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Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-10-01
SAD DEATH AT
LYNDONVILLEOF
LULU BlCELOW
Had Suffered Severely with
Neuritis for the Past
Month

Lyndonville people received a sad
shock Monday morning when inform
ed that Mrs. A. Lulu, wife of Elisha
Bigelow, had met death at her own
hands some time between midni, ,.ht
and daylight. She was found on the
back door step of the home of Dr.. A.
A. Cheney, having shot herself with a
revolver. Mrs. Bigelow had owned
a revolver for nearly a dozen years,
keeping it in her store and OCCASION
ally bringing it home nights when
she had considerable money with her.
Mrs. Bigelow had been suffering
terribly the past month with neuritis
from which she got little relief and
last night her husband stayed up
with her until 11.30 and then retired.
Sometime in the night she went over
to DR.. Cheney's house. About $50 in
the morning DR.. Cheney thought he
heard his door bell ring, but could
not discover that any one was
around. 1t is possible that she came
to the doctors house about this time
and that she took her life soon after.
Miss A. Lulu House was born in
Beebe Plain, P. O., So years ago and
was married in 1885 to Elisha Bige-
low, the well known passenger con-
ductor on the Passumpsic division of
the Boston & Maine railroad. They
came to Lyndonville at this time and
have lived there ever since. For al
most all of the time Mrs. Bigelow has
conducted a millionary establishment
and she had fine tradeSHot only in
her home town, but in the sulrourd-
ing country. Mrs. Bigelow entered
heartily into the social and civic life
of the community and had n wide
circle of friends who extend their
deepest sympathy to the husband in
his sorrow. No arrangements have
as yet been made for the funeral bat
the burial will be at Beebe.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-10-01
J .''cFTABLE
EAIl.- A
fine ONE
Hall Competition Is
Keen One Among
Farm Gardeners

BY Encouragement in Floral Hall Il
much better chance is given for the
display of the vegetables and the
show is most creditable one. In
seeds and grains Walter Hall of St.
Johnsbury Center shows trace of
Sanford corn and Henry Harvey of
the same village three varieties of
early corn. c. A. Crowcll OF Concord
shows pop corn and peck OF filed
| beans is shown by w. J. Brewer, My
ron f. Smith and Walter C. Hall.
There are seven entries of vege-
table bccts-Edgal. r. Brown, John
S. Bandy, A. J. Blake, Mrs. Henry
Harvey, Harold Penniman and Ny
ron e. Smith. Sugar beets are shown
by f. F. Richardson of West Burke,
John S. Bandy, Walter c. Hall and
e. +. Richardson are the competitors
for best white cabbages. Mr. Hall is
the only exhibitor of red cabbages
and John S. Bandy has the largest
collection. The competition on car
rots is very keen, the exhibitors be-.
ing John Campbell, Harold Penni-
man, Ira M. Hunter of East Burke,
Myron e. Smith, r. F. Richardson,
Edgar r.. Brown, Walter C. Hall, A.
J. Blake is the only exhibitor in eel
cry and corn is shown by John Camp
bell, Waited C. Hall and John S.
Bandy. Mr. Hall is the ony exhibitor
of onions. Parsnips are entered by
Walter C. Hall John S. Bandy, A. J.
Blake and Myron E. Smith. Big
pumpkins are shown by John Camp
bell, Walter C. Hall, Henry Harvey
and Myron E. Smith. There are
eight entric sin potatoes, the exhibi-
tors being Curtis Hastings, ira M.
Hunter, Edgar r. Brown and John
S. Bandy. The exhibitors for the
largest entry of potatoes are Curtis
Hastings, John S. Bandy, Ira Hunter
and Adds Ladd. Big squashes are
shown by Messrs. Hall, Hunter,
Brown, Campbell, Bandy, Arthur
Gaskill of Lyndonville and Curtis
Hastings. Messrs. Hall, Campbell,
Brown and Bandy compete for prizes
Tfof Cd1ilPo. u CSSl6. I1dll anu I5unuy
are the only exhibitors of tomatoes
and cucumbers. Ira M. Hunter and
John S. Bandy enter general collec-
tions for the largest and best display
of vegetables and A. L. Peak of
Peacham shows some fine citron.
John S. Bandy, Curtis Hastings
and Ira M. Hunter competed for the
largest and best collection of apples
and showed fine specimens. Individ-
ual entries included Tolman Sweets
by Hastings and Bandy, Greetings
by Bandy, Pearmans by Hastings and
E. A. Gray. Belle Flower by both
Mr.. Bandy and Mrs. Gray, Fameuse
by Messrs. Hastings, Bandy AMI
Gray, Duchess Crab, Pound Sweets
and Bethel by Curtis Hastings, John
S. Bandy entered specimens of Nc
lntosh, Wagner and Russet Golden.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-10-01
DARLING SHOWS Z,
FINE STRING OF
MORGAN HORSES
Mt. View at East Burke
Features Bobby B, Which
Won State Prize

Because Of the development of the
automobile the raising of driving
horses has disappeared to Il large eX-
tent and no longer are there large
numbers of ladies and gents driv-
ers exhibited at our fair In fact the
only exhibit of drivers at the fail
this year was the fine string of Hon.
Elmer A. Darling from Mt. View
Farm at East Burke. There We're IA
Morgans from the stables which con-
tain some 40 head ald included in
the lot were prize winners from the
Madison Square Garden Horse show
Us well as the bearers OF the blue
ribbons from the State fair. One of
the finest, Sir Ethan Allen, was not
shown here, but he is now in training
for exhibition at the national horse
show at Chicago, where he has been
selected by the United States Gov
ernment and the Morgan Horse Club
as the finest type of Morgans. Bobby
B, is here, having just been awarded
the grand championship at the State
fair and he also took first premium
at the last New York horse show.
Little Justin is an year old geldinS
that is matched with Hazella. This
matched pair of black chestnuts won
first prize at the State fair. Bob II
is handsome 5 year old, and Young
Hazel is chestnut filly that won the
500 cup in the grand championship
at the state fair Hazel is a "a year
old mare with Il colt by her side,
while Jennie c is a 20 year old chest
nut mare with a foal by her side. Mr..
Darling has one Kentucky saddle
horse, also a thoroughbred, and
Boots is his name.
There is the largest line of draft
horses ever shown at our fair and
every horse entered in this class has
been shipped into Vermont by Gill
man Brothers. The latter exhibit
some "a head, mostly Pcrcheron and
Belgian, which were bred in Illinois.
The average weight of each horse is
1900 pounds. George C. Cary has
a good exhibit of draft horses, G.
Fl. Stanton & Son has a splendid
draft horse and others in this class
are shown by B. P. Pollock and De-
vine M. Cummings.
The saddle horses and ponies are
in the big barn presented to the So
ciety by L. M. Taft, now of Whitins-
vile. The exhibit of Thomas Bass
of Mexico, Mo-, attracts much atten-
ton and though small in number the
quality is the best. Mr.. Bass shows
"Belle Beach," the high school horse,
4 handsome black mare; Nickel
Plate, gray horse, and Jack of
Hearts, sorrel horse. The high
school horse has won prizes all over
the United States and will greatly
please the crowd with her wonderful
tricks. Nickel Plate was winner of
the highest prize in this class of
two Madison Square Garden shows.
and Jack of Hearts has big lot OF
blue ribbons to his credit which he
received in the big western shows.
After this fair Mr.. Bass will take his
exhibit to the big fair at Brockton.
George c. Cary shows four saddle
horses, three of them five gated and
one three gated. Mr.. Darling enters
five saddle horses. Cunning ponies
are also shown by Mrs. r. H. Halsey
of Derby, Perley Petty, and Evelyn
ID. Cummings.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-10-01
ACADEMY NOTES

Much enthusiasm has been aroused
over the fact that plans for the pro-
curing of greatly needed piano
have been started. The piano that
now adds its contribution to the daily
chapel exercises was a gift to the
school of the class of '92 and now
feels the necessity of retiring from
active service owing to its many
years of active service. Tuesday
morning in Chapel Principal Davis
brought to the attention of the Stu
dent Body that there were several
sums of money to the credit of the
school which had been lef from the.
proceeds of the various plays and
concerts givin during the last few,
years. During the discussion that
followed it was unanimously voted to
use this money, to the total sum of
one hundred and eighty-seven dollars
for the nucleus of piano fund.
Nominations for the officers of the
Athletic Association are as follows:
President, Merton Ashton; vice pres
ident, Miss Janet Sperry, Miss Olga
McClary; secretary, Miss Iris Under
wood, Miss Mildred Ram; Treasur-'
er, Miss Doris Cowles, Miss Marion
Hall and Miss Ernestine Brown. The
office of assistant foot ball manager
was also vacant. Nominations for
that position were: Leo Morgan, j.
Everett Daniels and Alton Spencer. '
According to the Constitution Of the
Athletic Association the nominations
are to be posted upon the bulletin
boards for ten days and then to be
voted on. Amy additional nominations.
are valid if signed by 20 qualified
members of the Associations.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-10-01
PREMIUM
WINNERS
'''. AT FAIR
SEEDS AND GRAINS

Trace Sanford corn, Walter c
Hall, $500.
Trace Early VT. corn, Henry Har-
vey, $500.
Trace Pride of Canada, Henry
Harvey, $500.
Trace any variety, Henry Harvey,
$500.
Trace Pop Corn, c. A. Crowcll,
$500.
Peck Field Beans, w. ]. Brennan,
$500; Myron +. Smith, $1.0O; Wal
ter c. Hall, SOC.
VEGETABLES
Peck Table Beets, Harold Penni-
man, 81; Walter C. Hall, SOC; A. j.
Blake, 24c.
Peck Mangel or Sugar Beets, f.
+. Richardson, $1.00.
Largest Collection, Walter c. Hall,
$I00.
CABBAGES
Largest Single Head White, John
S. Bandy, $100; f. F. Richardson,
zoe; Walter c. Hall, 25c.
Largest Single Head Red, Walter
G.. Hall, $1.00.
Largest collection, John S. Bandy,
$100.
CARROTS
Half Peck Ok Heart, Ira M. Hunt
er, S1.00; John Campbell, soc; Har-
old Penniman, 25c.
Half Peck Danvers, Walter C..
Hall, S1.00; Harold Penniman, SOC;
Myron f. Smith, 25c.
Half Peck for stock use, Harold
Penniman, $l.00
CELERY
Three heads Golden Self Blanch-
ing, A. ]. Blake, $1.00.
CORN
Eight ears white, Walter C. Hall,
$1.OO; John Campbell, SOC.
Eight ears yellod, John S. Bandy,
500; John Campbell, soc; Walter c.
Hall. 25c. o,,o,,,
Half Peck White Globe, Walter C.
Hall, $3.50; half peck Yellow Globe
Danvers, Walter C. Hall, $1.00.
PARSNIPS
Six Yellow Crown, Edgar r.
Brown, $1.00; Myron E. Smith, soc;
A. J. Blake, Csc.
PUMPKINS
Three Field, Myron Z. Smith, 81;
John Campbell, SOC.
Three pie. Myron E. Smith, $1.0O:
Walter C. Hall, SOC; John Campbell,
Csc.
POTATOES
Best peck table potatoes, Curtis
Hastings, $1.00; Ira M. Hunter,
soc; John S. Bandy, 25c.
Continued on page 81
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-10-01
GREEN MT.
GRANGE WINS
FIRST PRIZE
Enterprise of Lyndon, Wide.
Awake and Danville Fol-
low in Order of Merit

Green Mountain grange of ST.
Johnsbury Center carried off the first
prize of $50 in the competition
among nine oranges for the booth in
Floral hall.
The second prize of $50 went to
Enterprise Grange of Lyndon with
the Wide-Awake grange of st. Johns
bury Center third, prize of $40,
and the Danville grange fourth.
The grange showing was one of the
big features of the fair. So impress
sed was Starter Trafton of the track
races that he wired to the oranges in
Maine to get busy and make the
; grange exhibits features of the Maine
fairs. He said it was one of the best
things he had ever seen at a fair in
New England.
The Green Mountain Grange had
wonderful showing of variety of farm
products, including 25 varities of
apples, % kinds of beans, Is differ
ent kinds of eggs.
There was big sheaf of tobacco
raised by N. H. Beford and q whole
shelf full of wheat and grain prod
ucts from E. A. Gray's maple
sugar, sage, Wisdsor beans and fancy
work are shownein endless variety. A
deer head, a bear and bear rug give
an unusual touch to the otherwise
domestic display of good things. Un-
ique in this collection were the fine
specimens of home made soaps, both
hand and soft made by Lewis Le-
clair and sand soap made by Mrs.
Eliza Allen.
The Enterprise Grange of Lyndon
showed over 200 cans of fruits and
vegetables, fancy work and large
case filled with choice collection of
fancy cooking. On a center table a
basket cut from a big pumpkin, filled
with fresh fruit. All the cloth work
in the display was made from the
products of Lyndon farms
In the center of the booth of the
WideAwake Grange of St. Johnsbury
Center was a show case filled with
fancy cooking with cake having the
initials p. of H. There were vege-
tables, fruits, cut flowers and potted
plants in profusion, all tastefully ar
ranged and at the front is line of
fine yellow seed corn. There was a
fine display of canned goods of every
sort and kind.
The Danville grange exhibit arous-
ed deep interest. For unique features
it was in class by itself.
H. E. Danforth's swarm of bees
occupied the center in front. This was
flanked by baskets of fresh straw
berries and raspberries and "Peter
Peter, pumpkin eater" real Punch
and Judy chow made in a big pump
kin with figures made out of veget-
watermelon cradle jealously guard
ed by squash mother. They were
fixed up by Mrs. C. A. Adams. There
were 81 kinds of apples and as many
as 200 varieties of canned goods, all
wonderfully set off in a back ground
of maple leaves.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-10-01
Don't Shoot Partridge
BARRE Times)

Hunters in Vermont should bear in
mind that the partridge is a protected
game bird until September, 1921.
Failures to abide by that mandate of
the state will result in a considerable
expenditure of money providing the
violation of the law comes to atten-
ton of the authorities. The reason
for the prohibition on the killing of
partridges this year and next is be-
cause of the threatened determination
of the bird,
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-10-01
THE SHEEP EXHIBIT

The high price of wool has stimu-
lated the sheep industry and some
fine flocks are shown. Hon. E. A.
Darling has 13 entries of Shropshires
and C. B. Stevens of North Danville
has seven entries of the same breed.
In grades George c. Cary enters
seven from his Pine Lodge farm and
Constance Coolidge of Lyndon an
equal number of grades.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-10-01
Must Be Earned.

Happiness and the sense of victory
are only for those who live for con-
science and duty and the souls higher
ideals,-NewelI Dwight Hills,
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-10-01
THE SWINE EXHIBIT

The pigs are all here and all the
leading breeds are represented. C.
B. Stevens enters Berkshire boar,
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-10-01
st. Johnsbury Calrdonian
The Evening Caledonian Publishing
Company
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
ARTHUR F. STONE, Editor

Entered at the st. Johnsbury Postoffice
as mail matter of the second class
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-10-01

Continued on page 81
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-10-01

TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION
Six Months 75c
One Year to any Address ------$1.00
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-13
FHE HOUSE PLEAsEs wSELF.

The average citizen has noticed that soda
fountain drinks formerly costing five and ten
cents now cost ten, fifteen, twenty and even %
result of the effort to make soft drinks
return a part of the revenue lost on banished in
toxicants and the determination of dealers to pay
no part of the tax themselves. On a very hot day
recently Congress noticed this, too, and in con-
sequence the House decided that ice cream and
sole drinks are not luxuries and should not be
taxed. Those interested in the perplexing task
of providing the lost revenue protested that the
repeal would sacrifice $21, OO0,0 900 annually, but
the House was finding it's collars intolerable ana
wanted it's ices and cooling drinks at the old price,
and so without a record vote it approved the re-
peal of the section Of the revenue act passed at
the last session placing a tax of 10 per cent on
virtually everything sold at soda fountains. Then
it voted to reduce the tax on fruit juices to 2 cents
a gallon.
This shows that Congress. can act quickly
enough when it is hot and thirsty. But whethe,
the old prices of soft drinks will return remains
to be seen; prices go up much more readily thar
than they come down. In pleasing itself thu
4 House undoubtedly pleased the thirsty public O.
summer time. Only the worried revenue provid
ers were not pleased, but they will not receive
much sympathy. Let them rack their brains
even tear their hair if they muslin their anx
ious strivings to supply the revenue lost on ban
ished intoxicants. Nobody cares. What every
body, including Congress itself, wants at presen
is cheaper cooling drinks.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-13

Apparently the aggitation against hyphenated
royalty, begun in England during the war has
been effective, for it has been announced that the
Prince of Wales and the Princess Mary will not
look across international boundaries for their
mates but will wed in the British nobility. Such
announcement is reported in connection with the
effyrts of King Ferdinand of Rumania to secure a
wife for his son Charles from some stable royal
d. ficulties. English royalty has withdrawn from
the international marriage Market, as stated. The
Russian princesses are now merely the Misses
Romanoff-if still alive. German princesses ar
similarly ineligible, many Of them being in exile
with their throneless sires, and most of the less
important royalties are in trouble of one kind or
another.
1t is said that King Ferdinand would like to
pick the fair Yolande of Italy, one of the very
few desirable princesses in sight, but choosing is
not taking; there are difficulties in the way.
When he plunged Europe into war the former
Kaiser unintentionally dealt a heavy blow at ny
phenated royalty as well as at thrones. Accord
ing to report there has been neither a royal mar
riage nor a royal betrothal in Europe since 1914
The great and changeful upheaval has left the
matrimonial market embarrassingly narrowed
The intention OF British royalty to marry at home
an example that might well be followed b.
other reigning houses-is an eminently sensible
return to the custom of former centuries. 1t
is wise both because suitable international mat
ing is now very difficult and because a royal "a
mily is more fully trusted and safer in thes,
troublous times with undiluted native blood in
its veins.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-13
A "BUSINESS" PRESIDENT.

Under the editorial heading, ga Business Man
fer President the Philadelphia Public Ledger
as ks: why shouldn't the brains, the initiative
and executive ability that are given to a modern
business career in America be impersonated in the
V hite House in the Presidential term that begins
il. March, 1921? % Now more than ever is such
t.; 'ent needed, in the opinion of the Ledger, which
g. es On to say: "The presidency is a larger, more
hsroic task than it has ever been. The war has
n lltipiied its problems. America, as Mer Van,
d2rlip says, occupies a unique position among the
nations, with unprecedented prestige and in un-
precendented position of command" Nothing
what our captains of industry did to help win the
-, -. -1.ge- c-rtiCue3: 'now let these bust
ness men have their chance to carry into the un-
e.ampled opportunities of the new era for Ameri-
ca the energy, the acumen, the directing capacity
t. -ey put behind the performance a. our army in
tie field, our navy on the sea-
This proposition is interesting and doubtless
will appeal to many, but there is an objection
which will at once occur to many more. II the
o ,vernment were put wholly into the hands of the
business men there might be great danger Of it
l.ssing under the control OF Big Business for
tie most powerful business men are to be founc
among the captains OF industry, such as those
composing the great packer combine, for exam
pie, now so much talked of and so widely regarded
as a menace to the public welfare. The people
want the best business ability to be represented
in the governments management, but they wan
still more the moral force and independent vision
represented in the best type of statesmen. Let Ii:
not forget that for many years a struggle has
been necessary to prevent the virtual control Of
the government by Big Business and that a mul
titude o. signs now indicate that this struggle
viii soon have to be entered into more vigorously
than ever.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-13
FEELING BLUE?
LIVER LAZY?
TAKE A CALOTAB
Wonderful How Young
and Energetic You Feel
After Taking This
Nausealess Gallo
Omel Tablet.

If you have not tried Calotabs you
have a delightful surprise awaiting
you. The wonderful liver-cleansing
and system-purifying properties Of
calomel may now be enjoyed without
the slightest unpleasantness. A CAL
otab at bedtime with a swallow of
water,-that's all. No taste, no salts,
o the slightest unpleasant effects,
You wake up in the morning feeling
SO good that you want to laugh about
it. Your liver is clean, your system
is purified, your appetite heaty.r The
next time you feel lazy, mean, ner-
vous, blue or discouraged give your
liver a thorough cleansing with a CAL
otab. They are so perfect that your
druggist is authorized to refund the
as a guarantee hat you will be
delighted.
Calotabs are sold only in original
packages. Price thirty-five
cents. At all drugstores.-(adv.)
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-13
THOSE OWLISH GLASSES.

It seems that the American Medical Assocla-
ton has warned the public against tortoise shell
or horn-rimmed glasses and spectacles on the
ground that lenses so trimmed frequently turn in
their frames, thus causing strain and injury to
cal authority's pronouncement does not explain
why lenses so trimmed are apt to turn, but a cor
respondent of the New York Sun, wearer and low
O. tortoise shell rims sadly c%onfesses that the
turning does take place, explaining: If a man
wearing tortoise shells goes from a warm temper
lture to a cold one the frames of the glasses viii!
track. This is because the cold contracts the
'rames and as the glass won't give to allow tor
he contraction the frames must. Then the lens
IS will turn and destroy the focus" Therefore
ne reluctantly concludes that There is no sense
n wearing glasses for the effect they have on
your appearance" and it is better ito turn to
some other style rather than run the risk OF hav-
.ng the eyestrain increased"
Why the tortoise shell rims were supposed to
be identifying in "~effect" has remained a mys-
terry to many observers who have regarded them,
on the contrary, as distinctly disfiguring. Per
haps near-artists and Greenwich Village poets can
answer for these are understood to be even on
the lookout for means of startling the eye OF the
beholder and setting themselves apart from the
great mediocracy. Whatever the explanation,
many who have not yet yielded to the horn-rimm-
ed vogue will be glad OF a substantial excuse for
declining to make themselves look like owls
through the adoption of huge dark-rimmed glasses
or spectacles.