St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-09-24

freshman class OF Wesleyan University
Philip Thompson will enter the military
school at Nyack-on-the Hudson, and c.
Roy Calderwood hes entered Norwich
University at Mortified.
Leigh Noyes has successfully passed all
the examinations to the Annapolis Naval
Academy, and is to be congratulated for
his success. The examinations were es-
pecially severe, thmental and physical,
and of the III candidates only 80 passed
the mental examinations.
William Tarsons of Lowell, Mass,
spent Sunday with his cousin. Mrs. Kate
| G. Brock Mr.. Tarsons managed the
Lowell base ball team this summer and
has managed the polo team of that city,
but has sold the management there, and
will have cha ge of the Providence team
this winter.
The many friends of Judge and Mrs.
Henry c. Bates will be pleased to learn
that in recent letter Judge Bates says
he is getting accimated to his Philippine
life and that Mts. Bates is charmed with
the country. He is kept pretty busy
with court work, but hopes to visit Yer
mont in the course of a year.
1t will be Of interest to the many St
Tohnsbury friends of Hon. M. F. Hack
EFT of Stanstead, to know that he will
again be the candidate of the conserva-
tive party for seat in the dominion
parliament. He has publicly expressed
bis intention of accepting the nomina-
ton if it is offered to him, and of this
there is no doubt.
Abner Morrill, of Straf1ord was the
guest of his nephew, S. H. Kent, last
week, having driven here to attend the
fair. Mr. Morrill,, who is SO years old,
is brother of the late Senator Morrill,
and lives on the home place in STAFFORD.
He is remarkably active, well-preserved
man for his age and bears striking
resemblance to his famous brother.
Harry 6. Dwight has very readable
article in the September number of the
North American Review on Americans
in Europe as Seen from a Consulate"
Mr.. Dwight will be remembered as an
Academy graduate in the class of '94
and a son of Rev. Henry O. Dwight of
Constantinople. He has recently aban-
doned the consular service to engage in
literary pursuits.
Mrs. c. c. Brown, who has been
spending the summer with her mother,
Mrs. Orrel F. Cowles returns to her
home in Allston, Mass, tomorrow. Mrs.
Cowles has given up housekeeping and
the lower tenement of her Pearl street
house will be occupied by Pliny ]. Cowles
and the second floor rooms by Mrs.
Dana Cowles and her two children, who
have recently come here from Hardwick
Charles P. Matthews, Phi. D., of Lafay-
cite, Indiana, accompanied by Mrs. Mat
thews and their two children, are guests
at George H. Cross. DR.. Matthews
graduated from the Academy with the
class OF 81, and is now professor of cleo
trcity in Purdue University. He has
recently invented mechanical appliance
for measuring electricity which has been
patented in Great Britain, France, Ger
many and the United States.
Hans c. Andersen was here yesterday
to accompany his family, who have
been visiting relatives in North Danvile,
back to New York. He is in the New
York office of the International Y. M.
c. A and has just returned from Den-
mark where he attended the worlds Y.
the meeting Of the worlds Student
Christian Federation at Soro, another
Danish city. This is Mr.. Andersen's
first visit to his native land for Is years.
st. Johnsbury is well represented at
the annual meeting OF the Vermont
Branch of the Woman's Board which is
now being held in Barre Besides the
president, Mrs. Henry Fairbanks, the
South church is represented by Mrs. A.
D. Nelson, Mrs. Jonathan Ross, Mrs. c.
H. Stevens, Mrs. c. F. Morse, Mrs c.
H. Merrill and Miss Winilred RowelI.
The ladies attending from the North
church are Mrs. c. M. Stone, Mrs 7. M.