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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-03-24
LOWER WATERFORD.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Williamson of Bar
ton visited their brother, E. E. Hale,
recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Reed of Passump.
sic visited at A. P. Ross recently.
Mrs. Katherine Morrison is visiting
her sons at St. Johnsbury.
Miss Helen Bullock went last week to
Newport, n H., to work in a millinery
store.
F. w. Brown had his herd of COWS
tested last week and found Is diseased
G. A. Stoddard had his here tested and
all were found healthy.
Mrs G. A. Stoddard and daughter
Agnes spent last Friday with Mrs Isaiah
Moore at West Lirtleton.
Mrs. Esther Humphrey, who has been
the guest of her brother the past week,
has returned to her home at Littleton.
Mrs. Alfred Wright and mother spent
Sunday with friends at St. Johnsbury.
Mrs. Nancy Bonnette and daughter,
Mrs. Emma Montgomery of st. Johns
bury, were recent guests of D. c. b.
nette.
Miss Mildred Bullock is at home from
her school at Littleton sick with the
mumps.
Mrs. Harry Mullikin visited friends in
Kirby last week.
The house owned by o. o. Fisher and
occupied by Martin Moynahan was
burned to the ground Thursday morning
at loss of $500, insurance about $3.50.
The barns were saved.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-03-24
SOUTH RYEGATE,

Miss Mamie Mckenzie of Barre arriv-
ed in town Saturday and is spending
her Easter vacation with Mrs. William
Terry. Miss Mckenzie is a teacher in
the Spaulding school.
c. B. Darling and Angus Smith, who
are attending school at Barre came home
Saturday for the Easter recess.
The third of the series of cottage
prayer meetings will be held tonight at
the home of Mrs. James Mcclure.
Rev. Mr.. Aiken of Newport occupied
the pulpit of the Presbyterian church,
Sunday morning, in the absence of Rev.
W. S. Wallace, who was called away on
Presbyterv business.
George H. Roben and Harry 7. Brown
were in Springfield and Worcester,
Mass, last week on business connected
with placing their patented neck yoke
on the market This neck yoke is an in
vention of A. D. Grants, but the rights
to same have been bought by Roben and
Brown.
The Live Wire club will give a mock
trial, THE Famous Scroggins Divorce
Case" Friday evening, in Miller's Hall.
H. E. Metcalf and E. F. keenan, are the
principals in the case The admission is
25 cents.
Miss Mabel Darling is caring for Will
liam A. Roy, who is seriously i'll, but
reported to be somewhat improved at
this writing.
Henry Caldwell of Topsham is staying
with his sister, Mrs. W, A. Roy, for few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Adams spent last
week with Mr., and Mrs. W. A. Roy, re-
turning to North Ryegate, Saturday.
E. G, Lind is quite recovered from his
threatened severe illness, and is about
again on the street as usual.
Mr.. and Mrs. Caldwell and children
who have been visiting Mr.. Caldwells
halfbrother, Ernest keenan,, for the past
two weeks, returned to Topsham, Mon
day.
L. E. Brock and Harold Pratt are at
Hanover hospital undergoing treatment
this week.
Alex T. Beaton, Jr., returned from Bos-
ton, Saturday. His hand is not yet
entirely healed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-03-24
An Obllglna Caller,


When M. Clemenceau was in the
French chamber of deputies he be-
came for some reason the idol of the
workingman, but his popularity, ac-
cording to the course of nature,
brought iks penalties. He was be-
sieged by all sorts Of people, who came
merely to ask questions, and some
times they were questions of the most
trivial sort
He was originally a doctor and used
to give advice for nothing at certain
hours of the day. One morning a
workingman entered his room, and
Clemenceau said without looking up
from his writing:
Take off your coat and shirt. I'll
intend TO you directly"
Three minutes later he found the
man had stripped to the waist.
"There is nothing the matter with
you" said the doctor when he had
made an examination.
Il know there isn't" returned the
man,
Then what did you come for?"
ITO consult you on political ques-
ton"
But what did you strip for?'
Il thought you wanted an illustra-
tion Of the emaciated body of the
man who lives by the sweat of his
brow"
The political question remained I'M
answered. NJ Clemenceau was too ex-
asperated to do more than tell the man
to dress and 60 home.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-03-24
Foxes ScaIps and Salvation.

Some years ago at a session OF the
legislature of Kentucky an effort to
repeal the law offering a bounty ON
foxes scalps was made, but was de-
feated by the appeal of member
from a mountainous and sparsely set
tied region. do the gentlemen want
to deprive my constituents and me of
the benefits of hearing the gospel
preached?" he demanded, with indig-
nation in his tone and overspreading
his rugged countenance. "We are all
Methodists up my way, and our
preachers won't come without we can
give 'em chickens, l know. We can't
raise chickens unless the foxes are
killed by somebody, that's sure, and
there amt anybody that can afford to
spend their time hunting foxes and get
nothing to pay for it. So, gentlemen,
if you repeal this law you'll be de-
priving my constituents of the benefit
of hearing the gospel preached; that's
the way it looks to mew The law
was not repealed at that session.-Ar
gOnaut
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-03-24
Hairs and Feathers.

Hairs are found on almost every
thing that grows, and, if we may so
call the fine fibers of asbestus, they
even invade the mineral world. From
a piece of mineral asbestus quarried
from the earth and looking like stone
with a satiny fracture the silken fibers
can be rubbed with the finger till the
lump is worn away.
Secure a feather somewhere-it will
be much better than picture-and
you will see that it has main stem
or midrib. Along each side of this ex-
tends the thin part known as the yane.
Look closely and you will see that this
vane is composed of tiny feathers, call
ed boards, fastened together through
out their whole length from where
their bases join the midrib to their
tips You can easily separate one of
these from the rest, when you will see
how like tiny feather it is, with what
seems a fine fuZziness along each edge
st. Nicholas.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-03-24
Astronomy,

If there were any money to be made
in astronomy everybody would be
studying it. About all we can see is
figures, and these are so big that they
stagger the understanding. Every child
in the United States knows how to find
the north star (Old Polaris) from the
pointers of the dipper, but no child
can appreciate the statement that this
star is distant from the earth 210000,-
000,0000O0 miles-two hundred and ten
trillions! The Twentieth Century Lin
tied, travelling at one mile minute,
would have to run without stopping
for 479,000,000 years in order to trav-
erse this distance. If light really
travels $1,000 miles a second, a ray
from the north star would be thirty,
six years in reaching the earth.-New
York Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-03-24
EAST CABOT.

=, mr. and Mrs. Robert Barr returned
friday from trip to Mortified.
Miss Gladys Blake is home for week S
vacation.
Walter Ladoe of Bakersfield is at A. H.
Dunns.
MIR. and Mrs. Will Barr were at W. H.
barr's at Cabot, recently.
Mrs. Ella Scribner is visiting her
brother, Ambrose Badger, at Hardwick.
\, Mabel Briggs is with her brother,
MERTON Briggs, at Marshtield for the
present.
Arthur Houghton returned from trip
w. south Barre, Saturday, accompanied
ny his friend, Miss Ida Adams.
Mrs, Helen Wilson and Mrs. S. F.
Miles were called to Plainheld, Tuesday,
Perry.
Isaac Peck, who has been ill, is better.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-03-24
BARNET.
Passing of an Old Business Firm.

Passing OF an UlQ buS1neSS FIRM.
The following advertisement was pub
lished in the Danvile North Star on the
date of March 3, 1S49:
Just Opened
Tin Shop at
Barnet, Stevens Village,
BY
B. r. Wallace.
Where may be found the usual variety OF
tin ware, stoves, stove funnel, sap boil
ers and sugaring tools and farmers i'm
Elements kept in shops generally. For
sale at prices warranted satisfactory.
Wanted in barter, rags, horse hair, old
copper and brass, flannel feelings, bag
ging, ETC.. ETC., etc.
This business has continued in the Wal
lace family all these years. In 1855
John S. T. Wallace became a member of
the firm and the company was known as
B. r. Wallace & Son until the death of
B. r. Wallace in 1896 In the early
days of the firm it was the only tin shop
between Wells River and St. Johnsbury,
and large business was done. Hand
made tin ware was turned out in large
quantities and Mr.. Wallace kept one or
two pedlar's carts on the road selling his
wares. Times have changed, and a
word or two relative to the building
may be of interest. 1t is alarge 212 story
with basement, with colonial doorway
and old brass knocker, and is one OF the
Oldest houses in Barnet. 1t was built
more than 100 years ago, by one Willard
Stevens, Esq. The old firm bespeaks the
natronape of its old customers and the
general public for the new proprietor,
Jedd A. Goodrich of Mclndoes.
Mrs. A. N. Gil6llan spent several days
in Beebe Plain, last week.
Mrs. Walter Johnson visited friends
in Lisbon, N. H., last week.
Mrs. Lucius Gilfllanhas returned home
from a visit to friends in Worcester,
Mass.
Rev. DR.. Day returned to Barnet last
Thursday bringing his son, Charles U.
Day. NJ. D., of Boston, Mass, for VISIT
Mr.. Farnham and Mr.. Goodrich, hard
ware merchants of St. Johnsbury were in
town last week taking inventory OF the
stock of John S. 7. Wallace.
The many friends of Mrs. Charles Har-
ris will be glad to know that she is gain
ing after her severe illness
Robert Kendall of McIndoes is making
the repairs on the Goodrich tin shop.
Sarah Y. Laughlin, widow of Andrew
Scott Laughlin, has been granted a
pension at the rate of $12 per month
from Aug. %, 1909.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-03-24
SteIla's Dignity.

"Gienn paid me a dandy compliment
asst night, mother - one that will
please you, too" said Stella Harding
'He was talking about the girls in this
block and how disguised the boys
were getting with them. He said the
trouble with the girls round here was
that they had positively no personal
dignity, and he never seemed to take
into account that | lived in the block
myself But he made up afterward
for forgetting. He said not much,
he guessed, he didn't mean me; that
was noted for my dignity with all
the fellows, and he'd often heard them
speak of it. What do you say to
that"
Mrs. Harding was listening with
motherly satisfaction. How did it
happen to occur to him that you
might be applying it to yourself? she
asked.
81 put it to him straight. l just
waited until he stopped for breath,
and then l said, We'll, Jimmy, Glenn,
is this a Slam?"
"Stella, what a speech There's no
dignity about that!'
ooh, foot, mamma!' was the laugh
ing response, made without the slight
est intention of disrespect THAT'S
just the way we all talk. Things like
that don't count on dignity one way
or the other-not in our bunch. It's
how you act, don't you know"-
Youths Companion.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-03-24
HARVEY.

John Cunningham has finished work
lor r. M. Currier and will work this sea-
sun Tor Frank Moore at the Center
w Kew Elias Hatch is quite i'll at his sons,
Walter Hatch.
g Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Lewis and son OF
w. Johnsbury have returned home after
NV week $ stay at her parents, Mr.. and
r McGill was at home over Sunday
p p his work at o. M. Jennison's in
Peacham.
Mrs. Payson Walbridge of Cabot re-
Gently visited at o. E. Hale's.
, MRS. J A. Bacon, recently spent few
uays in st. Johnsb,lry.
George w. Drew of East Cabot was in
THIS vicinity this week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-03-24
Mrs. G. M. Campbell is ill with the
,rip and still confined to her bed.

Mrs. G. M. Campbell is i'll with the
grip and still confined to her bed.
On Wednesday evening, March 81, will
take place the lecture by Rev. Samuel
Parkes Cadman, of New York, lecturer
and orator of national reputation. His
subject will be "The Puritan in two
Worlds" This-lecture is one of the lect-
ure course, and should he we'll patron
lied, as Mr. Claimants highly spoken of.
Twenty-seven children were present at
the Library Saturday for the weekly
"Story Hour" which continues to be
much enjoyed. The program was varied
this day, as instead of as tory, Miss AN
gle Wiley entert aimed the children by an
interesting talk on birds. Next Saturday
will be the last story hour for the pres
ent, but all hope the experiment may be
continued another winter, as it has GER
tainly been most successful Many
thanks are due to Mrs. John B. Chase
for her ability and her faithfuness in car
rying out the plan.
Mrs. Martin Daniels and son, Philip,
who is just recovering from severe at
tack of the grip, visited over Sunday at
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. David Brock s,
at Wells River
Miss Elizabeth Hills is suffering from a
severe cold and grip.
DIR. A. A. Cheney has joined the ranks
of motorists, having purchased Ford
touring car of E. J. Blodgett.
Mrs. Erton Shorey with her son, Lau
renee, has been visiting her sister at New
port for a few days. Mrs. Shorey's
father, Mr.. Forrest, of West Burke was
at her home last week.
Eugene Daigle is running Mr.. browns
express team during his absence for a
few DAYS on a business trip.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-03-24
Would Not Paw Charues,

He was an impecunious nobleman
with air castles in sunny France. Aft
err much elaboration he sent the fol-
lowing note to the pretty heiress:
Dear Miss-I love you, but do not know
how to express myself. How would you
advise? COUNT DE BUST.
And the heiress penned the follow
ing:
Dear Count-Express yourself any way
you wish except C. o. D., as you are not
worth the charges.
-Chica po News
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-03-24
J. L. Frye was in St. Johnsbury the
first of this week.
PASSUMPSIC.

Miss Carrie Wells is at home from Bar
net where she has been nursing.
Mrs. M. K. Bruce and Miss May Nor
gan spent day in Barnet last week
The Passumpsic Fiber Co. shut down
their mill Tuesday. 1t is hoped they will
open soon.
Mrs Belle Carruth is taking care of
her mother, Mrs. Sarah Carruth.
Newell Whitman is slowly recovering
from his accident
Joe Harris spent Sunday with his wife.
Chauncey Adams, Secretary of the Y.
M. c. A., occupied the pulpit Sunday
Miss H. Maude Cameron of Boston,
Mass, is visiting at Orville Pinney's.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-03-24
One WAY Of PUTTING Il.

although he goes to the club every
night, he's always happy when it's
time to go home"
'In other words, he doesn't go home
till he's happy. Is that it?" - Ex-
change.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-03-24
Very Hiuh.

81 just got that doctors bill for that
fever of mine"
GLOW was it?'
at was very high fever higher
than eamed."-Bellman.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-03-24
NEWARK.

Henry H. Moulton has been given an
increase in pension at the rate of SIS
per month from Feb. 10, 1909.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27
FIVE MOTORCYCLES
MAKE GOOD RECORD
Riders on N. S. U. Single and Indian
Make Perfect Scores During
Run That Lasted Nearly
Three Days

The annual spring run of the Harlem
Motorcycle club from New York to
Atlantic City and return, taking three
days, brought out twenty-four ma
chimes. The run started Saturday and
finished in New York on Monday.
OF the twenty-four machines entered
five finished in time. There were two
gold medals hung up for perfect scores.
These were Won BY San Slanov on a
N. S. u. single. This was the most
remarkable performance of the run,
being the only single to finish with a
perfect score. The other perfect score
was won by William Coursen on an
Indian. To the N. S. U. goes the credit
of the best reliability showing of the
run, they having two singles and one
twin motorcycle, and both the singles
finished on time, as did the twin, ana
the one single coming in with a per-
feet score. One Reading Standard ar
rived on time. This gives the N. S. u.
people a clean record for their entries,
which was the only make of motor
cycle entered with a perfect record. The
Readings STANDARD machine was ridden
by j. Reagan The run was a complete
success in every way. and was good
test for reliability, as the route laid
out covered hills which it was neces-
sary to take without stopping in order
not to he penalized The three days
run was concluded without any acct
dent
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27
MEMBERS OF RIFLE
CLUB TOHOLD SHOOT
July II Competitive Event for Organ
izations of Coast State Cities Will
Take Place and Results Put
on Telegraph

The Los Angeles Rifle and Revolver
club will hold shoot Sunday at the
Glendale range to select a team of six
to shoot against the northern rifle
teams in July.
The shoot will begin at 10 o'clock a.
m. and will last all day, ranges to be
200, 300 and 500 yards. To reach the
Glendale range the members take the
Eagle Rock Valley car, transfer to the
new Glendale line in Eagle Rock VAL
ley and get off at Sinclair avenue.
July II the biggest rifle club shoot
ever pulled off on the Pacific coast will
take place. Teams representing the
Seattle Rifle and Revolver association,
the Spokane Ride club, the Tacoma
Rifle and Revolver club, the Los An
geles Rifle and Revolver club and
probably the Southern California
Rifles will compete for the rife club
championship of the Pacific coast.
The conditions call for six men on
each team, ranges 200, 300 and 500
yards, two sighting shots and ten shots
man at each range The totals are to
be wired to each club on the day of
the shoot, the details to follow by
mail later.
The Rifle and Revolver club team
will be picked from the following men,
who are all shooting well enough to
represent the club: Kellogg, Decius,
Crossman, Hansen, = Miles, Bathey,
Huddleston. The team will consist of
the highest six men in the shoot Sun
day and the same team also will shoot
Huddleston. The team also will shoot
against the Bisbee Rifles and the
Southern California Rifles after the
northern shoot.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27

considered the fastest shortstop in the
interscholastic league, and would have
made a good showing in the box had
not George Linton showed up so strong
in that position.
On the track he won additional hon
ors at home and in the interscholastic
meet on Harvard's field
VIII Candee is another athlete that
will be absent at the high school He
won honors in football in 1907 but did
not enter the sport last fall. He made
fine showing on the basketball court
and was one of the strongest men on
the diamond While he made no claims
as a slab artist, he went into the box
on two occasions and surprised the Wis
itors and his teammates. He will go to
Berkeley next fall.
Dorsey Stephens will also go to Berk-
eley, and vii be heard from on the ath-
letic fed as well as in the literary
efforts of the institution. He played a
fine game in basketball last fall, and
was thought to zone on the best out
fielders in the county league.
Jack Claypool will go to Pennsy
next fall, and will be heard from on the
diamond. Jack played on the high
school ball team for the past three
seasons, and is fast first sacker. He
also played a fast game on the basket
ball court last fall.
Fernand Grass, the fast tackle and
mile runner of the school, and Eric
Eastman, the fast fullback, will go to
Berkeley next fail.
Robert Mclaughlin and Bulge Taft
two fast track men, will go to U. S. C.
next fall. Mclaughlin was considered
one of the fastest basketball players
of the school last winter.
Bishop Spencer, captain of the base
ball team and a guard of the football
eleven last fall, has not made his flu
ture school plans, and it is unlikely
that he will be in school next fall
Although some fine material has been
lost. it is thought that there will be
pltnty among the freshmen and the
new students who win enter from 9TH
er schools. Hollywood will be among
the few in the county that will play
the American game of football, and it
is the anticipation that the old football
lovers among the high school students
will Wend their way to this school.
Coach Webster has shown that he is
very strong coach, and the school
supporters are confident that winning
team win represent the school next fall.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27
RACE TALK ON
EVERY TONGUE
lcontlnued from paee onel


point. while twice that number is ex-
pected to be strewn along the eight
miles of the course.
Racers will not be permitted on the
course on July /, as was anticipated,
but by Saturday the restrictions will
be removed, which will give a week
of practice.
Three Cars as Choices
Among the heavy cars three cars are
more often mentioned than any others
as probable winners-viz.: the Loco
mobile. the Chadwick and the Lozier.
The Lozier reached the city yesterday
afternoon, having been driven down
from San Francisco by Harry Mich
ener. the crack professional driver,
who was accompanied by $. G. Rayl,
the San Francisco agent of that car.
The Chadwick, whose entrance was
fought in some quarters, will arrive
this week, as will also the Locomobile.
The Stoddard- Dayton car is here, as
are also the Columbia, Rambler, Pope
Hartford and the Apperson.
The Rambler will be the lowest
priced car in the battleship class, so
has everything to gain and nothing TO
lose. whatever its position, while the
Columbia will be the lightest car in
the race, with the smallest morse
power.
It is probable that Bruno Siebel may
he seen on the course behind a racing
wheel for the first time in some years.
Siebel is considered one of the best
drivers in the country, having put
more fear into Barney Oldfeld, IL is
said, than any other driver in the
world.
Christopherson. who made so splen-
Gid a showing in the Portland races
recently, will be behind the Cadillac
wheel.
Speculation regarding the winner Of
the light car event is varied, althousH
the Durocar is being picked by many.
The e. M. F. racer arrived the past
week, as did also the Maxwell and
both cars look to have any quantity
of staying qualities.
Murray Page is expected down from
San Francisco this week.
Seats went on sale yesterday for the
grand stands and the parks at the
Wiley B. Allen company, AIS South
RrOadWaV