The Father ond
Brothor
of
An-
selino,
thank
the
public
and
his
friends for the marks
of sympathy
and
esteem manifesied
ye-ter. ay on
the buri |of his
recovered
bones.
Ch Istiansted,
6t Jonuory
1921,
EDITDRKIAL.
It is our
pleasure
today
to
congratu-
jate
our
popuiar
and
esteemed
towns-
map
Mr. Chr.
Espersen,
Senior
District
Chief
of
Police
at
Richmond
Peniten-
tidry,
and
Postmaster
at
Kingshill,
on
his completion
of 25
years
residence
in
St. ‘Croix, which ‘quarter
of
a
century
has
been
entirely spent
in public service
in various
capacities.
Mr Espersen
ar-
rived
at St.
Thomas,
then Danish
West
Indies,
in
1895,
and lapded
in
St.
Croix
on
Jannary
§,
1896,
in
the
wilitary
service
in which
he
spent
3
vears
after
which
he
filled
the
post
»f policeman
here
in Christianstea
until 1902
when
he
was promoted
police-sergeant
at Kings-
hill with
whieh
situation
was also
incor-
porated
that
of
Post
Office
clerk-in-
charge,
and
assistant
telephone
mana-
ger.
He
filled
that
office
until
1919
when
the
Police
Force
was
reorganised
and
he temporarily
appointed
assistant
director
of
poiice.
a
post
now
non-
existent,
and
later
distriet
chief
of
police,
then
eveutually
senior
district
chief
of
poiice.
the
duties
of
which
important
callings
he
has
discharged
with
ability,
and
to
the
satisfaction
of
the
general
public.
In
his
private
life too.,
Mr. Espersen
has always display-
ed an active spirit taking part and making
himself useful
w.
evever
the opportunity
offered
of helping
a
worthy
cause
or
movement.
[n such
connection
may
be
mentioned
his
appearance
on the roll as
secretary
of {le St.
Croix Shooting
Ciub,
a society
that
afforded
considerable
en-
terta nment
to the entire
island for many
years;
also
secretary
of tne Society
for
Prevention
of Cruelty
to Animals,
and
warden
of
the
i.utheran
Church
at
Kingshill.
Herewith
our
best
wishes
for
many
more years
in the service
of
the govern-
ment
with
health
and
prosperity
com-
bined.
E.OCAL.
Patrons
of the
theatre
will
remember
that the second
instalment
of the famous
new serial “‘Pearl of the
Army’’ will
be
presented
this
evening
when
the
usual
full house
is looked for.
.
The streets
were iighted at the
prinei-
pal
points
by
kerosine
oil
lamps
last
night.
gl
e ey X-A ¥
|
The
Creole
sailed
for St
Thomas
at
8 o’clock this morning
‘
Our
sew
library
which
was cpened
to
the
public
last
Thursday
evoning is
at-
tracting
many
readers.
The
total
at-
tendance
for
the
first
three
days
was
195.
‘The attendance
at
Si.
Thomas
for
a similar period
was
316
Miss
Florenae
Stephens
of
(hristian-
sted
has
besn
appointed
local
librarian,
She ‘?l}assume
her
duties
January
fif-
reenth.
Miss
Helen Crite
low, who has
assisted
ably in
preparing
the books
for
the
opening,
has
volunteered
to
take
charge
of the desk
until Miss
Stephens
begins
her work.
The
Misses
Quin
bhave
given
a copy
of
their father’s beok,
‘'The
Building of an
Isiend’’.
It
is
hoped
this
will
be
the
nueleas
of
a
special
coliection
dealing
with the Virgin Islands.
The
Library Commissicn
has
adopted
the following rules
similar
to
those
in
force
at St.
Thomas
and Frederiksted:
RULES
FOR
THE
PURLIC
LIBRARY
The
Public Library
1s free
to all adults
and
older chi'dren for reading
and
con-
-sultation
of books and periodicais.
Small
children shall be admitted
only if acecm-
panied
by
aduits.
Only card-holders
may take
out
bnoks
for home
use.
Card-holders
shall
be
of
three classes:
a.
Adults.
On
deposit
of
one
dollar
(Danishj
any aduit
shall have
a card
which will be good indefinitely.
The
holder
may
give up
his card
at
any
|
time,
in which
case
his deposit
wili
|
be returned
|
b.
School
children
in or above
the
fifth
|
_
grade.
With
the approval
of
their
teachers
they may
have
cards
with-
out payment
of a deposit.
;
¢.
Schonl! children below
the fifth grade.
They
may
have cards
withont
pay
ment
of a deposit
if the
parent
or
|
guardian
in
person
makes
dpplica-
|
tion.
Only one
book at a time may be drawn.
‘
Books
mayberetained
two weeks
with
!
privilege
of
removal
[or
another
two
|
weeks.
A
fine of
two cents
a
day
will
|
be charged
for books kept
over-time.
;
Magazin~s
other
than the current
num-
ber
may
be drawn for cne
week in addi-
|
tion
to a book.
|
A
teacher
may draw
twon
books
at
a
time, only one of which
mcy
be fiction.
f
Lost
books
shal
be paid
for
at
cost
vrice.
This umount,
less.the
fine' which
would have
accrued.
shall
be
returned
if
the
book is
found within one
mnaoth
of
|
the time of payment
for same.
'
Damaged
books
shail be
paid
for
by
!
the
borrower.
The
amount
to
be
de-
|
cided
by the Librarian.
j
In case
ot contagious
disease
the
book
|
must
be returned
to the
Library
where
|
it will be disinfected
or destroyed
at
the
|
obtion of the Libhrarian.
The
Library
iz now open
ddily,
Sun-
days
and
holidays included.
f{rom: three
until six.
It wind be open
alterrate
after-
noons
and evenings
after
the resamption
of elecirie
light service.
;
—~Contributed.
Y
e
3t. Thomas News.
A
young
man
by
the
name
of Peter
Wyner
took
ill
yesterday
in
“entral
Park
and
was
taken
to
the
hospital
when
he
died.
Report
says
he
was
doped.
—st.
Thomas
Bulletin,
Dec
28th.
The
funeral
of
"Mr.
P.
M.
Marsan
took
place
on
Christmas
Day, fellowed
by
a
good
number
of friends.
The de-
ceasad
was
once
doing
business
here
but
had
tu retire
on
account
of failing
health
to
his
family,
we
extend
our
sincere
condolence
—lbid.
This morning
about
7.25
o’clock Auto-
mobile
No.
29 collided
with the electric
pole
on Polly
Berg
tiil. in front of the
dwelling
of #ir.
Howard
Hodge,
throw-
ing down
the pole, bursting all the wires,
and
it
was
a miraclegdthat
the
pole did
not
fail
on
the
roof of Hodge’s house,
and
sheer
luck that
a fire'was saved trom
that vicinity
as alt the fuses
was ablaze.
Reports
say
that
it
was the
chaffeur’s
fault.
Mr.
Christiansen
and
Mr.
Am-
brucksen
hurried
to :ne
scene
of danger,
cutting
away
the wires, thereby avoiding
damage.—St.
Thomas
Bulletin.
Dec.
29th.
~
Last
nigh:
at
about
11.45
a
woman
gave
an
alarm
tnat her
son
had
fallen
into the
weli at
Coir mawndant
Gade
(Gar-
den
Street)
A policeman
was
summen-
ed at
the
spot znd
a
search
was
male
with
grapiing hooks, but only
old
buck-
ets
came
up.
She
was tuken
to the police
station
and
examine
',
and the
whole
ai-
fair turned
out £t
be
a bluff, as shortly
af-
.er
her
son
turned
up
whistling
a
mer-
rv tune.
This
1s
one
for the oid year.—
St.
Thomas
Bulletin,
Dec.
30th.
TELEGRAM-.
ST. CROIX STATION.
Washinzion,
Jan.
2nd.—ln
a
New
Year’s message
to President
Wiison yes-
terday,
King
George
said,
'‘At the
beginning
of the
new
year,
Mr.
Presi-
dent,
I hasten
to
offer
you
my
cordial
good wishes
for your happiness
and
wel-
fare
and
{cr the prosperity of the United
States
of America’’,
,
Berlin,
Jan.
2nd.— Dr. Von Bethmann
Hollweg, ex-German Imperial Chancelior,
died
last
night after
a brief
illnesss
on
his
estate
near Berlin,
~
:
Nagpur, India, Jany.
2nd.—A
boycott
of tne proposed
visit of the Duke of Ton-
naught
to the
east
and
a
tribute
to
the
mewmory
of
the
late
Mr.
MacSweerey
were
voted in resclutions
adopted
by the