St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-04-30
PERSONALS.

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Miss Lottie Gilbert, who has beer
spending the winter in Lowell, returned
, Monday.
Mrs. George Ranney from St. Johns
bury Center is visiting relatives in towr
this week.
Miss Carrie Caswell will spend the
summer with Lynn F, Rice and family al
MorrisviIe.
Miss Edith Chamberlain OF Bradford
has been spending a few days with
friends here.
Miss Nellie Spaford from Lennoxvile
is spending the week with her aunt, Mrs
Frank Eaton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur R. Brooks OF
Wilder spent few days here last week,
returning Monday.
R. H. Lee is in St Margaret's Hospital,
New York, where he will receive medical
treatment for several weeks.
John W, Titcomb spent last night in
Nashua. He will return to-day and go
to Washington, Friday or Saturday.
George D. Castor formerly teacher at
the academy, will supply the Congrega-
tional pulpit at Sherburne during the
summer.
Mrs. George Ranney and Mrs. Ned c.
Thrasher and daughter came from De-
troit yesterday, Mrs. Thrasher will
spend the summer here.
Rev ]. M. Frost, the new pastor of
Grace Methodist church, with his family,
came yesterday and he will begin his
pastorate next Sunday.
Walter Harlow of the Mt. Hermon
Mass school has been visiting in town
for few days. He will work this sum-
mer in Bernardstown, Mass.
Miss Ethel F. Abbott returned to Bos-
ton, Monday. Aside from her work in
Pinafore she occupied her old place in
the South church choir while here.
Henry G. Ely is in New York on bust
ness trip. Miss Caroline Ely accompan-
led him to Boston, where she will spend
the week, taking medical treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Gibson were in town
last week making preparations to move
here from Littleton. Mr.. Gibson repre-.
sents Durham Brothers, the well known
Brattleboro wholesale shoe dealers, in
this vicinity.
J. l.. Merrill son Of Rev. DR.. c. H. Mer
ril, has been appointed superintendent
Of the General Electric Co.'s Office at
Charlestown, West Virginia, which has
charge OF the company's bushes in that
state, He takes the position May 1.
DR.. Walter Merrill son of Rev. c. H.
Merrill of this place, who has been at
Washington, D. c., for some time past
carrying on successfully an X-ray prac-
tice, has recently been appointed ply
stefan to St. VinGents Hospital in that
city.
Joseph Albiser, for the past ten years
an empoye in the emery room at Fair
banks shops, has finished work there
and is to have charge of the Abel
Houghton farm. Before he lfc he was
presented with watch from his shop
mates.
At "the Tech show" given by the stu,
dents OF the Massachusetts Institute o.
Technology in Boston, at the Hollis
Street Theatre, last week, George c
Thomas, formerly of this town, took
one of the principal ladies parts, and the
Boston papers speak creditably of bis
work.
The many friends of A. Lee Pickering
will be pleased to know that he was
chosen from the Rockland Military Acad
envy, Nyack, N. Y to enter the Athletic
Tournament which was held April 10 al
the New York University. Mr.. Pickering
has developed considerable ability as al
athlete.
Mrs Emerson Sargent, Mrs. Harve,
2 Kelsey, Mrs. Harry Bartlett, Mrs Ma
, bel Gallagher, Mrs. Leonard Darling
I Mrs, Bert Howe, Mrs, Elmer Fuller an
Mrs. F. A. Allison of this town and Mrs
t Agnes LaValley of Hardwick called o
Il Mrs Annie Dayie Corskie in Barre las
: week
Miss Blanche Spaulding was very baI
PLY surprised on Monday evening by
party of young friends who gathered a
# her home. The occasion Of their remen
e bering her was her fifteenth birthday
:, The evening was very delightfully."- passe
/ in games and in other social WAYS. r.
0 freshmcnts were served, and during II
$ evening ring was presented to her as
d token OF love and friendship.
Mrs Walter c. RodliA returned iroi
Ottawa the last OF last week. havir
- been called there by the sad death of h
~ brother and all his family, as chronicle
e. in the following taken from Montre
paper of April %; six people we
le burned to death tn Hull today. Tho
Hill, 35 years old, Hveryman his wi
and three children; Pearl, II years oil
Robbie, nine years Old; Maggie, fl