St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-03-30
PERSONALS.

on saturday nlght.
Mrs. Josiah B. Gage was at Laconia,
N. H., over Sunday.
Robert Caldwell has just returned from
an extended trip west.
Frank D. Thompson spent Sunday
with friends in Barton.
Thomas F. Dockham has been granted
pension of Sc month.
Miss Susie Tyler is visiting her brother,
William c. Tyler, at Polela.
L. W. Linn, Hartland, Me-, father of
A. c. Linn, was in town Friday.
Lawyer Baldwin of Barton was here
yesterday consulting our lawyers.
Allan s. Holbrook Of Newport was in
town Monday en- route to Morrisvile.
Rev. G. P. Byington and wife Of East
Hardwick were in town on Thursday
last.
Miss Inez Hathaway Of Hardwick has
been visiting her cousin, Miss Carrie S.
Drew.
Editor Bittinger of the Woodsvile
News called at the CALIFORNIAN office
Monday.
Miss Katie Mulrooney has recovered
sufficiently to attend to her duties at
Cross bakery.
Mrs M. F. Magoon has been engaged
to work in the dry goods department of
E. N. Randall's store.
Mrs. Hersey of Wolfboro, N. H., is WIS.,
itng her daughter, Mrs. Edward H.
Ross, for few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Turner of Boston
were guests of Rev. and Mrs. DR.. Heath
at the Manse last week.
Miss Jennie Rickaby went to New
York on Saturday, to be absent week,
looking up dressmaking styles.
Senator Barber of Bennington was
here Thursday in the interests OF Cen
McCullough's gubernatorial canvass.
A. L. Weeks of St. Albans, deputy col
fector OF internal revenue, was here Fri
day and Saturday on official business.
| Capt. Edward F. Griswold reached
Havana last Sunday making the journey
from New York by boat in about -four
days.
Mr.. Colby and family have moved here
from Burlington. He is agent Tor thu
farm implements Of D. M. Osborne & Co.
Auburn, NY.
Cashier Allen Of the Woodsville Nation
al Bank, formerly cashier OF the Mer
chants Bank, has been appointed treas
urer OF the town.
Lawrence Hatch. who is home from
Dartmouth Medical College, will spend {
part of his vacation at Groveton anc
Stratford, N. H.
Little Ila Gaskell, who has been so crit
scally i'll for the past two weeks, show.
signs OF Improvement, and it is hopec
she will fully recover.
Miss Mary Martin has returned from
Albany, N. Y, where she has been taking
course OF typewritng and stenography
at the business college.
B. G. Howe was in Des Moines, Ia.
last week and reports making pleasant
call on our old friend Carl M. Spencer
who is assistant cashier OF the bank.
Mrs. Gus Haskins. who has been sicl
for three weeks, is much better ant
leaves Thursday for Bonneville, N. Y.
her old home. Her mother will accom-
pany her.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Babcock gave 6
whist party on Saturday evening II
honor of their friends, Mr.. and Mrs
William Astle. Light refreshments were
served during the evening.
Through Col. Mav's pension agency
Mrs. Louise Kendall, widow of F. S
Kendall, who died year ago in the
Waterbury asylum, receives pension o
So and $76 so arrearages from March
27, 1897.
DR.. J. M. Allen is to be in New Yorl
city for five or six weeks as assistant tc
DR.. Geister in daily surgical clinic het
at Mt. Sinai Hospital-an experience that
will prove invaluable to the St. Johns
bury m. D."
George F. Leavitt left on Monday fol
a business trip West, and on his return
he and Mrs. Leavitt will take up thei
residence in Worcester, Mass, although
Mr. Leavitt will continue TO travel fol
sometime longer.
Stilman H. Kent took the part o
Perez, the comic porter, in the opera o
the Doctor OF Acantara which was givel
in Bradford last evening. The opera wa
given by local talent and the occasion
was the opening OF the Village Hall,
Arthur c. Randall. Grand Chancello
Of the Knights of Pythias of Vermont
has been making tour of the state il
the interests OF the order. He visitet
Burlington, Montpelier and Bennington
lodges last week.
Supt Jones will speak at the gathering
of the Vermont School Masters Club a
Burlington April g. Mr.. Jones topic i
Comparison of Vermont laws will
those OF New York. and with the pro
posed legislation in Massachusetts"
Miss Watson. Mrs. Fanny K. Peck
Miss Fyler, Miss Wright, Mrs. Beck, ant
Miss McLam, teachers in the Uniol
schools, left on the Saturday morning
mail south to pass the two weeks OF va
cation at their homes or with friends.
Clinton X. Carpenter of Lowell, Mass
a former st. Johnsbury boy, made
notable hit in the comic opera, 9th
Potentate," which was recently give
there. Mr.. Carpenter was the eadin
character, "Potentate" of 65 year,
bald, with false nose, and dressed i
ermine. The Citizen says Of his worl
THE important part given to him wa
finely sustained, and the pleasing qualit
Of his baritone voice attracted after
tion when he first began to sing"