St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-03-13
HEARD DURING THEDAY
News of the Town and County
Briefly Told for the Caledon-
ian Family

! Herbert Caswell, a former resident OF
this town, died at the Waterbury Asy
lnm on March Z, aged b years. HI
leaves a mother and sister, both OF
whom reside here.
". n. Gilfillan of South Ryegate ii
renewing his subscription this week
makes the interesting observation that
he has been continuous reader of this
paper for 60 years, which SURPRISES
any record which has come to the AT
tention Of the publisher thus far.
Mrs. Dennis f. May is slowly, corvo,
csring from asevere paraIvtic shocE
which she experienced Friday night il.
her rooms on Mt. Pleasant street She
was found unconscious Saturday morn
ing by friends and medical aid wa,
at once summoned. Her right side was
naralyzed. Her daughter from Burlina
aon, is now with her.
Charles F. Koepka is completing :;
tniquc ring for officer Gerry w. Co
burn. 1t is made from the latter's sill
yer watch ease and eneased in the rjnn
Is gold dollar. The ring is cast in
mold and the fneness of the silver. a.
well as the gold in the center. make.
It valuable and interesting piece o.
leWelry. Mr.. Koepka has worn
similar ring on his own hand for SOM
time and it has attracted much attan
ton
The drive for volunteer 'shipbuilder
IN ST. Johhsbury is over and st. Johns
bury stands second in the state wifi
- volunteers. Mr.. Stone has sent al
the cards to R. w. Simonds of Mont
peller who has charge of the drive !,
lhe state, and these will be classife
N ms office and forwarded from Their
u Washington. Mr. Simonds has 70
ceived word from Washington that ON
or two classes will soon be called. thono.
re does not know which class will i
called first
Private Arthur Mack, late of the %
Batallion London Regiment. will sncal
III the Methodist church on Thursda
evening for the benefit of the Junio
Red Cross. Private Mack was forrc
student at Norwich University who or
listed with an English regiment an
has seen two and one-haIf years
service in the trenches. He was twic
wounded as well as gassed and is nov
renewed from service because of hi
wounds. The admission is % cents cn.
the speaker and the cause deserve
large audience.
The following persons have been ar
pointed by the Bureau of Mines. L. S
Government, for Caledonia county
issue licenses under the Federal FIX
piosive Act: Albro F. Nichols. S.
,Iohnsbury; George A. Richardson
East Barnet; Ala Hall, West Burke
+. G. Graves, Lyndonville; j. A. Gal
lagher, Hardwick; L. n. Cree, Wheel
ock; George w. Cook, West Danvillc
Z. j. Bailey, Groton. 1t is necessary
for every person who has explosives
or their ingredients in his possession
or wishes to purchase or use the same
to procure a license according to Tho
Federal Law.
Sergeant 7. MaGuire, D. C. NJ. Sar-
gcant l.. Choquet and Major Bower Of
the Canadian recruiting force left fo,
\ export Monday where they will con.
tlnue in their work There arc o54
Rfltlsh subjects in this county of the
canadian draft age, which is 20 to 40
inclusive, and six enlisted while the Of
heers were here. County Clerk Nichols
capt. Henry W. Ellis and E. G. Asselip
VIII give any information relative to en-
1stment on application. All these of
ficers spoke at a rally at the Armory
Saturday night upon their experience
IN the trenches and the vivid descrip
ton of a ~ hours attack on the Ger
man lines by Major Boyer Gillette,
rounds of applause. They held the line
against seven German attacks, but out
Of the 639 Canadians in the front linz
only Sc lived through this awful expert
ence.
Three boys went wrong lately by
various acts of petty larceny whicl
has resulted seriously and they arc now
under the surveillance of the officers
Their acts included robbing the loose
change Red Cross boxes at the post Of
fee and depot, the theft of small sun
from one of the scholars in the public
schools and the opening at the easl
drawer at the Athenaeum and taking
about $40 therefrom. The latter theft
occurred Saturday night and the boys
hid on the circular stairway until after
the building was locked up and then
took the money and escaped through
one of the windows. The boys made
quite extensive purchases Monday morn
ing and their tracks were soon discover
ed Chief FINLEY secured all the pro
perty and the merchants took thei
goods beck. The Red Cross, the Athen-
aeum and the school girl have all hal
their money refunded.
Unsatisfactory Visit.
Congressman Twobble writes that
he is my representative and wants to