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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-12
CHURCH NOTES

First Church of Christ, Scientist
Pythian Building. Sunday morning
service 1915. Subject, ''Soul."
The reading room is in the same
building and is open daily, except
Sunday, from $50 to p. m, also
Saturday evening from $50 to 8.
First Baptist church. Sunday,
1890 a. m. Subject, ga Child S
Supply for a Mans Need" p. m.
Mr.. Tolman will give the third ser
mon on Adam. Subject, Adam,
What He Left His Children.
Wednesday evening, subj9c,. Cone
Secret of Efficiency in Christian ser
vice"
The choir OF the Baptisc church as
sisted by Mrs McGill as reader, will
give a concert at East st. JohDsbdrv
on Thursday evening.
The Ladies' Social Circle of the
Church of the Messiah will meet
with Mrs. G.. H. Moffett, Thursday
afternoon.
Rev. J. L. Cairns of Littleton
preached at Grace Methodist cnurr1
Sunday morning and Rev. George w.
G. Hill Sunday evening. Rev. R.
F. Lowe will preach next Sunday.
The Round Table of the South
of the North and Methodist churches
last evening.
The pastor will preach at the
morning service at the Church of
the Messiah next Sunday. The Y.
P. G. U. meeting in the vestry at Z
will be in charge of Division B, Miss
Eva Torrant, captain. Topic,
abraham Lincoln" The talks given
to the Boy Scouts through the kind
ness of DR.. Bullard will be disCOn
tinued until the Doctor returns from
Washington The Young Peoples
choir rehearse on Monday ami thurs
day evenings. Friday night Robert
w. Simonds will address TIE Mems
Lea que On Juvenile Courts" The
LUNCH at CAS- will be followed by a
program and a cordial invitation is
extended to all interested.
At the monthly musical at the
North church Sunday afternoon the
quartette choir rendered Schnecker's
''The Lord Reigneth." Mrs. w. E
Blodgett substituted for Mrs. Ida P.
Brooks at this service.
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ley is now visiting her parents in
Hillsboro, N. H., and Mrs. Prooks
has been visiting relatives in Brain
tree, Mass.
C. M. Berry and Mrs. Maude A.
May are in New York buying goods
for the Berry-Ban store.
Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Clark are
spending two weeks in New York
and Atlantic City.
George c. Cary returned Saturday
from his trip to the Pacific coast
Mrs. Cary and Miss Gertrude Frank
lin are expected home in about tN c
weeks.
Miss Maria Lee is assisting at
Miss Bingham's Studio.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Morrill,
are spending the week in Boston.
E. A. Barber and son vera rallied
to Boston recently by the illness OF
Mrs. Barber, who has been n hos
pital there for several weeks
Mrs. Mary Packer has been Wis
iting in Orleans for several days.
Miss Christie Swanson of Water
Vile, P. O., has been spending a
few days at John Swanson's.
Earl S. Drown spent Sunday in
Woodsville with friends.
Mrs. Richard Gibson, who has
been i'll for a week with an attack OF
appendicitis, is better.
Mrs. E. S. Blodgett's aunt, Mrs.
Lapolan John of Littleton, N. H..
was the guest of Mrs. Blodgett last
week.
The wave of sickness which has
swept over the community is by nc
means confined to children and just
now an unusual number of men are
away from work by illness. o. H.
Henderson is confined to the house
with erysipelas, Charles P. Carpen-
ter has the grip, while c. G. Bing-
ham and Elmore T. Ide are kept in
doors by severe colds.
Miss Caroline Woodruff, teacher
in the ninth grade at Summer street
school has been confined to her room
several days by illness and will not
return to her school work this term.
The Insurance Press for January
has this to say of affairs at the
local Metropolitan Insurance Office:
agent James A. Impey, who for
three years controlled a debit in st.
Johnsbury proper, and who made
leading record in both departments
during this time, has been promoted
to deputy superintendent. His work
as deputy is proving as successful as
his agency. He was succeeded on
debit AS by Guy G. Witham, who
thus far has emulated the example
set by Mr.. Impey."
Miss Florence M. Hudson of
Woodsville, N. H., spent Sunday at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Amasa Hudson.
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PASSED WORTHLESS CHECKS
Man With Four Aliases in Jail
Awaiting June Term of County
Court
Court

Judge Porter had quite a smooth
character in his court the past week
who had the faculty of cashing $29
checks in various towns in New Eng
land and then leaving for parts I'M
known. He changed his name about
as often as he changed his domicile
and his names thus far known are
Frank J. Wilmarth, Frank w.
Pierce, William J. Bliss and Albert
Moloven. His customary game was
to arrive in town and hire a small
retinue of helpers, representing that
he was making maps for the auto
mobile blue book. He had q passion
for waterproof shoes and would
make friends with the merchant,
get the shoes and tender in payment
a check for $29. He would usually
exhibit a bogus contract with the
publishers of the blue book and on
the strength of the contract the mer
chant would not only give this much
named man his shoes, but consider
cold cash to balance the ac-
count.
Sheriff Worthen brought the man
here from North Troy where he al
most escaped from his cell by the
strenuous use of an axe which he
States Attorney Williams of Or
ange county was an interested visit
or at the hearing last Wednesday
as the man had worked parties in
Orange county with the same $29
bunco game.
He was charged with passing forS-
ed check on G.. M. Wallace of East
Ryegate. drawn on the Morrisville
Trust Company. The witnesses in
court included parties from Morris
vile as we'll as young woman from
Clarerhont, n. H., who had been told
by the slick stranger that he was a
travelling man. He was quite reticcnt
about his get-rich-quick schemes
and was bound up to the June term
of the county court in the sum of
$4,000 Not being able to cash any
more of his checks he is now in jail
awaiting the session of the county
court.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-12
CAUCUS SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Town Officers For Coming Year to be
Named at Citizens Meeting

Named at Citizens Meeting
The caucus to nominate officers tc
be voted for at the town meeting
on March will be held at the town
hall Saturday afternoon at This
far there has been little concensus OF
opinion about whom the nominees
shall be.
For selectman there seems to be
no opposition to w. F. WelcL to suc-
coed himself. Mr.. Welch's attitude
is that if the people want him he is
ready to serve but he will make no
contest for the place.
w. H. H. Robe who has served so
acceptably as overseer Of the poor is
a candidate for reelection an NJ
one is known to be in the field
against him.
Fred Hawkinson will be a cardi-
date to succeed himself as road
commissioner. While some opposi-
ton has been expressed against him
no one thus far seems to be con-
sidered as an opponent. There is
some talk that the town and village
should have the same man for road
and street work. If this Crystalizes
of course it would mean naming H.
c. Douglass for the place.
Mr.. Caidbeck will not be 4 can
didate for lister this year and the
name Of George J. Asselin is beins
quite favorably mentioned for the
place While the other members of
the board are not in politics it is
known they would like 81 man Of
Mr.. Asselin's knowledge OF mercan-
tile values TO work with them.
Charles P. Carpenter is also being
talked of for the place.
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Esmall advertisements win be insert
eo IN this column at the rate of two
one cent a word for subsequent In
sertions.1
RooMs for storage OF furniture. Apply TO
A. z. CoURsELL a. SON.
for family of three, adults. iAmerican). c.
sTRNooRAPHY and TypewritinR. Public
work. HELEN M. BAILRY. 80 Main street.
WANTED. At once. extra good mixer
and teamster for one year. c. X. HARvEY,
Passnmpsic, VT.
WANTED. One plumber and steam ftter
also one good tinsmith who can do furnace
and reliable men. None others need apply
RICHARDSON Ak CAMERON Co. Littlcton M II.
FIVE good houses for sale. c. z. KIRK
GOLD WATCH and pin lost. Sunday be-
tween ChuI CHI street and Pythian Hail. In
quire 3 Church St.
For SALE. Two tenement houses, mod
ern improvements. good location. d. r.
LYNCH, 10 Pearl st.
Ground during last fair. ]. M. CADY, SIC
Republican Building.
To RENT. Furnished suite Of two rooms.
Enquire at 80 Pearl ST.
WANTED. Tenement for family Of two IN
good location. Inquire A. c. N, 30 Summer
For SALE. The Vincent coogin place at
Harvey's Hollow III miles from banvilIe
Green. on lain road. Buiidings In first ciass
repair. For quick sale $3.50. Inquire OF IN.
A. Bryant, st. Johnsbury. Also two good
houses for sale in st. Johnsbury.
FoR SALE. Rich little meadow farm, four
miles out, near neighbors and school Spring
water. Mail and telephone connections. III.
this Office.
WANTED by March or April desirable
tenement on the plain. Post Office Box 1873.
Tel. 1911,
MIS-. c. ]. HEoN, professional nurse, 20
st. Mary Street. N. Il, Telephone 476-12.
WANTED. Roof cleaning. G. r. MHADER.
N. b. phone 1871.
FAmBAEKs STOCK for sale. ]. M. cADT.
Republican Bldg.
PoR SALE. nice large buffalo robe. c.
G. Binghom.
Four Coon HOUSES for sale. c. r. kirk
MEN WANTED at once to learn auto re-
repairing and driving by mechanical Garage
and road experience. Positions at good sal
airy after learning. Positively the only relin-
bile and successful auto training ever given In
M aine. We produce satisfactory results
Write for Photos, booklet OF Instruction De-
partment and Special terms MATNM AUTO
Co., 456 Fore St. Portland. Me.
VACUUM CLEANERS for sale or to rent at
McLEAN's STORE, 90 Railroad St.
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Mr.. Dinsmore,s Lecture

Members of Apollo Lodge, X. of
P. and invited guests, were enter
tanned last week Tuesday evening
by an illustrated lecture given by
Supt. A. HI. Dinsmore of the Hatch
cry station which took his interest
ed audience through the sportsman's
paradise in Colorado and the Vel
Iowstone national park. The lecture
was prefaced win a number of
slides taken by the speaker at the
hatcheries and field stations in Col
orado and presented the various
stages of the growth of the fresh
water fish from the egg to the full
grown animal. The beautiful seen
cry of the Yellowstone Park was
brought out by many colored views,
all the wonderful geysers were
shown and many interesting facts
given of this mysterious phenome-
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SOCIAL EVENTS.

The Masons held the nrst of a Sc
ries of informal social evenings last
evening at Masonic Temple. Cards
and dancing were in order at the
affair which was for the members
and their families.
St. Johnsbury Council No. 23O,
U. c. IT,, enjoyed their regular
monthly social on Saturday evening
at Pythian hall.
The Outlook Club held a most en-.
jOyabIe sociable in January in G. A
r. hall. Laughlin's orchestra fur
nished music and there was a cornet
solo by Master Harold Coakley and
a whistling solo by Mrs. Puff, after
which whist was enjoyed, and light
refreshments served. The club will
meet this afternoon at $50 with
Mrs. G. H. Moffett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert F. Balch
entertained three tables at bridge
Friday evening in honor of their
guest. Miss Lucretia C. Breitling of
Lunenburg.
Mrs. George SWEET entertained
Wednesday afternoon and evening,
Feb. 5. The usual program was OBJ
served, consisting of readings by
different members of the club. A
bountiful supper was served and
the evening spent socially. Mrs. Hell
en- Poole and Mrs. Nancy Hooker
joined the club.
The Searchlight Club was enter
tanned on Monday evening by Mrs.
Harry M. NelsoIG
Mrs. Alvin w. Flint entertained
the Missionary Round Table last
evening.
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Addition to Freight Depot

Ground was broken Monday
morning for an addition to the
freight depot to extend 311z feet
north of the present building. 1t
will be a one story wooden structure
with a basement to contain a hot
water heating plant. The addition
will be 26 feet wide and will con-
tain a warm air room for perishable
freight, a freight handlers room,
and a room for the Office force of
the freight department. A. l..
Bragg has the contract for this
Job.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-12
TOWNS BUSINESS LAST YEAR
Slight Increase in Indebtedness
Unusual Expenses for Smallpox

Slight Increase in Indebtedness
Unusual Expenses for Smallpox
The reports of the town officers
have been audited for the past year
and the published reports wiz be is
sued this week. The comparative
statement of indebtedness shows that
$1,000 of the school bonds have been
paid leaving an unpaid balance of
$4,000. The outstanding orders Of
the selectmen are $4,000 as COM
pared with $4,000 last year So
while there has been a decrease of
$500 in the bonded indebtedness
of the town there is an increase of
$4,000 in current Indebtedness or a
net increase of $4,000 Tor the year
This increase can be partially ex-
planned by the unusual expenses
caused by the epidemic of smallpox
last year, supplies amounting 20 ST.,
631O2 having been furnished to
families in quarantine.
The expenses of the different
departments have been summarized
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business for a second-class post Of

business for a second-class post Of
fee.
Included in the above summary
are the figures from the Station No.
i at Stiles store and Station No. 2
at eRenfrew's store in Summerville
The stamp sales at the Stiles store
aggregated $816626. During the
year he wrote 3O78 money orders,
amounting to $15,S93.23 and
cashed $40 orders at the value of
$2304.15.
The stamp sales at Mr.. Renfrew's
store amounted to $439<and during
the year 427 money orders were is
sued.
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Combined Insurance Business

As stated in last weeks issue OF
The Caledonian, the insurance bus
mess of Chas. G. Braley, has been
transferred to the Office of w. W
Sprague and Son, who now repre-
sent the companies stated in their
adj ION page 1.
John w. Simons who was con
nected with the Braley Agency vii
continue in the same capacity for
w. w. Sprague and Son..
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BUILDING AND LOAN
Meeting Friday Evening to See
About Forming Local Associa-


A meeting has been called of all
interested in the matter of building
home or any others who might
wish to join to discuss the formation
of local building and loan associa.
ton. The meeting will be held Fri
day evening at the Commercial Club
rooms in the Y. M. C. A. building
at half past seven. Frank p. Quinn.
by, secretary of the Concord Build
ing and Loan Association of Con
cord, N. H., viii, be present to ex-
plain the working of that organiza-
ton as far as it is adapted to the
local needs.
This move is taken because it is
believed the plan will allow any
one with a small amount of capital
to build himself a home and pay
for it in few years without ex-
pending more than he ordinarily
would for rent. If this plan can
be perfected it would enable a large
amount of new building here by
people desiring to own their homes
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POST OFFICE BUSINESS
Gross Receipts Last Year of $780,
60. S3-Net Revenue S11.593. Rs

665.S3-Net Revenue $11, 593.36
The business of the st. Johns
bury post office for the year ending
Dec. 81, 1912, may be taken as IN
dicatiYe Of the prosperity Of the
town as it showed a notable in
crease in the volume Of business
over 1911. The gross receipts for
the year were $3G,665.S3, while
the net revenue was 1926.
These figures are exclusive of the
money order department where
over a quarter of a million CT dol
lars was handled during the. year
The st. Johnsbury Office is a clearing
house for about 40 of the smaller
Offices in this section of the state
and these Offices RENTED tn the To-
cal Office $12O, 57O.13 during the
year. Besides this there were 1O,OOS
domestic orders issued amounting
to $64, 644.56 on which the fees
were $5S4.79. This town has a
goodly number of foreigners #ho
send money across the water and
the international orders issued
amounted to $6,O52.6O, with fees
totaling $3.50. Only 33 foreign
orders were paid in the same time
amounting to $322.45. Consider
ably less money was paid out than
was received as there were $3.50
domestic orders paid amounting tc
$58,O42.35. The total money order
transactions for the year amounted
to $250,299.6S. which is a large
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-12
Health Warning

Make every effort to avoid damp
chilled or wet feet. Chilling the feet
results in congesting the internal
organs, and Inflammation of the
kidneys and bladder, with rheuma-
tic twinges and pain in back, gener-
ally follow. Use Foley Kidney Pills.
They are the best medicine made
for all disorders of the kidneys, for
bladder Irregularities, and for back
ache and rheumatism. They do not
contain habit forming drugs. Tonic
in action, quick in results. c. G.
BINGHAM. adv.
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DEATHS

At Boston, Jan. 30, John Leveritt Merrill
formerly pastor of Congregational Churches
in Acworth, Marlboro and Ridge N. H.. and
Newbury. VT, aged 79 yrs. 8 mos and
brother of Rev c. H. Merrill of st. Johnsbury
At st. Johnsbury. Feb. 9, Mrs. Lizzie Bean
Varney. aged rs years.
At Waterbury, Feb. 6, Jason Barrett of st.
Johnsbury, aged 10 years.
At st. Iohnsbury, Feb. 8, Mrs. Margaret
Fitzgerald, aged rs years.
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Town Caucus

We the undersigned. being legal voters OF
the Town of st. Johnsbury, desiring 70 call a
same at the Town Hall in st Tohnsbury on
Saturday, Feb. 18th, 1913
at 2 O'Clock y. m. TO place In nomination
candidates for the following Offices; For
Moderator, Town Clerk. n Selectman for
three years. Town Treasurer. Overseer Of the
Poor. First Constable and Collector Of Tax
es, Listers for three years, three Auditors,
Trustee of Public Money, two Grand Jurors.
school Director for three years, Road Com
missioner for one wear and an agent to prose-
cute and defend suits for the town
WM. r. WEIGH,
CHARLES WEEKS,
CONRAD BECK,
Selectmen.
CHAs. FAssETT. Chairman Dem Town Com.
JASON NJ. CADY, Chairman Rep. Town { ON.
T.. II. HALLETT, Chairman Cit. Town Com.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-02-12
DEFEATED BY sHAMROCKs
F. @. A. Basket Ball Team Played
Fast Game at Barre


In one of the fastest games OF
basket ball ever played at Barre tho
F. G. A. team wass defeated last
Thursday night by the Shamrocks
"a to "a CARROLL proved the Lead
liner in shooting and Racette could
do nothing to stop him. Grady is
another speed artist, who proved
difficult to head off. For F. c. A.
E. Gagner and Bedard excelled.
F. c. A. has a schedule of IL
games arranged that should appeal
strongly to the lovers of good sport.
The list includes Barre, Lacon,a
White River Junction on a neutral
foor, and the Hyde Park, Mass,
team. The latter team includes Ben
RE Vaughn in the lineup, which
proves that it is no second rater
The game at F. c.. A. hall Fri
day night should be q hummer, as
the Dartmouth team is out for a
win.
Score of Barre game:
Barre Shamrock f. @. A.
Grady, If r g, L. GagneT
Hodgdon, Smith, f. g, Lachance,
I Martin
Carroll, c, Racette
Stewart, g I, Il. Gagner
Score Score Barre. "a; F. G. A., "a.
Goals from floor, Carroll 9; E. Gag.
ner 5; Grady 4 Bedard 2; Martin,
q; Stewart q; Racette, L. Gagner;
Ogstrom. Point on fouls, F. c. A,
2; Barre 2. Referee, Lafond. Scor-
err, Lacroix. Timer, Hart. Time,
two Is min. and one 10 min. period
Attendance, 400.
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Total, $25,118.7S

The town farm account shows a
credit of $2,1O2, so the net expense
of that for the year was $1,433.25.
This reduces the net expenses of the
town for the year to $23, O16.73. The
expense of the public schools for the
year was $44,004.15.
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Ricker's Local Market.

The receipts al W. a. rIcker's
tor the week ending Feb market
10. 1913 were :
Poultry. $50 lbs. a III cents.
Lambs. 25 a 8 to 6 cents.
Hogs, 200 az 6 to IA cents.
Cattle, 125 "a to cents.
Calves. 40 al to z cents.
Mich cows. 60 "a $40 to SOS.
WEATHER.
At Bingham's Drug Store, for the week
ending Feb. 10.
Highest Lowest
Tuesday ................. 30 . - - N
Wednesday ...... ...... % .... - O
Thursday ............... 10 -. .. n
Friday .................... II ................ o
Saturday -. SO .................-12
Sunday................... 20 - .,.-12
Monday .. - 4 -22
A-before figures indicates below zero
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BIRTHS
At Barre. Feb. z, son to Mr. and Mrs.
Guy Howard.
At East Barnet, Feb. 6, a son to Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert Norwood
At East Ryegate, Feb 4. a daughter Cora
Frances, to Mr.. and Mrs Elmer ham berlin
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NARRIAGEs

MARRIAGES.
At St Johnsbury, February &, by Edwin
c. Potter. justice of The peace, Patrick T.
Whalen of Berlin, n. II. and Miss Mary
Anne Towne of st. Johnsbury.
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Saturday, Feb. 18th, 1913
CARD OF THANKS.

CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to tender our heartfelt thanks to
all otr kind neighbors and friends, for their
sympathy and Kindness in assisting us in our
great sorrow in the loss of our husband
father, and uncle. and for the many beautiful
flowers sent by them and to the ladies' quar-
tette for their sweet singing Also to the
members of the n. T.. .. p. Lodge for their
kindness, and sympathy and for the beauti-
f1l floral star Offering sent by them.
MRS. e. N. TnDEN,
LEWIS r. TIDEN,
O. +. MCCABE,
MRS. LIzZIR A. BEAUDHTTE,
CHARLES II. WOOD,
North Danville, Vt, Feb. 10, 1913.
The rs cent piece was made
famous by the American Liver
Tablets, the perfect laxative.
Gilpin observer., 1913-12-18

industry throughout the east. The
last session held at Philadelphia, sew
eral weeks ago, resulted in much
good to the mining industry, by Gre
ating interest among eastern capi-
talists. Mr.. Henahen, the head of our
bureau of mines at Denver, is man
that takes great interest in his work
and is INCREASINGLY at work for the
interest of the state, and will be OF
great aid.
With the mining counties united
with our state bureau Of mines, much
good can be accomplished, especially
in the repeal of that unjust law pass
ed by our last legislature taxing the
mines on their gross output, and
which, unless repealed. will close
two-thirds of the mines of the state.