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Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1917-09-12
Spar.

yIroIfab at faloe Jig ielp tilbage, bper Gang man
man mqrfer, at man err aoipreot, oil liot eiter liot gioe
Ell 9eoa6e til at pere mere iarnlet. SniOlertib MAJ man
bore lin uiripillige Noipreofbeo nleo 9Ompgbeo; man
~iortiener life beore. aan man ilnore Jig ouer, at ct 0aer-
neife, iom iao l9n9e bar ppret ifilt og fiernet ira @uo,
trpnger til qsaaminoelier2"
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1917-09-12
Xxx Y.

Zen 4. Dlai. = 5refea 6lifioro TOM % ipiite
6rofoit meo os Ons0ags. Sen0es pioun0erlige &el-
breoeie bar tiloraget Zig life liOen OpmGrtiOm5eO %
0iOet @rnet ct pit 9fp, JON life er BAN til Sfaoe. Sat
er ingenlun0e urgerrig, Der finoe8 npppe Ell minore
ioriengeIig 0}ano, men bans ooeroroentlige 8eifeOcn.
9eo % IiIboQe9ol0enbeO bar ~iornlgrfet oct 9p5, Iom
par 6egpnOt at ifirne.
@i bar aIe GLADE oeo 6r6fen GliiiorOs 9ep8. Sum
er Ell al De 9~riifete og eien0onrneligite gatlirer, jeg fe1l-
Der, % if oS ale til at Ie u0 iine moriomnle SnOfalo,
lenge eiter at ben iiote 9eit al 6rofoIten bar ioriDul.
Sen ira 9orOet. 9len Oenne 6~eougelige 9tatur pen0er
ig moo 2iOets alDor nleo en- pioun0erlig 2et6e0 o9
SOer. Seq if ben0e meo Op paa nit 8grelie, 9oor
min arbei0sfurp ito0, % 6elene inlgte os meO i'm.
Seq bar noget, iom ieg gerne piloe lpie for Gem,
fare 6rl elliott ia9oe 6rpfen Clifford iantaie Die
6Iif, ion1 ri baoOe toget 9IaOS, LEG bar ipig innoet
oct, % ieg er pis paa, at De oil ipneS on oct. @r
2oelsman6 ifriuer til 6enelon % ger 6an |iorifeQi8e
Sporg5naaal, iom ban beioarer, % Ell Gel al OiSle
Spor8smaol % Soar oil ieg gerne nDoe ianlnea nleo
Gem, oa DC gri6er mo aoifiaigt al, bpoo Ri bar
0reitet.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1917-09-12
JON eeia6ton Tiger, maa OIiDe ct rreO SUBS

Billie, iom eeigbton Tiger, maa bIue ct nleO SUBS
Billie.
Bill ban Oa life tage mig poa OrOet? SUIT JON
ieg ~neoffreO bette, brgo min &anarieiugl no en- Sang
laa %ilblen0e, at Den ogiaa Ia8Oe en- Gang paa mine 2e-
Der. loget ipnes at iige mig, at oenne 6ange Ipnger i
nit Bur, iorOi ben alOrig bar fenOt 5ribeOen og life fan
inone en- tabt Electromagnetic.
Saoleoes oil nit 9arns SieI, If6nt tOnngen al ct
iOa8t 2egemes Sfranfer, foroi ben alorig bar fen0t en-
fulofommen Sun0beo, flnne ipnge GLADE og ~oplipen0e
iSmge. Sa, og ben ipneer alereOe: Spao Ifuloe Der
bIiOe al os uoen 6enoe, buis Sfrgbeligbe0 irernoroger
DOR emneie SenipnsiulObe0, bots miloe auf8t bringer
lSoqfin ieIo De Op6eite Sfpgger. Seq er OiS paa, at
Oct er en- inn0 9eIiignelie for 0renge1e at baoe Ell So
tier, iont alto er biea1me % fan bp0e Dem Delfommerl,
% at oct beOte Oeres 0atur faloes til 9ioe oeo ben.
0es 9iGlpessbe0.
6oa0 bette Barn er for mig, fan ieg life l0tale
meo Orb. D3en 0eriom ben oiie og ferlige @artner bill
De 6ringe 0enae iOage 9Iante 6us, ier 5roten font
rner, oiloe. ieg 0a pope at flage?
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1917-09-12

o@oorleoes ifal leg %opergioe ale l~igegploige 9ano
liuger til @tO2 Spdiereture, 9eieg, iom Alleges og
m~ootages, 9lp0e0raat, Smaating Iom at Oaife mine
6pnoer 0. l., Stu0iet al bitortife &9rfer, 6orretlin9
ger, lom mine 8enner o~oeroro9er mig, @oipreoelier loa
iom at gao 9ntiffer, foo npe aleOer og igrge Tor nit
8eretsi.
Seq pil 9erne 5ooe en- Slogs a%noisnina paa, buor-
le0es ieg ifal opergipe alt bette til @uo.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1917-09-12

De iterlte llbetpoeligbeoer opbgrer at bore nbepoe.
li4e, iaa mart man u0ferer Dem meo Den Seniigt Der.
igennenl at rette Jig eiter @uoS Billie. 0e bliper ofe
relere % beore emo nangen 9anOIing, Der tager zig
mere opoiiret NO. for oct ferte foroi De life er port
eget 8alg, men uoferes mere 6slge 5oripnets geltenl-
nlelie; ior oct anoet foroi De er limplere og minore no
latte ior foriGngeli9t SeIobe3ag; ior BET treble, foroi
man Dem, bois man loiprer Dem meo Utaaoebolo, I'm.
Der mere 500 Tor fit eget Seq emo mere ieinefaloenoe
@ernin9er, bpori Der let blanoer Jig @genfarlig6eo. On.
oelig ioroi oisie imaa Anleoninger bender oftere tilbage
Iom ifjulte 9%ripfieore til at beaptte boert gieblif pa
oct beoite.
Oct er life hsouenoigt at gore ltore anltrengeller
eIer at lpefulere nleget ior at ooergioe alt, ogloa bet,
JON falOeS lige9plOigt, til @llO. Oct er nof ganite li9e
irenl at lpfte fin Siel til @lO % gioe lit Selp til bam.
Geriom on iser, at Der er noget DIT Gin, JON on
life fan ooergibe til @u0, rlaa OH oeraf lutte, at oct
er uperoigt fpr en- ariten; Oh maa boert 6alo oere
mistnnfiom ooer ior oct % igge at iaa &larbeo ooer
oct. @n ierilg 9en ior 6uer iaaoan @nfeltbeo er lleo=
oenoig, 9iertets 9en9iOelie Ora9er alt BET anoet nleO zig.
@ieo Senipn til 9eeg, @alg al Ongang o9 l1.
nenoe er ser 5nre Tor alt ior meget at bile ielge i'm
egen 9Dit % ieg uiloe Der be0e @io ON Goaoe til at
Dgre uariom og lr9ge gaanb paa mig Ielp.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1917-09-12

r9iaar ieg bc0er, fan ig life 6oloe nit SinO ianl-
let, oe Der er Cher, boor mine carrier er alle anorc
emo gennen; iee er ofte %aoipreot lang Gio,
fsr lea logger Merfe BERTH. Sea oil0e gerne finoe @aio-
Ter til at 6liue Serre oper bette :"
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1917-09-12

5Uer Gag iflI0e Oare nre1et, JON ie9 5ap0e @rlnO til
at 6eoe OH 6orIooelie for"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-12
HOLD THE DECEMBER
MEETING OF w. G. T. u.

The December meeting of the w.
c.. Z. L. was held in Grace Methodist
church Saturday afternoon, Mrs. T.
P. Farrell presiding. Miss Edwina
Blodgett presided at the organ at the
devotional service, Mrs. M. II. Goss,
Mrs. Ellen Hatch and Miss Alice
Clark were appointed 4 committee to
prepare the calendar for the Year.
An appropriation for the distribution
of temperance literature and pledge
cards in the Sunday school was made.
Mrs. Lydia Beck read some items
from the American Issue in regard
to requests sent to Mr.. Hoover to
stop the brewers using grain for the
manufacture. of beer, enough grain
being used ny the brewers to produce
a one-pound loaf of barley bread per
day for 100000 people. Mrs. M. H
.Goss spoke of the enthusiasm mani
tested in San Jose, Cal, where she
worked with others to make the city
dry This city together with the
larger city of Los Angeles has just
adopted prohibition. 4
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-12
Veteran Lady Missionary Writes.

Mrs. Lois S. Parker, the veteran
Missionary in India, has just writer
ne Of her st. Johnsbury friends
wing to war conditions she has had
. prove her standing as an Ameri-
an and has just sent to the state
apartment the certificate stating
nat she is a native of this town.
fter an absence of nearly so years
he naturally finds few names in the
eekly Caledonian that are familiar
D her. and mails are SO irregular
rom the Orient that her letter was
early GO, days in transit. She l.
ow at the Lois Lee Parker girls
eho'ol of the Methodist Episcopal
lission at Bijnor and writing of hel
resent work she says:
II am well and busy supervising
nd working, with eight Bible read
rs who work in the city and vii
lges. This is the place where my
usband and I commenced work SIS
ears ago this month l have. had 6
5onderful privilege in having sc
many years in the work and seeing
"ch results and changes all over
India"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-12
Value of the Newspaper.

] The Bennington Banner, which
Frank e. Howe established IA year
ago as q penny paper, has advance
Is price to two cents a copy. Few
people outside of the publishing bust
Eess have any idea Of the increased
cost of getting out a newspaper
compared with two years ago, Or ever
With a year ago. The additional ex
pense for white paper alone make
the difference between profit and los
n many newspapers. A daily news
paper suspended recently in Pittsfelt
Mass, one Of the, most prosperous
titles of New England, and large
number of weekly papers have beer
forced to the wall. No one thinks o.
searting a newspaper these days, bu-
suspension and consultations are fire.
nnently reported.-Brattlebo Re
former.
And the people of a community d.
OF realize, as rule, the value of ar
alert newspaper to the community
Readers are anxious for the news
| While it is news, and they can be
| served promptly only by their loca
papers Business men depend upor
the newspapers to carry their adver-
tisement,. without which business
cannot flourish. 1t is noticed in ever.
community that the most successful
businesses are those which advertise
| tllc most literally. Just as in Mont
| pelcr. This is a time when = news
papers should be given hearty sup
port for the readers and advertiser!
would find themselves 'sup against it.
| Without them.-Montpelier Argus.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-12
ELECT DELEGATES TO
GROCERS CONVENTION

a state convention Of the grocer.
In tho leading cities and towns
Vermont Will be called within tr
next ten days by Hon. James Hart
ness of Springfield, who is at tho
head of the food conservation move
mcnt in Vermont. In anticipation
OF this cali the st. Johnsbury grocer
have selected D. D. Bean, Arthur e
Smith and Ray p. Bailey as thei
delegates
Just what action will be taken a
the state gathering is not known, bu
one Of the primary objects of tn
meeting is to devise some. way of in
tcrpreting prices. AS a. preliminar.
move looking to this end weekly re
ports are now sent in to the fOoG
administration at washington of tn
retail prices on about So commodi
ties. In the list is flour, potatoes
milk, butters meats, fish, sugar. can
ned goods, poultry, tea, coffee ant
coal Arthur Stone has been ap
| pointed by the government to fill
these reports. ..s~ e
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-12
SHRINER'S ANNUAL AT
MONTPELIER DEC. 6

The usual unique and readable an
1ouncement of the annual ceremonial
Of the Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine at
Montpelier on Friday, Dec. IA, has
been received by the st. Johnsbury
Shriners and the frontispiece of the
booklet contains an excellent likeness
If the Illustrious Potentate, Fred c..
ellison of this town. This years an
1ouncement has a. fine patriotic
erecting and tribute to Noble John J.
Pershing, Somewhere in. France,
md a topical song on CONSUMPTION
dosing with the following lines:
''T. RS seeking action,
And Bryan, whose faction
Vas pacificist, now wants to light;
Bill Sunday is shouting
'Enlist'-theres no doubling
The country's united, all right"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-12
WAR FUND COMMITTEE
TO BEGIN CAMPAIGN

AT a meeting CT the War Fund
committee held at the sArmory We'd
nesday morning. Elisha May and
Charles G. Salmon were elected to
ill the vacancies caused by the resS-
nation of ]. II. Brooks and DR.. I.
r. Stiles.
1t was further unanimously decided
to proceed ON Dec. / Z next, with ii
campaign to raise at least $1,000 to
finance the needs for one year for the
local branch of the American Red
Cross. The leaders require at least
$3.50 per week to pay the expenses
incident to maintaining the splendid
and patriotic work they are SO de-
votedly doing.
This campaign will coincide with
the national campaign for at least
SO, 100000 members for the Ameri-
can Red Cross before Christmas.
What better evidence OF the Christ
mas spirit can there be than paying
s1.0O and joining the socieay that
gives so much to relieve suffering and
distress?
St. Johnsbury will undoubtedly go
lover the top. on this campaign as II
has every time thus far. Watch ZOE
the service flags that will Indicate the
number of people in the homes VINO
ire, or soon will be members Of the
| Red Cross. Charles w. Steele, Charles
e. Peck and II. A. Powers constitute
he committee for the membership
,ampaign. They also are Workir@
,ard with the War Fund committee
see that both campaigns more than
.eac1, their goal The local mem Der
hin isIabout 1900. The desired goal
$ at least 20ao-the more the better
At the "Wednesday meeting OF the
var. .Fund committee it was also
nan moussiy decided not to- raise
unds for the Red Cross, T. NJ =. q.
nd knights of Columbus at the same
iue. IT was deemed best to meet
he needs of each organization as inc
81, was made. Therefore, in tho
resent campaign only the needs OIL
| be local Red Cross and the drive TOT
he 10. 100000 members in the amer
on Red cross will be undertaken.
All hats off, hearts open ana puias
| trings loose for the cause that VIII
| ,e blessed for work in proportion 10
| ,ach one docs his bit.
The teams to canvass the eht're
| own will be organized shortly be
| ,renored to welcome them instead OF
| hun them. The Red Cross. is oo'nS
| vbat Won cannot do and what must
| ,e done Therefore if each one oocs
| not help, he, or she, is a Stacker. =
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-12
CHURCHES HIT BY
COAL SHORTAGE

A meeting of the clergy an0 lay
men was held at the Museum last eve
ling to consider the coal shortage as
t affects the churches. Nearly all
he churches were represented. Tho
ocal fuel committee and coal dealers
we're also in attendance. The exceed
ng gravity of the wood and coal
heritage in st. Johnsbury was en-
phasiZed as was the resulting neces-
ity of the strictest economy in its use.
Y large number of fuel consumers can
,nly put in a limited supply at one
ime, generally a ton, and many OF
hese families are now in desperate
iced. The coal dealers stated that
hey had practically no coal, nor did
hey know when they could expect
ny. The fuel committee reported an
Increasing number of cases where
antilles are in distress because OF lack
fuel The shortage of at least 3,ooo
.ords of wood adds to the seriousness
# the situation.
1T was decided to hold another
meeting at the Museum next ThurS-
'ay night, when the pastor and tWo
delegates from each church with
power to act. will then decide upon
Inion church plan. The fuel com :
nittee was requested to discover by a
.anvass or otherwise, IL any couid
.elieVe the shortage from their own
anger supply The fuel committee
was asked to interview the ffatern.t'
organizations, the tleaters, and pubtc
| institutions to ascertain their au1tuos
| towards fuel conservation.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-12
$165.11
GREENSBORO BEND.

Mrs. w. D. Hill. Correspondent
Mrs. Helen Esdon. Miss Esdon and
George and Edwin Esdon were in AL
any Tuesday to attend the colder
vedding of Mrs. Esdon's sister-B
}. Piper is confined to the house with
umbago.-W. d. Hill was in st
fohnsbury Tuesday-There was a
urge crowd at the masquerade
,romenade. Many pretty and ludi
'rous masks We're worn and about
;1S was taken for the Red Cross
Mr. and Mrs. George Allen spent
Thanksgiving with her son, Richard
lanes Corliss is sick with typhoid
'ever-Ted Goethe and family have
Deen sick for the past week.-Percy
Brown is visiting in town.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-12
RED CROSS OPENS TEA
ROOM OVER HOLIDAYS
LEGAL Flynn Donates Store for the
fulpoSe-Comils Club to Hold
Big Benefit Ball.

Beginning Wednesday and con-
tinung through the holiday season
the local Red Cross will maintain q
tea room in the basement store OF
Randall Il Whiteomb. Tea and wa
fers will be served, and this will also
he the headquarters in the Red Cross
membership drive which starts next
week. The room was given them by
Randall Il Whitcomb, the st. Johns
bury Gas Company have piped the
place for cooking purposes. and the
! Noman's Club have loaned the dishes
Any donations of tea, WATERS etc,
will be gratefully received by those
in charge of the table 49,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-12
J,,,,y.. Howe Isirst sncol,e,.

Judge Howe Stated i'll part. This
great nation would stay in this var
until it was won, and the young man
had this week an oppcrtuuity to en-
list rather than wait to be drafted.
NO greter honor en- come to Il family
than to raise boy that can defend
our nation in time of peril Judge
Howe stated, that there were four
reasons. why one should enlist nov.
First, because they have the great
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-12
Hospital Sues for Bill.

The case next taken up was that
Of Brightlook Hospital VS.. Stanley f.
Garfield. The plaintiff sues to re-
cover S16I.19 for care Of the defend
int after his injuries on the teIe-
phone pole. of the Passumpsic Tele-
phone Company. The defendant
denies liability for payment of the
bill, claiming he asked to be taken
TO his own home but that the tele-
ohone company took him to the hos
3ital The trial is mostly one in
yolving questions of law and the ar
suments will be made this forenoon.
mt appear for the plaintiff and Por-
-er, Writer'S & Harvey for the de-
fcndant
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-12
TEACHERS ASST
TO MEET HERE
Third Annual Convention tc
Convene at St. J. Academy
january Is and &c

The third annual convention of the
caledonia County Teachers Associa-
1tion will be held at the Academy on
January rs and 26. The convention
"Opens at / o'clock Friday afternoon
with an address by Frank III. Brooks
If the State Board of Education The
presidents address Nwill be given by
Leonard d. Smith of Wells River.
Conferences will be held from to 4
on grammar school arithmetic, inter-
mediate English, primary number
work, Junior High and High schools.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-12
Extensive Program Arranged.

I Friday evening at 8 o'clock Prin-
cipal john G. Thompson of the Fitch
burg, Mass, Normal school Will give
an address. Conferences will be held
IN Saturday morning on rural schools
land on the work of the Boy Scouts
|and5 Girls Clubs. Z. l.. ingalls,
state club leader, will have charge
Of the latter conference assisted b.
Miss Charlotte G. Pierpont. Com
missioner NJ. B. llillegas will give al
address at 1880 Saturday morning
followed by Rev. Frazer Metzger
Randolph, state director of the boys
and girls crop and conservation
work. 1t is expected that beside
the attendance Of all Caledonia eoun
t. teachers there will be a good at
tendance from teachers in adjoinin;
counties
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-12
Indict Stowe Man.

Stowe, Dec 5.-F'loyd Denton,
,harged with assault with intent to
kill Mrs Frank Wright of Stowe
while armed with a dangerous weap-
IN, was given hearing before the
grand jury at Hyde Park. Tuesday,
md u true bill was found. He Will be
tried at the December term of La
moille county court.
Mrs. Wright whom Denton is al
eyed to have attacked, returned from
he Mary Fletcher hospital two weeks
ago and is doing well. She was shot
in the back and an operation WAS
performed in Burlington to remove
the bullet.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-12
SO MEN ACCEPT
FINAL CHANCE
FOR ENLISTMENT
Mass Meeting in Armory
With Stirring Addresses
Aids In Final Result
HEAVY SNOW STORM
KEEPS MANY AWAY
Of Applicants Fl Qualify
Apply for Service in Air
and With Co. D.

Over hundred brayed the storm
IF Saturday night and showed their
patriotism by attending the meeting
at the Armory in the interests of the
enlistment drive which is on. Capt.
Henry w. Ellis presided, and the
Kramboynoft Trio furnished excellent
music, adding to the usual repertoire
IF The Star Spangled Banner" and
America the stirring strains of the
Marso illaise." During the playing Of
this national air the audience all stood
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-12
Public Service Hearing.

The Public Service commission arc
here today to continue the hearing
Of the petition of the Essex Power &.
Electric Company for the eondemna-
ton of certain PROPERTY of the Vic
tory. Lumber Company that the IGs-
sex corporation may utilize the land
for the construction of their big dam.
4 number of prominent attorneys as
we'll. as the parties especially inter-
csted iii the hearing are here.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-12
How stamps Arc Winning tho War.

Postmaster Gfeason reports that
3ver 500 worth of war savings scei7T
ei6cates and thrift stamps have been
sold and that there is daily calls for7
tho same These are also opysalc, at
tba local hanks and there is a steady
call for them there. Inc SAFE OF lhc
war savings certificates excccas tfie
safe of the thrift stamps. This Is one
Of the ways to help win the war anu
the scheme appeals particularly ~
those who cannot afford to purchase
Liberty Bonds.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-12

The Museum is the first of our To-
cal Institutions to announce that it
will close on account OF the coal
shortage. Beginning with the Christ
mas. recess in our public schools and
Academy. the Museum will be closed
until there is some relief from the
coal famine
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-12
zoo EXPLOSION
VICTIMS OCCUPY
UNKNOWN GRAVE
# .-
siness and Professional
EMen Hasten Gruesome
Work to Stop Disease
1JNDREDS VISIT THE
Scene OF EXPLOSION
Spite of Orders 10 Keep
kway, Halifax is Overrun
With Curiosity Seekers

8Ialifax, Dec 10.-A regiment of
lsiness and professional men was
bot today digging graves for the
100 bodies recovered from the ruins
kdc by the explosion last Thursday.
covered the frozen ground and
! job was u hard one, but the
sieians had issued a warming that
nust not be delayed lest an cpl
bic follow the horrors already
erienced
This meg rs an early end to efforts
idcntMeation and the thousand'
Il resdt hi aiIlnalped graves.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-12
academy Notes.

The students arc making great
proparations for their bazaar on Ell
dav afternoon ard ming TO Iaf""
funds for the Y. NJ. &. y. drive ~,
merous useful articles and soon
things TO eat viii 80 CT stic az
.I,crc viii be an entertainment ~sm tho
vening -,
The first basket ball game ol 'ile
season will take place ut the ". -
A. gymnasium on Friday evening ..
Gas. The Academy team VIII pug
The team from Bradford acadcniH'
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-12
ASKS DISCHARGE AS
MRS. HICKS COUNSEL
At Reconycning of Court After Week
End Recess, Atty Dunnctt Asks
to Be Relieved of Murder Case.

At the opening of Caledonia coun-
ty court Monday afternoon after the
weekend recess. Alexander Dunneti
asked to be discharged as counsel fol
Mrs. Eta May Hicks, whose trial OF
the charge of murder is set for this
term. The court took the attorne,
for both sides into the Chambers foi
a long conference but no announce,
ment was made as to whether Mr.
Dunnett will be relieved or not.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-12
9usalts t;crm.uns Arrested.

e twenty Gerinans were arrested to-
n FRff0h anlIita1s.s order. After the
&ty hsaa been examined six Were
4easesf The officials stated there
H. no: ltaeSpEdned Significance in
Csc arrests. Until now Germans
/ ne enjose,i virtually unrestricted
berty. but insathis time of stress
hen The public mind is excited and
|sccptibie to runiors that might
lad to panic and further suffering,
Fery precaution is being taken.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-12
Co,nus fgub to Hold Benefit

At a special meeting of the Comus
Club last evening it WAS voted to hold
il Christmas ball on Dec. IS, and de-
vote all the proceeds to the Red
Cross This club held a successful
bail last June which Noted over 500
to the Red Cross.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-12

The loose change still continues to
drop into the Red. Cross boxes dis
tributed around town, and nearly 81
was collected last week. The box on
the street corner next to the Citizens
bank will~be transferred to the Red
Cross tea room while that is open. e