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Newspaper
The Weekly Caledonian
Location
Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1919
Page
4
Editorial invites discussion on building a modern swimming pool in St Johnsbury as a health and recreation instrument and a fitting war heroes memorial. It urges public sentiment, pledges of support, possible land donations, and column space for a real movement with details forthcoming.
Waterford Bridge Corporation stockholders voted to dispose of their shares valued above 600 per share to Vermont and New Hampshire for 250 per share. Traffic from the automobile era boosted bridge use and reduced car tolls to 16 cents. The move is framed as a public spirited sacrifice benefiting state citizens and the community at large.
Mrs Lillian Robie Benell and daughter Eleanor return to Windsor from Barnet visits. Chaplain Aldaee Davison and Mrs Davison journey to Chalmont and Albany to make Albany home. Old Homestead Inn thrives. A long list of guests and relatives from Des Moines St Johnsbury Holyoke Somerville and Concord visit or reunite with locals. Mr Page visits Barnet for the first time, pleased with his mother's memories.
Lyndonville community diary with widespread visits and travel. Names include Mrs Badith Mutewell, Jemette Bundy, J J Watelie, Mrs Sarah Houghton, Miss Ellen Jeffrey, Mrs Hattie Doughis, Leone Gaudette, Clarence Wheelock, Deaconess Louie event, Eugene Libby family, Mrs W Copeland, Mrs Wil Mex Campbell, May Chow Bean, Mr and Mrs Wilbur Sherburne, Nevis Hovey, Miss Munice Silkhy, and many others. Residents plan trips, hospital stays, surgeries, and social gatherings while noting moves, car purchases, and church notices.
Orleans residents and visitors abound in a rapid-fire town diary. Miss Mazel Converse takes a week off from Whipple French Co. duties to vacation at Mismuvipp Lake, while Mr and Mrs Gilbert Grong return from Bolton Springs. Congregational church suspends services for two weeks as pastor leads a Boy Scout camp at Willoughby Lake. WW and M. Whipple tour parts of New York and Massachusetts. Carl Humblett resumes work with Croas Abbott Co. after a discharge, and J Hila Blaisdell visits Wells River and Haverhill. Other locals take vacations, visits, and business trips to Burlington, White River Junction, and beyond as summer continues.
Fragmentary OCR shows an entry for a vendor in Binghamton offering dental supplies for dementia care. The note references a company named Moret West for Hellborn Dementia Supply Co with a 32 address line and a 4 marker, but details are unclear.
J Oder Armour argues high meat prices arise from distorted comparisons and calls for two actions: boost global food production and remove wartime price controls. He cites meat price trends from 2014 to 2018, contending current costs reflect policy effects rather than inherent value. He warns proposed Washington laws may harm packers and overall efficiency.
Local residents gathered at Monts Tal View, with Mr and Mrs Gummnon and others at Camp Kiskave and Brook Falls. Several visitors from St Johnsbury, Newport, and Groveton joined the Concord circle for mountain trips, family visits, and community events. A rare sighting of white herons along the river near Reed’s farm added a note of natural intrigue to the week.
A fragment urges that postwar normalcy returns through free market laws of supply and demand, warning against arbitrary state power over non governmental allies and aiming for government relinquishment to restore prosperity for 110,000,000 people. An ad touts Foley Cathartic Tablets as relief for digestive discomfort and heat related illness.
In weekly notices, residents visit relatives and attend events in St Johnsbury. Many are guests at homes of friends including Mrs Lena Nichols and Miss Melon Bennett. Local outings include trips to Rochester Minnesota and Boston. Several injuries and routine illnesses are noted, along with church summer plans and hospital discharge news.
Mrs E B Freeman and daughters of St dofinsbury visited at C J Memingway's home recently. Mike Ruth Bullock visiting Mionds at Littleton. Clayton Vowers of St Johnsbury visiting his uncle WOW Dawes N 4 Roel confined in hospital after Sunday incident reported comfortable. Mrs Ligelo Mollicity returned here called by the Maoss of Mes Thee. Mrs Pred Mowison of Landonville Wile a recent visitor at William G Merrison's.
The Stowe trial concerns Monty B Towne accused of assaulting a man with a tom water throat strike near West Charleston. The defendant, living with his daughter Mrs Moisinetons, faced five months of residence and years of occupation in farming prior to the incident.
The Vermont probate court in Caledonia District requires all interested parties to appear at the Probate Office in St Johnsbury to contest the executors account and establish lawful claims. A public notice appears in the Caledonian newspaper for three consecutive weeks prior to the hearing date.
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