St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-02-21
PERSONAL MENTION.

MI anu NTS. I1eIDcIl w DiOuSCll
are visiting friends in Cleveland.
Miss Florence NJ. Delano of East
Hardwick is spending few days in
town.
Conductor S. W. Parkhurst expects
to attend the inauguration of Gen.
Harrison.
o. H. Hale, the former Railroad
street merchant, and Mrs. Hale are
the guests of l.. W. Rowell.
Mrs Minnie B. Hazen and H. H.
May are attending the musical con-
vention in Lisbon.
Arthur F. Walker and Wilbur S.
Walker have gone to. Boston to see
Booth and Barrett in Shakespeare
plays.
Miss Mary Ely, school teacher at
Fairbanks village, has been i'll this
week and Miss May Ross is filling
her place.
Joseph Boles has resigned his posi-
ton as shipping clerk at the freight
depot to accept the position of driv-
er for Fairbanks order team.
!. c. Morrison of Cliff street cele-
brated his 18th birthday Saturday
and gave small party to his friends
on that occasion.
Ernest Carpenter and wife have re-
turned from Nebraska and are stop
ping for the present with their broth
er, Pliny ]. Cowles.
George H. Fairfield, who is con-
nected with the advertising depart
ment of the Boston Journal, is visit
ing his daughter, Mrs; S. B. krog-
man, at the St Johnsbnty house.
A. K. Forsaith, who has been for
the past four years with VIC. War
ner jeweller at this place, has gone
to Providence, r. l. He has been
faithful and good man here and many
friends wish him success. Il
w. H. S. Whitcomb, a prominent
insurance agent of Burlington, has
been in town this week. Mr.. Whit
comb is one of the leading Good
Templars in the state and spoke at a
temperance meeting in West Burke
last evening.
Mrs Bella Orcutt, who lives with
her son in this place, o. w: Orcutt,
and is now SO years old, has knit 80
pairs of stockings the past year be
sides helping considerably in the
housework. Her health is excellent,
she is an intelligent reader and keeps
we'll posted on current news.
Charles H. Cross and wife of
Montpelier celebrated their joint
birthday on Tues
day of last week by family gather
ing at the home Of L. Bart Cross,
their son. George H. Cross of this
place was unable to be present but
sent his parents a handsome floral
souvenir on which was wrought in
imm ortelles the words, "77th birth
day"
Rev. c. M. Lamson and wife start
ed yesterday morning on their trip
to Egypt and the Holy Land. They
sail from New York Saturday on the
City of Chester of the Inman line.
At the close of the Sunday school
concert last Sabbath evening the
superintendent, Col Fairbanks, paid
the pastor most fitting recognition
of his services in the past and wished
him in behalf of the school a prosper
Gus journey to the Holy Land The
concert closed with the choirs render
ing of DIR. Rankin's beautiful hymn,
Till we meet again"
Rev Isaac G. Bliss, D. D., for the
last 80 years the agent in CONSTANT
nople of the American Bible society,
died suddenly on Saturday at Assiout,
Egypt DIR. Bliss was born in Spring
field, Mass, in 1922. He was a
graduate of Amherst college and of
Andover Theological seminary. He
went to Egypt about three weeks
ago hoping to gain in strength. Dr.
Bliss leaves widow, four sons and
one daughter. Three of his sons
were educated at the Academy and
are well known in this place, Will
liam, Charles and Sylvester Bliss.