St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-04-20
PERSONAL MENTION.
Joseph Cloutier is home for few
days from Beattie, Me.

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days from Beattie, Me.
John Cameron of Salt Lake City is
visiting his children in this place.
Hiram Goss has given up the West
Concord House and wilrun Richard.
sous hotel at Littleton.
I. Fl. Cave, OF Barre, one of the
veterans of the printers craft, gave
the CALIFORNIAN office a pleasant
call yesterday.
Judge E. A. Parks gave sugar
party to some of his St. Johnsbury
friends last Saturday afternoon at
his Waterford sugar house.
Prof. S. H. Bracket has been laid
by for few days with a touch Of
the grip, and his classes have been
taken by his daughter, Miss Mabel.
Prof. E. B. Warman, who read
here recently, began a series Of five
lectures and readings at Burlington
on Tuesday evening, under the aus
pieces Of the Y. M. c. A.
William Bigelow, now of Charles
town, Mass, but formerly of this
place, will have charge of the bag
gage at the Raymond & Whitcomb
Grand Hotel during the Worlds Fair.
Robert Caldwell returned from
Montana Monday enthusiastic over
the Northwest. Mr.. Caldwell stop
ped at Chicago two days and saw
the Worlds Fair buildings. Few OF
the buildings are completed and
hardly any exhibits have been un.
packed yet
Capt. E. F. Griswold reached Van.
couver on Wednesday, April II, and
is expected home next week. Capt
Griswold left st. Johnsbury in
February, 1892, and is the second
person from this town who has
made trip around the world
Ernest Peterson returned from a
similar trip about two years ago.
Clark Powers, who for some time
was employed in the CALEDoNIAn
Office, but left the printers trade
some years ago, is now a successful
maker and repairer of violins at Bos
toss A recent newspaper paragraph
says of him He has just completed
a piece OF work for a member Of tn
Symphony orchestra which was re
turned from New York and pro
nounced by the best workmen ther
impossible to do"
F. w. Robinson, secretary of tn,
Charlestown (Mass.) Y. M. c. A.
was presented with a handsome
gold watch and a dictionary, th
other evening, by the Woman
Auxiliary. Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson
are we'll known here, having beer
residents of this place for many
years. Mrs. Robinson is daughte
of Caleb Marshall, and was grad
uated at St. Johnsbury Academy
class of 81. Both were active ii
church and Y. M. c. A. work her,
and their numerous friends con
graduate them on their we'll deserved
success in their chosen field of labor
The New Orleans Picayune o
March % contained an apprecia
tive notice of the late J. H. Putnam
brother-in-law of Mrs. Geo. F. Che
ney of this place, whose death w,
have already noted. The Picayun,
refers to him as one of the larges
and best known railroad cOntrac
tors in the country; refers to i'm
portant service rendered by him il
connection with large railroad en-
terprises in the South, and bring,
out the fact that Mr.. Putnam wa
the inventor of the process of creo
soting timber and making it imper
vious to the action of salt water-i
discovery of immense value in bridg'
building. The Picayune also pay
tribute to the deceased's good quail
ties of head and heart.
GIFT TO THE ATHENAsUM.