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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-29
ARMY NOTES

Word has reached here that the
War Department. presumably acting
on instructions, is preparing tentative
plans for possible armed intervention
in Mexico. going on the basis that
50e.G00 men will be necessary TO keep
under arms in Mexico. at a cost OF
$500, 000.6a0 a year, should ii be found
necessary to resort TO arms TO bring
PEACE to the southern republic
General Frederick Funston, South.
ern Department commander, has adj
vised the War Department that in
view OF present conditions on the Dor
der there should be no diminutioR OF
the number of patrol troops there. and
if the plan of sending the 9th and 18th
regiments of cayalary to the Philip
pines is carried Out, their places in
the department may be taken at once
by other troops, the 18th Cavalry at
Fort Oglethorpe, Ga, and the 18th
Cavalry, now scattered in posts in Ne
braska, Wyoming and South Dakota,
being mentioned for southern station.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-29
LOCAL GATHERINGS

The banks will be open Friday
evening from to but will be closed
both day and evening, Saturday, New
Years Day.
The annual meeting of the Passump-
sic Savings Bank will be held Jan. IL.
But interest at 40 on deposits will be
paid from Jan. 1 as heretofore.
The stores will be closed on New
Years day all day.
The women of the North church
will keep open house on Saturday,
New Years day from to O'Clock.
All member and friends of the church
are cordially invited to come in for a
social hour and the exchange Of New
Years greetings. Music will be fur
nished by an orchestra.
The annual meeting of the Out
look club will be held with Mrs. Mary
Underwood, Caledonia street, this
Wednesday afternoon. A full attend
ance is desired on account Of the cleo
ton of officers.
The next meeting of the town Civ
les club will be on Wednesday, Jan.
5, at AIS at the home of Mrs. w. G..
Kicker, Winter street. Subject: Com
munity Health" (continued), leaders,
Mrs. K. III. Ross, and Mrs. w. G..
Kicker.
"A special meeting of the w. r. G.
will be held Thursday evening, Dec.
80, to prepare for the installation on
Jan. /. Members and officers are
urgently requested to be present.
Beginning Jan. 8, the millinery
stores will be closed every evening ex-
cept Saturday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-29
EAST BARNET

(Mrs. G. w. Tilton, Correspondent
Arthur Bedell and Annie Colby were
married Thursday, Dec. %. They will
live in the tenement over the station.
Miles Nelson was home from Bur
nngton, and Miss Marjorie Nelson was
home from Newport to spend Christ
mas with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. A. Nelson.
Fred Perkins, who has been sick
for several days, was able to begin
work Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Matthews spent
Saturday and Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. William Higgins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Quimby visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Harding at Mon
roe, N. H., Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Weeks of Woodsville, and
Mrs. Fred Shonyo of Lyndonville were
at Curtis Dickinson's Wednesday and
Thursday.
There were no church services or
Sunday schools here on Sunday on
account of the bad weather.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Amen and
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Cheney.
Mrs. Wood spent Christmas in West
Barnet with her daughter, Mrs. Blaine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Newell and son
Ralph, Mrs. Helen Gammell and son
Edwin and Miss Anna Hoffman speni
Christmas day in Lyndon with Mrs.
Mary Hoffman.
Mrs. Lydia Estabrooks and daughter
Maud, and Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Bailey
and family ate Christmas dinner with
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Richardson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hector Mcqueen of
Lyndonville spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Amell.
Carl Bailey of Lyndonville spent
Friday and Saturday with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Bailey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Kendall and
Mrs. Lizzie Kendall spent Saturday
in ST. Johnsbury.
There were very good exercises by
the children at the chapel Friday
night.
Mrs. Fred Kay and her mother, Mrs.
Sargent spent Tuesday in Barnet.
Albert AmelI spent Saturday in ST.
] ohnsbury.
Mrs. A. c. Blandin fell and hurt her
side very badly one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perley Newman and
son Reginald spent Christmas with
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Blandin.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Rice, who have
been visiting in Holyoke, Mass, re-
turned home Monday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-29
Thomas A. Edison Highly
COmmends The Corona

During the visit of the celebrated
inventor, Thomas A. Edison, to the
Panama-Pacffic Exposition the Edison
party inspected many of the exhibits
in the Palace of Liberal Arts, but OBJ
viousiy could not stop at all of them.
Nevertn eless Mr.. Edison took the time
to enter the Corona booth and praise
our machine.
Upon being shown a Corona, Mr..
Edison remarked: Yes, I know the
little machine. We use a number of
them. It's good machine" Mrs. Ed
ison was equally interested and lifting
one of the Coronas in her hands said:
isn't that a lovely little typewriter.
I'd like to have one for my own use at
home" and Mr.. Edison replied, cal
right Mother, we will get you one"
Before leaving the booth, Mr.. Edi-
son was handed a copy of Proof of
the Pudding" He opened the book
let. placed his finger on the name
Thomas A. Edison, Inc" and turn
ing to Mrs. Edison with a smile, said,
''There we are"
Senator Conger happened to be
present during Mr.. Edison's visit and
was very gratified at the obviously sim
cere praise which the great inventor
had for the Corona
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-29
LYNDON CENTER

(Mildred Rivers, Correspondent
Warner Wiley from Wheelock has
moved into the Wiley house, lately
vacated by e. E. Libbey, who has
moved into the tenement over the
bakery at the vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis LaPoint and
children and Miss Mae Hently are Wis
iting relatives at Providence, r. 1.
The hard storm of Sunday caused
quite little damage.
The agricultural meadow was COW
cred with ice on Monday morning.
Miss Orpha Farmer from Hartford.
Conn, a teacher in the deaf school has
been spending her vacation with Mrs.
Luella WEIGH.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Jones and SON Per
ley and Mrs. Nelson from Victory and
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Jones and two
sons were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack Liggett.
Morton Lyster, who has been spend
ing a few days with his mother, Mrs.
w. H. Lyster, has returned to Andov-
er, Mass.
Miss Mildred Rivers spent Sunday
with her aunt, Mrs. John Mclean at
st. Johnsbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Lawson spent
their vacation with his mother In ST.
Johnsbury.
Rev. c. e. Gould was a visitor in St.
Monday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-29
WHEELoCK
Children Given An Unusual Christmas
Entertainment-Loc
(Mrs. G. L. Gerry, Correspondent


(Mrs. G. L. Gerry, Correspondent
The Christmas exercises for the
children were held at Mechanics hall
Friday afternoon in a manner which
was a great surprise to the children
They were invited to the hall at 3
O'Clock to play games and at o'clock
they were invited to the dining room
where a pretty sight greeted them.
Three long tables were set for so
children with a small tree on each
table with steamers from the top OF
each tree to the plates with a presen
attached to the end for each child. The
table was spread with goodies for the
little ones. sandwiches. tarts, filled
cookies, fancy cookies, candy oranges
popcorn balls, etc. The children voted
this the best Christmas of all.
Miss Kellogg returned from Plain.
field where she spent Christmas, Mon
day, and resumed her school Tuesday
Judge Hoffman, whose birthday oc-
CURED Dec. II, received a fine gold
watch and chain from his brother.
Holse Hoffman of Fop du Lac, Wis.
and L. N. Cree received a gold watch
from his father, S. G. Cree. at. Christ
mas.
Mrs. H. H. Eastman is suffering
broke few years ago.
The Village Improvement society
will serve New Years dinner at Me-
chanics hall Saturday, Jan. 1.
Those who spent Christmas away
from the place were Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
Dwyer at the Dwyer brothers at Shelf
field, Charles Miles and mother on
Sheffield Square, Mr.. and Mrs. H. J.
Mathewson at o. d. Mathewson's at
Lyndonville, w. p. Dean and family at
st. Johnsbury, E. J. Dana and family
at F. P. Darling's at Chandlerville.
Warner Wiley moved his family to
the circuit house for 10 days or until
the house is vacated at Lyndon Center,
when he will move his family. All are
sorry to lose this family. George
Bickford and son have taken possess
sion of the Wiley farm which they re-
Gently bought. We all welcome them
to our town.
Mrs. Julia Park has gone
from Harry Hubbard's to Charles
Hubbard's in Lyndon.
Guy Dresser gains very slowly.
Fred Smelling and family of Sheffield
spent several days at his father, w.
G. Snelling's, last week.
Mrs. Warner can justly feel proud
of her success in turkey raising. She
has sold 5000 worth this fall and
has three turkeys left.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-29
RECENT WEDDINGS
Goodrich-StanIey.

Quantities of Norway pine and
Christmas wreaths made the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Stanley gay
last evening for the wedding of their
daughter, Jean Laura, and Claude
Moulton Goodrich of st. Paul, Mimi.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry J. Good
rich. 1t was a most informal we'd
ding, the groom and bride and the
best man and maid-of- honor, William
T. Middlebrook of st. Paul, Mimi, and
Miss Grace Nolan of Ryegate, as
sisting in welcoming the guests who
numbered about 65. The double ring
ceremony was performed by Rev
Frederick B. Richards, the couple
standing in the bay window. The
bride wore white embroidered Japan
csc crepe over satin. Her veil was
caught with orange blossoms and she
carried a bouquet of roses and lilies of
the valley. Miss Nolan wore pink
taffeta trimmed with pink net and
carried pink roses. The only music
was a few strains from Lohengrin
softly played in another room by Miss
Maude Brown, piano, and Miss Eliza
beth Peck, violin. The ceremony, was
followed by a reception attended by
about 100 guests. Mr.. and Mrs Stan
ley and Mr.. and Mrs. Goodrich receiv-
ed with the bride and groom and the
best man and maid-of honor. Mrs
Stanley wore cream colored embroid-
cred crepe de chene trimmed with
purple velvet while Mrs. Goodrich's
dress was of black and white striped
chiffon. The house decorations were
lovely, the feathery needles of the pine
over all the doors and windows and
down the stair railing. The dining
room decorations carried out the same
idea of Christmas, red candles, rib
bOns and carnations and smilax Mrs
Perley Hartwell. Mrs. Frank Taplin
Mrs. Charles L. Stanley and Mrs. Maui
rice p. Porter presided at the table
and were assisted by Misses Madeline
and Harriet Weeks, Laura Stanley
Mary Grint and Miss Mary Stanley of
Plymouth, N. H. Ivan Hartwell, the
groom's little nephew, and Stuart Per
ry opened the door to the guests and
Miss Doris Perry stood at the head of
the stairs to show them to the dres.
sing rooms. Mrs. Ralph Howes had
charge of the guest book and Mrs.
Frank o. French and Mrs. H. A. STAN
ley were in charge of the dining room
The wedding gifts were shown in an
upstairs room and included exquisite
china, silver, linen and pictures. Their
gifts also included a grand piano an6
a mahogany dining room set. Mr.. and
Mrs. Goodrich will reside at st. Paul
where the groom has a position with
the Fairbanks Morse Company and
they will be at home after February
5 at 20 North ST. Adams Street. Mrs.
Goodrich's travelling suit was of brown
broadcloth with a fur collar and hat
to match with gold trimming. Guests
from away included Roy Lewis of
Lebanon, N. H, Alfred Stanley and
family and Miss Mary Draper of Ply
mouth, N. H, Mrs. Walter B. Adams
of East Orange, N. J., Rev. and Mrs
Perry Conger of Rice Lake, Wis, and
John Cameron of New York city.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-29
LYNDON

(Adrs. Ellen A. Staples. Correspondent
Mrs. c. w. Staples OF Allston. Mass.
visited her mother, Mrs. Ellen A Sta
pies, last week.
Mrs. Roland Cross and SON Roland
of Montana called on friends here Sat
urday. Mrs. Cross came to attend the
funeral and burial Of her aunt Miss
Mary Jane Weeks, a former resident
Of this place and more recently OF
Kenosha, Wis.
George Wilcock of Fall River, Mass.
came Thursday to spend a week or
two with his son. Rev. Fred WIlcock.
Miss Ila Aldrich Of Passumpsic spent
Christmas with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Chase OF Barnet
spent Christmas at their brother,
b. Chases
Mr.. and Mrs J. M. Anthony are the
happy parents of a little boy. born
Sunday.
Miss Annie Snow spent Christmas
day at Orleans with her mother and
other relatives.
Mrs. o. J. Leonard is visiting in
Glover.
Miss verna AIdrich visited her
friend, Miss Lucille Joscelyn, at st.
Johnsbury last Wednesday and Thurs
day
Mrs Hosea Walter has been quite
Ill with the grip the past week.
The Ladies Aid society OF the Meth
odist church are to hold their annual
New Year dinner with Mrs. Scott M.
Farnum next Saturday Jan. 1. This
will be followed by a pleasant social
afternoon.
Rufus Carter and family moved
from the Ryan house Saturday and
went to Victory.
The Methodist Sunday school gave
a fine concert last Friday evening. ably
assisted by the choir. A good many
very little people took part in songs.
Rotations and motion pieces, per
forming their parts exceedingly well
The church was handsomely decorated
in red and silver. A large Christmas
tree bore many kinds OF fruit for over
100 persons and among others an ac-
ceptable gift of china, silver and bed
ding for the pastor and his wife, The
organist was also kindly remembered
and the assistant superintendent was
delightfully."- surprised with a generous
gift from many friends.
A heavy rain fell nearly all Satur-
day night and Sunday morning a
storm Of wind and snow of unusual
intensity continued until late I'm the
afternoon. No services were held in
either church after the morning
preaching service.
On Saturday evening the Congrega-
tional Sunday school and choir gave
a concert of Christmas songs and re-
citations. The church was quite ella
borately decorated in red and green
The children had been carefully drill
ed and performed their parts well. A
Well-filled Christmas tree gave plaas-
ure to the little folks and others.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-29
SOUTH RYEGATE

mabel c. Hall, Correspondent
The next entertainment of the lee
ture course which comes off Jan. z,
will be a concert by the Royal Male
Quartet and it is expected will be the
finest in the course.
The song service given in the United
Presbyterian church Sunday evening
will be repeated in the Presbyterian
church next Sunday evening, owing to
there having been a very small at
tendance on account of the storm.
Miss Corine Samuelson spent the
weekend at her home here, returning
to New York city Monday.
Frederick Samuelson is home from
Boston for the holidays.
Samuel P. Mills Of Newport is at
home this week.
Miss Elizabeth Hall of Minneapolis,
Mimi. came Thursday to spend a 10
day vacation with her people here.
Miss Annie Beaton of Watertown,
Mass, came Friday to spend a week
with her people here.
DR.. H. d. Bone of Gardiner. Mass,
spent Monday with his parents here.
His father. William Bone, is quite i'll
with the prevailing grip.
f. J. Doe, Miss Ruth Gates, Mrs. F.
j. Tewksbury and Mrs. A. T. Beaton
are out again after their illness with
grip.
Miss Marie Darling of Orleans, Dew
ey Darling of Cambridge, Mass, and
Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Hooker and baby
daughter of Bradford spent Christmas
with DR.. and Mrs. G. w. Darling.
Leland McKinlay and Miss Blanche
Ury went Saturday to Newbury to
spend a few days with DR.. Leslie Nc
Kinlay.
Rev. s. T. Simpson will room at the
Presbyterian parsonage during the re-
mainder of his stay here, taking his
meals at L. E. WhitehilPs.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-29

Mrs. Earl Perry is working for Mrs.
Arthur Magill
Will Colby has moved his family to
Barton.
Mrs Milford Long from Lyndonville
spent few days last week with Mrs.
Frank Counter.
Homer Counter is in Winchester,
Mass, where he has accepted a posi-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Page spent
Christmas in Lyndon Center with his
parents.
Mrs. Petty from St Johnsbury spent
the weekend at Isaiah Mathers.'
The Darling dry kiln was started
Thursday, with Isaiah Mathers and son
handling the pokers.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Colby, Mrs. Maud
Freeto and son Phil, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Davis and family, J. G. Lucia
DR.. and Mrs E. F. Root, Mrs. Nellie
Jeffrey and Mrs. Frank Temple were
recent visitors in st. Johnsbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Donahue of
st. Johnsbury spent the weekend
with their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. So
lon Walter.
Mrs. Mary Smith has finished work
for George Hubbard and returned to
her home in West Burke.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Gently and
two children from West Burke were
Sunday visitors at Oliver Counters.
Rev. and Mrs. Keeling entertained
party of II on Christmas day, in
Guiding the Rev. and Mrs. Wilcox and
daughter of Walden, the Rev. Mr.
Green from Hardwick
Mrs. U. T. Davis is spending the
week with her daughter, Mrs. Eli
Eastman in Pinkham
Mrs. Sarah Lane has returned to
her home after spending a few weeks
at the home of her son, Jesse.
Herman and Eva Gently from West
Burke are spending the week with
their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Oil
yer Counter
Mrs. M. L. Smith from LyndonvilIe
spent Friday at F. E. Temples.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-29
SHEFFIELD

(Mrs. D. S. Roberts, Correspondent
Mrs. Laura Chase is visiting at Mrs.
Carrie brakes.
F. w. BARRIERS family had a jolly
Christmas gathering numbering IT., A.
J. Roberts one numbering IT, S. A
Jones one numbering 13. The exer-
cises at the hall by the children were
fine
Mrs. Leon Ross is gaining a little.
Charles Ames is helping G. A. Rob-
erts during the holidays.
Sunday was one Of the worst storms
ever known here.
D. S. Roberts has gone to Passump-
sic to cut 200 cords of foot wood for
Parker Young Co.
There was a Christmas tree at the
school house on the square Friday
night.
Mrs. Ellen Bradley has a telephone
installed.
Alfred and Erla Simpson are spend
ing the holidays at home.
Doris Jones is home from Boston for
her vacation.
Emmons Stockwell is a guest Of 8.
A. Jones.
Mrs. Ethel Smelling is sick with cry
sipelas.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-29
SERVICE FOR CHILDREN
South Church To Give Christmas Pro
gram Sunday Morning.

The Christmas service for children
at the South church will be given next
Sunday morning at 1890 with the
following program:
Organ Prelude.
Doxology.
Scripture Congregation standing)
For God so loved the world that He
gave His only begotten Son, that
whatsoever believeth on Him should
not perish but have everlasting life.
Thanks be unto God for His un-
speakable Gift.
Invocation, followed by the Lords
prayer.
The Story That Transforms The World
Gods Gift.
Song, To-day we are Telling the
Wonderful Story" (1st verse; Lou
Use Donley, Alice Larson, Margaret
Larson, Lillian Larson, Venial Nc
Farlin. Jean Russell, Gertrude Tub
man and Girls chorus.
Foretold by the Prophets.
Scripture, Isaiah 11:1,21,4. Isaiah
1925. Junior and Primary depart
ments.
Announced to the Shepherds by the
Herald Angel.
Recitation. Luke 2: SIS. Stuart
Farr.
Song, Long, long ago." Girls Choir
Recitation. 81 love to hear the sto-
ry." Ruth Ruiter, Dorothy Farr.
Recitation, "Once in royal David's
City," Clifton Rickaby, Edwina
Macomber, Rosald Johnson.
Recitation, 30 little town of Beth
lehem," Charlotte Moody.
Song, 20, the Story tell" Irene Han
cock with Evelyn Adams, Viola
Crafts, Edna Day, Edna Kettles,
Alma Reed, Caroline Wheelock,
Georgia Wheelock and Sunday
school chorus.
Recitation, 80 Child of Mary's ten
der care!" Gertrude Tubman.
Song, Seeking for me, for me-"
Louise Donley, Jean Russell, Ger
trude Tubman and Sunday school
chorus.
Proclaimed to the Wise Men by the
Star
Recitation. Matt 2: Ill, Lawrence
Howe. Stuart Perry.
Recitation, "As with g1adness men
of Old" Alma Reed.
Song, Christmas" Stuart Farr an6
Boys chorus.
Recitationfi 'Sing Christmas Bells"
Doris Perry.
Recitation, Good News on Christ
mas Morning" Irene Hutchinson
Recitation, 10! The Christ-child
still is waiting" Edna Day.
Song, THE Wonderful Story" (2nd
and 3rd verses) Louise Donley,
Alice Larson. Margaret Larson,
Lillian Larson, Venial McFarlin,
Jean Russell, Gertrude Tubman
and Girls chorus.
Our Response.
Recitation. What can give Him ?"
Frances Doty.
Prayer.
Congregational Hymn.
Christmas Sermon, white Gifts for
the King"
0ffertory.
Song, Thou did'st leave Thy Throne"
Hazel Wilkie and Girls chorus.
Recitation. Ring out. o Bells!" Lou
Use Donley.
Benediction
Organ Postlude.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-29
"oneo as a Pronoun.

I have never been smitten with the
use of the word zone" as a pronoun- 1t
takes a word juggler TO attempt it and
get away with it. Unless one feels
that one has won ones spurs In this
respect and can extricate oneself from
the mess one gets oneself and ones
readers into one should avoid the use
Of the word one in referring to oneself
as one would q Observation-Disclosures
Gazette.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-29
WEST WATERFORD

(Mrs. E. A. Blodgett, Correspondent
Mr.. and Mrs. William Conley, Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Conley and two
children from st. Johnsbury spent
Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs. E. Z.
Chandler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Cushman from
st. Johnsbury spent Christmas with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Cush-
man.
Mrs. Nina Hastings from Concord
has been visiting her daughter, Mrs.
r. B. Cutting.
Sherman Graham spent his Christ
mas at his camp and went hunting.