The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-26
VERMONT NEWS

hcV. W. ". AfnOlu, pastor VI LilS
church at West Burke, who had enlist
ed and received his call to service, eS-
pecting to go Tuesday of last week,
was notified at the last moment that
he would not be needed. The fare
well reception to have been held the
evening before was turned into an
evening of rejoicing that he did not
have to leave.
Edward H.. Bancroft of Brooklyn,
N. Y, who with his family has oc-
cupicd his cottage, Ramblewood, mt
Birch point, Caspian lake, Greensboro,
for 20 summers, died at his home in
Brooklyn last week of pneumonia, fol-
lowing influenza.
Sergt. Francis A. Guild, an Orleans
boy who died recently, had been in
France only few days when an at
tack of bronchial pneumonia proved
fatal. He was a member of the 57th
Pioneer infantry and sailed Sept 20.
The grand jury of Orleans county,,
who were called together last week
to hear evidence against man called
Cosmos, who had operated as a med
ium in various parts Of the state I'M
der different names, heard the testi-
mony Of nearly a dozen witnesses
and returned an Indictment against
him consisting Of seven counts. Cos
mos is thought to have been the same
man who operated as clairvoyant in
this vicinity under the name of Nor
bray.
! Claude Perry, young son Of Mi. and
Mrs. E. A. Perry of Jeffersonville, has
been i'll over three months with rheu-
matte fever, then had influenza and
had just got so he could sit up at the
table for his meals, when in trying to
take steps last week the bone of one
leg broke entirely off above the knee,
due to the diseased condition in which
the bone had been for SO long. An
operation was performed at the Fan
ny Allen hospital in Winooski.
Elmer N. Boswell, son of DR.. and
Mrs. 4. T. Boswell of Boston, who
died recently in a German prison
prison camp at Montcornet, was edu-
Gated at Barton, and at the Vail ag-
ricultural school in Lyndon. Corp.
Boswell belonged to the 101st engin-
GERS and his death occurred July 81
in concentration camp for the
wounded Dr. and Mrs. Boswell had
learned that their son was wounded
and captured on July Is. Since then
nothing hzd been heard from him.
ErDe5t Bryant of West Chesterfield
Ms, who had been making himself
obnoxious to girls and young women
of Brattleboro by following them and
forcing his attention upon them, has
been sentenced to the house Of GER
rcction on a charge of vagrancy. Bry-
ant came to Brattleboro about three
weeks ago from Camp Devens, where
! he was discharged for physical dis
ability.
A Mr.. Bressettc, who was assisting
family from Sheffield in moving to
Barton, died suddenly in the yard of
the new home Tuesday. He was
! about 65 years of age and had been
helping carry heavy, stove into the
4 house. which overtaxcd his heart.
Rev. D. G. II. Sisson has been re-
| leased from his duties as pastor OF
| the Methodist church in White River
Junction for term of wa! relief
work. He will be state secretary fol-
New Hampshire of the Armenian and
Syrian Relief work Rev Dir. Frost
/ of Bradford is to supply at The
church during his absence. I'll
A hand organ man has in hi;
rounds visited South Paris, Me, from
So to 81 years, and with the exception
of one or two popular airs, he il
C1.in diDrr mi tha carna old f1frec