St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-08-11


Prof. c. f. Putney has received and
accepted the appointment of principal
of the st. Johnsbury academy, in place
of Rev. II. II. Fuller, resigned. This
is as it should be. Mr.. Putney has
rare qualifications for the position, and
during Mr.. Fuller'S absence of year
or more abroad he flied the place with
ability and to the satisfaction of all.
Professor and Mrs. II. Il. Fuller re-
turned Saturday. They will make ar
engagements to leave town soon as pos
sible, for Worcester, Mass, where Mr..
Fuller is to assume the head of the
Free Institute of Technology. On the
first of September Mr.. Fuller expects
to 90 abroad, spending four or five
months in England, France and Ger
many, for some special work connected
with his new position.
Judge Poland left for Saratoga on
Monday, where as chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee of the American bar
association, he was to make arrange
ments for their annual meeting, which
occurs there on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday of this week. The Judge
will be accompanied by Carl NJ. Spen-
Ger, who has attended all the meetings
of the association thus far.
T. w. Greenslitt of Danielsonville,
Conn, has taken position as assistant
editor of the CdiedOnidn. Mr.. Greenslitt
is Il young man of newspaper expert
ence and ability, and we think our
readers may reasonably expect good
results from the extra labor and care
put into the paper.
Henry G.. Dickinson and wife of
Pittsburg, Penn, have been in town a
few days this week and leave to-day for
Portland and PrOut's Neck. Mr.. Dick
inson is a native of this town, but foI
the past twelve years has been at the
head of Fairbanks j. Co.'S scale house
in Pittsburg.
Miss Lizzie Kimball, the soprano OF
Rev. DR.. Miners church of Boston, who
is spending her vacation here, sang in
the North Congregational church OIL
Sunday morning. The wOrshipers al
this church will he pleased to learn
that she will fill the position for the
remainder of August.
Prof. c. O. Thompson, late of WOr-
cester, but formerly of Peacham acad-
envy. is now in Europe. On his return
he expects to establish an institute at
Terra Haute, Indiana, similar to the
one at Worcester of which he was sc
long the head.
Among the former residents who are
at st. Johnsbury, or have been the past
week, we record ElmOre F. Bracket
and daughter, Boston, and Geo. II
Hastings of Boston, Mrs. c. l.. Kit
tredge and Miss Helen Kittredge. The
latter have rooms at Mrs. BOles'.
Henry c. Belden, Esq, Judge Asa
l.. French, and Z. F. Brown, returned
home last week. Mr.. Belden has been
at Hampton beach for several weeks
for his health, which is not improved
so much as was hoped for. Judge
French's stay at Saratoga was bene-
fetal, and Mr.. Brown is hearty al
usual.
c. A. Bunker of Peacham academy
writes this Office from Dell Rapids, Da
kota, that he is ''delighted with thai
frontier life and prairie land - ant
that he hopes to send his Empress
ions" for the CdledOniaR before many
days.
Geo. GOss of Plano, Illinois, is il
Vermont now, brought hither by til,
serious illness of his brother, Franci
b. GOss of Barnet. Mr.. GOss formerly
lived on the farm below Passumpsic
now owned by w. E. Peck. He ha
been in the west sixteen years.
Mrs. Almira T. Thayer and sister
, Miss Emma L. TaylOr-have gone Il
: St. Leon Springs, Canada.
) A. E. Rankin and daughter are a
Deer Island, on the coast of Maine
with Mr.. Rankin's brother, Rev. DI
, Rankin, of Washington.