St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-20

charging the man with his base con-
duct he Immediately went west for his
health. He leaves IA wife and large
family of children and grand children
to mourn the disgrace.
Personal.
Miss l.. Jennie Colby, teacher OF
Latin, French and English literature
ut the Academy, has resigned her posi-
ton, to take needed rest. In com
pany with her mother, Mrs. S. p. Colby,
she will start to-day, Friday, for Il
week ut MoOsilauke mountain, and
will pass the remainder of the season
ut Nantucket, Mass. Miss Elizabeth
A. Washburn, assistant of the high
/ school at Woodstock, has been engaged
to fill the vacancy caused by Miss
Colby's retirement, and will assume
the duties of the position at the com
mencement of the next term. While
Miss Colby's retirement will occasion
regret in this community, where she
has won the confidence and esteem of
parents and scholars, the public will
| hc pleased to know that the change
does not mean a removal from town.
Her successor is very highly spoken of
as Il teacher
Willie c., son of G. r. Stafford, has
gone to Burlington to work in the pho
tograph gallery of w. X. Mems.
Mrs. :. ID. Stone left town on Mon
day for Portland, to join her husband,
in preparation for setting sail next
week for a six months voyage to Scot
land. Her sister, Mrs. a. Mcneil, ac-
COMMANDED her and will pass the week
ut Portland and Old Orchard.
Mrs. l.. b. Flint is spending three
weeks at Glover. Thursday being her
seventeen birthday anniversary, in
the evening a large number of her
! friends in the South church and Hector
lodge of Good Templars made her a
surprise visit and presented her, among
other useful gifts, a cashmere dress.
! The gift, us well as the visit, was II
complete surprise, and the kindness
thereby manifested was greatly appre-
ciated.
II. q. Ward of this place, a recent
graduate at Dartmouth college, has
been chosen principal of the McCollom
institute, Mount Vernon, n. II.
Mrs. Sam'l T. Brooks and Mrs. Chas.
Leland have been spending Il week or
two AT Maquam, where DR.. Brooks ex-
poets to join them to-day and visit
Ausable chasm.
Henry Fairbanks and family left this
week for their new cottage at Prout's
Neck, Me. This cottage is Oh a rocky
bluff near the Checkley house, just
across the bay from Old Orchard, and
from it there is a grand view of the
ocean. Arthur Fairbanks drives down
through the Franconia notch, accom-
panied by c. II. Sage, who recreates at
Kennebunkport.
Miss Catherine Thayer spends her
vacation with her sister, Mrs. Ruth
Twombly, at Barton.
c. II. MagoOn of Muskegon, Michi-
gan, has been at his former home in
this place, and when here he was about
to accept an offer of 81 900 for the use
of his fecdwater heater for lOcomo-
81; IL.
DIR. J. w. y. Mears, brother of Mrs
John Emerson, is visiting friends in
town and vicinity, his first visit fol
eighteen years.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hallett and
daughter Carrie, of Kansas, are visit
ing at his fathers, Russell Hallett's.
Mrs. IL. c. Belden and two children
and Mr.. and Mrs. +. +. Idle and two
children have gone to Harpswell, Me.
Mrs. 7. ID. Blodgett left Tuesday fol
Chicago, called there by the illness OF
her brother. who lately had one leg
b amputated on account of white swell
ing, and whose recovery is doubtful
. f. 4. Abbott of this office is spend
ing his vacation at his home in Wood
stock and. vicinity. We Judge from
the fish stories he writes that he has
got badly demoralized since he left
here.
Mrs. Nathan Aver of Concord, n. Ii.
and her daughter, Mrs. Ludwig o
Philadelphia, are visiting former scene,
and old friends in this place
Mr.. aud Mrs. NJ. F. Winch of New
York city are visiting Mrs. (Matthews
Winch's friends in this town.
Mrs. II. b. Davis and daughter Mel
lie are Oh a visit to East Windsor Hill
Conn.
Miss Annie Gorham, artist, has lief
her studio at Boston and is at he
former home in this place for a shor
time.
Geo. II. Hastings, formerly of st
Johnsbury, of the firm of Ritz & Hast
=, ings, photographers, of Boston, is Wis
iting in town.
: Barnet.
- Mrs. Esden formerly Morgan) ha
t received pension of 800. for tn