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musket." A few weeks after she had re-
turned home there came to comfort her
handsome baby hoy.
Under the name Frank Miller" Fran
ces Hook, Chicago girl of fourteen.
enlisted with her brother in the 65th
Illinois. They served three months, and
when mustered out enlisted in the 10Th
Illinois After the brother was killed
at Pittsburg landing the devoted sis
ter remained in the regiment and did
her duty until taken prisoner at the
battle near Chattanooga. While at
tempting to escape she was shot
through the leg, the wound disabling
her for further service.
There is a record also of Fannie Will
son, who enlisted in the Gath New Jer-
sey that she might serve therein with
her sweetheart. He failed to recognize
her, although she saw him every day.
The regiment fought through the first
campaign in western Virginia, the girl
soldier carrying herself valiantly, but
when the command was before Vicks-
burg her lover was wounded. and. with
out revealing her sex, Miss Wilson
nursed him She did not make herself
known to him until just before ne died.
r dliIHS III as soon as ne Hdu DeeIi
buried, she was sent, with a number of
sick and wounded, to Cairo. H.. where
her sex was revealed. Upon her re-
covery she was dismissed from the serv-
ice. Now being thrown upon her own
resources in Cairo, she served as bal
let girl, but soon went to Memphis and
enlisted again, this time in a cavalry
regiment. the Sd Illinois, with which
she fought until arrested as a woman
spy in mans clothing. Upon establish
~ i L
with woman's clothes and sent back
north.
No amazon of the civil war was more
p1ucky than Bridget Divers, who, with
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duty Garfield gave her the rank of n
jor.
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E1HE battle of the Skaggerak, the
first clash between English and
German dreadnaughts, has
% aroused keen interest among
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-05-24
The Farmers Share.

H. w. CoIlingwood, editor of the
Rural New Yorker IN an address be-
fore the Windsor County Farm Blu
reau last week in discussing the small
share the farmer receives of the final
price Of his produce said:
The problem of the Connecticut
valley farmer is to stop the system
of brigandage which robs him.
will say that the farmer now receives
but 80 per cent of the value of maple
sugar which he makes. Yet in this
state of Vermont the marble dealer
receives so per cent for what he sends
to a market. The moral redemption
and also the business redemption of
the farmer is based on the fact that
the farmer should receive a greater
share of the profits of his labor. 1
want to see the dollar under the man
so that the Vermont farmer can do
more for his community. L would
suggest that everything be done to so
make this Connecticut valley attrac-
tive and so filed with intelligent far
mers that these men can create a
market for their product, whereby
they can deal with the city distribu-
cor direct. AS conditions are now
IneTe Is no organization Wnlcn Is able
60 bring this about. For instance If
a city dealer says that he could sell
a certain amount each day of super
Tor butter or cheese there is no sys-
tenn whereby he can be guaranteed a
daily supply of these articles.
The cooperation of the farmers
of this country would be the means
of making all of them richer.
This question affects every business
in this locality. If the farmer could
increase his revenue thirty per cent
it would mean a much larger amount
of money in the community to be
spent and if the local merchant is
alive to his opportunities he would
get the major share of the money the
farmer spends. Aside from the COM
mercial advantage a larger share for
the farmer is mere justice and the
farmer should have justice done by
him. There are two strong reasons
why every one in this section should
assist the farmers of all this section
of Vermont to secure justice.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-05-24
CROTONHAS$ $4,000 FIRE
The General Store of George s. WEIGH
Is Destroyed-Many Nearby Build
ings Take Fire But Are Exttn-
Observation-Disclosures Is
Given At $4,000.

The general store of George s.
Welch in Groton was practically
destroyed by fire Sunday with
an estimated loss of $4,000. The
dwelling above the store which is oc-
cupied by Mr.. WEIGH was a. total loss
except for a piano and four pieces of
furniture that were saved. The
building was a total loss and only the
stock of goods that were in the front
of the store were saved. Many of the
nearby buildings and one stone shed
across the river caught fire but all
were quickly extinguished. The in
surance on the burned property was
$4,000.
The residence of Mrs. A. NJ Heath.
which is nearby, was saved only by
the hardest kind of work on the part
of the firemen and the neighbors.
The fire which started in a barn at
tached to the store from an unknown
cause was discovered at 2.15 as the
smoke began to pour up through the
roof of the barn. The flames were not
under control for nearly two hours
afterwards.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-05-24
No Real Preparedness.

Congress has finished its work on
which it will be enacted. 1t will give
us a few more hired soldiers to live
in barracks and train at an expense
of about $4,000 a year per man and
that is all it will give. 1t will not
give us a trained people but simply
an army trained at outrageous ex-
pense. Evidently the members of
congress did not dare strike at the
expenses of the old system for politi-
cal reasons.
Let us give a little comparison of
the workings of the American system
with the European systems. We have
just witnessed the mobilization of
about $4,000 American troops for SER
required over a month to get that
small force together. When the Eu-
ropean war was declared it took
France and Germany four days to get
a million and a half of men to the
fronts equipped for fighting and sus-
tenance. France and Germany had
trained nations, America has only
trained army. In Europe every man
had been trained, knew where to go
and to whom to report and his equip
ment was ready. All of these things
cost but little more than Americas
enlarged army will.
Suppose America should be faced
with a real war, it would not have
a trained army large enough to defend
to its unframed citizens to come to it's
defense These unframed citizens
would require training under trained
officers and they must be drawn from
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-05-24

for George Smith for the past few
months, was called to Lawrence,
Mass. last week by the serious illness
of his father.
Fred Rogers was home from his
work at Newbury the last of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Whipple of Lit
tleton were guests of his mother, Mrs.
H. A. Whipple, last Sunday.
The pet dog of Mrs. Will Adair was
killed by an extra train last Wednes-
day.
Memorial day will be observed with
exercises appropriate for the occasion
on Tuesday, May 80. The comrades
and friends will meet at the cemetery
at 10 a. m. to decorate the graves of
the fallen heroes. The services at the
church will be at p. m. Rev. Elder
Winslow of Whitefield has been en-
gagged to deliver the address.
On Monday evening, May Is. Mrs.
Will Fisher was taken by surprise
when about 35 of her friends gathered
at her home to help celebrate her
birthday. She was the recipient of
many pretty gifts. The evening was
spent whit games after which refresh
ments were served.
The family dog, known as Skip, of
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. G. Isham died last
Sunday.
Wednesday evening, May 8, regard
less of the severe storm, about so of
the friends and relatives of Miss Mil
dred Hartshorn gathered at her home
to remind her of her 18th birthday.
Although a complete surprise Mildred
was ready to entertain in her usual
pleasant way. In behalf of the com
pany w. H. Morrison presented her
with a nice gold watch and chateline,
birthstone ring, vanity case, a sew
ing case, several dollars in money and
many other useful articles. An auto
party from Lancaster brought the
birthday cake which was made by
Mrs. Congdon of Lancaster. 1t was
brilliantly Illuminated with Is candles.
After a pleasant evening was spent
with games and music refreshments
were served.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-05-24
EAST CONCORD
Reception Given to Mr.. and Mrs. My
ron ParkS-Many Items of
Personal Interest.

| (MrS. J. 1. Folsom, Correspondent
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Parks were
taken by surprise last Thursday eve
ming when about 40 of their friends
and neighbors gathered at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Burt Parks to ten
der the young couple reception. They
were presented with a set of dishes, a
toilet set, several pieces of silver and
many other useful articles. Refresh
ments were served. At a late hour the
guests departed wishing them many
years of happy welded life.
| Mrs. John Cable of Lyndonville Wis
tied her mother, Mrs. Ed Cole, the
past week.
Frank Warren of Woodsville was a
guest of his son, James Warren, a
part of last week.
Warren Temple has moved from
Johnson to the home of E. r. Morse
and will help Mr.. Morse farm for the
present.
Harry Sweet was called to Sheldon
last week by the death of his grand
father, Mr.. Sweet.
The many friends in this place of
Miss S. S. Durham of Lyndon will be
pleased to hear that she recently cele-
brated her SOth birthday in a quiet
way, but in very good health. She re-
ceived a postal card shower of So
cards.
Mrs. Dora Grant and Mrs. Harry
Sweet visited at Mr.. and Mrs. James
Grants last week.
Scott Ranney of Lyndon and son,
Pliney Ranney of Kirby, were in the
place the last of the week. Mr.. Ran
ney is going to make repairs on his
house recently purchased from the
Suitor estate. They were guests of
E. A. Morse and D. c. Isham while in
town.
Rev. Mr. Robinson will deliver a
Memorial sermon next Sunday.
The L. A. S. will serve a dandelion
green supper at the church dining
room Thursday evening.
d. M. Smith, John Mcdonald, Al
den Briggs, Harold Warren and Ralph
Briggs were in St. Johnsbury Satur-
day to attend the carnival.
Fred Sayers has purchased the Ma
poleon Gilman place at Miles Pond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Willoughby
of Lyndonville were recently guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Warren
Miss Lenna King was home from
her school at Johnson over Sunday.
William Perham was also a weekend
guest at the home of George King.
Mrs. Henry Perham was visitor in
the place recently.
William Wilkie, who has worked
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the army. The places Of these train
ed men in the army must be filled with
unframed men which would leave our
whole army largely composed of raw
men to be led to slaughter by the
hundreds Of thousands.
The result of congress- work on the
army will prove expensive and unsat-
isfactory. Inefficiency is the only
thing it can produce and it is useless
to expect anything else. Universal
training is the only thing that pro-
duces trained nations and that is
what congress persistently refused to
consider. Congress has not given US
preparedness but has given us a
crime.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-05-24
M-SAKITON ANNUAL
Officers Reelected at Meeting Friday
Members Enjoyed Trout Din
ner-By-Laws Amended.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Ni-Sakiton Fish and
Game club was held at the club house
in Waterford Friday afternoon. Sew
eral of the members went to the ponds
in the morning and caught trout
which were served at dinner. The
old officers were reelected and an
important change made in the by
laws to regulate the transfer of stock
in the club.
In accordance with the original by
laws stock can be transferred only to
the club or a member in good stand
ing at par or less, if the holder is will
ing to sell for less, and the stock will
be held in the treasury or resold as
desired. A member wishing to sell
must resign and offer his stock to the
treasurer before it can be sold.
Another important action was in
relation to members who neglect to
pay their annual dues to the club.
The treasurer is authorized to offer
such members $25 or less per share
minus dues now due the club. In
case a member does not accept this
proposition the stock will be sold at
public auction and the members
share of stock cancelled.
Several improvements were dis
cussed and authorized. The treasur-
er's report showed 43 members of the
club at present and that 66A pounds
of trout were taken from the pre-
serves last season. More trout have
been taken this year than at the same
date last year and the fishing is ex-
cellent. H. A. Stanley caught three
trout Friday afternoon that weighed
1h pounds.
j. Rolf Searles was appointed a COM
mittee of one to investigate the bot
tom of the pond and he found it
would stop anything that would reach
IL.
The officers reelected were:
President, G.. w. Caldbeck; vice
president, H. A. Stanley; secretary, J..
Rolf Searles; treasurer, G. w. Hill;
auditors, G. E. Woods and A. B.
Moves; directors, J. M. Allen, w. A.
Kicker, H. c. Boynton and w. J.
Bigelow.
The treasurer was authorized to
procure and plant the required num-
Der of trout to keep the waters a pri-
vate preserve.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-05-24

Committees Appointed At Annual
Meeting of the Society.

At the annual meeting of the w.
H. M. s. of the South church, held
May IL, the following officers and
committees were elected: President,
Mrs. Charles H. Morse; vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. Helen Thompson; secre-
tary, Mrs. Nellie H. Paddock; treas
urer. Mrs. Sarah H. Nelson; assistant
treasurer, Mrs. Abbie Mcneil; flower
committee. Mrs. Paul D. Moody, Mrs.
Edward Fairbanks; missionary COM
mittee, Mrs. Henry Fairbanks, Mrs.
Christina Braley; sewing and Christ
mas sale committee, Mrs. Lockwood,
Mrs. Burnham, Mrs. Carr; social
committee, Mrs. Herner, Mrs. c. E.
Green, Mrs. Underwood, Mrs. w. A.
Brown, Mrs. Warren Wright, Mrs
Amasa Hudson, Mrs Fred Taylor
Mrs. Emma Albee; boxes, Miss Mary
Warden; lookout committee, Mrs
Prentice w. Carlton, Mrs. John
Swanson, Mrs. Orrin Chamberlain;
Mrs. Alexander Drew, Mrs. Henry Ely,
Mrs. Henry Fairbanks, Mrs. Christina
Braley, Mrs. Emma Albee; care of
hospital room at Brightlook, Mrs. Re
becca Fairbanks; custodian, Mrs. C.
E. Green.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-05-24
WHEELOCK
Delegates Elected for Republican and
Democratic State Conventions

(Mrs G. L. Gerry, Correspondent
The vote at the primaries last Tues
day resulted as follows: Wilson ., Nc
Call z, Hughes 6. Not many voters
were out
Both the republicans and democrats
held caucuses last Tuesday evening
and the following were elected as del
egates to the republican state conven-
ton at Montpelier, Friday, May 26:
S. w. Drake and w. P. Dean; to the
democratic state convention at Bur-
lington, Thursday, May rs, w. c.
Smelling and Charles E. ST. Louis
w A. Smith and E. ]. Dana were
business visitors at Lyndon last Sat
urday.
Remember that the ". /. s. will
serve dinner on Memorial day at Me-
chanics hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Bean of Glover
were guests at Alex Dryers Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ripley were
business visitors in st. Johnsbury on
Monday.
Ferd Chase of Loon Lake, N. Y,
was in the place the first of the week.
III. H. Eastman visited at Jacob
Libby's the first of the week.
Prof. o. D. Mathewson Of Lyndon
vile was at his farm Saturday making
arrangements for putting in the crops.
Fred Barber is to do the work.
Ray Bickford, wife and daughter
and Merrill Lapoint took an automo-
bile trip to Marshfield Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Buck were week
end visitors at w. M. Willey's at Lyn-
don Center.
Jack Bemis of Lyndonville was in
the place the first of the week making
repairs on Mr.. Bucks 49,.
Mrs. ADbie Hopkins with h sr child
rem has returned to her work in ST.
Johnsbury.
Prof. Arthur Jameson of West
Burke gave an excellent discourse here
last Sunday. Rev. J. w. Bergin will
deliver the Memorial sermon here next
Sunday morning.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-05-24

Frances new income tax has yield
ed $5S9.2OO,OOO from 1913, 900 persons.
practically $500 per head. The in
come tax these people pay would
make a very comfortable income for
most editors.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-05-24

All German consuls in the United
States have been instructed by the
Berlin foreign Office to obey the laws
This means that efforts to destroy
ships. munition plants and other
property in the United States will be
stopped. The number of explosions
and dynamite outrages in the future
will furnish evidence of the extent
the Germans have been involved in
those of the past twenty months.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-05-24

County politics seem pretty quiet
just now. We hear that w. H. Jeffrey
of East Burke will contest with o. C.
Woodruff of that town for the honor
of assistant judge. and that Former
Assistant Judge E. w. Brown of
Waterford would like to be nominated
for one of the county senatorships.
If all these things come to pass the
voters at the next primary will have
some choices to make.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-05-24
WATERFORD

(Ars. A. M. Sunbury. Correspondent
Mrs. Francis Burt OF Lisbon was in
town Sunday.
Irwin Turner and Mrs. May Lewis of
Kirby and Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Rich
ardson Of Concord were visitors in
town Sunday.
The many friends of Frank Hay
wood are pleased to learn that he has
returned from the hospital and has
regained his eyesight somewhat.
The pulp drive went through here
Saturday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-05-24

The Made in st. Johnsbury'' Ex-
position is over but it will work for
a long time yet as a good advertise
ment for this village. There were
several unusual features about it. 1t
was new thing, no town in Vermont
having given such an exhibition. 1t
was a great developer of the get-to-
gether spirit and shows what the town
can do by all working enthusiastically
toward one object. 1t was a revela-
ton of what the town is industrially.
Few. if any, of the citizens of the
town knew that the town could make
such an exhibit and the thousands of
visitors from outside the town were
certainly surprised to see what the
town could do. Despite the very un-
favorable weather of the first two
days the exhibition was a great sue
cess. a great credit and a great adj
vertisement for a live-St. Johnsbury.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-05-24

A copy of the booklet Vermont
Farms and Residential Properties For
Sale" has been received. It was is
sued by the Vermont Bureau of Pub
licity and is a very good piece of adj
vertising for property owners who
evidently haven't the enterprise to ad-
vertise for themselves.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-05-24

We are in receipt of No. I. Vol 1,
of 1.-The Border News an eight-page
paper published by H. L. Cummings
at Canaan, VT. Essex county needs
a good county paper and We wish Mr..
Cummings the best of success in his
journalistic venture.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-05-24

seem to be strongly in favor Of that
policy. They have secured excellent
men every time they have followed
that policy. in Gov. c. ]. Bell. Gov. c.
w. Gates and Governor-To-Be H. F.
Graham and we believe the public
would like to see a man elected United
States senator without the use of a
barrel"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-05-24

There can be no doubt that the
voters of Vermont favor Justice
Hughes for president. Mr.. Roosevelt
received the votes of a number of re-
publicans and practically all of the
votes of the progressives at Tuesdays
primary but even then Hughes led
him by almost two to one. Mr..
Roosevelt certainly can have no claim
on the republican convention at Chi
cago if the votes of Massachusetts, and
Vermont are any indication of public
sentiment. The "OId Guard" which
is credited with efforts to prevent the
nomination of Justice Hughes should
also take notice of Vermont's verdict
and govern themselves accordingly.
Any attempt to name a man contrary
to the public wish as republican can
didate for president is sure to bring
another party defeat and four years
more of 'Wobbly'' Wilson.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-05-24

Miss Portia McGill and Miss Marion
Quimby attended the teachers meet
ing at Passumpsic one day last week.
Howard Bennette has finished work
for E. b. Wild and went to his home
in Maine Thursday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-05-24

Entered at the St. JohnBbury pos'
0@@a mn second class mail matter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-05-24

The rs cent piece was made
famous by the American Liver
Tablets. the perfect laxative
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-05-24

Local notices. wants, for sale. etc,
notices 10 cents a line. three inser-
lions. Probate notices $500 each for
three Insertions Dissolution. liberia
tion and similar notices $3.50 each for
three insertions. Card OF thanks. rs
cents. Obituary poetry. 10 cents
line.
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PERSONAL

Mrs. Henry Raymond went to Park.
ersburg Monday morning with hel
granddaughter. Miss Eleanor H. Black.
ford. who was her guest over Sunday
Mrs. Lynn S. Hornor has returned
from Dayton, o., where she was visit.
ing her sister. Mrs. Thomas w. Cooke
Charles Lawson spent Monday al
Grafton looking after business matters
for the West Virginia Business College
C. A. Sembower is spending several
days at Grafton looking after business
matters. ~
Miss Nellie Manning. who spent sew.
eral days visiting friends at Salem
returned home Monday.
Frank Feinberg, Of the Feinbere
and Jacobs clothing store, went Sun.
day morning to esatern markets tc
purchase line Of goods for the
store.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Tough returned
Sunday evening from Weston. They
were accompanied by Gladine Stacl,
and Leo Bent, who will visit them
for few days.
J.W. Dingess, Of Huntington, is q
business visitor here. Z Z
( ]. L. Phillips. Of Cameron. Is In the
city looking after business.