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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-06
NORTH WALDEN

eugene A. Domey, Correspondent
Miss Myrtle Slack of st. Johnsbury
is at Harry Pixies taking care OF MI.
Pixies son, Carroll, who is very Ill
with pneum onia.-Mrs. M. Louise
Bell is visiting friends and relatives
in Littleton, n. H.-Miss Lolabel Al
len is better and is able to be out
Mr. and Mrs. George Holloway were
in Danville the first of the week.
Harley D. Stevens and daughter, Lii
liam of Barre are at w. e. Stevens
Clayton L. Paronto has purchased an
autom obile-Clifton Smith spent sew
eral days last week with his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs David Smith of
Stannard.-Frank Hodsdon and fam
lily were the guests of friends in STAN
nard, Sunday.-Mrs. William French
is caring for her daughter, Mrs Geo.
Jerome, who is very ill.-Lolabel AL
len spent several days with her grand
mother, Mrs. Graham Of the Four
Corners, last week.--Several from
here attended the drama, Followed
by Fate" at East Hardwick, Friday
night-The pupils of the Star School
sent S1.25 to the Red Cross Society
of Barnet, last week.-Len Howard
and Robert Allen have finished work
for Fred E. Allen.-Mrs. John Wright
is sick.-Howard Pike of Montpelier
and Robert Allen have finished work
for Fred e. Allen.--Mrs. John Wright
is sick.-Howard Pike of Montpelier
and Pliny Pike of ST. Johnsbury were
at their brothers, Harry Pike, Sum-
day-Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Paronto
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Sinnott were
in Hardwick the first of the week.
The pre-Memorial exercises held at
the school house Tuesday were well
attended. Rev. Franklin Blake of
East IIardwick gave a few minutes
talk on patriotism.-The milk train
ran into one of III. III. Domeys cows
Wednesday and broke her leg.-Fred
E. Allen raised part of his new barn
Thursday.-Mr. and Mrs. II. d.
Stevens and daughter, Lillian, of
Barre were at d. w. Stevens May 80.
Mrs c. II. Hazelton, James Hazel
ton and David Stevens attended the
Memorial Day exercises at Green's
boro-Carroll H. Pike is much better.
Miss Myrtle Slack, who has been
caring for Carroll Pike. has returned
to ST. Johnsbu ry.-Mrs. M. Louise Bell
! is home from Littleton, N. H.-Mr.
and Mrs. Fabian Michaud of East
Hardwick visited their son, Arthur,
the first of the week.-Mrs.. Florence
Nicholson is teaching school at South
Walden.-Mrs. Nellie Clark of STAN
nard is visiting her cousin, Mrs.
George Holloway.-Supt. Harvey Bur-
bank was in town visiting schools the
last of the week.-News has been re-
ceived that Miss Gladys /. Orion is to
be valedictorian of the graduating
class at Peacham.-W E. Stevens has
purchased a new truck.-Eugene A.
Domey was in Hardwick Saturday.
Mrs. George Jerome is .gaining.-Ver-
non Wright is i'll with bronchial
trouble.-Miss Christie Grammo is
home from her work in Stannard-
Henry I,abree is at Frank Hodgdon's.
George Locke has moved his goods
into the Whipp1e house
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-06


The exports of this country for the
twelve months ending with April ex-
ceeded six billion dollars in value. the
largest volume of exports in the his
tory of the country. The year previ-
Gus the exports for the year were less
than four billion and previous to that
they were two and half billion dol
lars or less. The imports for the year
ending with April amounted to two
and q half billion dollars. This makes
the balance of trade in favor of this
country three and one half billion dol
lars for the year 1t is this tremen-
dous export trade that is givin this
country the money with which to float
the Liberty Loan and which makes
every line of industry so busy and the
production of more food ever neces-
sary. Men cannot be employed in
making merchandise for foreign coun-
tries and produce their own food so
the rest of the people must produce
for them.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-06
SEVEN ST. JOHNSBURY
NAVAL RESERVE BOYS
GET ROYAL SEND OFF

One of the most touching scenes
witnessed since the departure of the
Company D. boys for the front, took
place Sunday afternoon at the rail-
road station when seven st. Johnsbury
young men, members of Naval Re-
serve Unit No. 1, of this town, depart
ed for the Boston Navy Yard. They
were Paul Farnham, Dow Farnham,
Carlyle Sargent, Clarence Noyes. How
ard Fisk, Thomas Priest and Robert
Allison.
The young men went to the station
accompanied by their parents and
friends. AS the train left the station
three cheers were given with will
by ALL Their eventual destination is
not known.
Moves, one of the young men to
leave, was presented earlier in the
day with a gold piece by the members
of the North church, in recognition
of his services during the past year.
The presentation was made by Rev
f. B. Richards.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-06
''fhe Farmer Nm Quite "a Foor'

We note that several Vermont
newspapers have reproduced an arti-
Gle with the above heading from the
Boston Transcript The article starts
out with a rank misstatement that
''Vermont's commissioner of agricul-
ture. E. S. Brigham. is trying to bull
doze the farmers Of that state into
raising feed for their cows instead of
buying it," Anyone at all acquainted
with Mr.. Brigham and his work
knows there is no truth in the state
ment that he is trying to "bulldoze
the farmers" into anything and any
paper that makes such a staten ent
must think the farmer is quite fool
if he accepts it as the truth.
1t is a fact that Mr.. Brigham has
urged farmers 10 produce as much
food as they can proftably do for
their their cattle. This is perfectly
proper and beneficial to the farmers
themselves. Mr.. Brigham is better
acquainted with the difficulties Of this
work and the possibilities of increas-
ing the crop output of Vermont than
any editorial writer copued up in a
Boston sky scraper and the farmers
of Vermont are bright enough to
know this.
There has been a large increase in
the acreage of crops in the state this
year and we hope the farmers will be
able to secure enough help to bring
these crops to a rich harvest. We are
confident that Vermont's commission
er,lof agriculture will do everything
in his power to assist them in this i'm
PORTRAIT work and that he should have
the confidence ana cooperation of al
farmers in this great work!
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-06

Some complaint is heard because the
passenger train service is to be cur
tailed. This curtailment is not a To-
cal matter but is a part of a nation
wide movement to allow more salts
factory freight service in these days
of freight congestion following the
declaration of war. The most press
ing demand upon the railroads today
is for the movement of food stuffs and
war supplies, a demand that exceeds
the railroads ability to satisfy. The
railroads have given more passenger
service in the past than the public
was willing to make profitable and
they should be allowed now to change
and give the service most demanded.
1t will cause some inconvenience but
only a small proportion of the incon-
venience of undelivered food stuffs.
Pleasure riding to vacation resorts is
sure to be materially reduced this
season and it seems to us the railroads
have wisely decided to utilize their
equipment as far as possible in per-
formine their most useful tasks for
the whole public.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-06

Automobiles will be in front Of the
post Office at o'clock pm.
Harry Dickens Sec. Pub. Safety Com.
Locals and Personals
The June meeting of the Woman's
Missionary Society of the Congrega-
tional church will be held in the
church parlors next Tuesday after
noon, June 5th. The hostess is Mrs
Wells and the ladies of the Browning
ton Missionary Society will be the
guests of the Orleans Society. The
Social Committee for this meeting
consists of Mrs. Bennett. Mrs. Hen
nessey and Mrs. Page. Mrs. Magoon
and Mrs Gross will bring reports from
the annual meeting of the Home Mis-
sionary Society, and the program will
include EARLY Efforts To Win India s
Womanhood,' by Miss Eaton;
breaking Down the Barriers by
Mrs. W. j. Joslyn, and Levi Spauld-
ing" by Mrs. Gay. There will be spe-
cial music.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hooker and
Mrs. Bertha Hooker were weekend
guests at the Valley House.-Mrs. w
J. Joslyn entertained Miss Dyke and
Miss Meyers over Sunday.-The Or
leans Fire Department will meet for
practice at 7.15 Wednesday evening
The fire gong will sound two blasts al
G AZ
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-06

on Monday evening. Wednesday eve
ming the raising of the flag will tax
place. The Fife and Drum Corps of
Newport, consisting of ten pieces will
furnish music for the occasion. Gov.
ernor Graham, and Frederick G..
Fleetwood of Morrsville will give ad-
dresses. A banquet will be served in
the town hall after which there will
be post-prandial exercises The pro-
ceeds of the banquet, which will be
35 cents a plate, will be donated to
the Red Cross chapter.
Red Cross Membership
The campaign to secure one hun
dred members for the local chapter Of
the Red Cross will be more realized.
Some over the number had been Sc
cured up to Friday night. The cam
paign closes Saturday night.
Ninth Grade Abolished
The ninth grade in the village
school has been dispensed with. Here
after there will be only eight grades.
Of the thirteen who will be awarded
free tuition certificates at the gradu
ating exercises there was one seventh
grader. and eight eighth graders. The
other four were members of the ninth
grade.
Locals and Personals
The regular meeting of the Grange
will not be held next Wednesday eve
ming owing to the holding of the flag
raising on that date. 1t will be post
poned one week.-W. H. Winget re-
Gently landed a 37-inch pickerel that
had swallowed a 14-inch pickerel.-
Miss Doris Sears was home from her
school in Richford Saturday and Sun
day.-Tne sermon to the graduating
class of the town schools was deliv-
cred in the Congregational church
Sunday morning by Rev. M. G. Tup-
per- The graduating exercises will be
held in the hall on Friday evening.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-06
WOMEN'S CLUBS TO
MEET IN BRATTLEBORO

The annual convention of the Yer
mont Federation of WOman's clubs
will be held in Brattleboro Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, June 5,
,anw Z. The opening session will be
Tuesday evening in the Unitarian
church at 8 o'clock. This will be
presidents night Following the call
to order will be the singing of the
Star Spangled Banner; welcome by
Mrs Henry r. Brown, president of
the Brattleboro Woman's Club; re-
Spouse by Mrs. r. E. Smith of White
River Junction, president of the state
federation; two-minute reports by
club president on The Best Work of
Our Club During the Year; introduce
ton of new clubs and greetings from
past presidents.
Wednesday morning from 8.45 to
$50 o'clock there will be the presen-
tation of CREDENTIALS at the Unitari-
an parish house; $50 o'clock in the
Unitarian church invocation by Rev.
E. Q. S. Osgood and reports of Off
GERS; 11.30 O'Clock, address by Prin-
cipal Henry F. Cutler of Mount Her.
mon school on Relief Work in Belgi-
UNI; 1915 o'clock, luncheon by the
women of the Centre Congregational
church in the Congregational chapel
Wednesday afternoon at 100
o'clock in the Unitarian church, re-
ports on different departments; $50
O'Clock, address on the general sub
ject of immigration by Rev. Richard
H Clapp, pastor of the Centre Con-
gregational church.; 5 to o'clock,
tea in the Unitarian parish house.
Wednesday evening at o'clock at
the First Baptist church, music; 8.15
o'clock, Mrs. c. w. Kidder presenting
Israel Zangwill's play, The Melting
Pot.
Thursday morning at $50 o'clock
at the Unitarian church, club prayer
followed by more department reports;
11.30 O'Clock, a food talk by Miss Lu-
ellie Wheeler of the University of Yer
mont; 1915 o'clock, luncheon in the
Centre Congregational chapel.
Thursday afternoon at 100 O'Clock,
Unitarian church, report of the ere
dentials committee; LBS o'clock, Lee
ture on Ellis Island by Rev. P. D. Vas
siletf, a Bulgarian linguist, who for
six years was an interpreter at Ellis
Island and is now in the employ of
the CONGREGATIONAL I1oiIe MlSSioHdIy
Society; business meeting, resolutions,
report of the state president, report
of the nominating committee and
election of officers; $50 O'Clock, au-
tomobile ride by courtesy Of Brattle
boro board of trade.
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock in
the First Baptist church, music fol-
lowed by address on The Foreigner in
America by Rev. A. M. Rihbany, pas
tor of the Church of the Disciples of
Boston, the meeting concluding by the
singing of Vermont, words by Miss
Helen M. WinsloW.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-06

The revolution in China brings a
great number of jaw breaking names
INTO public print but it may be very
serious despite all that For the head
of a government of over 100000, 900
people to be virtually a prisoned is
humiliating and a serious threat to
the republican form of government
that has been set up in China The
new government which has been set
up in eleven provinces is military in
character and gives little promise of
just government
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-06

We are asked to state that the Of
fetal Bulletin, issued by the Commit
tee of Public Information under order
of the President, is not free to the
general public and private institu-
lions. A charge OF $500 a year will
be made to all such parties 1t would
appear that the government finds it
impossible to give too much free pub
licity, some thing that is SO generally
asked of the newspapers. 1t certain
ly costs money to print the news and
in addition to this every newspaper
is flooded with free advertising that
would swamp it financially in much
less time than it will take to put a
properly equipped army on the fight
ing lines in France.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-06
ORLEANS
Doris A. Spafford, Correspondent
WATCH THAT BEARD
Buy A Bond

The Local Liberty Loan Committee
have organized the business men of
the village for the purpose of making
a strenuous campaign to get subscrib-
ers for Liberty Bonds. A mass meet
ing will be held Wednesday, June 9Th,
with speakers from out of town, to
arouse enthusiasm and explain the
features of the bonds Thursday,
June 9TH will be called Liberty Loan
Day, and the business men will de-
vote all of their time in canvassing
for subscribers. Every person in this
vicinity should realize the necessity
of buying a bond.-Mrs. Ruth Held
ger, Amory Seaver and Phillip Moul-
ton went to Coventry Friday evening
to assist the Village Improvement So
ciety in an entertainment for the
benefit of the piano fund.-Mrs. Ber-
tina Hooker is stopping at the Valley
House.-Dr. and Mrs F. L. Lanphear
went to Barre Saturday afternoon re-
turning on Sunday.-Miss Findley
spent Saturday is Sunday at her home
in Newport.-Mrs. W. F. Scott, Miss
Kate Stevens and Miss Meyno were
business visitors in Newport Satur-
day.-Miss Marion Russell and Miss
La Motto Smith of Montpelier are Wis
iting Miss F1osSie Lapierre.-Mrs
Cook Of Barton has been visiting 9
E. E. Dole's.-Mrs. Nora Brown is Wis
iting her brother in Clairmont, r
Charles Atkins of Westmore has
bought the house on East street, own
ed by the Charles Wheeler estate.
Hon. M. M. Taplin one of our local
committee on public safety spoke at
Lowell on Friday evening of last week
at Albany on Tuesday evening of this
on Friday evening" C. NJ An
derson went Thursday to Albany to
spend some time, with her daughter,
Mrs. Mabel TWom bly.-Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Lathe had a girl born Wednes-
day night. Miss Vina Moran is car
ing for the mother and daughter
The subjects to be taught to the class
preparing themselves to be nurses
aids is to be elementary hygiene, and
house care of the sick instead of first
aid work, as stated in Thursday morn
ing's paper. The subject of first aid
will be taken up later.-Mrs. Addie
Williams has returned from Bright
look Hospital and is with Mr.. and
Mrs. Jerre Marston.
The ladies of the W. C. T. U. under
the direction Of Mrs. c. M. Anderson,
have been soliciting money and ar
ticles of clothing for the Rescue
House in Burlington and shipped a
box of goods valued at $1,000 and
$3.50 in money on Monday of this
Week.-Mrs. Mabel Ware of Derby
Line visited Mrs. L. e. Spafford on
Tuesday and Wednesday.-Miss Mar
garet Willy, a Red Cross nurse of
Barnet, was in town Tuesday con-
sulting with Mrs. Rowel regarding
the class which is to take a course in
first aid work.-Mrs. G. J. Gross and
Mrs. George Magoon left Wednesday
morning for the state missionary
meeting held at Randolph
Ray Skinner is moving his household
goods to his new home in Pawtucket.
r. John Parker was business
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-06
ORGANIZATION OF FARM LABOR.
Government Announces Plan to Aid
Farmers Throughout the Country

Washington, D. c., June Under
the government plan for the organ
ization of farm labor, the details of
which were announced by the U. S.
Department of Agriculture today, pro-
vision is made for nation wide CO.
operation in the solution of the farm
help problem. The work of organiza-
ton already has been started in about
40 states, and it is expected that
eventually every community in the
United States will be reached. 1t is
believed that he resultant utilization
of emergency labor will begin to have
an appreciable effect on the farm la
Dor situation before the season has far
advanced. Meanwhile, the immediate
and acute problem Of supplying labor
for the harvests, now beginning in the
Southwest, is being handled, so far
as the United States governments SER
vices are concerned, through the ex-
listing employment service Of the
United States Department of Labor,
which will continue to handle such
problems of mass mobilization under
the new plan as it has in the past.
Federal and State Cooperation.
The plan is based on close co-opera-
states
Department for Agriculture and the
United States Department of Labor
with state committees no national de-
fence charged with labor matters,
with the state agricultural colleges,
with the county agents, and with
county and local or township labor
committees or representatives to be
established in every locality. The
Department of Agriculture will rep
resent the federal authorities in de-
termining farm labor needs and in
assisting in organizing all available
farm labor in the rural districts. The
United States Department of Labor
will devote it's attention to organizing
labor in urban communities and in
dustrial regions, and will cooperate
| with the farm labor forces where nee
essary by obtaining extra labor from
the populOus eenters.
Localities to Act First.
The plan provides for strictly local
| handling of all labor problems that
can be adjusted locally The funda-
mental unit of the organization is the
community man" who, with the as
sistance of such committees as he may
appoint, canvasses his own neighbor
hood, finds out what farmers need
help, and what men are available for
| supplying the local need, and effects
such adjustments as can be made To-
cally. If, after all local adjustments
have been made, there remains either
deficit or a surplus of labor, he re-
ports to the county man." whose
business it is to effect adjustments be-
tween the several communities in his
county. The county man, in turn, re-
ports any deficit or surplus to the
state man." who canvasses the situa-
ton for the state as a whole apd re-
ports to the Department of Agricul-
ture, which, in close cooperation
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-06
Pres. John M. Thomas To
Preach Commencement
Sermon, Sunday, June 10.
CLASS OUTING. MONDAY
Senior Class To Have Its
Exercises At Joes Pond
Graduation Thursday.

Commencement exercises at St.
Johnsbury Academy open on Sunday.
June 10, with the commencement ser
mon by Pres. John M. Thomas of
Middlebury College and end Thurs
day, June IA, with the graduation ex-
ercises at the South church in the
forenoon and the senior class prom
enade at the Armory in the evening.
One unusual feature of commence
ment will be an inspection and review
of Academy Cadets on the Common
Thursday afternoon. The program
for the week follows:
Sunday, June 10, 100 pm, Com
mencement Sermon, Grace Methodist
Church. Pres. John M. Thomas of
Middlebury College, preacher.
Monday, June II, LOO pm, Senior
Glass Outing, Joes Pond.
Tuesday, June u, 800 pm, School
Concert, South church.
Wednesday. June IS, 400 pm.
1917 Glass Day Exercises, on the Aca-
DENY Lawn.
Thursday, June IA, 1000 am.
Graduating Exercises, South church
Thursday, June IA, 200 pm, In
spection and review Of the Academy
Cadets, on the Common. The Grand
Army of the Republic are invited to
assist.
Thursday, June ID, 500 pm, Sc
nior Glass Promenade, ArmOry.
At the class outing Monday the
Glass Will, will be read by Mary I'll
DinSmOre.
Glass Prophecy, by Charles F
Branch. 49,
Glass History, by Miss Mildred G
Symes.
Class Caricatures, by Donald M
McWain.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-06

If it is true as asserted by New
York's commissioner of foods and
markets, John J. Dillon, that 100000
pounds of spring vegetables have re-
Gently been allowed to rot on the
wharves along the Hudson river and
that the commission men of that city
informed the farmers who shipped
them that the "entire shipment had
been condemned by the health auth
critics." we can easily see one i'm
portant work for the passage of a
teeth in it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-06
RID OF LINGERING COUGH.

Cold weather persisted so late this
year that many more persons have
colds than ever before at this season.
You can get relief from racking, hack
ing coughs, from wheezy, sneeZy
breathing, from raw, sore throat and
tight chest. w. G. -Glazier, Bentonville,
Ark, writes: II can recommend Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound 1 used it
for a cough that l had for years and
was said to have consumption, but it
cured me-" Contains no opiates.
Children like it-CHAS A. SEARLES
& CO,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-06

The President has hopelessly lost
his fight for censorship of the press
by the vote of the House on Thursday
We Believe this is a good thing be-
cause the President is no better judge
of what should and what should not
be printed than the thousands of
trained men who select and decide
upon the news every day in the year.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-06
70 ST. JOHNSBURY MEN
ALREADY REGISTERED

Town Clerk Braley announces that
already 20 st. Johnsbury men have
registered, in compliance with the
Presidents orders regarding men ELF
gihle for draft. They are residents of
the town away from home at the
present time. These men will be Gre
dited as having registered and their
certificates to that effect will be sent
to them. Mr.. Braley has also helped
about 10 non-residents of the town t.
register in their actual place of resi-
dence.