Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-03-12
RAYMOND Daley

The announcement of the death, in
France, of Private Raymond Daley,
by the war department at Washing
ton on Tuesday last, brings sadness
to the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
L. Daley on Elm street The news
of Private Dailey's death comir.m so
soon after the death Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Daley's oldest son, Roy DALEY,
which occurred on Sept. 2G Of pneu-
monia, has made it doubly sad. Mr..
and Mrs. Daley had been ovcr-an-
xious about Raymond for some
time as the last letter that he sent
them WAS dated Sept. Q and they had
taken it up at Washington, to have
him located, resulting in the message
announcing his death with no parti-
culars given. Raymond was "a years
of age on the oath of last September,
and was born in Newport and was
employed by A. II. Butterfield at Der
by Line IN 1916 when the trouble
broke out on the Mexican border,
coming to Newport and cnlisting in
Co. L, the day before they left for
the border. When the war was de-
clared between the United State; and
Germany he went with Co. L, to Bur-
lington anxious to again do his bit,
but was rejected, being under weight.
When he was called in the draft, he
passed his examinations and wanted
to enlist, but was placed in the fifth
class and when called rcposted for
duty, and was sent to Camp Devens
in the 10th division, infantry branch,
and was transferred into the 9th div
ison and sailed for overseas duty
early in July 1918. Raymond was a
member of Evening Star Lodge, No.
81, I. O. O. f., also member of
Frontier Encampment No. IL.
He leaves to mourn his loss, his
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert L. Daley, two brothers. p.
r. C. Claude DALEY of the Medical
department, stationed at the Walter
Reid Hospital. Tacoma Park, WASH
ington, and Gerald of Newport, also
one sister, Mrs. Gladys Percy. of
Newport. Memorial services will be
held at the Main Street Baptist
church Sunday evening, March 1G at
7.3O o'clock. An invitation is ex-
tended to all Odd Fellows to attend
this service in body, Co. H, V. V.
M. are also invited to attend. The
family have the sympathy of their
many friends in their bereavement.
Rev. Arthur V. Allen has returned
from two weeks visit to his moth
CT in Michigan, who is seriously i'll.
Frank Ltchfel1 has been confined
to the house by illness.
The |. O. O. F. will have special
meeting in Forestcr's hall, East Main
street, Friday evening, March IA.
Mrs. Kenny has moved into the
Mcclure tenement on Western Ave,
which she recently purchased.
James Archilles of Clyde street is
able to be about the house after two
weeks illness.
Henry Cook, a 'oran of the Civil
War, died at hi on Hill street
recently. A will follow
soon.
Archie ? pass
ed away al, as
with pneumonia.
later.
Doris Hart has fiji.
at the Grand Union Tel.
now working for Mrs. e,
rick, Clyde street.
Mrs. Clayton buckles has pul>
ed the late Mrs. Charles McCaule>
driving horse, Lady Bingen.
lanes T. Gardner Elected Mayor
The second annual city meeting of
the city of Newport passed into his
tory Tuesday very quietly and har-
moniously with no contests for any
office. The meeting was called to Or
der at $50 a. M, by Mayor C. s.
Emery, Tuesday morning in Lanes
opera house. City Clerk II. w. Spear
read the city warning, after which
Mayor Emery read his MESSAGE. At
ter this the business of the meet.rp
was taken up and ]. r. Akin placed
in nomination for mayor, the mare of
J. T. Gardner and Alderman " Il.
Prouty seconded the nomination.
There being no other names placed IN
nomination, Mr. Gardner received a.