The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-13
Evening Caledonian
Established 1887
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 1919
LOCAL NEWS

Samuel Merchant IS VISITOR mere
from Boston.
Sheriff Worthen is in Barre attend
ing meeting of the Sheriff Associa-
ton
J. H. Stuart, a local automobile
man, is expected soon from Califor-
MIA.
Miss Mildred Beck came home
Wednesday from Brightlook hospital.
Miss Stella Hill from Lyndonvilie
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Beck recently.
Are you taking books from the
Public Library? If not, come in
and look about and see if there is
not something that will entertain
you, OF help you in your business,
your home or your club.
Charles S. Hollis, general superin-
tendent of the Eastern Tale Co., of
Rochester, was here Wednesday on
a business trip. This company have
the largest tale mines in the country
and Vermont now leads all the states
in it's annual production of tale.
At the town caucus Saturday after
noon |. G. Marshall will be a candi-
| date for overseer of the poor. Mr..
Marshall as city missionary has been
in close touch with local conditions
for several years and if elected would
4 give the town a tactful and economi-
cal administration.
The Missionary Round Table was
entertained at the home of Mrs. w.
G. Kicker, Monday evening. Sewing
for Kurn Hattin homes was COM
mcnced. Miss Mary Ide read from =
book on the Mountain Whites. The
Round Table is taking care of one OF
these Mountain Whites. Valentines
were given the members. A pleas
ant evening was enjoyed by all
Arthur R. Brooks has just return
Il ed from Boston. While there he made
an interesting call on some Of the
Caledonia county boys now at the
base hospital, which is the Elks hos
pital on Parker Hill, Roxbury. They
are arriving every day and while a
few are permanently injured they are
still full Of fighting spirit and want
their friends to know they did their
best.
"For Husbands Only" is delight
full combination Of real comedy and
tense compelling drama in very classy
production setting. The character OF
the story is clean as whistle and sc
original you are unable to guess the
action ten feet ahead. There isn't one
slow moment-it certainly keeps you
up in the air. To top it all-there is
a surprise ending. Mrs Chaplin
scores again in this fascinating and
wonderfully tantalizing photoplay
At the Globe today.
A joint meeting of the directors OF
the Farm Bureau Exchange ano
FARM Bureau Association was hello
Wednesday. A F. Stoddard of SUIT
ton was elected president, E. FL. Hal
lett clerk and treasurer. The bust
ness which has been done by the ex-
change the past five months was very
Satisfactory. IL. II. I1dllSCC Was Ell
ected manager for the coming year
The directors of the exchange have
laid out plans for farm bureau work
the coming year. County Agent, l.
A. Woods services have been secur-
ed as county agent. We believe by
cooperation IN agriculture work we
can advance it, in this county.
At the Red Cross meeting Tuesday
Mrs. Haywood, chairman of the
Home Service committee, gave il
some detail serious conditions
brought about by the influenza cpl
demic. In quite number of families
where all the income was needed fol
daily living in time of health, when
sickness came to the wage Garner and
may be several other members of the
family, it is easy to see that great
hardship would result. These distress
sing conditions could be greatly al
leviated by little thoughtfulness and
generosity on the part of large num-
Der of people. Garments, especially
children's, and household linen may
be sent either to Mrs Haywood, Is
Church street, or to Mrs. Marshall
771a Eastern Avenue.
Mrs. George F. Cheney sends in the
following: cit seems as though all
would agree that would be a good
thing to have woman on the school
board, including the remaining mem
bers of the board It is generally
conceded that women have wisdom
and good sense in the care and man.
agement of children and also in re-
gard to how the money might be well
spent in their behalf. For many years
the men hav run the entire business
of the schools of the town, and it is
only fair that woman school direc-
tor should be given trial. So it is
asked that each voter consider the
matter squarely and then, if he or
she can conscientiously do so, vote
| for Mrs. Haywood for school director,
| at the caucus Saturday."
The Union Mission Study Glass of
the North and South churches will be
held Friday afternoon at three o'clock
at the South church. Leaders, Mrs. P.