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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-19
NEW JERSEY BALL SITUATION
to by American Press Association.

GEORGE L. SOLOMON was not
 dropped entirely out of the Newark International league baseball club at the annual meeting of the stoclxh olders in the clubs offices Ordway building, Newark. The man who acted as presi- dent for the last year was elected vice president and Charles H. Ebbets, IT., is now head of the organization. The new president is son of Charles H. Ebbets, Sr., the Brooklyn baseball magnate. who controls the majority stock in the Newark club.
 Young Ebbets, 1t was announced, is to have full charge of all financial and business matters concerning the club. Harry Smith, who recently signed a contract to manage the club again for
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-19
RYAN As A coAcH.

MIKE RYAN, the well known long distance runner and one of the
 winners of the classic B. A. A. Mara thon run in Boston, will probably be appointed coach of the Norwegian ath- letes for the next Olympic meet, which will be held in Berlin in 1916 Rather envious of the successes that the Swedes, under the coaching of Ernie Hjertberg, another old New Yorker, have achieved in the last Olympic meet, the Norwegians are anxious to secure an experienced American coach. Ryan has been highly recommended to Norway's Olympic committee. and the Norsemen were so impressed with all that has been said in Ryan'S behalf that they have cab1ed Ryan to mail the committee his credentials. Ryan has the Endorsement of several A. A. U. leaders, including James E. Sulli- van and G. T. Kirby, the former prest- dent of the A. A. U.
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Fumors that Howard Jones will not return are unfounded. He has three years privilege of coaching at Yale, and the report that a tempting busi- ness opportunity has caused him to decide not to return is untrue. He and his friends are eager for him to be all lowed to demonstrate again the strength of the coaching system he has established, and which resulted in de- veloping from ragged material a team that tied a strong Princeton eleven and that held Harvard to to 5
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score until well into the third period when it's physical weakness. caused by loss of weight in the Princeton game the week previous, developed and ale lowed Harvard to run away with the score.
 Captain TaIbott's election is univer- sally approved on the campus. and he is at work developing his campaign. which will open with the start of win ter coaching soon after the Christmas vacation and the announcement of hts coaching staff
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chief of staff. Dr. W. TfIinghast Bull as back field and bunting coach, retiring Captain Henry Ketcham of the 1913 eleven and Ben Avery, end of the eleven for two seasons, with per- haps Doe" Cornish as quarterback coach If Harry Vaughan, the veteran end, can be induced to return as fresh man coach again the football manage ment will be delighted, but it is feared that he will accept an offer to coach a university eleven in the m1d- dle west 4 ES t
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-19
$1,5oo, ,ooo STADIUM FOR NEW
 SPORTSMAN'S CLUB,

THE cost of the stadium and club
 house planned by the newly organ ized Sportsman's club of America at Chicago has been placed at $1,500, 900.
 The structure will be erected on the lake front, according to James A Pugh, who is president of the new or ganization, in connection with the proposed system of water front parks.
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another season, was vested with abso- Iute authority over the players He had a talk with President Ebbets and left on a tour of the southern training camps to select a place for the squad. Savannah having been obtained by the Providence team.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-19

WANTS JERSEY FRANCHISE.
 JAMES c. MGILLs{ owner of the
 Denver Western league baseball club, is after the Newark (N- J.) fran chise in the International league, ac-4 cording to a dispatch from Newark re- ceiYed in Denver.
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TaIbott to Pick Advisers.

Although Captain Elect Nelson Stro- bridge Ta1bott of the Yale football eleven will not announce his coaching cabinet at this time, indications are that 1t will include Howard Jones as
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we should like to see a college sub stituted. and we think Pennsylvania men would enjoy more a game with their fellows
 T. Truxton Hare, chairman of the football committee, said he believes it would be unfortunate if the present relations between Pennsylvania and the Indians were interrupted in any way He also stated that he noted nothing suspicious about the actions of Coach Warner during the game and that the Indians played a very clean game throughout. He sees no reason for ceasing to meet the Indians.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-19
A GOOD HITTER.

FTNHE Cleveland club purchased First
 Baseman Pau1ette from Mobile. Paulette was with the New York Giants for awhile. but was turned over to Mobile couple of years ago. He has been hitting over 300.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-19

PITCHER NICHOLSON SOLD. pITCHER FRANK NICHOLSON of
 the Coal Barons, who was sent to Wilkesbarre by the Phillies early last season, has been sold to the Pittsfeld (1dass.) club.
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COACH JIM RICE WILL STAY WITa
 COLUMBIA

THE veteran coach Jim Rice has e
 contract to stay with Columbia for several years and therefore cannot SO to Yale to aid that college in losing it's rowing difficulties. notwithstand- ing the persistent rumor to that effect
 It is stated that Rice was asked for advice and gave it, but that was an the truth there was in the affair.
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CHAMPION SCORES THE MONEY
 CHASERS.
WILLIE
MATTHEWS

champion skater of the United States, denies that he will turn pro fessionaL He says skating is merely a pastime with him and that when hs has to earn money he will do it fn some other way.
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AN invasion Of the United States
 ~ by Canadian skating and ice
 A hockey sharps will be feat Al IA ure of the season of winter sport In addition to the professional and amateur hockey teams, which will come over the border to play in De- troit, Cleveland and Boston. such skaters as Norva1 Baptfe and Belle ferville will venture again into Uncle Sau1's domains to endeavor to wreSt Iaurels and prizes from our experts.
 Baptie is more to be feared than all most any other of the Canadian racers. He is able at long and short distances and is a figure and trick skater as well Note. for instances in the ac- companying illustration the "stunt' he is performing in jumping, on skates. over a row of barrels.
 Of course Baptie as a professional is barred from scompeting against our amateurs, but he will find that Morris wood, Edward Lamy and others of our money getting speed merchants will make things interesting for him.
 A Tri-city Cup Defender.
 A third cup defender has been order ed to compete in the trial races held to determine which yacht shall defend the Americas cup against Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock W. This third yacht is for a syndicate of yachtsnnen members of the New York Yacht club representing New York. Philadelphia and Boston, and it will be built from designs by George Owen.
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srickley Made 251 Points For Harvard

Bric<Eey Made 251 PQints For Harvard. The complete scoring record of Charles E. Briclkley for Harvard on the gridiron has been compiled, and it is believed that in three years he has performed on the freshman and varsity elevens for the Crimson he has tallied more points than any other man that ever represented the institution in a similar period of time. Including his year on. the freshman and his two on the varsity, he has made tlirty-four field goals for a total of 102 points, five goals from touchdowns for a total of five points, and twenty-four touch downs for total of IA points, making a grand total of 251 points scored on sixty-three different plays.
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si,ety-seven Enter In Derby.

The entries for the $2oOoO inter- national derby of the DorvaI Jockey club of Montreal closed with sixty seven horses entered, including norni- nationssby many of the most promi- nent owners on the American conti- nent, and the success of the event seems assured
 The winning owner will receive $16,- 900 in Canadian gold, the owner of the second horse $2,0o0, the owner of the third one $1,5oO and the owner of the fourth $500. It will be the richest race ever run in Canada
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are enthusiastic yachtsmen. MT. Pyn- chon has sailed many yachts since he began on Long Island sound years ago. and then while in Chicago he was in terested in yachting on the lakes. He had the Illinois built to defend the Canada cup On his return to New York he had the sixty footer Nicola built. which was raced against the Weetamoe, owned by United States Senator H.. r. Lippitt- He joined the fleet of thirty Hooters with Neola H., and his last yacht was Istalenas with which he has won many races. includ- ing Kings cup. Last summer he sailed the Carolina II. in the Astor cup race ana won.
 Commodore Clark now owns the schooner yacht Irolita, formerly the Queen, and he has won many races with that yacht and other vessels, all of which have been named Irolita
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Penn and the lniuns.

A movement has been started by a number of the Pennsylvania alumni to drop the Indians from next seasons football schedule. The movement is re- dected in the following article to the Alumni Register just issued:
 s'The coach of the Indian team di-i rected the play of his men from the side line. Wearing white shoes, he stood up on oneefoot and than the oth-3 CT, moving his free extremity up and down the number of times necessary to indicate the play he wanted.
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AN invasion of the United States I ~ by Canadian skating and ice
 "A hockey sharps will be feat | A 1,ra of fha season of winter l
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-10-22
VERMONT NEWS

A large poultry plant with a val
uation CT over $4,000 has just been
put up in Burlington. The hen-house
is as nearly fire and vermin proof as
possible; the exterior being of as
phalt vulcanite single, laid nine ply
in thickness, which is suppose to be a
heat and cold insulator. Nearly
everything else about the building is
of cement The house is 51x17
feet and has a cellar and upper floor
The Hall-Mammouth incubator in
the cellar has a capacity for 5000
eggs and is divided into compart-
ments, each holding $50 eggs. A
small furnace heats this There are
II hovers on the main floor and will
accommodate 1900 chickens. They
are connected with scratching pens,
have running water, electric lights
and every modern accessory. Bar
red Plymouth Rocks, Rhode Island
Reds, White Wyandottes are to be
specialties, but other breeds of chicks
will be Matched if desired.
Two foreigners on the Somerset
dam job were killed by being caught
between steel tubes weighing about
two tons. A gang of men were shift
ing the immense steel pipes, 80 feet
long and four feet in diameter.
Some of the workers were in the
pipes as they were moved down an
incline. The pipes broke away and
rolling to the bottom crushed two
men. This is the first fatal accident
on the job.
The Mount Vernon Lodge No. 8,
F. and A NJ. celebrated the Tooth
anniversary of the granting of their
charter at MorrisviIle last week.
The celebration began with a grand
parade Wednesday afternoon, 80
knights Templars and rs Masons
being in the procession. After this
program was carried out in the
Congregational church. Young's or
chestra Of St. Johnsbury furnished
music. Rev. r. d. Cranner and Rev.
w. T. Best offered prayer, and there
were addresses by F. G. Fleetwood
and Rev. w. E. Baker. Grand Mas
ter Eugene G. Weston of New Haven,
Grand Secretary H. Fl. Ross of Bur
ington, Past Grand S. ID. Charles H.
Stearns of Johnson and Past Grand
J. D. H. Powers were present at the
meeting.
About ESQ delegates were present
at the convention of the Vermont
Sunday School Association in Yer
gennes last week, October 13 and IA.
The session of the elementary divi-
sion, held in the Congregational
church presided over by Mrs. F.
F.. Perry, was addressed by Mrs. Mary
Bryner of Chicago. At the Baptist
church Rev. R. F. Lowe of st. Johns
bury presided and the speaker was
DR.. Franklin McElfresh of Chicago.
In the evening of October 13, DR.. H.
M. Hamill of Nashville gave an adj
dress on Wanted men" At the bus
mess meeting October 10 the presi-
dent of the association, H. A. Slayton
of Morrisville, appointed the follow
ing committees: On nominations, G.
F. Ranney of Newport, James Chy-
noweth of St. Adams and the Rev.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-10-22
Better Than Spanking

Spanking will not cure children OF
wetting the bed, because 1t is not q
habit but dangerous disease. The
C. H. Rowan Drug Co., Dept. 1882,
Chicago, ILL.,, have discovered
strictly harmless remedy for this
distressing disease and to make
known its merits they viii send a SO
cent package securely wrapped and
prepaid Absolutely Free to any
reader of The Caledonian. This
remedy also cures frequent desire to
urinate and inability to control urine
during the night or day in old or
young. The c. H. Rowan Drug Co.,
is an Old Reliable House. write to
them today for the free medicine.
Cure the afflicted members OF your
family then tell your neighbors and
friends about this remedy.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-10-22
RYEGATE

Mrs. George S. Johnston of Find
lay, Ohio is making a two weeks
visit with her sister and family, Rev.
and Mrs. ]. A. McKirahan.
Miss Helen Gibson went to Yer
gennes last week as a delegate from
the Ryegate United Presbyterian
Sunday school. Miss Gibson brought
home a good report from the State
Sunday School Convention which she
attended.
John Gebbie and wife of Roches-
ter, N Y, made a visit home last
week. Hugh Gebbie of Greensboro,
a brother, visited his father and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. George Gebbie.
Rev. John Lytle of South Ryegate
preached in the United Presbyter-
ian church at the Corner Sunday af-
ternoon at two o'clock
Rev. Mr. Bessey of 107 Berkeley
St, Providence, r. l., is expected
to occupy the pulpit in the United
Presbyterian church next Sunday at
eleven o'clock. ar
J. H. Symes is suffering with the
prevailing cold that many have had
recently. saH H
Farmers who raised grain are
busy with the threshing at present.
Ellsworth Blair is doing the thresh-
ing. nlas
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-10-22

meeting held with Washburn Corps.
Mrs. Lulu Human J. V. c., of Col.
Preston Corps responded to the adj
dress of welcome.
There was a dance in Village hall
Saturday evening.
At the close of g. A. r. and w.
R. c. meetings last Wednesday even
ing a social was held and refresh
ments served. There was a large
attendance at the business session
as well as at the social.
There will be a dance in Village
hall FRIDAY evening, Oct "a under
the auspices of the senior class, W.
r. II. S.
George Bailey was home from
North Troy over Sunday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-10-22
Historical society Oficers.

At the annual meeting of the Yer
mont Historical Society at Montpelier
Oct. IA the following officers were
elected President, w. w. Stickney
of Ludlow; vice-presidents, J. A. De-
Boers of Montpelier, Horace w.
Bailey of Rutland, John e. Good
rich of Burlington; recording secre-
tary, Fred A Rowland of Montpe-
lier; corresponding secretaries, Dor
man B. E. Kent and Walter H.
Crockett of Montpelier; treasurer,
Henry r. Field of Rutland; librarian,
Dorman B. E. Kent; curators, one
from each county, the same as last
year. AS this is an t'off year" with
the society, which holds public exer-
cises during years having legisla-
tive sessions, the business trans
acted related to reading and adopt
ing reports and business of routine
character aHs11 al# q sEsG
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-10-22

The Caledonian and Arts and
Decoration one year for 81.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-10-22
GROTON
Nj. j. Darling's Child Seriously Hurt
Personals


The little child of M. j. Darling
was severely hurt last Saturday at
ternoon while playing in the barn.
A. cart body fell over and struck the
child on the head cutting a cash
which required 16 stitches to close
the wound. so~ l-al
Mrs. Edward Emery who has been
i'll for several weeks is no better.
w. &C. Chamberlain of Newbury
loaded a car of live stock at this
station Monday.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Evans Monday morning.
Mrs. r. N Darling and daugh-
ter, Evalona of Bradford visited
friends in town the first of the week.
In the voting contest of the North
American Concert company last
week Mrs. A. E. Legure won the
prize as the most popular lady.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Hall returned
Saturday from their trip to Boston.
DR.. John Thomas of Wells River
was in town Sunday to see sick
horse of L. N. Hall.
Mrs. c. B. Maxfeld left Saturday
for her home at West Haven, Conn.,,
having spent several weeks with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Page.
Mrs. L. S. Blanchard and daugh-
ter. Margaret and Mrs. j. ]. Mark
ham left Tuesday for a visit with
relatives at Worcester and Boston.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-10-22
ST. JOHNsBURY CENTER
Death of Mrs Leo Eastrnan-per-
sonal Notes

SOlfaA NOleS
The village and community was
saddened and shocked when the
news came that Abbie Eastman had
passed away. The esteem in which
she was held was shown by the large
number who came and the many
flowers which were brought to the
funeral on Saturday. Although she
had been in poor health for some
time, she was sick only two weeks,
with tubercular meningitis and the
end came Wednesday evening, Oct
Is. Abbie Eloise Farnham was
the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Farnham- She was born
March 26, 1892 and on July z, 1910
she married Leo Eastman. She was
member of Green Mountain and
Pomona oranges, also member OF
the Universalist society and a mem
Der of the Christian Endeavor. She
was active in all these things when
her health permitted. She will be
greatly missed by a large circle of
friends She leaves a small son two
years old, also husband, father
and mother and three sisters. The
funeral was held at the home of
her parents on Saturday, the Rev.
Mr.. Stratton officiating. The male
quartet of st. Johnsbury sang and
the grange conducted the service
at the grave The bearers were Wal
ter Hall, Harry Carr, Archie Col
bath and Raymond Brooks. Those
who were called here to attend the
funeral were Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Butler of West Somerville. Mass,
Mrs. Cora Stebbins of Monroe, n.
H, and Mr.. and Mrs. Kenyon of
Barre.
Mrs. Mary Wilder OF st. Johns
bury has been visiting at Mrs. T'ru-
man Brewers.
MI. and Mrs. Carl Rollins of
Barton called o nher mother, MRS.
Forsythe, on Sunday.
Mrs. Lizzie Thurber who has been
visiting at East Earke has returned
to her brothers. William hl:Laugh-
Inns
Miss Julia Brown has been having
a weeks vacation and has been at
Tome.
e. classy has bought the Joyce
pIace and Henry Powers has rented
the tenement in the Ricka1y place.
Mrs. Florence Ayers of Lnydon-
vile has been visiting Mrs. Addie
Page.
Mrs. P. N. Granger goes this week
to Peacham to visit relatives.
Miss Maud Berry was given
kitchen shower at the home of Mrs.
A. B. Goliath on Saturday evening.
The house was prettily decorated
with pumpkins and witches. Hal
lowe'en stunts were carried out and
a pleasant time enjoyed by all. Re
freshments were served.
Miss Anna Plumstead of Portland,
is caring for Olin Todd, who has
taken to his bed.
The cottage meeting will be held
at S. K. Huse's this week Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. Clarence Stearns of Manches-
ter, N. H., has been the guest OF
Mrs ID. w. Jenness.
Albert Gallagher was in Mont
peIier the last of this week to play
foot ball with the Academy team
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-10-22
MUSEUM NOTES
Hermit Thrushes Seen-F1owers
BlossOming a Second Time

6erfuM0 1MruSneS Secn-rIOWerS
Blossoming a Second Time
The Hermit thrush, although the
earliest of it's family to come to us,
is the last to leave. On October Is,
two pairs of Hermits were seen, one
at Passumpsic and one at st. Johns
bury. Bluebirds and robins have
been singing this week.
The frequent rains since October
IL, with the increasing high temper
allure, have forced the Wild lowers
so that a number of different species
are blooming the second time. There
are on the flower tables rough
cinquefoil, Indian tobacco, tall but
tercup, early meadow parsnip, wild
turnip, white campion, apetalous
pepper-grass, alsike clover, red Glow
err, hop clover, alfalfa, MULLEN, musk
mallow, lady's sorrel, butter and
eggs, peppermint, yellow daisy, white
daisy, horseweed, yarrow, common
fieabane, daisy f1eabane, sweet scabi-
GUS and spiny-leaved sow thistle.
Among the late boomers there are
three asters, eight goldenrods, the
witch hazel and closed gentian and
also a good variety of terms and club
MOSES. On the table of wild fruits
there are thirty differen, kinds.
the public schools have been resum-
ed at the Museum during the last
two weeks, 20 classes from village
schools having been held there. Also
eight lessons have been given by Miss
Wilcox at the rural schools at the
Center, East st. Johnsbury Goss
Hollow, Four Corners, Stark's and
Bible Hill. The general subject for
the October lessons was Leaves
Many interesting points regarding
the color, position, and work of the
foliage leaves were discussed and
illustrated by specimens. also the
value of different kinds Of leaves
used by man as food, havorine or
medicine, was taught, and the cause
of autumn coloring and the fall Of
the leaves was emphasized.
Very acceptable loans have come
to the Museum recently in the form
of a number of handsome potted
plants, which add greatly to the
attractive impression made upon
each visitor.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-10-22
WELLS RIVER

Fred J. Bailey of Washington, d.
c., who has been here a month with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A HI.
Bailey, returned home Saturday &C
companied by his wife and son who
have been here through the sum-
mer.
Mrs. Crook of North HaverhiIl
was here Saturday and Sunday with
her daughter, Mrs. Mcdonald and
Mr. Crook came Sunday to spend
the day. 5.o..
Miss Lillian Marcy returned last
week from Quechee.
Charles Leslie was home from ST.
Johnsbury over Sunday.
Department President, w. r. c.,
Mrs. Eta K. Martin of Burlington
was the guest of Mrs. w. H. Good
win Saturday.
Mrs. H. II. Lee and daughter,
Elizabeth, went to Boston Monday
morning of last week. Mrs. Lee
returned Wednesday accompanied
by her husband who had been in
the city nearly two weeks. Miss
Lee returned Thursday.
DR.. Thomas and family spent Sun
day in Montpelier.
Mrs. J. r.. Nelson of Kingston, N.
Y, was in town on business several
days of last week and went to Mont
pelier Saturday to visit Mrs. Anna
d. Leslie.
Mrs. Goodwin was in Ludlow,
Chester and Springfield last week
on w. R. C. business.
E. B. Atkinson of Newbury was
in town last week.
Twelve members of Col. Preston
Wednesday to attend the district
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-10-22
WEST WATERFORD

Mr.. Potter from Mansonville re
Gently visited Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Blodgett. sE
Mrs. Bertha Daniels Wright from
Ryegate has come to care for her
mother, Mrs. Lucia Daniels. Mrs
Daniels is gaining.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen .Hovey from
Weehawken, N. J., are visiting Mr..
and Mrs G. w. Hovey and his moth
er, Mrs. Emily Hovey,
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Blodgett recent
ly returned from visiting at Manson
Vile and other places.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Beck of st.
Johnsbury visited Mr.. and Mrs. g.
w. Hovey and her mother, Mrs.
Emily Hovey recently.