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The Caledonian-Record from St. Johnsbury, Vermont • 6

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St. Johnsbury, Vermont
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l'Aula MA CALED0JN1AJN-KEC01CD, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1922 Mclndoe Fall ONLY FOUR WEEKS AWAY IT Trias Ci El Efes W' ti tittBJ -AT REMEMBER TUE DATES Tuesday, August 29, Wednesday. Angus! 30, Thursday, August 31 SSS -xra--Afa fr -V3 Ss li 7 scita II IV i 11 1 I Risina from the ruins of the of last year is a Mammoth Grand Stand and Fiorai Hall which will house the Great Caledonia County Fair this year. Fifty new stables have been built for the race horses ever gathered for a Northern Vermont county fair. A new feature of the Fair will be the new Industriai exhibition building. THREE DAY i Tuesday, Aug.

29, "Dedication Day" There is a great surprise to you in the fine new building which will be a feature of this year's fair. A new grand stand has been raised on the site of the old one. It is a large, substantial structure and will house the attrac-tions of Fiorai Hall. The new stand will seat over 2,000 people in comfort. The new stables to accommodate 50 horses are complete.

Wednesday, Aug. 30, "Race and Exhibition Day" One of the features of this year's fair will bc the borse racing. In addition to the big trotting and pacing events will be a stable of Kentucky Thoroughbred saddle horses which will take part in running races each day. This is a new and thrilling feature of the fair. Then comes an exhibition by the world champion American Dog Team of Arthur Walden which won the 125-mile running classic last winter at Berlin, N.

IL Thursday, Aug. 31, "Grange Day" This day will be given over to the greatest gathering of Grangers ever known in the state. The Grangers will have entirc charge of the day's event. There will be a grand parade of Ilorribles, Horse Races, Exhibition by the North-eastern Vermont Granges, exhibition by Degree teams, and addresses by the National and State presidents of the Grange. Grangers from far and near will make this a special day.

DON'T FOKGE7 THE NEW FAIR DATES RK A Jt jfffe 7 nn imi ffik Pian Your Vacation and Your Fall Excursion so as to takc in the CALEDOriSA. COUNTY FAIR THIS YEAR Admision Prico Same Is Las! Year, SOc For Tho Big Show President, HARRY II. CARR Secretary, FRED S. HARRIMAN, Summer St. Treasurer, CHARLES G.

BRALEY, Boynton Ave. Ali of St. Johnsbury Mr. and Mrs. M.

C. Rogers Celebrate Thcir Golden Wedding and Mrs. M. C. Rogei-s cel-ebi-atcd their golden weddiiig- an-ni versa ry July 25.

After tlie in the Chautauqua tent an informai reception was iveM theni. Rev. C. 15. Miss congiiitu-lated them and presented a bouquet of flowers.

M. C. liojfers and Miss Laura Jane Chimi berlain of Mclndoe-, vere murried in the CoiiKi-egntion-al chv.rch parsonao at July 25, 1872 by Rev. Levi Royers of Green wich. bi'olhcr of the groom.

l'or several yeurs thpy lived in New Bedford, wliere Rogers was principal in the pram-mar school. About 20 years a.o tliey rame to Mclndoes to live. Mr. Endiess, the Chautauqu.i manager said. "Wc have had in the Chuutautjua tent, bv.t ne ver a K'olden before To this Mr.

Rogers re-pi iod, ''You may have a nolilen weddinR, young man, if you live on enough." The fi'eat "vent of wick was the trip to sonallv (onducted bv Japun, per- Miss her idy oi could Jane lUmaway, in hnnersonation, "of "The the inuiine th.at between the covers of the tiny hook that had been di-ainatixed was so r.iuch Iiuiikm1 and patlios and wit and wisdom as was portrayed on the staye ili music and costume, the word and testure? Miss Itun-away presented a finished production, asisted by Miss Huckiey, cornetist, attractive and Miss iiut-k, an a.ccomplished pianisi. Monday af'lernoon Miss I assistei! by Miss and Miss Biick a cbarmiiim ei- i t( riai''inent, the "Animateli loi!" and "Cynthia and Reubwi ard i mary other charmiiiK and pleas- in.4' numbers in costume weie viveri. The C'hautaurjua entertain-ments weie moie and 'eliyhtful last years. Mr. and Mrs.

Fh-yd Ilartwell of Lyndonville and Mr. and Mrs. (', Gutlirie and Miss Violet Gutli- rie motored to Ilarvvy's Lake Wednesday. The rommittee lusy arrane-1 for the celebratimi of Old 'Home I Jay. is hoped that Re.

'Paul Ihviuht Moody, president Middlebu.y College, can ive the with a play or l'arce by locai talent in 1 1le Principal George Miller and Mrs. Miller and son of I'eacharn were in town Monday to attend Chautauqua. Murici l'arling of Reacham has been the of Miss Vera Chase. Miss Isabel Nelson of Noith Monroe was Ihe guest last week of Miss Edith Thurston. Mrs.

Kgbert Rendali of Eost Barnet was the guest of Mrs. R. A Kendnll Tuesday. Miss Me lisi of Inverness, P. Q.

is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Carroll Chase. Rev. and Mrs. T.

IL Lami and Mrs. Rurgess of West Rarnet were guests at W. M. Phelps' Tuesday. Ask us about the flour the best cooks use.

Cha.sc Bros. Adver-tisement. MORE tdM and a BE7TER Qualify as an automobile expert in olir compale day ami e', instiuciioii for (wners, Chauffeurs, Sai. smeli r.r.d Kepairmen, covering operatiun, Uj-Lcep ar.d repair ut plcaaure cars and trucks. Special Courses in Acctylene Starting, Iv.ni'Joi;, and ittery Kopair hisliin; from 4 In weeks Daily tu I.

exerpt Sjturdayj and Sundays Lvenings lo 0 i ciasses in ali Courses start every foia' June VJ Oldest Automobile School in America Over 20,000 Graduate Completo, miidfrn eiiiiiiinient cxnrrl trach-ers; iiuJiviJiKil wiil lointt-' a i4in)J hojrjinij and roemir.K Un you. 11 ri Ir for illustri In rfittilog tc Y. M. C. A.

AUTO SCKQOL miti) 3 Iti Haalirgtcn Safeguarding a College Education Ono of the strongest public institutions is -eady to guarantee a college education to your son or daugh-ter without straining either your papital of vour incoine. If you have rhildren or are responsible for the educatimi of any, it will be worth your while to investigate. Write or ask for dctails. E. W.

Brailey 10 Winter Street, St. Johnsbury, Vt. r-n-1- Tirrrwn rrmuniirmi wnimiiii i ili- yr jjl 1 1 llr il KlS MOTOR CAS5 Come in and see for 1Q23 fei The Season's and most complete line jV of motor cars Wfmm Rrteen Distinctiv Model? w6 ST. JOHNSBURY MJICK CO, Inc. gx Il 3 CHARLES E.SILSBY, Manager G.

M. C. Trucks G. M. C.

Trucks 1) i i il ni South Ryegate Miss Dora rarouiiarson and Walter Myers of Boston were quietly mairied at 4 o'clock Sat-urday afternoon at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Farquharson, Only a few friends and relatives attended. Mr. and Mrs.

Myers left Saturday night for Saranac Lake, N. Y. Marion McLttne of Topsham is siienditig some time with her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.

B. Mc-Lam. About a dozen of the friends of Miss Gladys Stearns called on her at the home of her brother Friday evenin.n-. The evening was -spent very pleasantly and refreshnients weie served. Alex Barton, has returned home from York beach.

Mr. and Mrs. I). M. McKinley are entertaininp; his brother and his wife from California.

M. F. Sai'uent, uho has been ili for some time, remains about the sanie. Quite a few from this town attended the funeial of Samuel Turker at Monday. Dr.

J. T. MeCory, probably the ablest evanselist of the United J'resbyterian denomination will a series of meetiiiKs Aug 2nd which wiil be held every niht for a week. Miss Elizabeth Hall of Minneapolis arrived Monday night to acmi a few weeks with her sisters, i.lisses Mabel and Marion Hall. Mr.

and Mrs, Klden Grierson and dauR-hter and Morris Perry of Piarle were Siyiday visitoi-s at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Smith.

Mr. and Mis. G. K. MacDonald spelli the week end in Passumpsir.

Peacham Dcath of Henry A. Lawrence; Was Native of England Henry A. Lawrence (lied at the home of Albert Peak in Last Peacham, Tuesday afternoon, July 2i. Ile was the son of Dulciebella and Thomas Lawrence and was boni August 21, P.M0 in near London, Fngland. When a younj- lad he carne to Canada ano enlisted in in the Ci vii War, servine threi; yeurs, oliere he was honorably He was married to Mary Jane Griirin of Ilatlev, Ftdi.

21, lKCi), at Sb.erbrooke, Que. by the llev. lose))h Evans. Seven children were born to thi ni, two of wliom are now livinn', Mrs. J.

W. Ilunter of Middleton, and Mrs. Charles Harvcy of Kast Peaciiam, and these Lou, Eva and liita Har-vey and Mary Sylvia Ilunter. i he tuneral servire was hidd in the vestry of the Congrega tional lnirch at Peacham, Thursday at p. the Uev.

Wilmond V'ar-ner Relatives from out of town to attend the service were Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Fancher of Middle-len, Mr. and Mrs. Edward liales of St.

Johnsbury and Albert Griii'in of Laconia, N. IL Th ConuTcnationa? church aid will have a -ale of fancy and ef ul articles on the afternoon and evening' of Autf. 11. There will be a tea room and booths, al-so an entertainment in the even ing with music and a reader. The Sunday school contest for best attendance led by Gordon Welch and Marion Craig ended in victoiy for the former and on Thursday evening', Miss Crai's side entertained the Sunday echool at Burns Abbott's with a lawn party.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barber, two children, and mother, Mrs. Jennie Clifford of Brattleboro, are guests at Mrs. Laura Palmer's.

Mrs. Harrison McLaug-hlin en-tertained the Birthday club Sunday evening, July 30, it being her birthday. Two kinds of candy was the ti-eat, and a social hour was enjoyed. Mrs. Jennie Miller of St.

Johnsbury is stoppina in the Lydia Strobridge house. Mr. and Mrs. J. C.

Gracey and Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Hobart were at Malletts Bay, Lake Champlain last week.

Mr. and Mrs. Russell and fam- ily of Springfield were at Hillcrest the veek end. Mr. and Mrs.

Fred Lovejoy and family of Koxbury, ara in town. Mr. and Mrs. George Chamber-lain, Mr. and Mrs.

Ora Bolton and Mrs. Mabel Howe attended the funeral of the baby of Mr. and Mrs. Brewster Piateli at West Danville Wednesday. Mrs.

Dwicht Stoddard visitud in St. Johnsbury and Mclndoes ias- i Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dow of Greensboro were visitors at George Smith's' Sunday. Frank Ilenfrew of Manchester was a recent uest at Anna Re'i-fiew's Almon Thorn of Boston is visitine his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. W. A. Thorn. The Peacham Entertainment As-sociation is planning to give a play "Deacon Tubby" during Old Home Week.

1- sa T5HE Fisk Cord ivinf more vnluc in service this year ihan was ever put into tire of any kind before. Thebuysng public linows it, too for, even though the Fisk factory, working at capac-ity, is bending every possible effort to build them, it has had difficulty in keeping up with the demand. Before you buy any other tire, compare it with a Fisk Cord the tire whosc distinc-tive extra quality you can see and feci, weigh and measure at the time you buy. Thcrc's a Fisk Tire of extra vaine in every sizv, for cor, truck or specJ wagon Re-tire? il to Re-tire? fi Buy 'i: t(V Jl Il I i 1 1 1 il in nini i umili mi in ni. inumili, i immii ij.

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