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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-06-02
CHAPTER ~.

E It was the lst of April when the
Powells moved back to the little
farm, and there was look of real
~ happiness on Mrs Powelrs face
when she was once more settled in
that quiet nook The farm lay hack
from the public road and was screen
I'd from view by a grove OF trees in
Bhe pasture. The weather beaten farm
house was also sheltered and shaded
by q cluster of wide spreading oaks.
But Sam and Florence were no less
pleased than their mother to be In the
country again. To live in the country
hnd to know the ways of nature is to
love 1t always.
Before moving. however, they all
had made several trips to the old home
and done much work in the garden.
orchard and field. The old orchard.
after receiving special treatment by
Sam. surprised Mrs Powell so that
Rhe began to look on her son as a very
remarkable boy. When they first look
"a at 1t in February 1t was an I'm.
promising sight Dead weeds and bri-
Rrs stood shoulder high. sprouts had
grown up around the trees. and it look
ed as If there was out little life left in
the orchard, so many were the broken
and dead boughs.
You might as we'll chop down the
Dld trees" said Mrs. Powell. They
are nearly all dead anyway"
Don't you believe itF' exclaimed
Sam lyon just wait till get through
with those old trees. They look mighty
shabby now. but they'll come to life If
you give them a chance. I've just
been reading about how to work over
pld orchards Why. mother. If / was
10 cut them down and plant young
srees 1t would be three or four years
before we would get any fruit"
Eyes, I know that" replied his moth
DR.. ''but | don't think these old trees
svill bear any more"
Maybe not" said Sam. but we can
TRY them. | can plant young trees in
the place OF the ones that are entirely
Bead"
So he set to work. moving down
&rters and weeds and raking them into
plies and burning them. When this
Fas done be took saw and a pair of
hruning shears and began on the trees
Au the dead and broken limbs were
nut away. The orchard had been neg
Aected so long that there were many
lead boughs. and II was a different
boxing place when Sam finished prun-
khg. The next thing he did was to buy
come chemicals and make solution
after a formula given in one OF the
government bulletins. With this sOlu-
zion and a hand sprayer he went over
me orchard and sprayed each tree from
|Npp to bottom. Next he broke and mar
owed the ground. and the Old orchard
mad one more chance to i've and thrive.
l4Dr 1t was well pruned, the ground In
|Hne condition. and the spraying had
'killed all the insects that were on the
0#roaS
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Mrs. Henry Bell has gone to spend
some time with Otis and his family.
They are at the beach.
Mrs. w. w. Dow and Marguerite
and Muriel were at her sisters down
at Pompanoosac to spend the day
Monday.
(Intended for last week.)
G. ID. Chase of Woodsville Is spend
ing several days with his brother,
Charles Chase.
g. Dick Van Dyke is at his home
from Philadelphia for a weeks va
cation.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Canning en-
tertained an auto load of friends
from East Charleston Sunday.
The box supper at William Orr's
was we'll attended and the boxes sold
we'll, bringing some over SIS. The
proceeds were divided between the
Aiken school and the McIndoes Sun
day school.
Rev. G. b. Bliss, Miss Seraph Bliss
with Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Crane went
to Barre last week to attend the state
conference, making the trip in Mr..
Cranes auto.
The senior and junior classes OF
the Academy realized sic from their
social and promenade last Friday
night
Fred Morton, former resident of
this place died at his home in Lisbon,
N. H., Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Orr returns to her
home this week, having spent the
past two weeks with her people, Mr..
and Mrs. d. M. Crane.
Henry Bell is working at Concord.
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ton, Little Nan" Joyce Murray
song, The Flag; recitation, Graves
of a Household" Myrtle Westover;
recitation, THE Flowers We Gath
err" Alice Nelson; "A Memorial"
Edna Weed; exercise, 1.-THE Growing
of Peace, Lochland Taylor and Fife
Nelson. Miss White has taught the
Ryegate school for the past two
years and her services have been very
much appreciated by the patrons of
the school.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Symes attend
ed the unwilling of the Soldiers Mon
ument at Barnet on Saturday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-06-02
RYEGATE
MIR. and Mrs. WessOn Sargent OBJ
serve Wedding Anniversary and
and Mrs. Sargent's Birthday

..
ent.)
About 80 ladies met at the home
of Mrs. Wesson Sargent on Friday to
celebrate her birthday, also the Goth
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
home of Mr. and Mrs. Sargent were
filled with mirth and a social good
time Four beautiful birthday cakes
graced the table, besides numerous
other cakes. One especially, made
by Richard, the 12-year-old son of
Mrs. Sargent. This cake was trimmed
with bright red checker berries with
the foliage. 1t was both good to
look at and good to eat. Another
cake bore the names of Mrs. Charles
Miller and Mrs. Sargent, their birth
days occurring the same month. Mrs.
w. H. Nelson, Mrs. Lima Weed and
Miss Taylor served the refreshments.
The guests from East Ryegate were
Mrs. Clarence Bedell, Mrs. William
Lackey, Mrs. JOSEF Devin, Miss Tay-
lor and Mrs. Harry Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. @. Nolan of st.
Johnsbury visited their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. A. Nolan, over Sunday.
Dorothy and Philip Nelson and
Aida Nolan of st. Johnsbury Acad-
envy spent the week end at home.
DR. E. S. Miller and family of
Woodsville came on Saturday to Wis
it Mrs. Miller's sister, Mrs. w. S.
Nolan.
The pre-memorial exercises held
on Friday afternoon were of high
order and reflected much credit on
the teacher, Miss White. The pro-
gram was as follows: Song, THE
Triumph of Peace; reading, The
Love of Country" by Lochland Tay-
1or; exercise by children, memories;
Palmetto and the Pine,
Thompson; Memorial
Hazel Nelson; song,
g Flowers For the Brave; recitation,
" Arbitration" Roland Sargent; re-
citation, Bring Your Loving Tho is,
John Westover; exercise, Memorial
Flowers; reading, "Bivouace of the
Dead" Florence Nelson; recitation,
Memorial Day" Andrew Chapman;
Little Hands and Little Hearts,
Martha Sargent; dialogue, The
Peace Victory; song, 1.-THE Peace |
Song; recitation, Them Yankee
Richard Sargent; recita-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-06-02
MONROE
mabel Frazer, Correspondent

mabel Frazer, Correspondent
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Graham OF
| Waltham, Mass, are spending their
vacation at Arthur Metcalf's.
Miss Angie Hunt of this place and
William Mcnamara of South Ryegate
were united in marriage by Rev.
John Lyle at South Ryegate last
| Wednesday. They will make their
home in Monroe for the present.
Miss Thomas, who has been caring
for Mrs. Blancher nine weeks, has
returned to st. Johnsbury.
The strawberry social in the hotel
hall Wednesday evening was well at
tended.
Children's Day will be observed at
the Grange Hall Saturday, June 5.
Hazel Smith of North Monroe
spent Wednesday with Mary Good
win at Daniel Gilchrist's.
Mrs. Pollard of McIndoes has been
visiting her son, John Pollard, and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Rowell of
Peacham visited Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie
Frazer last Monday.
Charles Woodward went to FitZ-
dale Monday to work in a paper mill.
Gilchrist's band went to Peacham
Monday to play at the celebration
there.
Mr. and Mrs. George Rines of Lyn-
don Center are visiting at Henry
Hunts.
Miss Belle Hinman of St. Johns
bury spent Sunday with her parents
here.
VIII Hunt and family of Woods
vile are visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Hunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Shepherd of
White River Junction were in town
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. E. Burns were in
Haverhill Monday to attend the Me-
mortal exercises.
Mrs. John Corcoran and daughter.
Lila of Fitzdale, spent Sunday at
Lawrence .Moore's.
Mrs. James Moore and Pauline of
East Barnet visited Mrs. G. L. Frazer
Tuesday.
Mrs. Samuel Blodgett of Woods
Vile spent Thursday with her sister,
Mrs. Murray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gibson attend
ed the funeral of Mrs. HASTE at West
Barnet Friday.
Ruby Beattie was at home from
her school in Lisbon over Sunday.
E. C. Emery and daughter Nellie
of Littleton called on friends in town
Monday.
Mrs. Ralph Harding and Floyd
spent Thursday in st. Johnsbury.
Miss Anna Smith, who has been
working at P e. Blancher's has gone
to her home in Danville.
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Order of Notice of Foreign VIII.

ESTATE OF ADELAIDE FRANCES
HEATING
STATE OF VERMONT, District Of Caledonia No.
The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis
trict aforesaid: To all persons inter-
ested in the estate Of Adelaide Frances
Massachusetts,. deceased, leaving Estate in
this District, greeting:
At a Probate Court, holden at st. Johns
bury within and for said district on the gath
day of May, A. ID. 1915 authenticat-
ed copy of the last Will and Testament and
the Probate thereof OF Adelaide Frances
Heating, late of Boston, in the County of
Suffolk in the State Of Masaachusettn
deceased, leaving estate in said district -
duly proved allowed and established in the
Probate Court for the County and State
aforesaid, was presented to the Court here,
that the same instrument may be allowed
in this State as the last Will and Testament
of the said decedent, and that the said copy
may be filed and recorded in the Probate
Court for the District of Caledonia, afore-
said, agreeable to the statute in such cases
made and provided:
And it In ordered by said Court that the
/ 9th day Of June, A.. D., 1918. at the Pro-
bate Court Once in said St Johnsbury, be
signed for all persons interested to appear
and contest the allowance ofsuch instrument
and the fling and recording OF the copy Of
3 aidWill, and the Probate thereof, afore-
Of be given bv publishing this order three
weeks successfully in the Californian, a
weekly newspaper published In said District,
previous to the time appointed.
pear before said Court. at the time and place
aforesaid and TO contest the allowance %
the said instrument and the fling and re-
,ording Of the copy Of said WIZ and the pro-
Given under my hand, at st. Johusbury In
said district this Path day Of May A.. ID.
1915.
WALTER p. SMITH. Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-06-02
CERTIFICATE EXTENDING CHARTER

TREASURY DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
Washington, d. c., April 26, 1915.
WHEREAS, by satisfactory evidence pre-
sented to the undersigned, it has been made
to appear that THE NERO CHANTS MA
TIONAL BANK OF ST. JOHNSBURY" 1oca-
ted in the VILLAGE of ST. JOHNSBURY in
the County of CALEDONIA and State of
VERMONT. has complied with all the pro-
visions of the Act of Congress ito enable
National Banking Associations to extend
their corporate existence, and for other pur-
p Jses" approved July 1 2. 1882. as amended
ny the Act, approved April IL, 1902;
Now therefore. /, JOHN SHELTON WILL
LIAMS, Comptroller of the Currency, do
hereby certify that THE MERCHANTS
NATIONAL BANK OF ST. JOHNSBURY"
located in the VILLAGE of ST. JOHNS
BURY in the County of CALEDONIA and
State of VERMONT is authorized to have
succession for the period specified in it's
amended articles of association: namely, I'M
til close of business on April %. 1885.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF witness my
hand and Seal of Office this TWENTY Sixth
day of April, 1915.
JOHN SHELTON WILLIAMS,
lSeall Comptroller of the Currency
Extension No. 1891
Charter No. 22e5.
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McINDOE FALLS
Commencement Exercises At Acade
my Hall Friday Afternoon.

my Hall Friday Afternoon.
(Mrs. D. NJ. Nichols, Correspondent
Commencement exercises will be
held at the Academy Hall Friday af-
ternoon at two o'clock. Following
is the program: Invocation, Rev ID.
E. Burns; essay, Evolution of the
West" Hazel Beattie; essay, Would
Washington Care for Us Now?"
Gladys Clark; orchestra; essay,
America and Her President" Sam
uel Darling; "Class History and Pro-
phecy,' Hazel Kay; essay, early
Days of Barnet" Mary Wells; orches-
ira; address, Rev. Donald Fraser;
presentation of diplomas; orchestra.
The reception given by the Junior
class will be held in the evening at
the hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arch Miller of Lun-
enburg are spending several days
with her sister, Mrs. Ira Colby.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Duncan, Mr..
and Mrs. r. A. Kendall, Harlan
Johnson, J. H. Goodrich and w. w.
Dow left Sunday morning by auto
for Lake Megalloway on a weeks
fishing trip. Henry Leighton of
Woodsville and Tom McCondac of
Barnet accompanied them.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Markham of
Woodsville visited her mother, Mrs.
Frances Chamberlin over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs M. F. Sargent were
guests at c. L. Duncan's Saturday.
Henry Smith was at home over
Sunday and Monday, the bank being
closed Monday.
M J. Moore returned last week
from Menominee, Mich, where he
spent the winter with his son, VIII
Moore.
Mrs. Frost of Marshfeld, who has
been visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Luther Manchester, returned
home Monday morning.
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''WeII, there you have it in nutshell"
stood listening. Bill was working bet
ter this year under the example and in
fuence of Sam.
We'll, | don't know what else could
"a made the difference in my corn and
his" Mr.. Pagan replied. If it warn't
the plantin'
Il think ! know" said Mr.. Burns
How deep did you break your land?'
Bout four inches"
How deep did you break yours.
Sam
about foot. wasn't it. BillP' Sam
asked in turn.
We'll. it wouldn't miss it much" af-
frmed Bin. That old pillow was mp TO
the beam
How many rimas ala - @==S~~-
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SYNOPSIS.
,ByASA

Sam Powell inspired by a government
agent. plans to make a scientific farmer
Aof himself and to compete for prizes
awarded to the BOYS Corn club
sam works hard cleaning up and ferti-
LIKING the wornout farm. Miles Pagan rid
tcules scientific farming. but let's his boy
Join the corn club
Wnne blowing out sIumps sam saves
Joe Watson's life Sam plans his contest
Rcre of corn and other crops and the
blocking of his farm with cattle.
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MONTPELIER.ST. JOHNSBURY STAGE

Leaving Avenue House
For Montpelier and Way Stops
Week Days a. m. Sundays N. I'm.
Sunday Connections to and from Bur-
hngton
For Joe's Pond and Way Stops
Saturdays l0.45 p. M. Sundays 4.3O p. NJ.
Returning
Saturdays 1900 Night Sundays 5.4s p. NJ.
Sunday Papers may be had at all Stops
Cars for Hire at Reasonable Rates
VERMONT AUTO SERVICE co
Phone 5O7
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE

Charter No. 2295.
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GERMAN OFFICIAL STATEMENT
MENTIONS The NIGHT FIGHTING

Berlin Jan. 29.-(By wireless to London,
800 P. M).-The German official state
ment issued at the army headquarters to-
day mentions especially the night fight
ing which took place between the Ger
mans and French on the western battle
front and between the Germans and Rus
slams in central Poland.
A night attack on the British supply
station at Dunkirk Is reported to have
been made by a number of German aero
planes, and the statement also announces
that German attack with bayonets at
night succeeded in driving the French
from German trenches to which they
had penetrated near Newport.
In Russian Poland, to the west of War
saw, several Russian trenches were cap
tured by the Germans, who claim to have
repulsed a fierce Russian night counter
attack.
The text of the communication follows:
'In the western theatre: During a
night expedition made by one of our
squadrons of aeroplanes the English pro-
vision establishment of the fortress of
DunkirI1 were attacked. Many bombs
were dropped.
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C0NLEY TELLS STORY ON STAND
AT ATLANTA PERJURY TRIAL

Atlanta, Ca. Jan. 29-James Con-
ley, final witness for the state in the
trial of Dan S. Lehon and c. C. Ted
der, who represented the Burns de-
tective agency, and Arthur Thurman,
a local lawyer, on charges of subor-
nation of perjury in the Frank MUIR
der case, testified today that he never
had tod another Negro that he Com
ley) killed a girl in the factory where
Mary Phagan's body was found. His
testimony was in support of the state
ment of the Rev. c. B. Bagsdale thai
his affidavit rejecting on Conley was
false and that he had been paid 5000
for signing 1t.
"Conley, who was the chief witness
against Leo M. Frank at his trial in
1913 and who subsequently was con-
victed as an accessory, occupied the
stand only a short time today and
was not cross examined.
r. L. Barber who made and later
repudiated an affidavit supporting
that of Ragsdale, testified that he Wis.,
tied Humans office April %, 1914.
and told the lawyer neither of the
Negroes he and Ragsdale had over
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Y. M. C. A. NOTES

FOR several reasons it has been d..
best that the mock trial which
have been presented by the int.rrss,
department of the Y. NJ. C. A Nh.
ming be postponed until a late,
Unless a change is necessary IN
meantime it will be presented :.
gymnasium on the evening of Fo,
1t will then be made a fine occas;or
admission Of 10 cents being charg.s '
sover the expense of ice cream w.t.,
will be served. Those who are "a
part will then have more time 4, MI.
to prepare their various parts and !
should be one of the finest enter,,,
ments of the winter.
The topic 10 be considered S,,nas, y.
ernoon in the discussion club NJ y,
Henna's is Health and DISEASE" =
cry Sunday brings forth more anm,,.
discussion, but none is expected n ~.
beyond the time limit unless they Cha.
Last week the session was of such ,r,.,
est that 1t lasted nearly two hours =.
there is no reason why tomorrow, an,
ject shouldn't arouse as much enthu,
iasm as that of the Nervous Sys,sr,
the topic of a week ago
The speaker at the boys meeting :,
morrow afternoon at O'Clock will ,
Charles G. Hewett, assistant secrs,.,
at the Railroad Y. NJ. c. a. in Wats
vile. Mr.. Hewett is a young man h,
entering upon association work as !,
work and he will doubtless give an i
teresting talk.
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the business itself
Some men have heads. but they
are not particularly furnished. There
are, therefore, | suppose certain rules
Of the game. | will mention what
seems to me some of them. l have
already mentioned one of them by
way of illustration. First of all IS
the rule of publicity. not doing any
thing under cover, letting the public
know what you are doing and judge
according as it is. There is a great
many businesses in this country that
have fallen under suspicion because
they were so secretive when there was
nothing to secret that was dishonora
BILE. Publicity, which is required in
sport is required in business. Let's
see how you are running the game.
Then in the second place, there IS
full equivalent for the money you
receive, the full equivalent in service;
not trying to skimp in the service IN
order to increase profits above a rea-
sonable return, but trying to make
the profits proportional to the sats-
faction Of the people that you serve
There is not any more solid founda-
ton for business than that.
Then, in the third place, this game
requires something more than ORD
mary sport. 1t requires a certain kind
of conscience in business. That after
all gentlemen, is the chief compul-
sion that is laid on all of US.
Then the fourth rule. as it seems
to me is the rule of having the spirit
of success. l know men in this city
there are men in the scientific bureau
Of this government whom / could cite
who could make very dig salaries.
but who prefer the satisfaction of do
ing things that will serve the whole
community and doing them just rs
we'll as they possibly can be done. !
for one am proud of the scientific bu-
reau of this government"
Concluding with a reference TO his
belief in freedom of speech, the Presi-
dent said:
Il have been subjected to free
speech myself and it is hard to en-
dure sometimes. because the office Of
the President seems to be the clearing
house for original ideas. / am brought
more original ideas here than | dare
say. than any other person in the
country and therefore pay the penalty
of freedom Of speech
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REVIEW OF THE
PRESENT STRIFE

General Venustiano Carranza. the first
chief Of the Constitutionalists will. &C
cording to Vera Cruz advices, returned
to the capital Immediately and it is prob
able that he will re-establish his govern
noent there in the near future.
This is the second time that General
Carranza has been in power In the Next
can capital. He first entered the place
on Aug. % last. following the retire
ment of General Victoriana Huerta, hav-
ing the entire Constitutionalist force as
his support.
For a time peace reigned and then an
old dispute between Carranza and Gen
eral Francisco Villa, the chief military
leader Of the Constitutionalists. was re-
vived. Officially 1t was said that the diff
ficulty arose from questions OF policy.
but the Carranza followers laid 1T to the
alleged ambition of Villa to assume the
reins of government.
General Villa, as the dispute continued,
finally issued an ultimatum that Car
rama must retire and convention OF
all the revolutionary chiefs was called to
meet at Aguascalientes on Oct. 10 to de-
eide upon the best way in the establish
ment of a government. This conference
asked Carranza to'resign. but he refused.
Early in November the convention pro-
claimed Gen. Eulalio Gutierrez provision
al president of the republic and Villa
took steps to install him in office. Villa
began a march on the capital but be-
fore he reached there Carranza, seeing
he was outnumbered. left Mexico City,
taking his forces toward Vera Cruz,
which place he occupied when the Amer
leans evacuated 1t Nov %.
Since then Gutierrez himself has fled,
owing, it is. said. to fear of Villa. He
was succeeded by Rogue Gonzales Cara,
who left the capital Jan. q at the ap-
proach of General Obregon and the Car
rama forces, General Villa having pre-
viously marched to the north with his
troops.
General Villas reasons for abandoning
the capital are not known. In some
quarters it was said that he was not de-
sirous of being cooped up in the capital
by General Obregon's troops, who had
assumed a formidable strength. while
other reports had it that Villa was PLAN
ming a new republic with its seat Of gov
eminent in the north.
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IAN attack made by the enemy in the
dunes to tn northeast of Newport was
repulsed. The enemy, who penetrated at
one place as far as our trenches, was
repulsed by a night bayonet attack.
ITO the south of La Bassee canal the
English attempted to recapture positions
which we had taken from them but their
attack easily was repulsed. Nothing of
Importance took place on the remainder
of the front.
In the eastern theatre:
Russian attacks in the region of Kus-
sen. northeast of Gumbinnen least Prus-
sial, failed, the enemy suffering heavy
losses.
In northern Poland there was no
change in the situation.
TO the northeast of Bolimow and to
the east Of Lowicz Central Poland our
troops drove the enemy out of his out
post positions and penetrated into his
main positions. The captured trenches.
with the exception of one small portion
of them, We're retained and adapted by
us Notwithstanding fierce night coun-
ter-attack."