Evening journal., 1920-07-20
COOLIDGE IS
BACK TOF farm
On A Rest On Home Place
in Vermont And Rises
AT 6.O'Clock
SPLITS WOOD
AS A SIDE LINE

: PLYMOUTH. W. July 2O.-Gover-
nor Calvin Coolidge or Massachu-
sets. Republican nominee FOR Vice
President is ION rest" with Mrs.
Coolidge and their two sons. John and
Calvin, he is on his father's farm in
The hills OF Vermont. lie finds the
best way 10 rest is 70 rise early and
help his father do the farm work.
The farm, a hiliy one, situated al
the top OF Plymouth notch. consists
OF over 2DO acres. partly wooded and
partly cultivated. Long meadows Of
hay and oats are banked with fruit
trees, heavily laden with sweet Yer
mont apples and juicy plums.
Inc farmhouse. sandWiched be-
tween the Plymouth cheese factory
and the home OF Governor COOlidge's
aunt. Mrs. J. ]. Wilder. is a coy New
England home, white with swinging
I green blinds.
The Governor has risen at 6 O'Clock
u every morning since his arrival on
his forty-eighth birthday. July 4. He
; usually puts on his grandfather's
! toys consisting OF an old flannel
shirt denim trousers and old-fashion-
ed cowhide books, made at the Ply
mouth tannery in 1853.
He recites with interest the history
his grandfather when be was elected
10 the Legisiature at Montpelier in
tSoS. and he wOre them continually
throughout the session. Governor
Eoolidge wears them now when he
thinkers" around the farm.
B, A frock which The Governor wears
when he works in the fields is a relic
>, OF his grandfather's days. Il IS OF
denim and slides over the head like
- nd Dc a..
frocks worn by artists. In il, the
FOVernor portrays an entirely diff
terent man from the one who sits In
me Boston Capitol. Immediately at
By way OF adding to his hearty ap-
! petite for the splendid country cook
; ing prepared by his fathers house
hsepeE uie Governor frequently goes
I INTO the meadows before the mist hes
cleared and mows a pood-slzed corner
. Of the 1eld before the breakfast bell
: rings He says II Is much more in
+ Nigorating than golf and fully as re-
muneratiye. although he humorously
adds that "some chaps make more al
. golf than they would at farming
]. Q. 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
elderly farmer, who Is 70 years old
returned from q fishing triD recently
ne found all the larger pieces slith.
cred y Rindling and learned that
CAP mad spent a part OF the fore
noon Justify swinging the ak. tn,
( old gentleman said nothing about IN,
wood being intended for the fireplace
but smiled, went into the house anc
prepared an appeiizinV "mess" o.
brook trout from the Otiauueche.
= Tho Governors father has beer
town constable for 40 years and
member OF the Legislature for near.
~ as long. His aunt, Mrs. j. J
Wiides. who IS past so years. lives II
the adjoining house. She and "Cal'
sat all afternoon, reminiscing Of thl
days when the town was snowbouni
and traflc impossible.
Governor Coolidge first learned o
the nomination OF Governor Cox AM
Franklin u. Roosevelt for the Demo
acratic ticket the day after the nomina
tons NiHre made. The stage driveJ
driving the old-fashloned stage frdn
Ludlow 20 Woodstock, brought thi
news from Ludlow. 70 was nearly
day old then Tho Governor had NJ