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THE WEEKLY CALEDONIAN WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1920 'WB PXGE FOUR ST. JOHNSBURY Local News A. B. Scott and family have returned from Willoughby Lake where they have been spending their vacations. Mi.

and Mrs. S. J. Somerville have returned from a two weeks' trip to Potton Springs and Fitch Bay, 1'. Q- Leon J.

Charland, foreman of the Caledonian-Record, is taking his annual vacation and is now in Newport for a few days. The force of "aid firemen at the central station now consists of Harry J. Maiden, chief, George R. Johnson, Joseph T. Fournier and John C.

Mc-Gill. Mr. Fournier will drive the chemical automobile and Mr. Johnson will drive the hook and ladder truck. Miss Edna, daughter of Mr.

and Mis. Peter Thorley, who has been very ill is more comfortable at this writing. Miss Christine M. Tubbs of Los Angeles, arrived here yesterday afternoon to visit her sister, Mrs. G.

A. Knapp of Pearl street. Mr. and Mrs. George B.

Thomas pf North Andover, were guests on Sunday of Dr. and Mrs. George F. Cheney. Mrs.

Cronis of Detroit, is visiting her mother, Mrs. A. D. Streeter. The State Board of Medical Registration has certified to the Secretary of State 17 persons that may practice medicine in Vermont and among the number are Matthew Griswold of Craftsbury and Roy C.

Sanderson of South Ryegate. Charles E. Kirk has recently sold the Gardner Spencer house in Arlington to William Arkley; the Mrs. Maud B. Miner house on Pearl street to Allie Porter, and the Mrs.

Pauline Flaherty house on Railroad street to Mr. and Mrs. Lock wood. C. E.

Palmer and family are camping in Ray B. Packard's cottage at Willoughby lake where they will spend a week. Albert W. Smith, supervisor of music in the public schools and the Academy, arrived in St. Johnsbury Friday and is now at work arranging courses of music for the coming year.

A suit of $700 has been brought by G. W. Hill against Fred G. Bean ol Irasburg for labor, and the copy of it has been filed in the secretary of state's office because a foreign corporation was trusteed. The manv friends of Mrs.

J. H. A. Bousfield of New York cify will regret to learn of the of her mother Anna I. Sargent, at the home of her daughter in Toronto on Aug.

8. Mrs. Sargent was a resident of Altoona and born in Spruce Creek, Oct. 12, 1840. During Mrs.

Bousfield's residence in St. Johnsbury her mother was a frequent and welcome visitor in wn and made many friends. Mr. and Mrs. W.

J. Monteith of called on Fred Marshall Sunday. Miss Lettie Marshall returned to her home in Barton Sunday after a stiy in St. Johnsbury cariti" for her aunt, Mrs. Marcella Marshall, who is recovering from a shock.

Mrs. T. F. Burroughs and daughter, Maiiam, are in Newport this week with Mr. Burroughs.

Tickets on sale at Stiles' and Brig-ham's for Community League benefit Friday evening at J. H. Speaker, Miss Mary R. Ely. Music Mr.

Hugh Mackinnon. adv. Harry Griggs of Newport, one of the inspectors in the State jintonin- bile department, finished pis investi-1 From which you can procure your Gingham, Voiles, Towels, etc. We have on sale a' nice little assortment of late Summer Suits which are meeting veryfavorable comment. "Tfoc Shopping Cornier99 gations of the recent automobile accidents in St.

Johnsbury and vicinity Tuesday and is now doing official dutv at the Morrisville fair. yuite a few St. Johnsbury people attended the Morrisville lair today The principal attraction was an aeio-plane flight by Capt. Stickney of Bel lows rails. Clarence A.

Forrest of Boston, treasurer of the Twin State Gas and Electric Company is a business vis itor to St. Johnsbury. Dr. and Mrs. B.

E. Doyle and fam ily have returned from their vacation and Di. Doyle is now attending the national dental convention in Boston. E. H.

Halletl and daughter, Miss Clara Hallett, are home from a two weeks' visit in New York City. The Ladies' Circle of the Univcrsa-list church will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. William Miller on Cross street. Charles H. Woodbury is spending a few days at The Weirs, N.

H. Miss Frasier of Erie, is visiting friends in town. Rev. and Mrs. William Carr of Windsor, are visiting their sister, Mrs.

Helen C. Thompson. Charles H. Horton, celebrated his third birthday on Tuescday afternoon by giving a party to a few of his young friends. Games were played, delicious refreshments were served and all had a good time.

Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Lyster have returned from a ten days' trip visiting relatives and friends in Lennoxville, Melbourne and Sherbrooke, Que.

Mi. and Mrs. Carl Batchelder of I Cabot were Sunday guests at A. II. I.yster's.

I Carl Green returns to his home in Utah this week after a visit at his old home. 1 Miss Mai 'gie Clifford is home from a week's visit with her Grandfather, tieniamin 1. Clifford. The latter is in his 86th year and lives at the home of William Clifford in North Danville. Miss Lila daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Charles J. Gilfillan, was married last week to Edward W. Nealand. The wedding occurred at Norwich and the couple were married by Rev.

tieroert IMxOn. Mrs. Courschene returned Saturday from a two weeks' visit at Summit, Mt. Washington. Mrs.

Frank Simpson and son returned Saturday from spending a few days at Swanton. Mr. and Mrs. Carl I). Hovey and daughter, Helen, are away on a vacation which will include a visit to the White Mountains, Portland and Old Orchard Eeach.

Cai'lyle Wilkie has returned to Hartford, after a visit of two weeks with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George C. Wilkie at No. 8 Summer St.

Frank Roberts, who has been working at William Clifford's at North Danville, has finished there and has accepted a position at Rum-ney, N. and leaves soon for that town. Mrs. Mary Robie of Tampa, is spending a few days with Mrs. James A.

Impey. Miss Lillian Gilfillan who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Peck, left Monday on her journey home to Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Harry Scott is assisting in F. A. Scott's grocery store while Mr. and Mrs. Lindol M.

Scott are on a motor trip. Dr. Dale S. Atwood was in Barton on business Monday. Mr.

and Mrs. Myron E. Smith spent Sunday with his parents. Mr. and Mrs.

Ellis Smith, in Earnet. Mrs. Frank H. Philburt of Essex VISIT OUR 9c Conaiter Unusual Prices on Raincoats Fairbanks, Morse Years of Years of Service Service Charles H. Morse 70 Harry W.

Ford 33 Henry E. Byron 53 Charles F. Gray 33 Charles K. Green 52 Clayton Victor Perry 33 Frank Penrigo 52 Walter Kodliff 33 Thomas J. Tierney 52 John Beck 32 C.

D. Waite 52 Paul Jarvis 32 Carlton Felch 51 C. E. Johnson 32 Edward Farr 50 William Lafond 32 Thomas Robinson 49 Luke Tousaint 32 Charles Henry Horton 46 James Armstrong 31 C. P.

Gagner 46 Daniel Gallagher 31 Perley Fuller Hazen 46 Charles F. Goodall 31 Frank X. Nolin 46 E. G. Leonard 31 T.

H. Underwood 46 George Swett 31 Peter Gingras 45 William Suitor 31 Henry Michard 45 Charles E. Bacon 30 William Carpenter 44 Silas J. Burbank 30 William Nute 44 William Henry Cole 30 Maurice Page 44 L. J.

Lawrence 30 Ed. Baker 43 Felix Laferrier 30 Edwin L. Spencer 43 J. L. Spencer 30 F.

W. Taylor 43 Louis Turgeon 30 John B. Corriveau 42 H. J. Welfoot 30 B.

M. Spauldjnc 42 Louis Dauphine 29 John R. Somerville 42 Frank Oliver French 29 C. Edward Waite 42 John Lachance 29 Joseph Gauthier 41 Clarence E. Morse 29 Henry Howard 41 E.

H. Plumley 29 H. A. Porter 41 William Wilson 28 Oliver T. Spaulding 41 Winthrop W.

Blodgett 27 George A. Wright 41 William Brennan 27 E. E. Gagnon 40 Thomas Biers 27 Thomas Gagnon j0 John Calvin Clark 27 Peter Hansen 40 Levi J. Cramer 27 C.

A. Heyer 40 S. T- Morrison 27 John G. Hicks 40 William W. Clark 26 Fred Marcotte 40 Milo Hansen 26 John Swanson 40 Charles B.

Houston 26 L. D. Atn is 39 Albert Lacourse 26 D. C. Horner 38 Guy P.

Metcalf 26 Theodore Liberty 38 George Severance 26 Ezra Bennett 37 George Antle 25 Robert Brownlow 37 Fred Carl Beck 25 Fred Emmons 37 Oscar Edward Beck 25 John Anderson 36 Charles D. Benedict 25 August Beck 36 Frank Bowker 25 Josenh Dumas 36 George W. Brooks 25 O. H. Smith 36 Harry V.

Conley 25 Arthur L. Conley 35 Clinton Eugene Day 25 Tames Flynn 35 Georere Dubois 25 Harry Gardner 34 Charles Fassett 25 Lewis Paige 34 John Hamilton 25 Hosea Young 34 fart Morris 25 Toeph K. Beck 33 F.manuel Parrliis 25 Edward Daicnault 33 Eugene Robinson 25 Thomas P. Farrell 33 Henry Jones Fuller 25 Junction is assisting in the office of the Lougee Smythe store during the -absence of Miss Jeanette Parks on a two weeks' vacation. Mrs.

David E. Harriman and son, David of Springfield, are visiting her mother, Mrs. O. S. Abbott.

James Fitch and Wilmer Fitch and Mrs. Clara Filmore of Moores, New York, Dr. and Mrs. Bailey of Plattsburg are guests of Dr. and Mrs W.

B. Fitch on Main street. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar M.

Cummings and daughter, Doris, and Mr. and Mrs. James A. Impey motored to Milan, N. Sunday to visit Mr.

Cummings' mother. Mrs. Cummings and Doris remained there for a few days' visit. members of Moose River Encampment were in Island Pond Saturday night to work the degree for Ross Encampment of Island Pond. Mrs.

John Canty is visitmr relatives in Morrisville. Mrs. Frank Reed is spending the week in New London, Conn. Mrs. L.

F. Smith is spending the week at Lake Morey. Mr. and Mrs. A.

W. Barney spent Sunday in Hardwick. Charles Wright and mother, Mrs. Roll of Honor Jane Wright, visited in Passumpsic, Sunday. Miss Lora Varney of the Red Cross has returned from her vacation.

The office in the armory is open again in the morning, Thursday evening from 7 to 8 o'clock and other times by appointment. Miss Madeline Baril of Bane formerly of this place was operated on Saturday morning at the St. Johnsbury Hospital. Miss Bernice Gregory is visiting in Derby and Derby Line. Mrs.

Alice Gosselin has returned to Pawtuckett, R. after spending her vacation here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Liberty. Mrs.

H. F. Moulton of Burlington and Miss Ruth Moulton of Middle-bury College, who have been visiting at A. H. Gregory's, have returned home to Derby.

Mrs. Earl Gowan and son, Donald, of Lynn, are visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H.

Bagley. It is no uncommon sight to see cars from half a dozen states parked in front of the St. Johnsbury House at noon or early evening and one day last week there were cars there from Virginia, California, Alabama, Michigan and Ohio at the same time. Mr. and Mrs.

H. J. Bonnett of Somerville, are visiting in Vermont this week and spent Sunday at the home of W. J. Holloway.

John B. Brodicn was a visitor in Newport Sunday. Miss Pearl Kf.enan, who has been visiting relatives here and in Groton the past three weeks, left Saturday inenc on ner journey Home to, -Spart an uurg, s. Rev. W.

A. Seivice of Kev Port. N. is a guest at Mrs. Annie Gal- braith's, at Barnet.

Stafford, after a severe illness of three months, was able to walk Saturday afternoon from his home on Cross street to his store on Prespect avenue. Mrs. William G. Rifcker gave a reception Thursday afternoon at her Winter street home in honor of three of her friends, Mrs. F.

P. Hinison, Mrs. O. E. Boatright of Chicago and Mrs.

W. J. Beattie of Littleton. Those helping the hostess in the din ing room were Mrs. Kaipii rJ.

Howes, Mrs. David E. Porter and Mrs. J. E.

Nelson. Miss Sarah returned this afternoon from a we ek's vacation with friends in Newport. Mrs. Augustus Clark of New' York and her two children are here yisit-ing her motehr, Mrs. George K.

Swett. Frank X. Lanctot has resigned ftis position with the C. J. Oben real e.v tate company to accept the position" ot secretary and treasurer of the Bowman Manufacturing Co.

and soon moves his family to Woburn, Mass. Arthur C. Randall, formerly of St. Johnsbury, and now a resident of St. Louis, is vice president of thp company.

Lanctot has sold his residence on Cross street to Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Hooker. The St.

Johnsbury Band will give a concert Sundav afternoon at Court House Square at three o'clock. This is the first Sundav band concert of the season and it will undoubtedly attract a large crowd. The Caledonia Real Estate Company have sold the house at 37 Pearl street owned bv Frank A. Scott to Frank L. Walbridge.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Carr are rejoicing over the birth of a ten pound boy, born at the Fitch Maternity hospital on Aug. 18.

He is a grandson to Frank N. Carr and also of Mrs. Annie White. Mrs. Emma Albee is at Brightlook hospital for treatment.

Amos W. Scott has closed out his entire stock of merchandise to parties in Boston. Guy W. Hill and M. C.

Garfield were -in Newport on business Thursday. Mrs. Cora E. Brigham and son, Elbert have gone to Newport to visit lelutives. Edgar Courchesne from Greensboro aie visiting Mr.

and Mrs. Joseph Courchesne. Mrs. W. E.

Gaskell and Miss Ami Mandant are visiting friends in West Burke. Mrs. Myrtie Cocoran of Boston comes this week to visit her mother, Mrs. Charles Mosher. Mrs.

Frank Simpson is spending the remainder of the week in Swan-ton. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hopkins of Boston are spending a few days in town with relatives and friends. Roderic Darling is spending a few days at Joe's Pond.

Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Guild of Brookline, are visiting his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. J. J. Guild, 0 Belvidere St. News has been received in St.

Johnsbury of the marriage at Detroit, on Saturday, Aug. 14, of Miss Madeline, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ellery F. Clark, to Carl Reynolds of that city.

The bride has been the stenographer of the Caledonia County Farm Bureau the past year and the groom was formerly employed at the scale factory. Their many St. Johnsbury friends extend congratu lations. Miss Hazel Vance, bookkeeper at the E. L.

Chandler Co. at Orleans and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. V. V.

Vance, is at Brightlook hospital with typhoid fever. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Flint of Ok lahoma are visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Charles G. Flint. There will be a Jubilee meeting of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union called at the president's home, No. lfi Spring Street, at o'clock Saturday afternoon. Mi's.

Elsie Har-vev. president, will preside. Mrs. Gilbert G. Blair was called to Shirley.

Wednesday by the death of her mother, Mrs. Matilda Fay. Mr. and Mrs. Henry White and family of Hardwick spent Sunday in St.

Johnsbury as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Laverne White. Miss Alice Belden, principal of one of the grammar schools at Worcester, is visiting Mrs. J.

B. Campbell. Mrs. Richard D.Howe of Newport is the guest this week of Mr. and Mrs.

Herbert A. Smith of Winter street. Rev. F. B.

Richards, who is completing his annual vacation with re-lativesin Intervale, N. came home Wednesday to officiaae at the Abbott-Smith wedding. William Whiting, who has just returned from overseas, is spending some time at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.

H. Whiting. Mrs. C. C.

Lord, Alice and Delwin, leave Friday for their cottage at Groton pond for two weeks. Miss Freda Perrv leaves Friday for Albany, N. to make her home with her brother. Mrs. Frank Reed and Paul Leonard go to New London today for two weeks.

Mrs. Bertha Stowell returned to her home in Essex Thursday. About 75 friends and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Buzzell attended a reecption Wednesday evening in their honor at the home of Mrs.

Buzzell's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Murphv in Coryville.

Games and music were enjoyed to a late hour after which ice cream and cake was served. The big lawn in front of the house was lighted with electric lights and Japanese lanterns. Mr. and Mrs. Buzzell received many beautiful and useful gifts and sums of money.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert McLean of Dorchester, Miss Florence Wilson ot Greensboro, N. and Mrs. C.

C. Hall of Groveton, N. are guests of Mr. and Mrs. F.

L. Follensby. Miss Thora McClary of New York city is a guest of Mrs. Edward Peterson. Mrs.

Herbert W. Blodgett is in Bridgeport, to attend the reunion of the Pike family. Miss Edna Steele of Groton and Miss Pearl Keenan of Spartanburg, S. are gflests of Mr. and Mrs.

C. B. Chase. Mr. and Mrs.

Gilbert E. Woods left Friday morning for Montreal where thev will sta" until Sunday. H. A. Bryant has sold the George Marcotte place on Caledonia street to Wilbur Worthan.

Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart have returned to their home in New York City, after a months' stay at D. M. Miller's.

Mr. and Mrs. P. E. LaChance have returned from an auto trip around the Maine beaches.

Miss Gladys McGill has finished work at F. W. Woolworth and gone to East Burke. Rev. George A.

Martin and family returned Thursday By automobile i'rom their vacation spent in various in Maine. Mr. and Mrs. Burton W. Tillett of Norwich, are visitinp her Mr.

and Mrs. R. H. Kittredge. Ed ward Bowman of Detroit, is visi ng his sister, Mrs.

Luther S. Jewett. Dr. ohn P. Tierney and family left todajT fr a visit at Rock Island, P.

Q. Fred A. Field, now of Boston and a former S't- Jojinsbury merchant, is visiting his i friends. Miss Inez A. Howe, the director of the Fairbanks Museum, has an interesting art le in the current Ver-monter on "Ex uloring a Cross-Road" in which she te of finding a large lot of the small wood orchids.

This wast he second me these orchids have been found i'" town. The Passumpsic boys and the Fairbanks Boys will ha ve a game of ball on the Campus Satui lay afternoon at 3 o'clock. Marville C. Webber, of Rutland called on some of his St. Johnr-bury friends Thursday evening en route to "Willoughby lake where a meeting w.ll be held today of the State Board of Education.

Frank H. Taft was operated upon for appendicitis at Brightlook hospital Thursday and is now as comfortable as possible. Mrs. H. A.

Power and Truman C. Power have returned from a summer's outing at Gloucester, Mass. Deputy Sheriff Martin C. Garfield returned Fridav from Barton and Irasburg where he was serving legal process. Jutten A.

Longmoore, is out ol town on account of the illness of his mother. Miss Edith M. Sprague of Everett, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Guv W. Hill.

Democrats say their candidate fc a "Jim-Dandy." Mi. and Mrs. Norris D. Blake and Mrs. George P.

Bonnett and children are spendin- the week end with friends at North Troy. A. B. Scott and family have returned from Willoughby Lake where thev have been spending their vacation. Mrs.

Ora Bishop and Miss Marguerite McGill are spending the week with Mr. Bishop in Waterburv. Mrs. Mary Lvnn is convalescing from a broken lef at the home of her son. George Lynn.

Hugh Mackinnon, who is spending the month at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mackinnon is in Sherbrooke for the week end visiting relatives. Mr. Mackinnon is organist and choir director of Grace Episcopal church at Utica, N.

Y. Mrs. H. D. Pearl and daughter of Burlington are spending a few weeks in town with their relatives.

It is expected that Dr. W. A. Morgan of Washington, D. will preach at the union service at the North church Sunday morning and at the union service at Grace Methodist church in the evening.

Mrs. C. E. Somerville and son, Paul, are spending a few days at Old Orchard Beach. David S.

Conant, is at his summer home at Lake Morey. Miss Hazel Power has returned from a vacation of two weeks spent in Portland, Mo. Mrs. Mary Pease of Lyndonville spent Thursday with Mrs. G.

C. Short. Mr. and Mrs. A Polin of Montreal have been the guests of Mr.

and Mrs. G. C. Short. Mrs.

Calista M. Bean of Wheelock died at the home of her son, Gordon K. Goss, Thursday, aged 7(5 years. The funeral will be held at the old homestead in Wheelock Sundav afternoon at o'clock. Mr.

and Mrs. John A. Beck and son, Andrew, visited friends in Newport recently. Miss Mary J. Nelson has returned home from her vacation which she spent in Maine.

Leroy S. Long has been during the past week attending the National Double Championship held by the United States Lawn Tennis Association at Longwood Cricket Club, Chestnut Hill, Mass. Dr. and Mrs. Alex T.

Bigclow of Seabreeze, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Randall.

Miss Arlene Gilman visited friends in Newport Sunday. Irving Davison has accepted a position at the Cross bakery. Miss Elizabeth Galbraith of this place and Mr. and Mrs. W.

R. Galbraith of Lancaster spent Sunday with their mother Mrs. Annie Galbraith, at Barnet. Mr. and Mrs.

Amos W. Scott was called to Burlington Monday by the death of Mrs. Gould who died very suddenly at her home there. Mrs. Gould was Mrs.

Scott's sister-in-law. Mrs. Walter Snow and daughter, Ruth, of Worcester, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. -Alvin W.

Flint. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Swett and son, George of North Danville visited Mr. and Mrs.

George Swett Sunday. Miss Marion Stanton of North Danville is spendino- the week with her sister, Miss Anna Stanton. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Drew and two children of North Danville vi.

it-ed Mrs. Drew's parents, Mr. and Mis. Charles Anderson, Sunday. Frank E.

Cobleigh of Lyndonville was a business visitor in St. Johnsbury, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. V.

V. Vance visited their daughter, Miss Hazel Vance, Sunday. Miss Vance is ill with typhoid fever at Brightlook hospital. Ethan Garfield spent Sunday in Burlington. David E.

Porter, and Elmer E. Roy returned home Friday night from Barton where they attended a hearing Hon. F. G. Fleetwood of Morrisville.

Edwin A. Cook, referee in bankruptcy, held a hearing in the case of Ray M. Smith, Saturday at the law office of Guy W. Hill. Judge Oscar C.

Woodruff and Heman Walter. Deputy Sheriff, of West Burke were in town on business Saturday. Byron R. Smith of Passumpsic and A. D.

Gilson of East Burke were among the deputy sheriffs in St. Jhnsbury Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. George F.

Winch- of Mclndoe Falls were at Guy W. Hill's Sunday. Mr. and Mis. Albert Watton of Springfield, have been visiting friends in town.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Flint and Miss Mabel Flint spent Sunday at Fairlee Lake. Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Flint of Tuka, who have been here visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Flint are spending the week in New Brunswick visiting friends. Mrs. Marion Speare of Woodstock is here visiting her relatives.

Mrs. Henry E. Courscesne' is home from a visit at the Summit House. H. H.

Eldridge is spending at week at Chatam, Mass. RECENT DEATHS EDWARD MILTON CARR Edward Milton, youngest son of Mi. and Mrs. Hairy H. Carr, died Ot the St.

Johnsbury Hospital early Thursday morning, aged 21 years. Mr. Can was born in St. Johnsbury Nov. 10.

1SHS. and educated at our public schools. He completed his education at St. Johnsbury Academy, Lyndon Institute and Goddurd Seminary in Bane, graduating from the latter institution in the class of He then entered the Merchants bank in St. Johnsbury, holding the position, as teller when he resigned only a short time ago to become connected with the Twin State Gas and Electric Company in their stock and bond department.

He was doing splendidly in his new work when an attack of appendicitis compelled him to go to the hospital where he underwent an operation on Aug. He was a member of the North Congregational church and of Passumpsic Lodge, No. 27, F. and A. M.

He leaves besides his parents one brother, Lieut. Harold H. Carr, now stationed at Carlstorm Field in Arcadia, Fla. His only sister, Mrs. Mary Carr Fisk, died in the influenza epidemic two years ago.

His grandfather was Col. -Asa P. Blount, a native of Danville and an officer in the Civil war. Mr. Carr was devoted to the home and equally fond of outdoor life.

He had a most promising business future and was one of St. Johnsbury's most popular young men. The family have the deep sympathy of a wide circle of friends. The funeral will be held at thp house at 1.H0 Saturday afternoon. WOODRUFF Charles A.

Woodruff, U. S. who died in Berkeley, oil Aug. 1.1, at the age of 75 years was born in Burke, Apirl 2G, 1845, educated at Lyndon Institute and St. Johnsbury Academy and at West Point.

He enlisted in Co. 10th Vt. Volunteers and was several times wounded, captured and escaped and was severely wounded June 11, 18G4. For many years after the war he participated in the various Indian wars of the west, being with the party that rescued Gen. Custer's survivors in the latter's last campaign.

After the Spanish-American war he was commissary veneral of the army of the Philippines and later commandant of the Soldiers' Home at Napa City, Cal. Since retiring from active service he has made his home in Berkeley. He had a most notable military record of over 40 years, was an orator of prominence and a most highly cultured gentleman. He was an occasional and welcome visitor to St. Johnsbury where ho had many friends.

His relatives in Vermont include a half-brother, Oscar C. Woodruff of East Burke, a sister, Mrs. Lawton of Lyndonville and a niece. Miss Caroline S. Woodruff of St.

Johnsbury; MRS. CALISTA M. BEAN Mrs. Calista M. Bean of Wheelock died at the home of her Gordon K.

Goss, aged 76 years. Mrs. Bean was born in West Hat-ley, P. in' 1844. She came to Lyndon when a child, livinw there until she was 20 vears old.

She then moved to Wheelock where she has since resided. About a month ago she came down to St. Johnsbury to visit her son. She had been in failing health for some time and unable to participate in the activities of the community where she was one of the oldest and most highly respected residents. She married Horace C.

Goss of Wheelock in 1864 and he died in 1875. About 1877 she married William Bean, also of Wheelock, who died in 1011. She leaves one brother, Richard Sanderson of Lyndon Center, two sons, Charles H. Goss and Gordon K. both of St.

Johnsbury, two daughters, Mrs. Celia Ranney of Los Angeles and Mrs. Ethel Rock, who lives in the old homestead at WTheel-ock, and two step-sons, Leverett D. Goss of Canon Citv, and Samuel F. Goss of Portland, Ore.

Mrs, Bean was a member -of the Baptist church, a tireless worker ard one who was devoted to the home and her largo family. The funeral will be held at the old homestead in Wheelock on Sunday afternoon at three o'clock. AN SCO CAMERAS 5PEEDEXFILM Summer Days seem" to have been made just for, pictures. Wherever you go, taking snr fihots i3 one of the hfopiesi pastimes and pleasakltest sports. We carry a good stock AJNStju came: always, at pri to suit eve pocketbook.

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