Fire damages home at 14 Summey Street in Johnsbury
General alarm sounded Tuesday for a house fire at 14 Summey Street Mrs Eli Sulloway burned on her face while attempting to save water pipes. Firefighters saved adjoining rooms but heavy damage from fire and water affected the occupants including six residents and the six year old Morris Wilson who was lowered from a second floor. Firemen restored control within an hour and returned for chemicals with two dozen roomers unable to reach the dwelling earlier due to dense smoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akum
Lolo
Elieth Sulloway
Summey
Johnsbury
Sulloway
Harry Stanton
John Page
Morris
K. Guy Wilson
Josie Mitchell
Bessie Douse
Florence Burbink
Nellie McLeod
Agnes Virisson
Anna Buisson
Mr. Regnall
Robert Smith
Clifford Kevtricky
Wilsons
Bessie Pouse
Florence Burbank
Death of Miss Sue Harrington in Rochester and Lyndonville
Miss Sue S Harrington aged 76 died in Rochester after a long career as a pianist and singer. She lived in Lyndonville and served as organist of the Congregational church. Funeral arrangements and interment at the family Grove cemetery were conducted with relatives traveling from Lyndonville to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue S. Harrington
Rochester
Anderson
Leonard Harrington
St Johnsbury
Lyndonville
Family Grove
Mr.rs. Anderson
Juryman Excused as Conscientious Objector in Caledonia Case
In St. Johnsbury Caledonia County Court Tuesday, juror C. McLam of Rye pleaded conscientious objection citing religious oath restrictions. Judge Mish excused him. apparently first such exemption in the county court. The Ryeite Covenanter church is noted as the only member denomination in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia County Court
St. Johnsbury
Swain
C. 8. McLamn
Ryepite
McLam
Reeve
Radical Gets Warm Reception in St. Johnsbury
In St Johnsbury a heated debate ignited as George M Ross of Quincy Mass challenged atheism and Bolshevik ideas at the St Johnsbury House. Police and State's Attorney Campbell investigated possible treasonous remarks while Ross left town by night train after encounters with traveling men and a mysterious woman.
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St. Johnsbury House
Timine Remairks
George M. Koas
Quincy
Mass
Villars
Mexican Republic
Emma Goldman
Ross
B. Coburn
Department of Justice
Officer Wallace
Campbell
Mr. Coburn
Coburn
United States
Newport
Bulington
Ther
St. Johnsbury
Farm Bureau reports 715 members in Caledonia County
Leland A. Wool, county agent, details 191% activity for the Caledonia County Farm Bureau. Hours were spent across exchange management dairy poultry soil and crop and miscellaneous projects with numerous meetings, travels, and mailings. Current memberships list Barnet St Johnsbury Lyndon Danville Peacham Burke Kirby Hardwick Gorton Sheffield Sutton Walden Waterford Wheelock Newark Stannard and others totaling 715, up 62 from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leland A. Wool
Caledonia County Farm Bureau
Exchange
Farm Bureau News
Barnet
St. Johnsbury
Lyndon
Ryegate
Danville
Peacham
Burke
Kirby
Hardwick
Goroton
Sheffield
Sutton
Walden
Waterfoll
Wheelock
Newark
Stannard
Vermont Auto Owners Asked to Give 10 Percent of Car Power
Roland B Stevens, state chairman of Near East Relief, requests Vermont car owners donate 10 percent of their vehicle horsepower to a national fund aiding Near East suffering. He notes Vermont’s past leadership with over 70000 dollars contributed and urges renewed generosity to meet expected responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland B Stevens
Vermont
Stevens
Butterfield House at Derby Line Destroyed by Fire
Fire destroyed a $10,000 Butterfield residence in Derby Line last night. Neighbor Henry Paine discovered the blaze after 9 o'clock and raised the alarm. Flames overwhelmed the home before anyone could escape. Butterfield was away at a meeting, and Mrs. Butterfield was visiting relatives. Investigators suspect faulty wiring or an overheated furnace as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. H. Butterfield
F. G. Butterfield
Derby Line
Henry Paine
Butterfield
Nelson Hall Company
Montgomery
Former St. Johnsbury Pair Wed in Pittsburg
Wal F Genge married Beatrice Badger of Orleans in Pittsburg Pennsylvania on Saturday January 4. Genge formerly lived in St Johnsburg and was tied to A T Noyes Insurance. Bride worked for the insurance agency and Fairbanks scales and later clerical work in Washington. The couple will reside in Pittsburg with many St Johnsbury friends sending congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Penn
Wal. F. Genjre
Beatrice Badger
Orleans
Gienpe
St. Johnsburg
A T
St. Johnsbury
Passumpsie Savings Bank Elects Officers
The Passumpsie Savings Bank annual meeting elected A Barber Noyes as president and Perley F Holten as vice president. New officers include Richard C Baker as treasurer Alvin C Noyes as teller Milton L Julian as stenographer and Miss Mary L Jewett as bookkeeper. The board retained the same trustees and officers as last year. The bank reported 1919 dividends of 44 percent and a planned 1920 dividend of 241 percent plus a 4 percent extra dividend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Passumpsie Savings Bank
A. Barber Noyes
Charles A. Cramton
Perley F. Hazen
Mrank H. Cay
Lawrence I. Leach
Janis J. Brooks
Benjamin E. Scribner
Perley F. Holten
Itichanl C. Baker
Tellow
Alvin C. Noyes
Milton L. Julian
Mary L. Jewett
Death of Maud Powell the Noted Violinist
Maud Powell, renowned violinist, died in Uniontown Pennsylvania in her 62nd year. A child prodigy from Peru Illinois she studied in France and Germany then returned to tour as a virtuoso. She married H Fre d Turner of London in 1904 and performed at the Colonial in St Johnsbury during a Whitefield summer visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Powell
Uniontown
Penn
Peru
Ill
Middle West
France
Germany
Joachim
H. Godfrey Turner
London
Barton Firm Buys Hanson Mill for Piano Action Plant
The Wessel Nickel & Gross group purchased the Hanson mill property in Barton village with mill machinery and plan to start with about 50 workers, expanding later. They sought Vermont sites near maple sources and visited Wells River St Johnsbury and Barton showing interest in multiple locations before selecting Darton.
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Barton
New York
Wessel, Nickel & Gross
Hanson Mill
Vermont
Wells River
St. Johnsbury
Commercial Club
Darton
Christmas Dinner for Serbian Boys at Agricultural School
A Serbian boys group at the Agricultural School held a Christmas dinner January 7 at Speedwell dormitory. The feast featured a spit roasted pig and was enjoyed by students, faculty, and their wives along with singing and dancing. The boys are learning English and engaging with African life, fostering good will between nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural School
Speedwell
St Johnsbury Boys and Girls Win Two Games
At the Y M A A gymnasium St Johns bury Academy teams defeated Newport High 40 to 10 and Whitefield High School 27 to 1. Duke led the Newport game with a string of baskets while Frost, Trankla and McClary aided St Johnsbury. The boys’ squad overwhelmed Whitefield with 14 second half baskets as May Ashton Foye and Lampher led the scoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Johnsbury Academy
Newport High
Whitefield High School
Newport Girls
Miss Frost
Trankla
McClary
Miss Cobleigh
Miss Jones
Newport
ST JA Newport Duke
Cobleigh
Frost
Foryard Jones
Unierwood
Lance
Guar Brooks
Jouard Skinner
Sheldon
Young
Duke
Jones
St. Johnsbury
Miss IeLong
Miss Tuttle
Mr. Craig
Whitefield
Ashton
May
Bets
Burns
Foye
Craig
Streetey
Thitns
Paro
Lampher
Betz
C Moore
Ig Spaulding
Lg Ashton
Tg Elliott
Moore
Retz
St. J
Morrison
Former Vermont Governor Mead Dies at Rutland Home
Hon. John A. Mead 1841 1915 longtime Rutland leader and Howe Scale Company president died just after midnight Monday at his Rutland residence. A Middlebury College and College of Physicians graduate he served in the 12th Vermont during the war and held offices including mayor state senator lieutenant governor and governor. He gave Middlebury College a chapel and later presented a community house in Rutland.
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Mead
Rutland
John A. Mead
Howe Scale Company
Vermont
Dr. Mead
Fairy Haven
Middlebury College
College of Physicians and Surgeons
New York City
12Th Vermont Regiment
Marble City
Hickiest Kind of Hicks Protest at Local Theater
A reader protests a rowdy audience at the Colonial showing of Our Fair Village. He notes many young men rushed out during the finale, spoiling the scene and delaying stage-door lines. The letter urges spectators to stay seated until curtain fall to avoid giving the town a poor image.
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Audienee
Rench & Bean Sees New Stockholder Join From Bradford
H. E. Popler of Bradford has bought most of D. I. Bean’s stake in the French & Bean Co and will join the St. Johnsbury wholesale grocery firm. Bean departs for Florida next week. Porter will occupy Bean’s house during his absence. The firm, established in late 1906, has grown to a $150,000 capital stock and 12 employees, serving northern Vermont and New Hampshire as the largest wholesale grocery house in the region.
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H. E. Popler
Bradford
D. I. Bean
French & Bean Co
St. Johnsbury
Mr. Bean
Florida
Mr. Porter
Barton
French
Joint Installation at Odd Fellows Hall
A joint installation of Caledonia Lodge No. 6 I O O F and Olive Branch Rebekah No. 4 was held at Odd Fellows Hall. Officers for Olive Branch Lodge were installed with remarks by grand officers and a banquet for over 200 members followed by gifts to retiring Noble Grand Alpharetta Darling and degree master Gilman Howe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia Lodge
No. 6
Olive Branch Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Wall
Mabel D. Mollison
Edith Somers
J. G. Marshal
F. L. Judkins
H. Wormswood
J. G Marghal
Blanche Woods
Florence Donohue
Edn Knattles
Vella Dimick
Chap
Winnie Grimes
Kkthleen Biell
Mabel Hayley
Rebekah
Martha Healey
Sadie Kittredge
Ethel Sargent
Mildred Cade
May McCutcheon
Minnie Babcock
Alpharetta Darling
Oliver Branch Lodge
Eda Battles
Wilkie
Olive Branch Lodge
No. 4
May Heath
N. G
Gilman Howe
Industrial Night Schools to Start in St Johnsbury
The St Johnsbury board of school directors plans night schools under the Smith Hughes act to teach millinery stenography shop mathematics typewriting and mechanical drawing About 60 applicants have shown interest Prof Dean of Columbia University surveyed local needs and recommended courses Classes will meet at South Hall Commercial Department rooms Junior High school and scale works with no town expense funded by the federal program The program aims to provide vocational training for workers with existing school age residents developing skills for better employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith- Hughes Feders
St. Johnsbury
Commercial Department
South Hall
Loyne
Graham Case Set for January 24 Trial
The State versus Hoohee F. Graham for embezzlement is scheduled to begin in Washington County Court on Tuesday January 20. Judge Fred M. Butler to preside. Attorney General Frank C. Archibald announced the prep is complete and the case will proceed on the date.
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Hoohee F. Graham
Allegad
Ldveeng
Washington County
Fred M. Butler
Frank C. Archibald
Montpelier
Supreme Court
Vermont Gar Association
Archibald
He Feels Like a New Man After Foley Kidney Pills
Wells of Toquin Michigan reports relief from rheumatic pains backache and tiredness after taking Foley Kidney Pills. He says he is on his feet most of the day and feels renewed. He recommends them to customers and notes universal satisfaction. Prompt action to relieve kidney troubles and bladder ailments. Sold everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells
Toquin
Mich
Foley
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Oway
S. Sulloway
Hill
Mr. Hill
Palmer
Eastern Avenue
Radical
Caledonia
Farm Bureau
St. Johnsbury Second
America
Rench & Bean
Odd Fellows Hall
Wells River Savings Bank
Wells River,vt
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