August 27, 2025
Educational Meeting.
The fall meeting of the teachers and directors of the Caledonia South Central Supervision Union is to be held at Harvey’s Pond, at West Barnet, on Thursday, September 3rd, from 10:00 A.M to 4:00 P.M. All are welcome. The towns are, Barnet, Danville, Greensboro, Peacham, Stannard, Walden, and Waterford.
Five Years of Woman Suffrage
Yesterday was the fifth anniversary of women’s enfranchisement. What use have they made of the vote? Probably the sheer addition of numbers has not made the difference in results that some of the women fondly hoped for, but even the most ardent anti-suffragist can find little to criticize in the manner in which women have conducted themselves under their new responsibilities. Those women who have been elected to high official positions have made good.
The situation is well summed up by Mrs. Lewis Jerome Johnson, formerly president of the Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association, who says:
“August 26th, will always be a day of thanksgiving for women who strove to gain the vote which gives them the power and protection which are now acknowledged to be the rights of adult citizens in a democracy.
“Perhaps the most gratifying result is the realization of a new sense of power and dignity, for we now not only know about our government, but with our own minds and ballots, can help mold the political system to fit the needs of citizens. A very different and much more self-respecting place to be in than, as formerly, on the sidelines as critics, perhaps – but not as participants in responsibility.
Sale on Execution
By virtue of an execution to me directed, issued by the Caledonia County Municipal Court, in favor of O.B Lafont v. Perley Rowell, after due demand, I levied upon the following named personal property –
One Horse, One Pair of Mules, and about Sixty Gallons of Maple Syrup.
And if said execution, together with my costs thereon, are not paid before that date of sale herein named, I will sell the same at Public Auction on the eighth day of September A.D., 1925, at 10:00 o’clock in the forenoon, in the highway in front of the residence of the said Perley Rowell in Wolcott, in the County of Lamoille and State of Vermont.
Dated at Wolcott, in the County of Lamoille, this 22nd day of August A.D. 1925.
Attest: F. H Hall, Constable.
Local Lumps
The room in the front part of the Demars billiard room is the scene every day and evening of quite a gathering of checker fans, among whom are W.W. Marshall, R.G. Norcross, Robert McDonald, Ocean Dodge, M.J Sullivan, Oscar Shepard, Fred Demars, all of this place, and others, and many exciting games are being played. Just who is champion, has not yet been definitely decided. Wallace Thomas of the east village is considered “some” checker player, and yet local players have at various times taken his measure. And the end is not yet.
That section of Mill Street in front of the Meader block, the fire station and the Red Roof Filling Station, is now one of the best lighted sections of the village. This is due to the installation by the filling station concern, of two large electric lights on top of two very substantial iron poles, about 20 feet in height. The lights are enclosed in two square frosted globes, on top of the poles, which give the filling station and grounds surrounding a very attractive appearance, as well as well lighted.
Bert Russel, the highway patrolman, has complained to the Gazette about people dumping rubbish along the river bank above this village. Any number of times during the past summer he has been obliged to clean up and carry off to the dump a lot of truck, which should have been carried to the village dump instead of deposited on the river bank. It may have been done by persons who do not know that the village has a dump. Leastwise, we should have the pride to keep the approaches to the village on the main highway clean.
Mr. Goodrich, who purchased the Kitteredge farm last spring, has rented the Walden blacksmith shop and is now prepared to do custom work. Mr. Goodrich formerly worked at his trade in Plainfield.
Miss Clara Cooke of Brockton, Mass., visited Mrs. G.H. Kingsbury several days last week.
The Fairbanks Company have commenced cutting their next year’s stick of logs, having a gang of men in the woods.
O.C. Cole is cutting the hay on the Smith farm, from which the buildings were burned a year ago, and is hauling to his farm in Cabot.
Most of the farmers hereabouts are done haying, though several have yet to finish. It has been very difficult to secure the crop in good condition, because of the wet weather. The crop is better than the average, both in amount and in quality.
Medda Bennet, who has cut quite a quantity of pulpwood from the Corson farm and vicinity, is now cutting and piling, using a Cross Cutting machine.
C.E. Ainsworth, who was thrown from a moving machine some weeks ago, badly injuring back and hip, is not improving, being still unable to work.
Paul Fixx is editor of The Hardwick Gazette and lives in Hardwick.
