St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-11
PERSONALS.

Fred B. Howe is confined to the house
with an attack of tonsilitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Bangs of Lisbon,
N. H., were in town Yesterday.
Miss Maud Sprague returned Tuesday
from an extended visit in Boston.
J.H. Holder spent last week in Boston
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Lawrence.
BID. Hartshorn is out this week after
a long and hard illness with appendicitis.
M. A. Potts ofKansas City, Missouri,
is here this week and is warmly greeted
by his old friends.
Guy Hill, student in Dunnett & Slack's
law Office, was taken sick last week and
returned to his home in Waterford.
Charles French, mail carrier, slipped on
some steps while delivering mail Wednes-
day and is now nursing badly sprained
wrist.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. W. T.
King has been very sick the past week
with capillary bronchitis, but is now
gaining
Mrs. Frank II. Brooks gave reception
at Underclyffe last Saturday afternoon in
honor of Mrs. nj. H. Buckham OF Bur-
lington.
Editor Thayer Of the Republican was
called to Randolph this week by the
burning of some property in which he
was interested.
FrankD. Thompson attended the fu-
neral Of his grandfather, Amasa Dutton,
in Craftsbury, Wednesday. Mr.. Dutton
died Monday, aged 80 years.
Miss Addie M. Ide is critically i'll at
Morrisville with typhoid pneumonia.
She is receiving the best of care and a
host Of friends hope for recovery.
Fred Nj. Campbell of Lyndonville, who
, has been employed in the CALIFORNIAN
} Office for the past three months, is now
working in the Lyndonville Journal office.
A son Of John Smith, who has been
clerk in the Williams House, Lebanon
, N. H., for several years, has returned
/ home and is very sick with consumption
G. W. Bangs leaves Monday for Salem
$ Mass, on business trip. He is to have
s charge Of the branch factory there of the
: Crystal Spring Bottling Co. of Boston
I. and will move there next month.
f The neighbors and friends Of Mis-:
Abby Thomas gave her very pleasant
. surprise on Tuesday, it being her birth
!. day. Refreshments were served to th'
g guests and ,oany beautiful gifts wer'
). left as t0xen OF esteem and love.
e D. P.'Celley of Canaan, N. H., travel
/. ing for the Dupont Hammer Co.. was il
r town the first of the week. He had jus
, returned from trip in New York ant
goes next to Virginia. He reports bust
ness good and satisfactory number o
orders.
John Mason of Chelsea, who has beer
here the past three weeks settling up th'
estate OF his father, Tom Mason, who
, died in Waterford two years ago, re
turned home Thursday. He sold th'
. farm in Waterford to his brother, Albert
Mason, now New York policeman.
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Bangs cele
brated their 35th wedding anniversary
. Thursday evening. A number of rela
tives were present and presented Mr.. ant
Mrs. Bangs with silver service, purs'
of money and other articles. c. c. Ed
wards of Barnet made the presentation
remarks and Mr.. Bangs teelingly re
sponded.
William A. Smith, son of DR.. J. H
: Smith of this place, now has charge o
? the advertising and circulation of th'
Redlands, Cal, Record. Mr.. Smith wa.
formerly in the Republican cffice, ant
: later conducted job Office at Barre
His many friends are glad that he ha:
found so congenial position in his Cali
fornia home.
,, John Waite died Tuesday morning aftel
a lingering illness with consumption
aged about % years. He was son o
. Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Waite Until yeal
/, ago, when he had to give up work or
account OF his health, he worked at tn,
scale shops for number OF years as al
ornamental painter. Five years ago HI
( married Daisy E. Balch of this place, who
, survives him.