St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-08-06

Rev. Thomas Tyrie left last Monday
for Ogdensburg and the Thousand
Islands where he will spend a few weeks
vacation.
Don c. Stiles has given up his position
as conductor of the West End railroad
in Boston and returned to his home in
St. Johnsbury.
Harry Webb, employed in the scale
shops for several months past, has givep
up his position and left Saturday for bs
home in Maiden, Mass.
Roy Taplin, who is connected witythe
faculty OF the College OF Pharmyy OF
New York, is spending the mYth of
August with his parents.
Harry Piper, clerk in H. a. Carr's
store, is spending two wee)s' vacation,
visiting at his home in Wofboro, N. H.,
in Boston and other place.
Mrs. ARA West is isspe'ding a couple of
weeks at Old Orchard, Before returning
home she will visit fSinds in Boston and
other places in Massachusetts,.
Arthur E. Halehas given up his posi-
tion in the undertaking business at Dor
chester, Mas, and came home last
Friday nigh;to spend the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl F. Blodgett Of
Montpelpr are visiting among their old
friends, Mr.. Blodgett is in the Office Of
the National Life Insurance Co. at
Montpelier.
Miss Edith Hawkins, who has been
spending about couple Of weeks in
Boston, returned home Wednesday. Her
aunt, Miss Maria Hawkins of Boston,
came to St. Johnsbury with her.
Gov. Grout was in town Tuesday
en- route to Burlington. Gov. Grout
attended in his official capacity on
Wednesday the breakfast given by Col
LeGrand B. Cannon to President Nc.
Kinley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elvin L. Smith and
daughter Edith from Mansfield, Mass.
have returned from camping at East
Long pond in Woodbury. and are visit
ing their cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. William
A. Graves.
John w. Titcomb called on President
Mckinley, Tuesday, at Hotel Cham
plain, Bluff Point, to make arrange
nents for bringing the presidential part.
over to the Fish and Game League ban
quet at Fisk today.
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Balch and Mrs
o. B. Johnson have been visiting friend
in Ryegate and Groton, and on SatuI
day attended the celebration of the one
hundredth birthday of Mrs. Abiga
Welch, who is an aunt of Mrs. Balch.
Editor French of the Brattleboro Pho
nix gave the CALIFORNIAN office pleas
ant call Tuesday morning. Mr.. Frenc
spends his vacation every summer at hi
camp at Long pond in Westmore an
was on his way back to his journalist
labors.
Rev. DR.. c. M. Lamson of Hartford
Conn.,, was in town few days thi
week and left for Moosilauke yesterda
morning. DR.. Lamson conducted TIL
Wednesday night prayer meeting at tn
North church and received hearty we
come from his old parishioners.
E. P. and W. H. Moulton and familie
gave picnic last Wednesday at LAX
View park, in honor of their cousin, Mr'
A. G. Leick and daughter from Nil
nesoto, and their aunt, Mrs. w. i
Martin of Barton. About 80 of the
friends accompanied them. Eating
boating, fishing, swinging and game
was the order of the day. All greatly el
joyed the day and returned home on tn
s so train.
Miss Eleanor Gertrude Stephens r.
turned Monday from an extende
western tour. She went as far west 6
southern Kansas and gave selection
from Macbeth at many Of her reading
Mrs. Stephens accompanied her daugl
ter on the trip. Miss Stephens leaves S
Johnsbury this month for Boston, whel
she will be connected with the Cooperi
tive Entertainment Bureau and gi,
readings wherever assignments can t
arranged.