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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-10

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Get a gallon of FIy-Skoot at
Searles' Drug Store and your COWS
will make 1-3 more butter. Only
81.
The millinery stores will close on
Monday nights at 6 O'Clock until Sep
tember 1st.
Summer is the tine for fur work.
We would be pleased to do yours
now. The BelknaU Millinery.
Stanely steam car, Model E. In
first class condition. Inquire Main
Street. 4t47
Mrs. Alexander Dunnett has ar
ranged to serve a strawberry lunch
on Saturday from II to in the Wis
taria Tea Room. Hot short cake,
coffee and ice cream will be served.
all for the benefit of the Woman S
Club House association.
Try the new college ice "Eclat''
at Searles' pure spring water soda
fountain.
Those wishing to be tutored in
secondary and High School subjects
apply to Beatrice Potts, Mount
HoIyoke is.
Address: Is Webster St.,
st. Johnsbury, VT.
Drink at Searles' Pure Spring
Water Soda Fountain.
Get some Liquid Glass at Searles'
Drug Store and preserve those
eggs.
"I wish I had known of Chi
Namel before my floors were
re-fnished," was an expression Oft
en- heard among the many ladies
who attended the Chi-Namel Demon
stration at F. R. Clifford's store. 81
never knew that it was possible for
varnish to stand so much abuse
and still be none the worse for
wear"
Sewing Machines. A few good
bargains in second hand machines,
taken in exchange for our new Cen
tral Needle. Standard and White
Rotary machines. Four Singers in
good condition, from 81 to $40; one
Household $5; two Williams ma
chimes, 81 each. McLean's Music
Store.
A splendid plate camera, practical
ly new, original price $110, sold at
less than half price. Also $50 con-
cert guitar in leather case, SIS at
McLean's.
Out-of-town ladies wishing over
night accommodations will find
them at the Woman's club house
on Cherry street. The matron in
attendance will satisfy your wants.
have now on hand the Coffee
sold at the Fairbanks Grocery store.
known as the Fairbanks Blend of
Coffee, S5 cents per pound. A. H.
Gleason.
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YOUNG MAN ELECTROCUTED
Stewart Hall Met Instant Death
While Working in the Scale
Shons

wednesday morning at 1 80 o'clock
Stewart Hall, who lives above St.
Johnsbury Center, was electrocuted
from an electric light at the Fair
banks scale shops. Wednesday
morning about three o'clock the
water main just outside the tower
building broke and flooded part of
the basement of the building which
is used as the hay scale room. This
room is divided into two parts and
is separated by two large iron doors
which were closed. When the night
watchman opened them he was gret-
ed by a flood of water which covered
the entire room. In one corner is
regular hay scale with the usual pit
underneath. This was filled with
mud and water which made the
movements of the scale very imper-
feet. All work had to be suspended
in the room until the water and mud
could be cleared away and Hall with
some other men were put to clean
ing out this pit.
Under here it was extremely dark
and a light was called for and
brought Before handing it to Hall
it had to pass through several other
hands and all experienced slight
shocks from the button, which is
generally covered with some noncon-
ductor The button being exposed
gave the holder direct contact with
the electricity. Hall who was stand
ing in water was grounded and re
ceived the whole of the 218 volts.
He was instantly taken outside the
building and DR.. Ross was sent for
but he died while being carried out.
His body was taken to Stanley's un-
dertaking rooms and then to his
home above ST. Johnsbury Center.
The funeral was held Saturday at
11.3O from the house, Rev. Mr.. Good
heart of ST. Johnsbury Center and
Rev. B. F. Butler of St. Johnsbury
officiating. The interment was in
Mt. Pleasant cemetery.
He leaves a father and mother, Mr..
and Mrs o. G. Hall of st. Johnsbury
Center, one brother, Everett, half
brother, Glenn Smith, of Missouri,
and a half sister, Mrs. Hattie McClay
of Montana.
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G. A. r.. ENTERTAINMENT.
Large Audience Witnessed a Fourth
of July Program at Hall.

OF July Program mt Hall.
A large appreciative audience en-
Joyed the program in the G. A. r.
nall on the evening Of the Fourth.
Mss Ruth Flint, the first on the pro-
gram rendered a piano solo In a very
creditable manner, after which Miss
Mabel Stevens gave an interesting
anecdote which related to one Of
the Grand Army clubs of the neigh
boring states. Mr.. Ross told a few
personal experiences that took place
the first four days I'm July I'm the year
OF 1868, and Dan Celley gave an
insight of the soldier life at the
National Soldier Home in Virginia.
After a pleasing vocal solo by Mrs.
Dodge, Rev. F. S. Tolman read a
selection which occurred in the
White House in Washington during
Abraham Lincoln's administration.
Mrs. Ernest Cross read an interest
ing paper that touched on the army
life of several of those present. At
ter piano duet by the Misses Flint
and Knight, patriotic speeches were
made by Mr.. Miner and DR.. Ward.
Ice cream and cake were served
which closed the quiet observance Of
the nations birthday and the Char
ter Knights anniversary of the Bat
lie OF Gettysburg.
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cient arms are needed and anyone
who will loan them can be assured
of their careful treatment and re-
turn.
The committee on caste met Mon
day evening at Miss Mary Ide's and
selected Charles H. Horton as chair
man. The other members are Miss
Ide and A. F. Stone. This commit
tee will go over the various episodes
and select the characters.
The following have been selected
as the folk dances: French. ''the
Vintage Dance; Italian, the 'Taren-
tella"; Scandinavian, "Kull Dan
sem; Irish, ''St. Patrick's Jig; );
Scotch, Scotch Reel; German,
Hopping Dance"
In the eleventh episode the little
tots will give the Danish Dance of
Greeting;" the boys will give the
Swedish Mems Ok Dansen"; and
the older boys and girls will give
the English Green Sleeves" Mr..
Peters has written the music for a
pantomime, Winter and Spring,
to be given by the children.
Rehearsals are being held regular
ly. This evening at 8.15 the chorus
will rehearse at Academy hall. At
the same place ana evening the ger
man Folk dancers will rehearse at Z,
the Spirits of the Rivers at 7.S0 and
the Spirits of the Valleys at 8. These
will begin promptly on the hour to
get out of the way of the following
rehearsal.
Thursday afternoon the children
will rehearse their pantomime,
''Winter and Spring" at 2.30 and the
Nature Spirits on the pageant
grounds at the same hour
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Museum Notes.

The following new flowers were
brought into the Museum during the
past week: Furple-fiowering rasp-
berry, wood nettle, comomn speed
well, fruit of red elder, fruitof downy
yellow violet, tall meadowrue and
great laurel or rose bay, July 5; COM
mon milkweed, monkey flower, eve
ming primrose, COW parsnip, yellow
avens, cinnamon rose and swamp
thistle, July 6; st. Johns wort, buck
bean, mullen, white aven, meadow
sweet, fruit of early fly honeysuckle,
spreading dogbane, moneyworts fruit
of thimble berry and musk meadow,
July g.
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RUSHING THE PAGEANT.
Costume Committees and Dance
Leaders Busy Preparing for a
Great Exhibition!

LeaOeFS busy preparing AOP q
Great Exhibition!
Rehearsals for the different parts
of the pageant are being regularly
held and everybody is getting the
spirit for the great exhibition. Plans
are being perfected for the grand
stand which will seat 5000 people.
B. C. Peters has finished writing the
music for the pageant and has gone
to New York where it will be sub
mitted to Arthur Farwell for criti-
cism.
The costume committee, Mrs. Her
bert w. BIodgett, Mrs. Alvin Flint
and Miss Helen Stevens, met at
Academy Hall Saturday and organiz-
ed by electing Mrs. Blodgett chair
man. Mrs. Langdon is the director
of costumes and will plan the collec-
ton of old costumes and the caring
of them and the reproduction of old
costumes.
1t has been discovered that the
saddle used by Mrs. Arnold, wife of
the founder of the town, is in exist
ence and an attempt will be made
to secure it and use it in the pag-
cant. Miss Charlotte Paddock s
piano, the first one owned in St.
Johnsbury, will also be used.
Kenneth Cross, leader Of the Indi-
ans and Rangers for the first episode,
has enrolled A. M. Lang, Hugh
Spaulding, Edward Paradis, Albert
Fox, John Prescott, Percy Bonnette,
Arthur AIMS, H. p. Goss, Glen Fales,
Webb Batchelder and Harris Drown
and is training them to handle real
fintlocks. A few more OF these an
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FATAL ACCIDENTS
E. E. Drown Drowned Sunday and
Stewart Hall EIectrOcuted We'd
nesday.

The third drowning accident and
the fifth life sacrificed in the Pas
sumpsic river this season, occurred
on Sunday when Ernest E. Drown
of tbs place was drowned while in
bathing. The other fatal accident OF
the week was the electrocution OF
Stewart Hall while working in the
Fairbanks scale shops.
| Mr.. Drown lost his life Sunday
afternoon at 1890 o'clock in the
Passumpsic river just above George
Morrill's farm while in swimming
with several relatives.
Saturday Mr.. Drown and his wife
attended the funeral of Stewart
Hall who was electrocuted in the
scale shops and were stopping over
Sunday with his brother, George,
who lives on a neighboring farm.
About IL o'clock in the morning some
of the party wished to go in bathing
and it was only after much persua-
sion that Ernest consented to go. Mr.
Drown was the only one in the par
ty, consisting of his brother and
wife, his sister, and wife, who could
swim and he was trying to teach
the others. He swan across the riv-
CT, anu Ddck once, ana DeIOr0 gong
again, he told them to watch him
carefully and see if they could get
the idea. When about in the middle
of the stream he called for help and
although boards were thrown to him
he sank before their eyes. His
brothers, Ivas and Arthur Of st.
Johnsbury were Immediately sum-
moned. His body was recovered
about 1.30 and taken to Calder
woods undertaking rooms. The fu-
neral will be held Wednesday, Rev.
Peter Black, officiating.
Mr.. Drown leaves a wife, Mrs.
Edna Drown, formerly Miss Edna
Williams, of Quebec; a little daugh-
ter, Evelyn Ruth; four brothers,
Ivas, Arthur, both of st. Johnsbury;
George of st. Johnsbury Center, and
Roscoe of Morgan; a sister, Ruby, of
St. Johnsbury; and his father, Job
Drown, of Morgan. Mr.. Drown had |
been driving a hack in the village |
the past summer. The interment |
will be at Mount Pleasant cemetery. |
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his friends. Mr.. Searles is one of the
successful young attorneys Of the
town and had considerable expert
ence in political work.
Rumors continue to be heard that
George w. Caldbeck is talking with
his friends concerning the nomina-
ton but he has made no public an
nouncement regarding the matter.
The names Of George H. Cross and
w. w. Blodgett have been mentioned
by their friends but it is not known
that either would accept the nomin-
alton.
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Clearing Out Prisoners.

There will soon be some vacancies
in the county Jail as Sheriff Worthen
begins today to take prisoners SEN
tened at the present term of Gale
donia county court away to serve
their time. Today he takes Fred
Woodward, the horse thief, Henry
Gilman, John Pedrozzo and Dan
Brooks to the state prison in Wind
sor to serve their respective terms.
Thursday he will take Thomas
Roberts and Louis Martel to Vergen-
mes to enter the Industrial school and
Napoleon Liberty to Rutland to begin
his sentence in the work house.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-10
Band Concert.

Hereafter band concerts will be
given on Thursday evenings, wealth
er permitting. If unfavorable, the
concert will be given the following
Tuesday evening.
Following is the program for this
week Thursday night in Summer
vile Park:
Medley March, I've Got Your
Number, Meyer
Overture, Asmodeus, Robinson
Waltz, Sweet Reflections, Fischer
Ghost Dance, G. Salisbury
Selection, "The Spring Maid"
Reinhard9
Simple Aven, (Thome)
Arr. Atherton
Two Step, Take a Little Tip from
Father, Snyder
Galop, Speedway, Richards
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-07-10
GOLDEN WEDDING
Rev. and Mrs. Edward 7. Fairbanks
Observed 5Oth Wedding Ami
versary Yesterday.

Fifty years ago yesterday, June 9
1862, Rev. Edward T. Fairbanks anC
Emma Cornelia Carleton were united
/ in the holy bonds of matrimony al
Derry, n. H, and yesterday being the
! 5Oth anniversary of their wedding
they kept open house to their friends
at their home Park street. A cou-
pie so prominently identified with
the life of the town would naturally
receive considerable attention on such
an occasion but so dearly loved as
Mr.. and Mrs. Fairbanks are by every
one acquainted with them the obser-
vance of the anniversary became al
most a town affair and large num-
Der gathered at the home to extend
their congratulations and best wishes.
The rooms of the home were dec
grated with flowers and the guests
were received by Rev. and Mrs. Fair
banks. Among the guests at the
home were Miss Mary E. Elliott of
Somersworth, N H., a schoolmate of
Mrs. Fairbanks and Mrs. Mary
Burnham Taylor of Boston, a cousin
of Mr.. Fairbanks. Both these ladies
attended the wedding SO years ago.
Several substantial gifts were left
by the various organizations with
which Mr.. and Mrs. Fairbanks are
connected.
The account of the wedding as pub
lished in The Caledon1an so years
ago may be of interest. 1t was as
follows:
sIn Derry, N. H., 9Th inst, at the
Female Academy, by Rev. L. S.
Parker, assisted by Rev. w. w. Thay-
er of St. Johnsbury, VT, Edward T.
Fairbanks of Andoyer Theological
Seminary to Emma G. Taplin. Mr..
F. with his wife sailed last Saturday
from New York to Liverpool, on his
way to Germany, where he will pros
ecute his studies"
The Rev. E. T. Fairbanks is one Of
the most widely known and respect
ed citizens of St. Johnsbury. He was
born here, May II, 1886, graduated
from Yale and Andover Theological
and then went abroad for
two and one half years of study. He
was ordained pastor of the First
church of st. Johns
bury at the Center Jan. 1, 1868, and
preached there for several years. In
1874, he became pastor of the South
church and continued there until
July IS, 1892. in his long service as
pastor at these two churches Rev.
Mr.. Fairbanks came into touch with
a large number of families either at
wedding festivities or in the sadness
of the funeral hour.
Besides being an able and scholar
ly preacher Mr.. Fairbanks is one OF
the most original wits and pleasant
and the more one knows
him the more they love and respect
him. AS librarian of the Athnaeum
he is able to place his wide knowl-
edge of books and writer's at the ser
vice of the reading public and re-
tains his lively interest in the young
people of the community. The pes
simism of age finds no Judgement
with him and everybody rejoiced that
he and his wife were spared to enjoy
this anniversary and cheerfully hailed
the couple over 70 years young.
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DEATH TO THE FLY
Vigorous Campaign Started.-The
Home Economics Committee
Backed by Health Officer.

The common house fly has proved
itself a deadly enemy. All over the
country people are being aroused to
the fact that the fly must be destroy
ed. With the hearty cooperation of
the whole body of citizens, several
goodly sized cities have waged such a
war upon the fly, that they have prac-
ticaIly abolished it in their locality.
What are the people in st. Johns
bury going to do about it? Are we
going to wake up to a full realiza-
tion of the danger of the wholesale
swarming of flies around our homes,
stables, hotels, and stores. 1t is not
enough that we kill just those that
find their way into our homes. We
must arouse to the fact that f1es are
born in filth, fed on filth; walk on
filth, and then, with filth sticking to
the fine hairs which cover their
heads, bodies, and legs, they travel
over our food; over our fruit and
berries which we are to eat, and
which we give our children to eat. !
Flies kill more people than wild |
beasts or poisonous snakes, as
many of them never get a chance to |
kill any human being but any one of |
the millions Of flies found around our |
homes, has chance, if he alights on |
our food, of carrying disease germs
and killing our whole family. One
fly, captured on South street, New
York, last summer, was found to be
carrying in his mouth, and on his
legs, over 100000 fecal bacteria.
Now one fly lays about 12O eggs
at a time, which hatch out and be-
come full grown flies in about two
weeks. They breed so rapidly that
in one summer, the children and
of one pair of flies may
amount to thousands of millions.
And remember that the germs they
carry, multiply much faster than the
flies do.
Now the fly season is here, we
ought to have begun a little earlier,
we ask all our townspeople to take
hold with a right good will and help
US make st. Johnsbury cleaner and
more sanitary by getting rid of these
disease carrying pests.
First swat the fly in your own
homes. Look carefully around your
houses. Any piles of refuse lying .
about is what the fly is looking for.
See that the garbage pail is covered
and everything unclean and un-
I
Then is is time to see what your
neighbors are doing. If they persist
n allowing rubbish and unsanitary
accumulations to exist, quietly re-
port them to the health officer, and
conditions will be promptly correct
I'd. The next thing is to see that
0ur house-furnishing stores, our
fruit stores, meat mark
Its, are carefully protecting the food
we are to eat. Every dealer in
own is to be visited and given a
chance to join our honor roll. This
list will be printed each week, and
We feel sure our careful housewives
Will quickly realize the advantage of
clean food and fruit which
has been carefully screened, and
protected from flies. We hope to be
able to furnish liquid to sprinkle
places around our streets.
Read carefully the fly catechism
which will be left at every house
n the village this week, and then
AXE hold with us and let us see if
We can make St. Johnsbury thor
,ughly sanitary place.
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FOR TOWN REPRESENTATIVE
J. Rolf searles Announces His Cam

j. Rolf Searles Announces His Cam
didacy-SOme Other Names Heard
The next political contest will be
for town representative and several
names have been heard in connection
with that honor. J. Rolf Searles.
the attorney, has been mentioned
for the place and has received SO
much encouragement that he has de-
cided to become a candidate and viii
be glad to receive the support OF all
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Vol. Lxxv. No. 48--wHoLE NO. s9l2

Cleanliness is next to Godliness's
and self preservation is the first law
OF nature. Therefore GET RID OF
THE FLY.
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Wives of all men should

remind them that their lives they should in-
sure, and departing leave behind them homes
and incomes all secure. National Life Ins.
Co.. of VT. (Mutual)
w. w. BPRAGUM & SON.
@on- Agents OF Northeastern vSF@snG
g. SaAmsbmEys VaswemA.
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So. Iohnspury Athenaeum.

LIBRARY READING ROOM ART GALLERY
O'Clock to 9 O'Clock each week day, Wed
nesday evenings excepted.
O'Clock to O'Clock Sundays.
All are invited.
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EaswelI Royal Arch Chapter. No. IL.
Stated Conversations Friday evening,
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The Museum of NatnraI science.

Open week days 9-12 A. NJ, 1-4P. NJ
Sundays $50 to 5 p. NJ.
All visitors welcomed.
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Knights of Pythias.

Regular Convention of Apollo Lodge, No
2, Tuesday evening, July 10.
ERNEST L. AoRRnL, c. c.
W.. c. HARVEY. K. r. s.
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Palestine cOmmandery. No. SIX. T.

Stated Conclave Tuesday evening,
HORACE A. KIDDER, Em Commander.
DELos M. BACON. Recorder
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FRATERNTTY ArEETINGs.

PassumDsie Lodge, No. "a. +. and A. n.
Called Communication, Thursday evening
July II. Work &. A. degree.
FRED II. DoLLoFF, W. NJ.
DELos M. BACON. Secretary
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DAVID R. COLE, 3. H. P.
DRLos M. BACON. Secretary.
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LOCAL NOTICES.

Notices will be inserted In this
column in reading matter type at the
rate OF ten cents a line for the first
insertion and five cents line for sub
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-11
SOUTH RIVER

Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Stratton and
son Milton have returned to their
home In South Amboy, after apleas-
ant visit with her parents, MI. and
Mrs. Daniel Seloyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roman Smith are
rejoicing over the birth of a pretty
baby girl.
Miss Marion Anderson has re-
turned home from a pleasant visit
with Miss Beatrice Rue, of Long
Branch i.
Miss Emma Bauer and Miss
Helen Whitehead are visiting in East
Milestone.
Miss Mabel Lynn, of Brooklyn. Is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. James
Fisher.
Misses Linnie and Mile Mahring
have returned to their homes in
Brooklyn, after a pleasant visit
with Mrs. Pauline Klausen.
Mrs. Harry Whitehead Is Ill at
her home in Washington street.
The first annual picnic of the I'M
perial band will be held Monday
evening. July 10, In Washington
Park. A live committee has charge
of the affair and they expect to
have a number of attractions in
connection with the picnic.
President Hopkins and Superin-
tendent Ward, Of the New York
and New Jersey Steamboat Com
pany, made an official visit to the
borough Monday. They are well
pleased with the amount Of freight
that tho steamer South River is car
rying daily. The officials inspected
the steamboat dock, which they will
have repaired very soon. Merchants
are elated over the steamboat SER
vice .
Mrs. Timmons, Of Ocean Grove,
is at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
William Morgan, of Main street. and
will spend the balance Of the sum-
mer here .
Regular weekly prayer service in
the Methodist church tonight. Rev.
J. Lord will leave In Monday and
will spend a two weeks vacation IN
Pittsie1d, Mass.
The proposed ice cream parlor
and confectionery store which was
to locate In the Hermann building
has found suitable quarters In an
outside town and will not come to
South River.
Riverside Council, No. 80, Jr. O.
U. A. M, will hold a regular meet
Ing in Mechanics hall tonight.
Miss Blanche Brant is spending
a few days among friends in the
country.