St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1882-09-01
Personal.

Rev. DIR. G.. l.. Goodell and family
expect to return to their st. Louis
home next week. DIR. GOodell has had
Il very busy vacation, having filled two
appointments at Chautauqua, preached
three Sabbaths in Boston, one Sabbath
in Providence and two in st. Johns
bury.
Mrs. Adam Darling formerly Mrs.
C. II. Clarke) of Montreal was in town
last week for few days. Mrs. A. w.
Porter accompanies her sister home
this week and then returns to her work
in the n. +. Conservatory at Boston.
Rev. Samuel Graves and wife of
Grand Rapids, Michigan, have been III
town the past week. Mr.. Graves is a
native of this town, his father living AS
long ago as 1870 on the Bugbee place
in Paddock village. Mr.. Graves is a
prominent divine in the Baptist
church.
Lewis p. Thayer, proprietor of the
Herald and News, Randolph, was in
town Saturday, together with Fred n.
Whitney of the same office. They
stopped over from the Newport eXcur-
sion for the purpose of seeing our
town.
Miss Lizzie Kimball, the soprano of
DR.. Miners church, Boston, who has
sung at the North church in this place
through the month of August, returns
to Boston this week. Her singing has
been enjoyed exceedingly, and the eff
forts of the entire choir have been
greatly appreciated. Last Sabbath
morning the TIE Deum in b minor with
organ obligato, by Dudley Buck, was
rendered in fine taste and with good
effect.
f. F. Brown and Mrs. Abel Wiley
are the delegates from the Church of
the Messiah to the Univcrsalist state
association which is in session at Brat
! tleboro this week.
I w. u. Stafford goes to the Boston
law school to complete his legal stud
les.
Mrs. Frank Robinson of Littleton
/ (Addie Kilburn) was in town visiting
friends over the Sabbath.
Mr., and Mrs. Charles II. Morse OF
Chicago were in town Monday night,
and left Tuesday morning for the West
by way of Maquam, Alexandria Bay
and Niagara Falls.
Professor and Mrs. Stevens of ROch-
ester, n. Y, are spending "A few days
ut Underclytfe with Col. Fairbanks
family, who are relatives.
George Vaughan of Leavenworth
formerly of this place, has been oblig
ed to sell ont his interest there and re-
move to Colorado on account of late
severe illness which has developed Sc,
rious difficulty with his lungs.
Hans p Anderson, John l.. Richard
son, Arthur Fairbanks and Edward II
Ross, left town Wednesday to entel
Dartmouth College.
completed very successful term in ar
at Littleton, will return to her home a
st. Johnsbury this week where she vii
receive pupils for the next three weeks
after which she has engagements else
where. Miss Gorham is a rising arts
= and eXcels in painting and sketching.
2 q. w. Gitiin died at Coventry by hi
own hands last Saturday. He wa
. twenty years old. 1t is said he wa
. disappointed in some cherished hopes
p He was at one time clerk for o. II
r Hale in this place, and was brother t.
= Charles Giffin who is with F. G. Stew
ems. This brother says his mind wa
- deranged by hard study he having
!. great desire for an education.
' Rev. DIR. Bottome of New York cit
: is in town whittier he has come t
= place "A son in the academy. Both Dr.
# BOttome and DIR. GOOdell addresse
e with great acceptance the Wednesda
Y evening service at the North church.
Col. John X. Thompson of Washing
ton, ID. c., formerly of St. Johnsbur,
is chairman of the board of commissio
u for Vermont of the coming CARTEL
fair in that city.
u Stephen X. Willard is one of the al
C sistant librarians in Dartmouth colleg