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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-29
WELLS RIVER
Village Hall Filled For The Christmas
EXerciSeS-LOcalS

Village Hall Filled For The Christmas
ExerciseS-LOcalS.
! (Mrs. d. G. Farwell, Correspondent.
The village hall was packed to the
doors Friday evening with an interest
ed audience, who enjoyed the canta-
ia, Santa Claus and His Friends
Mrs. Addie B. Carpenter drilled the
young people for the affair and much
credit is due her for her untiring work
Following the entertainment a com.
munity tree was held and Santa Claus
and his helpers supplied over. lac
children with candy and toys.
N. H. Kicker and Mrs. c. R. War
rem were in st. Johnsbury for Christ
mas with DR.. Kicker and family.
A family party was held at the home
of Sidney Cameron Saturday, incIud.
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Cameron OF
Newport and Charles Cameron and
family of this place and Mrs. L. A.
Hunt Of Groton.
Little Harriet Bone is quite i'll with
grip at the home of her grandfather,
A. T. Davis.
Mrs. Otis Smith and daughter Hazel
spent Saturday in Newbury.
Mrs. Mary Cutler Of Barre is spend
ing the holidays with her mother, Mrs
Jane Grant at the home of Mrs. John
Thomas
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Quimby were
in Bradford over Christmas.
Archie Bone and family, John Bone
and family spent Saturday at A. T.
Davis home.
Herbert Crabtree left Saturday for
a business trip to Toilette, Can, Mrs.
Crabtree going Sunday.
Cards have been received announc-
ing the marriage at Dover, N. H, of
Miss Mabel Davis to Bernard Wood
ward. The happy couple left Dover
Immediately after the ceremony for
their new home in Pennsylvania.
Miss Leah Dorian is home from a
10 days visit in Melrose, Mass
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Powers of Han
over spent Christmas with Mr.. Powers
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Smith and
Miss Page were in Hardwick for the
holidays.
DR.. Herman Bone Of Gardner, Mass.
spent the weekend with his family at
A. T. Davis
Scott Haselton is home from Pratt
Institute, Brooklyn, for the holidays.
Miss Hazel Eastman spent Christ
mas with her parents in Topsham.
NAASO LID 0UCududn OI w est Barnet
spent the weekend with Miss Bernice
Baldwin.
A number of people are suffering
from the grip.
John Stebbins, the shoe maker, was
taken to the hospital Sunday night
threatened with pneumonia.
Mrs. George A. Wheeler of White
River Junction is visiting Mrs. Kill
bourne Powers.
Nellie Bailey returned to her dutie:
as teacher in North Craftsbury on
Monday.
Rev. Donald Fraser and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Butler spent Christ
mas at the Whitelaw farm.
Mrs. Lee is taking a few days leave
of absence from the Cottage hospital
Freeman Lyons and David Stanley
are painting the church parlors.
H. G.. Smith was called to Center
N. H, Friday, owing to the
death of his mother, Mrs. Lewis Smith
Mrs. Hattie Munsell Worthen is
home from Littleton, N. H.
Mrs. Carl Marcy is still confined tc
the house with grip.
The Stanleys held a family reunion
at the home of David Stanley Christ
mas day.
Miss Bernice Smith is a recent vic
tim Of the grip.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-29
EAST sr. JoHNsBURY

There will be a social and watch
meeting at the vestry Friday evening
from 8 to IL o'clock. From to IL
literary and social features with a
lunch win be enjoyed and watch
meeting from IL to IL followed by
New Years greetings.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-29
LYNDONvnLE
Death of Mrs. Charles l.. Stuart-Fu-
neral Today.

The death of Mrs. Charles l..
Stuart occurred in Boston on Christmas
day following a long time suffering
from spinal trouble that ended in
paralysis. Harriet Thompson was
born in Lyndonville as years ago, the
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner
Thompson and most of her life was
spent there. She Is survived by her
only sister, Mrs Samuel w. Mccall of
Winchester. her husband and two
sons. Arthur OF Detroit, Mich, and
Sumner Of Lyndonville. The funeral
will be held from the Stuart home
Wednesday afternoon
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-29

william Beach, the New South
Wales trooper vino invented the rife
periscopo which haa been used I'm
GaIIipoli, Is the second son Of the
ex-champion sculler Of the world. He
In twenty-thres years old.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-29
RECENT DEATHS.



Margaret Brisson, wife of Nelson
Richards. died Friday. She had a
shock two years ago which left her
in poor health, but she was sick in
bed only two weeks. She was remov-
ed shortly before her death to St
Johnsbury hospital where the end
came on Friday. Mrs. Richards was
born in Athabaslxa, p. O., ~ years ago
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Godfrey
Brisson, and was there married A
years ago to Nelson Richards. They
lived in Lewiston, Ne, for 26 years
and 1S years ago came to st. Johns
bury, which had been their home ever
since. The funeral was on Monday
morning at eight o'clock from Notre
Dame church, Rev. Father LaVeer
officiating and interment was at Mount
Calvary cemetery. Mrs. Richards is
survived by her husband and two
daughters, Mrs. Fred Liberty of st.
Johnsbury and Mrs. Richard Con-
stantineau Of New York city; and
three brothers and two sisters, Joseph
Brisson of Lyndonville, Omar of Man
chester, n. H., and Leon of Hanover
and Mrs. Alfred Nadeau and Mrs
Charles Ducharme of Lewiston, Me.
Mrs. Constantineau and her two sons
were called here to attend the funeral
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-29

Games This Week.
Wednesday, G. G. VS.. Stars.
Thursday, Ind. VS.. A. G.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-29
IN THE F. G. A. LEAGUE
Three Teams Tied-The Games of tn
Past Week.

Three Teams I1ed-1he Games Oh the
Past Week.
The standing of the teams in the F.
c. A. league shows three 'eams tied
which proves that the boys are fight
ing hard for the honors Every game
played jolts the whole list and every
team tries it's best to have this jolt
land them on top. The Independents
is the only team which can feel secure
in it's berth. Every game adds a little
distance to that which separates this
luckless five from it's opponents, and
the other three are not trying to les
sen the distance.
The games last week resulted in
wins for the Stars and G. c.. The
former downed A. c. "a to %, while
c. c. drove the Independents further
into the cellar with the count of 26 to
16. Both were good games.
A team made up of Lapanne, A.
Goyet, T. Demers, Dutile, Pope, Du-
mas and L. Lacroix went to White
field last night for a game with the
town team there.
Summary:
STARS. A. c..
B. Dumas, IF lg, Couchaine
Geo. Thibault, If re-, T. Demers
e. Goyet, C, Pope
L. Gagner, lg IF, L. Lacroix
T. Emmons, rg If, w. Dumas
Score, Stars "a, A. 9. %; goals from
floor, E. Goyet II, L. Lacroix z, w.
Dumas 6, B. Dumas 8, Thibault 2, T.
Emmons, Pope; referee, Laferriere;
timer. Conner; time three Is minute
periods.
C. C. IND.
E. Laferriere lg IF, Bernier
Bedard rig If, Lads Lacroix
Dutile. C, Lapanne
A. Laferriere, If re, Descoteau
Gingras, IF lg, Baril
lg, Desrocher
Score, c. c. rs, Ind. Is; goals from
floor, L. Lacroix 8, Bedard 8, LATER
farier 8, Lapanne 2, Dutile 2, E. Laf-
riere, Gingras 8, Bernier; points on
fouls, Ind. 4, c. G. 2; referee, E. Goyet;
scorer L. Lacroix; timer, Hart.
Standing of League
w L PC. |
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-29
Lapoint.

Miss Rosa Lapoint, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Theodore Lapoint, died Dec
IS, at the hospital at Berlin, N. H..
where she underwent an operation
two weeks before. She was born in
st. Johnsbury, Nov. 27, 1895 and the
family moved to Berlin eight years
ago. She is survived by her parents,
and two brothers, Joseph and Albert
Lapoint. The funeral was held at
Notre Dame, Rev. Fathers Drouhin,
Carriere and Lever officiating at SOL
emn high mass. The remains were
brought to st. Johnsbury and buried
at Mount Calvary cemetery. The
bearers were her cousins, Barthelmie
Cyr, Albert Cyr, Albert Goyet, and
Felix Desrochers. Those who came
from out of town to attend the funeral
were Miss Veranique Pepin of Berlin,
and Mrs. Thomas Vachon of Laconia
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-29

The Christmas service for children
at the South church will be given next
Sunday morning at 1880 with the
following program:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-29

Joseph Anne Juneau, one of the
highly respected members Of Notre
Dame church, died on Friday at his
home on Railroad street after several
years illness with heart trouble. Since
last June IL he had been too i'll to
work. He was born in Wotton, p.
O., March 81, 1850, and A years ago
came to st. Johnsbury to make his
home. He had worked for e. & T.
Fairbanks & Co, and also worked for
many years on the roads for the town.
On Aug. IL, 1874 he married Miss
Fleuvie Trachier who survives him
with five of the ten children who were
born to them, two sons, Henry and
Albert, and three daughters, Alberta
and Estelle and Mrs. Eugene Lemere.
He was member of the Catholic Or
der of Foresters. The funeral was
from Notre Dame church on Monday
morning at ten o'clock. Solemn high
mass was sung with Father Drouhin
as celebrant, Father Carriere as dea-
con and Father Lever sub-deacon.
Interment was at Mount Calvary ceme-
terry. Two sisters and two brothers
survive Mr.. Juneau, Mrs. Frederick
Jock and Mrs. Andre Liberty of Lew
istOn, Me-, Desiree Juneau of Hart
ford, Conn, and Joseph of st. Johns
bury. Among those who were called
here by his death were Philip Trach-
Ter and Mr.. and Mrs. Alcide Trachier
of Hanover, Mrs. Albert Perkey of
Newport, Joseph Sicard and son JOS
eph of Hanover, Peter Sicard of Hart
ford, Conn.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-29

Standing Of League
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-07
Advertising The County

The Gainesville Sun tells of
a man living at Hawthorne, in
Alachua county, who raised
AN average of 80 bushels of
corn to the acre on land that
had been in cultivation SO
years. That man has done
much to advertise the posi-
bilities of Alachua county.
But if the Gainesville Sun
hadn't told about his achieve
ment it would have not been
known except to his immedi-
ate neighbors, nor would the
people of Orlando and Orange
county now be reading about
it. Thus again the newspa-
per is proved to be the best
possible means of reaching
the people with valuable in
formation, And the newspa-
pers are doing this every
working day in the year
Orlando Reporter-Star.
One acre of Florida land under
is worth 100 men be,
ing banqueted by civic body
Ninety per cent. of money raised
for boards of trade is spent in pay.
ing salaries to men to do the 1C
per cent. of town-building. Toe
much money is wasted in banouets
and conventions. Take the news.
papers out of Florida and let the
commercial bodies try to run the
State as they are now trying to do
and the State would be bankrupt
in 80 days.
There is not a commercial body
in the whole State of Florida that
has ever done its full duty to the
community. 1t takes all its steam
to blow its whistle and has no re-
serve power to carry tho Ship of
Progress forward. - Clearwater
Sun.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-07
Newspapers and Railroads

The publication of the report
which the committee on Legislation
of the South Florida Press Asso
citation will present at the Jack
sonville meeting, has caused con
siderable discussion, especially oil
the proposition fhat the railroads
be allowed to exchange transpor.
tation for advertising space in the
papers, The Herald has followed
the discussion with great interest
and has given careful considera-
ton to all the arguments, pro and
con-, that have been presented and
it has arrived at the conclusion
that the objections urged against
the proposition are untenable.
1t is not proposed to restore the
old so-called "free-pass" system,
but merely to charge the regular
rates for advertising and take pay
in transportation at the regular
rates charged by the railroads.
No newspaper that objects to this
would be compelled to accept
transportation for advertising,
nor would the railroads be requir-
ed to advertise at all, if they did
not wish to do so. The matter
would be left optional with both
parties. The papers now getting
cash for railroad advertising could
continue to do so.
Lifting the embargo on this
kind of business would not, as
charged, be discriminating in fav-
or of the newspapers, for the rail-
roads will exchange transporta-
tion for anything that they can
use and they are not prohibited
from doing so. They do exchange
it for the advice and services of a
lawyer i'll every town along their
lines, and doubtless they exchange
it for wood, lumber and other ar
ticles. If they could use in their
business such things as pigs and
potatoes, calico and shoes, they
would be glad to exchange for
them.
To say to them that they must
not give transportation for adver-
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-07
How to Legislate Wisely

AS the members of the legisla.
ture, during the activities of theil
session, cannot possibly read and
digest the hundreds of bills of.
fered for enactment, the Arcadia
News proposes that, at the open
ing of the session, all bills shall
be presented, after which the leg
islature should adjourn for thirty
days to give the members time to
read and study the bills.
A better plan would be to re-
quire every elected member who
intends to introduce a bill, to have
one hundred copies of it printed
and to mail copy to each member
thirty days before the meeting Of
the legislature, and if his bill
should be passed, have the state
pay for printing and mailing the
hundred copies; but, if not passed,
let the author bear the expense.
AT any rate, some plan should
be adopted to enable each member
to thoroughly inform himself as
to the merits of every proposed
dill before he votes upon it.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-07
Adams Sells Out

Mondays Arcadia News states
that w. L. Bishop, for some time
past reporter for the News, went
up to Zolfo, Sunday, to become
manager and editor of the Zolfo
Truth and Avon Park Facts. The
News recommends him highly,
saying that he is practical prin-
ter and thorough newspaper man.
The Herald cordially welcomes
him to the ranks of DeSoto Coun-
ty journalism and wishes him a
full measure of success. Hope to
meet him at Wauchula tomorrow.
Nothing is said about George
w. Adams, who founded the
Truth and "put Zolfo OH the
and we can only infer that
he may have retired from the pa
per to accept employment else
where. AT any rate, The Herald
sincerely hopes that he will con-
tinue to shine in Florida journal
ism and reap big reward for his
work, for he deserves rich rec
Ompense.
LATER.-Tuesday News stat
es that Adams has sold his interest
in the paper and retired.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-07

A Mulberry preacher and the
preacher who edits the Arcadia
News unite in the assertion that,
on Sept. 30th ult., Jack Ward of
Arcadia, caught out of a shallow
pool Of Peace river a "trout that
weighed just TWEEN t y-e & h
pounds. Now, when preachers
relate such narratives, why should
any one doubt the truth of Her
aid fish story? We believe all
Florida fish tales that we read or
hear, for this is the greatest fish
state in America.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-07

Using but must pay cash for it, is
as unjust and foolish as to prohib-
1t the grocer from giving the farm
er sugar, coffee and bacon for his
eggs, chickens and cabbage and
require him to pay cash for farm
products.
Il the proposed exchange were
permitted, the railroads would
doubtless have their advertise
ments in all the papers of the
state; whereas, under present con-
dltlons, they advertise only in the
blg city papers and Powell s
Clearwater Sun. The result is
that many Florida papers going
abroad are likely to convey the
impression that the towns in
which they are published have no
railroad facilities. A stranger in
Chicago picking up copy of the
Lakeland Telegram, for example,
could not tell from a scrutiny of
its pages whether Lakeland was
on any railroad at all.
Many people use the nevspa-
pers for references. They look
them over for certain bits of in
formation they desire, and every
person contemplating a trip wish
es to know about train schedules
and connections. They prefer to
get this knowledge from the news
papers rather than be put to the
trouble of going down to the rail
road office to get it. Because of
the universal interest in the run
ming OF, railway trains, every
newspaper should carry a rail
road advertisement, but few of
them do so, because the railroads
are prohibited from paying for adj
vertising with transportation.
The intimation that the propos-
ed exchange would have a bad
moral effect on editors and publi-
shers, is an insult to the newspa-
per men of Florida, who are as far
removed from sinister influence az
any other class of workers in the
state. There are men, we believe,
who can be bought with drink of
but we do not believe
hat there is a newspaper man in
Florida who can be bought with
railroad ticket, especially if it
De a ticket for which he has paid
n valuable advertising space.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-07
THURSDAY, OCT. 7, 1915

The Tampa Tribune for a week
or two past, has been indulging in
the pleasant and commendable
pastime Of handing very pretty
little bouquets to its Florida ex-
changes. If the Tribune got a
bouquet commensurate with its
deserts, it would be such a prodi-
gious floral offering as would
bury all Tampa in flowers.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-07

The editors of Florida will have
the biggest time of their lives
when they meet in Jacksonville
next week. Great and varied pre-
parations for their entertainment
have been made by the generous
and progressive citizens Of the
metropolis. During the festivi.
ties, by special request of the edi-
tors, the Davis package law will
be strictly enforced.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-07

Thorn" of the Palm Beach
Post, kindly answers The Herald s
inquiry as to the correct way to
spell fee and gives a lucid defni-
ton of the beast. He says that
something must be wrong with
The Herald's dictionary or the ed
itor's eye-sight. Mebbe so; but
the dictionary is named webs
ter's New International Diction-
ary," is dated 1912, and pages
500 and SO are clearly printed.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-07

For months past, the stat,
newspapers each week have print
ed tons and tons of matter about
the Dixie Highway and its branch.
es. They have devoted more
space to this subject than to any
other, and the meetings held to
discuss this momentous topic have
cost those attending them enough
money to build number of miles
of brick roads. Meantime, this
Punta Gorda district has voted
5000, 100000 for good roads and is
now engaged in building them.
In other words, we have quit talk
ing and gone to work. Go, ye,
and do likewise.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-07

All letters reaching The Herald
on the 14th, 18th and 10th. insts.,
will have to wait for answers un-
til Monday, 18th inst, as both the
editor and the business manager
will be in Jacksonville on the three
dates first named attending big
meeting of Florida newspaper
people.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-07

Powell thinks Stovall is the man
who has been doing all that bril-
liant paragraphing for the Tampa
Tribune. Of course, Stovall could
do it, but we thought he was too
busy raking in the dollars and
counting them.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-07

Great minds run in the same
channel. 1t is singular how the
ideas of Uncle Joe Dixon of the
Lakeland Telegram, coincide with
many of those expressed by Gov
ernor Gilchrist. Here, for in
stance, is Uncle Joe arguing that,
when applications for pardon are
presented to the state board, the
state should be represented by
counsel, which is exactly what
Gilchrist contended for. Discuss
ing Gilchrist's policy of giving to
the newspapers full list of appli-
cations for pardon together with a
report of what disposition was
made of them and the reasons for
that disposition, Uncle Joe says
"The rule adopted by the Gil
christ administration was certain
ly a good one, but it does not re-
move the objection so often made
to pardons granted ON insufficient
evidence and at ex-parte hearings.
What is needed is that the state
should be represented by counsel
at every hearing of an application
for pardon, for such hearing is in
effect a trial de novo of the case. "
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-07
The Davis Package law whicl

The Davis Package law which
went into effect on the 1St inst,
has resulted in the closing of about
one-third of the bar-rooms Of the
state with a consequent loss OF
thousands of dollars of revenue to
the "wet" cities. Under the law,
nothing less than a half-pint OF
liquor or beer may be sold to a
customer, and he must take it off
the premises to drink it, Many
brainy editorial writers think
that the law does not contribute
TO Temperance. but the contrary.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-07

The Times Union now prints
each day a gem of Southern poet
ny written during the stirring days
of the SOS. 1t began with Faith
er Ryan's Conquered Banner. f"
Makers of scrap-books should pre-
serve these gems.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-07

Let us have that compulsory
school attendance law. With it
in operation, some Punta Gorda
urchins who do nothing but loaf
about the streets, may be saved
from being sent to the reform
school.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-07

j. Fred DeBerry, who is run
ming in Tampa a red-hot paper
called Sunrise, doesn't appear
to have the slightest regard for
the libel law. Well, we hope he
will "bust it up"
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-07

The Palm Beach Post highly
compliments Goode M. Guerty of
the Tampa Tribune for his splen-
did report of the Mendenhall
trial. Guerry certainly did bril-
liant work in that case.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-07

Tomorrow, Oct. 8th inst, will
be Farmers Day. Let's all cele-
brate it by stuffing ourselves full
of farm products and shaking
hands with every farmer we meet.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-07

Like the common or garden var
iety of hoptoad, the European
armies are beginning to prepare
to "dig in" for the winter.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-07

New Smyrna this winter will
feed tourists on periwinkle soup,
which is said to be far superior to
New Smyrna clam chowder.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-07
PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA,

There is a man in Key West
who is undeniably son OF a
Gum. He is the county judge.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-07

Subscribers desiring THE HERALD dis
continued should notify the office In
writing on date c' expiration, other
wise it will be conunued at the regular
rate of subscription until notice to
Ston 10 repaiVpd
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-07

NG REPRESENTA- TIVES
Clyde Glenn Company, Tampa, Florida,
Clearing House agents of the South
Florida Press Association.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-07

In Ordering change of address, please
give old as well as new address. Sub
scribers failing to get any issue of the
paper that may get lost in mails will
be supplied with extra copy on request
for same
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-07

Eopy for change in advertising sh
Tuesday noon of each week.
of changing at intervals.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-07

Advertising Rates-Display. run of paper.
composition rate, 15 cents per single
column inch each insertion; preferred
position 10 to 20 per cent, Island po-
sition 33 1-3 per cent. additional Loc-
al notices 10 cents per line, six words
counting line. Classified advertising
cents per lire of six words. Legal
Advertising at legal rates.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-07
EORELGN ADKERTLS

FOREIGN ADVERTISE
American Press Association, General Of
fees in New York and Chicago and
Branches in all principal cities.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-07

Cards Of thanks, obituary notices other
than news mentions, resolutions, etc.
charged for at rate of one cent per
word. Notices OF entertainments where
charges are made, except church af-
fairs, charged for at regular advertise
ing rates. Articles in behalf of special
money-making enterprises. purely ad-
vertising, will he charged for.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-07

order
will be received of small