The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-24
VERMONT NEWS

Since the armistice was signed,
, large number of orders have beer
withdrawn from the slate mills ant
finishing shops at Hydeville, but the,
still have plenty of business.
| narrowly missed losing the sight o.
Done eye, which he bathed with UNI
diluted carbolic acid to relieve an in
famed condition
Rev. Charles Claris of Coventry
has accepted call to the pastorate OF
the Congregational church in Quee-
chez and takes up his duties there
next week.
Dec. 8 was the 50th anniversary
of the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
]. Parker of Sharon. Owing to the
poor health of Mrs Parker, the OBJ
servance was quiet one.
John Williams, an employee of the
Scotch Hill Slate company in Fair
Haven, will probably lose the sight
of one eye, into which slate chip
penetrated a few days ago.
Brattleborc's influenza cases have
increased until now there are 80.
About 40 pupils were out of the high
school on Friday, the last day before
the Christmas vacation, many of them
through fear of the disease.
freeman Saltus, IS, of Burlington,
is the oldest RAILROAD man in the
United States, both in years of ser
vice and age. Trainmen claim that
he has beer in the service Of the
Central Vermont railroad for "a years
and is still on duty.
The mystery of the bronze Ilsley
lion, which disappeared from its rest
ing place on Washington street, Mid
dlebury, remains unsolved, as not
trace of it's present location has been
found ''The animal" must have
weighed 900 pounds and would fetch
quite a good sum for its metal.
Private Roderick G. Downs of
Worcester, wounded severely, was
employed in the Argus Office in Mont
pelier when he was called into ser
vice and went to Camp Devens last
May, going to France as part of
the 10th division.
A shipment by express which is be-
lieved to be the largest express ship
ment ever sent to Brattleboro was re-
ceived a few days ago by the Dun
ham Bros. company. 1t consisted OF
TAT cases of rubber footwear, weigh
ing II tons and valued at more than
$25, 1000. The express charges were
$1,074.
Burlington seems in a fair way OF
realizing a long dreamed of object,
a city club. In a letter sent by
Charles D. Ordway, president of the
Vermont Spool and Bobbin Co., to
Secretary James P. Taylor, Of the
Burlington Chamber of Commerce,
MI. Ordway state that he will be. one
of 10 men to give $4,000 outright
toward erecting a suitable building.
He also offers to match the generosity
of any one man who will give more
than that sum.
Miss Rose M. LaRock of Rutland
some time ago sent to Marshal Foch
and to General Pershing copies of a
musical selection of patriotic nature
soon to be published and she has re-
ceived acknowledgement from both
of the great military leaders. Mar
shall Foch expressed his gratitude on
a card and the American general
wrote a letter to Miss LaRock.
Influenza has reappeared in st. Al
bans after having died out for several
weeks following the serious epidemic
in October. Health Officer w. B. Ar-al
mold states that II cases have been
to him by local physicians
and that most of the cases were light
er than was experienced during the
epidemic, although some of the new
ones have developed a serious condi-
ton.
Because of financial difficulties to
the M. & c. skirt company of Bos-
ton, the Bellows Falls skirt company,
employing 40 girls, did not open its
doors Thursday morning. The local
company sold it's product to the Bos-
ton market and now has to look for
a new market. If it is found work
will be resumed. The company has
been doing business there for three
years.
Santa Claus with the Troops