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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-19
Trustees Tender Reception
to&. J. Academy Faculty

e Saturday evening a reception was
given by the Academy trustees in the
auditorium of the Academy building
to the new principal and faculty. Ad-
dresses were delivered by Hon. Henry
c. Ide, a graduate of st. .Johnsbury
Academy, class of '62 and later the
second principal, and also by Elisha
May, Esq, and Principal Davis. Sc
lections from an excellent musical
program arranged by Miss Ella
Brownell interspersed the speaking.
The speakers of the evening were
introduced by Perley F.. Hazen. Judge
Ide spoke of the different fields o
service in which the Academy grad
yates have been prominent Elisha
May in his address compared the
troops who were passing through
Johnsbury with the Academy yolun-
teers of 81. Principal Davis told of
the different factors necessary for the
school to do it's best work and as
sured the trustees that he realized
his own responsibility as principal of
such an institution.
The Kramboinoff trio gave several
pleasing selections and Miss Marjorie
French entertained with readings
Solos by Miss BroWnell, and two Sc
lections by the faculty ladies' quartet
consisting of = NJ isses Davidson. Still
son, Smiley and@Brownell were much
enjoyed. s. = +
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-19
PLANS CHANGED
FORCAR[RYlM
DRAF QJlU'||Tl.A
Each State to Send its Men
on One Day Will Limit
Transfer Confusion
VERMONT MEN GO
ON SEPTEMBER 10
Governors of the States
Endorse Plan and
Will Cooperate

Aver. Mass, Sept. 16.-Plans for
the movement of the next draft quota
of 40 per cent of the National Army
cantonment here were announced at
headquarters tonight. The schedule
which was arranged by the American
Railway Association and confirmed by
the army authorities provides that
each state shall send its quota in q
body on particular day instead of
spreading the transfer over the five
days allowed for the completion OF
the movement. The entire 40 per
cent. quotas from Maine. New Hamp-
shire, Vermont and Rhode Island,
more than 5000 in all, will be the
first arrivals. They are due Sept. 10.
On the following. day the Connecti-
cut quota of $3.50 is scheduled to
reach here. The quota of Massachu-
sets, exclusive of Boston,. numbering
6,O21, will come on September Il.
The northern New York quota Of
1880, on Sept. ~; and the Boston
contingent of 1900, on Sept: %.
Telegrams from the governors of
Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont
and Maine, gave their endorsement to
the schedule. Governor Reyes Of
New Hampshire said plans had been
made to send the men from that state
in groups on each of the. five days but
that the order would be changed to
agree with the train arrangement as
outlined. The, New York contingent
was to have come on Sept. 26, accor
ing to the original plan, but a tele-
gram from Gov. Whitman gave as
surance that their arrival would be
set forward four days in conformity
with the new schedule.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-19
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QUART OF MILK
C0SlSiSIX CENTS
Cost Of Production Set at
That Standard by the
Commerce Chamber.

Boston, Sept. 12.-The average cost
of producing quart of milk on a New
England farm is six cents and the
same milk laid down in Boston costs
from seven to eight cents according
to a report issued by the committees
on agriculture of the Boston Chamber
Of Commerce tonight.
THE difference between this cost of
production and the retsil price," says
the report, lis .madeaup of processing,
delivery, collection, breakage of bot
tied, bad bills, and profits. A survey
Of these factors is now being made
The committee report is based on an
inspection of $50 farms representing
$1,000 cows or, more than 100000
quarts of milk year. It was found
that feed purchased by. farmers for
cattle increased in cost approximately
It's per cent in a year.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-19
RAILROAD STOCK
HOLDERS MEET
Officials Of St. Johnsbury
end Lake Champlain
r. r. Elected for Year.

TT the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the St. Johnsbury and
LaIc ChampIain railroad held here
yesterday H. E. Folsom of Lyndonville
was elected president, F. G. Mayo of
ST. Johnsbury, clerk and treasurer,
and H. R. Wheeler of Boston, assist
ant treasurer. s' 81 ~ - '-5>t.
Many prominent railroad officials Of
New England were present at the
meeting, which topk place in the Of
flee of Assistant Superintendent Fred
c. Mayo. Among the. stockholders at
tending were: James H. Hustis, tenn
porary receiver of the Boston & Maine
railroad; Frederick G.. fleetwood, sec
rotary Of state, William j. Hobbs,
vice president and comptroller of the
Boston and Maine. H. e. Folsom of
Lyndonyille, division superintendent
of the E. & M. r. r., Harry Blodgett
and. Charles Stevens of st. Johnsbury.
The board of directors elected for
the ensuing year is composed of
Senator Carroll S. Page, Hyde Park;
Secretary of State Frederick G. Fleet
wood, Morrisville; Receiver of Boston
&c Maine r. r. James H. Hustis of
Winchester, Mass; William j. Hobbs
vice president B. & NJ. r. r., Maiden
Mass; Harry B. Day of Boston, Mass.
Alvah w. Sulloway, Franklin, N. H.
II. E. Folsom Lyndonville; Charles
H. Stevens and Harry Blodgett of St
Johnsbury.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-19
Crowd Cheers Connecticut Men
Bound For Overseas Service

Three train loads Of, United States
troops passed through st. Jolfnsbury
from the south Saturday afternoon and
evening. The first went north short
~ after 3 O'Clock in the afternoon,
while the other two arrived here
about Land $40 in the evening. The
first train did gnot6 stop and WAS said
to contain the second hospital unit,
while the other two heavily loaded
trains contained Connecticut troops
mostly9ofs what was the former 102nd
regiment of that state: Is There Weresa
very few Vermont troops among the
number, of the former Barre and
Montpelier companies.
Thousands turned out to greet the
boys when once it became known that
troop trains We're passing through and
by the time the, third train pulled in,
the station was packed with people
and theyserowds extended backsto the
| approach to 1.-THE ] depot. Parents,
wives and sweethearts of boys in. the
service came, erowding. as near as pos
sible to. the ears, hoping that their
lgdcar ones were not ON board, but IL
they were, longing for a chance to
say goodby.
Are there any Vermont troops on
board? The question in hundred
anxious hearts found utterance before
| the line of cars. had come to halt.
The answer, Of the boys I'M gshaki-No
or very few, while relieving. the feel
| .ofrthose on the lookout for sons,
husbands and brothers, :4yet in a way
| aroused a ceiling of sorrow for fear
+ they would not have tho pportnnity
TO say goodby befDf g their own boys
left. 1T was not, forgotten by the, hun
dreds at the station and although they
had never seen any of those aboard
| the train and were not likelyato again,
Vet they were part of Uncle Sam S
| army and should have a royal God
speed. Some of the boys ON the train
| asked if there was a "hash house
near where they could send for a piece
Of pie. They extended the money
! through the ear window For once
| Uncle SANS currency wasn't good in
st. Johnsbury. Hell--came the re-
Spouse from one below, you'll have the
pie and anything else if. you'll name
| it. A rush to the nearest bakeries and
| eating houses ensued and what it was
| possible to get on the spur of the mo-
ment the boys had. The crowd chip,
ped for ten thousand cigarettes which
were passed out to one trainload.
Emotions were at a straining point
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-19
College Club Holds the
First Meeting Of Season,

The College club held the first meet
ting of the fall season Saturday after
noon at the home of Mrs. George f.
Cheney on Highland avenue. There
was a large attendance including sew
eral young ladies who are entering
college this fall.
The program consisted of a talk by
Principal Merrill of the Junior High
school on the courses offered at the
school. He answered questions freely
and gave clear idea of the work
to be done this year by the ZIG boys
and girls IN attendance;
Retire. shments were served by the
hostess assisted bySMiss Mary Ely and
Miss Eva L. Wilde. a 1
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-19
l'IgHF

as the crowd watched and talked tc
the boys in Khaki. Everyone seemed
to feel the solemnity of the hour. l;
was one of the first real touches o.
war ST. Johnsbury had had, and it
brought home the fact that somewhere
scattered throughout the great Ma
tiona1 Army loved ones formerly o!
Company D and other branches of the
service were also preparing to depart
for the battle front. The though
seemed to be in each persons mind,
perhaps some one, somewhere, will
give our boys the last touch of home
Here and there elderly women were
softly crying because they too had
sons in the army. These were some
=body's boys and they were mothers.
Wives wept for absent husbands and
tho tenseness of the occasion commun-
icated itself to the men present in the
crowd. One man was heard to say as
another called attention to the hand
kcrchiefs in use, II don't blame them
"a bit, I feel like it myself
The men on the train while weary,
from the long ride seemed to be in
good spirits and as one of them said,
We're glad to be on the move after
spending three months in camp"
Among some there WAS a certain
usefulness, possibly as they thought
of friends and dear ones at home. IN
conversation with one. boy who could
scarcely have been out of his teens,
the information was given that it was
only As. miles to- the border. A sec
ond's siIence--then, "Gee!" Only an
expression, but the tone in which it
was said gave the hearers Tightening
Of the throat smarting of the eyes,
some turned away to hide their feel
ings. One man gave vent to throat,
damn Emotion? Yes, but be-
hind it all was a feeling of loyalty to
the men in khaki about to leave ev-
erything worth while behind to fight
and possibly die for their country.
The expressed thoughts of every man
present gave proof of that.
AS the starting signal was given,
those on the platform pushed near
, to grasp a hand of some man leaning
from the car windows. The boys
smiled back their thanks for St.
Johnsbury's hearty reception. The
train gathered momentum, and the
goodbys and Godspeeds arose in one
prolonged cheer as another unit of
Uncle Sans boys in Khaki continued
on their way to possibly Somewhere
in France" Il
s-AS I
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-19
CANNING CLUBS
DEMONSTRATE WORK
REPRESENTATIVES, from st. JOhnsburY
and Lyndonvillc Chosen to Go To
II. Springfield Exhibit.

eaThen members of the Canning Club
formed in connection with the Domes-
tic Science work in the public schools,
held a, series of demonstrations in can
ming on Saturday morning at the
Summer Street school. The demon
STATIONS were in competition with the
club from Lyndonville under the di
rectien of Miss Newton. Each club
WAS represented by three teams of
three girls each. and the object of the
sSprk was to determine which girls
should be chosen as a team to repre-
sent the Lyndonville and st. Johnsbury
Clubs at, Springfield. Mass, in the
Boys, and Girls Exhibition of club
work, The judging was left to the
club members and as the result of the
mornings work, these girls were chos-
.en to- represent the clubs:
;Lyndonville-Mild Rivers, Doris
Rogers; st. Johnsbury, Eleanor Stone,
Helene Carruthers
aasThese girls will demonstrate can
ming at the Springfield Exhibition anu
Will strive to win the State of Yer
: mont championship. Aside from these
-four, girls, several other girls from
both st. bloomsbury and yLyndonville
Will go to Springfield with Miss New
ton and Miss Waring as club repre-
sentatives. 1t has been said that GER
tainly this work with the girls is
worthy of the support of the COM
munity and in their efforts to raise
funds to defray expenses of sending
the girls to Springfield, it is hoped
that all will cooperate. A sale of food
and canned gods prepared by the clut
girls and the Domestic Science De
partment, of the public schools will b,
Held in the near future, and the pro
seaeds4 will be used for TIE Springfield
trip, Among the girls present at The
Saturday morning contest were:
ii, .Lorene Mayo, Alma Reed, Gertrude
Tinker, Edna Day, Barbara Gray, Hell
sene Carruthers. Grace Clark, Eloisi
Rogers. Desneiges Drolet, Mildred
Rivers, Evelyn Adams, Christine Hunt
Hazel Huntoon, Marion Tillotson
Della Wright. Katherine Crofton. Hor
sfense, Stanton. Eunice Silsby, kathleen
sill. Marjorie Powell, Bessie Harri
Eleanor Stone. Hazel Wilkins. Aim;
.4Meigham, Doris Morriell. Marion Bah
.fQck Doris Rogers, Margaret Brook
tsfssrE sst~s+ 49, -.s
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-19
Vcrmonters Interested.

The sale of the town of Lincoln, n.
II. recently by three Henry brothers to
the Parker & Young company is OF
particular interest to Vermonters. The
head of the purchasing company is
Martin A. Brown of Wilmington and
H. E. Parker, q former president OF
the Bradford, VT, Opinion, was a
member Of the Parker& Young Co.
The price, paid was approximately
$3,000.O00.
The sale of the Henry outfit is one
of the biggest realty deals on record
in New Hampshire. With the vast
Woodlands in. the neighborhood or
10000 acres, mostly spruce, a lot Of
which is, virgin forest, went fully
equipped railroad of about Ia miles,
passenger. freight and lumber cars,
LOGON otivGS, etc, more than 100 dwell
| ling houses. an opera house. a So
: room hotel, which cost $4,000 to
build some years ago, q hospital, I,
general store doing a business of
100000 a year, saw mills, pulp and
paper mills. five fully equipped lum-
| Der camps with Accommodations for 40u
| hands, automobiles, boarding houses
and valuable water rights, in Guiding
! a town water system.
! The Parker & Young company has
| factories in Lisbon, n. H., and Orleans
/ Vermont, and owns large tracts OF
timberlands in several places in addi
| ton to the one recently purchased
The sale at Lincoln brings nearly al
| of the immense uncut timber dlstric
of the PemigewasSet valley under ont
control, exclusive of many acres pre-
lviously cut which have been sold t.
the United States Government as
part of the immense White Mountain
forestry reservation. Lincoln is sail
Ito be the cleaneSt lumber town in tn
country where everybody is demo
cratic and capital and labor worl
hand in hand-Brattlebor Reformer
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-19
Engagement. Announced.

Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Aldrich OF
Lyndon have announced the engage
ment of their daughter, sVerna May.
to Second Lieutenant Earl H.eGLang
Of the 18th division u. S. National
Army. Lieutenant Lang is the son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. #. Lang of Lyndon
and was with Co. D of. st. -Johnsbury
before the first Vermont regiment was
incorporated with the National Army.
Miss AIdrich attended Lyndon Insti-
tute and is. popular with the younger
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-19
ARE You.uNIIlckY,

Most sickness is traced to careIess-
ness or neglect, but unfortunates who
suffer from hay fever or asthma can
attribute their ailments to bad luck,
In August the air is full of potien and
dust that cause trouble for some, yet
others are never bothered. No remedy
does more to relieve hay fever and
asthma than Fo1ey's Honey and Tar.
the well known family medicine for
coughs, colds and Group. 1t clears and
sooths the afflicted nose, throat and
bronchial tubes. CHAS. a. SEARLES &
co.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-19
The Vail School.

The Vail Agricultural School at Lyn-
don, according to announcement made
elsewhere, opens Sept 25th for the
current year. Rollo G. Reynolds,
executive officer of the commissioner
Of education, will be in charge Of this
school, for a time at least Mr. Rey-
nolds has had successful experience as
head of educational institutions in
Vermont. In view of the scarcity Of
men of tried ability in expert agricul-
tural instruction, due to a variety Of
causes at this time the state board OF
education, to which the two agricu1-
tural schools of the state were commit
ted by the present legislature, con-
sders itself fortunate in being able to
spare so good man from it's regular
force for this duty.
1t Will be noted from the prospectus
that a number of innovations are to be
introduced at Lyndon. The full cour--
will be of q successive months, in
stead of two years of about eight
months each. The purpose in view is
to instruct pupils in agriculture when
agriculture is at its maximum activity,
/. e., during the summer months It is
then that boys can be taken into the
fields and shown the practical side of
improved crop culture with best pros
poets of result
Another feature is the calendar ar
rangement by which each OF the pro-
ductives months will have for it's sub
ject the matter of chief importance on
the farm for that particular month.
Still another innovation will be the
ity' DIV
at the beginning of any month, with
chance to complete the years course
Internationally, SO long as they cover
the II calendar months.
A model farm at the Lyndon school
has been carved out of the vast Vail
property, of dimensions and equipment
sufficient to typify the ordinary Ver-
mont farm, and the conduct of this
farm will be the project enterprise of
the school. The curriculum will be in
tensely practical, the winter months
| only being devoted principally to the
science of agriculture. Field and
| demonstration work with capable in
struction will form the basis of the
course. -
- These ideas of agricultural educa-
ton are not altogether individual
theories, but have been submitted to
and approved by some of the best
| government authorities. at Washington,
as we'll as experts elsewhere. A splen-
did opportunity is offered at Lyndon
for their working out. Should the re-
suits the first year prove satisfactory,
it is likely that a similar schedule will
be established at the other state agri-
cultural school at Randolph Center
Herald and News.
W. A. Wright returned Sunday
! from Boston, where he has been on
business, accompanied by his brother,
Sergeant Charles S.r7Wrig1ht Of Fort
Strong, who will remain here few
| DAYS. sssaz sE5
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-19
ACADEMY TRUSTEES
ELECT OFFICERS

At meeting of the trustees of ST.
Johnsbury Academy held Saturday af-
ternoon the following officers and
trustees were elected for the ensuing
year: President, Henry Fairbanks:
president, G. H. Merrill; secretary
and treasurer, Edward T. Fairbanks;
assistant secretary and treasurer,
Perley F. Hazen. E. II. Cowles was
made trustee vice ]. H. Brooks re-
signed
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-19
answers 4sfiIl Alarm.

the house Of Thomas Santalucito on
Fosters avenue. about SIS Sunday
night. A very quick run was made
but the blaze was very slight and had
been sextinguished before the fire
truck arrived
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-19

Eleanor Bowman, Matilda Howe
Anita Beauchesse, Addine Collins, Boa
trice Darling, Sibyl Barber, Ruth
Smith, Kathleen Muzy, Bernice La
motto, Doris Spencer Germaine Beau
chesne, Anna Dahlbeck, Hortense
Bemis. Helen Whitney, Erva Hail,
Mariange Bcauchesne, Jennie Bell.
Eva Lynch, Dorothy Russell, Ruth
Meigham.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-19
IYNDONvILI1EM MAN IS "a
AMONG. THE WOUNDED /,
OF CANADIAN FORCES

Ottawa, Canada. Sept -16.-
The Canadian casualty list given
out today mentions J. G. Carr,
Lyndonville, VT, among the
: wounded.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-19

Miss Agatha ellis, who has been
visiting in town as the guest of Miss
Alice Roach has returned to her homo
in Berlin. y. II. Miss Lillian Burns
of Whitefield, n. H, spent the week
end With Miss Roach.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-09-19

W. A. Wright returned Sunday
from Boston, where he has been on
business, accompanied by his brother,
Sergeant Charles S.r7Wright' Of Fort
Strong, who. will remain here few
days. Sc
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-25

I The contractor shall be paid in
bonds, bearing the rate of five, per
cent. (5 per cent? per annum. =
No bid will be received. unless the
party offering it, shall furnish evidence
satisfactory to the Board Of Local I'M.
provements that he has the necessary
facilities, ability and pecuniary re-
sources to fulfill the conditions Of the
contract and execute the work, should
DO awarded to him.
Elders will examine the ordinances
maps, stats, plans and specifications
and also The locality in which said
work is 70 be done and Judge for
themselves all Of the conditions and
circumstances affecting the cost and
nature Of the work.
The Board OF Local Improvements
reserves the right to reject any and
all bids, as authorized by law.
Dated at Ottawa, Illinois. this 10th
day Of April. 1917.
f. F. BRADFORD. 7.s" As
Mayor and President OF the
Board Of Local improvements.
w. w Curtis, City Clerk.
GEORGE L. FARNSWORTH, (.
Public Engineer and Secretary
OF the Board Of Local I'm.
provements.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-25

1t Is estimated that there will be
about the following amounts of work
to be done and materials to be furnish
Cd: 4,543 Gu. yds. of excavation, 4,602
lin. It. combined concrete curb and
gutter, 176 lin IT, concrete crossing
curb, 16 crossing plates, 1,011 III yds.
concrete foundation, 6l5 Gu. yli.gnf
sand, 9,156 So yds Of brick pavement,
grout filler for 9,155 so. yds. brick
pavement and 10 tons Of asphalt.
Said Improvement shall be con.
structed and made in accordance with
the ordinance providing for the same
and the maps, plats, plans and speci.
flcations for the same on file in the
office OF the Public Engineer Of said
Board.
Proposals must be made on blanks
furnished by said Board and In com.
pliance with the instructions thereto
attached, which can be had on applica.
ton to the Public Engineer, and must
be accompanied by cash or by check
payable to the order of the President
OF said Board of Local improvements
In his official capacity, certified by a
responsible bank for an amount of not
less than ten per cent. Go per cent }
OF the aggregate Of the proposal.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-25
I. SYNOPSIS

ON tho eve OF n Jewirh festival. about to
b sceiebristed vs. the house of Jesse
Naomi. IN love with Jether, expresses
anxious fsarr TO. f.issah over Jcthor's alb
sencSs iH9 Has l,een lisstpaling With his
friend. Tola
TIM urges Jetherto demand his portion
from ibis frthrr. Jesse. and visit Jerusalem
witt, him. !, Returning home, Jether talks
with Naomi and almost confesses his love
for her. ''Nu
-JyRhef 'dikrs~ls With his brother. Gaal.
andu5eese parts .sthem. Jether tells hts
father that Ne desires freedom and a sight
Of the world
Jctha appeals to his mother Huldah
to aid his desires. She trier to dis
suade him, hut promises lola ap-
peags .impGtlent for the journey.
Jether Il demands his portion from
Jesse who threatens Tola.