Show Home Folk of Plymouth Bid Farewell to Colonel Coolidge Each Day LIFELONG FRIENDS PAY THEIR VISITS First Citizen of Town Requests Requests Requests Re Re- quests Presence of Neighbors in Sickroom PLYMOUTH Vt March 18 AP The The home folks of ot Plymouth are bidding farewell to Colonel John To the room In a modest white farm house where the presidents president's father tather lies dying each day a few sad faced neighbors are admitted Colonel John C. C Coolidge for many eares the towns town's first citizen has requested their and they obey the summons In the general store where lh th tho citizens of this Green mountain hamlet meet to discuss the affairs' affairs of the day the colonels colonel's request stirs the memory of the elders They recall that the colonels colonel's wife just before her death six years ago felt a similar urge to bid hid old friends goodbye Ties are strong In Jn these remote Vermont hills FRIENDS CALL Lifelong friends are are c included in Inthe inthe the list of ot those who have entered the sick room for the brief visit permitted b by physician and nurse nurse Others who have come were associated asso asso- dated with Colonel Coolidge In the 1 public affairs of the town were ere political friends or even foes In Inthe Inthe inthe the number have been some children children chil chil- dren for the Colonel always took an affectionate interest In Jn these Louis Chamberlain of Bridgewater ter stage driver is the most frequent frequent frequent fre fre- fre- fre quent caller Twice each day he comes to the Coolidge ho e e. e In Inthe Inthe the early months of ot his illness the colonel found In Jn the stage driver I his hs contact With th the outside world for for for- he has never never never been beena a a great at r reader pf pt newspapers MAKES JEST 1 There has been jest now and and then The stage driver r inquired one day of there was anything he could bring the patient from Ludlow 3 a new pair of ot legs was the answer Chamberlain was present on a rare occasion when Colonel CoolIdge CoolIdge Coolidge Cool Cool- idge dropped the mantle of reserve and spoke of his malady I hope hope no man will have to en endure endure endure en- en dure the pain I have suffered he said |