The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-20

and development rarely seen at this
time of the year
Mr.. and Mrs. Desire Renaud cele-
brated the fiftieth anniversary OF
their marriage at their home in Yer
gennes November 9. -Four of eight
children born to them are living.
Harry Pratt, of Proctor, who has
been lieutenant colonel of the regi-
ment of Vermont Volunteer militia,
has resigned and Gov. Graham has
accepted his resignation. Mr.. Pratt
recently went to Boston where he
has an appointment in Red Cross
work.
The third annual meeting of the
Bennington County Farm Bureau will
be held at Foresters' hall, Benning-
ton, next Tuesday afternoon at 2
o'clock. A program to promote a
greater and a more far-reaching in
fuence of the farm bureau is being
planned.
The town of Cambridge was among
the first IN the state to go over the
top in the united war work campaign,
it's quota CT s3,7O4 having been sub
scribed from it's war chest the first
day Of the drive. Stowe is now
$500 over its quota of $4,000 and still
goin. johnson and Waterville are
very near the allotments now.
1t has been announced by Prof.
K. r. B. Flint, town chairman Of
the united war work campaign, that
Northfel1 already had exceeded its
quota OF $5,862. There are yet
many solicitors who have not made
their reports and it is expected that
when the final returns are in the
quota will be exceeded by large
amount.
The Brattleboro high school boys
are planning a cross-country run to
take place at an early date. This
will be the first event of the kind
ever attempted by the school. The
course will cover four miles and
there will be four teams of four men
each. Officers will be stationed
along the route to see that every man
covers the distance.
There is one case of cerebro spinal
meningitis in Burlington, a 10-year-
old girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bixby OBJ
served the 50th anniversary of their
marriage in North Springfield, Nov.
| r.
James f. Leonard of Pittsford died
suddenly of heart disease last week
as he was carrying a party Of men
to Holden in his automobile.
Arthur Gilman, one of the first
young men in Tinmouth to volunteer,
was killed in action in France Oct
"a. He was in the battle that turn
ed the Germans back from Paris.
| Philip fndress of Bennington shot
large black bear on Glastonbury
mountain last week. 1t showed con-
siderable fight and eight bullets were
used before the animal dropped dead
On Nov. S Guy E. Blood of Grafton
caught in his traps fur bearing ami
mails whose fur was worth over $3.50
at present price. They included four
red foxes, one mink, two raccoons
three skunks and one muskrat.
w. H. Burns of Cambridge has re-
ceived news of the death of his son
Robert, who had been in a hospital in
France since August %.
Carl Williams, who had been III
failing health for two years and who
died at his home in Leicester last
week, had held most of the Offices OF
the town, representing it in the legis.
lature OF 1908. He was justice Of
the peace st the time Of his death.
The sto1e of H. A. Pond in East
Berkshire was entered recently anC
about $50 j.. money was taken, $40 OF
which was ;Woodmen dues, few
watches, jack-knives and two or three
pairs of trousers. Entrance wa;
made through a window in the office
Jesse E. Haynes, the Brattlebore
man who was struck by a bullet dur
ing the peace celebration there, ha:
returned from Boston, where he went
to consult nerve specialist. The
bullet is lodged in a place so danger
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