The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-21
NEWPORT LOCALS
Newport Has Exciting Runaway

One would think that after a. pair
O. horses had drawn heavy coach
from Island Pond to Newport over
the roads of today, that they would
be glad. to stand without hitching,
but such was not the case on We'd
nesday, for when Neal Racine, the
driver of the stage arrived in New
port on that day and left. the horses
standing near C. L. Shufelt & Sons
livery, they decided to take spin up
the new cement streets of our city.
Seevral attempts were made to check
them in their mad rush but to no
avail, making the corner at the post
office they went up Second street and
down the hill by Mrs. E. NJ. Clark s
and on toward Coventry. The Cal
edonian correspondent, looking for
some exciting news, stepped into d
Ford driven by his son. Russell, ac
companied by Oscar Berry, and start
ed in pursuit, overtaking the rum
Always. near the Catholic cemetery,
where in crossing. culvert, the rear
wheel collided with the planks that
guarded one end of the culvert, with
such force, the rear axle, was broken.
This threw the horses down over the
bank about four feet. After going
about 100 feet, one of the horses fell
down and the other drew the heavy
wagon over him so that he was an
able to get up, thus stopping tho,
other horse. The horse that WIZ
standing was soon released and go'
ten into the road, and by tipping the
wagon on its side the other was re-
leased, with but little damage except
the broken axle and harness. The
little Ford from the Lawson garage
was then used to draw the coach from
the ditch back into the road. whnre
the driver appeared and took his team
in charge The rescuers be-spattered
! with mud reported at the dinner table
and by their watch found ttat only
/ 20 minutes had been lost. All credit
| is due the Ford.
Newport people are having the
privilege of reading the Evening
/ Caledonian for one month at the ex-
pense of Editor Policy. Five hum
dred papers are coming into Newport
City every night, arriving at 5,12,
and with five hustling boys they arc
placed in. the homes in time TO oe
read after tea. This campaign is be-
ing tried out at a large. expense to
see if our people want and enjoy
daily paper, giving all the Important
doings cf our state, county, town,
city and nation every day. If New
port City is to grow and keep psce
with other live cities, we want good
daily paper, and the paper Editor
Policy is sending us is improving and
growing every day. Boston anil New
York papers are not boosting YER
mont, the one state every orc that
lives in it should be interested IN,
and every new subscriber helps to
make this paper larger and better
! Newport merchants are realizing, the
golden opportunity of getting their
ads into every home and on any day
they desire by this campaign,
very small cost. The price OF the
paper is 81 per year by mail or 81
cents a month delivered by the osys
One dollar brings it to you for three
months. Give it trial.
The Newport Bakery, Fred B..
Woodruff and True and Blanchard
are new advertisers in this paper to-
day.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Brooks of
Orleans was in the city Friday e"en:
ing.
! L. O. Drew who has been in New
York and Boston for the past ten
days, selecting goods for. his spring
and summer business, returned home
| Thursday morning.
Harry H. Clark of Somervllle,
Mass, was a business caller in the
/ city this week.
i A. H. Grout was in Montpelier on
] business this week
Mrs. F. c.. Blanchard went to
! North Hampton today 10 visit her
/ daughter, Christine, who will return
homo With he. for the Easter vaca-
ton. They, will spend a short time IN
/ Boston before returning to Newport.
A. H. DeGolycr who has been IN
Boston on business, returned home
j "Wednesday. Sc.
Mr.. and Mrs. D f. McDermott
passed through Newport We'd l..-.'J
3 night on their way from Montreal to
their home in Boston. Mr. McD r
mott is stationed at New Bedford.
Mrs. Edgar Macdonald aud son,
q Roger of Laconia, N. H.. are stop
ping at BENZ. Dorans' helping care fol
the children while Mrs. Doran IS n
/ the, hospital at Montreal.
Il This Friday evening the Morning
II Star Lodge Rebekahs, No. will
confer tie Rebekah degree on two
candidates. A large attendance Is
desired,
Mrs. Charles Taylor returned te
her home at Beecher Falls, Thursday
after spending few days visiting