Y M C A Has Not Lost Friend Worth Having Speech
Will Adams, once of Nestport and now an official in the Y M C A, spoke at a union prayer meeting in First Baptist church about the Y M C A s work and future plans. Rev H B Rankin report on the Detroit trip to the fortieth annual Y M C A convention was read. The speaker said the Y M C A has gained thousands of friends and has not lost any worth keeping, despite criticism from soldiers who expected more. The talk noted two new developments in the Y with more to come.
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First Baptist Church
Will Adams
Nestport
Young Men's Christian Association
H. B. Rankin
Detroit
Jury Excused as Juror’s Home Burns During Trial
In the case Frank Randall vs. Fred J. Davis Judge Fish excused the jury Friday morning when Deputy M C Garfield reported juror M D Lyster’s home on fire. Lyster returned in the afternoon as the motion for a verdict was denied. Trial will continue into next week with hearers from outside St Johnsbury testifying. Court adjourned to Monday at 2 pm due to Judge Fish’s Grand Isle County hearing Saturday. Other cases, including Sarah T Allen vs. Manley Allen and R G Beeman vs. Charles Farrington, were settled provisionally.
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Fish Hing
Thesease
St. Johnsbury
Fish
Grand Isle
Sarah T. Allen
Apt
Manley Allen
R. G. Beeman
Charles Farrington
Boston Ads Urge Vermont Buyers to Mail Money
Large Boston newspaper advertisements urge Vermont residents to buy by mail and send money to Boston. Do not fall for it local merchants offer better goods at lower prices than mail order. Save your money by shopping locally for Christmas gifts and avoid costly mail purchases.
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Boston
Vermont
Fire devastates Lyceum Theatre in Washington collapse
Late bulletin from Washington reports the Lyceum Theatre once Washington Assembly Hall, a social hub with presidential inaugural ball history, reduced to a mass of flames. A cigarette in the gallery started the fire around midnight damaging the building and contents to about 75 000 dollars as a wrestling show drew a crowd of spectators who narrowly escaped.
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Associated Press
Washington
Lyceum Theatre
Washington Assembly Hall
Capitol
School Superintendents In Session Friday
A joint meeting of the school superintendents of Caledonia and Orleans counties convened Friday in St. Johnsbury. Attendees included S Derling Concord M E Daniels Lyndonville G A Jamieson West Burke C L Dugan Coventry E A Hamilton Newport C L Cowles Craftsbury L D Smith Wells River W H Young St Johnsbury H O Hutchinson Montpelier and Harvey Burbank Danville. Routine business covered county spelling contest plans and standards for a rural school reconsideration.
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Caledonia
Orleans Counties
St. Johnsbury
St Johnsbury House
S. , Derling
Concord
M. E. Daniels
Lyndonville
G. A. Jamieson
West Burke
C. L. Dugan
Coventry
E. A. Hamilton
Newport
C. L. Cowles
Craftabury
L. D. Smith
Wells River
W. H. Young
H. O. Hutchinson
Montpelier
Harvey Burbank
Danville
Canadian Money at 20 Per Cent
Newport business men acted quickly as Canadian exchange spiked to 20 percent. They agreed to cover half the discount, with customers taking half, split among merchants including Will True John Akin C F Bigelow C F Davis B W Wilcox Joseph H Bonneau Frank Wright Frank J Flint L Colodny L O Drew Richard Hurst and Mayor James T Gardner.
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Newport
Will True
John 2. Akin
C.F. Bigelow
C.F. Davis
B. W. Wilcox
Joseph H Bonneau
Frank Wright
Frank J. Flint
L. Colodny
L. O. Drew
Richard Hurst
James
T. Gardner
Ceaseau replies to Hungarian peace delegation issue
Paris notes report Premier Clemenceau answered Hungary's Huzar on why Hungarian delegates could not go to Neuilly to negotiate peace. He notes a Romanian internment of three proposed delegates and says the supreme council will not intervene, inviting Hungary again to send delegates. In Louisville a passenger train incident is noted and in London a banker Rand dies in a plane crash.
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Paris
Nec
Clemenceau
Huzar
Hungary
Neuilly
Supreme Council
Louisville
Chesapeake and Ohio
John Carter
London
George F
Rand
Marine National Bank of
Buffalo
New York
Catenhan
Bradley
Europe
Slight Water Damage Tests Store Resilience
Our stock suffered slight loss from a morning fire water. Thanks to timely help from friends our loss is minimal. Notably only New Way cabinets damaged. We will not hold a sale and will resume normal operations. Christmas goods and ties unaffected.
Resignation of Fuel Administrator Garfield reported
Associated Press reports Garfield tendered his resignation as Fuel Administrator last night and sent it to President Wilson via Secretary Tumulty. The White House expects acceptance. Remaining fuel duties will be handled by Director General Hines, with broader coal conservation under review by the Dental Coal Committee amid depleted stocks.
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Associated Press
Washington
Harry A. Garfield
Wilson
White House
Garfield
Geeral Hines
Hines
Dental Coal Committee
Avenue House Lyster Place and Niles Store Suffer Loss By Fire
Three fires caused total losses of 12500. St Johnsbury Avenue House burned for 7000 while Newport Center Niles store faced 2500 damage. Morton D Lyster place in Waterford burned for 3000 as firemen checked spread and guests at a hotel were frightened but unharmed.
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Avenue House
Lyster Place
Niles Store
St. Johnsbury
Niles General Store
Newport Center
Morton D. Lyster Place
Waterford
McLeod Mill
Avenue House Fire Damages New Avenue Hotel
St Johnsbury escaped a major blaze early Friday as the kitchen of the New Avenue Hotel burned out while firefighters saved the rest of the building. Water runoff damaged dining room and hall stoves on Eastern Avenue. Total loss estimated at 7000 dollars, including 2500 on hotel property and furnishings for landlord Palmer.
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St. Johnsbury
New Avenue
Eastern Avenue
Palmer’ S
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IR Sale
Ycaldbeck-Cosgrove Corp
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
Lougee & Smythe
Independent
Oxford
Stella Folsom Millinery
Grace Waite
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