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Newspaper

The Weekly Caledonian

Location

Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1919

Page

5

Weekend visitors and local notes from Lyndonville area

A roundup of residents and visitors including Mrs. H. A. Sheldon spending a weekend at Newport Center Mrs. Don Greene and children at A. O. Gray's Lyndon Center Arch Fitzpatrick shows a new Chevrolet Will Wyman and Dexter Floor each install a New England telephone Miss Ruby Labay visiting sister Mrs. Charles Dopp Misses Fairbanks Saunders and Grace Pearl attend Montpelier teachers meeting Mrs. Annie Randall visiting her mother Mrs. Elvira Gray James Dopp moves to Birckford place F E Bickford and family from Orford NH visit G L Bickford Lena Newell Alice Davis and Mr and Mrs Henry Mitchell attend a Pomona Grange in Sutton Mrs Cheney in declining health Dr and Mrs Jones visit E K Hill Lyndonville DD 8S Roberts family visit C A Barber Greensboro Bend Mina Wilson visiting relatives Frank Wilkie and family from Lisbon NH move to David Depp's. Mr Wilkie in poor health Marguerite Holtham visits parents for two weeks Mrs Hosea Garfield dies at 80 at home of her daughter J S Chesley Edwin Gilman surprise 21st birthday with dancing and games

H. A. Sheldon Newport Center Don Greene Lyndon Center A. O. Gray Arch Fitzpatrick Will Wyman Dexter New England Ruby Labay Lyndon Charles Dopp Fairbanks, Saunders Grace Pearl Montpelier Annie Randall Elvira Gray Lyndonville James Dopp Birckford Place F. E. Bickford Orford N. H G. L. Bickford S. Lena Newell Alice Davis Henry Mitchell Pomona Grange Sutton Cheney Jones E. K. Hill Roberts C. A. Barber Greensboro Bend Mina Wilson Frank Wilkie Lisbon David Depp Wilkie Marguerite Holtham Hosea Garfield J. S. Chesley

In Large Supply. When you start to borrow trouble the loan is generally oversubscribed.

A compact anonymous quote from the Boston Transcript notes that borrowing trouble leads to an oversubscribed loan, implying caution in overextending credit or expectations. The remark uses a banking metaphor to critique eagerness and risk in financial lending.

Boston Transcript

Walden Heights Fair Highlights Sept 1919 Winners

A Walden Heights school fair on Tuesday September 1919 featured abundant exhibits. Judge Land Wood and Supt Harvey Burbank awarded prizes across many divisions from canning and baking to vegetables and fancy work. Notable winners included Leona Sinnott Blanche Laundry and Margarett Nicholson with repeated top placements in vegetables and crafted articles.

Walden Heights Walden Leland Wood Judeer Harvey Burbank Wood Leona Sinhott Blanche Laundry Blanche Gladys Cahoon Carr Greaves Mation Smith Joyce I. Houston Carrie Greaves Maragh Nicholson Jessie L. Carn Elsie M. Dames Lawrence Cahoon Dale Rollins Maurice Cross Joseph Houston Hugh Houston Karleen Paine Clifton Allen Eleanor Nicholson Saima Nessmen Lila Bennett Saima Nissmen Florence Rock Eleanor Nicholso Margaret Nicholson Agnes Bennett Phyllis Kay

Cut This Out It Is Worth Money

An old newspaper advertisement urges readers to cut out the slip and mail it to Foley & Co for a trial package of Foley products including Honey and Tar Compound Kidney Pills and Cathartic Tablets. The offer promises relief for coughs colds croup pains rheumatism and digestive issues with broad claims of nationwide sale.

Foley & Co Sheffield Avenue Thicago Wil Foley

Must Be Earned by Duty and the Higher Team

Frappiness and victory feel earned by those who lie for conscience and duty. Newell Thwight Hillis argues the soul's higher team is built on honesty and steadfast resolve rather than easy triumphs.

Newell Thwight Hillis

Borrowing Happiness and the Hard Path to Joy

A reflection contrasts easy debt of money with the tougher chase for lasting happiness. The piece argues that seeking joy often requires choice, time, and discipline rather than quick fixes or borrowed optimism. It emphasizes personal responsibility and mindful living as the true lenders and borrowers in the quest for wellbeing.

Peacham Winter Lecture Series and Local entertainments

A winter lecture program includes The Southern Musical Company with Edward Stallings and others on a noted program. Featured acts include Lilioukalani Hawaiian Quartet, Indian actor Chief Strongheart, entertainer Florence Ensworth, and The Liberty line sketches. Local notices cover farm activity, moving, weddings, illnesses, school closure for whooping cough, and community events like a pie supper and vaudeville stunts at academy hall.

Local Notes From Fitzdale Area And Nearby Towns

Louis Abbott of Fitzdale visited here last Sunday. Several from here attended the play Fair and Warmer at the Colonial Tuesday night. A new piazza is being built on the store. Miss Irma King is on the sick list. News has been received of no son John Frederick to Mr and Mrs Richard Rash at Manchester N H. Mr and Mrs Albert Granger and family are moving into the Chase house. A very interesting lecture was given by Don Stiles Friday evening. Doughnuts and coffee were served. Mrs Thayer is receiving a visit from her daughter. Little Beta Converse is sick with diphtheria. As Fulford broke his elbow today while working on the culver below his home the derrick fell, striking his shoulder in such a way that his elbow was badly smashed. No school from Wednesday on account of teachers convention at Montpelier. Miss Fanny Parkhurst and Mrs Raymond Woods and son Sherman of St Johnsbury are visiting at Mrs D C Farvington's. The Mission Circle visits with Mrs George Kerr Tuesday. Andrew Morgan returned Springvale Me Monday night. The 1st and 2nd degrees will be worked at the next grange meeting Oct 14. Mrs Cora Fulford returned home Wednesday from caring for Mrs Fred Filgate of St Johnsbury. Mrs Chesley of Sheffield has been won at her brother W S Willat.

Louis Abbott Fitzdale Irma King John Frederick Richard Rash Manchester N. H Albert Granger Chase House Don Stiles Thayer Beta Converse Fulford Culver Montpelier Fanny Parkhurst Raymond Woods Sherman St. Johnsbury D. C. Farvington Mission Circle George Kerr Andrew Morgan Spring Vale Cora Fulford Fred Filgate Chesley Sheffield Willa

Endurance Test for Cavalry Horses Reaches New England

Nineteen contestants ride roughly 300 miles under cavalry conditions across Vermont and New Hampshire from Fort Ethan Allen to Camp Devens. The event, starting Tuesday, passes Danville, St Johnsbury, and White River Junction with nightly stops at fairgrounds and towns. Judges include Major Henry Leonard, Harry Worcester Smith, and Major C A Benton. First prize is $1000, with cups and other awards. four Morgans, Arabs and crosses are entered. The test measures condition, speed, and feed efficiency over five days of 60-mile daily legs under controlled weights and limited feed. Continuous care by riders, near 200 pounds per horse, and optional veterinary services apply.

Danville St. Johnsbury Connecticut Valley Fort Ethan Allen Camp Devens Caledonia County Fair United States Bureau of Animal Industry Department of Agriculture Washington W. R. Brown Berlin N. H Arabian Horse Club of America Albert W. Hanis Chicago Arabian Horse Club Henry Leonard Washington, D. C Harry Worcester Smith North Grafton Mass C. A. Benton New York Cook Winooski Oliver Jonesville North Duxbury Waterbury Duxbury Moretown Middlesex Montpelier Junction Northfield Montpelier Worcester Hardwick North Danville Air Grounds Passumpetc Barnet Station West Bank Connecticut River Bradford Teatford Failee Rly Station North Thetford Norwich Hartford White River Junction Fair Grounds White River Junction West Lebanon Lebanon Enfield Center Wilmot Center Potter Mace Andover Salisbury Heights Boscawen Mast Concord Concord Hooksett West Manchester Bedford Amherst Milford Ponemah West Groton Ayer

Postoffice funding shortage prompts push for extra 35000

St Johnsbury seeks a $35000 increase to cover building costs for the planned post office. Officials and the Commercial Club urge Congressman Porter H. Dale to secure the extra appropriation as bids exceed the $100000 site and building limit by $393?96, with lowest bid at $114895 plus reservations.

St. Johnsbury Gleason Dale Supervising Architect Treasury Department I. F. Woodbury & Son Boston Plymouth Creamery

Tillie Clinger Seeks Room, Landlady Says Husbands Welcome

In a Seattle Post-Intelligencer item, Tillie Clinger asked about other boarders while seeking accommodations at a stranger's place. The landlady replied that there were none except her husband, who can quit anytime he wants to.

Tillie Clinger Iandlady Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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