St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-08-22
Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Ladd
Observe Silver Wedding

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Mr.. and Mrs Milo E. Ladd OBJ
served the twenty-fifth anniversary of
their marriage Wednesday at their
home on the Little Rock Farm in
Waterford The occasion was also
the eighty-fourth birthday of Mrs.
Ladd's mother, Mrs. Helen Stockwell,
of Concord, and the eighteenth birth
day of John Robinson of Boston,
cousin, who is spending the summer
there.
Many relatives spent the day with
them, and in the evening about 100
relatives. neighbors and friends gath
cred to show their good will. A pleas
ing program of music and readings
was enjoyed, and greetings were read
from absent relatives. An historical
sketch of the Ladd family since their
arrival in New England in 1888, writ
ten by Mrs. Hannah Hudson, was also
read. Her paper mentioned the two
oldest members of the family living
as Mrs James Ladd Richardson, SO
years old, and Wallace Ladd, aged "a.
The latter, Mrs. Ladd's uncle was
present.
Mrs B. B: Burbank of Concord
called their attention to many nice
gifts of silver, which were brought
and sent to the couple. Both Mr.. and
Mrs. Ladd responded with words Of
appreciation of the good wishes thus
expressed.
Among the greetings by telephone
and mail was one received from an
aged uncle, E. T. Parker, Of Ludens-
port, Ind, and others from relatives
in Modesto, Cal, Mortified, Chicago,
ILL.,, and Grinnell, Iowa.
Among the gifts was a rug of rag
carpeting of handsome design, weaved
by the mother 81 years old. Mrs.
Ladd's brother-in-law, Mr.. Childs, of
Osceola Iowa, was also among those
present Refreshmen of ice cream
and cake were served.
Keeping Vermont Roads In Shape.
People who frequent the highways in
different towns can not have failed to
be impressed by the striking contrast
in methods of maintenance in various
communities. On the road from
Underhill to Cambridge, for example
you may pass man driving a team
with a road drag, and also carrying
q shovel. After q rain has SOftened the
highway SO that ruts are caused, this
public benefactor drives the length of
the highway under his patrol, and the
surface of the roadway is again level
tie holes and ruts. Whenever he comes
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fuls of gravel are needed he throws
some of the material from the side of
the roadway into the track and the
road is as good as before. AS little
stone work out of the new gravel, they
are raked off and the road is left in q
smooth and serviceable shape that
would be a credit to any city.
The patrolman and the people of
that community evidently take pride
in their road and they have just reason
for that pride. We know Of no high
way kept in better condition as q
whole than the road in question. Now
it is easy to figure the cost of frequent
patrol Of this kind covering miles of
slight, and the results in every way
satisfactory.
In other towns we have seen teams
with loads of gravel pass along the
highway and throw a lot of material
in one or two places and leave numer-
Gus small but aggravating holes un-
touched. These, although they make
the road rough, We're evidently not
deemed large enough to require treat
ment. That is where the roadmen were
grievously in error If they would keep
| the small holes filled with gravel,
| there would never be a large hole to
| fill, While the road would be kept in
| constantly good condition and at dim
inished expense.
The fact that Vermont is not putt
ing out large sum in new road work
| this year on account of the war, af-
| fords not the slightest excuse for al
| lowing present roadway to get full Of
holes and rough places. One or two
men at most with a team and q road
| drag can keep miles of highway in
| good repair.
Burlington long offended by allow
ing roadway to go to pieces in this way
| Our department has wonderfully i'm
! proved, but we still occasionally have
men on this repair work who appar-
emily do not know hole when they
see it, while putting gravel on the
surface. If they will drive along after a
shower, they can easily see from the
wet spots where the holes are begin
ming to pound in, needing only shovel
| full or SO of gravel.
The highway between Hoods cross
ing east, of Winooski and the road
leading to the branch driveway to the
! Burlington Light & Power company's
plant at the Winooski gorge, is dis
| grace to any community as was