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Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-27
An Editors Troubles

The Express and Standard has
been hit little hard this season.
First, on our return from Florida, a
broken press mixed us up for four
weeks or more, and put things on the
bum. Then, illness among the force,
already short, caused deferred" at
the head of locals for several weeks.
Then, nearly Strengthened out, Mrs.
Harvey, the office manager, had to go
to the hospital. Hardly had she re-
turned to duty when they carted off
the editor to Brightlook, where he is
still studying the art of nursing, and
how to run hospital. Then, while
here, comes another blow in the
death of our second hand by shoot
ing. But we remember how our good
old Christian grandmother used to
say, "Never worry over trouble, the
Lord will provide" We never
thought much about this because not
good enough to think about it. But
we are beginning to think there is
something in it. Business has been
good, and although we'll aware we
have been far behind as a city edi-
tor this year, and our paper has
lacked in many ways, our subscrip-
tions have increased, and the public
and advertisers have stood by us in
good shape. For all this we wish to
express our thanks. The sun will
shine again-never fear-Newport
Express and Standard.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-27
Death of L. S. Hooker
Well Known St. Johnsbury Machin-
ist Dies at Brightlook.

Lyman S. Hooker died at Bright
look hospital Sunday evening at III
o'clock, aged 70 years.
Mr.. Hooker was born in South Ca
bot May 81, 1849, being the youngest
in the family Of IL children. His
boyhood days were spent at home and
he came to st. Johnsbury when II
years of age. He started in the Pad
dock iron works and there learned the
machinist's trade, working for the
late John II. Paddock about 10 years.
From there he established his own
machine shop, occupying for many
years the shop on Mill street where
C. II. Lynch is now located. Later
he joined Henry Dupont in the man
ufacture of the Dupont trip hammer
under the corporate name of the Du-
pont Manufacturing company. When
this corporation was bought by E. &
Z. Fairbanks & Company and the
manufacture of the hammers moved
to the scale plant Mr.. Hooker was
retained and for about 10 years had
charge of the manufacture of these
hammers. For the last five years he
has lived with his sons in Detroit,
though he was a frequent and well
come visitor to his old home.
Mr.. Hooker married at st.
Johnsbury in 1872 Alice Jane Gray
of West Danville, who died May 20,
1898. Later he married Henrietta F.
Barker of Passumpsic, who died here
about seven years ago. Mr.. Hooker
left one daughter and four sons:
Mrs. Ida, wife of ThaXtcr Laird, Ell
mer L., Arden L., Lloyd G., and Roy
C. Hooker, all of Detroit. All the
children are here to attend the fun
eral. He also leaves two sisters,
Mrs. Flora X. Hall and Mrs. /. f.
Woodward, both of South Cabot,
one niece, Mrs. Cora S. Aver of st.
Johnsbury, and two nephews, Frank
B. Hooker of st. Johnsbury and Carl
e. Hooker of Haverhill, Mass.
The funeral will be held at the
chapel in the Calderwood rooms on
Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock
and it is expected that Rev. A. S,
Woodwork will conduct the service.
Mr.. Hooker was an honorary dea-
con in the Baptist church and deeply
interested in it's welfare. He was
generally regarded as one of our best
machinists and greatly interestd in
tn industrial development of St.
Johnsbuly. In his death the COM
munity has lost another one of it's
substantial citizens.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-27
ST. JOHNSBURY WINS
A BALL GAME
The Home Team Put Up a
Game Saturday
Won

The snappiest ball game that has
been seen on the Campus for many 6
day was played Saturday afternoon
with over 200 fans cheering at cru
cial moments and St. Johnsbury de.
feated Woodsville 5 to 4. The home
nine had been greatly strengthened
and the infield was never better. Le-
land proved a star pitcher and Con-
nor not only played his position, but
helped in tight places elsewhere and
made some thrilling plays. Umpire
Brown gave splendid satisfaction and
his decisions were exceptionally fair
One of the notable features of the
game was that many of the batters
made their hits on the first ball pit
ched and only two or three times
during The game did more than three
players get Il chance to bat in the
same inning.
Sullivan tried his best to win the
game in the seventh inning by strik-
ing out st. Johnsburys heaviest hit
tcrs and in the ninth Larty reached
home on three base hit. This great
ly checrcd the Woodsville fans, but
with two men out the game ended
when Woodsvill's next batter
struck out. The hitting was heavy
and the errors were few on both
sides and everybody got their moneys
worth at the game. The summary:
ST. JOHNSRURY
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-27
Takes Down Service Flag
The Marshalls No Longer Have
Their Three Star Flag

Mr.. and Mrs. l. G. Marshall have
taken in their service flag with its
three stars which has been up fol-
over two years, as their last soldier
Russell Marshall, returned Thursday
He was in the navy during the wal
and on the U. S. S. Santa Paula. His
brother, Howard, served in the Medi;
cal Corps and was stationed in' the
South, while Miss Maud Marshall
was a stenographer and connected
with Base Hospital No. 33 over in
France. Miss Marshall is now in
Springfield where she has a similar
position with the Fellows Gear Shap-
or Company. Russell Marshall will
resume his studies in st. Johnsbury
Academy this fall.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-27
He Spoke Out Twice

Senator Page and Dillingham; ia
vor the Peace terms with reserva.
tions. That might mean almost any
thing unless the reservations were
defined. Had Senator Page written
the Peace Treaty it would probably
hav ebeen calf skin and hide proof.
Burlington Clipper.
If Senator Page had written the
treaty it is safe bet that if any
one criticized or found fault with any
part of it, they would find that he
had written it so that it could be
taken to mean just what they believe
it should. And it would probably be
card indeXed, besides.-Montpelier
Argus.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-27
ROBBED THE TOWN
CLERKS OFFICE
LearmOnt Smith COnfesses
He Spent $225 in Gay
Time in Quebec

Learmont Smith, 81 years old, of
Lyndon Center, was arrested Satur-
day night by Sheriff w. H. Worthen
charged with breaking and entering
the town clerks office at Lyndonville
and the theft of 1926. Smith, who
is returned soldier, was bound over
to the county court in $500 bail.
The break took place at one o'clock
on the morning after the Lyndonville
celebration to the returned soldiers,
sailors and marines. Smith has con-
fessed, the sheriff says, that he broke
into the place. Smith said he left
Lyndonville on the early morning
train for Newport. Here he said he
rounded up some friends of his and
they enjoyed dinner which cost him
$35. He said they then hired an au-
tomobile and went to Quebec where
the rest of the stolen money was
spent in gay time. Smith said the
follows he took with him on the trip
were those whom he had met in war
service.
oihiel HiuuC tHlS SiS illllCoAHC IcHIdIk. !.
"You know this war is going to spoil
some of us fellows. Some of us
don't want to work and we don't care
how we live so long as we get some
fun out of life"
His arrest caused him to repent Of
his new philosophy of life and he said
he guessed he made a great mistake.
Smiths arrest followed Sheriff
Worthen's investigation of break
at the Lyndon Institute. A case of
eggs and 25 pounds of sugar were
stolen. The sheriff discovered that
two young men who had been in SER
vice had been seen about the school.
He took Smith to the town clerks of
flee and questioned him. Smith then
admitted his thefts.
Smith has been living at Lyndon
with his mother. He had been en-
ployed on the railroad previous to
going to war.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-27
LITERARY ENGLAND
Interesting Lecture by Miss Merrill
Thursday Night

The South church vestry was well
filled Thursday night with an appre-
ciative audience to listen to lecture
on literary England by Miss Marga-
ret B. Merrill of Washington. This
was an illustrated lecture and the
slides were from photographs which
Miss Merrill collected in her trips
through Great Britain.
The lecture was given under the
auspices of st. John de Crevecoeur
chapter, d. A. R., and the speaker
was presented to the audience by
Mrs. James S. Weeks, the regent of
the chapter. Miss Merrill showed a
number of views of early Lyndon,
the Shakespeare and Lorna Doone
country, the hills and heather of Scot
land and some unusually interesting
pictures of Iona Island. In a charm
ing manner she described the various
scenes, giving many personal rem
iniscences of the various places she
had visited.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-27

That was a fine exhibit of commun-
ity spirit Tuesday night when the
St. Johnsbury Band gave up a por-
ton of the time of it's concert to the
promoters Of the plan to re-organize
Company d. st. Johnsbury is proud
of it's band and it's new leader and
the organization helped at an oppor-
tune time to make the re-organiza-
ton of Company d the success that
the movement deserves.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-27
RED CROSS WORK
Miss Van Patten of Burlington Is
Appointed Field
Supervisor

The Bureau of Nursing 0. 49,,
England division announces the
pontment of Miss Elizabeth =. Van
patten of Burlington, Vermont, as
t..a first field supervisor of Red
Cross public health service in that
state.
Miss Van Patten has been engaged
in public health work in Vermont for
the past three years. For two years
she did school nursing in Bellows
Falls and recently she has been work
ing under the Vermont State Board
of Education giving health instruc-
tions to teachers in the normal
schools. The majority of these leach
crs, Miss Van patten said, will go
out into the rural districts where
public health knowledge is especially
needed
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-27
WOMAN'S CLUB

The September meeting of the st
Johnsbury Woman's Club will be
held in the audience room of Grace
Methodist church, Monday, Sept. 1
at 8 o'clock. This is the annual
musicale of the club and an unusual
ly rich program has been prepared
The artists will be Roy Cropper of
Boston, tenor soloist; Miss Ruth Ty-
ler of LAGRANGE, ILL.,, soprano SOLO
list; Mrs. G. e. Howes f Williams
town, Mass, contralto; Miss Howes
also of Williamstown, soprano; Miss
Marjorie Cramton, violinist; Mrs. Jo-
seph Fairbanks, organist, Miss Alice
B. Warden, accompanist. All mem
bers of the club are urged to bring
guests.
The executive board will meet in
the church parlors at 7 o'clock.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-27

While the consumer has been pay.
ing as high as 60 cents a dozen fol
his bananas the United Fruit Com
pany, which controls the banana
trade of the United States, has paid
off it's bonded Indebtedness and ac-
cumulated besides a surplus of $780,
100000, OF sum practically equal to
it's capital stock. This condition may
be very gratifying for the stockhold-
crs in the Boston corporation, but
what about the consumer?
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-27
burlington News)

Nearly every one, at some time Oh
other in his life, has had the idea
that he could run a newspaper, but
we've yet to see the beat of the per-
son who asked, recently, "what do
you have so many ads in your paper
for?" AS 4 matter of record, we do it
in order to keep the compositors in
tercsted in tehir work.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-27
Probably the Check Was Sent BY
Mail

The extreme rapidity with which
our government works on occasion is
shown by the news that man in
Pennsylvania has just received a
check for SIS and an accompanying
letter explaining that the amount was
due his father for services rendered
So years ago while chaplain in tine
army. The father has been dead AZ
Brattleboro Reformer.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-27
Struck Water at 30 Feet
John S. White Gets a Good Flow al
His Barnet Home

The company that has been driv.
ing an ,artesian well for John S
White at his new home in Barnet
have struck what they were after anc
at a depth of 81 feet they found g
good supply of water. They continu
ed the well about 20 feet further, but
as no more water was found they
gave it up.
Mr.. White now has a good supply
of soft water that yields about 18(
gallons daily. Mr.. White is much
pleased at the result and an unfailine
water supply is assured.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-27
HELP RE-ORGANIZE
COMPANY d
Stirring Addresses by Chap
lains Lever and Adams
From the Band Stand

tIC SoullCoy vi tiS ot
Johnsbury Band the meeting sche
duled at the Armory Tuesday even
ing in the interests of Company l.
was adjourned to the band stand anC
the speakers addressed the large
crowd between the selections.
In the absence of President Asaclir
of the Commercial Club the secretary
Of the organization, Arthur +. Stone
presided and presented Lieut.. Ste
wart Cheney. lie explained the nee
cssity OF having 4 military company
in St. Johnsbury, both to keep the
Armory open and to maintain oul
past reputation along military lines.
He announced that G7 had already
promised to join the organization and
all he wanted now was SO more.
Rev. Arthur Lever, chaplain of
the 102nd Machine Gun Battalion,
followed with 4 stirring address. He
said that before the United States
went into the war the people over
seas looked upon the American boys
as not understanding the word sacri-
flee, but the American boys soon
found the sterling qualities of his
character by the splendid work he
did. The war was won by the indi-
vidual cooperation of each and every
one-by those who fought, by those
who could not get across, and by the
many more who stayed at home and
worked and sacrificed through the
years. Now that you have lifted
yourselves high in the esteem of your
fellow citizens remember you have
come back home, and | join with
you in saying at is good to be here"
But remember, you must not remain
on your laurels. Only half the task
is done. The good work must be con-
tinued. We arc on the eve of great
upheavals and your task is not yet
completed. DO not betray our ex-
pectations of you and remember the
prestige of the town and be a real
volunteer by coming back into the
company.
After another selection by the
band Mr.. Stone presented Rev.
Chauncey A. Adams of Danville,
chaplain of the 10lst Ammunition
Train, who made a strong plea for
recognizing the company.
owe owe it to our town, state and
nation to keep up our military Or
ganization. l have come here as an
optimist and have no doubt but that
more than 100 will offer themselves.
We say we have had enough over
there, but if the occasion arises we
will not have had enough. | ask you
to think of these things and of what
has been accomplished in the past.
Then you will say, 4 am ready to
face any emergency. am willing to
do my duty"
Chaplain Adams paid a fine tribute
to the National Guard and particu-
larly to the Vermont soldiers, with
whom he became so intimately as
sOciated as the war progressed. He
urged the boys before him not to for
get their comrades who slept in
Flanders, not to forget their sue
cess at the Marne, and to keep the
military organization ready for any
emergency.
Throughout the evening Lieut..
Cheney received enlistments from Is
men and the prospects are exceed
ingly bright that the quota of 100
men will soon be reached.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-27
HEAVY RAINSTORM
Over an Inch Fell Sunday in One
Hour

Sunday morning heavy thunder
shower visited this section, sweeping
down from the north with unusual
severity. Much rain fell during the
hour the storm lasted and some dam
age was done by the high wind. IN
Charles II. Horizons yard big maple
tree was blown to the ground, while
in other parts of the village limbs
We're blown down. Farmers repo t
that in some places the grain was
lodged and the corn stalks blown
down.
The Museum reported total rain-
fall of 1.OI. This, according to their
record, is the largest rainfall since the
big storm Of Oct, 81, 1918, and more
rain fell in Sundays storm than dur
ing the entire month of July.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-27

Francis Ash, who was born at
Swanton and who served in company
G of the 9Th regiment of Vermont
volunteers during the Civil war, died
at the Vermont soldiers home in
Bennington, Aug. 18. He was in his
10th year. So far as known at the
home, his only living relative is Mrs.
E. T. Sault of Randolph.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-27

Preparations are under way for the
observance of the Tooth anniversary
of the dedication of the Congrega-
tional church in Marlboro, of which
Henry H. Shaw has been pastor more
than 30 years. The services will take
place Sunday, Aug. "a.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-27

Two base hit, Moore; three base
hit, Larty; struck out by Sullivan G;
by Leland, 5; base on balls, Moore;
umpire, Brown; attendance 200; time
two hours.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-27

At a special meeting of the board
Of aldermen in Burlington Monday
night, authority was given for the
purchase by the city of $4,000 worth
of ire-fghting apparatus.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-27

The farm of F. H. Smith in Lud-
low has produced this season 1890
quarts of Strawberries and 1860
quarts of raspberrieS.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-27
PRESS COMMENT
Might Get Underpaid Workers

MiSht yet ohuerpaid Workels--
burlington News)
New York painters want a 40 hour
working week at $40 week. If they
receive their demands they should
have no difficulty in recruiting their
ranks from college presidents, bank
ers and other underpaid workers of
that class.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-27

The operators strike at the plant
of the Black Cat Textile Underwear
company at Bennington is still un-
der way.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-27
VERMONT NEWS

Rev. w. N. Longeran, pastor of
the Holy lnnocents church in Rut-
land, is seriously i'll at the hospital in
that city.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-27

Clifford N. Dustin of Randolph has
been elected principal of the junior
higs school in Lowell for the coming
year.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-27

A motor express route has been es-
tablished between Burlington and
Newport.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-27

Admiral Henry Thomas Mayo has
presented the city of Burlington q
German machine gun, which is
mounted on polished wood plank,
bearing the following inscription in
brass: Brought from Blanc Mont
in the Champagne, France, by Admi-
raj Henry Thomas Mayo, United
States navy, commander-in-chief of
the United States fleet, picked up on
this battlefield week after the Sec
ond Division A. f. f., had captured
the heighth. Presented to the city of
Burlington, VT, by Admiral Mayo"
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-27

The steamer Ticonderoga, which
went aground in Lake Champlain
Sunday afternoon, is still fast on the
reef, with 80 men at work ascer-
tanning the damage done and making
necessary repairs $50 that the boat
may be removed from her position.
1t will be week before the steamer
Chateaugay will be ready to use on
the Ticonderoga's run.
Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-08-27

J. W. Hanley, general passenger
agent for the Central Vermont rail-,
road, has announced that the dining
car service between Montreal and
Boston was resumed Wednesday.
This service has only been available
between Montreal and White River
Junction since THE strike>on the Bos-
ton Maine railroad on the 22nd the
parlor service between Montreal and
Boston will be resumed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-02
WHO'LL BE Chief? STRIKE is STILL ON
RumOr That Geo. Hannah or r.
w. Eaton Will Be Appointed.
!. z. AddingtOn Is To Be Next
City Attorney Is the Report.

The next question. following the
city election, is the appointment of
the chief of police
The present chief Harbaugh, of
course, will be let out. He was ap-
pointed by House and House was
against Corwine. Few chiefs hold
over from one administration to the
other, anyway. due to the necessity of
the payment of political debts.
The next chief, rumor has it today,
will be George Hannah or r. w.
Eaton. Hannan once was member
of the police force here. He also has
been guard at the state peniten-
tiary. He was a1 active Corwine
supporter and Is considered the most
likely man for the place. Other sos-
sip favors r. W. Eaton, chief of po-
lice under Mayor William Green.
Eaton, it is known. in the beginning
of the campaign was for Tandy. Then
he switched to Corwine mysteriously.
]. Z. Addington. a local attorney, is
slated for the office of city attorney.
This was known several days ago.
Corwine has made no public an
nouncements of his appointments but
it is believed that the above named
will be among those present when
the new administration takes charge
of municipal affairs next Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-02
Contractors and Union Men
Reach No Agreement.
Chamber of Commerce VIII Not
Act Hastily.

At late hour this afternoon neither
the contractors nor the members of
the striking trades unions had made
any advances toward a settlement of
the difficulty. 1t is thought that no
definite agreement between the con-
tractors and the strikers could be
reached in any event before Satur
day.
Several contractors when called on
the telephone this morning stated that
the first move is up to the men.
They are the ones who struck. We
will wait = There was no evidence
sHs2t the contractors had experienced
a fefaHge of heart owe night as re
CARDS the carrying of the present diff
ficulty to a finish. They apparently
intend to fight ii out.
The labor unions will not commit
themselves in any degree The strike
is here and the men are out. build
ing of any kind is tied us irrevoca bly,,
and. the men are evideatly prepared
to carry their fight to finish.
Just three unions-tfre carpenters
the paper hangers and the painters
are officially on strike; But every
building trade union is. of necessity
affected on account of the union rule
that union men cannot work on the
same job with nonunion men. The
common building laborefs are still at
work and show no MEDITATION to join
the ranks of the strikers.
Contractors for the Santa Fe ware
house building and for the Whiteker
building stated that those two struc-
lures are so near completion that they
can be finished up with common
labor.
c. of c. Won't Interfere.
The Topeka Chamber of Commerce
does not intend to take any action at
all toward the settlement of this
strike unless one or both of the af-
fected parties approach the chamber
asking its good offices The chamber
some time ago acting in conjunction
with a special committee from the To-
peka Industrial council. laid the foun-
dation for the formation of a local
board of arbitration to which such
disputes as the present one would be
submitted for final settlement
However, this joint arbitration COM
mittee has not been formed as yet,
and the Chamber of Commerce, thru
Carroll Merriam. the president has
taken the stand that either the labor
unions now on strike or. the contrac-
tors involved in the strike must fur
nish the volition for any action on
the part of the business mems body.