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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-11-28
THANKSGIVING
in The WOODS

r r RBANITES need not think
they are the only~persons who
" have n good time on Thanks
giving day, Tor IL they could
but peep into the activities OF tile peu-
pie on The farms aud see how they OBJ
serve the holiday It would not be sur.
prising II just a tinge of envy should
be incurred.
Thanksgiving day on the farm IS
day OF fcstivity and iolliGcatlon. Il is
genuine product of enjoyment. de-
pendent sometimes largely upon condi-
tisns OF the weather and upon the nat
ural facilities provided for enjoyment.
and 1t is entirely uaadulterated with
the more modern and perhaps super
fetal tat least from ruralite's view
point contrlvances FOR entertainment
which the city affords. IL nation
can be judged by the manner in which
its national holidays IRE observed the
character OF The people who InllahIt the
, country and the city can lie determined
by the application OF the same rule.
Probably the majority Of the men
folks on the farm turn their thoughts
to hunting on Thanksgiving day The
instinct TO so out ON Thanksgiving
morning and shoot turkey for the
holiday feast is stu quite strong in the
average ruralite although the birds
have become few In number. There
are comparatively few places now in
the United States where u hunt re
suits in the capture OF a turkey. rhnse
good old days when people did not
need TO consult the market price Of tur
key when planning ttsir ThanksgirIns
feast have gone. by. and even 0n The
farm some thought is given to the
market price Of The tiiic yO6ng gobbIer
before 1t is decided. to serve him up
for the holiday dinner instead OF ship
ping him to the city market.
But the larder OF the pru"ident farm
family is generally well filled. anl per.
haps less thought is directed 10 the
Thanksgiving dinner rs to'ihr manner
of sport and enjoyment that can bc
obtained out OF the day. Fowls OF
some kind are always To he found III
! abundance about the barnyHrd, and
the preparations for the dinner re-
quIre but little time once when Il de
cision is made rs 10 what tile menu
shall consist of. And ''butchcring tlmc'
has just passed, and in the cellar Or
the smoke house are plenty OF posi-
billtles that would make the mouth or
an urbanite water.
! So thoughts turn to the field and for
est for days hunting. And it seems
to be about the only day In the year
when nearly every man and boy old
enough to handle a gun goes hunting.
The farmer VIII let the hunters from
the city bang about all over his farm
during the early part of the season.
when game is plenty-if 1t ever is-but
| he viii keep right ahead husking his
corn, ballng his hay. hauing In pump
kins. ETC.. until Thanksgiving day
comes around. Then he gets the hunt
ingfever.
There is no work done on Thanksgiv-
ing. It would be almost a heathenish
act not to take the day on" no mat
ter how urgent the farm wor!; may be.
II there is snow on Thanksgiving 1t
is regular day in paradise for the
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-11-28
PRIZE winner
Is Mrs. Wheelock Of This City
in Armour's Cooking
Recipe Contest.

The November number OF
Armour's Monthly Cook Book an
nounces that Mrs. Emily wheelock,
of this city, won fourth prize for the
entire state OF West Virginia in the
Armour recipe contest over several
hundred contestants. Her prize
recipe is for making bacon gems is
as follows:
Sift two cups OF wheat -four over
one cup o. graham nnur. one tea
spoon of salt. one tablespoon OF
sugar, and two teaspoons OF baking
powder. Add one cup of milk. one
well beaten egg, two level table
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SEVEN

CONTINUED from page one. J
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-11-28
NEW PREsBYTERY.

ELKlNs. Nov 25.-The new Pres
bytery OF Tygarts Valley created at
the last meeting fthe synod Of yir-
ginia in Richmond in October. organ-
lied at Elkins, by leecting the Rev.
F. H Barron. pastor OF the Davis Mes
mortal Presbyterian church. Elkins;
the Rev. y. W. Kuykendal. Beverly,
W. Va. clerk, and T. NJ. Mccorkley.
treasurer.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-11-28
LODGE
tConlfnuoG from page one. }

--~-~-------->---,--,-~
the Lodge.
Closing ode-(Air: Home, sweet
Home")-the Lodge and audi
ence.
We've finished our labors, the part
ing has come.
And each OF our Brothers now
goes to his home;
And our vo ces blending, we now
will depart,
In perfect love. giving each note
from the heart.
Benediction-The Rev. o. Dale King
Recessionnl-v Festival
...,........... Arthur Foote
Miss Ionia Smith.
The deceased members of the
lodge are c. Sprigg Sands, w. Ebert
Dawson, W. b. McGary, G. Carl
Kunst, Charles ]. Con. r. I.
Lowndes. Jr., j. +. Jones, H. w.
Hendershot, Edward Tunstill, f.
Carlin, Frank H, Rhodes, NJ. J..
McAndrew, NJ. Frost, Thomas w.
Floyd, James T. Drudy, W. c.
showalter, Thomas B. seely, Thomas
7. Wallis, c. A. Templeton, Edward
r.. Davis, Charles NJ. Gaylord, clyle
r. Bartlett, Benjamin F. Hornor,
W. J. Nlcoles, Leo DAWSON, owen
Kraft, Michael J. Francis, W. Frank
Mcdonald, r. c. Plckard. R. P.
Williams. Hugo Herb, Henry B.
Warder. William ]. Primm. John
Terry, James NJ. Devine, John H.
Clifford and W. Roy Byrd.
The members of the lodge win
all meet in the lodge room at 1880
o'clock sharp and march to the
church.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-11-28
COON
CONTINUED from page one. )

Blair Willison chairman, Arthur Par
sons, Frank Y Gaylord, Claude Gore,
and j. u. carskadon was selected to
Investigate me number OF miles TO be
improved in these districts and for
muiate piSns for securing the CO.
operation OF the citizens in Coal.
Clark ana Tenmile districts, reporting
at the next luncheon meeting. one
week from today.
At the next luncheon when this sub
iect is further discussed, representa-
tives from the outlying districts. par
ticularly salem, will be invited to be
present.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-11-28

NLA@hAA GN&h1OENE hNNAo OEt 1hhNhS-
GIVING.
men and boys, for then It is quite an
easy matter to track Mr.. Bunny 10 his
hiding place and chase him out to be.
come target for the hunters. The
rabbit being about the only kind Of
game that cannot be exterminated, bur
sticks like the faithful dog wherever
space is cleared away for home in
the forest, it is the most common game
that is hunted on Thanksgiving. Al.
though there is often about one hunter
for every rabbit. this does not seem
materially to diminish the sport. for
after the day is over those who are
short in their string of game take con
ISOLATION in the fact that they had a
good time anyway"
Aside from rabbit hunting, there is
other game to be found in most coun.
try districts. such as pheasants and
quail. But whether all this game has
been killed earlier. in the season by
professional hunters makes little DIFF.
ference to the people in the country.
III they Nhi nave lHelI duHuhl nunt
on Thanksgiving day at any rate. 1t
is an annual custom with them, and
the woods and fields constitute sort
of Mecca to which they make their Wis
its as regularly as the holiday comes.
But with # all the Thanksgiving din
ner is looked forward to with sort OF
primary Importance that indicates that
the farmer. and the resident OF the city
are not so much unlike in their holiday
lncllnations after all.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-11-28

spoons Of melted butter and one cup
of finely chopped Armour's Star Ba.
con. Beat well. Pour into hot gem
pans. Bake in a hot oven. Serve
for breakfast, emitting other meats
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-11-28

Stephenson mines signing the union
scale. About fifty mon had returned
to work this morning. and that many
more are expected TO return tomor-
row. 10 difficulty has been exper-
fenced throughout the district for sew
eral days.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-11-28

n. L. Minter. of Grafton. has re-
turned home after visit at this
bedside OF his uncle, Joseph Noble,
of South Third street, who is very
i'll OF Bright's disease.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-11-28

Judge NJ. H. willis. or New mar
tlnsville, is a visitor here.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-11-27
Probate OF WIN
RSTATE OF SARAH nRA


STATE OF VERMONT, District of Caledonia S..
The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis
trict of Caledonia: To all persons inter
ested in the estate of Sarah Dea, late of St.
Iohnsbury, in said district, deceased, greet
ing:
At Probate Court, holden at ST. Johns
bury within and for said District on the 14th
day of Nov. A. d. 1912 an. instrument pur-
porting to be the last Will and Testament of
Sarah Dea, late of st. Johnsbury in said
District, deceased, was presented to the Court
aforesaid. for Probate.
And it is ordered by said Court that the
9TH day of December, A.. D.. 1912, at the Pro-
bate Office in said st. Johnsbury. be assigned
for proving said instrument; and that notice
thereof be given to all persons concerned, by
publishing this order three weeks successive
ly in the Californian, a newspaper circulat-
ing in that vicinity, In said District, previous
to the time appointed.
Therefore. you are hereby notified to APP
pear before said Court. at the time and place
and contest the probate OF said
will, If you have cause.
Given under my hand, at st. Johnsbury in
said district this 14th day OF Nov, A. d.
1912.
WALTER P. SMITH, Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-11-27
CHURCH NOTES

First Church of Christ, Scientist, Ply
THAN Building. Sunday morning service
1915. Subject, Ancient and Modern
Necromancy, alias Mesmerism and Hyp-
notism, Denounced" The reaoing room
is in the same building and is open daily,
except Sunday. from 2.3O to p. m.
Church of the Messiah, Universal
list. The pastors theme Sunday
morning will be why the Common
Man pays so Much for his Ton of
Coal or the modern method of
Grinding the Face of the Poor. .
The leader of Y. P. G. U. in the yes
rty at seven will be Milton Mont
gomery.
The Murray class of men at the
Church of the Messiah will, at the
Sunday school hour, discuss the fol-
lowing topics during December:
Dec. 1, "Child Labor" Dec. 8,
Women in Industry" Dec. Is,
Organization of Labor" Dec. %,
Peace" Dec. 20, Housing" All
men interested are invited to the
noon hour meetings of this class. A
man is welcome to come either to
instruct or be instructed. The pas
tor will lead.
First Baptist church, 1890 a. m,
subject, "Thronged, Touched" Z
p. m, for the evening service the
speaker will be Mrs. Upham of Nal
den, Mass. She is one of the most
dramatic and fascinating speakers
in this country. Her father was the
first missionary to the Cherokee In
dams and Mrs. Upham was born
among these people. Her lecture
gives the story of the experiences of
the family among the Indians and
their thrilling escape in an OK team
over 800 miles of prairie. Public cor
daily invited. Wednesday evening,
covenant meeting, subject, what
Have l to be Thankful For?"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-11-27
ST. JOHNsBURY CENTER

Clifton Campbell went last week
to Fitchburg, Mass, to visit his Sis
ter, Mrs. Dwight Simpson. Emerson
| Campbell goes this week to spend
Thanksgiving with them.
Miss Lucy Hutchinson is going to
Colebrook, N. H., to spend Thanks
giving with her grandmother.
Mrs. Nellie Palmer underwent an
operation at Brightlook hospital on
Saturday. She is doing as well as
could be expected.
The union Thanksgiving service
will be held at the Congregational
church on Thursday evening at
seven o'clock. s
Mr.. DOW of Glover has come to
make his home during the winter
with his son, ~~oOrge DOW.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. ". Learned are
going to Littleton to spend the hol-
iday with her parents, and also to
visit friends at Lisbon.
Charles Jenness has sold his place
to Mr. Jock of Lyndonville and Mr..
Jenness expects to move this week
to st. Johnsbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Baldwin spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. A. T.
Evans.
Miss Maud Berry is reported to
be on the gain now, but rather slow
The Green Mountain dramatic
club went to Shehield on Friday eve
ming to give the play, ABOVE the
Clouds"
Elsie Pierce is confined to the
house with measles.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-11-27
Notice Of Allowance of Account.
ESTATE OF ELECTA DUSTIN
MEACHAM.

The Honorable Probate Court for the IJis-
trict aforesaid: To all persons interested in
the estate of Electa Dustin Meacham late of
Barnet, In said District deceased, greeting:
Whereas, said Court has assigned the 9Th
day of December next for examining and al
lowing the account of the Executor of the
estate of said deceased and for a decree of
the residue of said estate to the lawful claim
ants of the same, and ordered that public
notice thereof be given to all persons inter
ested in said estate by publishing this order
three weeks excessively previous to the day
assigned, in the Ca1edonian a newspaper
published at st. Johnsbury In said District.
Therefore, you are hereby notified to APP
pear at the Probate Office in St Johnsbury
and there to contest the allowance Of said
account If you see cause, and to establish
your right as heirs. Iegatees and lawful
claim ants to said residue.
Given under my hand, this 14th day of
November, A. d. 1912.
WALTER p. SMITH. Judge
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-11-27
wanted. For SaIe. Etc.

LSmau advertisements viii be insert
ga IN this column at the rate OF two
one cent a. word for subsequent in
sertions.1
MEN WANTED to learn auto DRIVING and
repairing; Mechanical shop and road driv-
ing practise Positions secured az good sal
airy. Write for particulars and Photos of In
struction Department. MAINE AUro CO. a.
ScHooL, %oo Fore st.. Portland. Ne. Dept.
hand sleigh For particulars apply 70
HENRY BoYNroN. Main ST.. St. Johnsbury.
wAsrRD. Few butter customers wanted.
VIII deliver Fridayss J. W. MORSE.
Lost. A gold brooch ia shape OF wish
bone, set with small pearls. Return to
BUNDx's SHOE STORE and get reward
LOST since Nov. 10. Jack" jet black cock
er Spaniel. Collar marked as follows; Nv.
@. A., w. b., n. a.. Lindsay" Finder com.
municate with +. A. LINDSAY, East Barnet.
FoR SALE. A 2 horse sled. pung. sleigh,
pair Of work harness. express wagon, cross
cut saw. and driving harness. MRa. g.. M.
1912.
CENTS SUITS cleaned and repaired. work
LETT at Z. ~ Browns store. Main street. and
St. Johnabury Wood Yard Office MRs NJ
e. BARRETT, o. Portland st.
FoR SALE. One gas heater at a low price.
G. c. BINGHAM.
WAITED; Downstairs. tenement Of aiz
rooms and bath, five minutes walk from
the station, by Dec. LIST. b. C CRRRY.
PIANOS. We have two pianos, good stand
ard makes, very little used, will sell at a bar
gain. Also one good Emerson square taken
in exchange. good one. will sell cheap.
SEcoND HAND Sewing Machines all makea
at your own price. good ones at So. 90 taken
in exchange for the new White and Standard
Rotary Machines. Come in and see un,
McLEAN's Music STORE.
WAIVED. Woman to do plain cooking
and kitchen work. Must be well recou-
mended. Apply A. n. MERRILL, AKricmi-
tural School. Lyndon Center, VT.
MEN WANTED at once 20 learn to drive
a am. repair autos. First.elass opportunities.
ST., Portland. Me.
HAIR DRRssFNG, ahampooing. facial and
scalp treatment Hair goods a speciality.
MRS. FLoREHcR LYNCH. o6 Railroad st.
Telephone 1911.
CUM CLEANERS for na1e or to rent m2
4cLMAN'u SToRR. GO Railroad St.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-11-27
KIRBY

Mrs. Eta Davis many friends
will be gald to know she is gaining
from her recent illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Blaisdell are
staying at her father, J. w. Nick
erson's.
Pin Rogers from Danville shot a
200 pound buck near the OdeIl
place on the mountain one day last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Russell from
st. Johnsbury East visited at L. J.
Nickerson's, Sunday.
George Davis from Concord has
finished pressing hay at L. J. Nicker-
sons and is at William Damon's.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-11-27
ETHEL MURPHY AGAIN
Got. the Special Prize of $40 in
Contest-FinaI Count Comes Jan.
Three

Three
Ethel Murphy won the special
prize offered for the third count in
The Caledonian contest. In fact she
was the only one to turn in all her
votes, some of the other contestants
preferring to keep their coupons to
be counted in the final count which
will be made on Jan. 8, 1913.
The following changes have been
made In the bonuses:
For every three five year sub
scriptions we give a bonus Of 25,-
900 extra votes, making total of
10000 in all.
For every two 20 year subscrip-
tions we give. bonus of $4,000 ex-
ira votes making total of $4,000
votes in ali.
For every seven new subscriptions
we give a bonus of 5000 extra votes,
making a total Of 1920.
For every seven renewal subscrip-
lions we give a bonus of 5000 extra
votes, making a total of $500.
For every seven back subscrip-
lions we give a bonus of 1000 ex-
ira votes, making total Of $500.
For every 40 merchants coupons
brought to the Office and counted
by the publisher or his assistant we
give a bonus of 1900 extra votes,
making a total of $500 in ALL.
The standing of the contestants
G-T
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-11-27
Y. M. G. A. NOTES
Boys Bible Glass Formed--Scout
TO Take q Hike Saturday

Boys Bible Glass Formed--Scouts
To Take a Hike Saturday
Thirteen members are enrolled in
the Boys Bible class and are study
ing the Travels Of Paul" This
course especially emphasizes. the
heroic qualities of his life. Any
boy between the ages OF IL and 16
is invited to join this class whether
a member of the Association or not.
The class is held each Wednesday
evening at o'clock.
The Boy Scouts will take their
first hike next Saturday, starting
from the Y. M. G. A. at ~ O'Clock
The boys will take raw materials
and cook their dinner in the open.
All boys II years of age or over are
invited to go this hike In order
that they may see what this organf-
zation is doing. Boys who wish to
go should call on Scout Master
Wakeman at the Y. M. G. A. before
Saturday.
The Academy class standing broad
Jump was won by X. M. Hill with z
feet, 8 inches; Robert Gibson, End.
with feet, inches; Walter Elliott
Srd, with feet, 6 inches.
The Junior snap under bar result
ed as follows: 1st, John Lee, with
5 feet, 8 inches; End, Charles Rick
er, with 5 feet, 2 inches; 3rd, Ed
win Woods, with feet, inches.
The thing that made the rs cent
piece famous.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-11-27

at New Haven Saturday to see the
Crimson triumph over the Blue.
Mrs. L. N. Smythe has been
spending a few days at Rumney, N
H.. and with Mr.. Smythe will spend
Thanksgiving at Randolph.
The Rev. Edward T. Fairbanks
was obliged to submit TO another
slight operation last Sunday for the
opening of an abscess, but seems to
be making satisfactory progress to-
ward recovery.
F. H. Brooks left last evening for
a business trip of several days in
the West.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-11-27
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
An Address on England Given by
Superintendent PaImer-More
Honor Pupils

James Smith, principal of the Or
leans high school visited the public
schools Monday. The Barton teach
ers also visited the schools recently.
Miss Ella M. BrowneH will spend
the Thanksgiving recess at her
home in Burlington.
In the fourth grade, Fairbanks
school, Walter Stuart has complet-
ed the spelling for the term, Thel-
ma Boomhower, the memorizing,
and Bernice Lamotte and Thelma
Boomhower the writing.
In the eighth grade, Summer
street, the fall terms work in arith-
metic mas been completed by Merton
Ashton, Marian Burden, Florence
Bennett, Edward Cramton, Dorcas
Estabrooks, Viola May, Margaret
Paige, Jakey Paino, Irene Powell,
Helen. Stearns, Helen Steele, Exine
Stevens, Ethel Smith. The memory
work has been completed by Marian
Burden, Dorcas Estabrooks, Viola
May, Margaret Paige, Helen Steele,
Helen Stearns, Edna Streeter and
Eta Ruben and 27 of the pupils
have completed the terms work in
technical grammar.
In grade four, Summer street, the
terms work in arithmetic has re-
Gently been completed by Ella Park
er and Margaret Brooks. The terms
work in memorizing has been finish
ed Dy As out of the At pupils in the
grade. The following have COM
pleted the terms work in spelling:
Wilfred Cardinal, William McBain,
Philemon Toussaint, Edward Rob-
erts, Christine Hunt, Grace Ian
thier, Ella Parker, Eleanor Stone,
Clara Tinker and Thelma White.
Last week the following members
of grade five. Summer street, COM
pleted the terms work in arithme-
tic: Archie Blair, Karl Tinker, Hell
en- Foster, Donald McBain, Isabelle
Porter, Edwin Nelson, Winthrop
Pierce and Genevieve Paquin.
In grade six, Summer street,
Frank Newlin and Florence Knapp
have finished the years work in
spelling. The terms work in writing
has been finished by Natalie Marden,
Frank Newlin, Estelle Slack, and
Dorothy Mackay.
On Monday from three to four,
superintendent Palmer gave the pu-
pills of the Sth and 9Th grades, Sum-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-11-27
SOCIAL Events.

Mrs. W. h. Sargent entertained at
dinner last Wednesday in honor of
the 45th wedding anniversary of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Robe. /,
CHURCH
The Picnic club enjoyed a picnic
supper on Wednesday evening at
Elisha Mays Office arranged by Mrs.
Nelson G. Ranney. Mrs. Harley Kim
ball of Hardwick, Miss Margaret
Nutbrown of Parkhurst, P. u, Miss
Ella Moore and Mrs. Maude A. May
were guests of the club at this meet
ing.