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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-15
RICHMOND ENGINEER
BUILDS BRIDGE IN RUSSIA
u. &. Hunter Writes OF CUnstructi Ion
Work Now fieinE Carried On by
INnnhna CITY tOntrncinrn.

II. q. Hunter, engineer in charge OF
the construction or bridge for the
NiadicaucaSc railroad Company over
the River Don. in Russia is the son
OF a Richmond woman. formerly Miss
Lizzie Murton. Mr.. Hunter. who is a
gradual. Of the school OF engineering
Of the University OF Missouri. is rep
rcscntinE the firm Of Harrington. How
ard ~ Ash. OF Kansas City.
Mrs. Hunter. his mother. was raised
here. her father being connected with
the old Richmond state. MIR. hunters
father. ". y Hunter. also was former
resident OF this city. They now reside
at independence, Rams.
In "a letter to his firm. Mr.. Hunter
gave glimpse into a few Of the in
dustrial scenes behind the screen of
war in Russia. He complained about
The class Of labor he is forced TO en-
ploy in the bridge work. lie says half
OF the workers are men and half are
women. and tina; none OF them knows
what a steam crane looks like. The
work is being done by the most prini-
tive methods. and all the equipment Oh
the bridge site consists Of is some
scrubby falsework and timber. blocks
and falls and three or four hand
winches.
At the time the letter was mailed.
December Il. 1916. government officials
would not allow Mr.. Hunter upon the
bridge site or allow him TO reach parts
Of the bridge in place unless escorted
by military officials. Heads of the rail-
way company. however. informed MIR.
Hunter they would obtain a permit al
lowing him free access TO the place.
Il was very fortunate III coming into
Russia" Mr. Hunter said in the letter.
I'm that succeeded in retaining prac-
ticaliy all Of the books and papers con-
nccted with my work. | did have 10
surrender some personal papers to cen
sors. but may get those back"
Machinery used in erecting the
bridge. which is nearly 900 feet long
was manufactured in Cleveland. -. 1t
was shipped by way OF Vancouver. =.
G.. to Nladivos:ok. Russia. where {,
was rcconsiEned on November IS.
The approach spans are in place
and the countcrwciEht cages for tho
( lift span arc now being erected" the
letter says. The lift span is erected
and rivcted on false work adjacent to
/ the bridge site, and can be noatcd into
/ place any time. For this process there
are no tugs available, as tho river is
frozen over a. present"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-15

school in public health nursing. By the
term public health nurse. is meant any
graduate nurse doing any form OF so
cial work in which the health of the
public is concerned, and in which her
training az nurse comes into play.
We nurses especially need the
school. because heretofore public health
nurses could only get the supple
mcntary course in public health and
social work. in some Northern school
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-15
BELIEVES NEW SCHOOL WILL
BE OF GREAT USEFULNESS
Miss Mamie Minor Tells of scope OF
Proposed Rirhmond SchoOI of
oI,ll

In an interview given by Miss Mamie
]. Minor, head of tho Visiting Nurses
TO a member OF Tho board Of the Rich :
mond School Of Social Economy. she
had this To say:
II am looking forward To tho opening
Of the school with great cagcrncss. for
scarcely week passes that I do not
receive letters from Virginia and
throughout Tho South asking nc To
help in securing experienced public
health nurses
among them are letters from Jack
sonvillc. Fla: Columbus. Ga: Rocky
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-15

Marion. Old Sweet Springs and Lynch
burg. asking for nurses for milling see
tons. orphanaees. rural health work,
special tuberculosis work and church
work
why do YOU think the school Will
particularly help YOU in solving your
special problems?" she was asked
because special emphasis will he
placed on the course, given by the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-15

alta price that was almost prohibitive.
work now bein. done in Richmond
along these lines will suppiy an ey-
ccll"nt field for practical demonstra-
ton. which given il connection with
thc valuable lectures and necessary
laboratory work. vii! tit the student
for a profession that ranks high in the
educa tional world to-day. THAT Of public
health nursing"
will the school in any way help
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-15
PRICE, FIVE CENTS

conditions brought about by the ware.
she was asked.
"Cndoubtedly IL Will" WAS the QUICK
rcsp1nse. While we are too busy.
helping the sick. to do ordinary gar
dcninS. "" propose TO use the school
as garden. in which viii he made t..
grow the very finest social workers in
the world, at a time whel. the country
most needs help in these lines from
both men and women
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-15
The Suits at .S25

on can save $1,000 on some unusually good
looking suits. y number Of $500 suits are
5000 now. They bargains beyond question
of doubt They're in fashion now All sizes and
colOrS
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-03-28
Garden Plots ON Town Farm.

The suggestion of 2. H. Brooks that
garden plonts for townspeople be
opened on the town farm for cultiva-
ton by village people who would like
to raise their own vegetables and thus
reduce the high cost of living, we be-
lieve, is good one. In fact we have
so much faith in it that we person.
ally attempted to bring about such
thing for the coming season. The
editor offered to rent the town farm
from the selectmen for year, at a
rental that would pay good interest on
the value of the land and barns and
taxes on property of that value.
Had he secured the farm, his plan
was to pillow, put on light dressing
of manure and harrow a portion Of
the land ready for cultivation. Then
the land would be divided into plots, a
size the citizen desil ed, and a plot let
to him to cultivate on shares, he to
| plant potatoes, beans or some other
good cash crop and use a part of the
plot for gardening. We further had in
mind the offer of pasturage for COWS
| that any family might wish to buy
and keep to supply themselves and
neighbors with milk and butter.
1t looked for a few days as though
a trade might be made for the farm
for year, but when the editor went
to meet the full board of selectmen tc
close the trade he was informed they
had decided not to rent the farm al
all. This, we understand, was the de.
cision Of two members of the board
but the decision stopped all planning
on our part to develop an increased
production by the people of the vii
lage who have time to do such worl,
We also had in mind asking tn,
Commercial Club to arrange a list O
prizes for boys under 10 years of az,
who would undertake the cultivatio,
OF these plots. We believe the plal
had merit in it but it cannot be car
ried out by us without the lease of tn,
land.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-03-28
ST. JOHNSBURY CENTER.

edith Mclaughlin, Correspondent
At the regular meeting of Shepherd
Pomona Grange held at Lyndon last
Wednesday evening, the following
resolution was voted upon and endOrs-
cd: Be it resolved, That we, the mem
oers of Shepherd Pomona Grange, No
}, desiring to see peace and justice
permanently maintained and eStab-
ished throughout the world, and be-
ieving that THE League to Enforce
Peace offers to mankind the soundest
nd most promising peace movement
low before the nation, do hereby en-
lorse it's proposals and urge all men
md women in Vermont to join US IN
advancing the interests Of the Yer
mont branch of this league. G. Irving
Hall, master.-Mrs. Lillias Huntley is
Tery i'll at her home with the grip
Mrs. Augusta Phelps and daughter,
Grace, of Montpelier came Friday
light to spend few days as guests
If Mr.. and Mrs. 3. A. FarMlam and
amily-Mrs. Addie Page is in Dam
Vile caring for Mrs. Fred Peck.-Mr.
ind Mrs w. E. Harvey, who have
oeen living at ST. Johnsbury for the
,sst few weeks, have returned to then
home here.-.Miss Violet Canning, who
has been seriously, i'll with the measles
is convalescing Mrs. Eugene Emery
has been caring for her.-Mr. and
Mrs. P. w. Stearns spent the week
end with Mr.. Stearns' parents in Or
leans-Mrs. E. A. Gray and three
boys are confined to the house with
the measles Mrs. Gray's sister, Miss
Stella Allen, is caring for them. Mrs
c.. N Whitney returned from a two
weeks visit in Montpelier on Satur
day-Miss Gladys Walter is i'll at he
home with inhammatory rheumatism
Mrs Rhoda Hill has been very Sicl
at her home the past week.-Friend
| of Mr. and Mrs. John Drew ant
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-03-28
list today. young man, end do honor
to the Spirit of 1861.
Committee of Safety

Gov Horace F. Graham has taken
an important step in naming a Ver-
mont Committee of Safety to act with
him in formulating plans for'the state
in preparation for the war which
seems inevitable. The general commit
tee of fifty is headed by all the living
former governors of the state, men
well acquainted with the problems
that come before the state executive,
and the remaining members are men
who have won recognition as men
who do things in business and pro-
fessional life. At the head of the
executive committee is Col. Ira l..
Reeves, the best informed and abless
military man in the state. He has
seen much actual service and is capa-
BILE of giving the best advice along
military lines of any one the govern
or could have chosen.
To this committee will fall momen-
tous tasks. Each member will be
etSheo " give real pdlIlotic service 10
his state and country. We are not
informed of the full duties of this or
ganiZation but we know every man
will accept the responsibilities of the
position with a spirit Of loyalty to the
chief executive of the state and with
determination to do we'll his part
in guiding the people of Vermont tc
the highest and most honorable SER
vice it is their privilege to render.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-03-28
Woman Ready to Do Her Part.

A statement by the officials of the
National Woman Suffrage Associa-
ton declares they are ready to stand
behind the President and aid him as
far as possible in his national policies.
Here is what they propose to do, a
part of which is already underway:
1. The establishment Of employ
ment bureaus for women, with the
promise to protect these women
against exploitation.
2. The increase of the food supply
by the training of women for agricul-
tural work and the elimination of
waste.
3. Americanizing-i. e., by means
Of classes in school centers, to teach
to immigrants national loyalty and in
ternational tolerance.
Continued cooperation with the
Red Cross, in which many of the
members are already active workers
is also promised.
That is an honorable program bu
we hope the men of Vermont will mo-
ask the women of the state to under.
take agricultural work until they have
done their part in the production Of
food by cultivating themselves all thu
land possible this coming summer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-03-28
EAST ST. JOHNSBURY.

(Mrs. G. w. Dodge, Correspondent
Mr.. Chapman of Concord has been
engaged to work in the creamery
r. Z. Montgomery has rented his
house to c. r. Dunn.-Mr. and Mrs.
Wallace Remick, who have been
spending several weeks with her sis
ter, Mrs. H. NJ. Knapp, have returned
to their home in Woodsville.-Mrs
Irving Tyler of Littleton is visiting her
parents, MIR. and Mrs George Wood.
Mrs. John Potter is home after an
extended visit in Barnet.-The ladies'
society will serve q dinner in the veS-
Try Thursday. The committee in
charge is Mrs. John Potter, Mrs. Ella
Potter and Miss Belle Wallace.-The
teachers and pupils of the village
school wish to thank the parents and
others who have assisted in provid-
ing hot lunches for the children who
otherwise would have been obliged to
eat q cold lunch.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-03-28

returned Thursday night from a trip
to the south and other places of in
terest He has been gone about a
month.-Myrtie Bedell was visitor
in st. Johnsbury Thursday evening
Mrs. Glove, the district nurse, was a
visitor in St. Johnsbury Thursday
III. c. Knapp has returned from
few weeks visit in Littleton, n. H,
and go up to E. A. Darling's to work.
---Perlie Dudley is here from Little
ton, n. H. visiting his mother, Mrs.
NJ. e. UNDERGRADUATES Cheney is
home from U. V. NJ. to spend few
days with his parents. DR.. and Mrs.
A. A. Cheney.-Woodard of ST. Johns
bury was business visitor in town
Thursday.-Mrs. Pound is playing in
the pictures. taking Miss Walters
place as she is very i'll with rheumatic
fever.-Mrs. w E. Bushet and daugh-
ter, Rita, were Thursday visitors in
st. Johnsbury.-Pearl Wilmot was a
visitor in st. Johnsbury Wednesday.
Lyndon Institute Notes
Miss Mildred B. Gordon went to
her home in st. Johnsbury Saturday
morning to spend the Easter vacation.
Miss Florence HIATT went to her
home in Groton Friday for week S
visit.-Miss Dorothy Decker has
gone to her home in North Stau-
bridge, P. O., to. spend the vacation
Harry B. Reed went to Williamstown
Saturday for the Easter vacation
| Miss Doris Wheeler went to her home
in Sutton Saturday to spend the Eas-
ter vacation.
Fred Davis of East Burke, was a
business visitor in town Saturday.
Miss Gill has gone to Wells River to
spend the Easter vacation.-Miss Mil
dred Beck of st. Johnsbury has taken
Frances Cree's position as stenogra-
| pher in the railroad office.-Mrs. Will
Gray has been in st. Johnsbury visit
ing for few days with friends and
MISUNDERSTANDING Drown goes te
Haverhill Tuesday to spend the va
| cation with friends and relatives
Claire LIE Bourneau has returned from
weeks visit in Westfeld and Spring
field, MasS.-Lyman Brooks of Shelf
field, was in town Saturday on bust
ness.-P. L. Cheney of Rutland was {
business visitor in town Saturday.
] L. A. Rolfe of ST. Johnsbury was il
town Friday-Mrs. Henry Carter il
| d.
Batcheler has returned from a week
visit to her home in Bradford.-Mrs
Leila Walter who has been caring 70
Mrs Frank Lynch has gone to he
home in West Burke. Mrs. Lynch i
gaining and is able to be up abou
the house.-MisS Blanche CuSSo
came home from Albany Bushes
College Friday night for the Easte
vacation-Mrs. Brown, who is her
from Ayers Cliff, p. O., visiting he
daughter, Mrs. Lee Richardson, ha
returned home.-Several ladies too
a snowshoe hike last Thursday morn
ing and on returning home they wer
treated to an excellent breakfast b
Mrs. John Lincoln.-MrS. H. L. DOyl
went to Newport today where she an
her husband will take possession c
the hotel there.-Miss Pearl WilmC
went to Boston today to spend the va
cation with friends and relatives
Miss Elizabeth LIE Vor is assistin
Mrs Bigelow in the millinery parlor
Miss Doris La Due is working
the telephone office.-Charles Darlin
was in Boston Saturday on business
The Passumpsic Valley Ministers A:
l ISOLATION will hold a meeting Monda
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-03-28

The news dispatches state that
caucus of republican representatives
in Congress has been called for Satur-
day, March 81, and a democratic eau
Gus is called for Friday, March 80.
An unofficial list Of the members Of
the next House shows 214 democrats,
PA republicans, two progressives, one
independent, one prohibitionist, one
socialist and two vacancies. The po-
litical divisions of the House should
not determine its organization of
committees and leadership. In this
hour of national peril a mans Ameri-
canism and ability should count for
much more than his politics or the
length of service he has seen in that
legislative body.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-03-28
A Recruit of 1861.

Here is an account of one young
man who enlisted as a member of the
First Vermont Rerigent in 1851, that
is given in Vermont in the Civil
War;" written by the late G. G. Bene-
dict of Burlington.
"The spirit of these early volun-
teers may be inferred from incidents
similar to the following, which were
occurring all over the state: A young
man working in a saw mill in Jericho
decided to volunteer. Thereupon, by
working all night he got a free day.
in the forenoon of which he rode 20
miles to Burlington to engage a man
to take his place in the mill. He re-
turned to Jericho in the afternoon and
evening; started his saw at II p. m,
and sawed all night; next morning
walked five miles to take the train for
Burlington; enlisted in the company
forming there, drilled three hours and
took the train back; worked all that
night and next day appeared again in
the ranks at Burlington, havine
worked and ridden three days and
nights with but an hour or two OF
rest and less of Sleep"
That was what the young men OF
Vermont would do in 1851 for theil
country. Again the country is calm.
for the enlistment Of young men an(
Vermont must furnish its quota. Her,
in st. Johnsbury 25 young men hay,
been called for to fill the ranks O
Company d before the call comes 70
them to march to regimental head
quarters, but no ono has made an
such heroic response to the call. w
hope, however, the young men of thi
vicinity will respond and enable tn
st. Johnsbury boys to report ful
ranks to their superior officers. En-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-03-28

family will be sorry to know that
they are quarantined in their home in
Detroit with small pox.-Miss Hill of
HardWick is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Glenn Ayer-There will be social
dance in Green Mountain Grange hall
next Thursday evening. Hills novelty
orchestra will furnish muSic.-There
will be grange social and box sup
per in Green Mountain Grange hall
next Saturday evening.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-03-28

1t is evident the dog question is not
settled by the legislature. After kill
ing three bills on that subject another
bill is being drawn. We published on
Saturday a letter from F. W. Bald
win on the dog question in which he
stated we had advocated keeping the
dog for revenue purposes. We have
not advocated any such policy but did
state we did not believe it just to in
crease the taxes upon decent dogs for
the purpose Of revenue. We did ad-
vocate the killing of dogs allowed to
run at will that were discovered doing
damage and f1ning the owners who al
lowed their dogs to run at large and
become nuisance. A statement that
the sheep industry in Vermont has
been killed by the dog can hardly be
substantiated. Any person brought
up in a farming neighborhood who
can remember conditions thirty years
ago must remember that many more
farmers kept dogs then than there are
today and that there are no more
sheep killed by dogs today than then
We wish fewer sheep were killed by
dogs now and believe that the exter.
mination Of unrestrained dogs would
save the sheep. But we also believe
the farmer should be allowed to kee1
useful and orderly dog without pay
ing an excessive tax on the same.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-03-28

and sewed and knit on the supplies
for the soldiers. All through the state
there was a solemn dedication of the
lives of it's young men to the defence
OF the nation, until out of the $4,000
men liable to do military duty nearly
$4,000 volunteered their services. Ten
men out of every hundred of men,
women and children of the state vol
unteered and served the nation.
Wonderful results followed this
wonderful voluntary service of the
Vermonters. A Vermont regiment
was the first to dig Union entrench-
ments, the first to assault a Confeder-
ate fertilization, and the Vermont
troops led the Union column through
the blazing streets Of Richmond in
the closing scenes of the war. No
Vermont troops ever lost their colors
to a rebel. In proportion to popula-
ton, Vermont had more of her sons
killed in battle than any other North
ern state, and gave to the cause of the
Union more lives lost from all causes
than any other state.
That is the record Verm onters have
made in the defence of their country.
They must soon march again to it's de-
fence and all we can ask of the young
men of today is to equal the unflinch-
ing courage, the fervent patriotism
the intense loyalty Of their forefathers
to the cause of America and the
right.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-03-28
VerunOnt'S Part.

Vermont is facing call for it's
young men to join the federal army in
defence of the country. 1t is not the
first time, and the way the men of
the state met former calls is of in
terest at this time. Fourteen years
before this state was admitted to the
Union Vermonters pledged to the
Continental Congress the service of
more than 5000 hardy soldiers, cap
able of bearing arms in defense of
American liberty" They also offered
that Vermont's quota should be
clothed. quartered and paid by the
state of Vermont" That was prob
ably two-thirds of all the men living
in the unorganized territory of the
state at that time.
On April IA. 1861, Gov. Erastus
Fairbanks received from President
Lincoln a call for one regiment of in.
fantry of $50 men from Vermont
The state did not have that number
the necessary knapsacks, overcoats
blankets. camp equipage and rifiet
muskets were secured, and on Apri
10, five days after the receipt of tn,
request, a regiment of men were a
Burlington actively drilling an,
awaiting marching orders.
Public meetings were held in town
and cities. The halls were crowde,
to suffocation, thousands of dollar
were pledged for the support of tn
families of the volunteers during thei
absence. Young men enlisted by tn
score at these meetings. Womel
gathered at the halls and churche