The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-17
ST. JOHNSBURY

Mrs. J. G. Cattanach has announc-
ed the engagement of her daughter
Miss Habel Ogilvie Cattanach, to Ran
ney Greene Foster of New Hartford
Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs d. w. Ranlett have
announced the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Bessie Ranlett, to
Charles H Horton of this place
Mr.. and Mrs e. e. Gage and Mr..
and Mrs. e. J. Rolfe Searles are spen-
ding the week in Boston.
The st. Johnsbury friends of Will
liam T. Abbott of Chicago, st. J. Ac-
ademy, SO, will congratulate him up
on his election as one of the vice
presidents of the Central Trust Co
of that city.
Col. Francis Walker has resigned
his position in the scale shops. of E.
and T. Fairbanks e Co., after a con-
tinuous service with this corporation
of nearly So years.
Mrs. c. II. Stevens and Miss Helen
c. Stevens have gone to West Palm
Beach, Fla, and will visit other south
ern points before their return.
William A. Gorham, who has been
employed by the Philadelphia Even
ing Times, has now secured a more
lucrative position with the evening
Telegram of the same city, having
the entire charge of the art depart
ment. He is son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles e. Gorham of this place.
Miss Ida Farmer has returned from
| Washington, where she has been
spending some time taking training
in deaconess school.
Mr.and Mrs. H. ~ Turner start
Friday on trip to st. Paul, Chicago
and Moline, H., and will return via
Washington and New York City
They expect to be away about three
weeks.
Alvi Calderwood is at home from
Lpnchburg, Va, where he has been
located for several months
Within the past few days Mr. and
Mrs. Asher Badger have received
from their friends, far and near a
postal card shower, in observance of
their 55th wedding anniversary, which
occurred Sunday They were mar
ried at st. Johnsbury Center, March
10, 1855, since which time they have
lievd on the farm in Danville, where
Mrs. Badger was born and has al
ways lived until in September 1908,
home with their daughter, Mrs ]. G..
Heath. Mr. Badger was born in Burke
in August, 1888, and has spent his en-
tire life in farming, until about three
years ago when he broke his hip and
has been incapacitated for active
work since on account of lameness.
He was one of family of three broth
ers and four sisters, one brother.
Wells Badger, living in Barre, and one
sister, Mrs. Cyren Bixby, living in
Haverhill, Mass. Mrs Badger was
, formerly Miss Lucy Cordelia Witch
er and was born in Danville, March
20, 1929. She will observe her S1st
birthday next Sunday. She is the on.
ly surviving member of her family. To
them were born six children, four
OF whom are living: Mrs. Henry Cole,
Mrs. j. Il. Heath and Fred Badger
of this place, and w. o. Badger OF
Passumpsic. They have five grand
children, Emma and Della Cole of st.
JOhnsbury, Eddie and Elmer Badger
of Passumpsic, and Mrs. Alice Gibson
of Pittsfield, n H., and two great
grandchildren, Perley Edward Bad
ger of Passumpsic and Eva Alice Glib
son of Pittsfield.
l.. w. Hastings and Charles G. BRA
ley, directors, and secretary and
| treasurer respectively of the Gale
donna Fair Ground Association, have
resigned these offices and their places
on the board have been filled by the
election of Joseph Fairbanks as sec
urer and both have been made mem-
urer and both haev been made men,
bers of the board of directors.