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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-09-30
"MrS. Wigs of the Cabbage Patch"

"Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage Patch"
comes to the New Music Hall, Tuesday
evening, Oct. 6, and so logically true to
human nature in this play, so genuinely
good and lovable is Mrs Wigs and so
stirringly do pathos and comedy succeed
each other that there is little wonder
that English audiences have taken so
kindly 10 the dear optimistic lady who
has created no end OF fun for the past
five seasons from one end of the United
States to the other. I'VE are glad to
know Mrs Wigs OF the Cabbage Patch
and all the little Wiggses. They are
family of which America may well be
proud says the London Tribune. With
one accord reviewers treated the piece,
not as play, but as picture of life, and
all are unanimous in declaring that 1T
is clean and wholesome. and presents in
most convincing manner the joys, sor-
rows and romances of close-to-nature
people" This charming play of Ken
lucky life is now in its fifth successful
season and bids fair to 60 on forever.
Only recently it registered its 20Oth per-
Torrance at Terry's theatre, London,
where it has scored an enormous success
and broken all records. Seats on sale
Thursday at IL. You can't afford to
miss this big play.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-09-30

the Lee place near St. Johnsbury East.
When the Episcopal mission was first
started in Island Pond in 1872, he
became prominently identified with it,
was subsequently confirmed by the late
Bishop W. H. A. Bissell, and later
studied for the ministry under Rev. Louis
A. Arthur, then rector there. He was
ordained to the priesthood at St. Johns
bury in 1880. In 1898 he was chosen
rector of the parish where he was con.
firmed, and in which he first studied to
receive holy orders.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-09-30
Foot Ball News.

St. Johnsbury Academy lost to Mont
pelier Seminary on the campus Friday
afternoon. 1t was the opening game OF
the season and the score was IL to 0.
The locals showed lack of practice and
in the early stages of the game the
visitors had them on the run. shake
up in the line made it little harder
going for the Seminary boys in the last
half and toward the end Capt. Barrett
and Chappell were tearing great holes in
the visiting line for substantial gains
St. J6hnsbury worked pretty forward
pass and this with Chappell's long run
were the features of the game.
MONTPELIER SEM ST. JoHNsBURY AcAD
King lie re, Emery
Simpson, 1t TT, H. Gray. Nolan
Rawson, lg rg, SCOTT
Bemis, c, warden
Bail. rg lg, r. Gray Jordan
Gould, TT 1t, Penniinan
Graves re le Gibson
Hill, OBJ OBJ, Hastings
Wakefield, lib, RIB, Carr
Burnett RIB lib, Chappell
Sutton, fb fb, Barrett
Score II to 0. Touchdowns, Burnett
Wakefield. Goal from touchdowns, Wake
field. Umpire, Pike. Referee, Rowland
Linesmen McKirahan, Wiley. Time, two
Ism periods.
The boys of the Summerville school
have organized a team with E. Lynch
as manager, and c. Creaser, captain,
and are out with challenge for any foot
ball team of their weight.
The Montpelier Seminary team won
from Lyndon Institute Saturday, II to
5, thus making clean sweep on their
northern trip.
The Academy team and the Mont
pelier boys occupied boxes at the pro-
duction of Stroi gheart in New Music
Hall Friday evening as the gusts of the
management and took sune part in the
famous loot ball scene in that popular
college play.
The Academy team play the Lyndon
lnstrtut, elr ven on the l,tters grounds
Saturday afternoon TIE ScOic r He'd up
{ gaiusr b ,lh lhtS, teams bv the NJ MT
| rlier seminary hny> gives pr"m-e OI a
close game 5 turday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-09-30
Hospital Aid Quarterly.

The quarterly meeting of Brightlook
Hospital Aid association was held at the
Hospital, Monday. AS a result of Tag
Day" and the lunch counter at the fair,
$500 was reported on hand. which will
be used where it is most needed.
The quarterly committees chosen were:
Flower and Vegetable; Mrs. Henry
Byron, Mrs. Guy Metcalf, Mrs. George
M. Gray.
Literature and Visiting; Mrs. B. ".
Spaulding, Mrs. j. w. Scott, Mrs. Her
bert Balch.
Sewing: Mrs, c. P. Rowland, Mrs. T.
P. Farrell, Mrs. T, c. Wallace, Mrs. S. +.
Somerv;lle, Mrs. c. V. Perry.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-09-30
Insane Prisoner Now at Waterbury,

Percy Cakes, who escaped from the
asylum at Waterbury last week, while
his commitment papers were being
made out, came back to st. Johnsbury,
Wednesday. We went to the iail and
conversed with the prisoners through
the windows, but it was after quite a
struggle that Chief of Police A. H.
Noyes arrested him. Overseer w. II.
Robie accompanied him to Waterbury,
Friday, and he was committed to the
asylum. He is supposed to be the
adopted son of Edward Minton of
Kirby, now dead.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-09-30
Tennis Champion.

George W. Pike, the winner of state
tennis championship here last month,
won the tennis championship of the
Springfield, Mass, Country Club Satur-
day afternoon by defeating J. X. Miller,
GO, 81, rs, 6-1. This is the fourth
time that Mr.. Pike and Mr.. Miller have
played for the championship, the other
matches resulting in ties.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-09-30
Resigns Island Pond Passionate.

Rev. Edward P. Lee, for the past ten
years rector of Christ Episcopal church,
Island Pond, has rendered his resigna-
ton, to take effect as soon as his sue
cessor can be appointed, or not later
than the first Sunday in Advent, Nov
ember 80, and will make his home on
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-09-30

This with pledge OF S25 already on
hand for next year puts our county in
the front rank for the past year.
The following resolutions were APP
proved by the convention:
l. That the county officers plan and
carry out a tour of county visitation
sometime during the year.
2. That each school send to the county
secretary after this convention the names
of the pastor, uperntendent, secretary,
treasurer, with correct mail addresses,
and that when any change of officers is
made such change be reported to the cor
responding secretary at once.
3. That each school include in its bud.
get ofexpenses for the year a contribu-
ton to the state and county work,
4. That each school pay more atten-
ton to the subject of real improvement
along all lines of work. That such sub
jects as child study, teacher training
home department, organized adult
classes, and missionary instruction be
carefully considered and studied by our
schools.
5. That just as many of the schools as
possible send delegates to the state con-
vention which meets at Bellows Falls
Oct. 2l-23.
The presence of Margaret Slattery and
Mrs. A. A. Lamoreaux, two of our great
est Sunday School workers, will make
this one of the best conventions ever
held in the state.
These officers were elected for the ensu-
ing year:
Pres, Rev. f. G. French, Lyndonville.
Vice Pres, Rev. J. F. Schneider, Dan
vile.
Sec, Mrs Ellen A. Staples, Lyndon.
Treas, r. E. Shepherd, Passumpsic.
Elementary Supt., Rev. c. w. Kelley,
Sheffield.
Home Dept. Supt., H. A. Renfrew,
Peacham.
Teacher Training Supt., Rev. A. H.
Gage, St. Johnsbury.
Organized Adult Class Supt., Rev. ]. A.
McKirahan, Ryegate.
State Director, Arthur F. Stone St.
Johnsbury.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-09-30
County Sunday School Convention.

Sixty delegates from 26 of the Sc
schools in the county attended the
annual Caledonia County Sunday
School convention at Danville last
Wednesday and Thursday. The at
tendance was most excellent and the
papers and addresses were above the
average. Secretary Fuller is still unable
to resume his work and was greatly
missed, and owing to his absence Miss
Edith Balch, the efficient field worker,
remained at the Windham county con-
vention. The addresses OF DR.. H. Paul
Douglass of New York City on THE
Place of Missions in the Sunday School"
and that of Rev. c. w. Kelley on
=" The Evangelizing Power of the Sunday
School through the Primary Depart
ment" deserve special mention for clear
ness and strength OF thought. The
reports from the home department and
from the organized adult class work
were especially good. The secretary's
report showed Sc schools in the county,
with $50 officers, 375 teachers, and
$3.50 scholars. The average attendance
is about 2400. Nearly every school in
the county sent in a report.
The treasurer's report was as follows
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-09-30
ROOFING

Certainly. man came in Monday and said he Wanted
to cover his sugar house. Happy thought OurSOne surface
roofing just the thing especially at Is per cent off m
are overloaded on this kndD Wont get dre and SHINGLES
rot quickly 4 few hours later leading builder drOyuD
saws How much for 100 squares roofing? Got lot 0
roofing to do In big town sixty miles away He knewWe
had the right kind and quantity I'VE Garry 1900 squares all
the enough to cover small town. We get orders
mail and telephone nearly every day. Received an order
this morning for 81 squares 3py from town 100 miles
away You see we are in the roofing business Have YOU
looked 1t up?
We sell a. good roO1ng-d dependable kind either the
rubber style or the stone surface to cover your barn house
sheds hen house. pig pens corn cribs camps and cottages
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-12
A MODERN MAcAuLAY.
Wonderful Memory of an Old Time
Missouri LAWYER.

Wonderful Memory of an Old Time
Missouri Lawyer.
One of the most picturesque Of the
early lawyers of Missouri was Billy
Campbell, who came from Virginia in
1920 and opened an Office in st.
Charles. He was man of great abil-
ity, classic scholar, an orator and a
political writer of unusual power. But
he was indolent, careless about collect
ing and spending money and SO lazy
that physical eNertion of any kind was
positively painful to him. He had a
most remarkable memory, as proved
by the following incident: Campbell,
who was Wing, represented his dis
trict in the state senate several years.
On one occasion he was lying on a
bench in the senate chamber, apparent.
iy sleeping, when the Democratic mem.
bers came in to hold a caucus. They at.
tempted to arouse him, but he ap.
peared so sOundly asleep that they de-
cided to let him alone. The next day q
complete report Of the proceedings OF
the caucus, including a verbatim copy
of the resolutions adopted, was pub
lished in the st. Louis Republican. a
row followed, and the secretary was
charged with having been bribed to re-
port the proceedings Of the caucus
After the excitement died down some
what Campbell admitted that he had
been awake all the time and that he
had done the reportorial work entirely
from memory.-Kansas City Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-12
A MuFF BED.
Surprise of a Man Who Thought !,
Had to Do With Sleep.

Had to Do With Sleep.
A man who saw on sign the words
"muff beds" and imagined that muff
bed must be something to sleep in, n
brother or cousin or other more or
less distant relative of the sleeping
bag, such as explorers carry with
them, found upon inquiry that his Inn
agination had carried him very far
from the truth; that the nun bed is
in fact not bed ut all, but is the
trade name for the inner part of n
muff, the body of the muffin short.
the part you put your hands in.
The muff bed consists of a double
walled bag made in cylindrical or 9TH
er shape, according to the style of
muff, and then stuffed with down, the
quality and quantity Of the down de-
pending on the character of the muff.
The making of muff beds is a bust
ness by itself. Some of them are sold
to the furriers in the simplest form,
just the bed or bag stuffed with down,
the furrier putting in the silk or satin
lining when lie puts on the fur. 9th
ers are made with the silk or satin In
ner lining attached, to be finished up
when the fur is put on. There is at
least one concern in New York that
makes specially of muff beds and
turns out many thousands of them an
nually.-New York Sun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-12
DELHI.
A picnic party from Earlville wa
Z Ho sk.u;olr E.:d

A picnic party from Earlville was
at Hartwick Friday.
Mr.. A. M. Fleming and wife were
Manchester visitors Wednesday.
Mr.. g. H. Cross and wife leave
Tuesday for Holyoke, Colo, for an
extended visit with their daughter
Mrs. Fred Dudley, and family.
Marjorie and Harold Minkler Wis
tied at the Ingersoll home in Del.
vein last week.
Mrs. Tom Keith is recovering
from her recent illness.
Alfred Rippon and daughter, Mrs
Hunt of Earlville were guests at the
Van Antwerp home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Doolittle were
Manchester visitors Saturday.
Miss Verna Naper of Oneida Wis
tied Mrs. Will Furman last week.
Miss Gertie Burton is visiting
friends in Waterloo.
Mrs. Wilson Pulver is visiting
her mother in Illinois.
Mrs. E. R. Stone and Miss Abel
aide Harris were in Manchester Fri
day.
A little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Luke Connolly was quite sick last
week.
E. J. Carpenter was over from
Earlville Wednesday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-12
ONEIDA.

Mr.. S. T. Knox, wife and son
John, and Mrs. Esther Tucker spent
Sunday with Mr.. John Welterlen
and family.
Mrs. j. F. Kuehl went to Dundee
Saturday to spend the summer.
Mr.. Peddycourt and wife left
Thursday morning for New Lenox,
ILL.,, where they will visit the latter's
parents before leaving for Frenso,
California, where they intend to To-
cate.
Ella White of Thorpe visited her
sister, Mrs. Chas. Kimber, Thurs
day.
Mr.. ]. B. Dunham made a bust
ness trip to Cedar Rapids Thursday.
Ethel Horton of Cuggon is visit
ing her aunt, Mrs. Jas. Hood
Mr.. John Breckon and wife of
Earlville are visiting at the ]
Breckon home.
Miss Sadie Hanna of Manchester
visited her friend, Nellie Cox, Sat.
urday and Sunday.
Mrs. Hatch has been entertaining
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-12
Wanted a Rebate.

In rural community in one of the
middle states dwelt man who made
a VOW in 1856 that he would wear his
hair and beard untrimmed until John
G. Fremont should be elected president
of the United States. He kept that
vow for forty years, at the end Of
which time he had nearly half bushel
of hair on his head and face. Then,
coming to the conclusion, toward which
his mind had been gradually working
for long time, that General Fremont's
death in the interval had practically
absolved him from his VOW, he decided
to have his hair cut and his beard
shaved off clean. On his next visit to
the county seat he went to n barber
shop and was soon relieved of the hir-
suite burden he had carried for four
decades.
How much?" he asked.
"Have to charge you half dollar
for that job" said the barber, looking
Mt the mass that lay on the floor.
Half dollar" he gasped. Don't
get anything for the hair?"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-12

ted.
Mrs. Sam Way visited at James
Retherfords on Thursday afternoon.
Martin Diesch visited at j. r.
Fowlers one day last week.
Fred Timm has rented the Davis
farm south of Manchester for next
year.
Quite number from this place
attended the dance at Greeley on
Friday night.
Mrs. Peyton and Mrs. Coleman of
Guttenburg visited the formers
daughter, Mrs. Fred Timm, on
Thursday.
Clint Culbertson departed last
Sunday morning for Waterloo to
consult an oculist about his eyes.
Seth Timm and grandmother,
Mrs Peyton, and Mrs. Coleman
went to Westeate Friday to visit for
a few days.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-12
THORPE.

Belle Hendershot and brother
Ernest spent Sunday with Sherm
Henderson, and wife at the Back
bone.
R. G. Quincy and wife drove to
Manchester recently.
Burton Clark and wife spent
Sunday with AL Clark and wife.
Mrs. Dan Sark called on Mrs.
Quincy Monday.
A. O. Stone, wife and sons Ches.
ter and Harold ate dinner Sunday
with Albert Retz and family.
Mrs. Fred Wonleighton and
daughters Gladys and Ruth spent
Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Cur
ney.
Charles Reich is helping Dave
Heyer stack his grain this week.
Kitsy Sark called on Mrs. Bert
Bowers last Thursday.
Miss Elsie Smith of DUBUQUE is
visiting at the Till Martin home.
Mrs. Adam Miller and Mrs. John
Graham from Manchester visited
with Mrs. John Mosher last Thurs
day.
Newton Boardman is spending
few days with John Robertson.
Mrs. A. 0. Stone called on Mrs
Jim Fouse Thursday.
Mr.. Arnold of Dubuque is visit
ing at the Bell Henderson, home
few days.
Henry Hitchcock of Crookston
| Minnesota, is visiting with hi
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wn
Barr.
Charlie Daisy will begin workin
on the section next week.
f George Thorpe was looking afte
his farm here this week.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-12
GREELEY.

Mrs. II. L. Sherman has returned
from Iowa City and is much i'm.
proved.
F. A. Irish has been here this
week making repairs at telephone
central.
J. E. Davis of Waterloo is visit
ing friends here.
Mrs. w. A. Lang visited in the
Point one day last week.
Mrs. Frank Irish has been visit
ing here this week.
Mrs. A. B. Holbert and sons, Tom
and Fred, left yesterday for Europe.
The tightening struck the barn
on the Washington Sawyer farm
and did considerable damage.
j. G. Wood and wife Of Earlville,
Mrs. Reynolds of Brooklyn, New
York, and Mrs. Duncan Of North
Dakota, spent Tuesday at the j. O..
Strong home.
Ed Boehm came mighty near an
accident yesterday that, had it hap
pened might have resulted bad
He was driving up town and at the
railroad crossing he attempted to
stop and let the freight pass, but
the horses wanted to cross before
the train and did SO, but spectators
say the cow catcher did not miss the
wagon and driver six inches.
In the course of time it is expect
ed that Oneida will divorce hersel
from her present name and adop
that of Holbert. We understand
Mr.. Holbert has let the contract fol
a $4,000 three story residence t
be begun this fall and completed
next year. He has selected an idea
spot for building and when thu
home is finished, it will be tn,
finest home in the county.
We were misinformed last weel
about the condition of MIR. Thoma
Cole. Mrs. Cole writes us unde
date Of August 3, as follows: IN
Cole has made steady gain and
feeling fine. He takes long ride
viewing the farms and adjacer
towns, but each time decides j
favor of his home state. He feels 6
we'll that he is talking about gettin
to work" This is certainly goo
news and we all rejoice in it.-Hom
Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-12
NORTH MANCHESTER.

The Ladies Aid meets this Thurs
day afternoon for business meet.
ing with Mrs. Julia Evans,
Mrs. Smith and daughter OF
Edgewood visited Mrs. Jesse Strain
over Sunday.
Lightning struck the house of
Chas. Turner last week, doing con-
siderable damage. Mrs. Turner re-
ceived quite shock, who at the
time, was in bed with young babe.
The down town ladies of the N.
M. W. @. held a picnic by the river
near Mrs. Brownell's. Not many oil
the N. NJ. ladies were notified con-
|sequently not a very big crowd. A
very nice time was reported by those
who attended.
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:
Miss Martha Zehetner and Miss
Ula Jones of Dubuque arrived Sat.
urday for weeks visit at the Werk-
meister home.
Messrs and Mesdames Showalter
and Rewey of Wis. spent several
days last week at the home Of Rev,
and Mrs. Alcorn.
Miss Edith Volt is visiting friends
in Quasqueton this week.
I. F. Martin Of Dubuque was re-
newing acquaintance in town last
week.
Senator and Mrs. Trewin of Ced-
ar Rapids are moving into their
summer home north of town this
week.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-12
What Ia Education?

Herbert Spencer tells US In one short,
pregnant sentence that the function of
education is to prepare us for com
plete living.
A true chord is touched by Sydney
Smith when he urges the Importance of
happiness as an aid to education. He
says, III you make children happy
now, you make them happy twent,
years hence by the memory Of It."
Equally wise are the words of Sir
John Lubbock: knowledge is a pleas
ure as well as power. 1t should lead
us all to try with Milton to behold the
bright countenance of truth in the still
air Of study"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-12
County Correspondence.

her friend, Mrs. Ryan, from ST
Paul the past week.
Mrs. Hiram Lewis and daughter
from near Manchester were in town
Monday.
Mabel Mach of Mt. Vernon is Wis.
iting her aunt, Mrs. S. I. Knox.
Alec Prentice of Earlville was 6
business caller here the first of the
week.
Ray Cornell of Manchester visited
his brother, Will, several days the
past week.
Miss Eva Rector of Manchester il
spending few weeks at home.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-12
coLEsBuRG

Mrs. Jacob Beddow is quite sick
at the home of her niece, Mrs. Frank
Brown, north of town.
Mrs. Joseph Biggs and son, Law
renee, of Chicago are guests at the
VIM Adams home.
Mr.. Jerry Funk and wife mourn
the loss of their son, Clifford, lad
of about eight years. He died Tues
day morning after an illness Of sew
eral weeks. The funeral was held
Thursday forenoon, burial at Oak
Hill. Clifford was the eldest child
and only son in the family. Much
sympathy is felt for the parents and
sisters in the loss they have sustain
ed.
Mr.. E. W. Knee and wife and
children, Merle and Juliet, went to
Greedy, Thursday, where they will
visit for days at the home of Ross
Chase, before returning to theil
home at Aberdeen, S. D.
E. L. Bolsinger, who has a posi-.
ton with Gildner Bros. of Manches.
ter, is spending his vacation at the
parental home in this city.
Mr.. Geo. Brown, wife and son
Fred, were over from Edgewood te
attend the funeral of their relative
Mrs. Omar Hammond.
Mr.. Ed Crist and wife of Chicago
were guests of Fl. w. Putt and fam.
lily the first of the week. Mr.. Crist
is brother of Mrs. Putt.
Mrs. Clifford went to Chicago
Tuesday.
At three o'clock Tuesday morning
occurred the death of Mrs. Omar
Hammond, after long and painful
illness with cancer. She is survived
by her husband and one son, Bert,
her aged parents and one brother.
]. T. Flenniken. Mrs. Hammond
was most estimable woman, great
ly beloved by all who knew her and
her untimely death is deeply lamen-
ted. The funeral services were held
at her late home on Thursday after
noon and was largely attended. The
burial waa made at the Brown ceme-
tary, the services at the grave being
in charge Of the Rebekah lodge. The
lodges Of Osterdock and Elkport
were largely represented. In the
death of Mrs. Hammond the home
has lost a loving wife and mother
and a dutiful daughter, the lodge, a
faithful working member, and the
community, where all Of her life was
spent. valued resident who was
foremost in every good word and
work. To all who mourn is extend.
ed heartfelt sympathy.
Mr.. Elmer Funk and wife are the
parents of baby girl, bofn We'd
nesday. Congratulations are in or
der.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-12
Tho Change of a Comma.

whenever she asks me to do any
thing" soliloquized Mr.. Meeker pen.
sively, II always go and do 1t, like a
fool"
Yes" said Mrs. Meeker, who hap.
pened along in time to overhear him.
Whenever ask you to do anything
you always so and do it like fool."-
Chicago Tribune