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Smyrna times., 1922-08-09
SUNDAY SCHOOL AT LANDING
Little Chapel Renovated Inside and
Out and Ready for Services

w. Townsend Jefferson, Superinten-
dent, who has been so much interested
in builling up Smyrna Landing Sum
day School, has had the chapel, both
interior and exterior, painted and dec
GRATED and made a more attractive
place. John C. Still, painter and
paperhanger, did the work and has
given a most satisfactory job. Now
that the Landing is in first-class work
ing order, Mr.. Jefferson is going to
look around for another closed school
to open. He feels the children should
not be denied the privilege of going
to Sunday School Mr.. Jefferson has
been contemplating going back to the
Sunny South in the Fall to take up
the work of singing evangelist as he
did last Fall so successfully, but last
week he had his first inquiry up in
this section, namely, Hillsboro, Md. If
a demand opens up in Wilmington
Conference district for him Mr.. Jeffer-
son will not go south, but will make
his headquarters either in Wilmington
or Smyrna and take up the work here
instead.
Smyrna times., 1922-08-09
SUNDAY AT ASBURY CHURCH
Rev. ]. ]. Bunting, of Berlin, Md,
breaches Two Good Sermons


Congregations at Asbury M. E.
Church were given two fine sermons
Sunday by the Rev. j. ]. Bunting, pas
tor of the Methodist Episcopal Church
at Berlin, Md. Mr.. Bunting is one of
the ministers being considered by the
committee to be called to Smyrna to
succeed the Rev. Ransom p. Nichols
who gives up September 18th, next, to
become field secretary of Sunday
Schools of Wilmington Conference
District. Mr.. Bunting created a good
impression at both his morning and
evening efforts. In the absence of
special music by the choir, most of
whom are away, Mr.. w. Townsend
Jefferson and Mr.. L. M. Price sang a
duet in the morning, entitled "The
Nearer the Sweeter," (B. d. Ackley),
and at the evening service Mr.. w.
Townsend Jefferson sang a solo,
Somebody Knows" "a. H. Ackley),
both numbers being well received.
Smyrna times., 1922-08-09
NIELDS GRANTED A PARDON
Well Known Wilmington Citizen Re-
leased on Recommendation of Board

NytttLCh NJ
leased on Recommendation of Board
James F. Nields of Wilmington,
serving a four year term for embez-
element, was liberated from the New
Castle County WorkhOuse at 2.30
o'clock Monday afternoon. He was
freed when his brother-in-law, Monte
Jackson, brought the pardon granted
last Thursday by the Board of Par
dons and signed by Governor Denney
Monday morning from Dover. Nields'
release was not marked by any great
ovation. There was no crowd around
the entrance to the farm to welcome
him. Warden Plummer was not even
present to bid him good bye. When
Mr.. Jackson presented the pardon to
Warden Plummer, he was escorted to
the upper farm by one of the attend
ants. There he met Nields and took
him to his home. The pardon was
granted to allow Nields to accept an
offered position which will take him
to foreign countries. He had but an
other thirty-two days of his sentence
to serve and the Board of Pardons
felt that he should be given this OPP
portunity to start life anew.
Smyrna times., 1922-08-09
MIDDLETOwN POSTOFFICE PLAN
Leatherbury Building to Be of Brick
and Tile and Leased for 10 Years

and Tile and Leased for 10 Years
Mr.. Walter S. Leatherbury has re-
ceived notice from the Postoffice De-
partment in Washington stating that
his proposition to build and equip a
building to be used for Middletown
postoffice has been accepted, and in
structing him to proceed at once with
his plans, etc. The specifications are
now. being drawn by Edward Candy
Mae, Wilmington architect. The
building is to be two story structure,
35x521a #. and will be constructed of
pressed brick with tile trimmings.
Mr.. Letherbury hopes to begin active
work on the new postoffice within
fifteen days. Plans for the new build
ing provide for lobby for the accom-
mediation of the patrons of the office,
a private office for the Postmaster and
a large workroom to be used by the
clerks for distributing mail and Parcel
Post packages. The latest equipment
made for postoffice purposes will be
installed, and the building will have a
good steam heating plant and lighted
by electricity. The lease covers a
period of ten years.
Smyrna times., 1922-08-09
BLACK SNAKE IN BEDROOM
Lloyd McCabe Kills Reptile Follow.
ing Battle, As He Retires

When Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd McCabe,
of Roxanna, Sussex county, retired
Saturday night they made no light in
the bedroom so that mosquitoes would
not get inside. While they were pre-
pairing to retire Mrs. McCabe stepped
on something soft that wriggled away.
The frightened woman nearly went in
to Mysteries, while her husband lit the
lamp and found that their room had
been invaded by black racer snake.
After an exciting fight McCabe sue
ceeded in killing it. Mrs. McCabe is
still in very nervous condition from
her fright.
Smyrna times., 1922-08-09
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Morgan Truax, Former Leipsic Citizen
Died at Home of HIS Daughter in
Akron, Ohio, After Illness


Morgan Truax, former resident of
Leipsic and Chester, Pa, died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Lurana
Emanuel, at Akron, Ohio, last We'd
nesday, August 2, aged rs years. The
remains were brought to Dover Fri
day night and taken to the home of
William H. Jones on King street. Flu
neral services were held at the Leipsic
M. P. Church on Saturday, in charge
of Rev. Avery Donovan of Dover, with
interment in the Leipsic NJ. P. ceme-
terry. Mr.. Truax had made many
friends in Akron, who donated a
beautiful basket of flowers at the fu-
neral, the basket to be reflled each
Sunday. He is survived by his wife,
three sons, Oscar and William, of
Chester, Pa, and Alfred, who resides
in the West and who was unable to
receive the news of the death of his
father in time to. attend the funeral,
and one daughter, Mrs. Emanuel, of
Akron Ohio.
William Knots Meets Death
An accident that resulted in the
death of William K. Knots, of Wyom-
ing, occurred Thursday about 11.45
o'clock, while he and several other
men were placing a new smoke stack
on the Libby, Mcneil & Co. factory.
The smoke stack was being placed in
position by the use of heavy guy poles.
A rope holding one of these broke,
the pole falling to the ground and
crushing Mr.. Knots beneath it. All
the other workmen had managed to
get out of the way of it. The other
workmen Immediately rushed to Mr.
Knots, who was in an unconscious
condition, but death came before a
physician could be summoned. He
was 65 years of age and is survived
by a wife and three married children
Funeral services were held on Satur-
day with interment in Odd Fellows
| cemetery.
Norman PettyjOhn, Glendale, Dead
Norman Pettyjohn, the ten-year-olC
son of Mr.. and Mrs. George Pettyjohn
of Glendale, was literally cooked. alive
on Friday when he fell into a vat Of
boiling water at the plant of the Ell
lendale Basket Company. The vaf
into which the child fell is used fol
soaking logs prior to their being cut
up as basket slaves. Young Petty
| john was playing on a pile of sawdus
close by when he lost his footing anC
rolled into the boiling water, severa
feet in depth. The child went unde-
twice before he was pulled out. H,
was in such a condition that he diet
five hours afterwards at the Marshal
Hospital, Milford, where he was re
moved.
Smyrna times., 1922-08-09
New Building Section Opened Here

James S. Truax who owns 80 acres
of land along the boulevard northeast.
of Smyrna has sold some of it off for
building lots and with the proposed
extension of North and Mt. Vernon
streets thru to the boulevard, possibil-
tiles of a building boom have de-
veloped.
Smyrna times., 1922-08-09
REGISTRATION ON SATURDAY
Nearly Half of Vote Registered With
Three More Days Opportunity

At the registration Saturday, Miss
Mary Westfall, registrar first election
district, put on POS names and w. T.
Dayett, Jr., second election district
put on 269 names. The grand total
for both days to date is 500 with three
more days yet remaining on which to
qualify. The total qualified for the
five days two years ago was 1856.
Smyrna times., 1922-08-09
Firemen Wont Accept Siren Whistle

Al meeting of the Citizens Hose
Company, Monday night the try out
of the electric siren whistle was de-
clared unsatisfactory and will not be
accepted under its present conditions.
The siren does not sound the alarm
as guaranteed
Smyrna times., 1922-08-09

mad ad'I'se ! elm. In Purity Baking Co.
ssa wiz !; Collins, who has been cen
sPSS P.sl. s,sa j. Burton Carter in
|, g. isan @aing I1 Company, withdrew
4 Aansl sl ] the firm and Mr.. Carter / !,
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-10
TRUSTEES
DONATE LOT
FOR SAM WAH
Supt. Atwood Will Ar
range for His Burial at
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery

At the annual meeting of the
incorporators of the St Johnsbury
Cemetery association Monday ev-
ening it was decided to donate a
lot in Mt. Pleasant cemetery for
the body of Sam Wah, the China
man who was foully murdered in
his Railroad street laundry on
Christmas week. Supt. Atwood
was instructed TO arrange for the
interment at an early date.
These trustees were elected;
Frank II. Brooks, Fred W. Tay-
lor, Harry H. Carr, Charles H.
Horton, P. A. Fletcher, Charles
W, Steele, Charles H. Horton.
These officers were then chosen
President, Frank H. Brooks; vice
pres, Fred w. Taylor; secretary
and treasurer, Donald McGregor
auditors, J. II. Brooks, Arthur
F. Stone, Roy N. Howard; finance
committee, Frank H. Brooks, Fred
w, Taylor, Charles w. Steele
These are the same trustees and
officers that were elected last
year.
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PRODUCTION PLACED
AT 4O7,U0O TONS COAL

WASHINGTON, Ma 10-A
market increase in bituminus coal
prouction during the present week
is forecasted in private advices of
coal operators and semi confident
ial advices in connection with the
national miners stike. Production
for the week is put at 100000 tons
If present conditions of marketing
and attitude Of miners in various
districts continue the result next
week will be registered in still
further increases. In the Kanawa
fields of West Virginia, one of the
areas unionized in recent years,
miners are imposing practically no
obstacles to the attempt of opera
tors to reopen their mines on an
open shop basis, according to Dun
can oKennedy, secretary of the
operators association in the re-
gion.
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This is the expression contain
ed in one of the many letters re-
ceived at the Caledonian-Re
office in support of the protest
the Caledonian- Record has made
to the Public Service Commission
against the proposed change of
rates and abolshment of the five
free toll calls per month in Or
leans, Essex and Caledonia coun-
ties to take effect on May Is. The
protest filed by the Caledonian-
Record acts as stay against the
notice issued to telephone sub
scribers until the matter can be
given a public hearing by the Pub
lie Service Commission. In view
of the overwhelming support the
Caledonian-Record is receiving
there can be little doubt but what
the Public Service Commission
will grant a public hearing in this
matter.
The first mail today brought a
new protestants who had signed
the Caledonian- Record petition
protesting against the proposed
new rates and asking public
hearing by the Public Service
Commission. Every mail brought
additional protests. We have re-
caiXoJ IN ~ data Oyar oOn ;nJ;,.;l
ual protests which will be for
warded to the public service com
mission. Every mail brings addi-
tional ones. Let's make it 1000
individual protestants!
Fill out the blank in this paper
and send it to the Caledonian- Re
cord. The time has passed when
CONTINUED on page six)
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-10
VT. MAPLE SUGAR
ON SIX WEEKS TOUR

MONTPELIER, May 10-M. J..
Colliss, secretary of the Vermont
Maple Sugar Makers association
has returned from a six weeks trip
during which he has been display
ing the Vermont product, two
weeks in New York, two weeks in
Springfield, Mass, and two weeks
in Boston, the last named place
being the hardest proposition of
the lot city in which Vemonters
did not seem to fit the way they
did in New York. The New York
ers We're much interested in what
Vermont is doing and seemed to
cater to the Vermont trade. The
same was true of Springfield end
very likely the association will ex-
hibit next year in these places.
They have aleady commenced
plans for an exhibit next April in
Hartford, Conn.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-10
PALESTINE
COMMANDRY
LADIES NIGHT
Notable Social Occasion at
Temple and ArmOry
Tuesday Night

The last social event of the sea-
son at the Masonic Temple was
the annual Ladies' Night of
Palestine Commandery, No. 5,
Knights TemDlar, which was held
Tuesday evening, thus bringing to
IA close most successful year of
the Commandery under its pres
ent Eminent Commander, Frank
E. Humphrey. Sir Knights and
thelr ladies' were present from
nearly all the towns in this vicin-
ity from Bradford to West Burk e
and from Hardwick to Concord.
many making the "Trip in automo-
biles.
The spacious banquet hall and
the other rooms on the frst floor
of the Temple were most atirac-
lively decorated with the AmeiI-
can flags, bunting and streamers,
the decorations beng in charge of
Fred H. Pope and Fabian 5. Reed.
The BANQUET was served at 6,15
to $50 Sir KNIGHT. and ladies' by
Mystic Star Chapter, No. 20, o.
+. S. Fifty walters were busy
during the banquet and the fol-
lowing menu was served:
Grape Fruit
Queen Olives :'ickles
Cold Sliced Meats
Baked Potatoes Peas
Parker House Rolls
Cucumber and Tomato Saiad
Ice Cream Assorted Cake
Crackers Cheese
Music was furnished through
the feasting by Dunbar's orches-
ira.
Following he banquet the Sir
kniohts and their ladies adjourned
to the Armory where splendid
entertainment was given by the
the Plymouth Male Quartette Of
Boston. The quartette gave a
very varied and choice program
which was highly appreciated by
all. The first part of the enter
tainment consisted of vocal selec-
tionS, an impersOnatlon, and Sc
lections on the trombone, man
dolin, guitar, saXaphone and piano.
The second part was sketch of
camp life and was we'll done.
Following the entertainment
dancing was INDUCED in until l
a. m., with music by Dunbar's or
chestra. The grand march was led
by Eminent Commander Frank E.
Humphrey, and Mrs. Humphrey,
followed by the other Sir Knights
and their ladies. The committee
in charge of the dancing consisted
of Bernard A. Johnson, Fred H.
Pope, Frank E. Humphrey, Fa-
bian S. Reed, Welcome B. East
man, Hermon A. Squires, Alvi
F. CalderWood. Oscar E. Beck, p.
Russell Griswold, Donald McGreg-
or, Glenn V. Mooney, J. Clark
Amey.
The committee having general
charge of the successful affair
was Frank Z. Humphrey, Wei
come B. Eastman, Alvi P. Cal
derwood, Fred II. Pope, B. a.
Johnson, Morton J. Reed, Donald
McGregor, Arthur NJ. Lang.
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GIRL VISITORS
TO PICNIC ON
GOLF LINKS
Saturday Outing Planned
for the Conference
Delegates

Two thousand sandwiches will
be required for the 500 picnickers
on the golf links Saturday noon,
the Delegates to the Older Girls
conference which opens Friday.
Luncheon boxes will be provided
by the Picnic committee whose
chairman is Mrs. H. A. Lougee and
the boxes will be given out at
Grace church vestry following the
morning session of the conference.
Ice cream and cake, served on the
picnic grounds, will supplement the
box lunches. Given good weather
the girl visitors to St. Johnsbury
are promised a happy outing
Sports and stunts will follow the
picnic. Mrs. Lougee and her com
mittee, Mrs. w. G. Kicker, Mrs,
Earl w. Bradley, Mrs. A. Laugh
ton, Mrs. P. r. Russell and Mrs.
Guy d. Hawley, will be assited by
score of women from the various
churches and thev will devote Sat
urday morning to the picnic pre-
parations.
Another busy committee is the
one in charge of the opening ban
quet Friday night at 6. 30 in the
South church dining room. Provi-
son has been made for $50 as in
addition to the delegates, supper
will be provided for the speakers
and the chaperons. There will be a
table for the speakers, but the
delegates will dine from attractive
boxes which will be passed cut as
the long line files into the vestry
to the strains of a nvely march.
The boxes will be completely
equipped even to plates and the
hot coffee drinking cups which in
this particular instance will be fill
ed with piping hot cocoa, accom-
panying other hot dishes prepared
for the hungry travellers This
committee, Mrs. H. w. Blodgett,
Mrs. j. Rolf Searles, Mrs. E. f.
Sargent, Miss Helen Stevens, Mrs.
May Calderwood, Mrs. George N.
Davidson and Mrs. :. F. Plumley,
is leaving nothing undone to give
the visitors royal welcome to st.
Johnsbury.
Miss Eleanor Jenckes as chair
man of the Hospitality committee,
in addition to acting as chaperon
for the St. Jhnsburv delegates
will be on hand with a bevy of girl
and boy scouts to meet all the
trains. The scouts will act a. es-
corts, accompanying delegates to
the Union Baptist church for reg
istrations and to homes where they
are to be entertained. Girls who
have attended previous conferences
will act as ushers at the meetings.
All arrangements are wei in
hand and with the arrival his al
ternoon of Miss Marion Gary OF
Rutland, general secretary &C the
Vermont Y. NJ. c. A, final pre-
para.ions will be completed. Miss
Gary is assisted by NJ IS. Jonas H.
Brooks and Miss Caroline Ely,
members of the council Of the Yer
mont Y. ". c. A.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-10
HUNDREDS SEARCH BUT
LOST BOY RETURNS

BRATTLEBORO, May 10
More than 100 men searched in
Wardsboro from early morning
until midnight for a lost boy,
Leon Scranton, nine years old,
who disappeared last evening
when sent after the cows. The
boy appeared at the home of
Joseph Goodell in East Dover,
eight miles from his house, this
evening and appeared frightened
and hungry. He said he lost his
way in the pasture and stayed in
the woods over night. He was
without coat or hat.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-10
$4,000 LOSS IN
LONDONDERRY FIRE

BRATTLEBORO, May 10
"The Hermitage, two-story
frame house in Londonderry,
erected as a private sanitarium 30
years ago at a cost of more than
100000, was burned with most of
it's contents this morning. The
cause of the fire is not known.
The house was owned by Mr..
and Mrs. George W. Shepardson
and part of it was occupied by
them, but the part where the fire
started was unoccupied. The
loss is estimated at $4,000. Mr..
Shepardson carried $4,000 insur
ance. The Londonderry hand fire
company saved the barn 80 feet
from the main building.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-10
SAYS MANUFACTURING
HAS TURNED CORNER

NEW YORK, May 10-Busi-
ness and trade conditions through
uout the country as represented
by 10000 manufacturers that re-
ported to John +. Edgerton, pres
ident of the National Association
of Manufacturers show a stable,
sane, definite and continuing ad-
vance. We have not only turned
the corner" said Mr.. Edgerton,
basing his report on the survey al
ready referred to, "hut we are
leaving it far behind. Business IS
on the upgrade in practically all
the basis industries. In the teX-
tile industry, 20 per cent of their
reports indicate conditions run
ming from fair to excellent, while
80 nor cent report conditions
poor
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-10
COMPLIMENTS
MRS. BECK FOR
LONG SERVICE
Rutland Contemporary
Says Her Retirement
Is Well Earned

The Rutland Herald of May 8
has the following tribute to st.
Johnsbury's veteran and faithful
teacher. Mrs. Lydia Beck:
The Herald presents its most
respectful compliments to Mrs.
Lydia Beck of St. Johnsbury,
about to retire after so years Of
service in the public schools, 81
of which have been in st. Johns
bury.
1t would be interesting to talk
with Mrs. Beck regarding the
changes which she has witnessed
in a half century of teaching-ln-
tereSting and instructive as well as
to discover what she thinks of
some modern phases of the Yer
mont system; whether our teach
ers are better trained; whether
our supervisors are worth their
cost; whether we have advanced
as far as we think we have from
the regime of the little red school
house.
One thing is certain Mrs. Beck
well deserves, after so years Of
daily conflict with errant DISPOSE
tions, dull minds, impish Instincts
and the occasional prodigy who
must be held back, the rest and
quiet which her retirement should
insure. One many only hope that
the teachers retirement system,
the generosity of St. Johnsbury
and her own thrift have made
retirement dignifed and comfort
able.
All teachers deserve well of
their employers, the often un-
thinking public. All of them enter
directly and intimately into the
development and moulding Of our
future citizenship. All are worthy
of the best we can give them.
Certainly the life-work of 4
woman like Lydia Beck suggests
the heavy debt of obligation which
we as citizens, parents and tax
a
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-10
WALLACE REID CANNOTG
RACE WITH HIS CAR

INIJIANAPULIS, Ind, May To
Wallace Reid, the motion pic
ture star, will not drive his auto
mobile he had entered in the 500
mile international sweepstakes
race to be run at the Indianapolis
speedway on May 30. The reason
for his decision is that the hold
erS of his long time picture CON
tract will not permit him to com
pete.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-10
RETAIL COST OF FOOD
SHOWS UPWARD TREND

WASHINGTON, May 1O-An
upward trend in the retail cost of
food was noted today in a state
ment made public by the bureau
Of labor statistics of the Depart
ment of Labor Reports from 10
cities showed an increase rom
March Il to April ID ranging up
to per cent, while only four re-
port a decrease.
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Late Associated
Press Dispatches
RUSSIA'S REPLY is
WITHHELD FOR CHANGES

GENOA, May 30-The Russian
reply to the memorandum Of the
Allies which was ready for pres
entation this morning was not de
livered to the Allies as expected.
At the last moment after a con-
versation between Foreign Minis
ter Tchitcherin, head Of the Rus
sian delegation, and Foreign Min
ister Schanzer Of Italy it was de-
cided that the reply would have
to undergo some alterations.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-10
IRISH FACTIONS DO NOT
REACH SETTLEMENT

DUBLIN, May lot was re-
ported today, says a Central News
Exchange dispatch, that the peace
commiss on of the Dali Eireann,
which has been endeavoring to
find a basis for unity of the fac
tions in Ireland, has failed to
reach a basis of settlement
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PETITION

To the Public Service Commission State of Vermont,
Brattleboro, Vermont
wish to protest against the proposed schedule Of
telephone rates which filed by the New England
Telephone Telegraph Company with the Public Service
Commission April 15 1922 and ask that public hearing
be granted for consideration thereof
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shooting which early today result
ed in the deaths of two policemen
and serious injury of a third.
CHICAGO, May 1O-Two po-
licemen were shot and killed. an
other wounded, and two buildings
bombed early today in disorders
which the police attribute to la
Dor warfare. The killers eluded
the police. Chief of Police Fitz-
Morris has directed that all labor
leaders be brought into the CEN
trail station. Although the killing
and the bombing were in different
parts of the city the police believe
they were directed by a single
band.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-10
STEAMER ON ROCKS
20 MILES OFF CApE, RACE

ST. JOHN, n. s.. May l0--An
unknown steamer Wa, or the Re
news rock 20 miles north of Cape
Race today. She had struck during
the night and fishermen started for
the wreck at daybreak.