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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-18
New Lodge of
WOOdmen of America

More than so members from New
port and West Charleston attended
the reorganization of the Newport
Lodge, Modern Woodmen of Ameri-
ca, which was held in Odd Fellows
Hall Thursday evening.
The feature of the meeting was the
formation of a new lodge to be called
the Magog Lodge which will sup
plant the former Newport Lodge.
The old members were transferred
into the new lodge and eight new
members were taken into the order.
George F. Baldwin, state deputy of
Concord, N. H., representing New
Hampshire and Vermont and District
Deputy Woodward of West Char,es-
ton were present.
Mr.. Woodward has been very
busy lately getting new members in
to the organization. He delivered a
short talk on the work of the or
ganization and took entire charge of
the meeting.
The West Charleston delegation
did some degree work at the meet
ing. Degrees were worked Oh Stu
art Gliggs and Mr.. Linguish.
An extra meeting of the Magog
Lodge will be held Thursday even
ing, October 80 in Odd Fellows Hall.
This meeting has been called in order
to complete some work which was
not done last night. Ordinarily the
lodge will meet every third Thurs
day in each month, but the extra
meeting was found necessary to
catch upon the reorganization work
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-18
BOY SCOUTS IN
PATROL CONTEST

Regular weekly meeting of the
Boy Scouts of Troop 2 was held
Wednesday night.
Three new members were admitted
to the troops, Leigh Cramer, Richard
Goss and Gerald Daniels.
1t was decided to take hike to
Burke Mountain, Saturday, Oct. 25.
The efficiency contest running from
Oct. 8 to Dec. "a now stands as fol
lows: Eagle Patrol "a So points; Fox
Patrol 17% points and Beaver Pa
troll % points. Much interest is be-
ing taken in this contest as the win
ming patrol will be given supper
and theatre party during the Christ
mas vacation at the expense of the
troop.
After the meeting foot ball was
practiced until six o'clock.
1t is hoped to obtain the services OF
Mr.. Noyes as coach.
The next meeting is on Wednesday
the 22nd at Ais.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-18
AMERICAN LEGION

The formal acceptance of the col
OFFS of the 101st ammunition train,
the 302d field artillery and the 57th
pioneer regiment, as we'll as recogni-
ton Of the 101st, 102d and 103d ma
chine gun battalions in the world wal
will be. held at the house of represen-
tatives hall at the State House, Mont
The exercises will be held at 8 o'clock.
pelier, in the evening of October %.
The public is invited to attend. Gov
ernor Clement is expected to be pre-
sent to receive the colors in behalf of
the State of Vermont.
All members of the organizations
arc invited to go to Montpelier to at
tend the exercises. The armory will
be thrown open for the accommoda-
ton of them.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-18
+. & A. M.

The Annual District Meeting of the
Twelfth Masonic District will be held
at Masonic Temple, st. Johnsbury,
VT, Friday, October "a, 1919. A
Lodge of Master Masons will be OPP
ened at 200 p. M, by the Officers Of
Passumpsic Lodge, No. 27, st. Johns
bury, Biney L. Hall, w. NJ. The
First Section of the Master Mason
degree will be worked by the Officers
of Caledonia Lodge, No. %, Of West
Burke, Burton L. Gray, w. M, and
works reviewed by Grand Lecturer,
Frederick H. Rabbit. Banquet to be
served by Mystic Star Chapter, No.
20, O. e. S., at 6.15 p. IN. Second
Section of the Master Mason degree
will be worked by the Officers of
Crescent Lodge, No. Sc, of Lyndon
Vile, and work reviewed by the
Grand Lecturer. A Masonic Orches-
ira and quartette will be in atten-
dance. The following Grand Lodge
Officers are expected to be present,
Most Worshipful, Edwin T. Wells,
GIdllu ldSIcI Vi nStSUilS VI SIIhoilV'
Most Worshipful, Henry H. Ross,
Grand Secretary; Right Worshipful,
+ George I. Whitney; Grand Senior
Warden; Right Worshipful, Christie
B. Crowell, Grand Senior Warden,
Worshipful, Frederick H. Rabbit,
Grand Lecturer. This meeting will
be under the direction of Right Wor-
shipful Charles Z. Libby, District De-
putty Grand Master of the 18th Dis
trict. All Master Masons in good
standing are invited to be present.
Haswcll Chapter, No. II, of St.
Johnsbury will entertain Golden Rule
Chapter, No. l, of Sherbrooke, Que,
at Mansonic Temple on Saturday eve
ming, Oct 25th. There will be a ban
quet at $50 p. m. The work of the
Royal Arch degree will be performed
at 1870 p. m. There will be special
music and addresses. Refreshments
will be served after the work A no.
tice sent out by B. A. Palmer, E. p.
H., and r. A. Pearl, secretary, urged
all the Companions to be on hand and
/ give the visitors a warm welcome.
The results of Friday nights box
ball games at Masonic Temple were:
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-18
Pelley Describes
Vermont Journalism

Continued from page one)
Bile. And yet they do come into the
office about once in so often and pull
the paper up to look at its roots. U.s.
ually it is some editorial that is re-
sponsible. l have known countless
cases where it was some statement in
the "boiler-plate," that handy reading
matter which the country editor buys
by the pound, but rarely reads him
self. He does not dream that he is
publishing what will aggravate any
body. But on some pretet or other
The crank comes in and there is no
peace in that office or that town I'M
til he has relieved his soul.
| recall one little daily, with which
l had much to do, published in a
town whose leading clothier was one
of the brightest business chaps ever
met. He had educated himself, es-
tablished himself in business, and had
one of the most progressive stores in
the state. , He was a rafting good adj
vertiser, too, and kept it up year af-
ter year on a fine scientific basis.
But his boy had been kept in the
sixth grade one year and when the
father thought he should have been
promoted-the opinion of several
teachers, the school principal, and the
superintendent, of schools to the con-
trary Notwithstanding. He took the
matter up with the school board, and
they wisely confirmed the general
pedagogical judgment.
From that moment he had it in for
our town public school system, and
his wrath lasted until long after the
son was married and had children of
his own. The slightest reference to
the activities of our public school sys-
tenn brought him into the office load
ed for bear. And he was some talk
er! Forenoon after forenoon he'd
spend declaiming words that weighed
eight to the pound. Every time we
put on a new cub reporter he'd get
the boy in the back of his store and
fill the poor young one full. We al
ways knew when the boy had "made"
Jenkins clothing store in his search
for news items.
The second case | remember most
wildly was that of a minister of the
fighting sort, who was fully convinc-
ed that the country would never get
another President that would eactly
match up to Theodore Roosevelt. He
never came in with a church notice
or an al for chicken-pie supper in
the vostrv that he did not linger to
lambast the man who happened to be
occupying The White House at the
time. lie wanted an editorial written
on the virtues OF Theodore Roosevelt
regularly zee q week, and if he did
not get 1t he went forth in the high
ways and byways and declared there
ought to be another paper in that
town unbiased enough to give voice
to public opinion. And that if his
training and education and scruples
did not hold him to the pulpit, by
CAD! he'd start one and see that the
country got justice. He wrote US
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-18
REBEKAHS

MUIe llldH LOU IHclllDcl5, Icpi CSSlio-
ing the four lodges of the fifth dis
trct of Rebekahs attended the annu-
al district meeting in Island Pond,
Thursday night, October 16. Eleven
from Newport.
A very elaborate banquet was
served at $50 in the evening and
the meeting was called to order
sharply at eight o'clock. The open
ing ceremonies were conducted by
Clyde River Lodge No. Ga. The in
PRODUCTION of the grand officers fol-
lowed.
The address of welcome was deliv-
cred by Mrs. Leta J. Eaton, p. N. g.,
Of Island Pond and Mrs. Ida Niles,
P. d. d. P. of Newport responded.
The complication of the Rebe
kah degree was carried out admirably
by Morning Star Lodge No. of
Newport while the degree team was
very successful in its work. Wide
4 Awake Lodge No. GO of Derby exem-
plified the taking in Of a member
by transfer card. Mrs. Annie BLY,, p.
| ID. d. p. read the report of the last
I district meeting.
I The followign grand officers at
tended the meeting: Mrs. Emma CO.
burn of West Burke, president of the
Rebekah state assembly; Miss Emma
Gates of Ludlow, secretary of the
state assembly and Mrs. Lizzie Max
well of Island Pond, district deputy
president of district No. 5.
The following lodges were repre-
sented: Wide Awake No. 68; Morn
ing Star No. 2 of Newport, Clyde
River Lodge No. "a of Island Pond,
and Sunbeam No. II of Barton.
Following the reading of the re-
ports Of the lodges in the district,
Mrs Emma Coburn president of the
state assembly, exemplfied the I'M
written work. The monument fund
for the Gill Odd Fellow Home burial
lot at Ludlow was considerably swell
cd by a collection which was taken
4 up for this purpose.
The grand officers and visitors
gave a few short talks. The CLYDE
River lodge closed the meeting. Be-
fore the annual meeting the examin-
alton for certificate of perfection in
! unWlitten work was held in the lodge
rooms.
Despite the inclement weather
which undoubtedly kept a large mum
Der of members from attending
everyone present declared it was the
greatest district meeting held in
many years. The Clyde River Lodge
left nothing undone to make the
meeting a complete success. The re-
ception committee consisted of Mrs.
Jessie Jones, Mrs. Belle Barnes, Mrs.
Mae Danforth and Mrs. Lizzie d.
| Foster.
Encouraging reports were read
about the various lodges. The banner
lodge was Morning Star No. 2 of
Newport, which reported "a new
members initiated, two joined by
transfer and four applications arr
now in. This record far surpasses
that of any other lodge in the di,-
trict.
Mrs. Mildred Downsey, noble
grand of Newport lodge recited the
unwritten work letter perfectly. She
is the second person to accomplish
this in all of the district meetings
held so far in the state.
/
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whitening letters, when he should
have been writing sermons, and you
would have thought that all he was
living for was the chance to be elect
ed as a committee of one to go to
the White House and assassinate the
President on sight.
Go be continued Monday
ST. JOHNSBURY LOCALS
Frank Ball, DR.. r. Fl. Burke and
Editor Charles T. Walter went as fan
as Lebanon with the endurance horse
back riders that are going through
to Camp Devens.
Miss Edith Henderson of Lancas-
ter, Mrs. M. H. Billing of Newport,
Mrs. E. M. Simonds of Barre, Mr..
and Mrs. A. G. Clay of Waterford
c. A. Wells of Victory, Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Stocker, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Stocker of Danville, Charles Clifford
of North Danville, were visitors to
our city Thursday.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-18

600 633 $40 1903
Points Team No. /, 4.
Points, Team No. 8, 4.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-03-20
RETROSPECTIVE
Fifty Years Ago.

The Banner Of March 20. Bellevue
The District Court in and for this
parish has been in active session dur
ing the week. His Honor. A. r. Levi
see. presiding; J. s. Ashton, Esq. Dis
trict Attorney. Motion was made to
set aside the jury as illegally drawn.
on the plea that w. H. Hill. Esq. was
not Sheriff. His Honor decided that
Mr.. Hill was legally Sheriff for this
parish and that he is clearly entitled
to be obeyed and respected as such j;
that he is holding the office by virtue
of an appointment from the Governor.
and that no one has appeared to con
test his possession Of said Office. The
civil docket has been disposed Of and
the criminal docket will be taken up
to-day"
w. H. Hill was an uncle of Mr. X. r.
Hill. of Benton. He died in Texas
some years ago. He was Il Democrat
and therefore held office for only a
short time by appointment. BosSier
Parish was at that time Republican by
reason of Federal bayonets.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-03-20
For Intent to Murder.

Justice of Peace J. H. Montgomery
issued yesterday evening warrants for
the arrest of james SilkwOod and Mar
vim Thompson. charged with shooting
into Il place of residence with intent
to murder. The warrants were issued
on complaint of Mr.. ]. w. Gore, Of the
Il. w. w. StinSon plantation. in the
Phelps Lake country. The prisoners
We're run down with dogs Tuesday
night after they lit is alleged) had
fired into negro cabin located on
land rented by Mr.. Gore. One of the
men was placed in the Shreveport Jail
and the other is lodged in the Parish
Jail i'll this place.
The alleged object. other than in
tent to kill. which is attributed to the
prisoners. is to scare away negro resi-
dents from that part of the parish.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-03-20
Two-Cent Postage.

Postmaster Il. ]. Taylor informed a
Banner reporter last Friday that he
had just been notified by the Postotfice
Department that on July LIST the old
pre-war postal rates for letters and
postal cards will be restored. Letters
will only require 2-cent stamps on
and after that date and postal cards
1-cent stamps.
At present there is ruling of the
l'OStoffice Department that seems not
to he generally known: Those resid-
ing Oh rural routes may post letters
intended for delivery III the town
where the route has its origin for only
, cents. and vice versa. In other
words. route letters THAT do not really
leave the route) are handled for
cents each.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-03-20
CORRESPONDENCE
Emma Dots.

Monday. March 17.-If the heavy
doubtedly meet this year.
Mr.. \. J. Logan is busy planting
early corn.
Mr.. H. l.. Giles made business trip
to Benton Friday of last week.
Rev. G. c. Cantley filled his appoint
ment at the Emma Church Yesterday
MIR. Walter Lynn. of Mot, was a Wis
itor to Sarepta the latter part of last
week.
Mr.. PRESLEY Logan. of Mira. is Wis
iting his relatives and friends around
Emma.
Hon. Raiford Kilgore was an appre-
GATED caller i'll this community Satur-
day Of last week.
Mr.. NJ. H. Leggett. of Denison. Tex,
is spending IL few days in these parts
with friends and relatives.
Mrs. Thomas, from some point in
Arkansas, is spending ii few days with
her son. Mr.. Arthur Thomas.
Mr.. w. 4. Johnson was visitor to-
day to some point in Webster Parish
attending to some legal business.
Mr.. Luther Il. Cole. Constable for
Ward Four. was around one day last
week attending to some legal business.
Almost everybody has Il bad cold.
Some seem to think that it's the fin
fishing touches" Of the = flu" but all
admit one thing: That they are not
the least bit desirable.
Mr.. Charles H. Giles, now abroad
with Uncle Sans fighting forces. has
at last been heard from. As vet his
present address has not been learned.
but he reports that he is enjoying the
best Of health
Lots of corn will be planted here this
year. The people are preparing to live
at home-without having everything
to buy. GOOD EYE,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-03-20
Cotton Meeting on 26th.

DIR. G. H. lrion. Chairman Of the
l'oSSierCad Cotton Acreage Reduc-
ton Committee. informed Banner re-
porter this morning that there will he
Il very important meeting of the COM
mittee ut the City Hall in Shreveport
on the 26th. ut two o'clock in the
afternoon. The committee has called
respectfully the bankers and mer-
chants to meet with them on this oc-
c;lSiOn. to take care of the business
end of the campaign for acreage re-
duction.
1t is also very much to be desired
that all the planters Of both parishes.
who can make it convenient to do so.
will attend the meeting. as it is de-
sired that some Of them shall be better
informed as to the Importance of acre
age reduction.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-03-20
Death of Capt. N. B. Murff.

From the Shreveport Caucdsi0n.l
There died at the home Of his sister.
Mrs. Il. o. Browning. 1856 Irving
Place. in Shreveport. at ten o'clock
Monday morning. March 18th. Capt.
y. Il. Murff. aged Seventy-six years.
lie was native Of Mississippi. He
volunteered i'll the service Of the Con-
federate States at the beginning Of the
conflict. and became captain Of his
company. After the surrender he APP
piled himself to the restoration Of the
waste of war. During the diSgraceful
period Of reconstruction. which was
forced on the Southern States through
the malignity Of the Republicans, then
in control Of the government, he full
filled his part manfully. These were
perilOuS times. when. so to speak, a
! man carried his life in Ills hand. but
the South was finally redeemed from
the clutches Of the SPECTATORS through,
the untlinching gallantry and fearless
ness Of the veterans of the Cenfed-
eracy.
Preceding his removal to Shreveport
more than Il quarter of IL century ago.
Capt. Murff was engaged in agricul-
tural pursuits in Rossier Parish.
As citizen of Shreveport he was
ranked with the best. He filled for
several terms and until the old system
OF mayor and councilmen was sul,sti-
tuted by the government by commits
sion. now in force. the office of City
Comptroller-a position of great res
possibility. He was thorough in every
detail Of the office He was always
dutiful. He was gentleman. As Il
good citizen lie was always active in
politicS-aS all good citizens should he
III order to maintain good government
and he was always on the moral side
OF every issue. His record is clear and
in every sense creditable to him and to
all those with whom lie was related.
1t may he observed that there were no
frill attachments to Capt. Murff He
was plain. genial, trustworthy. relia-
bic. Pole Murff to his friends. who adj
mired and loved him. 1t is well with
him.
He Is survived by three brothers and
four sisters, as follows: \. J. and 4. Il.
Murf. of Shreveport. and Charles ID.
Murff. Of Haughton: Mrs. Il. O. Brown.
ing. Of Shreveport: Mrs. J. X. Shep.
pard. of HauglIton: Mrs. Paul Law.
renee. Of Trees City. and Mrs. NJ. l..
Belville, of Sturgis. Miss.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-03-20
Big Baptist Fund Growing.

Rev. G. +. Rooney, Of Shreveport.
associate manager for the campaign i'll
Louisiana for the raising Of the
S12J.OOO fund for the Baptist Bible In
stitute. in New Orleans. has returned
lately to Shreveport after q stay Of
two months in New Orleans, where he
was engaged in this work. While all
of the returns are not yet in, he says
that indications are that the campaign
has been very successful. He nell
toned Bossier Parish as one Of the
parishes that seem to have exceeded
their quoth.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-03-20
For Sale

800 bushels Of good. heavy. sound Ear
CorN-Scntrlls White Dcnt-S2 per bushcl
ut crib: 81 PR bushrl for Seed Corn
selected, Shclcd and sacked.
pnc registered. cholera immune Dt ROC
BOAR, two years old. weight about lOD
pounds Price, 500.
Also. one small. sound MULE. eight years
old good saGdlcr and will work anywhere.
Price, 500. I.-ii
W. Z. MrNLHNAHIIAN. Gilliam. La.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-03-20
Loo al and
Personal
=. News of Week as Told
~ by the Banner Reporters

First call for balls and bats, mits
and masks.
The nights and days are now about
of equal length.
Heavy rains and thunder storms Wis
tied this section Sunday.
Miss Garland of HayneSville. spent
the weekend in Benton with her aunt
Mrs. RnHner.
r. f.. Wyche X Sons have ordered
another car of gravel for the improve
ment of the streets of Benton.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Burt returned
bone last Thursday from Hot Springs.
Ark. where they spent several weeks.
Miss Nina McGau@hey. of Plain Deal
ing. came in last Saturday to visit
Mrs. w. |. Gayle for IA couple Of days.
Mrs. II. NJ Burton and three chill
dren, of .irkana. arrived in Benton
Monday to visit Mrs. Burton'S mother.
Mrs. J. +. Adger, ST.
Mrs. c. e. Brandenhurg, whose home
is near Ivan. in maxim. remittance
of $50 on subscription, says: We
cant miss getting the Banner
The heavy rain and wind of last Sat
urday night put the telephone service
out Of commission between Benton and
Rocky Mount for couple of days.
Mrs. W \. Zeiger and daughter
Miss Edith Zeigler. of Rocky Monut.
and Mrs. Sam Sentell. of Dixie. were
guests of Mrs. J. Nj. Henderson one
day last week.
We would like to have re.ularI,
from our correspondents more copy
than is shown in this issue Of the Ban.
ner. Gene on, girls come on; put your
home towns hack on the map.
Mrs. May Barker. of Shreveport. who
spent about three weeks in Benton on
account of the accident to her mother.
Mrs. Cynthia Rogers, returned home
early in the week, her mother being
much improved.
Mr.. Cullen Keith, of the Linton COM
munity passed through Benton Mon
day on his way home from TT. Han
cock ia. He has his honorable dis
charge from the Army. He is il son of
Mr.. and Mrs w. 4. Keith
Mrs. A. Il. Irion and daughter. Miss
Eola Irion. left last Friday for New
Orleans. where they went to visit Mrs.
Irion'S sister. They expect to spend
several weeks in the city and before
returning to Benton will also spend
some time with DR.. Valley X. Irion.
Once again we remind the delinquent
taxpayers of BoSSier Parish that the
time is now short in which they may
pay up and yet lie ahead of the date
wien the list will he sent in to this
office for publication. If you haven't
paid your 1918 taxes, get active now
Mr.. and Mrs. s. c. Adger gave Il
dinner Sunday at the Adser old home.
some miles out from Benton, in honor
of their mother Mrs. Matte &. Adger.
of Benton. and grandmother. Mrs. Mar
garet Caldwell. of Plain Dealing. Mrs.
Mamie Logan and two children. of
Benton: Mrs. W. w. Blocker and two
children. of Leigh. Texas. and MIR. and
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-03-20
The End of Draft Boards.

Mr.. William ID. Smith. present Chief
Clerk for the Local Draft Board. re-
ceived notice early in the week from
Washington that all draft boards in
the United States 90 out Of existence
on the 31st. The records are to he
shipped to the Adjutant General at
Washington.
State Draft Inspector, Gilley was in
Benton last week and was pleased to
speak in highly complimentary terms
of the work here.