South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-29
COOLIDGE GOES
BACK TO FARM
TO HELP FATHER
Republican Nominee for Vice
President Takes Rest
Cure.

PLYMOUTH. VT. July 2s.-Gov.
Calvin Coolidge OF Massachusetts,,
republican nominee for vice presi-
dent. is ION a rest" With Mrs.
Coolidge and their two sons. John
and Calvin. he ls on his fathers
farm in the hills Of Vermont He
finds the best way to rest is to rise
early and hel0 his father do the
farm work.
The farm. a hilly one situated at
the top Of Plymouth notch, consists
Of over 200 acres. partly wooded
and partly cultivated. Long meadows
OF hay and oats are banked with
fruit = ees. heavily laden with sweet
Vermont apples and juicy plums.
The farm house, sandwiched be-
tween the Plymouth Cheese factory
and the home OF Gov. Coolidge's
aunt Mrs. ]. J. Wilder. is a coy
New England home, white with
swinging green blinds.
The governor has risen at s
O'Clock every morning since his ar
rival on his 4sth birthday. July 4.
He usually puts on his grandfather's
toys. consisting of an old flannel
shirt. denim trousers and old fash
Toned cowhide boots, made at the
Plymouth tannery in 1858.
Recitcs History.
he reciteS with interest the his
tory or the boots. They were made
for his grandfather when he was
elected TO the Legislature at Mont
pelier in 1858 and he wore them
continually throughout the session.
Gov. Coolidge wears them now when
hr i'll
A frOck which the governor wears
when he works IN the fields, is a
relic Of his grand1ather's days 1t is
Of denim and sides over the head
like an army shirt and is not unlike
the frocks worn by artists. In il. the
governor portrays an entirely differ
ent man from the one who sits in
the Boston capital. Immediately
attire1.
BY way OF adding TO his hearty
appetite for the splendid country
cooking prepared by his fathers
housekeeper. the governor frequent
ly goes into the meadows before the
mist has cleared and mows a good
sized corner Of the field before the
breakfast bell rings. He says It is
much more invigorating than golf
and fully as remunerative although
he humorously adds that some
chaps make more at golf than they
would at farming"
Has Wood Pile.
J. 9. Coolidge has a large wood
pile in front Of the house. Most OF
IL was originally chopped for stove
wood but several chunks were left
for the open fireplace. When the
elder'y farmer, who is rs years old,
returned from a fishing trip recent
ly, he found all the larger pieces
slithered to kindling and learned
that Cal" had spent a part of the
forenoon Justify swinging the axe.
The old gentleman said nothing
about the wood being intended for
the house and prepared an appetiZ-
ing mess" OF brock trout from the
Ottaquechee.
The governors father has been
town constable for 40 years and a
member OF the legislature for near
ly as long. His aunt. Mrs. j. J.
Wilder, who IS past so years old.
lives in the adjoining house. She and
Cal set all Of one afternoon, rem
inisciug OF the days when the town
was snow bound and traffic impassa-
BILE.
Gov. Coolidge first learned Of the
nomination OF GON. COX ana FRANK
lin d. Roosevelt for the democratic
ticket. the day after the nominations
were made. The stage driver. driv
ing he old fashioned stage from
Ludlow to Woodstock, brought the
news from Ludlow. 1t was nearly a
day old then. The governor had no
statement TO make regarding the
democratic selections When asged
for one he said significantly that he
was preparing his speech for the
Motif alton ceremonies at North
ampton July %. He expected to stay
at his fathers farm until about July
%
John and Calvin. the governors
two sons. are ardent anglers like
their grandfather and recently
caught % speckled trout. The gov
ernor himself is not a fisherman.