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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-22

George Short and wife have moved
from w. S. LETTERS house on Center
street to st. Johnsbury, where he is
to work for the G. H. Goss Company.
Clarence BatcheIder will move from
the Weber house on Main street into
the tenement vacated by the Shorts.
Mrs. Russell Griswold has been a
recent sufferer with muscular rheu-
matism.
Mrs. D. R. Brown and Mrs. George
Ide visited Mrs. Granville Wheeler at
Bristol, N. H., last week.
A six-pound daughter was born
April 13, to Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Bean.
Several suites in the new block are
completed. Among those who have
moved in are w. l.. Aldrich and f. w.
Tevyaw and families, men who are
painting for J. F. Jock. l.. r. Far
rar and wife have engaged one suite
also.
Mrs. C. B. Dodge has gone to
Hyde Park, Mass. to spend some time
with her son, DIR. Ralph Dodge and
family, who have just moved into
a new apartment She will return
about the first of May with Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Stuart, who will run
their new touring car home.
Elmer A. Darling was in New
York last week and attended the
annual meeting of the Jersey Cattle
Club of which he is president.
Ruth Burpee has been visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Lynn Bowles, in Ply
mouth, N. H.
Miss Esther Hawley of Brookline,
Mass, has been a guest of F. E.
Daniel, Jr. and wife.
Perley Baraw has given up his
work at the railroad shops, and is
clerking in the Squires & Lincoln
store.
Mrs. Harris Jenkins is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Perley Harris at East
Burke.
Willis Conner of Watertown, Mass.
was in town last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lucius Gordon of
Sutton visited their sons here.
lphus and Lucius, last week.
Mrs. John Nash has been visiting
relatives in Newton and Fairhaven,
Mass.
Proper Printing pulls Profits.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-22
GREENSBORO
Death of Duncan McFarIane and
James Young, Two Aged
Cffizens-TsocaIs

Duncan McFarlane died Thursday
at the advanced age of so years and
seven. months. The funeral was held
Saturday. Mr.. McFarlane was an
esteemed citizen of the town and
leaves a daughter, Mrs. King of
Glover and one son d. G. McFarlane
with whom he has lived on the home
farm.
James Young one of our most re-
spected citizens died quite suddenly
Wednesday morning at the age of
IS years and 8 months. The funeral
was held at his late home Friday
forenoon, Rev. Francis Collins at
tending. There was a large gather
ing of townspeople. The deceased
leaves a wife, two daughters and two
sons to mourn.
Mrs. w. S. Ingalls, has been on the
sick list.
Saturday afternoon the telephone
wires sung with the sugar call from
the camp of A. e. Jackson. 1t is
needless to state the call was obeyed
with alacrity..
Harry Dow of st. Johnsbury is
visiting his parents for few days.
Miss Deborah Ellsworth of Eden
is visiting at Charles Lapiere's.
Mrs. George Brill of Lyndon was
called to town Friday by the illness
of Mrs. Miles, Mr.. Brill's mother.
e. A. Hopkins of st. Johnsbury is
stopping at the Caspian Lake House
for few weeks.
John harrington and William re-
turned from a few days visit to
friends in Canada, Saturday.
Mrs. Adella Harrison is sick at the
home Of her sister, Mrs. Lucinda
Dow.
Mrs. Nellie Simpson is spending a
few days with friends in Hardwick.
Mr.. Rollins and family are located
in their new home in the Harrison
house.
Sugar makers have had a busy
week and a good run of sap. So far
this season they have made from a
pound to a pound and half to the
tree.
INTENDED for last week.
J. H. harrington and nephew
William left town Thursday for a
few days vacation in Canada.
The thank offering meeting of the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-22
EAST ST. JoHNsBURY

Mrs. Hannah Lee who has been
spending the winter I'm Glover with
her daughter has returned and iB
stopping with Mrs. B. X. Graves
while her home is being repaired.
Owing to so much sickness in the
vicinity there were no special ex-
ercises on Easter Sunday but an ex-
cellent Easter sermon was preached
by Rev. V. A. Fisher and the flower
committee decorated the church.
Charles Wark Is the latest victim
of the prevailing distemper. Mrs
James Mclaughlin is quite i'll with
a complication of diseases following
the grip and Ames Bowen is still
confined to the house.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Ramage of
Boston were in town a few days last
week.
Raymond Grey has closed the
blacksmith shop I'm this village and
gone to Lyndonville to work.
Laurence Grant is i'll with the
humps.
Arthur shastney and family have
moved to Farlee. Rob Hill is living
in their house in the village.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-22
Stop


Ism t it a fact that nine
times in ten when you
see a man with the pink
of boyhood in his face
and the vim of boy
hood in his manner in
quiry shows he doesn't
drink coffee?
Isn't it a fact that every
person you see who
says " My doctor has
just made me give up
coffee" looks sallow
and leathery2
More and more people every
year are getting awake to the
fact that coffee is slow poison
that, while it seldom kills,
surely robs folks of the buoy
ancy and robustness of perfect
health. More and more people
desiring delicious hot drink
with their meals are serving
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-22
NEWBURY
Fine New Central School Formally
Dedicated ON MOnday-Marks
Site of Famous Old Semin-
airy Building


The Town Central School, the new
$4,000 building erected on the site
of the old NeWbury seminary build
ing, was dedicated Monday afternoon
in the presence of a large audience
of young people and their parents.
The exercises were held in the high
school room of the new building at
2 O'Clock in the afternoon. After
singing America" a few remarks
were made by Arthur r. Stone of st.
Johnsbury. An address followed by
Rev. Donald Fraser of Wells River
and a brief statement from M. G.
Knight, on behalf of the building
committee. The address of the oc-
casion was given by Hon. Mason s.
Stone, the state superintendent OF
education, followed by the dedica-
tory prayer by Rev. e. w. Sturtevant-
the pastor of the Methodist church.
The building is a handsome two
story brick structure built by l.. j.
Robinson of Waterbury. The ground
dimensions are SO by so feet and the
interior finish of both woodwork and
ceilings is especially rich and pleas
ing. Water is supplied by an artes-
ian well adjacent to the building,
where E. J. Trask of Warner, N.
H. has driven a well 22O feet, or IL
feet below bed rock. Mr.. Newton
of Waterbury was the architect and
the building committee we're the late
Alexander Greer, Frank Z. Kimball
and M. G. Knight.
Monday evening the Carnegie sur
vey was discussed by Superintendent
Stone and Professor J. F. Messenger,
professor of education in the Univer-
sity of Vermont. Tuesday an all day
educational meeting was held for the
Connecticut-Wells River school union
with most suggestive program ar
ranged by Sept. Glover of the union
district of the towns of Bradford,
Groton, Newbury and Ryegate. At
this conference there were addresses
by Supt. Stone, Prof. Messenger, Rev.
Mr.. Sturtevant, Miss Cloudman of
Bradford Academy, Principal Green
of the State School of Agriculture,
and other educators in this vicinity.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-22

When run down with kidney troy
BILE, backache, rheumatism or bladder
weakness, turn quickly for help to
Foley Kidney Pills. You cannot take
them into your system without haV-
ing good results. Chas; n, Fox,
$4,000 worth OF medicine" they
give You good results. c. G. Bling
ham. adv.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-22
ohiIdren's Diseases Very Prevalent

Whooping cough is about every
where. Measles and scarlet fever al
most as bad. Use Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound for inhamed
Threats and coughing. Mrs. l. G..
Hostler, Grand Island, Nebr. says:
my three children had severe at
tacks of whooping cough, and a very
few doses of Foley's Honey and Tar
gave great relief" C. G. Bingham.
adv.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-22

a toe It's goodbye Johnnie You apply
"GETS-IT' in two scconds-no 10 ssing with
that make corns pail and make the toe
beety and raw. with knives. scissor, rEEors
and diggcrs that make corns grow faster
cutting and corn bleeding &c ITS IT.
shrivela mp cnrna. they come right off
That's the new priuciple. lt's just comm on
nenee. No more corn pains. "GBTS-IT" %
safe. ard never hurts the flesh. Get rid OF
corha and caiiuses
"cRrS-IT" is sold at Csc bottle by All
druggteta, or aent direct II you Wiah, from
-. L1wrence a. Co.. Chicago.
"0aE&-fT in sold In ST. Iohnahurv hy C.
G. MIA9hAA, CHARLES sBARLBs CO.,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-22
FRECKLES
Now is the Time to Get Rid Of These
Ugly Spots

NOW ~ the Time 10 yet Nlu OF IneSe
Ugly Spots
There's no longer the slightest need
OF feeling ashamed Of your freckles,
as the prescription othine-double
strengths guaranteed to remove
these homely spots.
Simply get an ounce of othine-
double strength-from w. b. East
man and apply little of it night and
morning and you should soon see
that even the worst freckles have
begun to disappear, while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely. 1t is
seldom that more than an ounce is
needed to completely clear the skin
and gain a beautiful clear complex
ion -. a.,
Be sure to ask FOR the double
strength othihe as this Is sold under
guarantees Of money back IL II fails to
removb freckleS.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-22

You find the short road to en-
ployment when you tell what you
can do-interestingly, frankly-in a
want ad.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-22
"Gets-It" for COrns On
Your Piggy-Wiggies!
Quit Puttering With Corns. Use This
Sure, New-Plan Corn Cure.

few drops OF "eRTs-IT." the biggest
seller in the world today OF any corn
remedy, Is enough to spell positive doom to
the hercest corn that eve cemented itself to
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-26
PROGRESS ON NEW GAS CONT AMER Another Month and It Will Be Ready For Use-Forms Being
 Placed For Concrete Work Thayer Building
 Construction Work.

Fenton & Charnley are the contract orS.
 Painters at Work.
 The new All Hallows scheoinouse in MooSup is now nearing completion The hardwood floors are all down and the work on the interior painting is well advanced. The building, which Is of brick construction and three stories high, is being built by the Fenton & Charnley company
 Plans Finished.
 Architect Charles H. Preston has completed the plans and specifications for the new schoolhouse In Plainfield and they are now in the hands of the school building committee for inspec- tion
 Completing Hanover Residence.
 The Peck. McWilliams Co are. now completing the new two and d half story residence in Hanover for William Park and it will be ready for occu- paney in the near future, The build ing contains sixteen rooms including a billiard room on the second floor and Is equipped with ali modern con- vsniences, It is plastered on the out side and makes handsome residence
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-26
This iS Guaranteed 10 Jtop Your Cough Make tAis Family Supply Of Cough Syrup at AeGsle
 and Save S2.

This plan makes pint of better ceugh svrup than you could buy ready made for $25G 4 few doses usually conquer an ordinary cough-relieves even whooping cough quickly. Simple as it is, no better remedy can be had st any price.
 Mix one pint of granulated sugar with 1& pint of warm water, and stir for nlinutes. Put 2h ounces of Pinex fifty cents worth in 8 pint bottle; then add the Sugar Syrup. It has a pleasant taste and lasts a family a long time. Take teaspeenful every one, two or $hree hours.
 You can feel this take hoid of a cough in way that means business. Has and is slightly laxative, too, which is helpful A handy remedy for hcarse- ness. spas1aodic erCup, brcaGhstis bron- ehial asthma and whcrHing cough
 The effect of pine 0a the membranes fg well known Pinax is < most valu- able concentrated coInpoHzd nf Norwe- giau white pine eEt.4st, anu is rich in guaiacol and other natural healing pine elements Other. prenara5 5ions will not work in this combination.
 This Pinex and S:rg&r sETnD remedy has often been ir.iEeke.. 46esah never successfully. II is nosE used in more homes than any oti;Ar casaai reTceav-
 4 guazar3sy a+ Gt3s0{Tl%a, satisfaction or money promptly refunded, s'tNas win this preparatsan. Yonr Grugg:s5 has Pirex, or will get 1t fer ysu. If ne1, send to The Pinex Co,, 1t. Wayne Ind.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-26
BUILDING AND BUSINESS.
Building Permits Show Slight h.
 crease Ahout the State.

There was a decided decrease in the number of real estate sales by war ranty deed last week, as compared with the same week of last year, only 205 being filed, as compared with 26S last year. The amount of mortgage loans is slightly larger, the record showing loans of $7S9.629 this week, as compared with $768, 36S in the like week of a year ago.
 Only three new interpretations are reported i'll Connecticut during the week, a record considerably less than for any like week in the four pre- vious years. Last year the same pc riod there were II interpretations, with 3. total authorized capital stock of S4,- 147, 800.
 Six bankruptcy petitions, with total assets of $6l ,593 and liabilities of $62e- 244, were filed in Connecticut this week as compared with five petitions, with assets of s8.762 and liabilities of $25,577, filed in the third week of February last year.
 No large increase was shown last week in the number of building aR- pIcations filed in the cities of New Haven, Hartford Bridgeport, Water
 bury, Stamford, though there is a large increase over last year in the total
 cost of building operations, caused by the erection of a business block in
 New Haven at a cost of $200, 900. Dur
 ing the week 45 permits were granted
 in the above named cities for buildings costing over $300,000, while last year
 39 permits for buildings costing about $14o 900, were granted.
 Contracts awarded during the week
 include brick store and tenement
 building in New Britain, addition to factory in Waterbury, residence cost ing $10O0 in New Haven. schoolhouse addition in South Manchester. store house and factory addition in Meri- den, parish house and frame residence in NorWaIk. st0rehouse and several houses in Hartford and residence in 1 Norwich.
 New Projects reported this week fer which estimates are being made or for which plans are being drawn, in- 1 field, at cost of $12,000; theatre, brick and steel garage, business block and extensive alterations to q bank in Bridgeport; brick theater in Norwaik, l to cost $35000; residence and brick l store and apartment block in Hart 1 ford, store and left building brick 1 schooihouse and PaFochial residence in | New Haven; large garage and brick 1 church in Waterbury, and schoelhouse addition in New Britain. Bids have also been opened for scheeIf ouse ad- { ditiens in Derby and the pans for a
 four room building in Hamden are re- ported as ready for figures. 1 Norwich has fifteen sales last week
 to eleven year ago with mortgage 1 loans for the past week of S36,000 to nothing a year ago.
 New London had ten sales last week | to six a year ago the loans being s116,575 and $21,4oo respectively.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-26
SOUTH MANCHESTER.
Contract Awarded For the Lincoln
 School in Ninth District.

The H. Wales Lines Co, of Meri- den were the lowest bidders and have been awarded the contract for the ad- dition to the Lincoln school for the Ninth School district. Ii will be 49X 120 feet two stories high. of brick. with limestone trim, and contain eight rooms, provided with all the usual con Veniences. The bid for the general contract was $30,95 The same com- pany also submitted the lowest esti- mate for the heating and VentiIating. S4995, and the plumbing, $1,275. These contracts were included with the gen. eral contract.
 Contract For House.
 William KanehI has been awarded the contract fer the erection of new house en GFisweId street fer Valentine F1liere, It will be of frame tenements.
 Te Baiid Residence.
 W. w Robertson has purchased four building lots en Henry street, which have frontage of 240 feet and erect a fine residence on the site.
 DEEP RIVER.
 Bids will be received for the new factory to be erected by Pratt. Read & Go. The plans were prepared by Engineers Ford, Buck & Sheldon. Inc of Hartford, and provide for a rein feet, four stories high. with freight elevator and one-tory addition for boiler addition for boiler house. Bids will also be received and separate con- tract awarded for freight elevator steam heat, SprinklerS, etc.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-26

Cold weather is retarding to some extent the work on the new Thayer block on Franklin square. On We'd nesday it was necessary to build fire to thaw out the ground so that loose earth might be secured, and even then it was unusually hard digging. The work of setting up the forms for the concrete has been started and is now well advanced. The upright forms are erected on top of the groups of spiles that have been driven down, and these forms are connected by other forms running horizontally.
 Private Water System.
 When the new cottage for NJ. W. Weld. head electrician for the Eaton Chase company Is completed at Trad ing Cove this spring it will be equip ped with a private water system. The house is to be erected on Lucas street. in the neighborh6od of ths Norwich golf grounds, and as it will be eut 6f the city limits 1t will be impossible to connect up With the city mains. MI, Weld is having an artsSiaH well drnied and the water frem the well will be piped into the IEsideneS the necessary pressure being produced by pump. The house is to be two stories in height and will be constructed of wood, It will contain six rooms. three on floor and a bath. Steam heat and electric HgnlS VIII De lhstd{lSu ana the interior finish will be of white enamel The flooring will be of stained yellow pine. The contracts have not yet been let, Mi Weld will do the wiring him. self.
 Progress on Gas Container. In about a months time it is expect ed that the new gas container a the plant of the Norwich Gas and Electric company North Main street, will be ready for use The sides of the tank are now all up and all that remains to be done is the placing of the crown and the erection of the guide frame, AL present force of about 25 work men are employed in assem bling and riveting the various parts ef the crown.
 Work at storrs Stopped. The cold weather has stopped work on the erection of the new aFmory al ] Stofrs. The brick has all arrived and 1 the construction work will be starled as soon as warmeF weather arrives.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-26
Will Build in Spring.

Roxbury.-AIbert Haas. a chicken : raiser of Roxbury, was held for the superior court Monday upon a charge of wholesale theft of feed from Crapb's s storehouse-i in Stamford.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-26
BUILDING ACTIVITY IN EASTERN CONNECTICUT
NEW LONDON.
Science Hall the First Academic Building to be Construeted-Thomas Howe's Plans.

The first Academic building author ized for immediate construction for the Connecticut College for Women at New London is Science hall, making permanent provision for laboratories and lecture rooms for the biological sciences, chemistry and applied sciences of hygiene and dieteties, and temporary provision for other depart ments and for general administrative offices and library. There will be three floors each containing nine rooms. The basement floor is reserved for tenn porary college uses. The building will cost $1I0.0oo.
 Will Build in Spring.
 It has been decided by Thomas Howe te erect a brick structure on the corner of Gorden and Green streets on the site of the stable property. He pro- poses to put two stores on the Green street side of the lot and one on the Golden street side Whether the strue- ture will be of one or three stories he has not yet decided The walls of the building will be of sufficient strength to carry three stories even if but a o2e story structure is erected at the start. MT. Howe has in contemplation the arrangement of flats on the second and third stories of the building or he would lease the floors to business en- terprlses but he says he will not ar range the building for office purposes. The city has surfeit of this sort of property now he thinks.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-26

MechanicsVilie.-Mrs Telles Dolbso of Cleveland. O., who is the guest of relatives in Woonsocket, R. l.. has re- turned from a visit to a. relative. John Heart of East Killingly. and George Bernier an uncle, of Mechanicsvflle. Mrs Diana Contre of Woonsocket
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-26

Salvatore Adorno has leased from Mrs. James Donovan the store at 2S6 Main street and the land in the rear. which is to be used for the erection of a new theatre. The theatre will be built of brick and the entrance will be through a lobby now occupied by the store.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-26

new cottage to be erected on the New field road for Mrs. Jennie Cornwell. It will be built of brick and will be 25X 32 feet, two stories high. Wells &l Will cox have the contract for the carpen- ter work.
 Figuring Plans For Block.
 Plans are now being figured for the new block to be erected on Washing ton street for Philip J. Stueck. It will be S5 feet on Washington street and 45 feet deep, three stories high. It will be built of red brick, with terra cot ta trimmings, steel beams and girders, a tar and gravel roof. steam heat, etc.
 Plans For Garage.
 Architect George Griswold has plans completed and estimates are now be- ing received for the new garage to be erected on Washington street for Dr. John Bailey. It will be built of con-
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-26
Propertx Leased For Theatre.

crete, of fireproof construction, and will be two stories high
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-26
MIDDE

Mylchreest Brothers have been awarded the general contract for a
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-26
BUILDING. OPERATIONS
 IN NEW ENGLAND.

Statistics of building operations in New England as compiled by the F. w. Dodge company follow:
The day book., 1914-04-15

ways visually, besides sounding an
alarm. When traffic is to be held up,
the arm is horizontal and a sign reads
Stop" a red light being used for
night signals. When the. traffic is al
lowed to go forward on that side of
the street, the arm drops, and a new
sign is shown, or, at night, a green
light. All this is done automatically
by a simple system of magnets and is
controlled by pressing button.
The day book., 1914-04-15

Oakland, Cal, April 15.-A street
semaphore that is all but human has
been invented by J. C. .Wallman of
the Oakland, Cal, police department.
Chief of Police Walter Petersen calls
it the last word in automatic devices
for handling street traffic"
Wallman's device is electrical.
New York uses semaphores operated
by hand levers by the traffic police
men, but there are disadvantages to
this. The policeman cannot keep his
eyes constantly on the traffic, as he
must pay some attention to his levers.
The new electric semaphores are
being installed at 18th and Broadway,
Oakland's busiest corner, and will be
given thorough tryont 4
A semaphore arm at each of four
corners. controls traffic in all direc-
tions and on both sides of the street.
The arms are controlled by four cleo
trio buttons, held by the traffic police
man in the center of the street The
current used is from the regular
street lighting service. ...s
Each selnaQhoIe arm signals three