St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-09-26

P. F. Hazen, Mrs. J. G. Hovey, Mrs. 7
N. Howard, Mrs. c. H. Merrill, Mrs. H
c. Newell, Mrs. A. D. Nelson, Mrs. c. H
Stevens, Mrs. c. M. Stone.
Mrs. Edna Blanchard Potter of Gull
ford Center, is visiting her mother, Mrs
L. S. Blanchard.
Dea. L. 6. Spencer, who has been criti
cally i'll for some time, is steadily failing
with no hopes OF his recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Denison, of New
Bedford, Mass, were the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. P. F. Hazen few days last
week.
Charles Noyes who has been in Eas t
mans drug store for nearly year went
to Groton last week where he will be
employed in Hoyts drug store.
The classes of '01 and '02 St. J. A, pre-
sented Miss Mabel Carpenter with a
pair of beautiful opera glasses, previous
to her departure to Radcliff college
Tuesday morning.
News was received here Saturday of
the death at her home in Oakland, Cal.
of Mrs. Oscar L. Shafter. She was an
occasional visitor to St. Johnsbury and
well known to many of our readers.
Mrs. Rebecca P. Fairbanks and Joseph
Fairbanks landed from their European
tour at New York last Thursday and
had pleasant passage home. Mrs.
Fairbanks is now with her daughter in
Worcester and returns to St. Iohnsbury
next week.
Walter W. Husband has taken the
agency of the Northwestern Mutual Life
Insurance Co. of Milwaukee. Mr.. Hus-
band represents a well-known company
and the company has secured a popular
and husting young man for their repre-
Mrs. Robert Mackinnon gave a party
on Thursday evening at Fayrevue, which
was greatly enjoyed by those who at
ended. The entertainment consisted of
music and readings. The latter included
lialect stories and the rendering of both
French and German stories in the
original.
Prof. W. E. Ranger, principal Of the
ohnson Normal school, was a welcome
'isitor to St. Johnsbury last Wednesday.
dr. Ranger feels quite pleased over his
of election as superintendent of
ducation and he has many friends in
his section who hope he will secure the
position.
J, Ogden Wells of St. Joseph, Mich,
member of Harvard 1901, has been in
own for few days the guest of W. E.
lutting of Bingham's drug store. Mr..
Wells was member of Troop D, Roose-
'elt's Rough Riders, and participated in
I'll the battles of the Cuban campaign
With the famous regiment.
Prof. Arthur Fairbanks, a former St.
ohnsbury boy who is now professor of
Greek at theIowa State University, has
'ecently published book on the Greek
oean, the ode of victory. The New
York Nation gives Prof Fairbanks
1attering review of this book and it's re-
REV occupies several columns.
Elizabeth c. Herrick, aged 83, widow
IF James Herrick, died Sunday at her
nome in West Brattleboro, where she
1ad lived for many years. She was the
laughter of Thomas and Catherine
Crosby and the greater part of her life
was spent as missionary in India. She
leaves three sons and two daughters,
her oldest son being DR.. ]. 7. Herrick, of
Springfield, Mass.
Hugh H. Benton, of Boston, was in
town last week visiting at the home OF
his father-in-law, Rev. c. F. Morse, and
started Saturday for his future home in
Seattle, Wash, where he expects to prac-
tice law. Mr.. Benton will be remembered
by many as former resident of this place,
where he was employed in the Citizens
Savings Bank. From here he went to
Boston University to study law, gradu-
ated there with honors in 1897, and was
admitted to the Suffolk bar. Soon after
ward he obtained the position of claim
agent of the N. Y, N. H. & H. r. R. and
fulfilled his duties acceptably, until he re-
signed on the 21st inst. for the purpose
of going west. Mrs. Benton and children
will follow later. Mr.. Benton is accom-
panied by his brother, John E. Benton,
who is also recent graduate of Boston
University Law school and a member of
the Suffolk bar.