St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-10-16
PERSONALS.

attending a big sale of overcoats.
Ernest A. Blodgett is assisting in the
sanctum of the CALIFORNIAN office for
few weeks.
William Burke left Saturday night for
Springfield, Mass, to spend week with
his mother.
Mr.. Hubbard, associate editor of the
Brattleboro Phoenix, is the guest of DR..
]. M. Allen.
John Stevens spent the first of the week
at his old home in Charleston, making
the trip with team.
Arthur Bangs and w;ie were in White
field, ~ H., Wednesday attending the
wedding of his brother, Fred Bangs.
W. A. Hutchinson, formerly in the
Fairbanks dry goods store, has resigned
his position at Portland, and is now in
a store in Bellows Falls.
Rev. G. c. Waterman, Rev. Mark
Atwood and Rev. ]. w. Burgin Of Sutton
begin three days series of meetings
at East Haven next Sunday.
The well-known and genial proprietor
of the Peaks Island House, Maine, E. A.
Sawyer, and wife, are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. W. P. Chaffee IN Summerville.
Burton H. Burke, who was formerly in
the telegraph office here and laser in the
railroad office at Montpelier is now en-
ployed in the Hartford. Conn, Rubber
Company's Office.
Mrs David Morrison of Bimhamton,
N. Y, is visiting at John Morrison's.
Eight years ago Mr.. Morrison was a
resident OF this town and an active men,
Der in the Methodist church aud in sew
eral of the village societies.
MIR. and Mrs. Elmer H.. Gaskill and
Caroline S Woodruff went to Bethlehem,
N H., Wednesday to attend the wedding
of their brother, Dwight L. Woodruff, a
former St. Johnsbury Academy student,
the bride being Miss Clara K. Rowe of
that town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elroy A. Clayton re-
turued to St. Johnsbury Friday. Mr..
J. Clayton has recovered from a severe at
tack OF typhoid lever and will assist Ed
itor Sault in the Republican office. Mrs.
CLAYTON resumes her old position in the
CALEDoNIAN composing room.
Robert S. Mackinnon. who has been
doing creditable wo-kiJ Boston the past
season playing on the'elarinet, has gone
to Washington, D. c., to join the United
States Marine band. He is to be con
graduated on securing a place in such a
noted musical organization.
The balloon season is over and Prof
Bonette and wife have arrived in town
and intend to spend the winter here
The professor has made 54 balloon ascen.
sions this year with only two failures
He had some intention of taking south
ern trip but has decided not to.
Rev. F. B. Phelps of Whiting visited
St. Johnsbury the past week in short
carriage tour through the state. Dur
ing his brief vacation he visited his
former parishes at Lowell, St. ,Johnsbury
East and Irasburg, and was given q
hearty welcome at all of these places.
The Massachusetts, democratic candi
date for secretary of state, DR.. Joseph M
Potts, is former Barnet man and was
educated at st. Johnsbury academy. He
has also been the democratic candidate
for mayor of Lynn, where he resides, anC
for senator from the first Essex district
Gov. Grout has appointed Editor Saul
of the St. Johnsbury Republican secre
tary of civil and military affairs. Th'
governor has honored the press OF th'
state by taking one of its most active
and honorable members, and Mr.. Saul
will fill the position with dignity anC
grace.
Mrs. Mary X. P. Hatch, who ha
recently moved here to be with her boy
while they are in the Academy, has {
poem on another page which first mad
its appearance in the Boston Journal
Mrs. Hatch is an author as well, and he
last book, "The Missing Man" is nov
being dramatized by Howard P. Taylo
of New York.
Prof. Arthur Fairbanks of Yale colleg
: has recently written book entitled "A1
Introduction to Sociology" which ha
been published by Charles Scribner'
: Sons. The book gives summary G
= what has thus far been achieved i'll tn
attempts to discover what society is ant
the laws that govern it, and DR.. FAN
e banks has received many favorabl
notices from the critics.
DR.. Allen of Randolph, Mass, was
welcome visitor to this office the first c
the week. DR.. Allen was the first forema
of the CALIFORNIAN, being employed b
Mr.. Chadwick soon after the paper wa
I founded. For the last so years he ba
E been practicing physician. He found
| great many changes here since his las
t visit six years ago, but received cordis
; greeting from his old friends,
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? Christian Temperance Union will be hel