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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-12-29
A. II. GLEASON,
70 Main Street
BANK BOON LOST.

Whereas 1, Mrs. c. F. McGoh of st.
Johnsbury, in the County of Caledonia, am
a depositor in the Citizens Savings Bank &
Trust Company of st. Johnsbury, in the
bank issued to me depositors book No.
1891, and dated the 14th day of August,
1909; and whereas said book is lost or
destroyed. Now in accordance with the
notice Is hereby given that if no other person
makes claim to said book or deposit within
one month after said loss or destruction
shall have been advertised for three successive
weeks In accordance with the statute. then
and in that case said bank will issue to me a
duplicate book and it shall not be liable
thereafter on account of said original book
Dated at st. Johnsbury, in the County
of Caledonia this 18th day OF December A. d.
1909. ,
MRS. C. +. McGoFF
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-12-29
ANNUAL MEETING.

The Annual Meeting of the Corporators of
the Passumpsic Savings Bank will be held at
the rooms of the Bank, January ~, 1910, at
two O'Clock in the afternoon.
w. S. BoYNTON,
Secretary.
St. Johnsbury, VT, Dec. 1 4, 1909.
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The c. F. Smith Pomona.

meeting of c. F. Smith Pomona
Grange was held in Enosburg Falls last
Saturday. the subordinate Oranges of
East Berkshire. West Berkshire, Bakers s
field, West Enos burg and Richford being
represented.
The following officers wereQ installed ::
Master, N. P. Ladd of East Berkshire;
overseer, X. c. Ovitt of West Enosburg;
lecturer. F. W. Spicer of East Enosburg;
secretary, E. A. Sturtevant of East Fair
field treasurer Fay Brigham of Bakers
field chaplain, Howard Grant of East
Berkshire; steward, W. S. ROBBIE OF
Franklin; assistant steward, Howard
Arms ofRichford; lady assistant steward,
Miss Ethel Colver of Rchtord; Ceres,
Mrs. N. P. Ladd of East Berkshire Flora
Mrs. w. S. Robie of West Berkshire; Po-
mona, Mrs. Charles Allen of East Berk-
shire At the afternoon session the fifth
degree was exempli6ed for the benefit of
Montgomery Grange which had not here
tofore affiliated, and for the benefit of the
members of other oranges represented.
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Farmers
Exchange

Advertisements of any kind of farm prop
erty help wanted by farmers, farms for sale
or to rent inserted in this column for one cent
figures as a world, for the first insertion
and one-half cent for each subsequent inser-
ton. Any advertisement will be run six
times for three cents words. No credit al
lowed for these advertisements as the
amounts are too small to be booked.
Always mention the CALIFORNIAN in an
swering an advertisement.
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FOR SALE. Eight pure blooded White
Leghorn Rose Combed pullets. fully matured
and laying; also two cockerels. NJ. A. FAY,
r. F. d. /, St. Johnsbury.
WANTED five hundred hens and chickens.
Phone T1-3. M. ID. Lyster, St. Johnsbury.
FOX SERVICE. Registered Chester
Boar. U. G. Goss.
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Through the White Mountains

To Lancaster, Colebrook North Conway,
Boston, Portland, Lewiston, Bangor, Bar
Harbor and St. John.
LOCAL TINE TABLE-ON AND AFTER
OCT. +, 1909.
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Business Directory.
PHYSICIANS,
WILLIS 3. FITCH, M. D.

Office 9612 Railroad Street. Residence 9S
Railroad Street.
General Practice Office hours to 9 a. M.
to and to s p m. Sundays l to p m.
Both Phones.
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n, H, MILTIMORE, M, D,

Physician and Surgeon. Office and residence
50 Main Street.
Office Hours: So
1890 2
rs
N. Z. Phone 1912. Cit. Phone M-S7
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C. A c7AMToN, M. D.

% y NFNNW ONJ VT u
s.. Johnsbury, VT.
Specialist, Eye, Ear Nose and Throat.
Office 20 Main st. Over Post Office.
Office Hours-t9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Even
ings, except Wednesdays, from until $50.
Appointing 1ts for examinations of the eyes
for glasses car bednade in advance by letter
o. telephOne.
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DR.. j. M. ALLEN

Specialist,
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat and General Sur
gerry "a Railroad Street, st. Johnsbury, VT.
Hours So, f2-2, rs, and by appoint
ment. Both phones.
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CHARLoTTE FAIRBANKS. M. d.

Office "a Main st. Residence "a Western Ave.
Office Hours: o to II a. m, 80 to $50
p. m. Monday and Thursday Z to 8 p. m
and by appointment.
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New Board of Investment.
Fire Engines Burned,

The round house at Alburg belonging to
the Rutland railroad was burned Thurs
day morning, the fire being discovered at
about three o'clock. Five engines were
destroyed, and the total loss is set at
100000 The origin of the fire is not
known. Two of the engines destroyed
were of the best type in use on the rail-
road. There is partial insurance.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21
TIT { SUNSET
MIDGET OF AUTOS
WIN S SO MIES
LIVINGSTONE IN C0RBIN GETS
FIVE-MlLE HANDICAP
SlEFERT LEADS TO FIRST PRIZE
IN TEN.MILE FREE FOR ALL
Exciting Events at Ascot Park MINI
ged with Accidents and Tire
Troubles-15o-Mile Race
This Afternoon

The best series OF automobile events
that have taken place at Ascot park
were those of yesterday afternoon.
There was excitement from the first
of the program, tires were blown and
lost ad inhnitum, wheels were torn
from the bodies of the cars; Frank
Free, with the big Isotta, broke her
steering .knuckle, smashed her front
wheel, and Free and his ear went
blowing through and across the road
and through the outside fence. Har-
ris Hanshue, with his Apperson, Jack
Rabbit, lost n tire on the last turn of
the track, which wound around the
chain of the car and stopped her dead,
putting her out of commission. and
finally young Carlson, driving the Cad
lilac in making the last turn also, ran
into a deep rut, which threw the
young lad and his car against the
other side, smashed the wheel and he
and his mechanician were thrown Vio-
lently into the track. Neither were
seriously injured and later the mother
of the young man was driven to the
scene of the accident i'm an automobile
and brought the injured boy to the
grandstand, where he stood up and
was loudly cheered by the crowd pres
ent Later he was placed in the am
bulance and conveyed to his home,
where he was reported as doing we'll
later in the evening.
The first event OF the afternoon was
a one-mile race against time, in which
the Isotta. Palmer-Singer Corbin and
Franklin participated. the mile being
made by the Palmer-S Singer in 1904 2-5;
Franklin, 1905: Isotta, 1906 rs, and the
Corbin in 1:10 2-5.
The next event was the ten-mile
race, which was won by the Palmer
Singer in 10:47 2-5. with the Corbin
second at 11:42. During this race the
Corbin was found to have jolted one
of her pet cocks loose and consequent
ly did not develop the time of which
the car is capable.
The next number on the list was
the fifty-mlle race, but in the mean
time an electro race was scheduled.
but only one car appeared a Fritchle, |
which had been entered by Roby |
Moore, the agent for the car at Ocean !
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21
SAN FRANCISCO
AUTO MEN WE D
ORGANIZE A MOTOR TRADE
ASSOCIATION
Are Not to Oppose Dealers Associa-
ton, but to AgeressiveIy Promote
Activity in the Business
of Automobiles

A new organization of the automo-
bile trade interests of San Francisco
has been formed under the name of the
Motor Trade association. This organi-
zation is the outgrowth Of the Lunch
con club formed a few weeks ago by
dozen or SO well known automobile
men of that city, and it's aim is to
/ promote actively the best interests of
the automobile business of San Fran
cisco. Bylaws are to be adopted and
oilcers elected in the next day or two.
irving j. Moore, manager Of the Pa
! enc coast branch of the Locomobile
company of America, is the tempor-
| ary chairman of the new association.
Inc other members are Harry L. Owes
hey' manager of the California branch
OF the Winton Motor Carriage COM
pany; Rene ]. Marx, western repre-
sentative of Renault Freres of France:
>. {. Chapman. northern California
agent OF the Oakland car of Pontiac,
Mich; w. f. Culberson, manager of
the Pierce Arrow Sales company, and
II. b. Rector of the same firm: C. S.
Richardson of the Reliance Automobile
company, agents for the Knox car and
the Detroit electric; H. L. Pelton, local
representative Of the Columbia car: e.
p Brinegar, president Of the Pioneer
Automobile company, representing the
Thomas. Chalmers-Detroit and Hud-
son cars; Henry d. Mccoy of the ac-
cessory firm of Chanslor &s Lyon, and
B. H. Pratt, the new Pacific coast rep
resentative of the Fisk Rubber COM
pany
Speaking yesterday of the aims OF
the new association, one of the men,
bers said: "Our organization is by no
means to be considered as an oppo-
nent of the present Automobile Deal
ers' association. We would be glad to
have the cooperation of that associa-
tion in anything that we may under
take. But there are from time to time
questions arising in the business that
seem to require some concerted line of
action among the automobile men, and
the new association will remain virile
and ready at all times to deal with the
problems that come up.
Election will be by nomination and
ballot. Every member of the associa-
tion must be a booster and ready oc-
casionally to make some personal sac
rif1ce for the best interests Of the trade.
We believe that there is a big field
here for an active association with an
impartial regard for all interests. Else
where fine work is done by such or
ganizations and there seems to be no
good reason why San Francisco should
not avail itself of the same opportu-
nifty to advance its interests by ef-
fective organizations"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21
Remarkable Work of eoodyears

Seems to be habit with the Good
year tires to bring home their racing
cars without much trouble occurring
to cause drivers or owners grief. The
record of winnings made by the Good
years is a long one on this Pacific
coast and with each race they con-
tinue to mark up more victories.
Only yesterday in the events at
Ascot park the Corbin, winner of the
five-mile free-for-all and second in the
ten-mlle race; the Sunset. winner of
the fifty-mile event. and the Fritchle-
the electric car of Roby More-were
equipped with Goodyears and expert
enced no trouble whatever. The Sun
set is to use the same tires again this
afternoon in the 15O-mile race.
But this is the same old story over
and over again with the Goodyear
tires. w. d. Newerf, whose firm is
the distributing agency for Goodyears,
reports a steady gain in the sales of
these tires and demonstrations such as
We're given yesterday afternoon at As
cot are convincing enough surely for
those who want service out of the
tires they equip with.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21
BUYS CONTRO
OF lSOTTA co.
QUINBY & &C. ACQUIRE INTER
EST IN FAMOUS MILAN CARS
Will Establish Agencies in All Big
Cities and Compete with Ameri-
can Made Cars In United
States and Canada

! J. NJ. Quinby & Co. of Newark, New
Jersey, the pioneer body builders
have acquired a controlling interest in
the Isotta Import company Of 1923
Broadway, New York city, the sole
distributing agents of the famous
Milan product.
p. Fremont Rocket, we'll known in
the automobile trade as one of the
veterans, is the manager Of the COM
pany in New York. Referring to the
aims and policies of the company for
1910 under the new management, he
said: THE general plans OF cam
patgn and policies for the coming year
will consist of putting forth every
energy to place the Isotta to the front
all over the United States instead of
confining efforts simply to New York
city. The Isotta Import company will
cover the United States thoroughly
and place agencies in every one of the
large cities to act as distributing
points. Already prominent and re-
liable parties have secured agencies
for Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia
and Toronto, Canada.
THE Isotta Import company will
carry and keep in stock a complete line
Of the eight different models manufac-
tured by the Italian company, includ-
ing a full and complete line and stock
of parts for the use and benefit of all
Isotta owners who desire replacements
or repairs. In short, it will be our
constant aim and study to aid and
assist all who have purchased the
Isotta cars in the past or who may
decide to do so in the future. The
Isotta Import company will also act
as New York city representatives for
the famous Quinby aluminium bodies,
which have the benefit of a reputa-
tion and guarantee of seventy-five
years of square dealings behind them"
Col. F. c. Fenner of the newly
formed Motor Car Import company of
Los Angeles, Cal, has purchased and
entered in the big races a duplicate
Isotta of the famous winner of the
celebrated Targa Florio road race win
ner, where the first two cars, which
were Isottas, made an average of
seventy-1ve and seventy-four miles an
hour respectively. The new company |
will also act as Pacific coast distrib- |
uters and agents for the complete |
Isotta lines
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21
THOMASCOMPAN HAS
BLOCK TEST SYSTEM.
INTERVIEW WITH C0MPANY'S
ENGINEER ON METHOD
Accurate Record Is Kept of Work of
Every Engine on Card System,
Which May Be Seen by Vis-
itors at Any Moment

The E. r. Thomas Motor company
has inaugurated a system of block
testing that ranks as the best in the
country In the past most factories
have regarded the block testing de-
partment as unimportant and except
the function of running in the engine
so that 1t could be turned over or
started easily in the road test. This
being the casei the department set
aside in most factories is a dark room,
poorly kept and lacking in attention
in every way; not only is it disgusting
to the visitors to go into such a de-
partment, but to the Workmen as well,
with the result that the general con-
.trast between this department and the
other departments make the men feel
that they are of less importance to
the concern.
The aesthetic effect upon their work
brings about carelessness, and the
workmanship of such a department,
as a consequence, can be no better
than the product of these same men.
The Thomas company early realized
the dormant opportunities of we'll
kept and carefully managed depart
ments, which yield in return a more
finished output.
Their designers visited the different
factories in the United States for the
purpose of inspecting and acquiring
all the good points and means of elm
mating their bad points, the result be-
ing the motor testing building is mod
ern in every particular. Visitors are
impressed upon entering this depart
ment with the large amount of light,
the general cleanliness of the floor
and the alert activity of the men, so
that it is possible to regard. this de-
partment as a laboratory where the
design Of the engineering department
and the practice of the shop come to-
gether for a test of practical use. For
we might regard the twenty
units or blocks that we have as twen-
ty individual power plants, each of
which is to be brought to it's highest
efficiency before it is turned
over to it's users; each one is treated
In a similar way so that any change
In the general performance is easily
noted 1y it's contrast. This is of the
greatest benefit. not only to the engi-
neering department, but to the GUS
toners, for it implies a concentrated
attention to every detail that we be-
ieve is seldom found. A detailed de-
of one of the units will help
to show how We can accomplish the
above theory.
Before the engine is allowed to go
In the brake test it is brought into
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21

Park, and for which he is the agent
for California.
Leon r. Shelter was on hand, this
time in his electric, or rather the car
of Mrs. Shelter, and to make the
race Shelter offered to run the mile
Woods. Moore ran away from the
Woods and during the late afternoon
Shelter crossed the line second.
1t was then announced that the APP
person Jackrabbit, which up to this
time had not made its appearance, had
just started her engines at the garage
and that Hanshue would be at the
track within a very short time, ready
to go in the flfty-mile event. In the
meantime to entertain the audience a
fiVe-mile handicap was made up with
the Corbin, Sunset Franklin and
Palmer Singer at the tape. And 1t was
i'm this race that AL Livingstone made
the best dash of the day. He hung to
the track and hugged the inside fence
with the little red car, and reeled off
the five miles In 5:21R, winning first
money, doing some splendid headwork
and showing that had his car been
Just as she was when she cleaned up
the track a few weeks ago. Livingstone
would have torn down all the records
for five miles. As 1t was he came
within three seconds of the track rec
ord for Ascot, that time being 5:18.
Shortly after the completion of this
event, the fifty-mile race was started
and there was something doing In that
event from the very first of 1t. The
cars lined up for the run were the
Isotta, Franklin, Cadillac Sunset and
Apperson Jackrabbit At the command
to go all of the cars were off in a
bunch. and the first two or three miles
was as pretty a race as one could want
4 4 IL. III H.
machines spun like mad and the pace
set by .Hanshue with the Rabbit was
surely going some, for he took the pole
away from the Isotta and held 1t until
making the last turn before coming
down the home stretch, Hanshue lost a
rear tire which wound about the chain
of the car and stopped her dead, which
put him out of the running The
Palmer-Singer, with that old reliable
war horse Frank Siefert, took the lead,
held ii for miles until he haC tire trou-
bles and had to make the change of a
rear wheel tire. This permitted the
little Sunset-or Peter Pan-driven by
A. McLarty to step into first place. |
which she held to the end. Siefert had
another tire break later and again lost
some valuable time. but his changes |
were made quickly. and the manner In |
which he drove the miles after renew |
ing tires showed the determination of
the man TO win. Ralph Hamlin's Grey
hound in the meantime, with Guy driv-
ing, was making good time and for
period looked as though she would |
make the race her own, but Irwin also
had the tire troubles of the Palmer
Singer, and this allowed the Peter Pan
to retain the lead in first place
1t was in this race that young VIII
liam Carlson was driving along In the
Cadillac, making a very consistent run,
too. the car seemingly doing the bid
ding of her driver very smoothly until
he came to that fatal hole in the last
turn Of the track and was thrown from
the broken car. The Sunset won the
race in 5S;19 1-5, the Palmer-Singer
second In 60:5S.
Today the big 150-mile event will take
place. All of the cars that were entered
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21
Fenner Ready with Coin

Fred C. Fenner has his dander up
at this time. He was ready to go any
route last night, for the rumors came
to his ear that the big red italian
stock car wasn't in the running at all,
and going out after the Isotta had her
brought into the shop, where a gang
of mechanics were set to work on her
at once so that she will be ready for
the 150-mile race this afternoon in as
good shape as she ever was. Fenner
wants to see some of these people who
have had so much to say about the
Isotta, and tells them to call around
and see him. Fenner offers to bet $500
that the Isotta will win the 150-mile
race today so If there are any who
have that or more to wager all they
have to do is talk to Fenner, for he
is warm under the necktie over it,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21

the department and thoroughly in
! spected, then 1t Is run in" for a
period of five hours to determine if the
assembling has been correct and also
to timber the engine, preparatory tC
running under its own power. The
engine is then run under for a period
of fifty hours, after which it is torn
down"
Each motor is mounted on a heavy
frame work, cast-iron and steel, in
such a manner that every part is ac-
! cessible and easily observed. The
water and gas connections are at
tached in exactly the same manner as
they are on the cars, so that as far
as possible we can interpret the per-
formance of this same motor upon
the road before it is assembled in the
chassis. The water. for instance, as
1t leaves the motor is at all times OBJ
served in this way we can tell whether
motor is over-heating or requiring
an excessive amount of water to keep
it cool. Directly connected to each
motor and in the same frame is a
hydraulic testing dynamometer or
brake, which can be so regulated that
any desired load can be thrown upon
the motor and accurately measured.
Starting at a low speed and going up
to 1900 revolutions per minute the
horse-p power is noted, and the 'charac-
teristic curve plotted from this data.
These curves are plotted upon regular
cross section paper and the average
performance is also plotted so that If
the motor under the test falls below
average performance it is instantly
detected and either is tuned up during
the test or entirely gone over at
later time. For the small tayicab
motors we employ a large fan or
blower, in order to absorb the horse
power. then the motor being tested
must drive this fan up to a certain
number of revolutions per minute. In
this way we get a similar test for the
smaller engines which are not large
enough to handle on the hydraulic
system"
We believe we are the only concern
that employs a scientific instrument
for locating noisy construction. 1t
does not depend upon how the inspec-
tor feels as to whether the engine will
pass or not, but we prove-to him be-
fore his eyes exactly the condition of
the cylinders. The engine is fully
plugs, magnetic, etc, so that all parts
received by the customer on his engine
have been used in making the test
When the inspector has found that all
these parts are performing their func-
tions in their proper way he passes
the engine and it goes out of the de-
partment to be assembled in the
chassis.
The character of the assembly work
and all of the parts are INSPECTED and
defective ones are Immediately re-
placed. After the engine has been as
sembled it is run in for period of
five hours and then put on it's severe
brake test. 1t is then rigidly in
spected by man not connected with
the department-one that has an un-
biased opinion as to the finished prod
uct. No engine can go out of the
department until it develops the horse |
power specified at all speeds by the |
engineering department. The cards |
that contain this data are at all times |
kept on record and open for inspec- |
ton by customers of the concern.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21

and upon the track yesterday will be
on hand promptly at o'clock for the
start. The owners of the cars meeting
with the hard luck of yesterday will
have them repaired by all night work
by corps of mechanics at them last
night, and each promises to have his
car at the starting line at 2 o'clock
sharp this afternoon.
This race will be for blood. Siefert
and Free and Livingstone are deter
mined to capture that cash prize of
$3.50, and it is safe to say there will be
some desperate running this afternoon.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21
MitcheIIs Are Cominu

The first carload of 1910 Mitchells for
delivery will arrive Tuesday and five
carloads will follow within the next
few weeks. The Greer-Robbins forces
as we'll as the Mitchell enthusiasts are
elated that deliveries have at last start
ed on the popular thirty. This car has
made a big hit this season, and the
local agency expects a record-breaking
sea son.