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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-09
MONROE

James Gilchrist and daughter,
Marjorie, who have been visiting
relatives in town have returned to
their home in Everett, Mass.
George L. Frazer of this place and
Louise Moore of East Barnet were
united in marriage at St. Johnsbury
last Tuesday by the Rev. Paul d.
Moody. They left that afternoon for
Boston returning Saturday night.
Rev. d. E. Burns attended camp
meeting at Wilmot, N. H., last week.
Frank Merrifeld of WATERFOWL,
Mass, is visiting his daughter, Mrs.
Charles Pratt.
Mrs. John Gilchrist and Miss Mar
jorie Gilchrist were in st. Johnsbury
Thursday.
Gilchrist band gave an open air
concert here Saturday evening.
Mrs. D. E. Burns and Miss NADIA
Ign were in st. Johnsbury Friday
Mrs. William Dickinson and
daughter, Flora, of Lyman visited at
Napoleon Plamadon's the last of the
week.
Napoleon Plamadon was operated
on for appendicitis at the Cottage
hospital at Woodsville last Wednes-
day. He is doing as well as could
be expected.
Allan Moore, who has been visiting
at George Woodward's, has returned
to his home in FitZdale.
The village school commenced
Monday, September z, with Mrs
Gertrude Parent of st. Johnsbury as
teacher.
Mrs. Oscar Frazer was in St.
Johnsbury Thursday.
Miss Hannah Frazer of McIndoes
visited at Oscar Frazer's last week.
Mrs John GiIchrist was in Wells
River Friday.
George Bort was at home from
Woodsville over Sunday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-09

Glenn Velmore Mooney and Miss
Agnes Elizabeth Morrison were quiz
city married on Monday evening at
eight o'clock at the home OF the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. III.
Morrison. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev Alfred Poole Grint,
Phi. d.. in the presence of the imme-
date relatives The bride wore her
travelling suit OF dark blue with a
black and white hat and after the
ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Mooney left
for a trip to Portland and vicinity.
They expect to be away two weeks
and on their return will reside at "a
Pleasant street where their home is
ready for them, being Furnished in
part with some OF their beautiful
wedding gifts The brides two
brothers, Frank, of Ogema, Sask.,
and Raymond of Brooklyn were both
present but started that night for
their respective homes. The groom
is a graduate of the commercial de-
partment of the Academy, class Of
1906, and is employed by Il. T. a
Fl. II. Ide as bookkeeper. His bride
was graduated from St. Johnsbury
Academy in the class of 1919, and
will retain for the present her posi-
ton with the George IL. Cross Co.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-09
SOCIAL EVENTS.

Misses Pauline and Madeline Ran
dali entertained a company of young
people Wednesday evening in honor
of their cousin, Miss Dorothy Ken
nedy of Brooklyn. Cards and dane
ing were enjoyed and delicious re
freshments served.
Mrs. Martin G.. Benedict gave a
very delightful tea Friday afternoon
to the faculty to meet Miss M. Emma
Williams of New York city, who is
her guest.
The Newcomers club met at the
home of Mrs Oscar Beck last Thurs
day afternoon for a farewell party
to Mrs. Roy Hardie. She was pre-
scented with a silver lemon dish and
fork and olive spoon. The house
was daintily decorated for the oc-
casiOn and especially the dining
room where the refreshments were
served.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-09
I'EACHAM

A crowd of IT'S attended the auc-
ton at C. F. Thresher's Wednesday
The farm was sold to James Craig
The proceeds of the sale amounted
to $4,000.
Miss Eliza Adams left Tuesday
for her school at Tuscon, Arizona.
Quite a number attended the we'd
ding reception of Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
old Somers at West Barnet Friday
night.
The G. A. R. and w. R. C. will
meet Saturday, September u, with
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gracey, for din
ner.
The North Peacham Social club
will give a social and program at the
Ewell's Hollow school house Satur-
day evening, September IL. Re
freshments will be served.
Miss Gladys Rust, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Stafford Bay
ley, has gone to her home at Cranky,
Mass.
Moses Edmunds of Concord, N.
H., is visiting Frank Taylor and
mother, Mrs. o. w. Taylor.
Mrs. Edward Martin of New York
is stopping at William Martins.
Herbert Elliott's house caught fire
Monday and was nearly burned to
the ground before help could be
summoned
Mrs. Clara Varnum, who suffered
a shock about two weeks ago, pass
ed away September /, aged about
SIS years.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-09
REUNION OF 18th VERMONT
One Veteran 81 Years Old i'm At
tendance-Met ON 5Oth Anni-
versary of Fall of

Atlanta.

The 22nd annual reunion of the
18th Vermont regiment was held at
Grand Army hall Wednesday. Only
29 members of the regiment were
present, a smaller number than
usual, but A visiting comrades reg
istered and 20 ladies, so that the at
tendance was fairly large. Chamber
lin w. r. c. served one of its famous
dinners at noon after which Colonel
George Shorey of LyndonviIle call
ed the meeting to order. A nomi-
mating committee consisting of ID. p.
| CelIey, J. N. Webster and A. G. Pills
bury, and a committee on resolutions
consisting of r. G. Brock, Matthew
Robinson and ]. P. Christie were
appointed.
The register showed that the av-
age age of the 18th men present
was IA 2-29, the Oldest being A. J..
Miller of Lunenburg, 81 years old,
and the youngest, f. E. Cobleigh of
| LyndonVille, 68. 1t is estimated that
about $50 of the original 942 mem
| bers of the regiment are now liv-
ing. The deaths of w. A. Bean of
| Lyndon Center, F. o. Randall, of
| Lyndon, Walter H. Chase of Shelf
field, 1. K Gray and c. G. Mooney
of Wheelock, Co. G.; Silas B. Nor
rison of Groton, Co. D.; ]. S. t.
Wallace of Barnet, Co. F; H. p.
Cummings of No. Thetford, Myron
Smith of LyndonvilIe and William
Stevens of Post Mills, Co. A; George
Bryant of Morgan Center and A. G..
Farmer of East Burke, Co. e; A. o.
Joslin, Co. were announced. Ref
erence was made to r. S. Kelley of
McIndoes who has recently lost all
his property by fire. J. M. Quimby
of Wilder reminded all that the date
was an important one, being the
50th anniversary of the fall of At
lanta.
Officers were elected as follows:
Col, D. R. Cobb, South Albany; 1t.
col, A. M. Whitelaw, Ryegate;
major, Andrew Aitken, Wells River;
adjutant and quartermaster, J. It.
Gleason, Lyndonville. The question
of changing the time of meeting to
the original date in June in order to
observe the birthday of RedfieId
Proctor, the colonel of the regiment,
came up for discussion and after
several motions was finally left to
the decision of the officers.
Letters were read from E. K.
Burnham of Newark, N. Y, Frank
Bedell of Big Rapids, Mich, and
from Miss Marguerite Robinson of
Newport, the daughter of the regi-
ment" R. G. Brock spoke in mem
DRY of J. S. T. Wallace, d. P. Gel
ley of A. C. Farmer, A. C.. Pills
bury of G. G. Mooney, l. X. Gray
and Austin Bean, J. M. Quimby of
H. P. Cummings and other brief re-
marks were made.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-09
SOUTH RYEGATE
Pupils Off to School and Other
Events of the Week.

Events of the Week.
F. R. McColl is the possessor of
new automobile 1915 model.
William Terry and Charles Glib
son spent Sunday and Monday with
the South Ryegate party at Lake
Morey.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. L. Terry and Mr.
and Mrs Wilson Beattie returned
Monday evening from an automobile
trip to Boston.
Ernest keenan, has sold the Pratt
place at Boltonville to ]. D. Gibson,
the price being $1,000.
Mrs. James Beaton, Mrs. H. w.
Goodine, Miss Mabel Hall and Mrs.
F. G. Brown went to Barre Saturday
afternoon in F. c. Browns car to
hear Miss Emma Hanko lecture on
Domestic Science"
Mrs Bertha Kellogg very hospit-
ably and charmingly entertained
her music pupils here at her home
in Plainfield Saturday. After dinner
there was a musical recital.
A large number from here attend
ed the pageant drama, ''The Court
of Fame" at Groton Thursday and
Friday evenings.
Forest Nelson enters Dartmouth
College this fall his sister, Edith, re-
turns to her Misunderstanding course
at Bradford, and another sister,
Ethel, goes to the Moody school at
Mortified, Mass.
S. Mills spent Sunday at Burling
ton and returned Monday afternoon,
bringing with him his son, Samuel,
who is much improved and hopes to
be able to take up his studies at the
University of Vermont September
%
Rev. and Mrs. S. S. Martyr and
daughter, Harriet, of Plantsville,
Conn, came Friday to visit Miss
Grace Martyr at George Groves. Mr.
Martyr occupied the U. P pulpit
Sunday morning and evening most
acceptably, and will also preach in
that church next Sunday morning.
B. H. Hooker has taken the rail-
road station at Bradford and will
move his family there from st.
Johnsbury.
Miss Lillian Eliason went Satur-
day to Lake Morey for a few days
vacation.
Rev. and Mrs. V. Ziegler return
ed Wednesday from New York but
that evening received word of the
death of Mr.. Zeigler's mother, and
returned to New York Thursday.
Rev. John Lytle started Thursday
for Walton, N. Y, where he will at
tend the meeting of Synod. He will
29-Paper ETANUU
be absent two Sundays.
Miss Marion Hall spent Thursday
and Friday with the South Ryegate
party occupying 1.-The Lodges" at
Lake ,Morey.
A party consisting of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. w. Goodine, Mrs. Tells |
Cole, Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Simpson,
M. J. Bailey, Gustavus Rabaioli, |
Alex Smith and Lloyd Darling start
ed early Monday morning in two !
for the White noun |
tains with the avowed intention of |
climbing Mount Washington. The |
courageous ones planned to walk to |
the top, the more faint-hearted to |
take the train up.
Mrs. John Lytle, Mrs. G. H. Grant |
and several young ladies of the u. |
2. church took a climbing trip up |
Blue mountain Monday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-09
EAST ST. JOHNsBURY

A reception was given Rev. and
Mrs. A. V. Fisher, Monday evening
in the vestry of the church which
was largely attended Music and a
very effective pantomime, with read
ing, enlivened the evening. That
Mr.. Fisher has made a fayOra BILE
impression on the community, was
shown by gifts of chairs and a GUAM
tity of silver Deacon Copp made a
pleasant and appreciative speech, in
behalf of the donors, to which Mr..
Fisher responded in most happy re-
marks. The occasion was most en-
joyable and successful. Mr.. Fishers
pastorate seems assured. His fam
lily, who are accomplished musicians
and most hospitable, aid him great
ly in his work.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-09

The following letters are adver-
tised for week ending September 5
Gentlemen, Champigni. Andre; Duke
shire. Robert PenneIl, Dahlbeck,
Matte, DeMarey, Jerome J., Kearney,
Chester NJ, Lee George r., Shedden,
Mart.
The convent opened Monday
with 1913 pupils registered. Out of
town pupils did not register until
yesterday so the whole number of
pupils will be considerably larger.
In municipal court last We'd
nesday, Joseph Brown was fined SIS
and costs of 1924 for a second Of
Tense of intoxication. Mary Farmer
of Danville pleaded guilty to petty
larceny and was sentenced to 30 days
in the county Jail. She was charged
with stealing a coat from neighbor.
Frank Blower and Mrs. Carrie Will
comb were given a hearing on the
charge of adultery, and were placed
under bonds of $500 to appear in
December term of Caledonia county
court They were unable to furnish
bail, and were confined in Jail.
A meeting of the republican
county committee has been called for
tomorrow morning at the Office of
the committee chairman, G. Q. Frye,
and plans for the county convention
will be made at this time. The date
of the convention will be decided.
In a collision on Railroad street
Monday afternoon between Ray Es-
tabrooks automobile and James
Learmouth's job team the car was
somewhat damaged. As the machine
was going very slowly it was stop
ped in time to prevent any of the
parties being injured
The indications are that the
Progressive party will have a candi-
date for town representative and
several are industriously working
toward that end now. The name of
John Rickaby Is mentioned as a
candidate and according to the work
ers his candidacy is receiving favor
able comment.
-Caucuses of the Progressive
party will be held in each town on
Saturday, September 18th. to elect
delegates to the state, district and
county conventions.
Representative committees from
all of the churches and other or
CARNATIONS planning to serve meals
during the teachers state convention
are asked to meet in the North
church chapel, Tuesday, September
Is at three o'clock.
Frederick S. Platt, clerk of the
U. s. District Court, will be at the
Municipal Court room, st. Johns
bury, on September Is, at 1000 a.
m, for the purpose of receiving pc
titions for naturalization and issu-
ing first papers.
When returning from Barton
last Tuesday night Gerry Coburn's
automobile took a plunge over a
bank, about six miles above West
Burke. Mr. and Mrs. r. w. Sim
onds and daughter, Dorothy, and
Mrs. Rolf Searels were passeng-
ers and fortunately all escaped in
jury. The car brought up against a
tree and was somewhat damaged.
The party we're taken to West Burke
by team in time to catch the mid
night train home, but Mr.. Coburn
remained at farm house and drove
his car home the next day
The Good Templars Lodge will
hold their meeting next week Fri
day evening, instead of this week,
owing to the absence of several of
the officers who expect to be in at
tendance at the Free Baptist year
ly meeting.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-09
Free Bible Pictures at Colonial
Theater.

The Photo Drama Of Creation is
announced to open at the Colonial
Theater next Sunday, September 10,
at $3.50 p. m. with seats free and no
collection.
This wonderful drama has been
produced at great cost by the !. b.
S. A., and is shown by them all over
the world. 1t presents every impor-
tant event, either by motion pictures
or stereopticon slides, recorded in
the Bible. Lectures are also given
by a wonderful talking machine, ex-
planning the pictures as they are
shown on the screen.
Creation will be given at the
Colonial Theater five days, Septem-
Der 10, IA, IS, Is, and 20 at $3.50
and 500 p. m. There will be a
complete change of pictures and
lectures daily.
The object Of the I. b. 5. A. In
showing these pictures is purely
philanthropic. Their aim is to en-
courage Bible study and help all to
appreciate more what a wonderful
book Gods word is.
Seats are free and no collection
will be taken. All are invited.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-09
COUNTY S. S. CONVENTION.
Caledonia Organization Meets a
Hardwick Friday-The



The Caledonia County Sunday
School association is to hold it's 21sL
annual convention at the Congrega-
ton church at East Hardwick Fri
day, September H. 1t is hoped that
the Sunday schools will send large
delegations and all who go will be
regarded as delegates. Rev. Charles
A. Boyd, the new general secretary
of the Vermont Sunday School asso-
citation will be present. There will
be an exhibit of Bibles and Sunday
school supplies and work done by
primary and junior pupils. The fol-
lowing is the program.
Morning session.-10:00, Devo-
tional service, conducted by Rev. A.
d. Simpson; 1920, Address of We'll
come, Rev. A. S. Bole; response,
Rev. E. G.. French; 1875, Minutes
of last years convention, Statistical
report by secretary, Report of treas
urer, Reports of department super
intendents; 11:10, The teachers
hour, conducted by Rev. G. A.
Adams and Rev. C. A. Boyd; 1910,
appointment of Committees, An
nouncements, Adjournment for din
ner.
Afternoon session.-1:3O depart
mental conferences in four groups,
Elementary, Secondary, Home De-
partment, Pastors and Superintend-
ents; 200, Devotional period; els
enrolment, Roll call of schools; 2.4O
Forward movement, by Rev. Charles
A. Boyd; 300, Address. Rev. r. r.
Lowe: 1925, Strengthening the
weak places, Rev. Z. G.. French;
3:45, The district association, Rev.
w. C. Clark; 400 Working the
home department, Mrs. Edith Balch
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-09
vERMoNrs BIG CATTLE SHOW.
Biggest Exhibition i'm the History OF
Vermont State Fair.


The largest stock exhibit ever
shown in Vermont will be seen at
the Vermont State fair to be held
at White River Jet. Sept. Is to Is
and will include all of the standard
breeds of dairy and beef cattle.
Besides large entries by Vermont
breeders, cattle from several states
will be shown.
Four carloads of milking and
beef short horns will be sent from
Ohio. Other entries i'm this breed
will come from nearer sections The
premiums in this class amount to
$2,1OO.
Big entries have been made Of
Jerseys from many sections. The
American Jersey Cattle club has
taken a great interest in this exhibit
Besides premiums amounting to
$1,000, there will be silver cups and
medals.
Two large exhibits will be made
of Brown Swiss cattle, one from the
farm of T. N, Vail of Lyndonville,
and the other from a large farm at
Dedham, Mass. This breed of cattle
is rapidly winning favor both as
dairy and meat cattle.
Another big entry will be Hol-
stems, breed very popular through
out the United States.
Ayrshires will be seen in great
numbers. This exhibit will include
a showing by a weII-known Frank
lin County breeder.
Herefords and other beef cattle
will be shown in numbers. The
Herefords' association is offering
premiums in addition to the regular
State Fair premiums.
A horse feature will be % horses
and ponies to be made by George G.
Cary of st. Johnsbury. These
horses include high steppers, sad
die horses, tandems and driving
bitches.
The Is cent piece was made
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-09
Pope.

The body of Gardner HI. Pope,
son of William Pope, was brought
here from Concord, Monday after
noon and funeral services were held
in the First Baptist church, Tuesday
afternoon. He was buried in Mount
Pleasant cemetery. Gardner Pope
was IA years of age and for the
past six years has been living with
his sister. Ruth, at the New Hamp-
shire Orphans home at Franklin, N.
H. He died in the Margaret Pills
bury hospital at Concord Saturday,
following an operation for a growth
in the nose and throat. His sister
has been in that hospital for several
weeks being treated for a sickness
caused by infantile paralysis, which
she suffered about year ago. Be-
sides his father and sister he is sur
vived by a brother, Leonard Pope,
who is in the navy at Honolulu, an
other sister, Amy, his grand mother,
Mrs. Ada Pope, and two aunts, Mrs.
Betsey Pope and Mrs. John Human,
all of Concord. In order that his in
valid sister might be present the
services were held at Mrs. Pope's
home in Concord, Monday forenoon.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-09
RECENT DEATHS.


Abby Turner Hudson died Thurs
day evening after a very short ill
ness with uremic commissions caused
by lead poisoning He had been in
poor health for a month but did not
stop work until the Saturday before
his death, and it was only for the
last "a hours that his condition was
thought serious. He was born in
Concord, September 20, 1872, the
son of Edward and Ella Carter Hud-
son After receiving a common
school education he went to Thorn
dixie, Mass, and worked there and
in Manchester, N. H., in the cotton
mills for four or five years. He
learned the painters trade in SPRING
field, Mass, and followed it the rest
of his life, in Concord for six years
and for the last seven years in St.
Johnsbury, being employed by the
Fairbanks company. On November
I'll, 1894, he married Miss May
Davis of Concord, who survives him
with FIVE children, Edward of Clare
mont, N. H., Ray, Harold, Rita and
Theodore At the time of Mr.. Hud-
sons death, Theodore, the two year
old son, was seriously i'll, but he is
recovering. Two brothers, Fred H.
u hSWlSNOAs MOlI., anu LuWa1u y.
of Concord, one sister, Mrs. Jennie
Badger of st. Johnsbury, and half
sister, Mrs. Roy Swift of Jefferson
vile survive him. He was a mem
Der of the Modern Woodmen and of
the Odd Fellows, the latter order
using their service at the funeral
which was from Grace Methodist
church at one o'clock Sunday after
noon, and also at the burial which
was at Concord.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-09
At the Fairbanks Factory.

Conditions at the scale factory re-
main practically unchanged. Business
is being taken care of as it comes
forward. The factory is running
full time on Monday and Saturday
of this week. The shops will close
down for four days because of the
county fair. The running time for
the future will depend entirely on
orders received. Meanwhile it is a
time to be thankful for any business
under the conditions prevailing
throughout the business world.
Proner Printing Pulls Profits.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-09

Wright; 4:20, Business, Report Of
committees, Election of officers,
Closing words, Supper.
Evening session.-7:00 Music,
Prayer, Music, Address by Rev. F.
B. Richards, St. Johnsbury, Address
by Rev. Charles A. Boyd, General
Secretary Vermont Sunday School
association, Closing words. Bene-
diction.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-09

The 20 cent piece was made IA
GUS by the American Liver Tablets,
the perfect laxative.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-09

The Is ceLt piece was made
famous by the American Liver
Tablets, the perfect laxative.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-09
Miles.

Mrs. Charles Miles died Wednes-
day at Brightlook where she had
been a patient for seven weeks. She
had been an invalid for the past two
years, being a sufferer from some in
testinal trouble. The funeral was on
Friday afternoon from the house,
Rev. George A. Martin officiating,
and the interment was at St. Johns
bury Center. Mrs. Miles was Emily
A. Gognon and was born at Water
ford, Jan. %, 1919, the daughter of
Benjamin and Nancy Smith Gognon.
She spent her childhood and youth
at Waterford and st. Johnsbury
Center and on Jan. %, 1869 was
married to Charles Miles. They liv-
ed at the Center until 1882 when
they came to this village to reside.
Her husband survives her, with one
daughter, Mrs. Walter Brockway of
Montpelier, and she also leaves one
brother, Elmore e. Gognon of St.
Johnsbury. She was an attendant
at the Methodist church, a loyal
member of Olive Branch Lodge, d of
R., in which she had passed through
all the chairs. During her long ill
ness she was much cheered by, the
attentions of her Rebekah friends.
Frank Pierce of Chicago was here
to attend her funeral.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-09

Cool printing requires time. An
early order will aid good work.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-09

The rs cent piece was made
famous by the American Liver
Tablets, the perfect laxative.