The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-02-06
DOCTOR GIVES
CROWD THRILL
ON new CHUTE
Sunday Furnishes Ideal
Weather for Winter
Enthusiasts

tent manufacturer come to the
rescue of st. Johnsburv medic ,.
Said medico having, in obedience
to the cosmic urge on Sunday. en-
barked upon a toboggan at the
new chute near the club house. l.,
the descent thereupon, said medico
unwittingly rolled his 250 mounds
avoirdupois off the toboggan. A
Wondrous thing harnened-thc
chute was swept clean of snow
the ice was exposed to the glis-
tened surface of the following to-
boggans. Alas! in the nadded
descent of the well-upholstered
medico, it is feared that / breeche:
o. d. extra large suffered a terri
fic strain.
Sunday, with its ideal weather,
offered the winter sport enthusi-
asts the utmost enjoyment. The
new chute is a great Improvement
over the old one farther up to-
ward the Knob. Though the pitch
is not so pronounced on the new
ly constructed chute, plenty of
speed can be engendered, as can
be attested to by a hundred OF
more spectators who watched the
graceful slide of the aforemention-
ed healer of ills and diseases.
The inside story is as follows:
Desiring to try the new slide, the
physician was in the act of clam
bering upon the timber slip of
hard wood slabs, when he toddled.
He slipped. The toboo0an crunc l.
ed the snow beneath and started
to skim down the incline. Said
doctor fell just fore of the bow
of the curved tobo0~qn, and dir
ectly upon the icy surface of the
chute. He naved the way, his
large heavily upholstered body
fitting with a nicely into the
trough. The toboggan behind him
laden with three huskies could not
get by him. And he kent 'oing.
A variety of expressions suffus-
ed his countenance, indicating with
high degree of accurac- the nu-
merous convolutions and obtru-
sions in the frioid, icy bed over
which his under side swn~t and
bumped. The bottom of the chute
was soon reached but not before a
hundred or more spectators, lining
the chute, had had their LAUGH. A
good sport, that healer of ills and
mender of busted bones, 1.-THE as a
polar bear, and as white, leaped
shaking with laughter. He
shook. gyratcd, agitated like a tub
full of jelly. A true winter sport,
Said medico was not outdonc hv
his spill. Before the skatino rink
had closed up for the afternoon
Sunday, he had transported him
self there, 10 affix to his pcdal cx-
trcmeties the sharp steel bread
knives. commonly used to glide
along the ice. He was seen rcvel-
ling, among a host of outdoor en-
thusiaStS, on the clearly liohted
shimmering ice. His iov. his en-
thuSiasm for the great out-of-
doors was not the least dimmed
by his spill.
Sunday was certainly a red let
ter day in the annals of the Winter
Sports club. If you have not al
ready taken out your membership
card you should certainly do so
now The Winter Sports club has
furnished St. Johnsburv with the
facilities for enjoying winter
sports as never before
The above medico was not the
only one who enjoyed himself 100
per cent yesterday On the ice
rinks fully 500 people-young and
old alike-had the time of their
lives cavorting over the icy sur
faces. A staid business man who
all the week is pouring over cost
sheets was observed showing an
crowd of youngsters how
to do the double twirl, cnt the let
ter S and do other stunts that
only real a fancy skater would At !
tempt. 1t was an orderly, jolly, |
crowd and they certain
" go their fill of Gods fresh air
which in these times of threatened
may save st. JohnSburv
from toll of disease
Many made the Snowshoc hike 4.
10 the Knob where they were re-
paid by one of the finest views in
Northeastern Vermont. 1t was a
glorious day for everyone, thaNkS
10 the st. Johnsburv Winter
Sports club.