St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-08-16

is Newburv boy and was gradu-
ated from the Academy in the class
of 81.
Henry A. King, Springfield law
yer, and William A. Lincoln, treasur-
er of the Safe Deposit, and Trust
Company of Springfield, visited
friends here Sunday, riding over from
the White Mountains upon their
wheels
H. B. Davis has accepted a desira
BILE position in a newspaper and job
office at Bradford, Mass, and will
soon leave Bellows Falls for that
place His family will not remain in
| St. Johnsbury, but will soon join him
in Bradford.
G. A. Schneider, assistant to the
engineer of the United States Fish
Commission, was in town last week
to inspect the National Hatchery
building erected by E. E. Lam
oureux, before its acceptance by the
| government.
Peter Clement, one Of the best
known men in "Goss Hollow" was
serenaded by the North Danville band
last Saturday night. Mr.. Clement
invited the boys into the house and
served up excellent refreshments. All
enjoyed a pleasant time.
Company F, 21st United States
Infantry, that is stationed at Platts-
burg, N. Y, have gone to Brattle-
boro to participate in the muster.
One of the officers of the company
is Lieut.. Lawton, former st. Johns
bury boy. Lieut.. Lawton has won
his honors by merit and is doing
finely at the post.
Mrs. Abbie NJ. Mcneil and her
daughter, Miss Laila, returned on Fri
day last after a five weeks vacation
trip, during which they visited the
Chautauquan Assembly at South
Fra ramingham, Cottage City on Mar
tha's Vineyard, and Newport, R. I.
Mrs. McNeil's sister, Mrs. K. NJ
Stone, who had been visiting here for
some time, went with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Luce of East
St. Johnsbury returned on Tuesday
from a pleasant ten days carriage
| trip through portion Of Vermont.
They visited Stowe and participated
in the centennial celebration of that
town on Wednesday of last week.
Mr.. Luce is a descendant, in the
fourth generation, of the first settler
of Stowe, and so was especially de-
sirous of attending the celebra tiou.
Miss Mildred Stanley and Master
Harold Kinney, aided and abetted
by their respective parents, received
their little friends at a lawn party
on Saturday afternoon, at the resi-
dence Of w. c. Kinney, on Spring
street. Forty-six of the youngsters
were present, and the occasion was
very delightful one. The afternoon
was bright and pleasant, and the
children formed very pretty picture
on the we'll kept lawn. Certain
goodies" were passed around, and
the little folks had an opportunity
also to draw from a mysterious com
! bination OF sawdust and trinkets.
THE OLD THIRDS REUNION.
The ninth annual reunion of the Sd
Vt. Association was held at the G.
! A. R. hall in this village on Tuesday,
President Woodbury. in the chair.
After an excellent dinner served by
the Woman's Relief Corps, the bus-
ness meeting was held, and the fol-
| lowing officers were chosen: Presi-
! dent, Capt. A. NJ. Beattie; vice presi
dent, ]. D. Niles; secretary and treas
urer, Samuel E. Pingree.
1t was voted unanimously to hold
the next meeting at Barton Landing
between Aug. 10th and Goth, 1895.
| Letters were read from Comrades
Red6eld Proctor, Wheelock G. Yea
sey and H. D. Oids.
After the business meeting several
comrades of the society addressed
the comrades present, and invited
guests from Chamberlin Post, COM
rades Billiard, Blodgett, Bowman,
Hovev. also State Auditor Franklin
D. Hale, spoke feelingly and most in
terestingly to the old boys of the
regiment.
There was the large attendance of
rs, and the interest and cordial
greeting indicated that this old fami-
| ly of veteran comrades has lost none