St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-07-01

I ~~N--N--
main for several months. il
VIM. Renfrew, for I8 years employ
ed by the Fairbankses in their wood.
working department, has left this
week for Pasadena, California, where
he may make it his home.
Miss Lucia Alvord has returned
home for the summer vacation, accom-
panied by Mrs. DR.. Todd and her two
sons. Miss Alvord has been teaching
in Connecticut.
| Charles H. Sage of New York, for
merly the efficient secretary of the Y.
NJ. G. A. in this place, expects to re-
move to Oshkosh, Wis.,, in September.
He will spend part of his summer
vacation in st. Johnsbury.
Albert, son of Charles Hyer of this
place, who is attending school at the
American asylum for deaf mutes at
Hartford arrived home last Tuesday.
Four others living in this vicinity
came with him.
Mrs. It. M. Howard, Miss Isabel
Fairbanks and Miss Louise L. .Bart-
lett have gone to Caledonia springs,
Canada, for few weeks.-Miss Agnes
Fairbanks goes with friends this week
to the Isle of Shoals.
Mrs. S. II. Brooks and son Frank
have been the past week on a carriage
drive into northern New Hampshire
and Vermont, visiting Mrs. Brooks
former home, Brunswick springs. etc.
Mrs. L. NJ. Reyes has moved her
goods to Newbury and she will un-
dOubtedly soon remove to Chicago in
case her son, John l.. Reyes, remains
there in business, as now seems pro-
bable.
Henry w. Hall of Burlington, form
erly of this place, was pleasantly re-
membered OH Tuesday evening of this
week by party of friends calling upon
him. The occasion was his 10th birth
day, and an elegant gold headed cane
was left with Mr.. Hall.
Major A. Parker Brown of Boston,
well known in musical circles and 20
years ago employed in Fairbanks's Of
flee in this place, made brief call on
some of his friends here on Wednes-
day, driving over from the Crawford
hOuse.
Frederick w. Phelps, who has been
teaching in Washburn college, Topeka,
the past year, is spending the summer
with friends at the East, and will re-
turn to his work at the same place in
the fall. Mr.. Phelps is eldest son of
Rev. F. B. Phelps late of East St.
Johnsbury, now of Sullivan, N. H.
Herbert w. Blodgett, who has been
employed in the Lombard company's
Office at Kansas City for several months
past, has been quite ill of malarial
fever and has been obliged to give up
his place. He is now with his mother
at Cleveland, Ohio, and will probably
come home for rest and recuperatiOn.
Rev. Edward Fairbanks expects to
90 this week to the AdirOndacks for q
short stay and later will take his fami-
ly to Brunswick springs for the sum-
mer.-Rev. DIR. Brastow, professor in
Yale theological seminary formerly
pastor of this church-will supply the
pulpit in Mr.. Fairbanks's absence. He
will make his home with his family at
0. Chase's.
Miss Ida M. Norris, who graduated
at the Methodist seminary at Mont
pelier this commencement, formerly
lived at St. Johnsbury Centre, where
she still has relatives residing. The
subject of her essay was "The child is
a woman, the book may close over, for
all the lessons are said" A local pa
per says the essay was carefully pre-
pared aud we'll delivered.
Miss Hannah G.. Peabody, who has
for some years been teacher in the
public schools at CarrolltOn, Illinois,
has resigned her position and removed
to Portage, Wis. Her resignation was
received by the school board with re-
greet and her friends presented her
with purse of $50 in gold as a token
of their esteem. Miss Peabody is a
sister of Richard w. Peabody of this
place where she formerly lived.
Col. L.. X. Fuller's Benefactions.
Among the many benefactiOns of