St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-08-20
PERSONALS.

Rev. F. b. Phelps of Erving, Mass.
is visiting his former Vermont parishes
this week. He preached at East st.
.IOhnsbury last Sabbath and this week
goes to Lowell and Westfield
James F. Colby, Esq, of New Ha-
ven, Conn, recently appointed Parker
professor of law and political science
and instruction in history at Dart
mouth college, accepts the appoint
ment and will enter upon his duties at
the beginning of the fall term. The
college is To he congratulated on this
valuable acquisition to its faculty.
A. l.. Bailey and family returned
last week from q vacation trip to Old
Orchard, Peake's island and Boston.
G.. Herbert Morrison is home from
Farnham, p. O., where he has been en-
plOyed several months.
William Porter, formerly superinten-
dent of the Fairbanks aqueduct com
pany, has been in town this week visit
ing his son Johnny, who is in frail
health.
Mrs. Helen Peabody Putnam of
New Orleans is with her children
spending the summer at her fathers,
Richard w. Peabody.
Miss Helen StOddard Of Boston, for
merly OF this place, has been visiting
her sisters in town Mrs. Fred Car
penter aud Mrs. James Howard.
Miss Sarah Hallett of Worcester,
Mass, daughter of the late Henry Hal
lett of the Centre, is visiting family
friends in town.
VIM. f. Hazen of Des Moines, Iowa,
is visiting Eastern friends and spent
the Sabbath in this place. Mr.. Hazen
was the first cashier of the Merchants
National bank in this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Trnax of Som
erville, Mass, are stopping with Mr..
Truax's mother and family friends in
this place.
Adolf Plaettner and family of New
York have been visiting at William
Green's and Horace Carpenters, in
this town.
John French of Woodstock is visit
ing his Dartmouth college classmate,
Arthur Fairbanks. Mr.. French gradn-
ated at the academy i'll this town in
81. They are now at the Fairbanks
cottage, Prout's Neck.
G.. c. Bingham and family are enjoy
ing brief vacation at Newport, one
of VermOnt's choicest summer resorts.
Mrs. c. b. Stone and Mrs. w. IL.
Ward have been visiting their former
home at Hardwick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur E. Worthen of
MelrOse, Mass, are spending a few
days in town. They were formerly
residents of this place, Mr.. Worthen
having entered the army in the Bird
regiment band from this place.
Henry Shorey and wife of Taunton,
Mass, formerly of this town, are visit
ing friends in this section. Mr.. ShOrey
was formerly engineer on the Passump-
sic road.
Mrs. l. p. Dana, who went to the
seashore last week hoping thereby to
improve her impaired health, grew
worse on reaching her destination and
returned home on Saturday.
Mrs. E. n. Tilden has gone to Hart
ford for a visit where Mr.. Tilden's fam
lily friends reside.
Mrs. Henry c.. Bates has returned
home from Burlington where she has
been several months under treatment
at the Mary Flercher hospital. Her
many friends will be glad to know that
she returns in improved health.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. p. Dodge reached
their old home in this place last week
and were warmly welcomed after a
three years absence in Idaho territory.
Harry II. May is announced to sing
in concert at Barton tomorrow even
ing, to be given by Mr.. Willis Clark's
summer singing club at that place.
James L. Wilder of the academy
senior class went to Glasgow, Scotland
last month on business trip, and a
pleasant letter from him has just been
received by his friends of the local Y
NJ. G. A, written thence.
Mr. and Mrs. w. S. Streeter went yes
terday to Ryegate for vacation of a
week or two.
Asa S. Livingston has returned from
Il tour along several of the Massachu
sets beaches.
Miss Helen S. Browne has gone tt
Portsmouth, n. H., where she has fam
lily friends. Miss Fanny Hartshorn hai
gone to Lancaster, n. H., for a weel
or two.
Fred +. Parker, formerly with thu
st. Johnsbury clothing company, i
taking Robert HarlOw's place in thu
store for the present.
Rev. Dir. Goodell breaches next Sab
bath at the Union Congregations
church, Columbus avenue, Boston
Rev Dr. Meredith's-and the Sabbatl
following at Rev. DIR. Campbell's chnrcl
at the Highlands.
Maj. n. p. Bowman and wife, Nj
and Mrs. A. f. Nichols and Freeman
Frye have gone to Peake's island.
Miss Nina, daughter of Rev. E. W
, Culver of St. Adams, who has bee
visiting friends in this place for two o
three weeks, returns this week. ~.
Mrs. Milo Eastman of Rutland is Wis
iting at her fathers, Jerre Mathews, i
this place. Mrs. Richard Eastman 4
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