The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-19

The Brattleboro News Co. has flee
in the office Of the secretary of state
articles of incorporation with CAPITA
stock Of $4,000. rhe incorporators
are Henry F. c. Toedt, Gertrude r
Toedt, and Josephine A. Toedt, nj
Of Brattieboro.
/, Miss E. M Kittredge, of the New
York botanical garden, has been il
Woodstock several months, making
botanical collections. Several inter
esting plants not before reported
from this region have been collected
among them 4 rare orchid and fern
Paul L. Dunn of Rutland who
went to Clarkson technical schoo
! Wednesday,, is the fifth son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Dunn in the service
Edward J. is at Camp Devens, Her
man with the American Expedition
AIRY Forces in France, John and Lee
are in the United States navy.
The Juniors. of the Red Cross Of
/
through their branch to Franklin K
White, director of junior work at
Boston headquarters, to be used fo
the children's hospital in Marseillcs
This money was made in the summer
at a lawn fete known as the CALLED
Market" the success of which was
greatly due to the children's ,gener
Gus and willing cooperation.
A strange meeting was recently eff
fected at Camp Devens, when Private
| Joseph Puricelli of Barre had Tho
pleasure of greeting the man who
| captained the Italian army unit il
which the Barre man served while
resident cf Italy some years ago
| The Italian army captain had been il
! America several years and when the
call to the colors came in 1917 hi
military experience stood him in goof
| stead and he is now advancing rap
idly at Devens. Private Puricelli hac
not seen him since his term of enlist.
ment in the Italian army had cx-
pired. -.....
All the fourth year medical men
the University of Vermont are en-,
Igaged in various parts of the state il
helping the check the influenza epi,
demic.
With the arrival overseas of FRS
Sergt. Robert d. Wakefield, who i
with the 9th Pioneer infantry, Nh
and Mrs f. w. Wakefield of Burling
ton have four sons in service ir
France.
An extra large yield Of sQuashes il
reported by Frederick A. Fish ant
son of Clal endon Springs. Early i,
June Messrs. Fish planted the seed
of one red rainbow squash, on plo
Of ground "a by % feet in dimen
sions, with the result that they he
paid by 11G squashes weighing rs.
pounds by exact weight.
Thomas N. Reed, who died October
G at his home in Dummerston Center
was 80 years old and the illness that
confined him to his bed from Septem,
Der 10 was the first in his life. His
wife is still living at the age Of 80
Mr. Reeds family all lived to extreme
age, his father dying at the age O
85, his mother at SO, his grandfathel
at SO and his grandmother at &c
Sixty-four years ago he married Ell
L. I tn
q grandchiId who died in infancy
Mr.. Reeds was the first death t.
break the family circle Of four chill
dren, five grandchildren and two
REORGANIZATION. ..
L. A. Neal of White River juno
ton has received the appointment 0:
cashier of the First National bank OF
Bradford.
The Vermont board of registration
of nurses will hold semi-annual ex
animation for registration of nurse:
at the state house, Montpelier, Thurs
day and Friday, Nov. IA and IS, 1915
Health officer DR.. B.. A. Chapman
Of Springfield, VT, has resigned
Owing to the seriousness of the cpl
demic he has been unable to attenC
to his practice and give the healtl
officers work its proper attention.
J.. M. Boutwell, of Montpelier, who
was named as chairman of the Yer
mont committee on nom war indus
tries, has declined to accept the du
ties owing to his health, and F. L
Laird of Montpelier has been ap
pointed to take his place as a mem.
Der and chairman.
There are over 100 cases of infu.
enza at the Vermont state hospital al
Waterbury, mostly confined to the
nurses and employees. Letters are
continually being received from rela
tives and friends of those there which
Superintendent w. L. WATSON says.i
is impossible to answer just now, a:
| ali tho office force ic i'll Conditions