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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-02
AUTO INSPECTOR HERE
Catches Several Without Proper Lii
cenSes But None are Prosecuted.

Catches Several Without Proper Lii
censes But None are Prosecuted.
John Norton of Montpelier, an in
spector in connection with the state
automobile licensing department, ar
rived in town Thursday. Mr.. Norton's
arrival was the result of a long prom
Used visit and many were caught I'M
prepared with regard to the require
mentS of the law in the matter of Ii
cenSes. Those who were guilty Of
evading the law either with the pos
sible intention of evading it or unin-
tentionally were all let off with a
reprimand after they had signIfied
their intention to fix up anything that
had been overlooked in the licensing.
Some were taken to task for running
their car on the five day license is
sued when a new car is purchased.
Those who tried to get by with the
idea of running at least until the first
OF August before applying for the reg
ular auto license, when the cost would
only be about half as much, were sad
~ disappointed.
The general alibi was ignorance of
the law, which in some cases noted
was a rather thin defense, but as the
inspection is more or less new the Of
fetal looked at the matter as leniently
as possible and yet conformed with his
instructions.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-02
LOWER WATERFORD.

(Mrs. G. A. Ballou, Correspondent
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles James of
Berlin, n. H, called on relatives in
town last week.
Miss Florence Goss returned to
Berlin last week.
Mrs. Emily Lewis is quite i'll.
Miss Agnes Stoddard was happily
surprised last week with a new Me-
Phail piano.
Mrs. Jenney and daughter, who have
been visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Colby, returned to their home in
Plainfield Monday.
Several from here attended 1.-The
Battle Cry of Peace" at St. Johns
bury last Saturday night.
Miss Marjorie Morrison of Fitzdale
is a guest of he rcousin, Miss Agnes
Stoddard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Goodwin and
daughter, Lois, of North Danville
were guests of Mrs. G. A. Ballou last
Thursday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-02

Misses Dorothy Nichols and Char
lotte Coles spent Saturday with Miss
Helen Phelps at Barnet.
Mrs. c. J. Bell and Miss Bell return
ed home Friday from an extended
visit at Lakeport, York Beach and
Plymouth.
Fred Shanty of Newport was in
town Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Kent are enter
on a business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. H C. Kent are enter
tanning their niece, Miss Mary Smith
of Boston.
Rev. c. B. Bliss returned from his
vacation last Saturday.
Mr.. Stebbins is quite sick.
Otis Bell spent Sunday with his
family at Henry Bells. Mr.. Bell fell
from a hay rake last Saturday but
was not hurt seriously.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-02

sent up from Camp Winneshewauka
the Fourth of July. The balloon was
found in B. F. Briggs moving a few
days after the Fourth
Mr.. Miles from South Lancaster
Mass, and Andrew Folsom of ST
Johnsbury were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Savers Saturday
Among those who visited st. Johns
bury last Wednesday were Albert
Fisher and daughters, Lila and Lola,
Mrs. Geo. Keneson, Lem Fisher, Mrs
Frank Fisher and Helen Folsom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Jackman
and daughter. Madeline, have been
visiting their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Archie Weir, the past few days.
Bert Parks remains in a very seri-
Gus condition.
Henry Briggs and Ross Folsom were
visitors in st. Johnsbury Tuesday.
Mrs. E. R. Morse was a visitor in
Lancaster several days last week.
Alphonse Hartman has returned
home after nearly a months stay in
Ashland and Laconia, n. H. He was
called there by the illness of his
daughter, Pearl.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-02
EAST CONCORD.

(Mrs. John Folsom, Correspondent
Mrs. Jennie Whitcher of Twin
Mountain was a weekend guest of
her brother, Hollis Morrill,.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Thomas re-
Gently entertained Mrs. Thomas
brothers, John Bean and Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Bean and daughter and their
mother, Mrs. Bean, all of Bethlehem
Mrs. Whitney. who has been a guest
at the Thomas home for the past
week, returned with the party to her
home in Littleton, N. H.
w. H. Perham of Sawyers River
was a weekend guest at the home of
George King.
Guy and Earl Isham visited their
brother, Harry at Dalton, N. H., Sun
day.
Mrs. H A Whipple has gone to
Littleton, N. H, to visit her daughters,
Mrs. E. Lavaton and Mrs. Warner
Smith.
Mr. and Mrs Will Adair and
daughter, Kathleen, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Erwin Powers and daughter, Vera,
took an auto trip to st. Johnsbury
Monday.
Bernie Smith, who has been visiting
relatives in town for the past few
weeks. has returned to his home in ST.
Johnsbury.
Andrew Folsom of ST. Johnsbury
was an over Sunday guest of his
brother, L. A. Nichols.
Mrs. D. G. Isham and daughter,
Marcia, and Oscar and Mabel Fisher
took an auto trip Sunday to Roxbury
to visit Mrs. Isham's brother, Edwin
Savers.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Grant visited
at their sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Bout
wells of st. Johnsbury Friday, TAX
ing in the picture play Friday night,
THE Battle Cry of Peace Satur-
day they went to Danville where they
were over Sunday guests of Hart Kiser
and Mrs. Fanny Perkins. They also
took an auto trip to Joe's Pond, re-
turning home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Smith were
weekend guests of friends in Lisbon,
N. H. They were accompanied home
by Mr.. and Mrs. Hubbard of Lisbon.
Ray Smith. and wife and Mr.. and
Mrs. H. White were in Orleans Sun
day to see Mr.. Whites father, who
is seriously i'll.
There is to be a dance at Whites
hall Friday evening.
Mrs. Annie Hoyt and Philip Bemis
of Windsor, who have been visiting
Mrs. Hoyt's mother, Mrs. Dora Grant.
for the past few days, have returned
home.
Mrs. Fred Rogers has returned
home from the summer school at
Johnson.
Fred Rogers was home from his
work at Lake Tarlton over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Howe of Lam
caster were weekend guests of Mr..
and Mrs. L. d. StockweIl
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fisher, Henry
Briggs and J. B. Wallace attended
the funeral of Rice Whipple Sat-
urday.
j. A. Gamble, United States De-
partment of Agriculture of Washing
ton, D. c., milk specialist, called on
the farmers here Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Warren and son,
Harold, and Mrs. Graham took an
auto trip to Woodsville and ST. Johns
bury Sunday.
A card was brought to your CORES
pendent this week from a balloon
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-02
MUSEUM NOTES.
Chance to Study Young Birds-Many
Rare Plants Displayed.

An interesting feature of bird study
at this season is the great number
and varieties of young birds to be seen
in gardens, fields, woods and along
the roadsides. The song sparrows
and phoebes are now teaching their
second broods to secure their own
food and to care for themselves. The
chebecs, indigo buntings, Maryland
yellow Threats, and redstarts all have
large broods of young birds that are
doing most interesting things just
now; while the goldfinches are incu-
batting the first brood.
Many rare plants are now displayed
on the flower tables, the orchids still
hold a prominent place. The green
wood orchis was discovered in Spauld-
ing neighborhood last week. this be-
ing the first record of that species in
st. Johnsbury. also a single specimen
of the prairie white fringed, and sew
eral of Andrews fringed orchis were
found in that locality. all of which
are rare species in Vermont. The
Adder's Tongue fern was found grow
ing p1entifully in the same region,
which is another new find for ST.
Johasbury.
The flower list since July "a, is:
Cut-leaved water horehound and but
ter and eggs. July %; green foxtail
grass. bronze grass. brake, marsh
shield fern, sensitive fern, common
bull thistle, bushy goldenrod, zig-zae
or broad leaved goldenrod, thorough
wort, green-headed cone flower,
whorled or mountain aster, bouncing
bet, wild balsam apple. fruits of elm
tonia, twisted stalk and clasping-
leaved twisted stalk, India wheat, tall
or glandular cinquefoil, intermediate
enchanter's nightshade, Eastwood,
rabbit-foOt clover, green wood orchis,
white fringed orchis. the last two
from Berkshire, VT, flax, July 20;
steeple-bush, ragged fringed orchis,
also butterfly weed from Hastings on
Hudson, N. Y, July 81; slender la
dies tresses. Indian pipe and downy
rattlesnake plantain, July %; linear
leaved willow herb. American wild
mint, knotweed, fruit of sumach, bur
dock, purple-stemmed aster, mad-dog
skullcap, tall hairy goldenrod, white
goldenrod, sweet flag, low or marsh
cudweed, adder's tongue fern, hay
scented fern, common spinulose shield
fern, common club moss trailing
Christmas green, tree club moss, hoary
plantain, richweed, July %; gray or
field goldenrod, pasture thistle, prai-
RE white-fringed orchis, Andrews
fringed orchis, downy willowherb,
ambiguous clammy ground cherry,
July 81. In addition to this long
list of local plants the following were
sent to the Museum from Massachu-
sets: Swamp azalea, deptford pink,
male berry, golden aster, threat
leaved sundew, American cranberry,
hairy willowherb, July 81.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-02
SUNDAY BASEBALL
Permission To Use Campus Is
Secured From South Church.

Permission to play Sunday baseball
was asked of the village trustees at
their meeting held recently by those
interested in the project.
No definite answer was given to the
request except that if the team could
procure the use of the Campus for
their Sunday games that the trustees
would look into the matter.
The Campus is owned by the South
Congregational church. The move
ment is new to this section of Vermont
but in the four cities of the state
league, Barre, Montpelier, Burlington
and Rutland, games are being played
every Sunday by the teams of the
league. There are many in st. Johns
bury who would like to see games on
Sunday as in many cases it is impos-
sible to go to games on a week day.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-02

turning to her home with Mr.. Gerry
Sunday evening.
There will be services at the church
next Sunday.
During a shower last week light
ming struck a tree in the yard at the
Morgan farm, blowing a furrow
nearly across the road toward the
Folsom house. Just a few moments
before Mr.. Mosher stood under that
tree with his team and had turned
with them towards the barn.
@. L. Gerry and A. F. Emerson are
cutting and putting in the barn the
hay on the parsonage land.
Fred Drew has finished work for
S. A. Buck and will soon move his
family back to Sutton.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-02
Notice of ALLOWANCE Of Account
RaTATR OF LAURA M. dana


STATE OF VERMONT, District of c aledonia So
The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis-
trict aforesaid: To all persons interested In
the estate of Laura M. Dana late OF
Peacham, In said District, deceased, greeting:
Whereas said Court has assigned the 22nd
day of August next for examining and al
lowing the account of the Executor of the
estate of said deceased and for a decree
OF the residue of said estate to the lawful
claim ants of the same, and ordered that
public notice thereof be given to all persons
interested in said estate by publishing this
order three weeks successfully previous to
the day assigned, in the CALIFORNIAN a news
paper published at st. Johnsbury In said
District.
Therefore, you are hereby notified TO ap-
in said District, on the day assigned, then
and there to contest the allowance of said
account you see cause, and to establish
your right as heirs, legatees and lawful
claim ants to said residue.
Given under my hand this 1st day OF
August, A D. 1916.
WALTER P. SMITH. Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-02
Municipal Court.

George Hull was arraigned before
Judge G. c. Frye in Municipal court
Wednesday on a charge of intoxica-
ton. He pleaded guilty and was SEN
fenced to pay a fine of SIS and costs
of $11.O5 with an alternate sentence
of 80 days in Jail. 1t was a second Of
Tense case.
Perley Hutchinson of st. Johnsbury
Center pleaded guilty to cruelty to
animals on a complaint entered for,
abusive treatment of a horse. He was
fined SIS and costs of 1878.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-02
WHEELOCK.

No More Smallpox Expected-Pranl1s
of Lightning.
Mrs. G.. L. Gerry, Correspondent
The quarantine has been removed
from Mrs. Martha browns house, and
fear of any new cases of smallpox has
passed.
Bert Porter of Colorado Springs,
Col, came last week to visit his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Porter, after
an absence of five years.
Mrs. G.. L. Gerry visited at A. E
Weeds last Saturday and Sunday, re-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-02
Couple Given Surprise Party.

On Tuesday evening, July 25, a
company of friends and rela-
tives gave Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hamilton of Western avenue a
surprise party to celebrate their
10th, wedding anniversary. About 55
were present and spent a delightful
evening with cards and games. Mr..
and Mrs. Hamilton were presented a
beautiful bouquet of carnations and
a small purse of money, Charles Var
ney making the presentation. Re-
freshments of ice cream and cake
were served.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-02
BARN is STRUCK
Building of Denis j. Cassidy Partially
Destroyed by Fire.

The barn at 21 School street owned
by Dennis J. Cassidy was partially
destroyed by fire Monday morning
when it was struck by lightning dur
ing the heavy thunderstorm that pass
ed over st. Johnsbury about 4 a. m.
Monday.
The upper half of the barn was de-
stroyed before the flames were
brought under control, together with
about four tons of hay, SO hens and
some other small articles that we're i'll
the burned part of the building.
The damage to the building was
covered by insurance but the hay and
other contents that were burned are
a loss.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-02
Automobile MishaD.

An auto driven by Mrs. Leclaire of
st. Johnsbury Center got beyond her
control and crashed into the fence -
the road near the fish hatchery We'd
nesday night. Aid was sent from
Wright's garage and the machine pull
ed back into the road where it was
able to proceed under it's own power
The only damage done was a bent
frame
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-02
McINDOE FALLS.

CT. D. Nichols, Correspondent
Mrs. G. J. Houghton is spending
some time at New York summer re-
sort with her daughter and family,
Mrs. Walter Morgan.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-02
STANDARD.

IF. K. Bartlett, Correspondent
Harlie Shepard and family spent
Sunday with his mother of this place.
Lyle Hutchins and Frank Rivers
were at Flag Pond one day last week.
Charlie Winchester has his house
well started.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-13
MONTPELIER

Robert Phillips of Bar Harbor, Me, ar
rived in the city last evening and while
employed in the city during the sum-
mer, will play with the Montpelier team
of the State league
Mrs, James C. Ball of Arlington, Mass,
who is visiting in the city with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cashen, went
to-day to Burlington to visit her sister,
Mrs. Howard NJ. Miles.
Gov. Samuel Mccall of Massachusetts,,
who was the guest of Hugh J. NJ. Jones
while in the city attending the Greater
Vermont association meeting, left this
forenoon for Boston.
Surviving members of Co. F, Cd Yer
mont regiment, which was raised in
at the outbreak of the Civil
war, gathered here yesterday for a re-
union. Nearly score of the veterans,
some of whom had not met each other
for many years, held banquet at the
Pavilion hotel and enjoyed automobile
rides in cars furnished by local people.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-13
Imprisonment For peht.

About the middle of the last cen
fury the power Of imprisoning debt
or for life was taken from the creditor,
and it fills one with amazement to
think that a system so ridiculous
should have continued as long as it
did. The three principal debtors pris-
ons in England were the Kings Bench,
the Marshalsea and the Borough
Compiler In the year 1859 there were
10000 prisoners for debt in Great Brit
ain and Ireland. The futility OF the
system was quite as great as its bar
barity. More than half the prisoners
in some of the prisons were kept there
solely because they could not pay the
attorneys costs. Many prisoners had
their wives and children with them.
There was no infirmary, no resident
surgeon and no bath.-Dundee Adver-
tiSer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-13
MYSTERY OF THE MOLE.
He Lives In the Dark, Yet Yearns For
the Midday Sun.

There Is great mystery about the
moles. They live In the dark under
ground but yet they are sun worship.
ers. Just at the hour of noon, when
the sun is at its highest point in the
sky, the mole often comes to the sur
face 1t Is habit of the race, kind
of religious observance. one might
think.
Seldom does mole willingly make
its appearance in the upper world at
any other time Of the day. but at that
moment they come of their own ac
cord. This fact. which has been OBJ
served again and again, has never been
explained by naturalists.
But, remembering the common belief
that mole Is blind. you may ask,
How can it see the sum-" The myth
of the blindness of moles has been
brushed away. Some species perhaps
cannot see. but most of them can.
Their eyes are very small and hidden
In the fine hair, but they serve as or
gans OF vision.
STILL they can have very little use
for them underground. Any leakings
of daylight that may penetrate there
must be extremely faint. and If their
eyes were meant TO enable them to see
with so little Illumination they ought
to be large and free from obstruction,
whereas they are minute and matched
with hair. But such eyes may be par
tcularly well suited for an occasional
look at the binding sun.-New York |
Journal
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-13
TALK OF THE TOWN

Ladies new waists SOC, 69c, at the
Vaughan Store.
Excursion TO Plattsburg, July l6. See
adv. on page adj
The first sacred concert of the year
Sunday afternoon at Benjamin falls.-ad.
Good New Home machine $40, Singer
machine s.. Singer Store, 10 Elm street.
Tel 3ss-l2.
Sale of Csc trimmed hats Friday and
Saturday. All hair goods at half price.
Mrs. CAROLS.
just received, 10 designs of striped
dress goods Little Dry Goods Store,
Cottage street.
Teresa r. Bianchi and Ruth V. Sowden
OF this city, who have been attending the
summer session at Castleton Normal
school for the past three weeks, are now
ca mping with friends at Lake George be
fore returning home.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-13
WILLIAMSTOWN

The members of the Agenda class viii
meet with Miss Ethel Erskine Friday
evening, July Il, for their regular bust
ness meeting.
1t is reported that julie J. Alexander
has bought of Lee French the farm on
south hill, formerly owned by Theodore
Alexander, now of Newark, Del This
farm joins that of the younger Alexan-
der on the south and is noted for being
well adapted for the growing of potatoes
A letter from Herbert j. Colby, who
sold his farm to G. Leslie Putnam OF
Chelmsford, Mass, last fall, and moved
to Titusville, Pa, states that after look
ing up several business propositions, he
entered the employ of the Loose Wiles
Biscuit Co. OF New York on the 9th Of
March, as travelling salesman, and has
been hustling for orders ever since. That
he is making good is indicated by his
taking on 60 new accounts in his terri
tory in the months OF April and May.
His photo was also placed in the hall
of fame" at the home office of the cola,
pany in Long Island City for selling
over five hundred pounds of sugar wa.
fers called Glover Leaves" in a given
length of time. He is on the road but
five days in week, having Saturday and
Sunday at home.
Mrs. Maggie n. Griffin has lately had
the pleasure OF a visit from her aunt,
Miss jamie Fuller, and two nieces of
Brandon.
Mrs. Kimball Chynoweth is gaining
md was able to ride out last Sunday |
or the first time in three months. ,
H. r. Miller, jr., of the Green Noun
ain Card Co., of White River Junction,
vas in town the 10th doing business with
ocal merchants.
Fl. D. Randall OF Medalia, MINI, is
listing his cousin, William E. Randall.
lr. Randall is a native of Lyndon, and
vent West with his parents in 1864. He
as owned a number of ranches, one of
90 acres. He is now making trip
through the east and is accompanied by
is wife. He has not been in Vermont
or 20 years.
Six former students of Goddard semi
airy held very pleasant reunion with
nne Martin WILDER on the afternoon
Tuesday, July IL, being invited there
. meet Florence Powers Dean, OF Leb
non, \. H., whose former home was i'll
The others were Carrie
oster Towne of Barre and Alice Black .
Ter Smith, Hattie Burnham Granger
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-13
BARRE HOTELS WERE CROWDED.
Many People Had to Be Turned Away
Last Night.

All Barre hostelries were taxed to ca
pacity yesterday and last night by peo-
pie who came to Washington county to
attend the Greater Vermont meeting at
the capital. Timely reservations made
rooms at premium at Hotel Barre early
in the day and nearly 100 persons who
applied for accommodations were dis
appointed Many, however, made the
hotel their headquarters yesterday and
to. day and 80 guests were accommodated
last night. At Hotel Buzzell and the
Quinlen afternoon arrivals engaged all of
the room available. Motor arrivals were
the most numerous and local garages
utilized all their available space last
night. A party of nearly 50 Brattleboro
people made application at Hotel Barre
and previously accommoda tions had been
provided for 80 people from Lyndonville,
is from Bellows Falls, II from Poultney,
IL from Rutland and sizeable parties
from Richford, st. Johnsbury, Randolph.
Swanton, Springfield Woodstock and
elsewhere about the state.
Among the guests who were registered
at Hotel Barre last night and to-day
were Mr.. and Mrs. W. D. Cost, Miss
Jennes and Miss Constance Cost of In
dianapolis, Ind, exGov. Allen NJ Fletch
er of Cavendish, r. c. Hawley, G. F. Will
son of Richford, Mrs II. w. Carter, Miss
Carter and George Carter of Barton, Edi-
tor Charles T. Fairfield of the Rutland
News, p. NJ. Meldon. A. J. Dodge, George
T. Chaffee and G. Z. Chalmers of Rut
land, f. w. Dillingham; of Saxtons River,
DR. and Mrs. A. L. Newton, Miss Isabel |
Newton of Mortified, Mass. Miss Lou |
Weeks of Brattleboro, NJ. ]. Terry of |
South Ryegate, Mr.. and Mrs. T Miller, |
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Lilies of Rutland. |
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Ray of Brandon, Mr..
and Mrs. c. ]. Button of Middlebury.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. H. Button of Brandon
NJ. H. Boynton, Miss Wood, w. Chaffee
and E. A, Speare of Boston, o. A. Whit
comb A. B. Wilder, n w. Wickham of
Woodstock, A. Fl. SWEET of Orleans,
Francis A. Murphy of Fall River, Mass,
George M. Ahern of Boston Mr. and Mrs.
w. Mcfarland and John A. Larrabee of
Boston, Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Smith and
Miss +. G. Smith of Boston, c. T. West
of Oklahoma City. !