that are good in the world of play. The
clever plot is interviewer in a series Of
humorous and thrilling dramatic situa-
tons that kept the audience on the jump
at all times and the heighth of realism
was reached in the duel in the third act
1t would be difficult to find cast better
suited to the different roles and the show
is certainly worthy OF good audiences.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26

STATED the gaining of every possible
minute of time, and with the Autoplate
they are enabled to turn out the neces-
sary plates twice as quickly as by hand.
This addition places The Journals me-
chanical outfit among the best in the
newspaper world.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26

Rev. G. L. Lowell has rendered his
resignation as pastor of the Baptist
church, which pastorate he has held a
little over year.
Death of Mr.. Prince.
Charles Prince, who has been i'll three
weeks with typhoid fever, died June 16,
at the home of his sister, Mrs. Charles
Spaulding of Glenside. Mr.. Prince came
here six weeks ago from Boston and
entered the employ of w. E. Clement.
He had worked only three weeks when
he was stricken with the fever He was
33 years of age and is survived by his
wife and two daughters, his aged father,
who lives in Cambridge, four sisters,
Mrs. c. Spaulding of this place, Mrs,
Blake of Haverhill, Mass, Miss Anna of
Randolph, and two brothers, Rev. John
Prince of Maine, and Myron of Water
town, Mass. The funeral was held last
week Tuesday afternoon at the home of
his sister and the body was taken
Wednesday to Brattleboro for interment.
Good Result.
Under the operation of the new Pure
Food Laws, baking powders now gener-
ally bear on the labels a statement of the
ingredients. This is of utmost impor
tance because of the harmful ingredients
used in many cases.
Royal Baking Powder is known to be
the only baking powder made of Royal
Grape Cream of Tartar, and this no
doubt explains it's greatly increased sale
here.
Careful housekeepers are taking advan-
tage of the protection which the laws
afford, and are examining all the reading
matter on the back of the label before
adopting any brand for use in the home.
When in place of the words Cream of
Tartar the words alum, ~" aluminium !"
or phosphate of lime" appear among
the ingredients, they heed the warning
and avoid baking powders containing
these substitutes.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26
Post Office Robbery.

The post office at Woodsville was
entered shortly after 1 o'clock last
Wednesday morning, the safe blown
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26

The Old Pine Golf Club and the Wau-
banakee Club OF Burlington had closely
contested match Saturday afternoon and
by the new system of scoring the match
resulted in tie. The victor in each pair
ofplayers scored one point, irrespective
of the number of holes he had gained.
Following is the summary of the match ::
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26

Next Saturday the St. Francis Club of
Sherbrooke will play here and quite a
delegation of Sherbrooke people are
planning to accompany them on the trip
The hostesses will be Mrs. ]. H. Brooks,
Miss Frances Ross and Miss Mary Ely.
The hostesses for the balance of the
season are as follows: July 6, Mrs. c. B.
Weeks, Mrs. Raymond Hail. Miss
Elizabeth Merrill; July 13, Mrs. r. P.
Clark, Miss Josephine Peck, Miss lean
Stanley; July 20, Mrs. James Richie
Miss Margaret Merrill, Miss Sarah P.
Cameron; July 81, Mrs. Rebecca P. Fair
banks, Mrs. H. F. Balch, Miss Maude E.
Follensby; August 3, Mrs. T. c. Fletcher,
Miss Isabel M. Paddock, Miss Dorothy
P. Fairbanks; August 10, Mrs. Perley F.
Hazen, Miss Mary E. Ide, Miss Margaret
L. Ely; August II, Mrs. E. M. Taft
Miss Caroline D. Woodruff, Miss Frances
M. Richardson; August "a, Mrs. Frank
H. Brooks, Miss Marion Fairbanks.
Miss Gertrude Hyde; August 81, Mrs.
C. H. Dempsey, Miss Alice L. Kicker;
Sept. 7, Mrs. A. F. Stone, Miss Margaret
Robe, Miss Luella A. Merrill Sept. Ia,
Mrs. E. H. Ross, Mrs. Carl H. Turner,
Miss Mabel L. Spencer; Sept. Fl, Mrs.
A. F. Walker, Mrs. Homer E. Smith,
Miss Grace A. Mcleod; Sept. %, House
Committee. If any of the hostesses are
unable to serve will they kindly notify
Miss Helen c. Stevens.
There will be something doing on the
campus Saturday afternoon when the
firemen from stations and cross bats.
Here is a chance for real amusement that
all lovers of the national game will ap-
preciate.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26
ST. JoHNsBURY.

total, FU I + 10 . .
Summary: Struck out by Laird 7, by l..
Silsby 8. Base hits, st. Johnsbury 6, Lunen-
burg +. Two base hits, Carr, Kearns, KIM
ball, II. Silsby. Base on balls, off Laird g
l. Silsby f. Passed balls, Bowker Umpire,
Tinker. Scorer, Wright. Time of game,
1 h. As m.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26
East ST. Johnshury Store for Sale.

The general store formerly owned by w. S.
Russell at East st. Johnsbury is offered for
sale. This is the only store in the village and
here is good chance for the right party. En-
quire of
w. P. RUSSELL, Kirby, Vermont.
| P. O. address Lyndonville r. F. ID.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26
Business Directory.
PHYSICIANS.
DR.. j. M ALLEN

opINIdIISI1
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat and General Sur
gerry "a Railroad Street, st. Johnsbury, VT.
Hours So, 1873, IS, and by appoint
ment. Both phones.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26

Faith eXhblted by good WORKS
Try to make the atmosphere healthy
Fire all croakers, loafers and dead
beats. Let your object be the welfare,
growth and promotion of your town
and it's people. Speak well of the pub
lic-spirited men, and also be one of
them yourself Be honest with your
fellow-men. - Fergus Falls Free Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26
Monument for a Town.

Grit
Vim
Push
Boost
Energy
Schools
Morality
Churches
Harmony
Cordially
Advertising
Talk about it
Write about it
Speak well of it
Healthy location
Help to improve it
Advertise in its papers
Good country tributary
Elect good men to office
Honest cOmDetitiOn in DriceS
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-26
HARDWICK.

Rev. G. L. Lowell has rendered his
resignation as pastor of the Baptist
church, which pastorate he has held a
little over year.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-04
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
5. Dept- Of Aericalture Weather srre,u

L. $ Dept Of Agriculture, Weather Bureau.
Washington. D. C., Dec g. 1e7-s D. m.
The shallow depr ,sSion that was central in the
Middle Mississippi Valley Monday evening developed
considerable strength during the last twenty-fOur
hours. and Is now of the Middle Atlantic coast
II has caused light in the Upper Ohio Valley
and thence eastward 10 the Atlantic; elsewhere the
weather has been fair, except on the North Pacific
Coast. wnere RAINY period has set in
The present snoTstorm in the Middle Atlantic
States will pass on TO early on "Wednesday and
generally fair weather is indicated elsewhere east Of
the Rocky Mountains for that day and the follow
ing
Low temperatures win continue in Eastern dis
tricts for several days. except in the Gulf States
where little change from present seaSonabe conditions
Is prlIable. II viii BE- warmer in the Northwest
The winds along the New England coast will be
fresh rorth 70 northwest. brisk Of the south coast
the Middle Atlantic coast fresh northWesterly: on
the South Atlantic coast light 20 fresh westerly: on
the Gulf coast light and variable and on the Great
Lakes fresh northery.
steamers departing Wednesday for European ports
will ave fresh northerly winds and cloudy weather
60 The Grand Banks.
SPECIAL FORECAST
Storm warnings are displayed on the Pacific Coast
from Eureka northWard