St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-11-11
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. Horton are Wis
iting their son James in Montreal
Mrs. Ellen Haynes of Greensboro
left here Tuesday for Lahart, Kansas.
Mrs. William Moore of Ossipee, N.
H., is visiting friends at st. JOhnsbury
Centre.
Elisha May represents Caledonia
county on the committee on admis-
siOns to the state bar association.
Mrs. M. B. Prince was called to
Lewiston, Maine, Monday afternoon
by the sudden death of her father.
News from Marshalltown, Iowa, re-
ports Mrs. j. w. Balch as more COM
Portable if not decidedly better.
Mrs. Charles E. Morrill, of Fairbanks
village, who has been seriously i'll for
a couple of weeks, is more comfortable
James E. Taylor has been obliged
to give up his position in the scale
shop office for short time on account
of i'll health.
Robert McKinnon returned from
Minneapolis last night. He purposes
returning with his family to Minneap-
oils as soon as may be.
j. S., son of Charles Weeks of Sum-
merville has given up his job in a New
York commission house and has re-
turned home.
In the absence of 1t. Gov. Fuller,
President pro TEN Bates presided over
the senate one day this week to the
acceptance of all.
Rev. l.. w. Smith delivered an ad-
dress at the minister's meeting in Rut-
land last Friday on "What constitutes
a successful gospel ministry"
General II. X. Ide withdrew from
the canvass for the office of quarter
master general Thursday, and Col
Gilmore of Fairlee was elected in his
place.
Col. Dennis May and comrades Da-
mon and Graves of this place and G..
d. Brainerd of Danville attended the
reunion of the 18th Vt. at Montpelier
yesterday.
Mrs. Lemuel Hill of Massillon, Wis,
sister of Mrs. VIM. Green of this place,
is here visiting and will also visit
friends at Derby and New Hampshire
Mrs. Hill has been absent 81 years.
Mrs. Camp and son of Portsmouth,
N. H., have been here the past week
Mrs. Camp is a sister of Mrs. Leonard
Penniman. Mrs. Penniman left Tues
day to visit friends at South ROyalton.
The Montpelier Argus gives Taxi
off: Mr.. Graham is undoubtedly the
best taxidermist in the state, and it is
doubtful if he is excelled in the cOun-
try.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Patterson start
ed Tuesday for the West. They &c
first to Chicago and will probably &c
farther West, visiting Minneapolis,
Kansas City, st. Louis, etc. They
will be absent about month.
John Stewart of Southern California,
son of John Stewart the long tim e
f1agman at the railroad crossing in
this place, has been very ill of typhoid
fever, and his father expected news OF
his death for many days, but at last
accounts he was slowly improving. He
has been at Los Angeles for about q
year at work in q foundry.
Erskine Warden, formerly of Barnet
and this town, was elected to the leg.
islature from Waltham, Mass, for the
third term last week. In referring t.
his election by "rOusing majority
the Waltham Times says "Mr. War.
den was serenaded by the 'Joskin
band about midnight and appeared a
| the door. After few words of goo(
cheer to the midnight providers he re.
tired amid cheers from the hungry
band the members of which, who ha(
been fasting all day, being forced to
content themselves with ham sand.
witches down town.
At the Salvationists' Barracks.
There was a presentation of color
at the salvation army barracks Mon
day evening by General Moore. TIL
flag presented is intended for use il
the parades of the army, the prominen
colors, red, white, blue and yellow