The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-17

Mr.. Whitney of Rochester, N. Y,
was here on business Monday.
Fred Simanton is playing in the
Imperial Theatre in Halifax.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Green of Brad
ford visited their daughter, Mrs.
Elmore Chase last week.
Judge H. T. Baldwin of Wells
River was business visitor in St.
Johnsbury Saturday.
Miss Ina Clark is taking a weeks
vacation from the Lougee G Smythc
store.
Miss Oslo and Ruth Baker of
Lyndonville visited friends in town
Saturday.
Charles Bracker, who has been vi )
/ iting friends in town returned to Con-
cord, Monday.
Farilla Bilodeau has returned to
her work at the Lougee & Smy-'e
store, after a week confined to the
house by an automobile accident.
MI. and Mrs. F. B. jacques and
son, Wendall, left Monday morning
for Boston, where Mr.. jacques will
attend meeting of superintendent.
/ Mrs. H. B. Hale and son, Kenneth,
returned Monday to their home in
Newbury after visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Sargent.
Mrs. Melvin Sterling of Chelsea,
Mass, returned to her home Satur-
day after a weeks visit at the home
of her uncle, Henry Rickaby. Mr..
Rickaby, who has been confined to
his bed for some time is improving.
There will be an illustrated lecture
at the Grace Methodist church Tues
day evening, March IS, by Prof
Burnham, on Vermont, Our Home. y
Tickets now on sale.
There will be whist party and
dance tonight at G. A. r. hall held
under the auspices of the B. of R.
and E. at 8 p. m. Music by Henault's
orchestra. Admission Is cents.
Lieut.. Ralph E. Howes gave a
short but excellent address at the
North church Sunday school Sunday
upon some interesting experiences
overseas among the French and Bel
gian children.
At ST. Andrews Parish House
Tuesday evening, at 7.30 o'clock, the
Mems Club will entertain Sergeant
Norman Gibbons, who will tell some
OF his experiences on the battle front
in the great war. Light refreshments
will be served and all men of st. An
drew's are cordially invited.
The North Church Brotherhood will
have a debate on Tuesday evening
March rs, upon President Wilson's
, proposed League of Nations. The
: two disputants who will speak in
favor of the League are Frank H
Brooks and Robert D. Merrill, while
their opponents will be A. B. Noyes
3 and J. Arthur Porter. The ladies will
be invited to attend the debate ano
profitable evening is assured.
2 Mary Pickford will be seen in hel
new Aircraft photoplay Johanna
? Enlists" at the Please u today. The
: popularity of Miss Pickford, aside
I from her genius will make this pres
I entation an epochaI event. johanna
5 Enlists'' is picture Of exceptiona
human interest, abounds with humor
: Gus situations and thrilling moments
/ while the theme is one of the deepes
} heart appeals. The comedy enactee
E is superb and Johanna's character will
! never be forgotten. At the Pleas
, u today and tommorow.
, By order of Robert w. Simonds O.
Montpelier, Federal Director, the
five offices in Vermont in The United
States Employment Service will b.
discontinued March 81. This stel
t, is taken because Congress failed tx
pass the appropriation for this i'm
portant branch of the public service
, and only skeleton organization viii
I be maintained. The executive off
2 ces will be continued at Montpeliel
for handling all correspondence a.
4 placing as far as possible the return
ing SOIUlSIS III OCCup1I1Ollo. AS W.
: fee in the Pythian Building wa!
f opened August 20 and the jurisdic
/ ton covered the counties of Caledo
MIA, Essex and Orleans. It's discon
tinuance comes at the time of it.
t greatest efficiency as over go men an
4 women were placed from this Office tn,
: past two weeks. Over half were sen
to farms for sugaring and the usua
: spring work; several were sent init
: the woods to close up lumber opera
e tons, few were placed in the FAC
S tories in this section, and two secured
5 good positions as teachers. Tht
f demand for farm help now exceed
: the supply and Mr. Stone now ha:
: some % applications for farm hell
with the expectation of getting man.
more had the Office been continued.