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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-14

FvERYwHERE, all over every
thing, the dull, green rain fell
in sliding sheets.
Hagar the Goat, holding above
her head board on which the rain
splashed flereely, stood just outside the
door OF shed. She gazed thought
fully up into the dark and murl1y
heavens above her. and as she gazed
she blinked.
1t was large shed, and quite
number OF the farmyard people were
sheltering inside 1t.
Blue sky" remarked Boo the Cow
cheerfully. its going to clear up"
Pi the Peacock turned and looked
at her with his face.
1T isn't" he said shortly. mot in
the least"
Boo the Cow left of looking cheerful
and began to sob instead.
How long has it been raining7"
asked Hagar, still staring into the
streaming air above her. ~
Rupert the Cat began to calculate
with his mind.
Twenty days. eight hours and four
teen minutes" he said.
Everybody groaned, and the rain
Kissed as 1t fell.
Hagar the Goat shut the door OF the
shed and came in.
9 Something must have gone wrong, +"
she said. THE Weather Man must
= have made a mistake"
Every one was silent, but the noise
Of the rain outside seemed louder still.
Boo. the Cow still sobbed softly to
= herself, and from the roof above great
drops of rain splashed slowly on to
them.
Hagarz blinked with her eyes and
twisted her beard as she thought.
Suddenly she looked up.
Somebody she said, must go to
this weather Person and speak to
him."
The people of the farmys I'd gasped
with their mouths and moved very
quickly with their heads.
Right up into the sky!" they cried.
Right up into the skyy' and their
eyes grew bright because they were
afraid.
''There is a way" said Hagar slow
~, "and 1t must be DONE"
g Everybody shivered. and outside the
rain Missed as it fell.
e. p pert the Cat nodded gravely with
- his head.
''Hagar is right" he said; "there Is
a ladder, but only she knows where
that ladder is
Then Hagar and Rupert the Cat went
away into a corner, and they talked
Nd IL a
and they decided that they would draw
lots with all the people Of the farm
yard for which two should set out and
90 to the weather Person to tell him
about the rain.
And they told them all that they had
decided. and everybody was very nerv'
ous and fiurried. And Amok the Don
key smiled-with his face because every
body looked so frightened and funny
But all the time Rupert the Cat and
Hagar the Goat went on tearing VI
little bits Of paper. They put tive
black crosses on two OF the pieces
ana they mixed them all up together
in bucket And they called out and
said that everybody had to take out 8
piece Of paper, and whoever happened
to take out the ones with the crosses
on them had to go and tell the Weather
Parson all about the rain.
Then was every one very excited and
terrified, and they shut their eyes very
tight and drew out the pieces OF paper
from the bucket; and as they drew
the rain dripped duly on to them.
Hagar drew first, and her eyes blink
ed as she looked--a blank!
Then Rupert. On the wilderness OF
the paper was a black cross.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-14

himself together with a Jerk. Was
he not sent from the farmyard below
to stop the rain? And to do this, was
it not necessary to wake this Rain Man
from his sleep? Rupert thought with
his mind. and Boo the Cow ddgeted
with her feet and wished that she was
not there.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-14

IT have thought OF a way, o Boo.
to wake this Rain Man up. and If it
fails, then he must sleep for everi
You must sing. o Boo, and the air
must be loud with the noiseI" -
For the singing OF Boo the Cow was
very weird and very dreadful, and If
she sang down IN the farlnyard All
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-10-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Ellery Ford and
daughter, Miss Fern. were weekend
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. May
nard in st. Johnsbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Perkins and
family and Madam Perkins of Bart
lett, N. H., have been visiting rela-
tives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs Micah Baker, Miss
Jean Fellows. Ward and Earry Be-
dell took a trip to the Flume and
Johnson, n. H., Sunday.
Frank Carpenter was business
visitor in St Johnsbury Friday.
]. G. Chapman was in Burlington
Thursday to attend the republican
state convention.
Miss Alice Currier is visiting rela-
tives in Whitefeld and Carroll, N. H
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Mcdonald Of
East Burke were Sunday visitors OF
Mr.. and Mrs. o. B. Cutting.
Special meeting of Adah chapter,
No. 80, o. E. S. will be held Thursday
evening. Degrees will be conferred
and refreshments served.
Mr.. anG Mrs. Royal Lewis of Pas
sumpsic spent Sunday with Mrs. Lew
is mother, Mrs. Lavinia Jock.
Elisha May of st. Johnsbury was
business visitor in town Thursday
Frank Keene of Groveton, N H.
was in town the last of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Tilton, Frank
Tilton and Mrs. L. t. Holton visited
relatives in Colebrook, N. H., Thurs
day.
Mrs. Helen P. Bonnet spent Fri
day in St. Johnsbury.
Mrs. A. L. Munkittrick and son
Lawrence and Mrs. A. M. Lang of st
Johnsbury were guests Saturday OF
Mrs. Lang's mother, Mrs. George 5
Howard.
Mrs. Gilmore Wadleigh of st. Johns
bury spent Saturday with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Harvey.
B. D. Hawkins of FeIchville spent
Sunday in town.
Lloyd Willis of ST. Johnsbury visit
ed Alban and Willard Baker, Satur-
day.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-10-04
The Vermont Soldiers.

1t is a good thing sometimes to go
away from home to get the news.
The young men of the Vermont Ma
tional guard have sometimes been
criticised but when the test came and
thew were called out for actual SER
vice they went bravely and prompt
" and have earned credit for them
selves and honor for their state. The
Eagle Pass Herald of last Thursday
has the following to say about the
Vermont regiment:
1.-The Vermont regiment is due TO
leave for their home state tomorrow
or next day. Eagle Pass regrets to
see them go. Col. Reeves and his
regiment have made an ehvlabie
record and leave many friends in
Eagle Pass.
1.-The men have been busy soldier
ing and making the best of condltlons
from the day they landed here, and
their camp was turned from rocky
hill into one of the most convenient
at Eagle Pass, and the convenienees
secured by cooperation and united
effort have been remarkable.
Eyes, we regret to see them go,
because they made good and were
the real goods. When they get back
home and are mustered out and
again resume their places in private
life we trust it will be final and that
their services will not be needed
again, but if perchance there should
be a second call and order be to re-
port at Eagle Pass they will find
most hearty notwithstanding
Banner
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-10-04

satisfied that there was nothing left
of us. You may be sure that we LET
them remain satisfied until they had
a chance to get Interested in some
other target. Then we did not lose
any time in getting into shelter.
The next morning was sent with
another message which was to de-
liver and then go back and wait for
the ration car at the depot as 1 was
needed in camp to go on with my
draughting work. i could tell you
about all the dead and wounded
saw everywhere but L expect you get
enough of that in the papers II II
was not for the censorship could
make my letters much more inter-
esting. / was tempted to jot down
few descriptive items in my note
book while 1 was out there so that /
might more readily recall my impress
sions some time in the future when
we are all able to talk. 1 hope l viii
be able to cultivate enough persever-
ance to keep IL up"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-10-04
ORLEANS MAN IN GREAT WAR.
Tells of Fierce Fighting At the Front
Letter Written On June 6 Tells
OF Start OF AnglO-French
Offensive.

Orleans, Sept. 2s.-The following
is an extract of an interesting letter
written by a relative OF Mrs. d. S.
Morrison of Orleans, who is lighting
at the front in Europe, giving some
idea of the fierceness of the fighting
even on the outskirts:
June 6, 1916.
Things are happening all at once
these days You will probably have
heard of the battle which has been
raging on our front since Friday
noon. 1t is still in progress. L was
called out to serve on a crew of re-
serve gun on Friday night and did not
get back until Sunday night. Our
gun was not called into the fight but
L was in the bonn bardment and saw
and heard enough to be completely
satisfied that 1 was not any nearer.
The bombardment was fearful and
practically continuous the whole
time 1 was there. While under fire.
though, 1 found my nerves supris-
ingly good, and it was not until 1
was safely back in camp that they
showed any sign of the strain.
was pleased to find this because
had misgivings about the effect Of
being under fire against the Germans,
dl LEI lAdblu6 OCCAA III dCNAOoAAy Jul Va
it for the last nine months. I will be
more used to it after this.
"Of course did not know I would
be called on until about 10 minutes
before 1 was on my way. That was
about 10 p. m. The car took us as
far as was safe and left us where we
stopped waiting for orders. We were
there until nearly daylight. The
weeping gas was pretty thick but our
goggles proved adequate protection
and, with them on, 1 was able to pass
most of the night in sleep on the old
paved sidewalk where we were wait
ing. About dawn we proceeded on
our way on foot. Shrapnel was COM
ing over pretty thick but luckily the
shells all burst where we wern't, SO
we arrived finally at a good safe
dugout and well sheltered so that we
could sit on the lea side and watch
the road as it was raked with high
explosives and shrapnel, and to see q
line of artillery wagons, each drawn
by six horses with riders on three, all
racing at top speed against death
with shells seeming to explode every
where but the right place, was some
sight.
II had one experience which gave
me an idea of what it must have fell
like in the front line. I was sent with
a message to one Of our officers
about a mile away. Another mar
was with me, as they usually sent
| two in case of one being wiped out
We got there all right and were com
! ing back along with two other meI
who were coming our way. We wer'
! just about a hundred yards from ou
dugout and were in the middle of ;
| big field when we must have been oh
served for a whole battery turne'
loose on us. The first lot fell shor
but we dropped on our faces in tn
long grass. Well, for about hal
an hour, or, more likely, three min
utes we just lay there with thos
things lighting on all sides of us wit
i deafening roar. was sure the
would get us before they finished
j They sent over 80 and 1 suppose wer
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-10-04

Mrs. Minnie Seavey has finished
work at the Heights House in Lunen-
burg and returned home.
Mrs. Carl Warren and two children,
Mrs. T. ]. Hunter and Mrs. Sadie
Lawrence and daughters, Airline, Lena
and Ruth visited at William Burch-
ills in Waterford, Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Beckwith of st.
Johnsbury spent Sunday at c. A
Noyes.'
The subject at the Universalist
church next Sunday morning will be
Christ Before PLATE"
Mr.. and Mrs. n. G.. Reed of Water
ford were Sunday guests of Mrs. l..
NJ. Lewis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Spencer and two
daughters of St. Johnsbury were in
town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Smith visited
friends in Lunenburg last week
c. c. McGregor spent Sunday al
Lyndon.
Mrs. H. E. Gilbert of st. Johnsbury
and Mrs. Robert Suitor of East Con-
cord visited Mrs. Hannah McGinnis
the past week.
DR.. M. B. Hillegas, commissioner or
education. and Clyde M. Hill, state
VI JoAAAOA NAAo~-
were in town Tuesday.
Rachel Richardson spent SUNDAY
at her home in Guildhall.
Henry Richardson of Boston is Wis
iting friends in town.
The October committee at the M.
E. church are Mrs. Alfred Sunbury.
Mrs. George Howard and Mrs. B. e.
Gleason. who will serve the annual
chicken pie supper Wednesday, Oct.
25th.
B. B. Burbank was in Johnson,
Tuesday to visit his daughter, Miss
Marion Burbank.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Hastings
and daughters, Marion and Mildred
we're in St Johnsbury Saturday and
Sunday, guests of Mr.. and Mrs. E. H.
Cowles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Brightly of st
Johnsbury were recent guests OF Mrs
w. d. Chaplin.
The September committee at the
JJniversalist church added $6.17 to the
treasury.
Mrs. Thomas Bradshaw was in
Lyndon last week to visit her SON.
Charles Bradshaw, who remains IN
poor health.
Miss Vivian Hodge of Groveton, N
H, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Chas
Hodge.
Attention is called to the Grange
Fair, Friday. Oct. 6.
Edward Toussant of st. Johnsbury
spent Sunday with Claude Miltimore
Miss Genevieye Sergeant and Mas
ter Ernest williams spent Saturday IN
st. Johnsbury.
E. N. Willis of St. Johnsbury is al
work for Harry Ranney.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Cutting and son
Basil, are taking an automobile trlE
to Concord, N. H., and Boston.
Mrs. Helen P. Bennett leaves Wed
nesday to be absent several days, in
specting w r. C.'s in Montpelier, Will
Jamestown, Cabot and North Calais.
Mrs. H. ]. Daniels and sons, Gar
aid and Howard of st. Johnsbur!
were guests at c. A. Miltimore's Sun
| day.
Mrs N. B. Harvey will be in Con
cord to deliver goods the week of DC
| tober 10. aoV'
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-10-04
LYNDON

(Mrs. Ellen A. Staples, Corr
Mrs. Jennie Mechand went Satur-
day to Northampton, Mass, closing
her house for the winter.
Mrs. L. K. Quimby, w. l.. Quimby
and wife and Miss Lydia Paine closed
their house and left Saturday, going,
by automob bile to Brookline, Mass,
and Pawtucket, R. I.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson of Weare,
Mass, visited Alex Aldrich's family
and other relatives the last few days.
Mrs. Wilson is pleasantly remembered
as Miss Daisy Aldrich by former
scholars and friends in this vicinity.
Miss Belle Chayer went Monday 10
Hanover, N. H, to take course of
training as a nurse.
Mrs. Hall of Barnet is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Oscar Field. Miss
Mildred Hall was at Mr.. Fields Mon
day on her way to Lyndon institute
where she will take the course in
teacher training.
Jesse Carlton has moved to Water
ford.
Dorman Stockwell has installed
village water in his three-tenement
house.
Mr. and Mrs. George Austin have
returned to their home in Belmont
Mass.
The Ladies Aid society of the Meth
odist church will have thimble party
at Ernest Masters Thursday after.
noon.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-10-04
CONCORD.
OHicers Ladies' Benevolent society
Party for Sadie Green-Locals.

ORcers Ladies' Benevolent Society
Party for Sadie Green-Docals.
CMrs. c. r. Cutting, Correspondent
AT the annual meeting or the
Ladies Benevolent society OF the
Methodist church Wednesday after
noon the following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year: President
Mrs. Alfred Sunbury; vice president
Mrs. George Howard; secretary, Mrs.
Helen p. Bennett. assistant secretary
Mrs. Charles Howard; treasurer, MIS-
f. A. Gray.
Mrs. Luette NJ. Lewis entertained
on Friday night last, several young
ladies in honor of Miss Sadie Green
who is soon to be married. we re-
gret very much that she leaves our
village, as she is a very excellent ana
promising young lady and has always
been very helpful in the church es-
pecialIy. 1t was a very rainy nlght
which was very detrimental to the
arrival of the party but the showers
outside did not prevent the shower
falling inside in a way which led the
young lady into all the mysterious
nlaces in the house in search OF the
packages. mostly linen, which the
shower brought. The fun caused by
the search together with music and
refreshments Of fruit and homemade
candy made the evening pass very
pleasantly, and they went to their
homes about IL.
C. A. Noyes, Mr.. and Mrs. r D.
Russell were in st. Johnsbury the
past week.
Mrs. George S. Smith is in Boston
for medical treatment.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-10-04
TAKES N. Y. STATE BRIDE.
James X. Nelson of Ryegate Us
Groom At Autumn Wedding
The following is cleaned from the

James n. Nelson OF 6yeSdUe -
Groom At Autumn Wedding
The following is cleaned from the
Oneonta Star:
East Meredith, N. Y, Sept. "a
"a delightful autumn wedding was
solemnized at noon today at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Mitchell
ties were their daughter, Miss Edith
M. Mitchell, who is one of East
Meredith's most charming and &C
complished young women and James
F. Nelson, a prosperous young farm
err of Ryegate. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Lloyd I'll. Simpson
or Ryegate, a brother-in-law of the
bride. assisted by Rev. N. B. McClung
of West fortnight and Rev. John
Lyle of South Ryegate. The ushers
were Harold Mitchell, Lyle, Roland
and Ralph Henderson. Bride and
groom were unattended.
The bride was handsomely attired
in white silk crepe de chine with
Spanish lace and white satin trim
mings; and she carried shower
bouquet of brides roses. Before the
ceremony, the prelude of Lohengrlns
wedding march and "a Perfect Day."
were rendered upon the grafanola,foI-
lowing which, the assembled guests
entered the parlor, where the bridal
party was already in its places under.
meath a festooned arch of autumn
leaves and ferns. The house was ar
tisticaIIy decorated in the same.
Following the ceremony and dur
ing the reception Mendelssohn's
wedding march was rendered. A
four-course dinner. rejecting great
credit upon Miss Mary Lament and
Mrs. Sheldon Handy of Delhi, was
served to the wedding party of SO.
Later, Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson autoed
to Oneonta and departed on an ex-
tended wedding journey, returning
from which they will be at home at
Ryegate, VT.
among the out-of-town guests,
were: Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Nelson,
parents of the groom, and Rev. and
Mrs. Lloyd H. Simpson, all of Rye
gate, Vt; Mrs. Jessie H. Leonard and
Miss Florence Leonard of Oneonta;
DR.. and Mrs. R. S. Moscrip, Whitney's
Point; DIR. and Mrs. ]. H. Mitchell
and DR.. and Mrs. John Archibold OF
Cohoes; and Harold Mitchell, DR.. and
Mrs. w. H. Cullen, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam Silver, Miss Grace Turck, Mr.
and Mrs F. J. Bouton, Mrs. Andrew
Lutz and Mrs. F. w. Whitney OF
Roxbury.
1.-THE mattresses were Misses Alma
Henderson and Florence Leonard
cousins of the bride, Martha Haus-
man. Ethel Leal, Elizabeth BroWneu
| and Lena Forman, friends
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-10-04
LOWER WATERFORD

(Mrs. G. A. Ballou, Correspondent
Mrs Reed of Brockton, Mass, is WIS.,
iting at his daughter, Mrs. Joseph
Morrison's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Morrison, who
have been visiting at Sawyerville p.
O., returned home last Friday.
Mrs. E. I. Williams came home
from Nashua. N. H, last week, where
she visited her daughter, Mrs. Rob
Witham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alden Lowe, who have
spent the summer at A. E. Clay's, re-
turned to their home in Leominster,
Mass, Thursday.
Mrs. Elvira Morrison of st. Johns
bury spent last week at G. A. Bal1ou's
The Ladies circle will serve its an,
nual chicken pie supper in the vestry
Wednesday evening, Oct. IL.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-10-04
DEMONSTRATION CAR.
q. v. NJ. College of Agriculture to
- o.. Ilu.4Ior,d Road

Run One Over Rutland Road.
During the week of October 23rd,
a potato production demonstration
car will travel over that portion of
the Rutland railroad in the State OF
Vermont, under the auspices of the
extension service of the College of
Agriculture of the University of Yer
mont and with the cooperation or
the Rutland railroad, the state COM
missioner of agriculture and the va
rious farm bureaus along the line
of the railroad.
There will be a passenger coacn
equipped with a lantern for lectures
and Unconstitutional purposes, and a
baggage car which will contain a
potato planter "a potato sprayer, a
potato digger, a potato sorter, spray
ing materials, specimens showing
various potato diseases, sacks and
barrels used in illustrating the va
rious methods of marketing and such
other demonstration equipment as
may be needed. The principal top
les treated will be seed selection, til
Iage, harvesting, spraying and mar
keting of potatoes.
The Institutional staff will consist
of Dean J. L. Hills of the College of
Agriculture; Thomas Bradlee, direc-
tor of the Vermont Agricultural Elk
tension Service; Hon. E. S. Brigham,
State Commissioner of Agriculture;
Mogens Tolstrop, state marketing
agent; Prof. B. F. Lutman of the
plant pathology department; G. HI.
Jones, chemist of the Vermont Ex-
pertinent Station; Prof. R. T. Burdick
of the department of agronomy, and
w. H. Crockett, editor of University
Publications. County Agents ]. w.
Dana of Chittenden county, J. E.
Carrigan of Addison county, M. F.
Downing of Rutland county, J. G.
Otis of Windsor county, A. w. Swee-
ton of Windham county and f. c.
Shaw of Bennington county will ac-
company the cars through their re-
spective counties. j. A. Procto'
travelling freight agent for the Rut-
land railroad, will also accompany
the party.
These meetings will deal exclusive
ly with the potato crop in its various
phases, and its relation and import
ance in diversified agriculture OF
Vermont.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-10-04
SEVEN CARS DERAILED
PiIe-Up of Freight Train Causes
Trains To BE Late.

A derailment of seven cars pr the
way freight train No. 70, which oc-
CURED three miles east OF MOTIFS
Vile, Thursday afternoon, tied up
traffic on the st. Johnsbury and Lake
Champlain railroad until early FRI
day morning. Train No. 20 was go
ing west at the time Of the derail-
ment which took place about z.SO y.
m. Although seven of the cars were
piled up quite badly none OF the tram
crew were injured.
The train leaving st. Johnsbury at
3.4S p. m, was held up at the wreck
until late in the night, when II re-
turned to st. Johnsbury with the pas
sengers from the train due to arrive
here at 9.35. This train arrived about
100 a. m.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-10-04
LYNDON CENTER

mildred G.. Rivers, Correspondent
Mrs. Arthur Noyes from Lowell,
Mass, who has been visiting her aunt,
Mrs. Elkens, has returned home.
&C. Caswe11 is working at Danville.
running the stone crusher.
Miss Nancy Hoyt has finished work
for her sister, Mrs. William Campbell,
and is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Eoyt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hale Atwood are Wis
iting friends at Lebanon, N. H.
The Ladies Aid will meet with Mrs
Edith Batchelder to sew.
Miss Helen Whitaker from Danville
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Anna Cas-
we'll.