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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-16
Burned Starting Fire
With Kerosene

The combination o. fire and wa
ter proved serious for Edward
Laflamme of Lyndonville who is at
Brightlook hospital suffering with
burns and shock. Mr.. Laflamme
attempted to s,art fire with
kerosene, his clothing ignited and
to put out the fire he plunged into
brook. the temperature of which
was decidedly low Monday morn
ing.
Mr.. Laflammc was employed on
the culvert which the Boston and
Maine is building at the station
at st. Johnsbury Center, and he
was starting a fire in the station
stove when the accident occurred.
In an instant his clothing was all
in flames. A brook runs under the
station and the man plunged into
this 20 extinguish the flames. He
was badly burned about the lower
part of the body and is suffering
too from the sudden plunge into
the cold water.
This is the second accident on
the culvert lob. The foreman of
the construction gang, w. NJ.
Tillotson, lost three fingers of his
left hand August 5 while working
on the derrick.
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ter a visit to his parents here
Another son, Will Hazel, who has
been visiting them. is now genera
superintendent of the Fox Paper
Co., of Watertown, N. Y, and goes
from here to Cincinnati, Ohio
where his company is installing
three large new paper machines
Eileen MacAvoy, the granddaugh.
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hazel, from
Hartford, Conn.,, has returned tt
her home after visiting them a few
weeks.
Miss Clarice Libbey of Holden
Mass, is spending ten days at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George Mac
Donald.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles M. Darling
of New York city have been ir
town a few days this week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Gates of Dow
er, N H., have been visiting at A
+. Christopher's this week.
A daughter was born Monday to
Mrs. George F. Rousseau of Crane
Isle, nee Ruth Mcdowell, who is
stopping for the present with hel
mother, Mrs. A. C. Mcdowell.
Ernest Kelly has been on the
sick list this past week. His sis
ter and child, Mrs. Little from
Morrisville, have been visiting him
Daniel HUXLEY is spending two
weeks with relatives in different
towns in Nova Scotia.
Mrs. II. X. Briggs and sons
Roger and Elliott, of White Plains
New York, are stopping with he1
uncle, E. c. Graves. With Mr.
Graves, Mrs. Edith. Gerry and MI
and Mrs. Earl Fletcher and daugh-
ter, they recently took a motor
trip to Lake Morey.
Earl Lang was operated on fol-
appendicitis this week at his home,
and is getting along very nicely
Lawrence Bowman is helping out
on the milk cart during his illness.
Mrs. i. J. Lang has returned
from a visit to Nova Scotia, accom-
panied by her mother, Mrs. Math-
ewson.
A daughter. Winifred Virginia.
was born August A, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Will E. Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Riley are
spending their vacation campinr at
Willoughby lake
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. H. Curtice and
son, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. T. Huntley
and Miss Hortense Bemis are
spending a few days at Ocean
Park, Ne.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Tacker
end George Tacker Of Renfrew.
Ont, have been visiting their niece
Mrs. Leon Curtice.
Mrs. Robert Burns and daughter
Rowena have been visiting ip Pitts
field and Concord, N H.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Oleson are
camping at Fitch Bay, P. O.. for
their vacation.
DR. H. M. Smith has been in
Boston for a few days this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Dexter
drove to Boston this week to bring
home their daughter, Dorothy, who
has been stopping with her aunt,
Mrs Fred Bailey, in Allston, for a
few days.
Claude Watson and Clarence
Dodge were in Montpelier to at
tend the annual meeting of the
Vermont Funeral Directors AS
ISOLATION, and the former was
elected treasurer of the assoc alton.
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Marketing Maple
Products Considered

The marketing committee which
was appointed to investigate and
study plans for the organization
of the maple sugar producers for
the purpose of developing a sane
and orderly system of marketing
their products are still az work.
This committee met in Burling-
.on on August 8 to discuss a prac-
teal plan of organization, and it
was decided 10 call a statewide
meeting of all producers for the
purpose of submitting a tentative
plan of organization and financing.
This meeting will be held in early
September in Burlington. The
exact date will be announced later.
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9lllIKHXsHa
FRANK G.. LANDRY'S
The Champlain Transport
tation Company
Automobile Ferry Service

beteen
Burlington, VT, and Fort Kent,
N. Y.
by the safest and quickest route.
Commodious steamers leave Buzz
lington as follows:
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAYS
$3.50 A. NJ. 1000 A. NJ, ITO p.
NJ, 4.30 P. NJ, and sis p. M.
SUNDAYS ONLY
900 \. NJ, 2:30 p. NJ, 5:15 p.
NJ, and 6:15 =. NJ.
Distance Is Miles. One hour
crossing
Automobiles carried to and from
all landings.
M. j. Powers. Gen. Pass. Agent,
Burlington. VT.
Write for Automobile Folder.
D. A. LOOMS, General Manager,
Albany, N. Y
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Cha plain Adams Preachcs
to Boys at Camp Devens
Continued from page one)

are progressing cncouragingly.
Everybody going fine with tic eT-
ception of the first morning when
the little Mess Sergt. of Co. c.
(weighing about 800 pounds) fail
ed to wake at the appointed time
cauSin~ the mess to be delayed, the
reason being that the engineer on
the alarm clock was confined TO
quarters.
Here is a sample of what TIE
boys have to cat and | am giving
Thursday menu;
Brcakfast-French toast, bread
and butter, coffee.
Dinner-Beef steaw and onions,
potatoes, brown gravy, bread and
butter, tea.
Supper-Braized beef, pear
sauce, bread and butter, tea.
Co. d Orderly Room.
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LYNDONVILLE
Several Important Business Chang
es Recently Made

Among the important recent
business changes is the sale of the
H. L. Parker store on the corner
of Depot and Main streets, which
M. and Mrs. Parker have carried
on for number of years. Mr..
Parker's health has failed
so that is seemed advisable for
him to give up business, and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles E. Willoughby
have purchased the store, the
stock and shoes, jewelry, etc, and
will carry it on, having taken i'm
mediate possession. Mr.. Sanity will
remain as clerk in the store, and
the new firm has the best wishes
and patronage of a large number.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parker will remain
at home for a much-needed rest
for the present.
There is to be a new business
firm in town, Knight & Waterman,
who will conduct wholesale bust
ness in certain lines of dry goods
and sundries, holiday goods etc.
They have bought the store house
back of the Grapes block and had
it fitted up for their business, and
will put in a large line of goods,
to cover all the adjacent territory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Knight and child
have been spending their summers
here for a few years, and have
now moved here. They are board
ing for the present, and looking for
a place to live.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Pownd and
daughter are camping at Joe's
Pond this week and Mr.. and Mrs,
James Robinson and daughter are
to join them Sunday.
Miss Dorothy Mackay of Peach
am was a weekend guest at He
man Burpee's this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Emerson
and daughter, Ruth, of East Or
ange, N. j., have been stopping
at his fathers, H. P. Emerson's.
Mr. Emerson has returned to New
ark, where his business is, but his
wife and daughter will remain here
and with relatives in Barton, for
some time longer.
Mrs. Kate Parker is visiting her
sisters, Mrs. Carpenter and Miss
Ro Parker, at East Burke.
Meetings have been held on the
Park every evening this week, un-
der the auspices of the Methodist
society. There are short address
SEES, singing hymns from the screen
and motion pictures, and a great
many have been enjoying them.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. M. Campbell
are at home from Ocean Park, Me,
where they have been spending
several weeks.
Mrs. Daniel Hubley has been Wis
ting nephew at Concord, Mrs.
Lillian Chase and daughter, Ethel
ynd, have been spending two weeks
at Nahant, Mass, with Mrs.
Chase's sister, Miss Bertha Car
pcnter.
Abram H. Austin has gone to De
troit, Mich, to take a course OF
training in an automobile school.
Edward Hazel, who is a govern
ment INSPECTOR of torpedoes. has
returned to Washington. ID. T., al
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PROFESSIONAL SELLING
ACTIVE IN MARKET

VAIL STREET, Aug. 16-PrO-
fessional sellin~ of speculative is
sues was actively resumed at the
opening of today's stock market.
Shares which accelerated the re-
cent reaction were again weakened
notably, oils, rubbers, tobaccos
and the less active equipments.
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WANTED

WANTED-At once for two
weeks girl for general homework
in family of two. Washing and
ironing done away from home.
Good wages. A. l.. Bailey. 41tf
WANTED Position-Young man,
American wants work. Capable
stcnographer, typist, and general
office man. Eight years experience.
Former Chief Yeoman, u. S.
Navy. W. w. Matthews, 1874 at.
Pleasant street. 41-42%
WANTED-About September 1st,
1921, good Christian Home for a
boy IA years. old to work for his
board and go to school. A good
mixer and farm boy. Write Box
IA, MeI1ick, Mass. 40-46+
WORK Misunderstanding or
taking down trees. Call at SO
Summer street, or Tel. 22S-4 39tf
WANTED-Beef, veal, pork,
lamb, poultrv al the Summerville
Slaughter House, "a Concord Ave.
o. Duval, Prop. Phone 65l. 26 tt
WASHINGS WANTED-To do at
home or work by the hour. Mary
Rivers, Is ClarkS Ave. 39-44f
WANTED-Person competent TO
cook and do general housework in
small family. Satisfactory wages
and permanent employment. Rev.
V. U. Hardy, Morrisville. VT.
41-i2+
WANTED-Horsc for its keeping.
Good home and GOOD care given.
Inquire CowleS Press. ALL
WANTED-Waitress at Star Res
tauTant. IL tt
WANTED Embroidery, children's
clothes a speciality. Mrs. Rowland.
1872 Summer street. 42-43@
FURNISHED ROOMS, 10. Sum-
mer street, Tel. 227-W. 42-53+
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Ladies suit size 40.
Blue flame burner oil stove
both practicable new. Inquire c. NJ.
Bray, Merchants Bank Bldg Got
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Involvement house and Garage
on Portland Street.
Involvement house located on
the Plain, paying IA per cent. on
investment. All modern convent
ences. Near airbanks.
Four tenement house on the
Plain.
Farm of so acres 1 mile from
st. Johnsbury. 1t is well stocked
good buildings and spring water.
l seven passenger Hudson ca,
five new tires.
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LOST

IOST-Mondav morning betwee,s
East st. Johnsbury and Railroad
street bumper from Dodge truck.
w. f. Cushman, East st. Johns-
bury. l1tf
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FOR SALE nice farm on main
state road good buildings will sell
on easy terms with a team, 10
cows and three calves and all
crops and hay. NJ H. Maynard,
East Hardwick, Vt. 39-44t
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WOOD FOR SALE, 100 cords
standing and 80 cords cut. Easy
road to st. Johnsbury. Will sell
together. A. B. BOWS Agency,
4itf
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FOR SALE-One Mccormick corn
binder nearly new, used only to
cut ten acres. Price if taken 1T
once 500. L. F. Goslant, Barnet.
Vt. 31-42
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CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT

FOR .SALE-Underwood No.
typewriter, in first-class condition.
Price reasonable. Apply c. A.
Sleeper, Merchants Bank. 39-44*
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of the house for a package Of
Remember the name-Rinso.
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FOR SALE-1920 Buick Touring
Car. In A No. / condition. Harold
J. Bean. ALAG.
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TO RENTL6 room tenement.
Thoroughly repaired and all mod
ern improvements. Apply TO A. q.
Dow. 80 4
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TO RENT-Cottage house, w. B.
Eastman. 10 If
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WORK WANTED-Prunting or
taking down trees. Call at SO
Summer street, or Tel. 22S-4 39tf
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WANTED-Horsc for its keeping.
Good home and GOOD care given.
Inquire CoWleS Press. ALL
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TO RENT Desirable Offices, 40
Main street. Tel 303-12. Newport,
Vt. 30 1wk
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TO RENT-FurnlShed front room.
f. + Hooker, so Eastern Ave. 26 Il
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TO RENT

TO RENT-Tcncmcnt, Marion
Ave. Tel, ALL. 12-it
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ONE FURNISHED room to rent.
Apply at Caedor:an office. CIT
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FURNISHED flat for rent Nov.
cmber /. Steam heat, all modern
Children restricted
Call Tel. 242-M. 80 t.
Daily picayune., 1921-02-17
FOR TORPID LIVER
reunessee Lumberman Talks of His Successful Use of Black -Drausht
 for Colds and Headaches.

Jamestown, Tenn.-"I have used Thedford's Black-Draught for years, in fact 1t is the only liver medicine that does me any good" says MT. l.. A. Ragan, well-known lumberman of this place. When I was single, used it for headaches. and especially If I get a cold and feel feverish. l take . good dose of Black-Draught. and 10 sets me right.
 Since have been married, l have used 1t in my family. and never have found its equal for torpid liver or dis arranged stomach, especially with children. I can recommend Black Draught, and gladly do SO"
 livery member of the family occae sionalfy needs the assistance that Black. .Draught can give. in helping to cleanse the system and relieve or pre- vent the troubles that come from lazy. torpid liver.
 If your liver is not doing It's duty, xou may suffer with headache, constar patton, biliousness, indigestion. etc Unless 0elief is obtained. serious sick ness may result. In its long and sue cessful use, Thedford's Black-Draughe has been found in thousands of cases to relieve such disorders, by stimulat- inx the liver to do its important work.
 Ask for Thedford's Black-DraugnI and insist on the genuine. NCeA"
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delegates pushed themselves n, smil- ing and giggling as though they were doing something mighty funny.
 "Our house hadn't been in such dis order in twenty years. It looked as though couple of amateur teams had been playing basketball in 1t. My wife and I began apologizing and ex- blaming, as people will do under such conditions, although they know that nobody will believe what they say {; the guests assured us that 1t was all right, but I could see them squinting around and making mental notes for future reference, and inside of week the story was all over town tbat our house was fright, and no respectable COW could live in 1t.
 "That was the most miserable even ing I ever spent, my friends, and I have never forgiven the people who took part in that uprising. And you may be sure I'll never treat another man as I was treated"
Daily picayune., 1921-02-17

remarked to a neighbor that my birrn- day would occur on the following Wednesday. and that neighhor. being a confirmed busybOdy, gC. busy and organized surprise partJ. I never received the faintest hint of the scheduled catastrophe, and on the evening ofAIy birthday I was lying on the floor of the sitting room, with about a hundred newspapers around me. My wife was wearing an old wrapper, and was popping corn on the kitchen stove There was nobody else in the house, and we had no idea visi- tors would come, for It was bad night.
 About eight o'clock. just when was thinking of going to bed, there was a knock at the front door. Ny wife thought 1t was some boy on an errand so she went to the door with a stovehook in one hand, and the corn pepper In the other, and she gave a shriek of anguish when she saw the mass meeting on the front porch. The minute the door was open all those
Daily picayune., 1921-02-17

Baptist Theological Seminary, who have just returned from d six months tour Of the mission fields Of Europe, and who will tell Of conditions they found there; Dr. l.. R. Scarborough, general director of the campaign. and other persons of prominence. These meetings will be held at central points in the various states, and from these central meetings associational and dis trict rallies will be formed iu the hope of taking the campa gn message to all the people
Daily picayune., 1921-02-17

Up to December l, 1920, Southern Baptists had paid Sl6.N5l, ,100.6H in cash on their sr5se riptioas to the = Million Campaig. according to an an nouncement issued by the Conserya. tion Commission which is looking af- ter ali the general interests of the campaign. This sum has been appor toned among for ign missions, home missions, state missions. Christian ed ueation. hospital,, orphanages and ministerial relief. in accordance with the original campaign program.
 While the receipts from the cam psign have enabled all the agencies of the denomination to greatly enlarge their work the returas have not been as large as the best interests of the work demand, it is said, and the local churches throughout the South are asked to join in a movement to bring up the payments on all subscriptions due by May 1. in order that the dele gates can go to the Southern Baptist Convention at Chattanooga, May 12, with d clean slate and all the gen eral work adequately provided for.
 VIII Hold Day of Prayer.
 Inaugurating this spring cash round up campaign, February 27-March 6 has been designated as intercession week by the Baptist women of the South, while the entire membership of the Baptist churches is asked to 1oin in spending Wednesday, March 7. as a day of prayer for Gods blessings and guidance in the further campaign work.
 After this special period of prayer the remainder of March will be given over to enlisting all the members of all the Baptist churches in the South in the matter of completing the cam paign program by paying that DOT ton of the subscriptions due by that time, and in bringing the members to see their obligation to support Gods work through the dissemination of the doctrine of stewardship. April has been designated as loyalty month and during that time effort will be made
  tists to realize that their loyalty to God and His work demands the pay. ment, where at all possible. of their pledges to the campaign
 Southwide Tour Is Planned
 In order that the subscribers to the campaign may be fully informed on what has been accomplished with the money they have contributed so far and as to the needs for the comple' tion of the campaign program, SC ries of international and inspirational meetings that will reach into every state in the South has been planned for March and April. These meetings will be featured by addresses by Dr. J.B. Gambrell, president of the South ern Baptist Convention, and Dr. E. f. Mullins, president of the Southern
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makes his preparations accordingly. Then when the visitors arrive at his abode he pretends to be immensely astonished. and says he never dreamed of such visitation: but the fact that he is wearing his Sunday shirt, and has his hair parted in the middle. gives the lie tO all his pr0testations.
 "rhere Is no serious objection to surprise party when the victim is warned in advance. although. as have shown, it encourages skullduggery and hypocrisy, for no man can be thor oughly honest who pretends amaze ment over a visit he has been plan hing for
 But the genuine surprise party is an outrage, and people who resort to t should be severely punished. There's nothing more humiliating to a self respecting man than to have d whole nciehhorhood blow Into his dwelling when he isn't looking for it.
 When T am at home l sacrifice everything to personal comfort. l nakc of my shoes and collar and neck tie, and roll up my shirtsleeves and slip my suspenders down over my arms. I don't care how I look If I am feeling at ease. If I am expecting visitors. I go to my boudoir and fix myself up so look like bridegroom. My wife has theories. similar to mine, and doesn't believe in being arrayed in purple and fine linen all the time. But she wouldn't be seen looking slOuchy for anything.
 "Some months ago my wife casually
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team of govern ment mules, '' re- piled the village patriarch. About the meanest trick you can play a man is to spring u sur prise party on him. Of course the ma jority of surprise parties are fakes. The victi im has
 been informed in
 advance that he Is going to be ann pushed upon Il cer- tain date, and he
Daily picayune., 1921-02-17
laroe Relief Work Done.

Secretary Love Of the Foreign sIis- sion Board reports that Southern Bap- lists. within the last few weeks. have sl47.2S4.20 in cash for the relief of suffering peoples in Europe and China, above their campaign con .ributions, and that tue Baptist women of the South have contributed s100,- D0O worth n first 43s e1afhing for the needy families of Hungary.
Daily picayune., 1921-02-17
THE SURPRISE PARTY

H0LD Singlefoot is going to cele-
 O brate his golden wedding to- said the assessor: i've are planning to give him q surprise party, and would like you to go along"
 "Yon couldn't drag me there with &
, 1921-10-13

some new solitaire on the thirt
finger of her left hand, and Ton
Meredith is receiving congratu'n
tions from his friends. No date ha.
been set for the wedding which will
probably take place next summer
Miss Wilson Ia well known here kav.
ing visited here and at Elk Noun
tain a number of time in the past
five years.. she Is the daughter OF
Mrs. j. w. Wilson Of Petersburg
Nebraska. Mr.. Meredith needs NO
introduction to people around here,
having lived here most Of his life.
and numbering his friends by his
acquaintances.
Mrs. Edward NJ. Mumm was the
charming hostess at q 800" party
last Saturday afternoon in her home.
the winners Of the prizes were Mes
danes Ivan Winchell and A. w.
Ainsworth. Others who enjoyed the
afternoon were Mesdames E. H.
Martin. Arthur T. Henkell, C. C.
Martin. A. d. Burford, c. d. William
son. Ira Clark, Pfister. Otto Fred
erick, John H. Cook. Harry G. Lar
son, Glenn G. stoddard, Robert MILL
ken. Geo. w. Taylor. L. A.. Williams.
Fred R. Wilson. P. w. Waghorn. R.
B. Ober. John B. Hughes and Carl
Wood: Misses Olive Williams, Mary
V. Cornell and Marybelle Crilly.
The friends Of Mrs. George Veitch
surprised her by dropping in on her
Thursday evening Unexpectedly and
bringing her some lovely gifts. that
being her birthday. They spent the
evening dancing and playing cards
and late in the evening a delicious
lunch was served by Mrs. Joe Le-
moline, Esther Lufkin, Mrs. Norman
Smith and Mrs. C. NJ. Huhtala.
Master Ornel Lester Reynolds
made his debut into the world on
Sunday. October 5th in Denver,
Colo, choosing for his parents Mr..
and Mrs. Orsen Reynolds Of the "76"
ranch. Both mother and son are
getting along nicely.
Another pioneer resident Of Car
bon passed into the Great Beyond
last week when John Mates died
suddenly at his home in Cumberland.
Besides his many old friends he
leaves to mourn his death, his widow
and three children.
Mike Quealy drove in from Elk
Mountain Sunday.
T. R. Jackson was a business Wis
itor in town the first OF the week.
Misses Marguerite Mau, Anne
Coughlin and Stendahl went down to