St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-08-21
THE TOWNS AROUND.
WIOIINDOL ThLLos
Death of Mrs. Bridgeman.

of her mother, Mrs. I. Gleason, Sun
Jav, August 18th. Mrs. Bridgeman had
been very i'll with gastric fever since her
arrival from Northampton several weeks
400, She was the eldest daughter OF
Mrs. 7. c. Gleason and until her mar
rage made her home at this place, where
she was well known, and held in the
highest esteem and respect by all. The
funeral services were held Tuesday af.
ternoon at three o'clock. Mrs. Bridge
man leaves a husband a mother, two
sons, Walter and John, daughter, Mrs.
Stedman, two sisters, and a brother,
who have the sympathy OF a large
circle of friends in their bereavement.
Miss Mabel Stevens of Lawrence,
Mass, is the guest OF Mrs. E. W. Lawler.
Mrs. George Payne, who has been
spending several weeks with her mother.
Mrs. Haney, in Ryegate has returned
home.
Miss Blanche Gould of Plymouth spent
last week with Miss Mabel Ford.
The ball game played Saturday after
noon between the St. Johnsbury
Academy and McIndoes team resulted
in a score of 8 to in favor of Mclndoes.
Miss Florence May of St. Johnsbury
spent Saturday in town.
CT. Smith attended the horse races
at Newport last week in the interest Of
St. Johnsbury Playground Association.
Walter Bridgeman and family OF
Massachusetts are boarding at Charles
Bells.
Mrs. John Gleason is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Isaiah Page.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Maurice Kinney, Mrs.
lula Kinney and Varney Kinney left
Wednesday for Kansas.
Mrs. John Buffum is spending a fort.
night in Laconia.
WILDER Little has finished work for G.
F. Winch and gone to Bath, N. H.,
where he has bought barber shop.
The friends of Miss Pearl Field were
pleased to learn of her success in the
Pan American Exposition contest which
closed Thursday.
Ex-cougressman John Gilflan, wife
and daughter of Minneapolis spent
Saturday at c. l Smiths.
The fall term of the Academy will begin
Tuesday, Sept, 3, instead of August 81
as before advertised. Miss Elizabeth
Parsloe, graduate of McGill Normal
School, has been engaged as assistant.
Mrs. Julia Smith, who has been spend.
several weeks at West Barnet, returned
Thursday.
Miss Martha Duncan, who has beer
spending the past month with her par
ents in Monroe, returned to her work at
Portland. Me-, Monday.
Miss Abbie Van Dyke went to Lancas
ter last week for few days, accompanied
by her friend Miss Jennie Mclaughlin
OF Manchester.
Mr.. and Mrs A. H. Barrows and little
son spent several days at w. H. Gil
chrsts last week.
Mrs. Howard Coles has been called to
her home in Tarrytown, N. Y, on ac-
count of the illness of her husband.
Prot. and Mrs. Davis and son o
birmingham. Mass, spent last week at
c. L. Duncan's.
Miss Alice Phelps is at home from
Laconia on vacation.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Young Of Laconia art
visiting at Walter Phelps.
George Blair and family go this weeE
to Wilder, where Mr.. Blair has the posi-
ton of boss on the section.
Miss Jean Duncan and Miss Pear
Field who have been at the Lookout
House, White Mountains, the last si1
weeks, have returned home.
Arthur Peck of st. Johnsbury spent
few days in town recently.
William W. White and wife of Cole
brook, have been visiting friends in this
vicinity.