St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-22


had been paid at the end of the year.
The society holds trust funds aggre-
eating $6,773.
One of the largest wall-eyed pike
ever caught in the Connecticut river
at Brattleboro was taken from the
water there this week by George
Cakes. 1t measured rs inches and
weighed seven pounds.
Mrs. C. A. Corsc, Cambridge wo-
man, who is a great sufferer from
rheumatism, has in the period from
Dec. a to Jan. 4, knitted eight pairs
of socks for the Red Cross. Her in
trinity prevents her getting about,
but not the use of her hands.
Guy B. Horton, an attorney in Bur-
lington for several years, has accept
ed a position as attorney with the
National Life Insurance company of
Montpelier, to begin his duties there
at once. Mr.. Horton will retain an
office in Burlington for time.
James H. Allen, for 20 years bar
Der in Brattleboro, died Friday at the
home of his father in Jamica Plain,
Mass, of valvular heart disease and
a nervous breakdown. Mr.. Allen had
been in failing health for two months
According to records kept in Brat
tleboro, the year 1918, had both the
highest average temperature and the
coolest day in the nine years that re-
cords had been kept. The mean tenn
perature for the year was "a degrees
higher than the average for the nine
year period as well as for any one of
the years, and the temperature on
Jan. 2, 1918, was 81 below zero, the
extreme low mark for the nine years.
Beginning January Is, department
and ready-to-wear stores in Burling-
ton are to open at $50 in the morn
ing and close at $50 in the after
noon, this arrangement to remain in
force until April /, when a summer
schedule will be arranged. The
stores are to be open Saturday even
ings as formerly. The opening hour
has been a. m. and the closing hour
p. m.
'TWenty-seven Rutland young men
gave their lives in the service of their
country during the war and during
the memorial service last Sunday for
Pvt. George A. Swinnerton, who was
killed in action in France in August,
the names of all the Rutland boys
who lost their lives were read.
About 20 cords of wood were burn
ed in a fire in Georgia Monday, which
started in the horse barn of &. S.
Conger and spread to shed where
the wood was stored. "A hog and a
few hens, together with farm implc-
ments, were burned. There was
some insurance on the property.
Governor Calvin Coolidge of Mas
sachusetts was born and reared in
Plymouth, the son of John Coolidge,
who has held nearly all of the town
Offices and some county and state,
likewise. He attended his sons inaug-
Official notice has just been rccciv-
ed by Mr.. and Mrs. LaFrancois of
West Rutland of the death of their
son, Pvt. Rowcll ]. LaFrancois, in &C
ton in France. He was 90 years old
and went overseas in September,
1917.
Mrs. W. II. Blaisdcll of Orleans,
who, with her husband, left that
town Dec. 81 for Miami, Fla,
where they intended to pass thu WIN
ter, died Jan. II at the home of her
sister in Southern Pines, N. G., of
John l.. Roe.,; of Brat:icboro r,ay
lose the sight of ore eye as result
of an accident that happened at his
home Monday. Mr. Roess was carry
ing wood into the celia. when he
slipped and fell and u part of Il set
of scales came III contact with his
face near enc eye.
LAUNDERING business was never bet
ter in Brattleboro than at the pres
ent time. The mills are running at
full capacity and at the Holden IL
Martin yard SO loads of logs were de-
livered in one day, II loads within
Is minutes. At other yards there are
big consignments.