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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-12-16
WHEELoCK

Hazel Aldrich was very sick all
last week with a throat trouble, she
was operated on Tuesday of this
week.
Remember the Christmas tree and
exercises on Christmas eve.
Mrs. John Kellett has been quite
sick with the distemper, which SO
many have been suffering with in
this vicinity.
Mrs. Abbie Hopkins has gone to
Merrill Laport's to work.
The village school realized little
over $28 at their masquerade,
promenade and box supper last week
Tuesday evening, for the fund to pur-
chase an organ for the school room.
S. A. Buck went Saturday night
to Boston on business, returning the
first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.. Gerry returned
Thursday night from Montpelier
where they had been attending the
state grange.
Mrs. Nellie Mathewson, who has
been i'll with. bronchial trouble, is
gaining slowly.
Mrs. Emma Miles commenced her
winter term of school in the Peak
district last Monday.
Mr.. Cree, who has been i'll, is
gaining, so he sits up short time
each day.
Mrs. Kate Peak is also gaining,
Mrs. Stevens Of Lyndon is caring for
her.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-12-16

where it belongs or the balance shee
will come out awry.
To bring out the facts that thos,
in charge of the hearings desire Il
know, as well as to bling these fact,
home to the persons interested, the
questions asked will be framed along
the following lines.
What price is received for milk
whether as butter fat or whole milk
at per can or hundred pound basis
| for certain months of the year?
/ What does it cost the farmer tC
produce milk as he figures it? What
does it cost to keep a COW per year
Is the milk weighed and is there
COW testing association in the vi
cinity?
Are other lines of farming carried
on in connection with the dairying
operations?
By determining the original cost
of barn, the length of time it will
last, cost of repairs each year and
striking off 10 per cent for depre-
citation, the cost of housing the COW
per year can be determined and the
same analysis of feed costs will show
the feed cost of cows. The cost of
labor, interest on money invested
in cows and barn, taxes, deprecia-
ton, etc., should be taken into con-
sideration.
In the same way, the cost of trans
portation and distribution will be
analysed and the results finally pub
lished in pamphlet form and dis
tributed for the information of those
concerned.
A representative each from the
Vermont Department of Agriculture,
College of Agriculture, State Grange,
State Dairyman's Association and
f.Om the committee of agriculture
of the Boston Chamber of Commerce
will conduct the hearings, all of
which will commence at IL A. M.
and continue throughout the day
1t is necessary, if the hearings are
to be of real benefit to the producers
of milk in Vermont, that every far
mer urge his neighbor to attend the
hearings and contribute his store of
knowledge to the common fund, that
the plan may succeed, and that
thereby, the rapid decrease in the
dairy business, which has been no
ticeable throughout New England
for the past few years, may be
stopped. After all, there is no more
A1POA IdAI AuuuSCIy Indu agriculture,
and this fact is more and more be-
ing impressed upon the minds of
the thinking public. OF this indus
try dairying is the largest single
branch, and no pains should be
spared to accomplish results which
will bring New England back to her
own in dairy farming.
Railroads will grant convention
rates of cents Der mile from n0infg
nearest each meeting.
e. S. BRIGHAM,
Commissioner of Agriculture.
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VERMONT NEWS

The foundry of the Howe Scale
company at Rutland was destroyed
by fire Thursday morning causing a
loss of $4,000. The Origin of the
/ fire is not known. The president,
ex-Gov. Mead, says that the company
will put up a modern cement build
ing in the spring. Meanwhile other
buildings will be used temporarily.
There were 116 men employed in the
building which was a wooden struc-
ture erected in 1876, and covering
about one and one-half acres of land.
Deputy sheriff John II. Bean of
Lincoln was instantly killed at Mid
dlebury when his head struck the
overpass while he was riding on top
of a f. eight car. He was going to
when last seen by the trainmen was
in the caboose. He was so years
old and leaves a wife.
Thomas Kenworthy of Ludlow
was found dead in his room Dec Z,
with the room on fire from an ex-
ploded kerosene lamp. 1t is thought
he had heart failure and overturned
the lamp while seeking relief. He
was Sc years old.
Dwight e. Mason, for 20 years as
sistant postmaster at Montpelier
died December 6. He was for many
years manager of the Western Union
Office and was at one time stationed
at st. Johnsbury. He was promi-
nent in Masonic circles.
Fire at Newport, Dec. 5, destroy
part of the stock at the Glover Hill
farm owned by E. c. Blanchard. The
fire started in the hay and it is
thought to have been incendiary.
Much blooded stock and all the farm
ing tools and implements were lost,
as was also $50 tons of hay and 200
tons of ensilage. The loss was
$4,000 with about two-thirds in
surance.
Rev. Sedgwick w. Bidwell of East
Middlebury celebrated his 1O5th
birthday on December 6. He was a
Methodist pastor for 80 years and on
his Tooth birthday preached a SER
mon.
The body of George Moulton was
found frozen in the ice in a bay of
Lake Champlain on December z. A
watch which he is known to have
carried was missing and he had no
money when he usually carried quite
a sum. He was over 60 and had
been separated from his wife for 80
years.
Barnard Stewart, a Barre stone
cutter, 48 years old, was instantly
killed December 9, while telling a
tree which crushed his head. His
sister rolled the tree f: ON his body.
Rutland Railroad Statement.
A statement issued from the audi
tors Office of the Rutland Railroad
Co., shows the operating revenue for
the month of October to have been
$334,29145, a decrease of SIS, $685.
SO as compared with October of last
year; operating expenses, $780,
1894, a decrease of $22,754.22;
net operating revenue, $103, 50S.61,
an inc. ease of $7,355.53; one
twelfth of annual taxes, $17,O96.OS,
an increase of 81; operating income,
$86,412.53, an increase of 1884
So. For the ten months ended Octo-
Der 3 i the operating revenue was
a. decrease Of $154,-
086.49; operating expenses, $2,317,-
a decrease of STA, 040.97;
net operating revenue, 1866, 5O2.99,
a decrease of $40,O45.52; taxes ac-
crued, $172, 474.01, an increase of
$2,13O.75; operating income, $493,-
O28.98, a decrease of $42,176.27.
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Attention is again called to the
Eclipse Entertainment Company
who appear at the Town Hall, Tues
day evening, Dec. p. as the third at
traction OF the V. /. s. lecture course
Schools in town close Friday for a
ten days vacation, to reopen Dec.
Is.
The M. K. Sunday school will hold
their Christmas exercises in the
Town Hall, Friday evening, Dec. 25.
The following committees has been
appointed: Music, Mrs. f. L. Car
penter, Mrs. o. w. Baker; recitation,
Miss Nellie Ranney, Mrs. B. B. Bur
bank, Miss Margaret Hull; decora-
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Howard,
Mr.. and Mrs. p. S. Woodbury..
Visitors in st. Johnsbury the past
week include Mrs. Emma West, Mrs.
Nellie Paris, Dyer H. Morton, Mrs.
c.. A. Miltimore, Mrs. o. w. Baker,
Miss Edith McGinnis, Mrs. F. A. Cut
ting and son Basil, Miss Louise Chap
man, G. +. Cutting, Mrs. Jacob Rich
ardson, ST., and Mrs. Fanny d. Cut
ting.
A son, Bernard Arnold, was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Joslin, Mon
day, Dec. z.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reed Montgomery
are rejoicing in the birth of a son,
Lyndol Wayne, Thursday. Dec. 10.
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Bennett, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles May, Mrs. Mary
Whipple, Mrs. Clara Chaplin, Will
lam G. Pratt, Benjamin Gleason, c.
l.. Stacy, Barton Works, w. T. Reed,
Andrew Morgan and o. B. Cutting,
members of Woodbury., G. A. r., and
w. r. c. were in East Concord,
Wednesday to attend the funeral of
w. H. Webb.
Christmas exercises by the chill
dren Of the Universalist Sunday
school will be held in the Town Hall.
Thursday evening, Dec. "a. The
following are committees in charge:
Music, Mrs. c. A. Miltimore; enter
tainment, Mrs. F. M. Cobleigh, Mrs.
George Hastings, Mrs. Clyde Crowell,
Mrs. Walter Chaplin; decoration,
err, Mrs. Robert Williams, Mrs.
Jethro Lillicrap, Mrs. Helen Bur
roughs and Miss Ellen Reed.
Among those who are on the sick
list are E. w. Willis, Jacob Richard
son, Jr., Mrs. Dudley Walter, Mr..
and Mrs. George Hastings, Mr.. and
Mrs. Austin Noyes, Mrs. Jacob Rich
ardson, Sr. Mrs. A. d. Forsaith and
Lloyd Willis, who have been ill are
conValescent.
The L. B. Society received nearly
$13 from their social last Wednes-
day evening.
Albert Quimby, who has spent sew
eral months in town, went Saturday
to Boston where he has employment.
Miss Estelle Powers has gone to
Woodsville, N. H.
Arthur Burlock moved the first of
the week to James Virtues house on
Back street.
Tracy Ball has gone to East Con-
cord to work.
School at Concord Corner closed
Friday with an entertainment,
Christmas tree and box party in the
evening. Five dollars and eighty
cents were received from sale of
boxes. The teacher, Miss Grace M.
Burke, goes to her home in Cochi-
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Concord
mr.. and Mrs. William II. Willis t'ele-
brated Golden Wedding At the
ChurCh-LocaI News.

ChurCh-LOcal News.
Mr.. and MS. William p. Willis
celebrated the fiftieth anniversary oil
heir marriage in the vestry of the
First Universalist Church Friday
vening. The room was attractive
N decorated with fir trees and vel
low c: epe paper. In the receiving
lime were Mr.. and Mrs. Willis, Rev.
hnd Mrs. S. J. Willis, Mrs. l.. N.
Willis and Charles Copp, a nephew
bf Mrs. Willis. Rev. A. M. Smith
spoke very interestingly and present
Ad them with fifty dollars in gold
besides other money and remem-
brances. Alice G. Reed gave two
ery enjoyable piano solos, Mrs.
eeorge B. Wallace of East Ryegate
eVeral readings, including one THE
olden Wedding Day, A ladies
uartette sang Silver Threads
Among the Gold" Rev. c. L. Eaton
If st. Johnsbury made a few pleas
ut remarks. Refreshments of ice
Iream, cake and coffee we're served.
Mrs. K. X. Richards presided at the
Npffee table and Miss Lottie Nun
Iell assisted by several young ladies
Ie. we'd cake and ice cream.
charity Young was born in East st.
ohnsbury, Oct. 2, 1916, daughter of
John and Charity Young. She was
bne of ten children, of whom Mrs.
willis and three brothers, John,
Homer and Emerson are the only
survivors,. William p. Willis was
born in Kirby, May %, 1912, son
bf Joel IT. and Eleanor Il. Hadlock
Willis. Mr.. and Mrs. Willis have
&pent their whole life in this vicin-
ity. Two sons we're born to them,
Erwin N. of this town, who was too
I'D to be present at the golden we'd
ling, and Rev. Sidney J. Willis of
bath, Me-, and one granddaughter,
Olivia, little daughter of Rev. and
Willis are both interested workers
Ne the Universalist Church. Mr..
Willis has served his town in the
Iapacity Of road commissioner for
seven years and several years a
member of the school board. Among
those from out of town to attend
we're: Rev. and Mrs. S. ]. Willis
and daughter, Olivia of Bath, Me-;
Rev. and Mrs. C. l.. Eaton, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. M. Lang, st. Johnsbury; Rev.
N. M Smith, Williamstown; Mr.. and
Mrs. G. M. Wallace, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hzeorge b. Wallace, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
IDevine, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Powers,
|dr. and Mrs. Charles Wilson, East
Aeyegate; Venas Dexter of White
held, N. H.; Mr.. and Mrs. George
shase and family, Mrs. David Ram
mage, Miss Bessie Rammage and
Charles Copp of East st. Johnsbury.
The annual election OF Red Glover
lodge, d. of r., at l. o. o. F. Hall
TEXT Tuesday evening, Dec. %. No
bic grand requests all members to be
present to open meeting at o'clock.
The Corcordia Lodge, I. o. o. F.,
holds its annual election of officers,
Saturday evening, Dec. &c.
Remember the New Years ball by
he baseball boys in the Town Hall,
Thursday evening, Dec. 81.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-12-16

B. U. Wells was a business visitor
in town Saturday.
Mrs. Gerry has blood poisoning in
her hand.
Miss Helene Hack of Barre is
guest at A. ]. Goss's.
Mrs. Hastings of Waterford is Wis
iting her son. Gilbert Hastings.
Mrs. Mary Aver of Passumpsic
spent part of last week at e. r.
Ayers.
Miss Marion harrington of Peach
am visited her sister, Mrs. Carl
Woods, last week.
Will Moody of st. Johnsbury re-
Gently had a horse drop dead I'm the
road about a mile below the village.
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Notice of Allowance OF Account.
RsrATR OF IAMRs r. sYMRs

y
STATE OF VERMONT, District of Caledonia. %.
The Honorable Probate Court tor the Dis
trict aforesaid: To all persons interested I'm
the estate of James r. Symeg, late of Bar
net. In said distrts t. deceased. greeting:
Whereas, said Court has assigned the bth
day of January next for examining and al
lowing the account Of the Administrator on
the estate of said deceased and for decree
of the residue of said estate to the lawful
claimants of the same, and ordered that
public notice thereof be given to all persons
interested In ssid estate by publishing this
order three weeks successfully previous TO
paper published at St. Johnsbury In said dis
trict.
Therefore, you are hereby notified to APP
pear at the Probate Office in st. Iohnabury,
In said district, on the day assigned, then
and there to contest the allowance Of said
account II you see cause. and to establish
your right as heirs, leGatees and lawful
claim ants to said residue.
Given under my hand, this 9Th day of
December, A. d. 1914.
WALTER p. SMITH. Judge.
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kirby

A. III. Barnett is more comfortable.
His brothers from Maine and North
Stratford, N. H., visited him last
Friday and Saturday.
Miss Angie Hunter from Lyndon
visited Mrs. ]. w. Nickerson part of
last week.
The chicken pie supper and sale
at the church last Friday evening
was success, both socially and H.
nancially. Several teams load
ed with merry crowds came from
the Vile, and some from East st.
st. Johnsbury. The society added
about STA to their treasury.
Mrs. Harry Leach and children
from East Burke visited friends In
town the last of the week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-12-16

BEST FOR KIDN EYs-sAYs DOCTOR
DIR. J. r.. r. Neal, Greenville, So.
Car. says that in his 80 years of ex-
perience he has found no preparation
for the kidneys equal to Foley Kid
you can buy for bacNache, rheumat ism,
kidney and bladder ailments. G. G.
Bingham.
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new house on his farm, west of the
village. The house has all the mod
ern converiences and will be a model
of its kind when completed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-15
BUSHELS OF BOTTLES.

II person finds a few bottles back
OF feedshed or in an alley In dry
town he is person of strong power of
repression u he doesn't allege that
more whisky is being sold than under
saloon conditions. He need not be a
pronounced opponent TO a dry town
at that He comes out Of the alley
Just bursting with the news and by the
time he has told the story two or three
times there are bushels Of bottles and
oceans of booze and a condition of af-
fairs that would horrify an alcoholic.
OF course it isn't SO. Also he isn't ac-
tually lying. But a half dozen bottles
in dry town look like a court house
in fog to the fellow tina. finds them.
But note Fort Dodge where the
merry barkeep sings the cup that
cheers and hurrahs. Horses are be-
ing crippled and auto tires destroyed
in alarming numbers according to the
Messenger published at tina, place. II
has grown TO De a nuisance and ter
ror The highways are sprinkled with
glass. The farmers say that /, is
pieces from bottles thrown away by
hilarious youths returning 70 their
country homes from a session among
the thirst pariors OF the Webster
county metropolis. The Messenger
calls for detective work that the perpe-
traitors of these ourrages may be
brought before the stern bar OF justice
and ger theirs.
Six bottles in an alley in a dry town.
six bushels along the road out Of a
wet one. Why is It that half pint
in a dry community breeds more noise
than a brewers wagon load in the land
OF Tom and Jerry?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-15
BY ALL MEANS.

Right here Is where we wish to make
orr annual appeal TO permit Des
Moines police officers to wear such
garb as will not i'm pose needless suffer-
ing while in the discharge Of officia!
duty. Why not be reasonable ?-Des
Moines Capital.
Surely this appeal is not to go un-
noticed and denied. Not only the Cap
ital but other newspapers over the
state should urge and insist on a
change of apparel for the Dies Moines
police and detective forces. Give them
something light.
If it might be to suggest, why not
dress them in pajamas. A Des Moines
policeman wouldn't look worse in those
than many Of them do in uniform.
Some OF the older grannies might look
we'll costumed in character with caps
and aprons. Fix them up. Put corsets
on them if necessary. Put the detective
force into hobhle skirts. The hooble
and the pace of Des MONIES detective
just naturally go together
The state fair is at hand. Properly
arrayed the police force OF the capital
city might be made one of the star at
fractions,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-15
SAYS STUDY sPoILs BEAUTY.
Paris Doctor Declares Girls Have De-
terioratcd Physically.

Modern girls are spelling their beau
ty by intense intellectual effort ac-
cording to an article by the well known
dermatologist, Dr. Louis Brocq. In the
Medical Bulletin.
I've been thirty years practicing.'
he writes, land I've witnessed a grad
uai deterioration in feminine physical
characteristics.
Young women nowadays are de-
formed; they stoop pronouncedly;
they're hollow -chested and their COM
plexion IL unhealthy. This ! attribute
to excessive brainWork.
Women ought to study less If they re
not to lose their beauty altogether
Another authority, DR.. Bouchet, says
married women are more beautiful than
younger spinsters, adding:
1.-The saying that women who want
to be beautiful must have three chill
dren' is true
Woman is made for maternity. she
mustn't devote herself to hard inteliec-
tual work."-New York Sun.
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voter. Al It IL he 10 not to DO blamed
II he looks at it as a system OF poll
tical espionage and at the card index
al indicative Of secret service rec
ord which brings him directly up 10
the throne for personal judgment and
possible penalty.
However as has been said before 1t is
q democratic funeral and OF course
Messrs. Murphy and Connolly are en-
titled to conduct the obseauies as they
sec fit. However the proceedings DO
not fail to remind Of that incident In
"Hu ckleberry Finn where the king
conducted what he called a funeral
orgy"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-15
THE FUNERAL ORGY"

Democrats il appears are to be
in the body. AT least so some Of the
puzzled members Of that political Or
ganization conclude because of very
peculiar letter sent out from Connolly
headquarters requiring an abstract Of
the past life of all democrats. This
amazing proposition comes in shape Of
g form of a question blank which re-
quires the following Information re-
garding each individual who assumes
10 belong TO the democratic party:
rs he strong for Connolly?
is he a Bryan democrat?
Was he for Clark?
Was he for Wilson,
is he a prohib!tionis,?
IS he against prohibition?
Was he for Meredith?
Was ne for Connolly?
rs ne inclined to oppose Connolly
or TO be inactive on account Of Con-
nolly's religion?
Occupation?
When the card index has been COM
pleted in the office of the Connolly
headquarters each democrat will be
classified, dried and hung up for fu-
ture reference. If there IL flaw in his
title the books will show it this year
and for many years to come. Previ
ously it has been assumed that posses
sion carried title. that If he had voted
the ticket his claim held good to be a
democrat. Naturally suspicion arouses
since Meredith was read out Of the
party in the campaign-that the listing
up Of all democrat. alphabetically and
biogra phically has more than ordinary
purpose and that it will be used to
future reward and punishment If Con-
molly wins and Murphy still holds the
Warwick job.
It would be handy when one comes
to consider 1t. Thus any democrat
who still shows signs of reasonable
affection for Meredith may be attended
to later. those who may have expressed
themselves d. iedhia5 lo"oi0 pA'"-
| tory legislation could be given theirs
when the times should come. and on
down the list of qualifications and dis
qualifications the recaIcitrant might
be herded aside as goats while the
faithful-to Connolly and Murphy
should receive the wage Of those who
know and listen to the masters voice
| Perhaps had the campaign been FREE
from the autocratic bossism that de-
MED the democracy OF those VINO re-
fused complete subservience to Du-
buque and the revenue collector king
ship the que.ticnsire would not have
! so alarmed the average democratic
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-15

Washington. Senator Hoke Smith
has a genial, winning smile. Every one
who knows Hoke knows that. He
doesn't mind If you call him Hoke.
Maybe that was the reason the story
was started that he had been selected
to have a heart to heart talk with
President Wilson to persuade the head
Of the nation, II possible, not to press
his anti trust program. Senator Smith
who halls from Georgia, is warm
supporter OF the president. but he be-
iieves that the country wants rest
from the exertions of congress just
now. The report that he would use his
influence with the president was de-
MED: but, of course. it is known by
every one that many of the senators;
including Mr. Smith. would welcome
quick end Of the session. President
Wilson remains firm, however, in his
request for the carrying out OF his
antitrust program.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-15

hands This ceremony they repeated
three times at the last kneeling place.
and the king answered by putting the
palms Of each hand across each other
with the fingers of the right hand well
above the thumb and index finger Of
the left hand. and waving them. II
the king did not answer thus. or II he
thrust out his foot and waved his toes
which was an insult-the sooner the
man retreated the better for him.
II man omitted to send or take the
king a share OF hts trading products
he would not be favorably received.
and might expect to see his majesty's
toes wave, instead of hts fingers. Well
TODD chiefs who failed to send him
occasional presents were also coldly re-
ceived. and the waving toes reminded
them Of their delinquencies. No writ
ten account was kept. bat the king, like
AL natives had a remarkable memory
for what was owing him. and never
forgot when debt was to be paid or q
present was due Chiefs and noblemen
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-15
WEIGHING TOES is AN INSULT,
An African Kings Shows His Dis
pleasure That Way.

There was much ceremony observed
at the African kings court. says John
H. Weeks in his book, Among the
Primitive Bakongo." No one ap-
proaches him without first seeking MS
permission, and no one is allowed 10
sit on chair in his presence except
his sons and nephews.
Ordinary men. approaching. the king
had to kneel three times. once just In :
side the last entrance to the kings IN
closure, then near the door OF the pal
ace and lastly Immediately in front
Of his majesty. And the last time they
knelt they PUT the palms Of their hands
together, rubbed their little fingers ir
the dirt, and then transferred the dirt
from their little fingers to their fore
heads or temples. and clapped theii