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Evening journal., 1922-12-28
CONDUCTOR DIES OF
PARALYSIS ON TRAIN

I Special TO The Evening Journal.
LEwEs. Dec. 2s.-Funeral SER
vices for Frederick G. Clifton, aget
about 5 years, were held at his resi-
dence on Mulberry street Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock and interment
made In the Lewes NJ. f. cemetery.
The deceased who was a railroad
conductor suffered a stroke OF pa
ralysls on his train last Friday and
died shortly afterwards. He is sur
vlved by a widow and several chill
dren.
Charles T. Nelson OF the Sussex
Trust Company. has been confined
TO his home for the past four days
with an attack OF grip
Edgar W. Ingram. who las been
III for the past week is able TO 2
ont again. His wife is now III with
pneumonia.
The Lewes Presbyterian Sunday
school held its Christmas entertain
ment Tuesday evening and the
Lewes NJ. +. Sunday school gave its
Christmas entertainment last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II. Schaffer.
OF New York City, are spending the
holidays with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard 2. Morris.
Elverson w. Ingram and family
and Wilson Ingram and family. all
OF Wilmington. spent the Christmas
with relatives here.
Evening journal., 1922-12-28
SUSSEX co. OFFICERS
GO In ON TUESDAY

Special TO The Evening Journal.
GEORG ETOWN. Dec. 2s.-NeXt
Tuesday the newly elected oficiale
of Sussex county will take office.
James H. Phillips, Democrat. OF
Oak Orchard, viii succeed william
L. McIlvaine, Republican, as sher-
IT. Horace C. sirman, Democrat,
Of Bethel, will succeed Col David
II. Reed, Republican. of EIleDdale.
as Recorder of Deeds; Isaac Ernest
Jones, Democrat, of Georgetown,
will replace William j. Mustard, Re-
publican. of of Georgetown, ss Reg
.ster Of wills: William j. Quillin,
Democrat of Laurel enters the
Office OF Clerk OF the Peace. sue
ceeding Frank W Lawson. Repub-
lican. Of Millsboro; Elmer Dicker-
son, Democrat. OF Milton takes the
position OF Coroner. succeeding
George Collins, Republican, of near
Gumboro; Benjamin Burton Bow
den, Democrat, OF Seaford. enters
upon his eiX-year-term as Levy
Court Commissioner succeeding
William f. Valiant, Democrat, OF
Georgetown. whose term expires
Miss Lucie L. Wilson, of George
town, has been retained as one of
the clerks by Recorder-elect Sir
man. His son. Horace SirmaD, will
be chief deputy.
Evening journal., 1922-12-28
MILFORD TO HAVE
SPIRITED ELECTION

Special to The Evening Journal.
MILFORD. Dec. 2S.-Present in
dications point TO a spirited fight
at the annual town election which
will he held mex. Monday. There
has developed two factions in he
contest, those upholding the present
administration and the anti-admln-
tration faction.
One of the most spirited fights for
places on the ticket will be for treas-
urer and collector. The present in
cumbent, John II. Roach. is Il caDdi-
date for reelection. He is opposed
by Darwin s. Collins. a member of
the Sussex County Board of Assess
mcnt. Both candidates are making
an active canvass.
The Observation-Disclosures faction
has Deen unable o find a suitable
candidate who is willing to make
the run for president OF Council
against Frank Reedy. the present
presiding officer of the body.
The meeting for nominating can
didates for the Regular Town Ticket
win be held FRIDAY evening IN Arm
ory Hall, but it Is stated that re-
gardless OF which faction IS victor
,iou at this meeting, there viii be
an opposition ticket in the field on
Monday.
Evening journal., 1922-12-28
DOVER WOMEN TO
HOLD RECEPTION

speciai to The Evening Journal.
DOVER. Dec. 2s.-A community
watch night service no which all the
people of Dover and vicinity are in
vited. will be held in Peoples Chris
tan church. Sunday night from 10
o'clock until midnight.
The New Years reception OF the
Dover Century Club will be held in
the club house next Tuesday.
The annual meeting OF the state
Farm Bureau Federation will be
held in Dover. January 10. ]. r.
Howard. president of the American
Farm Bureau Federation. will make
an address.
The funeral of William Marvel
was held in Peoples Christian
church yesterday afternoon. Inter
ment ves made in the Marvel fam
lily lot In the old NJ. e. cemetery.
Evening journal., 1922-12-28
SUSSEX HAS MANY
CHRISTMAS BRIDES

Special 10 The Evening Journal.
GEORGETOWN, Dec. 2S-Christ-
mas brides are numerous in Sussex
county this year Nearly every COM
mpnity has one or more OF them.
Announcement OF the marriage Of
Rena Watson and William II. Hud-
son, both OF Milford. has been
made. The ceremony was performed
wednesday OF last week at Milford
by the Rev J. r. Holland.
Gertrude I. Adams. OF Bethel, and
/ Harry f. Boyce. OF LAUREL were
married at Bethel Saturday night by
! the Rev. !. H. Thornton.
Grace Elliott. Of Blades. and Reu-
ben Morris Of Laurel, were married
at Bridgeville. Wednesday OF last
week by the Rev. w. l.. White.
At Laurel on Saturday night,
Radie Kitchens. OF seaford, and
Frank Hastings OF Laurel. were mar
ried by the Rev. Frank NJ. Gift.
sallie short, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Short, residing near
here, and Harvey b. Wilson, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs John +. Wilson. were
nAfllNu 0hAMIudN AAhhA 81 @-@fN
Methodist Protestant parsonage. this
city. by the Rev. John T. Bailey.
Ella Oakes. OF Selbyville. and Yer
non Richards, Of Laurel, were mar
rled at Ocean View sunday night by
the Rev. G. w Hastings. The bride
is daughter OF late Harvey c. Oakes,
Of Selbyville. and the groom is son OF
late william G. Richards.
Leona Banning and Ralph Wheat
lev. both OF BrIdgevllle, were mar
rled at Greenwood Saturday night
by the Rev. wingate d. Short.
Ruth f. Bacon and Albert w.
Phillips. OF Delmsr, were married
at Laurel Saturday night by the Rev.
Frank NJ. Gift.
Caroline schmierer, daughter OF
Daniel schmierer. OF near Lewes'
and Rls Passwaters, son of Ris Pass
waters. Sr.. Of near Milford were
married here by the Rev. John t.
Bailey Sunday night.
MYRTLE McGee. daughter OF John
+ McGee, OF Frankford, and Roy |
son OF William Clendan-
iel. OF near here. were married |
Thursday afternoon OF last week at
Millsboro by the Rev. Lewis w
Wells. rector OF st. Marks Protes-
tant Episcopal Church.
Sarah NJ. Tingle daughter Of Alex
ander Tiugle. OF Millsboro. and |
Everett NJ. Morris. son OF G. Weldon |
Morris. Of near Laurel were mar
ried Friday night OF last week At
by the Rev. George Il.
Ellis.
Amelia L. Rodgers, daughter OF |
late George y. Rogers this city. and /
Lynn L. Ritter son of Fred NJ. Rit- |
ter. I.ewes. were married Saturday /
night here by the Rev. John T. |
Bailey. pastor OF First Methodist
Protestant Church.
Evening journal., 1922-12-28
NEW HOSE FOR
RURAL FIREMEN

Special to The Evening Journal.
RICHARDSON PARK, Del. Dec.
2s.-The fre committee or the Five
Points Civics Association will award
contract on Friday night for 500
feet OF hose. II has been found
necessary to secure additional hose
owing to the single jacket hose pur-
chased during the past year break
ing under pressure.
Ewing McFadden. OF Singerly, Md,
is spending the holidays with Au-
brey Ewing, OF Belmonth avenue.
Carpenters are rushing the inter
ior work on the new store of the
American stores Company. at 1903
North Maryland avenue. It is plan
ned to have the store open next
Saturday.
Trackmen OF the Wilmington
and Philadelphia Traction Company
have completed their task OF relay
ing new ties from the city line TO
Bellemoor.
Evening journal., 1922-12-28
Madonnas OF Raphael. !"

/ Madonnas OF Raphael"
! For the third time within the past
! four weeks thieves have visited this
town. on Christmas night. they
broke into Corbit's general store near
canal bridge leading to Fort DUPONT.
and cleaned It out OF nearly all Of
the cigars. cigarettes, tobacco and
candy. This is the second time this
store has been visited within the
month The first trip the thieves
got little booty. The other visit was
paid to the store of Max Samonisky
near the Clinton street wharf, where
considerable loot was secured.
Announcements were received
here yesterday OF the marriage OF
Miss Nellie Shearer. of Philadelphia.
and Francis Earle Palmer, last Fri
dav. Miss Shearer Is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Shearer form
erly of this place, now residing in
Philadelphia.
Miss Alice Vail. nurse in charge OF
the Child Health Center here exam
ined and weighed two children and
instructed two mothers yesterday.
DR.. Robert Watt, district superin-
tendent of Wilmington district OF the
Methodist Conference, will preach in
st. Georges NJ. f. Church at 1890
O'Clock next Sunday morning and at
the Summit Bridge NJ. Z. Church at
2.3O o'clock. Following the latter
service the quarterly conference will
be held.
Old Glory Council No. II, Jr. o.
grrh H., r.e erfa
Hall at o'clock. The semi-annual
election OF officers will take place.
Harmony Council No. 6. Daugh
ters OF America, will meet in weekly
business session at s o'clock tomor-
row evening. The semi-annual cleo
ton Of officers will take place.
Mrs. Emma Belville widow Of DR..
Frank Belyille. OF Washington street
who has been seriously III for a week
with pneumonia, is improving.
Gibbons Durham, OF Washington
street, is critically i'll with complica-
ton Of diseases.
Mrs. Elias Lewis OF wilmington !
has been the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. /
Judson Northrup, Clinton street.
Mrs. Mary Locates, OF Wilmington, |
is the guest OF her sister, Miss Flor /
ence Davidson, who is i'll with bron-
chial asthma.
Herbert j. Bentley. OF For I
formerly of Fort DUPONT I
is spending a ten days furlough with
his family. here.
Mrs. william Murphy is entertain
ing over the Christmas holidays, her
niece, Miss Anna Johnson, OF Wash
ington. d. c., and her nephew. Frank I
J ohnson, OF Atlantic City, ". ]. |
Evening journal., 1922-12-28
NEWS HAPPENINGS IN DELAWARE AND MARYLAND TOWNS
PRODUCE MARKET
OPENING PRICES
Quotations Today for Pro-
visions, Grain and Poultry
in Philadelphia

Following are the opening quots'
tions today in the grain. provision
and poultry market in Philadelphia
hrsts, 44c; western extra hrsts, 4bc DO
nrsts. 44c; fancy selected. packed. $50
&c
BUTTER-Lower Western cream
cry extra. 55e; nearby prints. faneq' 81
CHEEsE-Firm. New York. whole
milk. fancy fats. fresh, 27a 2sl4 c:
fair TO good. e5G25c; long horn. 2sh a
zee; single daisies. esd 29c.
POTATOBS-st No. 1, per bas-
ket, $50 00c; white. potatoes in lOO-lo'
TALLow.ouiet. Prime city loose,
6atc; do special, loose. INC: prime
country. 5%c, edible in tierces. SAC.
LIVE ROULrRY-Lower. Fowls. not
Leghorns. ls@27c; do. Leghorns. i14
e2c; spring chickens, not Leghorns. lS
@25c; do Leghorns, 1s@2Oc: fine broll-
ers 2ld 26c: old roosters. leo llc'
stagEy young roosters. 20c; ducks.
White Pekin. fancy a5n 26c: do ordi-
nary 22G 24c; mixed colors. 2O@22e;
museoyy. is92Oe' geese. 24126e; tur-
DRESSED POULTRY Quiet. Tur-
keys, spring. fancy. nearby. $4,000. I.
DO. fair good. 400 42c; western. fancy
n45c: fair to good. tOH42c.
Si.ssal.s7; No q, garlicky. Y.27d l2s.
F1OUR-Steady. Soft winter straight
western. S6nsb0: do. nearby, $3.50
s %; hard winter straight S6.4OQ6. 80,
do. short patent $3.50 1000; spring,
first clear. ts9650; do patent. S7a125
do. short patent, $3.50 7so; fancy
spring and city mills; patentfamily
brand. S7S6aS.60.
CORN-Higher. No. . for export. 81
asi1ac; No 3. ssQssi5c: No. 4. sOi4
Gfsic. car lots local No, 2. yellow, sb
a ssc No. 3. yellow. s4d sSc.
Sizc.
BRAN-Hlgher Soft winter in 100
lb sacks. S34.509 $500; do spring, iS4
Q3i5O.
Hay-Quiet. Timothy, No, 2 s20d2i
DO. No. 3. Si7Gl9: sample, yl7at7; no
grade. sl16l5: clover light mixed. Si9
920; No. /, mixed. Si7Qls; No. mixed
Sl5Qls
Evening journal., 1922-12-28
mo- PREsENr CANrATA

Special to The Evening Journal.
RICHARDSON PARK. Del. Dec.
9s.-The cantata santa and the
Givers" will be presented by = the
pupils OF the Sunday school Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church to-
ntght. Candy will be presented
to the pupils OF the lower grades.
The cast will be as follows;
Mrs. West" Miss Lois Jones;
Diana" the colored nanny,
Mrs. Edith l.. Wilson; Mildred
West, Louella Horner; Helen
West" Ruth Sluires; Dorothy" ."
Sarah Matthews; Peggy" Dora
lowering; Jane, her cousin" Marion
Miller; Edna" Ethel Justison;
William" Sara Gallaher; Mrs.
Jones. widow" Viola Downs;
Grace" Anna Gassertt: Ethel"
Grace Walker; Roy" Harold
Hoagland; Tom" p. E. Strickland; {;
santa" curtis Covington and Jack
Frost" Mildred squires.
Evening journal., 1922-12-28
BRIDE Il. GROOM 10.

Special to The Evening journal.
GEORGETOwN, Dec. 2s.-Mis
Margaret Morris, aged Il. and How
ard 3. Barker. aged 10. both of Nil
ton. were married by the Rsv
Thomas o. Grouse. at Milton, Sst.
urday night. The bride is a dsugh
ter OF Somers Morris and the groom
the son OF John 3. Parker Be
fore they could obtain IA marriag
license. it was necessary for their
parents to file papers with Clerk OF
the Peace Frank w. Lawson, givin 2
their consent TO the marriage.
Evening journal., 1922-12-28
MASH. East rhIrd street.

Marsh. East Third street.
Mr.. and Mrs A. e. Goudiss and
son, Lee. OF Second and Delaware
streets, were Christmas guests Of
DR.. and Mrs. NJ. cisin. New York
city. Mrs. Goudiss remained over
the holiday season.
Mrs. Francis Jordan and son.
Thomas w. of Sixth and Delaware
streets, returned home last evening
after spending Christmas weekend
with their husband and father. at
Riverton, n. j.
Margaret Chandler. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chandler II. Gebhart,
Sixth and Delaware streets, is vis-
itins her aunt, Mrs. J. A. Spragg.
Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1922-12-28
MAYOR HARVEY
WELCOMES TOTS
Miss Vrooman's Play Pre-
sented Under Auspices of
Community League
PERFORMANCE GIVEN
AT PLAYHOUSE

while the Christmas Candle
Burns" a play written by Miss
Pauline X. VroomaD was presented
Yesterday afternoon in the Play
house by the Wilmington Commun-
!tv Service. under the auspices OF the
| Wilmington Drama League. The
play will be given again this after
noon.
The address OF welcome was de-
livered by Mayor LEROY Harvey
The Mayor wished the children
happy Christmas time and called at
'tention to the Boy Scout motto as
good note for all TO follow. namely
do a good deed each day" Prior
Ito the opening OF the performance
William p White. accompanied by
Miss Marie Haughey, lead in Christ
mas carol singing.
! The cast OF the play follows:
PART ]
/ Christmas Eve at Dusk in Pieter's
! Home
| Mevrau Wilton Mrs. Victoria Hortz-
I Pieter. Her Son-Miss Grace Lank.
Jan Won de Putte. Playmate
Miss Wilhelmina Syfrit.
PantOmimic Visions
Santa Claus-JOhn Dale.
Snow Elves-Catherine McGone-
gal Miss Vera McCough. Miss DorO-
thea Mace owen, Miss Audrey
Smith. Miss Helen Stuck. Miss Aiva
Stuck. Miss Freda Spigler.
Icicle Sprites-Miss Eliza beth
Brown Miss Catherine Darrell. Miss
Frances Mierovitz. Miss Gladys Van
zant. Miss Pauline Rollison, Miss
Ida Berman.
Toys-Clown, Miss Catherine Car
lin; Teddy Bear, Miss Mary Brown;
Toy Dol, Miss Dorothy David.
Four China Dolls-Miss Harriet
Finerty, Miss Rose Casey. Miss
Louise Graham, Miss Antoinette
Monteferroni.
Gypsy Doil-Miss Margaret Ab-
bott.
Three Katinka Dolls-NIiss Esther
David, Miss Sylvia Goldstein. Miss
Catherine Carlin.
Old Fashioned Doll-Miss Jose
phine Siddell.
Jack-in-the Box-Miss June Ed
wards.
Glimpses OF Christmas in Other
Lands
England-Cook, Warrington Bald
win.
Ireland-Irish Jig, Miss Mary !.
Brown
scotland-Highland Fling. Miss
Dorothy Beaver, Miss Dorothy Mini
ken. d.
Hollsnd-Kriss Krinkle. John
Dale; The Girl. Charles Goert: The
Boy, Miss Elizabeth Dean.
Snain-Booth tenders and pagsers-
by Miss Frances Dougherty. Mise
Abbie Brit, Miss Helen Reardon. .
Miss Mary Brit; dancers, Miss Alyge
Frysinger Miss Bertha Hershman.
Miss Matilda Spigler.
Servia-The Woman, Mrs. Ida r
Cobourn; the Man and the Girl. Miss
Lillian Ryan; the Boy, Lester Kes-
ter.
Italy-Belfana. Miss Frances La
monde; children, Miss Annie Rem .
deni' Miss Catherine Masano. Mss
Grace Firelli, Miss Jennie Paresi.
Miss Florence Paresi. Miss Marv
Pacene.
Poland-Dancers, eight girls as
sembled by Miss Irene Rozyoki:
Tablesu OF the Nativity. Mrs. Wright.
Mrs. Josephine McGsrney. Mrs. y
Striker Miss Elizabeth Striker. Mrs.
James Whitaker; Mrs. c. sher-
bourne Rice.
Carolers - Miss Isabelle Wales.
Mrs w. Striker. Miss Elizabeth
Striker. Miss Edith Adams.
PART II
Christmas Day at Dusk In Picter's
Home
Priest, Mrs. Charles c. Bye. Cour.
tier Wilson Collier; Rich Woman
Miss Cecilia Mcmahon; Wealth. !
Man, r. r. Townsend Beautifu. /
Girl Miss Florence Adams: Scholar. !
Mrs. d. B. Muhlhausen; Unseen
choir. same voices as those OF 1
carolers.
BRIDE IL GROOM 10
Evening journal., 1922-12-28

tern tonight.
The members OF the choir OF IN.
Church OF Ascension gave =.
Christmas cantata: Bethlehem. b.
Maunder, at Grace Church, Talley-
Vile, on Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. William S. Haish
and son, Thomas, OF Overlook, spsn
Sunday with relatives in Ardmoss
Penpa.
Miss Stella Hoxie is spending tn =
holidays with her parents, IN Pp>c-
torsville, Vermen1-
Evening journal., 1922-12-28
SAILOR FOUND DROWNED.

CRISFIELD, Md, Dec. 2S.-rh'
body of William Burke, aged 2s, o.
New Bedford. Mass. was founC
upon the river bottom near th'
Crisfeld Marine Railway yesterday
He shipped with Capt. John Hall. q
Crisfeld, as member OF tn
schooner Watson's crew last fall a ~
has been missing since Monday. Tk<
man Is supposed 70 have fallen over
board sometime during the nigh
unobserved. The coroner's jury rend
cred a veriiot OF accidental drown
ing.
Evening journal., 1922-12-28
Christmas Day at Dusk In Picter'
Home

Priest, Mrs. Charles c. Bye: Cour.
tier, Wilson Collier; Rich Woman
Miss Cecilia McMahon; Wealthy
Man, r. r. Townsend: Beautifu
Girl, Miss Florence Adams: Scholar.
Mrs. d. B. Muhlhausen: Unseen
Choir. same voices as those OF
carolers.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-11-27
BAZAAR AT
NEWPORT NETS
SUM OF S625
Mrs. Joseph LOntine Head
of Committee for
St. Mary's

The bazaar given last week by
the ladies of Ste. Anne Society of
St. Marys Catholic church was
very successful and the sum realiz-
ed is beyond expectations of the
projectors. The total profits are
$625.
The bazaar was in charge Of
Mrs. Joseph Lontine, as chairman,
and many competent assistants.
The fancy work able was in
charge of Mrs. Elmer Currier and
Mrs. Joseph Bernier; the lummage
booth, Mrs. Ed. Duchesneau and
Mrs. Arthur Greenwood; the candy
table was in charge of Mrs. Patsy
Daley and Mrs. Ira Sessions and
the apron table was presided over
by Mrs. Edward Ross and Mrs.
Sucier. The ice cream was look
ed after by Mrs Louis Hamel and
Mr.. Dame.
Prize winners were Mrs. Patsy
Daley and Charles Choquette Wed
nesday night and Mrs. George
Tludeau and Arthur Pelkey on
Thursday oight, The other prize
winners were Miss Gladys Bourke
and Leo Lontine.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-11-27
DRIVE FOR
$4,000 FOR
ACADEMY
Local Fund Committee
Hope to Secure Sum
This Week

The st. Johnsbury Academy
fund committee are working this
week to bring up the amount of To-
cal subscriptions to $4,000. APP
proximately $38,OO0 has already
been subscribed by St. JohnSbury
residents and former St. Johns
bury residents w.o wished their
subscriptions counted as in the To-
cal fund. Before the larger drives
which are about to be started in
Boston, New York, Chicago,
Washington and other cities the
local committee hope to report
that more than $4,000 has been
pledged in st. Johnsbury, and it
is the purpose of this weeks can
vasS to secure, at least, the re-
naming $4,000.
St Johnsbury residents CRATE
fully acknowledge 10 the outside
alumni and other friends who are
now contributing to the Academy
that the greatest benefit Will be
derived by the people of this town
and their children. Local sub
Scribers to this fund have the ex-
ira incentive of knowing that this
enlarged academy will be "a bus
mess asset TO the whole commun-
ity.
All alumni and friends of the
Academy realize further that if
the plans which are proposed can
be carried out in full that St.
Johnsbury Academy will be known
far and wide as one of the great
est institutions of secondary edu-
cation in this section of the coun-
try The Committee having the
campaign in charge fully realize
the fact that this is season of
"drives", several Of which have
been in process and more of which
are contemplated. But, it should
be remembered that the campaign
for the academy is for pledges.
the payments oil which may ex-
tend over a series of years. 1t is
hoped that all will respond heart
lily, promptly and generously to
this appeal.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-11-27
CELEBRATE
5OTH WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Bah
cock Quietly Observe
Notable Milestone

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert ". Bah
cock quietly celebrated thc;. 50th
wedding anniversary at their home
on Caledonia street Monday, leav-
ing in the afternoon for Canton,
Mass, to spend Thanksgiving with
their son.
The were married Nov. 81, 1872,
at Waterford by Rev. M. N. Wells
and began housekeeping in Lyn-
donville. They renamed there four
years after which they came to
st. Johnsbury where they have
lived ever since. Five children
were born to them, Maude, wife of
S. J. Astle of Littleton; Emma,
wife of George Ord of Campello,
Mass, Fred J. Babcock of Canton,
Mass; Mrs. Alice Bradley of
Springfield, Mass; William A.
Babcock of Quincy, Mass. They
also have ii grandchildren.
May %, 1860, Mr.. Babcock be-
gan work as an apprentice ma
chinist at the car shops of the
Passumpsic railroad. He held that
position about year and one-half
when, at the advice of his physi-
clan, he left an inside job and be-
gan firing for his brother, W. D..
Babcock. After 18 months he was
promoted from fireman to engin-
eer, beginning by running the
gravel train. When the Ma.ssawip-
pi railroad, an extension of the
Passumpsic railroad, was being
built to Sherbrooke.
In 1875 he left the Passumpsic
railroad to take a similar position
on the Portland and Osdensburg
railroad with headquarters at St.
Johnsbury. Through the various
changes in ownership of this road
he stayed with the railroad and
for the past 20 years has been in
charge of switch engine in the
st. JohnSbury yard Last Decem-
Der he was notified that a pension
had ben granted him by the rail-
road for long and faithful service
and he was retired 90 rods of the
place where he began work 53
years and seven months before.
At the time of his retirement he
was the oldest man in point of ser
vice on the Connecticut and Pas
Sumpsic division of the B. and NJ
railroad.
Mr. Babcock is affiliated with
the Brotherhood of locomotive
Engineers, having joined Lodge
No. 1853 at Lyndonville and later
transferring his membership to
No. SIP at Woodsville He is also
member of all the St Johnsbury
Masonic bodies, aSsumpsic Lodge
+. and A. NJ. ;Haswell Royal
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