St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-06-04
PERSONAL MENTION.


grippe.
F. M. Corse of Burlington, secre-
tary of the University of Vermont, is
in town.
Miss Helen Browne left Saturday
morning for a two weeks visit at
Portsmouth and Boston,
Rev. J. T. Buzzell of Passumpsic
exchanged pulpits with Rev. G. o.
Webster Sunday morning.
Mrs. Eliza Bowker is visiting her
grandson, William L. Stevens of
Lynn, and also friends in Boston.
Miss Josie Tabor has finished clerk
ing at Harry H. Carr's store and
her place is taken by Miss Flora
Simpson.
Rev. M A Gates and Carl Gates
have gone to New York to meet
Owen H Gates who is expected home
from Germany this week.
Irving Sanborn, formerly of this
place, has recently been made man
of the Springfield, Mass, Union.
Cards are out for the wedding in
Kansas City, June IA, of Miss Annie
Glines Porter, formerly of St. Johns
bury, to Edward Clarence Wright.
Harry L. Heald of Littleton is Wis
iting in town. He is reading law
with J. w. Remick and expects to be
admitted to the bar next December.
Postmaster Bowman, o. H. Hen
derson, H. A. Holder, Charles Farr
and 6. w. Beck are attending the
annual gathering of Odd Fellows at
Montpelier.
Payson D. Wild, who was gradu-
ated from the Academy in the class
of 'S7, has been chosen one of the
commencement speakers at Williams
college He is the son of the late
Rev. and Mrs. E. P Wild, late of
Manchester.
F. E. Alden, who was graduated
from the Academy in the class of
1884, was in town early in the week.
Mr.. Alden is now president of the
Alden & Woods Fiber Co. of Skowhe-
gan, Me-, manufacturers of wood
pulp hay caps.
Capt. E. F. Griswold returned last
Thursday from his trip through the
South, Mexico and the West. Dur
ing an absence of 10 weeks he has
travelled about $4,000 miles. He
says that the best part of she journey
is coming home again.
Henry D. Wild, who was gradu-
ated from the Academy in 1884 and
at Williams college in 1888, has been
elected assistant professor of Latin
at Williams college. He is the son of
Rev. A. w. Wild, formerly of Peach
am, and has since graduation been a
professor at Olivet college.
Charles w. Willard, the valedic-
torian of the class of 'S7 at the Acad-
envy, has been chosen one of the eight
commencement speakers at Harvard
college. Mr.. Willard has been hon
ored by his classmates by being
elected class day orator and this ad-
ditional honor is very gratifying to
his friends.
At the annual meeting of the Yer
mont Society of Life Underwriters
at St. Albans, Monday J. H. Drew
was elected one of the vice-presidents,
George H. Smalley, now Of Burling
ton, secretary and c. S. Hastings a
member Of the executive committee.
Mr.. Drew was chosen one of the
delegates to the national convention
to be held at Detroit, June 16.
John Clark received news early |
in the week of the serious illness of
his only brother, w. w. Clark, at |
his ranch in Santa Cruz, Cal. Mr..
previous to 1868 and left for Cali
fornia in 1871. He is an old and |
highly esteemed resident of Santa
Cruz. He is suffering from an at
tack of hemorrhage.
The family of Hon. Henry c. Ide
heard from him this week in a letter
mailed from Honolulu on May 8.
Mr.. Ide had a pleasant voyage
though he was not entirely free from
sea sickness. On the same steamer
with him was Maj. H. c. Dane,
whose lectures in the Y NJ c. A.
course will be pleasantly recalled,
and he and Mr.. Ide became well
acquainted on the voyage. Sarah
on board on their way to Australia
to fill an engagement. Mr.. Ide ex-