St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-09-18

DR.. and Mrs. Hugh H. Miltimore re
turned from their wedding trip last weel
and spent few days at Green Mountain
Hall. They left Sunday for Canada ant
Malone, n Y, and will reach Chicago
early in October.
Mrs. E. A. Gray and her cousin, Mis-:
Mary Ormsbee, of Montpelier, spent
part of last week with friends at Ign
donvile and St. Johnsbury.
Miss Mamie Harvey has returned from
New York and Boston, where she went
to study the fall styles of millinery.
Miss Mabel True spent part of last
week with her sister, Miss Floria True
at East St. Johnsbury. Mrs. William
True was also guest of her daughter.
Mrs. Albro Nichols of ST. Johnsbury
was visitor in town the past week.
William Pratt, who has spent the past
month with friends in Massachusetts,
returned home last week.
Frank c. Grant has returned from
California, and will greet all his old
scholars at the Kirby schoolhouses,
Saturday, September %.
The annual district meeting of the w.
R. c. will be held at St. Johnsbury,
Thursday Sept 26. Every member of
Woodbury. Corps is urgently requested
to be present.
L. S. Ford, who has spent the past
few weeks with his sister, Mrs. A. E.
French, left Thursday for his home in
Hardwick
Death of Judge Bingham.
BY reason of debated telegram the
news of the death of Judge Edward F.
Bingham, which occurred at Union,
West Virginia, Sept. 3, was not received
here until Sept. 8. He was native of
this town, and was for many years chief
justice of the supreme court of the Dis
trict of Columbia He was brother of
the late Harry Bingham of Littleton,
and a member of the family that has
been so long famous in the legal annals
of New Hampshire. Much of Judge
Bingham's life was spent at Columbus,
Ohio, where he was an intimate friend
and associate of Thurman and other
famous Democratic leaders of that state.
He was lifelong Democrat and was
always identified with the Thurman
wing of the party. His ability was
recognized by President Cleveland in
1887, when he was appointed to the
head of the bench in the District of
Columbia. This position he held with
great ability until he voluntarily retired
three years ago.
Annual Meeting.
The L. B. society Of the Methodist
church served a very excellent vegetable
dinner and hash supper at the church,
Wednesday. Both were well patronized.
The annual meeting and election of Off
GERS of the society was held in the after
noon, when these officers were elected:
President, Mrs. Harry Currier; vice
president, Mrs. M. H. Smith; secretary,
Mrs. S. c. Haviland; treasurer, Mrs. E.
A. Gray; directresses, Mrs. R. 7. John
son, Mrs. William Oliver, Mrs. Henry
Pease, Mrs. EN-. Lillicrap, Mrs. Nellie
Paris, Mrs. Miner Carpenter, Mrs.
William Ranney. The society have ex-
pended the past year $340.46 and have
a balance in the treasury of $43.96.
The Y. P. c. U. held baked bean
supper at the Universalist church Satur-
day night and added So to their
treasury.
Mrs. Elizabeth Spaulding of St. Johns
bury is visiting friends in town.
Alonzo Owen of Melrose, Mass, is
stopping with his son. Albert Owen.
Mrs. Naomi Clark has resigned her
position as housekeeper for H. S. Ran
dali, and gone to Canada to visit her
children.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L~Stacy and Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry May were at Lunenburg,
Saturday, to attend the reunion of the
Grant family held with Mr.. and Mrs.
James Grant.
c. L. Stacy and H. A. .Joslin went to
Saratoga last week to attend the Nation
al encampment of the g. A. r.