St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-12-11
PERSONALS.

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Frank Parlin was in Orleans county
the first Of the week on business.
John Corbett, clerk in Lougee Bros. &
Smythe's, is out again after short sick
ness.
Miss Lille Tierncy, who has been very
low with typhoid fever, is slowly i'm
proving.
Miss Mabel Carpenter is assisting in
F. o. Clarks bookstore during the holi-
day rush.
Mrs. Ernest Blodgett has been seriously
sick through the week and is still in
weak condition.
Mrs. Frank c. Batchcldcr left Wednes-
day for Buckand, Conn, where she will
spend the winter.
Mrs ] Morrill, and Mrs Lindsay Nor
rill Of DanyiIle, P. g.. are visiting rela-
tives in St. Joh' bury.
Alexander Dunuetj has been assisting
States Attorney Fleetwood the past
week in the trial OF some criminal cases
in the Lamoille county court.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hastings spent the
first of the week in Boston. Mrs. Hast
ings goes from Boston to Huntington,
Fla, where she vii spend the winter.
F. c. GrisN old oil Hartford, Conn,
general superintendent OF agencies of the
Connecticut General Life Insurance Co.,
is visiting l.. j. Eldridge for a few days
Mrs. Birney A. Robinson, who has been
critically i'll at her former home, "Brant-
view" the past few weeks is slowly con.
valcscing and her many friends hope for
her speedy recovery.
Miss Annie Davie of the CALEDoNIAN
Office is quite sick with typhoid fever
Harlaud B. Howe, who is at his home in
Lyudonville, is convalescng from the
same disease and able to sit up a little.
Arthur the five year old son Of A.
Mccormick, died Sunday evening, after
a tcn.days sickness with typhoid fever.
His death is a severe blow to the parents.
Funeral was held Tuesday morn ng.
There were number of beautiful floral
offerings.
Charles S. Ward, former St. Johns
bury boy who is now secretary OF the
Grand Rapids Y. NJ. {. A, writes us that
his association has received legacy Of
$40 900 from the will OF Charles Shep-
ard. The Grand .Rlpids association has
over 1000 members and building that
cost 100000.
Loren w. Young, the oldest G. A. R.
man in the state, celebrated his 93d
birthday last Monday. His friends called
in the afternoon from till 5, and he was
the recipient of numerous gifts, among
them being an A. b. c. primer from Mrs.
N. P. Bowman, his teacher in the Dis
trict School," in which he took part a
a few years ago. He served in the late
war as an ambulance driver, it being
necessary to use little prevarication
aud hair dye TO pass discrimination tor
enlistment as he was nearly 60 when he
entered the Servi,e.
The Rockport, Mass.) Review of the
issue OF Nov 81, contains the following
complimentary notice concerning a
former st. Johnsbury boy:
MIR. FIR, derrick Hall made his first ap'
pearance as a reader before the people oI
this town last night. HIS entrance was
greeted with hearty applause 10 winch
he r, sponded with brlelspeech of appre'
cation. His first selection was OF a
tragic nature and showed his powers at
their best. He responded to the hearty
recall with scene from "Richard H.
wh ch wa, a SO well received. His Other
numbers were OF a lighter nature anC
showed q variety OF talent unsurpassed
We wish Mr.. Hall the brst of success ii
his Il ure work and hope we shall have
the pleasure Of hearing hun again"