St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-09-21
Miss E. p. Williamson goes this week

Her trimmer, Mrs. Harry Gordon, re-
turns next week from the same cities,
where she is getting the latest styles in
fall millinery.
The many friends Of H. B. Davis OF
Bellows Falls will be glad to learn that
he has so far recovered from his injury
received several months ago as to be
able to resume work in the job printing
office OF which he is at the head.
Isaac A. Denison and wife Of Mechanics
Falls, Maine, are visiting their sister,
Mrs. N. P. Bowman. Mr.. Denison was
a Burke boy and having been absent
thirty years finds but few of his old &C.
quaintances left in the county.
Rev. DR.. George N. Weber and his
daughter, Mrs. Mcmillan Of St. Louis
are stopping at the St. Johnsbury House
while en- route to the White Noun tains.
DR.. Webber was the pastor Of the South
church from 1856 to 1859 and now lives
at Northampton, Mass.
Miss Maude r. Babcock has resigned
her position at the postoffice and the
place will be filled through civil service
examination. Miss Babcock has been
money order clerk at the postoffice for
the past five years and has made a faith
iul and extremely obliging clerk.
Mrs. Walter P. Smith and Miss Louise
l.. Bartlett will attend the Vermont
State Federation of Woman's Clubs to
be held at Brattleboro October and 6.
Mrs. Smith will respond to the welcome
to the federation to be given by Miss S.
E. Clark, president, and Miss Bartlett
will present an address on Library
Privileges"
Mr.. and Mrs. James Foy will receiv e
the sympathy of large circle of friends
in the death OF their Oldest daughter,
Mary Jane, which occurred yesterday
forenoon. The little girl was sick only
week with diphtheria and the death o!
this bright and winsome little child comes
as crushing blow to the parents.
P.J. Cowles, the well known son Of
Jefferson Cowles OF this place, has recent
ly resigned his position as cashier of the
Hardwick Savings Bank and Trust Co.,
to accept position as cashier in the
Vermont office of the New York Equita-
BILE Life Insurance Co., at Burlington.
Mr.. Cowles has been cashier Of the bank
since its organization five years ago and
leaves for his new position October 1.
The son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Lawton,
Lieut.. F. H. Lawton, 21st Infantry, was
in town recently. Lieut.. Lawton has
been all through the Cuban campaign
and is now on duty with the Subsistence
Department Of the army in connection
with the mastering out of the volunteer
forces. He went from here to Concord,
N. H., accompanied by his wife, who has
been stopping for the past three weeks
with his parents.
The Bradford Opinion has the follow.
ing pleasant notice OF T. N Shufelt's ap-
pearance at concert there Wednesday
night. "Mr. Shufelt of S.. Johnsbury
made his first appearance before Brad.
ford audience and the latter will be
doubly anxious to hear him when he
comes again. His two numbers were en-
cored. He has strong voice, full of har-
mony, and sings as if he enjoyed it. One
could hardly tire of listeningto him.
Philip Eastman Of the Topeka, Kan,
State Journal has been delegated by his
paper to go to San Francisco as special
representative to report the arrival, re-
ception and journey of Miss Anna Rose,
who comes from Honolulu to be Karni-
val Knights queen in connection with
the Topeka Fall Festival. The queen is
a native of Hawaii. Mr.. Eastman
is son OF DR.. B. D. Eastman and neph-
ew Of Henry G. Ely of St. Johnsbury.
The Lincoln (Ill.) Daily Courier gives
long and interesting account of the mar.
riage Of Miss Marian Lutz, in Lincoln,
Sept z, from which we take the follow.
ing extracts: "Mrs. Lutz is daughter
of the late Ephraim Chamberlin, who,
so years ago, lived in Lyndon. He
was for many years a merchant there
and one of Lyndon's most prominent
and respected men. Soon after 1850 the
family moved to st. Johnsbury, where
Mr.. ChamberIin was many years pro-
prietor of the wholesale store at the
depot, the business having passed down
through various changes to the present
firm Of Griswold & McKinnon. The
Chamberlin family moved to Lincoln
nearly 80 years ago. When the family
moved to st. Johnsbury Carrie E. MRS.
Lutz) was about ten years old, and her
brother, Col. Geo. E., from whom the
Chamberlin Post was named, was two
years younger" The article mentions
the bride, Mrs. Gordon, as a woman OF
fine culture and social opportunities, re.
spected by her associates and admired
by those less fortunate as noble, sensi.
| hla woman