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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-03-04

ISmal1 Advertisements viii be in IN
serted in this column at the rate OF
two cents word for the first insertion
and one cent word for subsequent In
sertions.1
WANTED. MIX, cream. eggs, buttermiIk
skim milk, daily. Quote cash prices. M
FTTzcRRALD. "a Binerica ST.. Boston.
A PLEASANT ROOM to rent No. 2 Main ST
Inquire MRS. {. r. o. TINKRR.
GIRL FOR GENERAL HousKwoRK Good
pay to right girl. MRS. J. A HUNrER, 81
For SALE. FulI-bIooded White Wvan-
dotte Cockerels S1.5O each. RAYMOND On-
GOOD, Danville. VT.
WANTED. Married farm hand. must be
good mixer and teamstcr. Steady work to
ming water and electric lights WIN. CI,FN-
ENT. North Danville. Tel. 1916.
LADY wants home, small family few weeks
light work. MRS. SHORT, st. Johnsbury.
WANTED. Young man to work in Cloth
ing store about March /. Address Drawer
c, st. Johnsbury, VT.
FURNITURE storage room for rent. A. Il.
COUNSEL az SON.
For SALE. Best building lot on Fairlawn.
Inquire Herbert Comfy.
SEVERAL Farms, large and small. nicely
located near ST. Johnsbury. Inquire H. A.
BRYANT, GA Summer ST., N. II. Phone.
WANTED. Moderate priced 1 or room
tenement. Address X, Caledonian Office
STEHoGRAPHY and Typewi iting. Public
work. HELEN M. BAILEY. 50 Main street.
VACUUM CLEANERS tor sale or TO rent at
AcLRAN's STORE. SO Railroad ST.
Mems suits pressed for SO cents.
BROWNS. Eastern Ave.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-03-04
A Real Estate Note.

few facts for the consideration of the
readers of the Californian:
The first one is that the open season OF
1914 is to be the liveliest in Real Estate ever
known in Vermont in general and this sec.
ton in particular. Thus early in the season
the movement from the shops and the fac
tories to the land has developed an unprece.
denied impetus, and it is gathering volume
every day as the season opens and the call OF
the farms becomes more forceful and attrac.
tive. Regardless of mid-winter weather N, y
business has doubled twice within the mast
three months. and with certain prosnects
that the season now beginning will see an
avalanche of it in the line of farm pronerties
Farmers generally are moving toward i'm.
proving their condition by extensions or
more suitable locations, and hundreds OF
young and older men within my knowledge
VINO nave or can raise the moderate means
necessary to make beginning and obtain a
foothold out on a little farm are hustling to
get there. The old proverb that Man made
the city, but God made the country" is i'm
pelling men to be producers rather than con.
sumers and live-reaIIy Iive-auono the -
sentials of pure water and air among God
made environments. To fit precept to prac-
tice l am going this spring to erect new
house on my old farm homestead, where I
can at least raise few chickens and vegeta
bles and dig in the dirt whenever I can get an
off day. Nothing like 1t!
If you are thinking with me and want a
larger or better located farm, or want to in
vest a few hundred of dollars--half the price
of a believing automobi1e-in a good money
making farm home come and visit with me
and talk it over. You can't really know
how well you can do in the way of buying.
selling or dickering farm properties until you
see what can advise and suggest. 1t will
cost nothing, so You have verything to gain
and nothing to lose! have good wood and
timber farms, all sizes, qualities and prices
of farms, and about any location desired.
The farther back the less money required
unless you must go to the pictures" every
evening-just good land and a chance for
a profitable and happy farm home! Let us
get in touchI
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-03-04

Mrs. w. B. Pinkham is entertain
ing her niece, Miss Yvonne Trudel of
Concord, n. H.
Mrs. w. w. Harvey of "a Concord
avenue is entertaining her daughter,
Mrs. F. H. Burt of New York.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Nichols are
spending the week in Boston.
Miss Angelina Stenson very pleas
emily entertained six young ladies
last Friday evening.
Mrs. Earl Simpson of Lyndon visit
ed Mrs. Lucy Hovey last week.
Mrs. Cable very pleasantly enter
tanned Mrs. Abbie Heyer and Mrs.
Anna Page last Saturday.
DR.. J. A Drouin suffered from two
very serious attacks of acute 1nd1ges=
ton lately and has been obliged to
go to st. Johnsbury hospital for some
rest. AS soon as he gets better he
will take a short vacation and fol-
low hospital clinics, probably at Bos-
ton. Dr. Drouin has a large number
of sincere friends who all wish for
his speedy recovery.
The friends of Mrs. Henry Esta-
brooks will be sorry to know she went
to the Mary Hitchcock hospital in
Hanover, Monday to undergo an op-
Grafton.
M. J. Delaney is confined to the
house by a severe attack of the
mumps.
What might have been a bad fire
was discovered in time Tuesday
morning about $50. Dennis Chaplin
of the c. H. Goss Co., was sent to the
Stevens tenement in the Estabrook
block on Railroad street. Not being
able to raise anyone he started to
leave when he smelled smoke and
upon investigating found that in a
room where two small children were
playing, the bed was on fire. 1t is
probable that the children had set
it on fire while playing with matches.
er taking the children to safety,
and summoning help the fire was
soon extinguished and no serious
damage was done.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-03-04

tie girls of her Sunday School class
with her teacher, Miss Allen Under
wood last Saturday afternoon. The
time was pleasantly spent with
games and music. Refreshments
were served and she received several
presents to remind her of her birth
day.
Saturday night Leslie Moyles en-
tertained IL of his school mates, il
being his 18th birthday. After a
pleasant evening spent with music and
games refreshments were served.
w. r. G. will serve a dinner at
q. A. r. hall, Friday of this week
from 80 to 1 o'clock.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-03-04

education committee, announced that
through the courtesy of DR.. Benedict
a series of s lectures on physiology
and hygiene will be given by Miss
Wilcox at the Museum beginning
his week for the girls of the fresh
man and sophomore classes at the
Academy; also class of lessons in
cooking for the girls of the 9Th
grade will begin this week at the
club house under the direction of
Miss Patterson. The civics commit
tee called attention to the speaker
for the April meeting, Hannibal
Hamlin of Boston. 1t was announced
hat at the next meeting a change
in the method of nominating officers
would be brought before the club.
The president reported for the COM
mittee on the Burns lecture that after
paying all bills there was a deficit of
-, which had been paid. Mrs. Ha-
zen and Mrs. Smith spoke briefly
but feelingly of the town meeting
and the necessity for those who were
against license turning out, to vote.
The club house committee asked
for suggestions as to what shall be
done with the $500 mortgage in or
der to begin work this spring on
he auditorium.
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Order of Notice of Allowance O
Account

ESTATE OF ALEXANDER BLAIR.
STATE OF VERMONT, District of Caledonia IS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis
trict aforesaid: To all persons interested in
the estate of Alexander Blair late Of Barnet
in said district, deceased, greeting:
whereas, sand Court has assigned the 18th
day of March, next for examining and al
lowing the account of the Administrator 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 successfully previous to the day
assigned, in the Caledonian, newspaper
published at st. Johnsbury in said district.
Therefore, you are hereby notified to APP
pear at the Probate Office in st. Johnsbury,
in said district, on the day assigned. then
and there to contest the allowance of said
account if you cause. and to establish
your right heirs, legatees and lawful
claimants to said residue.
Given under my hand, this 21st day OF
February, A. d. 1914.
WALTER p SMITH. Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-03-04

At Groton, Feb. "a. Mrs. Ida Parker. aged
46 years.
At st. Johnsbury Center. Feb. 20, Mrs.
Sophronia Severance, aged 81 years.
At Dover, N. H., Jan. %, Rev. John Z.
Dame. aged about 70 years, former pastor
sutton
At Danville, Feb. "a, Ezra ii. Brown. aged
76 years.
At Danyi1le. Feb. 20, James Num-. aged 80
years.
At Boston, Feb. rs, William Francis Gil
i11an Of Barnet. aged 21 years.
At Fast Barnet, March 2, Mrs. James
Blair.
At st. Johnsbury, March 3. DR.. Samuel II.
Sparhawk, aged ~ years.
At Lunenburg. March 2, Mrs. Clara Silsby.
At Sherbrooke. p. O., March 3, Edward
Cults aged 80 years.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-03-04
RICKER's LOCAL MARKET

The receipts at w. A. Ricker's Market
for the week ending Mar. 2, 1914, were:
Poultry, al 10 to IL cents.
Lambs, a. 3 to 6 cents.
Hogs, 100 a. to S3l cents.
Cattle, 100 "a 8 to 61a cents.
Calves, Ais al 3 to ne cents.
Mich cows, 80 a. $45 to SOS.
Beef cent lower owing to Lenten Sea-
son. light calves and grassers cent low
er, fancy mixers wanted.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-03-04
Special Offer

We will make ladies suits in
up-t to date styles, with Skin
ner's satin lining, from $500
up, and mems suits from $4,000
up.
Our offer is for Spring Suits
made right, material right,
style right. We guarantee to
satisfy you in every particular.
You will be convinced that
there is more hand tailoring in
the suits that we make for you,
than any you have ever had.
If you are a quiet dresser,
we have conservative styles
for you, or, on the contrary,
if you want something with a
snap and dash to it we can
equally meet your taste.
Soliciting an early call, we
beg to remain,
Very truly yours,
BOSTON TAILORING &C
Tel. 48-M.
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CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to express our heartfelt thanks
Tor the beautiful flowers and many kind acts
of sympathy from friends during the
short illness and death of our dear father
We wish also to thank the members Of
Washburn Lodge, F. Sc A. M, and the East
ern Star for the flowers and many kind
things they did for us in our time Of trouble
and need.
Mr.. AND MRS. WALTER PECK,
Mr.. AND MRS. CLARENCE BENNETT
Mr.. AND MRS. I'D. SoMERs,
Mr.. AND MRS. HAMILTON MORRILL,.
Danville Vt,
Feb. 2S, 1914.
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CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to express our thanks to all oui
relatives and friends who so kindly helped ut
In our recent bereavem emit, also for the beau
tiful flowers.
Mr.. AND Mrs. GEORGE THIBoDEAU.
st. John sbury, VT.
March g. 1914
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-03-04
BIRTHS

At st. Johnsbury Feb. 20, a son. Lyndon
Rudolph, to Mr.. and Mrs Claude Arnold
and great-grandson of l. lyndon Arnold.
At Lyndonville. Feb. 20, a son to Mr. and
Mrs. John L. Norris.
At Lyndonville. Feb. 25, a daughter,
Eleanor Marion, TO Mr.. and Mrs. Fred M.
Campbell.
At Danvi1le, March 1. daughter, Thelma,
to Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest =. Hartshorn.
At South Whee1ock, Feb. %, a son to Mr..
and Mrs. Harlie Shepard.
At st. Johnsbury, Feb. rs, a daughter to
Mr.. and Mrs. X. A. Renfrew.
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MARRIAGES

At Lyndonville. Feb. 20. by Rev. ]. J.
Hutchinson. Arthur Gilman of Berlin, y. H,
and Miss Eva M. Wilson of Kirby.
At Lyndonvi1le, Feb. Is, by Rev. ]. J.
Hutchinson. III. s. Foss of Hardwiek and
Miss Annie McC ormack.
At Barnet, Feb. 25, by Rev. w. c. Clark,
BENJAMIN Barrett Of Cabot and Miss Mabel
Goodale Of Barnet
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TAKE NOTICE

All bills contracted hereafter by nv hus.
band, John F. Annis, will not be paid by me
nor will sign any papers to raise money to
pay any of his bills
CORA H. AENIs,
st. Johnsbury, VT,
Feb. %, 1914.
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CartIng and JObbing

Moving of Household Goods a Speciality
Telephone 316-14
J.E. s. ROY
8 Passumpsic Street
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Boston ladies and
Gents CalIcrlnQ
%.
81 EASTERN AVE,
ST. JOHNSBURY, VERMONT

We tailor for ladies and
gentlemen, who dress careful
1y, both as to taste and ex-
penditure, therefore, we are in
a position to serve you. We
want at least a trial order and
therefore we are making a
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CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to express our heartfelt thanks
tor the many beautiful flowers and the kind
ly acts OF sympathy from our friends and
neighbors, his shopmates and the fremen, OF
which he was member, during the short
illness and death of onr dear husband and
brother.
MRS. ]. e. HEATH,
MR. AND MRs. w. l.. HEATH.
FRED HEATH,
GEORGE HEATH,
7. ALBERT HEATH.
st. Johnsbury, Vt,
March 3, 1914.
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Take Notice

All bills contracted hereafter by my wife
Mrs. @. e. Meader, will not be paid by me.
G. z. MEADRR.
st. Johnsbury, VT
Feb. Is, 1914.
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J. E. HARRIS, Real Estate
OVER POST OFFICE
ST. JOHNSBURY, VT.
WANTED

Cook for Truant School, 25 to 80
years old. Salary $35 to $3.50 per
month and home. For particulars write
w. q. FANCHER, Supt.,
Lawrence, Mass.
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sTITCHERs WANTED.

On power machines making house
dresses; expenses guaranteed while
learning; good wages and steady
employment IDEAL MFG. CO..
Tilton, N. H. 43-4
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THE ST. JOHNsBURY TRIO

Will accept engagements for Weddings, Mus
icals. Clubs, and other Organizations. For
terms apply to Miss HELEN A. BoYNroK %
Main Street.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-03-04

Die Stamp printing done here.
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WEATHER

Bingham,s Drug Store. for the week
Evening journal., 1914-07-11
With The Parsgraphers

It pays to look pleasant. but dentists always look
down I'm the mouth Washington Herald
London has 10000 policemen; and Sylvia can back
them all of the board.-Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Under advice Of his physician, the Colonel has can
celed two dates neither Of which, however is 1916.
Washington Post
Very few girls regard it a compliment when one
fails at beauty party to recognize them without their
ompeNons.-Chicago News
Having blown chunks out OF the coronation stone
the militants may next be expected dynamite the
crown. Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Pinchots seem to know when they up against
the real thing Not word from them about Perkins
since r. r. delivered his broadsde--Kansas City
Journal
A speaker at medical convention declares that
poverty is disease and that its victims should to
doctor Possibly he would recommend the gold cure
Baltimore American.
Nothing amazing in the fact that a London woman
shot four lions Emmaline Pankhurst would have
thought nothing Of batting them the head with
hatchet-P Philadelphia Telegraph
Evening journal., 1914-07-11
Wilson'S Apparent Change Toward
Business Will SoeD Undergo Acid TEST
CFrom the New York TrIbuneA

In the last forty-eight hours the
Presidents attitude toward business
seems TO have undergone radical
change Psychologically speaking,
he is back-tracking as hurriedly as
only a few days ago he was order
ing full speed ahead Business men
who read his uncompromising speech
to the Virginia Editorial Association
on June 25 must have rubbed their
eyes when they noticed the state
ment i'm Yesterdays Washington dis
patches that after comforting With a
delegation of Chicago business men.
who urged him to amend the Inter
state Trade Commission bill ami drop
all the other antitrust bills. Mr. Will
son declared that "the confer snce
had been mutually instructive and
helpful"
What has suddenly driven the Pres
ideut TO make the anectionate ad-
vances TO business men with which
the Warburg appeals and the ex-
changes with the Chicago delegation
bubble over? Coincidently with them
the newspapers report the secession
of Democratic Congressman from
Colorado. wholesale desertions from
the party in Louisiana and grave dis
affection all through the Middle
West. Colonel Roosevelt has threat
oned to attack Wisconsin all along
the line-its domestic failures as well
as It's international laundering Does
Mr.. Wilson, too, think that the time
has come 10 cut away from the eX-
cesses of what has come to be known
as wisconsin. Who can tell? JUS
two weeks ago he was saying to the
virginia editors that business would
have TO take IT'S medicine. whether II
liked TO take It or not Knowing oN'
actly what business needed, he anC
the Democratic leaders had prepar
ed a program Of additional antitrust
legislation which would mean Ger
tain Justice 10 the man engaged il
business The only choice open tC
business was that sober and sensi
BILE program. now completed oi
another long period Of agitation.
Tho poor business man had to ac
cent what the President and Con
gress had agreed on-including al
the crudities. ambiguites and film
fam provisions of the Clayton bill
or expect a still more unpleasant ant
/ lingering punishment.
Now Mr. Wilson is calling on tn
Democratic party to line itself up OF
the side of business and sending Chi
Evening journal., 1914-07-11

II is the opinion Of the Review OF
Reviews that the treaty with Colon
hia. If ratified. will almost certainly
lead to war. The Review regards the
proposed payment of S25,O0O,O 600 TO
Colombia aR nothing at all compared
with the astounding shortsightedness
OF involving future generations ~
Special rights In the canal are given
To Colombia which are not given TO
other foreign countries, and certain
fnvors. as to rates, which are not
rermitted even 10 American citizens.
"These mysterious and special favors
proposed i'm the Colombia treaty,
saws the Review. relate TO kinds OF
trade ESPECIALLY that in oil and coall
that are supposed to have been
brought under British control Since
Colombia itself may at any time pass
to the ownership or protection of a
European power, we are in this
treaty making the most reckless and
shortsighted grants; and instead Of
limiting them to ten years, or twenty
years. we are erecting them into per-
petual vested interests of enormous
value"
If any one should hold that the
United States would apply the Mon
roe doctrine to prevent European
government from gaining control of
Colombia, IL is a sufficient answer 10
point TO what is now going on in
Haiti Foreign governments are not
so sQueamish as the United States
government In protecting investments
ebroad Haiti is ia reality controlled
ga great measure by European in
terests. backed by European govern
Evening journal., 1914-07-11

British officials and British public
men too frequently misunderstood
public sentiment in the United States
and the effect of that sentiment upon
the political action of the voters.
sackville-West was more than in
discreet I'm his well-meaning letter
to q correspondent in 1888, and he
contributed heavily TO the defeat OF
the Democratic party that year by
tnat letter. and TO the temporary re-
tirement of Grover Cleveland from
the Presidency.
Sir Edward Grey. the British secre-
tary for foreign affairs, last week
announced that his government had
not pressed nor urged upon the ad-
ministration the repeal of the tolls
exemption law. and Niscount Bryce
confirmed this in his address at the
Independence day dinner at London
The President in his Philadelphia
speech said: "The treaty may have
been a mistake. but its meaning was
unmistakable.'
It's meaning today is Just the same
as when the President approved the
Democratic national platform declar.
ing for tolls exemption. iust the sam,
as when he made his Washington
Grove. \. j.. address. There has no
been a word added or @ punctuation
mark changed in that treaty durini
or since the Presidents Reputation
of his own views or the violation O
the declaration of his party's position
on that question.
The open and frank declarations o
the British officials that they neithe
pressed. urged. nor expressed thei
views Of the treaty 20 the presen
administration of the United State
place those who voluntarily urge
and voted for the repeal of the toll
exemption law in most uneviabl
light in view Of their pledges TO IN
people and their promises TO IN
voters of the United States.
The repeal stands nov as wor
Of supererogation. an action no
called for by the other parry 10 IN
treaty
when the President states that m
1 treafy's meaning rs unmlatakahle h'
Evening journal., 1914-07-11
SATURDAY JULY II, 1914
A BENErIcIAL rXcuRsIoN.

vA7 ILMlNGToN business cannot fail to benefit
w largely a result of the trade extension
automobile excursion made into rural New Castle
county. Cecil county. Md, and Chester county Pa. ON
Thursday. 70 the largest excursion of the kind
given under the auspices Of the Wilmington Cham
ber OF Commerce. It's success was due largely TO
the organizing and nterest-stmuating skill Of Neil
b Sinclair. general secretary and his associates In
the Chamber.
one of the especially pleasing features of the trade
getting pilgrimage the heartness Of the reception
accorded to the exoursonsts in an the towns visited
In place did there 10 be any resentment
among the resident business men because Wilmington
merchants had invaded the territory and made ear
nest plea that part Of the local trade that now is
going to Philadelphia. Baltimore and New York In
every place visited the gospel preached Buy
what you at home and what you cannot buy there
buy Wilmington in preference 10 buying IL in other
large cities" Such trade gospel served to
convince the merchants resident In the towns vs-
tied that the excursion mot aimed their bus-
ness. but that that pcrsistenty went
side those towns.
The excursion resulted in a closer acquaintance
and better understanding between the Wilmington
business and the people of the rich and thriving
sections visited Il should bear fruit in a short time
and bring city hundreds of shoppers who here
tolore have gone to other great trade eenters to
spend their money.
Evening journal., 1914-07-11
British Disclosures in the
Tolls Exemption Repeater
CFrom the Washington Post)

goes against the opinion Of the men
who negotiated the treaty for the
United States; against the plain and
direct statements of three-fourths Of
the senator's who took part in the de.
bate during the approval OF the
treaty; he goes beyond the British
contention which admitted doubt
Just as he has gone beyond British
urging or pressing in his call for the
repeal of the very law his party de-
manded. and that he advocated dur
ing his campaign for the Presidency
The British avowals OF not urging
or requesting repeal have left tho
President utterly without defense oi
his action in this matter.
His party had a contract with the
people as to the tolls exemption law
He had a pledge out to the voters
o. the Union upon that law. pledge
as positive and direct as the words OF
the English language could make r.
Competitive transportation through
the canal he had proclaimed as right
and in the interests of the American
people.
The voters Of the United States ap-
proved the party contract, accepted
the candidates pledge. and that con
tract and that pledge should hav,
been held superior and more binding
than a doubtful Interpretation OF
treaty that a commercial competitor
acknowledged dubious in meaning an,
/ did not insist urOn.
This British avowal of not urgin,
or pressing repeal has added greatl
10 the burdens OF the senators an,
Representatives who voted for repea
and now have TO face the voters @
! the United States