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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-07-04


Lougee, an academy student, is work
ing for A. ]. Symes.--At a meeting of
the Christian Endeavor Society on
Sunday evening, officers for the: COM
ing year were elected as follows:
President, Marion Nelson; vice presi-
dent, Olive Nolan; secretary, Orpha
Nolan; treasurer, Edwin McKirahan;
membership chairman, William Mel
son: social, Mrs. j. +. Nelson; prayer
meeting, Helen Gibson.-There will be
fellowship service on next Sunday.
The East Ryegate congregation will
worship with the Ryegate people.-A
larger number than usual met in the
vestry of the church on Thursday to
sew for the Red Cross.-The Golden
Hour class has the management of a
social to be held in the church on
Tuesday evening.
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DANvnLE.
Oficers of the Danville Branch of the
Red Cross-PersOnal Items.


Red Cross-Personal Items.
(Mrs. c. w. Bartlett, Correspondent
AT a, meeting of RED Cross mem
bers held in the library last week,
Danville Branch was formed and the
following officers were chosen: Chair
man, Mrs. Harvey S. Dole; secretary
and treasurer, Mrs. Murray D. Glenn
ents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis A. Bigelow and
Miss Dorothy Bigelow of North Read
ing, Mass. and Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph c.
Hill of Ipswich, Mass, were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray D. Clement last
Wedne sday.-Mr. and Mrs. M. NJ.
Stocker, who have been taking motor
trip through Burlington, Grand Isle
and other interesting points, accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Albee
of East HardwicK, returned home
Monday-An interesting ST. Johns
day service was held at the Masonic
hall last Sunday afternoon at 2.3O
o'clock. A male quartet sang selec-
tons and the sermon was delivered by
the Rev. Mr.. Laird of West Danville.
The hall was prettily decorated with
flags, potted plants, ferns and an
abundance of carnations.-MissJ Jean
Gordon of Barre is assisting in the
Caledonia National Bank.-Miss
Simpson of Cambridge, Mass, is at
w c. Enthusiastically Emmons and
George Vance were at Burlington
Monday.-Austin Smith, George
Morse, George Fisher, Ed. Emmons
and George Vance spent Saturday at
Burlington.-Earl Fisher, who is sta
toned with Co. D at Burlington, was
in town over Sunday.-The Willing
Workers met with Mrs. Ruth Petten-
gill on Tuesday afternoon of last week.
Refreshments were served.-Mr. and
Mrs. John Nutting of Northfield,
Mimi, are visiting at John Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Rodgers and
three children, Catherine, Hazel and
Oscar Rodgers, spent Sunday with
their son, Earl Rodgers, at Fort
Ethan Allen in Burlington.-Ra Raymond
Osgood and Eugene Gochee have en-
listed in Co. D.-Mrs. Vera Darling
and son of Wolcott are visiting her
father, Hiram Smith, at Oscar STRAIT
ton's-Mrs. Lue Huntington and two
children, who were called here by the
death of her mother, Mrs. Abbie
Crane, returned Saturday to their
home in Rutland.-Mr. and Mrs Or
man Hooker of Peacham visited her
brother, Foster Greenbank, and wife
the first of the Week.-Mrs. Margaret
ROBBIE and Miss Violet Franz OF St
Johnsbury spent last week at Thur
bers-A social and supper will be
given by the ladies of Diamond Chap
ter at the Masonic hall this week.
Friday night.-Miss Mabel Barlow of
Waltham, Mass, is visiting her cousin
Mrs. Ernest r. Moore.-Washburn
Lodge, No. 90, F. & A. M, will hold
it's regular meeting at the Masonic
hall this, Wednesday, evening
Kate Dennison and father, Mr.. Bah
cock of Quincy, Mass, are spending
two weeks at her home here in town.
Geneva Smith spent last week
with her aunt, Mrs. David Henderson,
and family at St. Johnsbury.-Mr. and
Mrs Silas Bovee are stopping for the
present with their daughter, Mrs
Harry Osgood and family.
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SOUTH WHEELOCK.

(Mrs. Lucy E. Weed, Correspondent
Mrs. Gordon Smith has been sick
the past week.-Mrs.. V. r. Weed has
gone to ST. Johnsbury to visit her
daughter, Mrs. D. III. Pitt.-Mrs. Eva
Grapes of Lyndon Center spent a few
days with her sister, Mrs. Gordon
Smith.-Amos Berry and family of
Sheffield spent Thursday at his father,
George Berry's.-G. L. Gerry and wife
of Wheelock spent Sunday at A. E.
eed's.-Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Noyes
are the happy parents of a baby boy,
born June 24.-Charles Mosher of
Aver Cliff, P. O., Carl Mosher. wife
and son of Boynton, P. O.. and Will
Temple and wife of Browns Hill, P.
O., spent Sunday with Bert Mosher
and family.
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SHEFFIELD.

(Mrs. D. s. Roberts, Correspondent
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Mcdowell are
the parents of twin girls. Mrs Nc
Dowell is very low.-Lois Sheldon was
operated on for adenoids and tonsils
at Brightlook hospital last Tuesday,
Mrs. Seth Allard passed away about
10 o'clock Sunday evening, after an
illness of several weeks-A j. Giffin
and wife and Arthur Bates and Arland
Barber spent Sunday at Derby.-Ray
Wood has moved from Mrs. Ouimby's
tenement to Aaron Gray's house
Children's Day will be observed at
the M. E. church next Sunday.-A. ].
Roberts and wife visited friends in
town Sunday.-Mrs. Eunice Simpson
is visiting at her son Onie,s-Fred
Gays family from New London, N. H.,
visited at Archie HEpatrick's last
week.
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home.-Rev. and Mrs. w. C.. Clark.
Marjorie and Theodore Clark and Mr..
and Mrs Hoyt and. children of I,yn-
donVllle had picnic dinner at Har-
veys Lake Saturday.-Dorothy Drew
mas picked two quarts of field straw
berries.-Mrs. Ed Somers and daugh-
ter, Dorothy, have returned from their
visit in St Johnsbury-Mrs. Charles
Morrill, and son Walter spent Sunday
with her mother, Mrs. Blair, of Nance,
N. H.-Miss Ada Brown is helping out
at James Gilfllan in the absence of
the nurse. who has gone on a two
weeks vacation.
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NORTH DANVILLE.

(Alice P Massey, Correspondent
Mrs. Charlotte Sanborn visited at
Harley Ayers at Danville Thursday
State Deputy Walter Hall and Mrs.
Hall. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Alcott OF St
Johnsbury Center visited North Dan
Vile Grange Thursday evening.-Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Powers of st. Johns
bury Center were visitors at }. D.
Stevens Sunday-Isaac Stanton and
Mrs c.. c. Massey were in Concord,
N. H., Saturday.-There will be an
ice cream festival at Weeks hall We'd
nesday evening, July 4, given by the
Junior Order of Rising Sun Council,
No. "a, for their families and 1rlends
a special invitation is given to all
school children Of the place to come.
IT is free.-Mr. and Mrs. c. c. Massey
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. e.
M. Massey, at st. Johnsbury Center
Sunday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-07-04
WESTMORE.
(Doris Spafford, Correspondent
Community Services at Willoughby
Lake.

NDOiio SOTI ~
Community Services at Willoughby
Lake.
The residents and visitors at Will
loughby Lake have in prospect this
summer an exceedingly interesting Sc
ries of Sunday services under the di-
rection of the Rev. Wilbur Rand, and
committee representing the West
more Church and the summer colony.
Preachers and university professors of
State and national reputation have
been secured as speakers at Sunday
morning services during July and Au-
gust. The music will be under the di-
rection of Professor Walter Ruel
Cowles of the musical department Of
Yale University, whose musical enter
tainmentS last summer gave great
pleasure to the Willoughby Lake resi-
dents. The morning services begin at
II o'clock. Next Sunday, July 8, DR..
Charles F. Kent, professor of Biblical
literature in Yale College, will speak
on "The Possibilities of the Modern
Community Church" Among the 9TH
er speakers of the summer are the
Rev. Raymond G. Knox, chaplain of
Columbia University; Prof. Rockwell
of Union Theological Seminary; the
Rev. Mr.. Record of Springfield, Mass;
Prof. J. W. jerks of New York Uni
versity; the Rev. Mr.. Boyd, Vermont
State Sunday School superintendent;
the Rev. Mr.. Merrill of st. Johnsbury;
the Congregational State secretary,
and Others The Sunday School SER
vices at IL o'clock will be under the
direction of Chaplain Knox, and many
of the summer visitors have volun-
teered as teachers. A most cordial in
vitation is extended to all summer and
visitors at Willoughby Lake
to join in these unique services.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-07-04
GREENSBORO.
Geo. A. Porter, Correspondent

Geo. A. Porter, Correspondent
At the lake the cottages are begin
ming to show life. The season has
been so cold and backward that most
of the people who come early, have
this year delayed. The Sanborns came
June ~, and are located as usual at
Birch Lodge. The Stones, except the
professor, who is teaching at Hamp-
ton, have been here since the first of
June The Eichelbergers, Drs. George
and Gilman Wheeler with their fam
lilies have just arrived.-The war has
made a great change. There is but
one young man from Is to 30 here,
and he has enlisted. Many of the
cottages have been leased, and new
faces are being seen on the streets.
The fishing could hardly be worse.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-07-04
LYNDON CENTER.

mildred G. Rivers, Correspondent
Mrs. Emma Campbell and grand
children from Fairhaven, Mass, are
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Frank
Dresser Abbie Colby is work
ing for Mrs. Atwood Caswell-Mr
and Mrs. Ernest Fowler from Rich
mond, P. l., is visiting her sister, Mrs
Harland Batchelder, few days-Mrs.
Dubois and three children from Or
leans is visiting her sister, Mrs. Lydia
Chaffee, a few days:-Miss Hazel
Chaffee is visiting relatives at Hard
wick.-B. r. Lyster has been spend
ing few days with his mother, Mrs.
W. HI. Lyster.-Mr. and Mrs Fred I.
Powers and children from Peacham
have been spending a few days with
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Bunker.-Mrs
James Robinson and daughter, Althea,
have returned from a visit at Derby
Center-Mr. and Mrs. Ola Downer are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hender-
son at Lisbon, N. H., few days.-An-
ME Curtis had her adenoids removed
Thursday at her home.
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KIRBY.

Mrs w P. Russell, Correspondent
r. F. Powers and wife and b. r.
Perham and wife returned last week
from a weeks visit with friends IN
Boston, making the trip in Mr.. Per-
hams utomobile.-Mrs. Bertha Lang
and little daughter from Monroe, N.
H.. are visiting at John Langs.-Mrs.
E. H. Mitchem, Mrs. Dustin Griggs
and Mrs. Clarence Weber are camp
ing at. Joe's Pond in Danville.-The
Ladies' Aid meeting with Mrs. Morse
was wen attended and the sewing was
on Red Cross work The next meeting
will be with Mrs. Ella Nickerson
Thursday, July II.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-07-04
. Rad SPRING FOR WOMEN.

The late. cold and damp spring
seems to have been particularly severe
on the health of women, and many are
suffering from backache, rheumatic
pains, aches and palms in sides. joints
and, muscles, lumbago and other all
ments caused by overwork or disor-
dered kidneys or bladder. Mrs T. J..
Bucknell, Hardy. Neb., writes: Il am
recovering from an attack of lumbago
by the aid of Foley Kidney Pills. They
surely help me-" Women seem pecu-
liariy liable to kidney trouble, and no
symptom should be neglected.-CHAS.
A, SEARLES & co.
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List of Teachers.

List Of Teachers. =
The complete list of teachers as they
will take their positions when the fall
term opens follows: -.
Junior High School-Robert Mer-
rin, principal; teachers, Miss Evere
Eastman, Miss Anna Stevens, Miss
Katherine Hubbell, Miss Mabel Nc
Cray; and Miss Daisie Richards, Latin
and French.
Summer Street School-Grade I,
Lydia H. Beck; Grade II, Beatrice M.
Ranney; Grade III A, Eva l.. Wilde;
Grade " B, Beulah Mcfarland; Grade
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Rural School Changes.


Miss Grace Cobb, of the Stark
School, is transferred to the ST. Johns
bury Center School in place of Mary
Hubbell. Her place at Stark will be
taken by Miss Grace Phelps; Miss
Clara Carpenter will teach the Bible
Hill School in place of Miss Mary
Brill; Miss Marguerite Vance will
teach the Goss Hollow School in place
of Miss Lola Hawkins; Rhoda ODER
will teach the Fairbanks School in
place of Miss Nellie Manchester, who
takes Mrs. Emma S. TOusant's posi-
ton in the Maple Street School. Mrs.
Tousant has secured a two years leave
of absence to take a course at the
Bridgewater, Mass, Normal School;
Miss Hazel Lyster takes the place of
Miss Annie Fisher at the Four Corners
School.
Mrs. Adele B. Cushman of East St:
Johnsbury will supervise garden work
in st. Johnsbury and East ST. Johns
bury, in place of summer school work
this season. This is a war measure
taken by the State Board of Education.
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UPTURE

We guarantee every trus
we fit to hold the rupture per
fsctly, to be easy and comfort.
able. to give complete satisfae
ton in every way.
Welcome B. Eastman
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Changes in staff.

Changes in Staff.
Robert Watts, of Attleboro, has been
appointed instructor of manual train
ing in place of Leon H. Baxter, re-
signed. Mr.. Watts work has attract
much attention in the past and should
maintain the excellent standard set by
Mr. Baxter. Mr.. Baxter leaves to take
very desirable position in a new high
school in Lynn, Mass.
Among the designations and trans
fers are: Miss Glen Roundy, who for
some time taught Grade " A at the
Summer Street School. Miss Roundy
has resigned. Her place will be taken
by Miss Winifred Drew of the Port
land Street School by transfer; Miss
Florence A. Day, Grade VI A, resigned.
Place will be taken by Miss Verna
Sears; Miss Winifred Drew Grade ",
place will be taken by Miss Marguerite
Esdon of the Summer Street School;
Miss Elizabeth Jones will take the
Sixth Grade of the Portland Street
School, in place of Miss Mia Olcutt,
and continue to act as principal.
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CHANGE MADE in
TEACHING FORCE
Continued from Page onel


penmanship. geography 8, general sci
ence /. physical training 1. Elective:
French 3, typewriting 81.
Grade VIlI-Subjects required and
number of Rotations per week: Eng
lish So, history Sc, community civics
2, mathematics So, general science (for
boys) 3. shop work 2, home economies
2, music 2, drawing, either mechanical
or freehand, /; physical training l.,
penmanship. Elective: FEdnch 8,
Latin 3, typewriting q. q
p
+These courses require four periods
a week of recitation. and one period of
supervised study.
mot offered in 1917-1S. ~
IN! let
Students in Grade VII may elect
French. Students in Grade VIII may
elect either French or Latin, or both.
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-09

baby society became aware that the Duke and Duchess
drifting apart. He chi oyng himself in
Paris Monte Carlo and other CAV resorts while the Duchess
was occ,nied with hor children in ENGLAND
M n,, III. ,,,
" t"e N"' e'' '"usn'! "ieeiins an anu n's coh'
tc1 al ms peEod was ehtrcE IN keeping WIN his ap-
Society heard stories OF his hcartcssness
toward his charming and amiable wife She suffered for
soma time from mn affection or a car that a,eed bar co,
;,h, ,,;, I LII. ,ot ~, rI - - 49,,
I GU pun ~ '7 ' INC ','Ne ~ "a' e,'u-
Id! reported Shoco al her harshy ana referred ufeet
ngy 10 this aimen 1t was also stated that he spoke dis
gngy of her father anG mother and Of all the Van
derb family
Tho a,;-,ar :. a., T,,,o.. ,o;o =, l.,
.."N -. D''"' ~ V..', i.u ""e" "e "
gan 10 pa! marked aehtion 10 Deaullfu American GIRL
former friend OF the Duchess who led life OF Bohemian
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-09
For Ten Years the Spirited Young American Hre Refused
to Listen Royaltys Appeals for Reconciliation but
Now Returns to Her Duke for Reasons of Her Own

A FTER ten years o. complete separation Consueo
N Vanderbilt, Duchess of Marlborough, popua,ly
known Our American Duchess has forgi, Ell
her erring Duke
Information received from London proves that il was
only by extraordinary proofs moral reform that the
Duke won the forgiveness Of his high spirited American
wife Not the least of these marks of reform was his self
sacrifice i'll turning his ancestral park Bienhem Palace
into farm for the goo! of his country.
Since the Duchess first refused 10 live with her husband
Oil account Of his her whole Lie has bee! devoted
10 noble public works and charities while his during
the earlier penod was one of cynical sefndugcncc She
refused all appeals to condone his offences was only
when ne convinced her of complete change of that
she forgave him.
For many years the Duchess has represented the finest
type Of American society woman, beautiful high spirit.
ed and independent yet charming, sympathetic and gen.
ero's Her marriage TO the Duke of Marlborough at ST
Thomas Church, New York on November G. 1895 was
OF the Spectacular in American social his
tory The young Duke descendant Of Encland's mos,
famous soldier, held position that almost royal-n.
deed, among his minor titles which he did not faunt was
that of Prince Of the Holy Roman Empire dignity
conferred by the German Emperor upon The first Duke
Little was known about the Young Dukes character
put ms ancestral estates considerable of fresh
capital! chiefly owing his deceased fathers cxrayarancos
There were long conferences between The Duke LAWYERS
and the Vanderbilt representatives # Was understood
mat '" N Vanderbilt gave his daughter dowrv OF $40
oooooo and settled an annuity Of 100000 wear for lie
upon the Duke
Their carly English society seemed happy and
brilliant The Duchess great social popularity bv bcr
grace. charm and amablity The late King Edward VII
then Prince OF Wales bestowed his approval on her She
was one OF the distinguished figures at the court; The
I)uchcss expended immense her social career il;
England The Aarlboronghs had lost their original town
house which had become tho property Of the rova fam;l
curing the eighteenth century The Duchess decided that
the Marlborough should have own house worthy of
historic title ana set about The building Of Sunderland
house the hnes house in Mayfair The fashionable resi-
DENTAL quarter Of London. Upon this project she evrn
Sla]ly expended about So 100000
Two sons were born TO the Duchess the older Of whom
is known as The Marquis OF Bandford and ia destined n
inherit the dukcdom while the other is Lord Ivnr Snen.au
Churchill While the second boy born in 1898 was still
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The Duke has grown wheat, barley, rye and oats
on various parts Of his park. The deer were driven
INTO an enclosure because they wasefu and grad
uaily Killed Tor food purposes. The Duke made scien-
tnc study OF the best to which the various kinds Of
SOIL IN his park fitted Where the grass was rich tho
ground was reserved pasture for cattle sheep
a considerable part Of the great lawn in front of the
palace was dug and planted with homey cabbages and
potatoes.
In the second year Of his experiment the Duke is said
TO have obtained large crop of wheat barley oats
from his park any farm Of similar size in England
could show.
Not content with this contribution the economic well
fare of his country the Duke turned Benhem Palace into
covalesccnt home for wounded soldiers. He reserved
for himself only small living quarters
The Of the interior of the palace for the soldiers
required the cooperation of the Duchess and this brouc
the cstranged couple into communication again The
Duchess then realized that her husband had carried ON
patriotic and phanthropic work equang any in which
she interested.
The Duchess had always refused to the sgops.
ton of outsiders though they were the King and
Queen that she should become reconced to her husband
for the sake OF appearances because she that he
had not repented of his objectionable conduct but now
she saw evidences of real change of heart and she was
deeply touched.
On the Duke S forty sixth birthday she met him amid
the wrecks of war whom he had sheltered at Benhem
Palace There followed interview in the Duke private
apartment and the world knows that the Duchess then
said:
Il forgive you fully
Thus the great has worked another of it's miracles,
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Far hosamond had her bower in the days Of King
Henry il, and here that Queen Eleanor pursued
her and put her TO death 176 according to an ancient
legend.
The ornamental park in which Blenheim Palace stands
is twelve miles III circumference and contains temples
fountains and beautiful gardens 1t until recently
we'll stocked with deer The entire estate surrounding il
about 10000 acres
Whatever Marlboroughs faults may have been he was
always intensely interested in the preservation and bcaut
Tying OF Blenhem Palace and this continued to he his
most serious interest down the outbreak Of the war
During the first of the war he went to France as
officer on the staff OF General French His record was
perfectly credtabc but he not robust or suited for mill
ary service, and he returned home after brief period
The Duchess. upon the outbreak of the great conflict
naturally turned her phanthropc energies largely in the
direction of war work She organized societies that cared
for the families Of thousands soldiers and nsed many
wounded men,
She has an interest in what happens on the Blenbeim
estate for much of her money has been invested in t. One
day she amazed to hear that the Duke was nophno
up his beloved ornamental gardens and converting them
into farm On his return from war he decided that
the best way of being Of service his country was to
much food possible and thus lessen the growing sb
marine Therefore he sacrificed the beautiful orna
mental gardens, which had been the pride Of the family
for centuries.
Greet Britai
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-09

PIdCe 1HdI TIC AID IT'S fanlTV planned his mar
rlage to an American heiress large share of
Consuelo Vanderbit's millions went toward
the restoration Of the palace
Blenheim Palace is huge pile of stone. a
place of crushing dignity, designed by the
Dutch architect Sir John Vanbrugh 1t was
given to the first Duke of Marlborough by
Queen Anne in gratitude for his famous victory
at Blenheim. The estate on which it stands
had been royal possession for centuries, and
the Duke still holds it nomnally as tenant Of
the Crown. Il was on this historic manor that
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and Duchess but she refused more to permit anv in
reference with her private affairs.
And what was the Duke doing while his neglected wife
was making herself universally beloved In the earlier
years OF their separation he did little but pursue pleasure
and selfindulgcncc The least selfish sentiment which he
displayed was strong devotion his ancestral home and
estate Blenhcm Palace 1t 10 maintain this famous