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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16
HOLD JOINT PICNIC.
Doctors and Shriners Enjoy Outing at
JOe's POnd-Banquet Served and
Stag Dance Follows.

The Caledonia County Medical as
sociation and the Shriners. held a
joint picnic and banquet at the pa
Wilton on Point Comfort at Joe's
Pond Friday afternoon and evening.
With but few exceptions the med
ical men were Shriners and the
Shriners medical men so the affair
was a huge success from both sides.
Everyone was out for a days recrea-
ton and following the short business
meeting of the Medical association at
which officers for the ensuing year
were elected, cares were put aside
for the rest of the day and one grand
time was enjoyed by ALL About SO
attended the banquet
Following the abundant banquet,
served in the pavilion by Mrs. W. D.
Berry at which J. Rolf Searles was
master of ceremonies, the Docs and
Shriners spent the rest of the evening
in a stag dance.
Harry Carr and Charles Stanley led
the grand march, while Philip
Fletcher filed in at the piano.
The officers elected at the associa-
ton business meeting were as fol-
lows: President, DIR. r. E. Farmer
of st. Johnsbury; vice-president, DR..
David R. Brown of LyndonviIle; Sec
retary and treasurer, DR.. H. H. Milti-
more.
Arrangements for the days enter
tainment were made by DR.. H H.
Miltimore for the doctors, and for the
Shriners by Ray Howard and DR.. w.
J. Aldrich.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16
Earl EEiAiRRLT Y MORNING FIRE
Does Considerable Damage to Resi-
dence OF Arthur Menut at 46 Con-
cord Ave.-Covered by Insurance.

Following a still alarm at 1885 and
an alarm which was rung in 10 min
utes later, the entire fire department
of the town responded to fight a stub
born blaze in the residence of Arthur
Menut at 46 Concord avenue. The re-
sponse of the firemen was speedy and
the blaze was quickly extinguished,
but not until large amount of dam
age had been caused by fire and wa
ter, variously estimated at between
$500 and $1,000 The damage done
by the fire was the destruction of a
back end Of the house. The loss from
water will be heavy as it was neces-
sary to use a large amount to ex-
tinguish the burning timbers.
The fire, which was discovered by
Mrs. Bert Morrill,, started in the
woodshed and spread to the back of
the building and up under the roof
timbers on the back side of the house,
where the flames were checked.
The fire when discovered had gain
ed considerable headway and the
buildings were ablaze before the de-
partment arrived, the members of the
family barely having time to partly
clothe themselves before seeking re-
fuge in the homes Of neighbors.
The cause of the fire is not certain
but two small boys who had been to
the pond had brought back some cat
tails and had been playing with them
as torches in the afternoon. Mr.. Me-
nut thinks it possible that one of
these which had not entirely burned
out might have been lodged around
the shed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Menut, returning
about 9 o'clock after an evening out,
thought that they detected an odor
of smoke. A search of the prem
ises. however, was rewarded by no
trace of fire.
The damage to the buildings is COW
cred by insurance.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16
HIKING FROM PLATTsBURG
Two Civilian Soldiers Climbing Noun
tains En- Route Across Twin States.

Mark H. Ingraham of Brooklyn, N.
Y, and Edward o. Lukens of Ridley
Park, Pa, stopped in town Saturday
on a hike from the civilian training
camp at P1attsburg, N. Y, to the sum-
NIT of Mt. Washington, which includ-
ed a climb en- route to the top Of Mt.
Mansfield at Stowe.
Messrs. Ingraham and Lukens had
been training in the camp at Platts-
burg and at the conclusion of the
period planned the walk across the
state to New Hampshire. They came
by way of Stowe where they climbed
Mt. Mansfield by way of adding to
their record. They said, when trav-
elling through a state they made it a
point to climb it's highest altitude If
possible and on this trip included both
Mansfield and Mt. Washington which
they hoped to climb the first of the
week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16
TROOPS WILL REMAIN
Believe Order 90 Hold Troops In State
Camps Caused Partly by Threat
ened Railroad Strike.

San Antonio. Texas. Aug 15.--Tha
order for the remainder of the coun-
try's militia, about $4,000 men. TO
proceed to the border has been re-
voked, according to announcement at
the southern department headquar-
ters today. The war department no.
titled headquarters that the troops
would continue TO be held in state
mobilization camps.
No official explanation Is made, but
it is known that the dellcacy Of the
railroad strike situation has been a
moving consideration.
The suspension ordered prevents
the immediate movement of troops
from Vermont, Kentucky and Ohio.
Some of the Vermont troops were
ready to go. The suspension is not
revocation Of the order. If the
strike situation clears, the troops will
be moved to the border. There Is a
possibility rhat some of the troops,
in the event Of a strike, might be
called upon to guard or operate mail
trains and trains supplying troops
already on the border.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16
UniversaIist Convention Plans.

The Church of the Messiah is busy
with preparations for entertaining the
annual meeting of the Universalist
Convention of Vermont of the Prov
ince of Quebec on August 28, 20, 80
and 81. The committee in charge
consists of the pastor, Rev. Clarence
i. Eaton, T. E. Spaulding, Mrs. J. H.
Simons, Miss Martha A. Jenness and
Milton E Montgomery. The program
for the opening session on Monday
and for part Of Tuesday will be de-
voted to the Young Peoples Christian
Union; Tuesday afternoon to the Wo-
mans Missionary association; Tues
day evening and the remainder Of the
time to the sessions Of the Universal
list convention.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16
RETURNED TO ASYLUM
Louis II. Fisher Taken Back to Mas
sachusetts-Suffering Delusions.

Late Sunday night Officer Coburn
took into custody Louis r. Fisher of
Wellesley, Mass, who has been stop
ping in St. Johnsbury since April
when he was released from the insane
ward of the Massachusetts state hos
pital at Westboro. Mass, on a six
months parole. Late Sunday after
noon Fisher was seen attempting to
regulate traffic on different streets
about town, under the delusion that
he was a traffic officer. He interfered
with no one as autoists paid no at
teption to him.
Bater he was taken to the police
station and kept until Monday morn
ing when officer Coburn took him as
far as Lowell, Mass, where the au-
thorities from the Westboro institu-
ton met and took him in charge.
Since coming TO St. Johnsbury in
the spring Fisher has acted queerly
at times, although II was not very
perceptible until lately.
During the early summer he was
employed as a laborer by Clarence
Weeks.
When the recruits were called for
border service Fisher enlisted with
Company d but was turned down in
the examination at Fort Ethan Allen
He returned to st. Johnsbury where
lately IL has not been known where
he stayed or worked.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16
STRUCK BY AUTOMOBILE.
o. n. Grant, Elderly Resident of Or
leans, Steps i'm Front of Car of {.
u. Kirk and is Seriously Hurt

h. Kirk and Is Seriously Hurt.
Orleans, Aug. 13.-Saturday after
noon between 2.3O and o'clock as
Q. N. Grant, an elderly man, was
walking toward his home on the Will
loughby lake road he was knocked
down by an autom obile driven by G.
Z. Kirk OK st. Johnsbury. The ac-
cident happened about ten rods be-
yord the Taplin e Rowell farm car
ried on by Frank Lapierre. 1t is said
that the automobile turned out on
the side Of the road on which Mr..
Grant was and when he saw the car
coming upon him he lost his head and
instead OF jumping into the ditch he
sprang in front Of the automobile.
The result was a broken leg, rib and
many bruises.
1t is a particularly unfortunate
case for Mr.. Grant owing to the fact
that he was partially paralyzed by a
shock which affected the whole of his
right side and this injury will be an
added handicap.
G. E. Kirk when seen Sunday in re-
gard to the accident on the Willough-
by lake road said that he was on a
smooth piece Of road and the machine
was going from 20 to rs miles an hour
when the accident occurred.
He was well over to the left hand
side Of the road but there was plenty
Of room for a pedestrian to pass by
when he saw some one coming to-
ward him. When seventy-flve or a
hundred feet away he sounded the
Klaxon and supposed that the man
saw him. When a short distance
away Mr.. Kirk started to turn out
Mr.. Grant evidently saw him then for
the first time, and being startled he
threw up his hands and jumped di-
rectly in front Of the machine. Mr.
Kirk applied his brakes and turned
sharply to the right but the bumper
struck Mr.. Grant and threw him
against the headlight which threw
him clear Of the car at the side of the
road.
Mr.. Kirk went back and helped him
into the car and was directed to take
Mr.. Grant to the home Of his brother,
a short distance away, where a doc
tor was called.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16
LYNDON GRADS RETURN.
Annual Reunion of Academy and
Grammar School Alumni Is
Largely Attended.
Especial to The Caledonian. }


Lyndon, Aug. 10.-The annual re-
union of Lyndon Academy and Gram
mar School Alumni was held in the
Academy building today. Many of
the old alumni of the Academy and
those who attended the old grammar
school in years past were pres
ent and many and interesting were
the experiences that were related.
After the morning session a boun-
teous banquet was served at the Lyn-
don Tea shop by Miss Wetherbee, and
in the evening the days entertain
ment came to a close with a concert
and dance at the Grange hall.
Following the business meeting in
the Academy building a musical pro-
gram was given consisting of piano
solos by Mrs. Jennie (Chase) Mich
aud, Mrs. James Smith and Miss Flor
ence Chase, and vocal selections by
Mrs. Fred Houghton and Miss Blanche
Stevens.
A very interesting talk was given
by Fred Bundy of ST. Johnsbury who
was one of the first graduates of the
old Academy.
Short remarks were made by other
of the alumni as follows: Miss Ella
Wilmarth, George Pierce and Arthur
GiIe.
The concert and dance at the new
Grange hall was largely attended and
the hall was tastefully decorated.
Refreshments of ice cream and cake
were served.
The following officers and commit
tees were elected for the ensuing
year: President, John Chase; secre-
tary, Katherine Coucher; treasurer,
Angie Hunter Committee for ar
rangements, Mrs. George Ide, Miss
Dorothy Walter, Miss Ella Wilmarth,
Murray Paris and George Pierce.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16
EQUIPMENT SENT
Vermont Recruits at Fort Ethan Al
len TO BE Supplied.

Burlington. Aug. 15.--Notice has
been received at Fort Ethan Allen
that shipments of equipment have
started from government depots.
Adjt. Gen. Lee S. Tillotson declined to
say from what depots i'm particular.
He did say, though, that he expected
the things needed within q day or
two. There is no truth to a report
that the mosquito bars required, one
city, so far as known. There is no
concern here, says the adjutant gem
eral, capable of making them. Per-
mission has been requested to obtain
the equipment elsewhere than from
the government If necessary.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16
BOY ACCIDETALLY SHOT
Lavernc Matten of Newport Center
Brought Here With % Bullet in Leg.

Laverne Matten of Newport Cen
ter, aged IA, was brought to this city
Tuesday evening, suffering from .22
calfbre bullet wound in his thigh, re-
ceived while hunting squirrels near
his home earlier in the day.
DR.. r. w. Adams, WHO was called,
probed for the bullet but was unable
to extract it. He brought the boy by
auto to Brightlook hospital where X
ray plates we're taken by DR.. Fitch
to locate the bullet. After several un-
successful attempts were made to ex-
tract the piece of lead the doctors
were obliged to give up the task until
today when a further effort will b.
made
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16
Funeral of G. S. Adams.

The funeral of Charles S. Adams
was held from his home on Sum-
mer street at o'clock Thursday aft
ernoon.
The service was in charge Of Rev
Paul Moody. pastor of the South Con-
gregational church, who was assisted
by Rev. DR.. S. G. Barnes of Burling
ton, and Rev. DR.. Edward Fairbanks
The favorite hymns of Mr.. Adams
were sung by Miss Margaret Merrill
and Mrs. Herbert Blodgett. There
was profusion of flowers, many
beautiful floral gifts being sent by the
many friends of the deceased.
The bearers were: Richard Bak-
er, Alvin Noyes, Charles Braley and
Harry Nelson of St. Johnsbury, and
the interment was in the Mount
Pleasant cemetery.
Among those who attended the
funeral from out of town were:
Mrs. Walter Brown. Miss Ellen
Brown and Mrs. c. B. Edgerton of
Northield; Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Clogs
den of Bradford; Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Freeto and family and Carl
Colby of East Burke, and Mrs and
Mrs. George Wallace Of East Ryegate.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16
Bernard Bumped Bovine.

While returning by automobile to
st. Johnsbury from Joe's pond Mon
day morning, Bernard Johnson ran
into a COW which walked in front of
the car just as he drove upon it. The
COW started TO turn out but evidently
changed its mind and walked direct
ly in front of the car. The machine
was going slowly at the time so the
only damage done was a broken head
light. The cow was not injured
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16

Manus Gallagher was the first vol
unteer to appear at City hall and i'm
plore Mayor James G. Harvey of
Hazelton, Pa, to put him on the 'jag
list" Gallagher said he could not let
liquor alone, so His Honor added his
name to the roll.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16
LOCAL NOTICES

LOCAL
Notices will be inserted in this
column in reading matter type at the
rate of ten cents a line for the first
insertion and five cents line for sub
sequent insertions OF the same copy.)
Barton Fair Next Week.
The first fair of the season is the
Orleans county fair at Barton next
week. Wednesday and Thursday S
program each contain a ball game,
band music, cavalcade of premium
stock, three horse races, vaudeville.
live stock show, floral hall exhibit of
fancy work and vegetables, and a
sensational balloon ascension and
parachute drop. On Thursday comes
the awarding of the gold prizes in the
baby contest. The showing of live
stock by local breeders promises to be
larger than usual. The price remains
at 35c.
DR.. Carleton is away and her office
will be closed until August %. At
First class seven-passenger auto for
hire. c. E. Sparhawk, Phone 336-W
Mrs. A. E. Grow, foot specialist,
will be in town Thursdays, Fridays
and Saturdays only until September
25.-Adv.
Try the new College Ice, ''Ruby
Flop at Searles Soda Fountain.
From May to September The Gale
donian Office will be closed Satur day
afternoons. Bring in your business
Saturday morning.
Fairbanks Coffee, sold by A. II.
Gleason, 70 Main street.
If you need a monument or any
lettering done in cemetery write or
call 534M, ]. E. Walker.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16

The baseball game scheduled for
Thursday between St Johnsbury and
the Montpelier State league team was
cancelled because of the wet condition
of the field. Although the day was
fine the sun wasn't quite strong
enough TO dry up the small lakes that
formed near third base and in left
field.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16
HELLO GIRLS ARE ENTERTAINED
Mrs. Laura Wilkie Gives Birthday
Party at Central Street Home.


Party at Central Street Home.
Mrs. Laura Wilkie entertained the
telephone operators at her home on
Central street Thursday evening in
honor of her birthday.
About twenty young ladies were
present and a very pleasant and social
time was enjoyed. During the even
ing Mrs. Wilkie was presented with a
Wallace Nutting picture, a gift from
her fellow operators.
Miss Madeline Donley, who is
about to leave town for her new
home in Lowell, Mass, was the reci-
pient of SIS in gold from her young
lady friends.
Refreshments of ice cream and
cake, waters and punch were served
by the hostess and the party broke up
with wishes for many returns of the
day.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16

The Museum of Natural Science,
Open week days 9-12 A. M, IA p. M
Sundays 2.3O to P. NJ.
All visitors welcomed.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16

The primary check list notices
have been posted for the election of
September y. The law requires that
they be posted 80 days before cleo
ton.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16
Dennis Leonard.

Words has been received here Of
the death of Dennis Leonard. a form
er resident of St Johnsbury. August
13- He was a son OF Patrick Leon
ard and a brother of Thomas Leonard,
who resides on Portland street
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16
ST. JOhnsbury Athenaeum.

ST. JOhnsbury Athenaeum.
LIBRARY READING ROOM ART GALLERY
O'Clock to 9 O'Clock each week day, Wed
uesday evenings excepted.
O'Clock to O'Clock Sundays.
All are invited.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16

RLwIN A. SnsBY, EN-. Commander
EARL d. EVANS, Recorder.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16

Palestine COmmandery, No. S, X. 4.
Stated Conclave Tuesday evening, Septem
her
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16
"Once, Twice, Three Times
ana OOl0, says the AuctiOneer

August is the third and last
summer month. You must
buy your Coal this month
it's the last safe month to
order in.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16
FRATERNAL MEETINGS

Passumpsie Lodge. 30. -. r. a A. N
Regular Communication Thursday sve.-
in &, September 7.
F.W. JACKSON. ". NJ.
Corn
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16

RAYMOND A. PEARL. B. HIP
FRKD G. MOORE, Secretary.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-16

aaswen Royal Arch Chapter. No. n
Stated Convocation Friday evening, Aug
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-09
MEAT FOOD INCREASES EGGS
on Most Farms There Is Plenty Of
Skim Milk and No Better Plan
Than Feeding TO Fowls.

In the poultry feeding experiments
made at the Purdue university 1t was
found that the addition of some form
Of meat food to the ration increased
the egg production about 100 eggs per
pullet per year. This would mean
about 10000 eggs in q farmers flock
Of 100 hens. The income per bird in
the pen fed no meat food was 81 cents.
The pen fed skim milk gave an In
come Of $2.7S, the highest in the ex.
pertinent, due to heavier winter egg
production.
Poultry raisers have long been IA.
miliar with the schedule Of grains,
green's, grits and grubs," but farmers
as a rule have paid too little attention
to the "grubs" part Of It. This expert.
ment shows the Importance of proyid.
ing q substitute for the bugs and
worms the fowls get during the sum.
mer season when they are permitted
to range. On most farms there is
plenty OF skim milk and no better use
can be made Of 1t than to feed It to
the chickens. Meat scrap and fish
scrap can be purchased II skim milk
is not available.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-09
FIv.-pen Breeding House for Ducks.

do they will get in good condition.
They are not to be starved, but you
must keep them Just a little hungry,
and they will go out in this one or
two acres Of land and eat more or
less green feed, and they will run up
and down the pen and it will give them
muscle.
1--WE keep them in this manner until
they are five months old, and then we
change and put them In permanent
quarters. Most any kind Of build.
ing will do for duck house. 1t does
not require very much light, but If
you want eggs all the winter you must
have 1t warm enough 30 that the eggs
won't get chilled. II you go through
pretty often and take up the eggs they
will moi get chilled.
1--WE do not have any nests in our
duck houses; we simply bed them
with shaSings. We did try nests, but
we could not see any great benefit
from them. They will dig hole
in the corner and lay the egg and
cover 1t up and when you go through
in the morning you have to be careful
that you do not walk on the eggs.
1--WE breed from pullet, we never
breed from a yearling duck. A duck
will take on fat very easily, and If you
keep them over the second year they
get too fat, and they will not lay as
early, and the eggs are not fertile, and
we cannot get gccd results.
I'VE mate one drake and five ducks.
We start these In October, and as the
season advances, say about the first of
March, we watch the ducks, and If
we see two brakes get to fighting,
we catch one Of them; we catch the
poorest and put him In a pen by him
self. Whenever we see any fighting,
we take out drake, and when there
is no fighting, we leave them alone,
and they balance themselves up.
Sometimes you will find they will
run for long time and there will be
no fighting; then, there will come a
rain storm. and there will be puddles
Of water in the yard, and If you go
out you will find dozens Of them fight
ing, and they will tear each other to
pieces. They will get the blood
started and your five brakes will get
after one and fairly eat him. / have
seen it when we would not have more
than one drake to ten or twelve ducks,
and we would get Just as good eggs
as we got In the winter"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-06-09
Japanese in the PhilipnInea.

For some months 1t has been known
thai powerful Japanese syndicate.
says the Kobe Chronicle, has been
casting longing eyes on several large
sugar estates in the Philippines, and
particularly on the one owned by the
Dominican order of friars In the fruit.
full province Of Laguna; and for the
last few weeks 1t has been known to
many that negotiations concerning the
latter were drawing to a close. and
that there was every probability of the
property OF the Dominican order OF
friars going over to Japanese mer.
chants. Two days ago (says the Ma.
Mia correspondent of the North China
Daily News under date of February
III we learned that the sale had been
completed the transfer taking place
at midnight on February z, when the
personal representative of the Jana.
nese syndicate, Mr.. X. Hada, took
charge of the estate. On the follow.
ing morning the heads of the various
departments were notified that their
services were no longer required and
their places were immediately taken
oy Japanese who were all in readiness