The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-07

Middlebury college has opened Tor
the second semester with q large a.
tendance of students, including q
considerable proportion of the dis
banded S. A. T. C.
Arthur E. Truesdell of Rutland
has begun his duties as general man
ager of the Mississquoi Lime Co.,
whose Offices are at st. Adams and
plant at Highgate Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. M. Davis of JEFF
fersonville We're married SO years
ago Dec 81. That was also the
list birthday anniversary of Mr.. Da-
Wis. The couple received their friends
andswere presented purse of 5000.
Rev. C! H. jones of Philadelphia,
one of the foremost men in the Bap-
fist denominations in the United
States. has been secured as one of
the speakers at the Vermont Baptist
state. convention, which will be held
at. Rutland, Sept. 1924.
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Ralph DEMO, 45, a prominent bus
mess man of Bristol, died Thursday
of influenza. He had been supelin-
tendent of the Bristol railroad fol-,
about 20 years and was president OF
the Bristol National bank. Mr.. DEMO
is survived BY wife and four chill
dren.
Joseph NJ. .Stoddard, deputy United
States Marshal for Vermont from
July L, 1898, to June so, 1901, under
Marshal Fred A. Field of Rutland,
died suddenly Wednesday at Wash
ingtof, d. c., where he had been in
The automobile business about IT
years, Mr. Stoddard was a native of
Poultney, o son Of the late NJ. G.
Stoddard of the Stoddarl Manufact-
u1flig company of Rutland
During the past several weeks en-
glneers have been making measure
inents, soundings, etc, in both sides
of the Connecticut river below the
toll bridge ut Bellows Falls. Sup
euiitendent Id. Royce was asked if
the Fall Mountain Electric company
issabout' to spend lot of money on
new construction, but he had nothing
to say. as to prospects of activity in
the near future.
The influenza situation cleared up
so well in Shelburne that the schools
We're re-opened Monday
Forty-fou~ Vermonters have been
engaged in Y. M. C. A. work over
seas, and seven others in this coun-
try.
The coolest day in December, ac-
cording to the Mortified weathe,
bureau was on Dec 81, when the
temperature was four below zero.
q. E. Peet, q Shelburne fur buvcr.
has bought of the trappers, mainl,
IN Addison and Chittenden counties
SO far this year, approximately 1906
skunks, 1900 muskrats, 100 mink
400 coons and 400 foxes. There have
also been purchased by him abou-
a dozen wild cat.
After only "a hours illness will
pneumonia, Gladys NJ. Clark, 1S
/ year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. +
IL. Clark of Bristol, died last Tuesday
night. She was president of the Sc
I Nor class in Bristol high school ant
also president of the Christian En-
tdeavorsssoeiety in the Baptist church
The whole family, parents, tire,
brothers, and the girls aunt, wa.
SICK at the time, Of her death.
/ An inquest, was held Friday befor,
Assistant Judge C. A. i Gardyne d
st. Adams over the death of William
Craig of East Highgate, who wa
found unconscious beside a countis
road ten days ago and who died with
out regaining consciousness. TIL
Estates attorney called in Allen Cor
reg and Homer Drinkwine, who wer
companions of, Craig on "a visit t
Pigeon Hill. P. O., and also Gordoi
Messier of Franklin, who secure
from Craig the horse. he was driving
Natural or Acquired.