St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-03-14
PERSONAL MENTION.

H. w. Hall of Burlington is in town
this week.
Mrs. F. A Dakin is visiting her
mother in Natick
Mrs. Clara Fesler has gone to Bos-
ton for few weeks.
John c. Clark and c. NJ. Spencer
are in Boston this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Perrigo are
visiting friends in Boston.
James Ritchie, .Jr., is in Boston and
New York after new goods.
!. S. Wood of the Boston CONNER
cial Bulletin is stopping at the st.
| Iohnsbury house
Rev Phillips Brooks will be the
guest of his cousin, Mrs. c. E. Put
ney, during his brief stay in town.
Rev. NJ. c. Henderson was called
to Lake Village, n. H., last week to
attend the funeral of q former parish
oner.
Congressman Grout was called to
Glover last week to attend the funer-
al of the mother of his late wife. He
has since been spending his time at
his farm i'll Kirby.
George B. Case, an Academy grad
uate in the class of sc, has been
chosen on the editorial board of the
Cynic, a paper published by the stu
dents of the University of Vermont.
Ex-Congressman r. G. Horr of
Michigan, whose lecture on the labor
problem delighted so many patrons
of the Y. M. c. a. course a few weeks
ago, is prominently mentioned as
United States minister to Mexico.
About so of the friends of Mrs
Eliza Moore surprised her at her
home on Eastern avenue Tuesday
evening and left a hanging lamp,
tea set and other gifts for orfr-iendship's
reminders. All spent a very pleasant
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Clifford leave
today for Lake Village, n H., where
they will start a bakery and candy
store. They will be greatly missed
in the Free Baptist church with
whose interests they have long been
prominently identified.
c. A. Norton has come up from
Tallapoosa, Ga, to close out his busi-
ness here. He returns to his new
Southern home early next week and
will take his family with him. Be
sides an interest in real estate in Tai
lapoosa he is endeavoring to start
glass factory there.
Our dentists are planning to attend
the 18th annual convention of the
state dental society i'll Montpelier
next week DIR. X. w. Warner is
president of the society, DR.. G. F.
Cheney chairman of the executive
committee and DR.. ]. L. Perkins is a
member of the examining board.
Frank Hibbard of Lisbon, a former
St. .Johnsbury resident, was severely
injured inauguration day while firing
cannon. After the second round
he did not clean out the gun and the
powder took fire, burning his face
and hands terribly. He will lose the
sight of one eye and possibly both.
Charles F. Mathewson, a former
Academy graduate, but now a silent
partner in the celebrated law firm of
Root & Tracy has his office in the
same block and on the same floor
with the firm of Bangs, Stetson,
Tracy & McVeagh, the firm which
Ex-President Cleveland has just en-
tered.
Seattle, W. T., has as fine an cleo
trio motor line as there is in the
country, and the Seattle Journal at
tributes the progress this evinces to
the spirit of enterprise in three of its
citizens, one of whom is our old st.
Johnsbury friend, DR.. E. c. Kill
bourne.
John Irving Romer, an Academy
student in the class of 81, is now
exchange editor and special writer
for the publications of the Lockwood
press in New York city. He is also a
contributor to the newspapers and
magazines. A recent number of the
Journalist contains a strong article
from his pen pleading for purer fic
ton
Harry H. May has accepted the
position in the choir of the South
Congregational church at Concord,
n H., and will hereafter reside in
that city. For thirteen years Mr..
May has been the leader of the South
church choir in this place and during
these years has been prominently
identified with the musical interests
of this town and county His loss
will be deeply felt in musical circles.
Y. VI. c. A. NOTES.
The St Adams Messenger recently
naid deserved tribute to our lecture
committee. The writer was urging
the establishment of lecture course
in st. Albans the coming season and
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