Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-09-16
CALEDONIA COUNTY.

Hardwick academy and graded sc hoo
opened last week with the largest
number of pupils ever enrolled, there
being 108.
The Caledonia county fair last week
was only fairly we'll attended on
account of the cold, wet weather. The
exhibits of stock were good and the
races closely contested. The slow
automobile race was feature of much
interest. Of nine cars starting. five
stalled engines, putting them out of
the contest.
Mrs. R. E. Cheney of Hardwick took
two bichloride of mercury tablets
Wednesday night, thinking she was
taking sleeping tablets. Being wake
full. she got up and took the tablets
and knew nothing of her mistake until
she began to feel i'll two hours after.
ward. 1t will be q week before she
will be out of danger.
Notre Dame parish at St. Johnsbury
Sunday honored Mother St. Mary
Angela, who has for Is years years
had charge of the English department
of the convent She is a member of
the congregation of Notre Dame of
Montreal, and as it is most unusual
thing for a member of the order to
remain SO long in one place, her friends
thought it an occasion to be noticed.
Beginning Sept 9, the Boston &
Maine railroad repair shops at Lyndon
vile. excepting the woodworking
department, will be open only four
days week. This step is taken
because of the financial difficulties
under which the road has been laboring
| and because of the general policy of
reducing expenses. The order affects
$50 men. The days on which the shops
will not be open are Saturday cid
Moniay
it's arnIal fair Sat. 7 viii: I'll excibI-
tors, ranging from five to IA years
Five han+reft exhibits included vege-
tables and flowers, canned goods, dogs,
cats. colts, calves. etc. A feature of
the fair was the street parade in which
each child led the pet animal he was
exhibiting. The garden class has been
an incentive to excellent work on the
part of the children ard is under the
direction of Mrs. John B. Chase and
Miss Gertrude Newton of Lyndon.
Among the speakers and distinguished
visitors present were:
James T. Taylor of Burlington,
Mason S. Stone of Montpelier, Prof
jerks of the University of Vermont
D. F. Ingalls, OF Hartford, the newly
appointed superintendent of primary
extension work, Frank H. Brooks Of
St. JoEnsbury, ex-Congressman S w
Mccall of Boston and several vel
known school superintendent. E.. A
Darling of East Burke, who is pres
dent of the American Jersey club, hae
charge of awarding the prizes.
Labor day was big day in Hardwicl
with sports of all kinds and a genera
good time. Below is given list O.
the winners in the various events
Automobile obstacle race-1st, j. H
Clark. Ford; I'd, F. F. Fuller
(Ford). Bicycle race-Carroll Hunt
ington, Carmi Batchelder. Fulle
Mitchell. Bicycle race (slow)-Hunt
ress Clark, George Mandigo, FRANKLIN
Thomas. Diving contest - Rodericl
Mcleod, Hershall Hitchcock. Jane
Cruickshank. Swimming under water
George Bicktord. Hershall Hitchcock
Jas. Cruickshank. Swimming race-H
A. Townsend, Tony Costentino, Alex
Boutwell,. Youngsters swimming rae
-Edgernaldo Barr. LUZ Costentino
Alex. Boutwell,. observation-disclosures
VS.. picked team, fremen won. 100
yard dash-J. f. Gould, George Lyons
R. B. Paquet. Ladies' race-Mrs
Marjorie Gould, Mrs. Oscar Jaques
Mrs. John Lorimer. Rip Van Winkl
race lover fifty years)-P. A. Murray
R. o. David, V. Cordella Potat
race-George Lyons, Robert Lorimer
]. R. Gould. One-half mile race-koI
Lorimer. M. H. Warren, Tony Costen
tino, time, 2.30. Pole vault-Osca
; Jaques. James Cruickshank, job
+ lines.