St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-12-05
PERSONAL MENTION.

Ezra Brooks OF LlttletOn spent
Thanksgiving with his son, E. c.
Brooks.
CAPITA. w. Roberts went to Bos-
ton Tuesday to have his eye treat ted
by an oculist.
Charles S. Hastings starts for Bos-
ton and Providence tomorrow on a
business and pleasure trip.
DIR. Edward Svlvanus Randall was
graduated from the Dartmouth
medical college last week and is
now at his home in this place.
Fred w. Robinson of the Boston
Y. NJ. c. A., spent Thanksgiving
with his family and other friends in
this town. He enjoys his work in
Boston very much.
Harry H. May has been engaged
as bass soloist for the musical festi-
val at Newport Jan. 40 c. S.
Conant of Concord, N. H., formerly
of this place, is the tenor soloist.
Rev. DIR. ]. o. Peck of New York is
expected here Saturday as the guest
of his sister, Mrs. ]. l.. Perkins. He
breaches at the dedication of the new
Methodist church at Groton next
Wednesday.
Congressman Grout is pleasantly
located i'll the House between two
Massachusetts men, Mr.. Gambler and
Henry Cabot Lodge. All three are
near the bright leader of the House,
Mr.. Mckinley.
G. A. Whitchcr is closing out his
business here and contemplated lOcat-
ing in Highmore. Southern Dakota,
where his brother lives. Mr. Whitcher
is the kind of a business man our
town can i'll afford to lose.
Rev. Henry Fairbanks and Rev. C.
NJ. Lamson are attending q meeting
of the Evangelical Alliance in Boston.
On Wednesday afternoon Rev. Henry
Fairbanks was down on the pro-
gram for an address upon the needs
of the rural districts.
Alexander Dunnett, our states at
torney, gave a birthday dinner to 10
of his friends from Groton, Ryegate,
Wells River and this place last Fri
day. The dinner was served in ex-
celient style at the boarding house of
the Misses Burton and souvenir bills
of fare were furnished the guests.
The affair was a very pleasant one.
Rev Lyman Bartlett, for %
years a missionary OF the American
Board in Turkey, called on his friend
in boyhood days, Rev. c. M. Lam
son, last Saturday and returned the
call the latter made at Mr.. Bart
let's home in Smyrna last May.
Rev. Mr.. Bartlett preached last Sun
dav at Morrisville where he was To-
Gated before entering the missionary
field
3. F. Stevens of London, who
went to England from Barnet, has
issued his first volume of facsimiles
of manuscripts in European archives
relating to America, 177317S3.
The work will be completed in five
volumes and will be a valuable addi-
ton to American history. Some idea
of the cost of compiling this work
can be Judged from its selling price
which is $500.
At a recent meeting of the Mt.
Holyoke alumna association of New
York a memorial on Miss Mary A.
Brigham, lately president of the col
lege, was read by Miss Charlotte
Morrill,, principal of Adephi academy,
Brooklyn, who was later elected
president of the association. Miss
Morrill, gave the memorial on Nov.
% before the Boston association and
the Congregationalist calls it a
'singularlv tender and appreciative
paper
H. c. Kinney of Grants Pass, Ore
gon, called upon many of his old st.
Johnsbury friends this week and
started yesterday on his return trip.
Mrs. Kinney's mother, Mrs. M. F.
Winch, accompanies him. The fire
which lately burnt their mill was
quite loss, but they will rebuild at
Once.-N. P. Dodge, another former
townsman at the same place, has
been appointed postmaster, and with
a partner, runs the post office
and drug store in the same room.
A. p. Goodwin, q naturalist living
in New South Wales, is expected here
about Christmas time as the guest OF
his old friend, c. w. Graham. Mr..
Goodwin has recently been on per
ilous expedition to New Guinea
where he made the ascent of Mount
Victoria, 13 900 feet high, and dis
covered several new species of plants,
birds and animals. He comes to ST.
Johnsbury direct from London and
will bring with him his entire collec-
ton and arrange it here Our people
will have an opportunity to see this
collection and, it is hoped, to hear
from this traveller
LECTURE BY REV. JOSIAH TYLER.