St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-05-17
PERSONAL MENTION.


trip to New York.
Alvah Harvey and James Ritchie,
Jr., are in Boston this week.
Miss Kate Trainor, who has been alb
sent some time in New York visiting
her sister, has returned.
o. S. Adams of Summerville went to
California last week to look after in
vestments that he has in that section.
Charles Wise, one of the st. Johns
bury boys in Chicago, is here for a
short vacation. He returns to the
West in June.
Robert Harlow and his wife returned
from Pasadena, Cal, Sunday morning.
He stood the journey we'll but is not in
as good health as could be desired.
William Carpenter, wife and son, are
here from Pasadena for short stay.
Mr.. Carpenter is engaged in the jewel
ry business in Pasadena and is doing
we'll.
Col. Alexander G.. Hawes, of San
Francisco, was elected commander of
the military order of the Loyal Legion
of California at its annual meeting
May 8.
Ora p. Patten, manager of the Fair
banks warehouse at Montreal, and
Charles c.. Miller of the New York
scale house, have been in town this
week.
Ludwig Block of Buda-Pesth, Hun
gary, is in town on business trip.
Mr.. Block is Russian and at the head
of the Fairbanks scale office in the
Hungarian capital.
Secretary G.. l.. Page takes his annu-
al vacation earlier in the season than
usual this year. He goes with his fam
lily to Concord, N. H., this week and
will be absent about four weeks.
The name of William Andrew Chap
lin of st. Johnsbury appears in the list
of members of the fourth class in the
recently issued annual catalogue of the
Boston "School of Expression"
E. E. Sargent of st. Johnsbury was
elected member of the state demo-
cratic committee at the convention last
week. Mr.. Sargent also presented the
name of Alexander Cochrane of Rye
gate as delegate from the second dis
trict.
George D. Rand and wife, of Boston,
we'll known here, who sailed for Eng
land on the steamship Catalonia, had
an experience just before reaching
Queenstown, which no one would be
envious of. The ship ran aground and
Was injured somewhat, but by keeping
the pumps at work she reached the
harbor in safety. The shock startled
the passengers, but there was no panic.
John III. Hutchinson of Portsmouth,
N. H., spent the Sabbath in town. His
son, student in Dartmouth college,
accompanied him. Mr.. Hutchinson is
native of this town and began his
business life here, but for many years
he has had watch and jewelry store
in Portsmouth. He also has extensive
greenhouses there and supplies all that
section with flowers. In both of these
branches of business Mr.. Hutchinson
has been very successful.
The Chicago Inland Architect con.
tains the following interesting local
''The Henry Dibblee company of Chi
cago, a concern that has held for years
leading position among the designers
and dealers in mantelsand CRATES, have
made important changes in it's officers
and directors. The president is Chas
HI. Morse. The vice president and gen
eral manager is Anson S. Hopkins
who, through his long connection will
the house, has acquired an almost ma
tional acquaintance among architect
and owners, and is universally popular
as a business man and for his artist,
knowledge. The secretary and treas
urer is J. G.. Sanborn." Mr.. Morse i
an old st. Johnsbury boy, and ha
been for many years at the head of tn
Fairbanks warehouse in that city MI
Hopkins was for some years in Fair
banks Office here, and j. G.. Sanborn i
a Lyndon boy and a brother of Joe
Sanborn of that place.
Accidents.
| William NOurse met with shOckin
accident at the scale works Saturda