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Newspaper
The Weekly Caledonian
Location
Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1919
Page
1
St Johnsbury officials expect the Fourth of July event to draw a large crowd and urge residents to clear litter especially paper and combustibles to prevent fire hazards. Chief Marden asks citizens to cooperate to keep the celebration safe while preserving patriotic enthusiasm.
Miss Katherine Mulrooney dies Saturday at St Johnsbury Hospital after pneumonia developed following an operation on Monday the 16th. Born October 20, 1880, she was the only child of Patrick and Mary Mulrooney and had lived in the village since age two. Educated at Convent schools she worked at Geo H Cross Co then Leach and Waterman before hospital care, beloved by many. Survived by two half sisters in Concord and Concord area, funeral held at St Aloysius Church with burial Mt Calvary Cemetery, friends from near and far attended.
The war department casualty list includes Private John W. O'Neill of Middletown Springs as lightly wounded among other service members.
The annual reunion of the 15th Vermont Volunteers at the G A R Hall drew many veterans from Vermont and nearby states. Officers elected included Col. W Winslow, Lt Col M L Dyer, and Adjutant J T Gleason. Mary Walker Woolworth, alumna of St Johnsbury Academy and prominent author, died in Concord after a long career in education and missionary work.
The Dartmouth Alumni Magazine notes Miss Etta Mattockx Newell resigns as assistant librarian effective July 1 after years of service beginning in 1814. She helped locate any book quickly, aided students and faculty with humor, and contributed to library use amid growth from 75,000 to 180,000 volumes.
Three children of Edward Knowlton Woodworth of the infirm Street area, Demon Woolworth and Sullo ways Charles Parker Woodworth, assistant treasurer of the Woodstock Lumber Company in Boston, and Miss Grace Woodworth of this city.
Norwich University Vermont is named a distinguished college and honor school for 1919 by the War Department. The bulletin credits the lasting standing to Col. Frank Tompkins and Major Arthur M. Edwards U S Army Retired for their efforts in maintaining the program and military instruction on campus.
Please note the article details Horton prize results across grades IV to VIII, naming Hulbert as Grade IV winner with 48 of 50, Anice Busby and Edwina Macomber among top scorers, and Reed's Bid Guide honors. Also mentions Allen B. Smith, Morristown native, elected assistant judge in 1874.
Miss Ethel Ramage of East St. Johnsbury is named May Queen and best breadmaker at Laselle Seminary, receiving a small gold loaf. Frances Adams of Castleton earns honorable mention. Doria Rogers of Lynn and Olive Chase of Lincolnia gain other top honors and medals in the school year high averages. Sybil Weymouth also earns a silver medal for high average.
W M Adams of Stowe introduces the first successful automobile operation on Mt Mansfield, a Oldsmobile Economy Truck hauling six bales of hay and eight passengers. The trip to the summit took 60 minutes, despite 40 percent grades, highlighting gravel and rocky road conditions and the shift from horse drawn travel to motorized ascent. Readers are invited to consider the trip as a new New England tourist highlight. Rev Sanfus Flagg to serve Congregational church in Sudbury for summer.
A travel diary from April 29, 1910 aboard the US Army supply train describes inland visits from Bordeaux to Tours, St. Pierre du Corps, and Romorantin. It details the Gievres General Intermediate Storage Depot complex, its 180 warehouses and ice capacity, plus the Romorantin Air Service Production Center No 2, with 590 acres of airfields and 2,000,000 sq ft of buildings to assemble Liberty motors and air service gear. The narrator notes bad weather, fresh doughnuts and hot chocolate from the YMC A, and references Mehun ordnance facilities built to service US needs, now repurposed after the armistice.
Yesterday the court granted divorces in multiple cases including Nathan C. Sheldon vs Lillian A. Sheldon for wilful desertion, Mice C Panay vs Don Parvac for refusal to support and severity, Sadie E. Darling v Benjamin Hy Dateling for wilful desertion with custody given to Mrs. Darling, James B. Volyndys Corl Powell land for wilful desertion, Gertrude Beetle vs William Beetle discontinued, Hazel M. Allen vs Howard M. Allen for wilful desertion, Leola I Blanchard vs William Blanchard for wilful desertion, Abbie L Tanner vs W J Tanner for wilful desertion and severity, Ruby M Heath vs Winifred Nelson Heath for severity and neglect to support. All petitions represented by Guy W. Hill or local attorneys as noted.
Five men faced Barre city court after an eye witness linked them to an assault on the Montpeliers home near Narre. Juidici and R Vazzoni pleaded petit larceny with confinement suspended. Each man posted $25 bond and costs. In Wilder, the International Paper mill began logging 20,000 cords of pulp wood on June 17 to float down the Connecticut river to Bellows Falls. Near 20,000 logs now fill the river boom for Wilder mills.
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