St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-05-31
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four weeks visit.
Mrs. L. P. Wood came to St.
Johnsbury Friday to visit her son,
Lyman P. Wood.
William Gibbon of the Senior class
at Dartmouth College spent Memoir
ial Day with his old friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Spencer have
gone to Monroe, n. H., for d two
weeks visit with relatives and
friends.
c. c. Bingham has been quite i'll
for couple of weeks, but we are
glad to note that he is improving
rapidly.
Charles Brigham, who has been in
Colorado for several years, is here on
visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. T. Brigham.
Col and Mrs. T. c. Fletcher and
Philip Fletcher returned Saturday
from week s sojourn at the Fletcher
farm in Shelburne.
Mrs. W. H. Ward and her daugh-
ter, accompanied by Mrs. Wards
mother, have gone West for a
months s visit with friends.
At the annual meeting of the Bos-
ton, Concord & Montreal railroad
at Plymouth, Monday, H. n. Turner
Of this place was elected one of the
directors
Letter Carrier French and Frank
Lanctot begin their two weeks va
cation today. Mr.. French will
spend most of his time at a Will
loughby Lake cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs Silas J. Burbank gave
a reception to their friends on Tues
day evening at their new home on
Summer street. Over 100 friends
were present to extend congratula-
tiOns.
Harold and Maude Brown have
gone to New Brunswick to spend the
summer. They went in company with
Miss Nicol, a niece of Mrs. F. N.
Brown, who has been visiting here
for several months.
Rev. Robert J. Service of Detroit
will deliver the annual address be-
fore the Y. NJ. c. A. Of Dartmouth
College on Sunday, June "a, of COM
mencement week. Mr.. Service is a
native of Barnet, was graduated
from our Academy in the class offs,
and is now pastor of a leading
Presbyterian church in Detroit.
DR.. ]. L. Perkins has returned after
a two months vacation trip, during
which he visited Boston, New York
Carbonate, Pa, and several points
of interest in the coal mining region.
He reports an enjoyable and restful
outing. The doctor spent some time
among the coal mines and had ample
opportunity to note the operations
Of this important underground in
Gustry. His health was consider
ably improved by the long respite
from business.
Jay B. Benton, who has for two
years been assistant city editor OF
the Transcript, has accepted the
position of assistant managing edi-
tor Of the Journal. Mr.. Benton was
graduated from Dartmouth College
in the class of 80 and from our
Academy four years earlier. He is
considered by the Boston Journalists
as one of the brightest and most
original of the younger newspaper
men of the city.
Mention has previously been made
in these columns of the successful
amateur performance in New York
of "Cross-Keys," domestic play by
! Edith Carpenter, now Mrs. Bond
who was formerly an Academy stu
dent here. This play was recently
repeated in New York at the Empire
Theatre with several professionals
in the caste. The New York papers
speak in very complimentary terms
of Edith Carpenters success as a
playwriter.
! Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Atwood and
Mr.. and Mrs. S. D. Atwood of this
place were at Norwich on Thursday
of last week in attendance on the
wedding of a nephew, Leslie M. Pat
terson, and Miss Gertrude E. Roberts.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
NJ. Atwood of this village, and
among those present also were H.
NJ. Atwood and wife of Lyndon,
Freeman Campbell and wife of New
port, and E. D. Atwood OF Berlin
Falls, n. H. It was an interesting
affair and the bride and groom were
the recipients of many handsome
gifts.
The Bostonians have recently