St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-12-30
Personal MENTION.

| chester r elcn mas gone TO Bingham
to, n. Y, to visit his son.
Arthur Fairbanks and his sister
Charlotte are visiting relatives in New
York city this week.
Mrs. DR.. Frank SpOoner of Lancas-
ter is spending the holidays at her ia
theirs, Richard Hovey of this place.
Mrs, Riley Switser has gone to Luz
nenburg to help care for her sister, Mrs.
Phelps, who is sick with pneumonia.
Bertha StOckwell, who has been liv-
ing here with her aunt, Mrs. G. C..
Sanborn, left Monday with her father
for ST. Adams, New Mexico, where he
resides.
Professor Henry Fairbanks, Charles
Hastings and Charles MagOon are in
attendance this week upon the annual
meeting of the Feed Water Heater
company at Portland.
A. E. COrriveau, ESQ.,, of Montreal is
spending the holidays in st. Johns
bury with his father, Eugene COrri-
veau. Mr.. COrriveau is we'll known
lawyer in Montreal.
Alfred G. Harvey and family, former
ly of this place, spent Christmas at j.
r. Baldwin's, Mrs. Harvey's father
Mr.. Harvey is now travelling agent for
the Union Pacific R. r.
Rev. G.. w. H. Clark of St. Johns
bury participated in the dedicatOry ex-
ercses of the new Methodist church at
South Franklin last week Wednesday,
offering the prayer of invocation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Patterson return
ed from their six weeks western trip
Friday. They visited Minneapolis,
Kansas City and other points of inter-
est, went as far west as Topeka, and
had good weather and good time.
In business letter from H. C. Kin
ney, formerly of this place, now at
Grants Pass, Oregon, the writer adds {:
'Imagine, if you can, no frost in De-
cember, and the grass still green. Do
you wonder that we need the Caledo-
MAN to aid us in remembering what
Vermont is 2"
| Ex-Gov. Horace Fairbanks takes
the place of Hon. l.. HI. Thompson of
lrasburgh on the Bennington mOnu-
ment commission, Mr.. Thompson hav-
ing declined the appointment on ac-
count of i'll health. AS finally consti-
tuted the commission consists of Ex-
Gov. BarstOw, Lieut.-GOv. Fuller, Col q.
A. F. Walker, Ex- Gov. Fairbanks and
the president of the monument asso-
citation.
Carl. M. Spencer, whose proposed
return to ST. JOhnsbury has already
been announced in these columns,
closes his labOrs with the first nation
al bank in Barre Jan. l. The Watch
mans Barre correspondent says: "Mr
Spencer has, won many friends during
his stay here and will have their best
wishes for his success at his old home
in st. Johnsbury." Mr.. Spencer has re-
signed his position as captain of Co.
E, first regiment, and he has been hon
orally discharged by the governor.
E. A. Silsby has resigned his posi-
ton as superintendent of the tele-
graph i'm this place, to take effect as
soon as his place can be filled. Mr..
Silsby has been in charge of the Office
here for the past four years, and by his
gentlemanly conduct and obliging and
pleasing ways has won the confidence
and esteem of all. He leaves the bust
he must do something better for him
self. If Mr.. Silsby leaves the place
his departure will be regretted for
many reasons. He has held a promi-
nent place in musical circles, and his
rich baritone voice has given the peO-
pie of this place much pleasure, while
the congregation at the North church,
where he has sung for years without
money and without price, will have
especial reasons for regret.
Compliments for st. Johnsbury Singers.
Mrs. p. F. Hazen and Messrs. Conant
| anu AAaiiS may PoiSiOiPoOCu III IhO
Lisbon, N. H., music festival last
week, and the correspondent of the
Bradford Opinion speaks in the high
est terms of their singing after this
fashion: "The quartette consisting of
Mrs. Starkweather, Mrs. Hazen and
Messrs. COnant and May also sang de-
lightfully and were highly appreciated.
Mrs. Hazen sang one of the songs so
popular with an audience, and receiv-
ed hearty encore. Her voice is a
pure contraltO and she sings charming
ly. st. Johnsbury is fortunate to have
such church singers as Mrs. Hazen, Mr..
Conant and Mr.. May. Mr.. Commits
tenor is very pure and correct and Mr..
Mays smooth, heavy bass pleased
iiafanarD