St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-09-18
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mrs. T. R. Grow of Rockport,
Mass, is visiting at l.. G. Crows.
c. c. Richardson of Brooklyn, n.
Y, is visiting his sister, Mrs. George
F. Miner
Eugene Gustin, now clerk in the
Equitable Life Assurance company,
of New York is in town
Mr.. and Mrs F. G. Bundy spent
a few days last week with his
mother at Magog, P. Q.
Mrs. Snyder, for many years a
missionary at Constantinople, is the
guest of Mrs W. p Fairb inks.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Phillips of
LittletOn were i'll town Saturday, the
guests of Rev. and Mrs c. M Curl
Misses Kate and Julia Tyler and
Miss Lulu Tyler, all of Northampton,
Mass, are visiting at w, c. Tyler's.
Governor-elect Page of Hyde Park
was in town last Thursday and re-
ceived many congratulations over
his election
Miss Annie w. Gorham has gone
to Boston to continue her art work.
She expects to go to Florida again
this winter
George H. Hale and Clarence D..
Wood have returned to Amherst col
lege President Gates begins his
duties there Oct 1.
Frank d. Bryant, who is now con-
nected with the Boston & Maine
railroad at Lawrence, Mass, is visit
ing at his old home.
Louis Follett, now an insurance
agent in Plattsburg, N. Y, has been
in town Hewas an insurance agent
here for many years.
Rev. Edgar L. Morse of Durand,
Wis, who was teacher at the Acad-
emy about 10 years ago, called on
old friends this week.
Miss Emily Burton of Milby, Que,
is visiting her sisters, at the Ath-
cnHum house. Miss Katie Burton
has returned from Milby.
T. H. Whcatley, an Academy grad
uate in the class of 'SS, was in town
Wednesday. He is 4 junior in the
State Agricultural college at Bur
lin2tOn.
Mrs. A. NJ Mcneil and Mrs. E. S.
Truax represented the Athen2um at
the annual gathering of the Amer
lean Library association at Fabyan's s
last week.
teacher of elocution at the Academy
about a dozen years ago, has issued
a book on elocution entitled, "The
voice; how to train it and how to
use it,
Hon. A. B. Thompson, for the past
8 years secretary of state of New
Hampshire, who died last Friday
evening, was q brother of John c.
Thompson of Summerville. He had
risen to the rank of major in the late
war and during the reconstruction
period was a sheriff at Richmond, Va.
Thornton B. Penfeld, an Academy
graduate in the class of sc, was in
town this week. He has just gradu-
ated from Columbia college and
enters Union Theological seminary
this fall. He has been connected
with the New York Tribune during
his college course and is now night
editor
In speaking of the death of Miss
Lucia NJ Alvord the Ridgeheld,
Conn, Press says, "Those who re-
member her as principal of our Center
school for three years, her Jealous
devotion to duty, her self-sacrifcing
spirit, her fondness for her pupils,
and her sunny disposition, will shed
a tear for her memory"
Mrs. George c. Stebbins of Brook
lyn, n Y, who delighted all who
heard her sing at the North church
on a recent Sunday. has sailed for
India in company with MIR. Stebblns
and the evangelist, Rev. DR.. George
F. Pentecost. The party will be
Joined in England by dozen English
and Scotch Christian workers and
they go to India to begin missionary
work among the high-caste Hindus
and Mohammedans. Some of the
party will be absent three years.
B. F. Stevens of London, an old
Barnet citizen, has completed the
| first five volumes of facsimile manu-
scripts relating to America from
| 1853 to 1888 and is at work on sue
ceeding volumes. These manuscripts
| have been found in the archives O
! England, France, Holland and Spain
] The first five volumes treat mainly
of the secret correspondence between
| the British government and its
agents and spies in this country
Mr.. Stevens will issue this publica
ton hereafter at the rate of ten vol
umes year.
FAT MEN vs.. LEAN MEN.
A great attraction is announced
for tomorrow afternoon at
O'Clock in the form of game of bas,
ball on the campus between the Fa