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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-04-03
Steady Growth In Telephones.

st. Johnsbury led all the prominent
points throughout the northern division
OF the New England Telephone and Tele-
graph Company's field last year in res
pect to telephone development. Here
the number of subscribers advanced from
72O to 924, gain of more than % per
cent.
In addition to the local progress, re-
markedly good results for the year are
credited to the outlying exchanges in the
st. Johnsbury district by the report
issued from the New England Company's
auditing department. Thus, in Barnet,
there was a gain of 40 subscribers, or
44.9 per cent, giving total at the be-
ginning of the year of 129 subscribers;
at Concord, gain of 35 made a total of
100 subscribers; at Danville, 60 new
subscribers brought the total up to 1914,
an increase of SIG per cent, and at
Lyndonville there was a gain of about
81 per cent, 90 new subscribers bringing
the total up to 208. There are now 1913
subscribers in the West Burke exchange.
Altogether the number of subscribers
gained in these sub-exchanges was 22S,
making their total 7S9, which, added to
the local figures, gives the district a
total of 1913 subscribers.
The entire northern division, covering
parts of both Vermont and New Hamp-
shire, showed gain of 1914 for the year,
2614 new subscribers bringing the total
up to 9787 This was the best gain
made by any of the several divisions in
the New England Company's territory,
which includes Maine, New Hampshire,
Vermont and Massachusetts. Through
out these four states there was an aver
age gain OF 24.2 per cent, which was the
most remarkable showing made in any
year since the invention of the telephone.
In the companys exchanges there was
an increase of 3S,621 subscribers, which
brought the total up to 205, 1874. Adding
to this the 81, 176 users on the lines of
sub-licensee companies and the 2O,926
on the lines of other affiliated companies
in the four states, the result is the enor-
nous aggregate of 253,286.
Considering the number of subscribers,
the wide extent Of the system and the
fact that those using the sub-licensee and
affiliated lines have the benefit of the
systems long distance service, experts
now give New England the distinction of
being the best telephoned section of the (
country.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-04-03
EAST BARNET.

Miss Leslie Gilfllan is home from
school for the Easter vacation.
Henry Blake is very low at present.
Misses Helen and Marguerite Hoffman
spent Sunday at their home in Lyndon
Mrs. Hattie James of Concord is
spending a few weeks with her sister,
Mrs. Horace Gil6llan.
Mrs. Harry Kay of East Templeton,
Mass, is spending few days with her
brother Mr.. Fulford.
Miss Eleanor Aldrich teacher in the
6ittleton High School visited at c.
Dickinson's last week.
Edward Newell has finished work in
the Fairbanks scale shops and is now
working for Roy Brothers, here.
Miss Jennie Larvey spent Sunday at
ner home in McIndoes.
, Mrs. Coe of Burke made flying visit
mere last week.
Bert Moore had the misfortune to lose
valuable COW recently.
Inc sugar party given by the l.. c. S.
iaSt FRIDAY evening was well attended
ana all enjoyed the concert given by
~iarence Kendall's graphaphone.
NEWS; Lewis Shonyo spent few days at c.
Dleklnson's recently.
d. Lorraine Webster, who has been at the
nrightiook hospital for the past two
o weeks, underwent very successful
toperation for appendicitis, and returned
W ner nome here last Saturday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-04-03
SOUTH wHEEIocK

Frank McGovern is at home for a
snort vacation from his western trip.
charles Eastman of Danville has
bought the Henry Brown farm.
Mrs. Justin Heath and her father. II.
FlllSbury, have been very sick the past
week with grip.
Miss Mae Peak of Danville has been
VISITING her mother, who has been sick
Tor some time. Mrs. Peak does not gain
as fast as her many friends wish.
Mrs. G. L. Gerry and grandson. George
weed, visited relatives at St. Johnsbury
last week.
George jenkins has begun saving at
his mill in Chandlerville. .
ii. A. Deoss was in Haverill, Mass. on
business last week.
Mrs. Z: G. Meserve spent part of last
week with her brother in Lyndonville.
Will Reed has moved onto the Drown
farm and will work for George Nelson
the coming season.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-04-03

parents the boon of baby sister or
brother and has frequently added to his
prayers at bedtime petition for new
baby. But he remains the only child.
None of his prayers receives serious at
tention. The other day a boy neighbor,
already blessed with two or three
brothers and sisters was presented with
still another blessing of the same sort.
And when the boy whose pet wish has
not been gratifed heard of the new
arrival he was grieved and indignant by
turns. In a fit of the latter emotion he
relieved his feelings by expressing himself
at the luncheon table in these lines:
The Smithsons have a new baby
Why didn't he come to us?
We needed him more than they did,
The bloomin' little cuss.
1.-THE Listener in the
Boston Transcript.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-04-03
At Grants Tomb.

In 1897 when the Chinese prime
minister came to New York he was
borne to the tomb of Gen. Grant in his
sedan chair. He stood long in silence
at the sarcophagus which enclosed the
remains of his friend. And every day in
winter when the snow lies cold around
the marble tomb, and in summer when
the banks of the Hudson grid it with
green, people enter within the noble
monument and stand in silence before
the remains of Ulysses S. Grant, the
protector of our American Union; and
with solemn thoughts they read the
inscription, Grants own words, carved
in the white stone above the doorway,
Let us have peace"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-04-03
Maple Syrup and the Pure Food Law.

An incidental effect of the pure food
laws, but one that ought not to be de-
plored even if it is regretted, is the in
crease of price that will for time at
least manifest itself in connection with
certain articles of food that are left a
clearer field in the market through the
forced withdrawal of adulterated and
imitation products along the same line.
The purchase of small bottle of maple
syrup that claims through its label to be
pure is now at a price five cents greater
than has ruled for the produce in times
past; and that still higher prices are in
sight is indicated in news despatch
from Vermont that although the pros
poets of the sap crop are good, the
weather being ideal for its starting, buy
ers are being forced to pay unusual prices,
the producers realizing their advantage
through the pure food law. Last year
maple sugar went generally at about
eleven cents pound, while offers this
spring in advance of the crop are going
begging at twelve and thirteen cents
pound. Syrup last year was quoted in
the Vermont field at 60 cents a gallon,
while this year the buyers are obliged to
offer from eighty to ninety cents. The
consumer will have to make up the diff
ference in the price, but he will have the
satisfaction ofknowing that by paying
for it he is running chance of getting
the real thing. Compounds" as the
adulterated article is known, are on the
market, but they are supposed to be la
belled as such. Usually they are fairly
innocent of having been in contact with
sugar maple trees but they have little
chance of deceiving the purchasing public
of Massachusetts now.-[New Bedford
Standard
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-04-03
Bitten hYaS nider

Through blood poisoning caused by a
spider bite, John Washington, of. Bos-
queville, Tex, would have lost his leg.
which became mass of running sores
had ne not been persuaded to try Buck
lens Arnica Salve. He writes: "The first
application relieved, and four boxes
healed all the sores" Heals every sore,
25c. at Flint Bros. and F. G. Landrys,
druggists.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-04-03
The Price of Health,

The price of health in a malarious dis
trlct is just 25 cents; the cost of a box OF
Dr. Kings New Life Pills." writes Ella
Slayton, of holland, Ark. New Life Pills
cleanse gently and impart new life and
vgor to the system. 25c. Satisfaction
guaranteed at Flint Bros. and F. G. Ian
dry's druggists.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-04-03

D thousands have pronounced HOLSTERS
;M moo Mountain Tea the greatest heal
ns power on earth. When medical
SCIENCE s tails, it succeeds. Makes you well
T Tad Keeps you well. 35 cents, Tea or
'aoiets. Flint Bros, and F. G. Landry.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-04-03
Driven to Poetry.

A little eight-year-old chap, who lives
in near suburb of Boston, has for TWO
or three years begged Of his earthly
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-04-03
Report of the Condition
OF THE
First National Bank


At st. Johnsbury. in the State of Vermont
at the close of business, March %, 1907.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts, S34s e36 o6
OVeruIaI1s secured ana unsecured, 1881
U. S. Bonds to secure circulation 900 OOO 90
U. s. Bonds to secure U. S. Depos-
its. ~. 5000. 90
posts, o. OOo On
Premiums on U. S. bonds 47S0 M
Bonds, securities, etc., 13'4S7'60
clearinghouse, furniture, fixtures, 1S,5OO 90
Due from National Banks mot
reserve agents,) SSS OF
Due from approved reserve agents AZ 535 80
Checks and other cash items 2'o63 cd
Notes OF other National Banks, 1870 90
Fractional paper currency, nickels
and cents, 1851
Lawful money reserve in bank, viz:
Specie $10,S4O.4O
Legal-tender notes, 100000
Redemption fund with U. S. treas 'o4oFo
urer,. Give per cent of circula-
tom, 6 100000
than five per cent redemption
fund, $4,000
Total, $741 ,soo.11
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid In, 5000, 900. 90
Surplus fund, 10000. 90
Undivided profits, less expenses
and taxes paid, 1911 80
National Bank Notes outstand-
ing, 1913, 100000
Due to Trust Companies and Saw
ings Banks, 23,312.o5
Diyidenos unpaid, 24O.5O
Individual Deposits subject to
check, 17s,eoo.e4
DEMAND certihcates OF deposit. 1875. 23
United states Deposits, 100000
Notes and bills redscounted 2O'O00 m
Bills payable. including GER
tificates of deposit for
money borrowed, $4,000. 90
Total, $741 ,SOo.11
STATE OF VERMONT,
Caledonia County, IS.
l, Homer Smith, cashier of the above.
named bank, do so1emnly swear that the
above statement Is true to the best of NV
and belief.
HOMER 3. SMITH, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
2Sth day of March, 1907.
CHARLES S. ADAMS, Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
FRANK H. BROOKS,
c. H. STEVENS, Directors
]. c. CLARK,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-10-17

Mrs. 3. Cook spent Thursday in
Racine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Henning, Of
Racine, spent Saturday afternoon and
Sunday at the home of Mrs. Leet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tanner, of Kenosha,
spent Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and
Mrs. M. A. Rasmussen.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Cook, of Kenosha,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. E.
Cook.
A. A. Bishop and Frank Thompson.
OF Racine, spent Sunday afternoon
with Senator and Mrs. /. T. Bishop.
Rev. Broadly, of Gibson City, ILL.,,
will occupy the pulpit at the Presby-
terian church Sunday.
Mrs. B. F. Yule spent Friday in Ke-
nosha with her daughter, Mrs Mabel
Longmore.
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Pleasant Prairie.

Mrs. Will Maloney, Mrs. E. A
King and Mrs. H. A. King visited
friends in Kenosha Thursday.
Mrs. J. H. Reading and daughte,
visited her sister, Mrs. Barter, the
latter part of the week.
Fred Barter, Sr., entertained Rev
Rarick over Sunday.
Miss Julie Hockney, of Antioch,
is spending the week here.
Mrs. S. Mason is entertaining her
brother from Seattle, Wash.
Miss EDNA Yates visited over Sun.
day with Miss Florence Mathews al
Silverlake and Burlington.
Mrs. Joseph Steinbach and children
visited her parents at Bristol, Tues.
day.
Dr.. May Lewis and friends, of Mil
waukee, we're guests at DR.. j. A.
Loves Sunday.
The fine team and wagon belonging
to the dynamite company at this
place were shipped to another plant
Tuesday as they have no further use
for them here.
DR.. Lowe is having an acetylene
lightning plant installed in his resi-
dence.
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South Bristol.

Mr.. and Mrs. E. Brakeman, of Nor
walk, Ohio, visited at the home of
Miss Addie Mcneil recently.
Miss Bessie Riley spent Saturday
and Sunday at home.
5. Hill, Mrs. Mary Hill, C. 7. Hig-
gins and two younger sons were
transacting business in Kenosha Sat
rrday.
M. c. Kelly and daughter Hannah
are visiting friends in Michigan.
Holliss Kollenbeck resumed his du-
ties as school boy at District No. s
Monday.
Miss Ida Stevens, of Bristol, visited
at the home Of Mrs. Jackson and at
tended church at Wesley Sunday.
Mrs. Lee Benedict and brother
Freeman visited at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer Faulkner Sunday
evening.
Miss Emma Pofah1, of Kenosha,
visited her parents Sunday.
Frank Gethen left Tuesday for a
trip to the west
There will be no meetings at Rose
Grams church Sunday evenings here
after.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-10-17
TO FIGHT COMBINE
Milk and Cheese Dealers in the
State Uniting toIFight] Chi.
cago Combine
ARM Frs MIGHT SAVE PROFITS

The dairy and cheese men of this
and other counties of the state have
organized to fight the big cream CEN
tralizers of Chicago and other large
cities who, it is claimed, lare gradually
driving the local creameries and
factories out of business. Attorney
John Barnes, formerly chairman of
the Wisconsin railroad commission,
has been retained to represent the
dairy and cheese men of the state be-
fore the Wisconsin railroad commits
sion and the interstate commerce
commission.
/ The complaint of the dairymen is
that the big dealers.get such favorab ole
rates from the railroads that they are
able to concentrate cream in large
cities and make it into butter, cheese
and other products cheaper than 10.
cal factories can place their products
IN the same markets. The matter
will come up before the Wisconsin
railroad commission next Friday, but
it is not known when it will be heard
by the interstate commerce commits
sion.
That the dairymen of Wisconsin
consider the outcome of the contest of
vital i'm portance to them is manifested
by circular sent out by J. e. Moore
of Madison, secretary of the organiza-
ton of dairy and cheese industries
which has retained Attorney Barnes.
The circular says in part:
"The method adopted by the con-
centrators is to pay high prices for
cream in new territory where they
come in contact and in competition
with the local creamery until the lat.
ter is forced to suspend operation
whereupon the prices are dropped to a
lower level than that paid by the To-
cal creamery.
"The process of gradual eliminat ton
is carried on IN much the same way
that the Standard Oil trust froze out
the local refneries one by one until
it was left undisputed master of the
field and at liberty to dominate the
market price.
cit is neither good for the farmer
nor the butter or cheese manufactures
that competition in the business OF
buying milk and cream be driven from
the field. If temporary raise in
prices results from the operation of
the trust it will continue but short
time while the low prices that will
ensue as result of the elimination of
competition will continue indefinitely.
"The danger spoken of is not fanci-
full but is real and immediate. 1t is
absolutely essential to the preserva-
ton of the dairy and cheese industries
of Wisconsin as they are now carried
on that they organize and present an
united front against common enemy
that will wipe out both under the
existing order of things in a short
time -
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-10-17
AUCTION SALE

Having decided to quit farming I
will sell at public auction on the
Petrie farm, situated on the Middle
Road, three miles west of Kenosha,
at corner of Milwaukee road, on
Thursday, Oct. "a, commencing at
ten o'clock sharp, all my horses, cat
tie and farm implements. Free lunch
at noon. Terms of sale-Sums of $40
and under, cash; over that amount,
one years time on good approved
notes bearing six per cent interest.
Property to be settled for before re-
moval. E. r. Wilson, Auctioneer.
ABRAHAM KRAAK, Proprietor.
Having sold my farm will sell at
public auction on farm situated on the
Middle Road, 10 miles west of Ke-
nosha, in the town of Paris, Wednes-
day, Oct. %, commencing at 10 O. clock
sharp, ali my horses, cattle, farm
machinery, etc.
ALBERT FEcHNER.
A. Rice will sell his farm, stock,
machinery, etc. on Saturday, Oct. %.
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\ OUR
4 COUNTRY
i CORRESPONDENCE.
Bristol.
= i . =

Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Gaines we're
Chicago visitors Thursday.
Mrs. Brown is visiting her son in
Kenosha.
Mrs. ]. Asby, of Union Grove, spent
Friday in this village.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Ford, of Urban
ma, ILL.,, spent part of the week at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Ellis.
Will Gunter and friend of Genoa
Junction were calling on friends here
Sunday.
Mrs. VIM. Watkins, Mrs. VIM.
Bacon, and Miss Carrie Murdoch were
visiting at the home of Mrs. B. Ben
son few days last week.
s eral of our village people in
clr.ding friends and relatives, attend
ed the wedding of Miss Emma Lacey
to Mr.. Mcintyre, both of Ravenswood
on Thursday last.
Mrs. G. P. Willett was Kenosha
visitor Tuesday.
The Ladies Aid will hold their an
nus1 fair at the Bristol hall, Friday
afternoon and evening, Oct Is. "A
large variety of useful and fancy ar.
ticles will be exhibited in the booths.
Refreshments ten cents. Ali are cor
daily invited 10 attend.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-10-17
TEACHERS MEET NEXT MONTH
Program for Annual Session To Be Held
in Milwaukee Arranged by Officers

Program for Annual Session To Be Held
in Milwaukee Arranged by Officers
President M. H. Jackson of the Wis.
consin Teachers association and
chairman of the various sections of
the association yesterday issued the
complete program for the state con-
vention which will be held in Milwau-
kee Nov. z, 8 and 9. The program
this year has been designed to meet
the needs of the various educational
interests of the state.
Early in the year the executive COM
mittee held meeting at which the
normal and graded school interests
the state department and the county
superintendents were represented and
the present program has been ar.
ranged along the lines then planned.
Holding the meeting in November
gives the members an opportunity to
incorporate into their work for the
current year, the inspiration and new
ideas gained during the convention.
1t is expected that the change in the
time OF the convention will prove a
strong factor in increasing the at
tendance. The Racine School Board
recently has taken favorable action
toward allowing the teachers two ex-
ira days with pay in order that they
may attend the convention sessions
and it is expected that the same ar.
rangement will be made throughout
the state.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-10-17
MORE ABOUT ACCELERAToR
More Facts in Regard to Bristol's
World Famous Invention

4
Your correspondent hardly did JUS
tice to the wonderful Bristol conversa-
ton accelerator in his scant descrip-
ton of last week. This snre-to- be
world famous machine has just been
perfected by a prominent machinist
of our burg and it is expected that it
will be on the market as soon as
skilled workmen can be obtained to
manufacture it.
Several interesting experiments
have been made on leading citizens
here and the results tabulated for
future reference. The first trial was
made on prominent retired farmer
living onethe east side, who, it was
found, possessed an almost unlimited
thinking capacity, but who for some
unexplainab1e reason could not talk
fast enough to move his heavy train
of thought and occasionally great
brain wrecks occurred which were so
difficult of removal that he was
threatened with brainstormitis,
The accelerator was attached TO his
heretofore resisting jaw and already
In great floods of oratory he has pre-.
sented resolutions at public meetings
in English, Hebrew, Greek and Span
ish, often speaking so fast that the
accelerator had to be stopped on ac-
count of hot-box and reoiled.
Several accelerators were placed on
the jaws of citizens simultaneously and
the result was jargon of some sixty
thousand words minute in which
creamery matters, new minister,
Town Board, Alberti's lecture, and
Big Ditch could be heard above the
clatter of the rapidly revolving
! motors.
A race of words is now being
planned to be held at the Hall when
it is thought that even more startling
results will be obtained as several of
the leading ladies of the town have
agreed to enter the list and give their
long pent up thoughts on various
| things of interest to their sisters.
The inventor of this machine has a
new invention to spring upor the vii
lage at future date and from a sug-
gestion given the writer regarding
this machine we are at liberty to state
that this mass of wires, wheels and
ax1es will be known as ''The Bristol
Think Tank Machine" and will
create thong hts for those who have
gift of CAB but have not sufficient
thought power to start the long line
of disconnected, disassociated words.
The inventor anticipates ready sale
of this machine and should his in
vertion prove successful he has the
assurance of many orders.
BRISTOLITE.
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WENT INTO A DITCH
Automobile Party Meets With
Mishap Near Larrabee Bridge
in Pleasant Prairie
FIVE CUT BY BROKEN GLASS

Five people were injured in an auto
mobile accident which occurred late
Monday afternoon when an automo-
bile, driven by DR. C. A. Brown, of
Elgin, ILL.,, went into q ditch at the
side of the road and all the occupants
of the machine were thrown out.
The machine had large glass front
to it and this was smashed and Mrs.
Brown, Miss Anna Brown and H. c..
and Albert Thwait, all of E1gin, were
badly cut by broken glass and badly
bruised by the fall from the automo-
bile. The members of the party had
been making an auto trip through the
county and had visited with friends
near the scene of the accident until
after three O'Clock when they started
for Kenosha for the night. DR..
Brown was driving the car and his
wife was sitting with him on the front
seat. There was sharp curve in the
road and just as the curve was
rounded the: doctor lost control of the
machine and it plunged into the
ditch. The machine did not turn over
but the jar was so violent that the
people were thrown from the car.
DR.. and Mrs. Brown were both badly
cut by the glass, but Miss Brown aud
the two men on the rear seat of the ma
chine escaped with slight scratches.
The car was badly wrecked, but with
the aid of farmer from the neigh
borhood it was pulled from the ditch
and the party was able to run it Into
Kenosha. After slight repairs the
car was in running shape again and
the party left late in the evening for
Racine.
The roads in this part of the county
are usually in good condition, but iti is
claimed that the heavy rains of the
last few months have left them badly
washed out and that the auto driver
must use the greatest care in rouud-
ing turns to avoid being thrown into
the ditch on the side of the road. DIR.
and Mrs. Brown and the members of
their party took dinner ip Kenosha
Monday night and they seemed to re-
gard their accident as one of the Joys
of motoring. DR.. Brown said that the
damage to the car consisted mostly Ia
the breaking of the glass and that the
injuries to the members of the party
would not in any way prove serious.