St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-10-25
PERSONALS.

About thirty friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles French called on them
Informally on Thursday evening to
remind them that it was the 25th
anniversary of their marriage. In
behalf of the company H. w. Ellis
presented them with some table sill
yer and Mr.. French responded. Whist
and 500 furnished entertainment
and refreshments were served by a
caterer. The affair was arranged by
Mrs. Eva Innes and was a complete
surprise to her parents. Mr.. French
has been mail carrier here for 10
years and he and Mrs. French have
a wide circle of friends.
Louis Newton, architect, from
Hartford, is spending a few days in
town.
George C. Otis, at one tine a clerk
in Bingham's drug store, and since
that time located at Essex Junction
and Enosburg Falls, has now accept
ed a position as drug clerk for G.
H. Bessey and Son of Burlington and
will enter upon his new duties Nov
l.
Mrs. S. E. Goslant and Mrs.
Blake were in Barre, Friday.
lie OIL WI A. SHAW
of this place and Miss Jennie Louise
Aller of Morrisville took place last
Wednesday afternoon at Morrisville,
Rev. w. T. Best performing the GER
emory. Only the immediate relativ-
es and few invited friends witness
ed the ceremony. The wedding took
place at the home of the brides
mother, Mrs. H. Aller, the rooms
being tastefully decorated with pot
ted plants and carnations. The bride
was becomingly attired in gown of
white satin and she carried bou-
quet of carnations. The wedding gifts
were many and included china, linen
and silver. Refreshments were serv-
ed. The bride was formerly a stu
dent at Peoples Academy and has
spent most of her life at Morrisville.
The groom has been employed as
bridgeman for the st. Johnsbury and
Lake Champlain railroad for sever
al years. After wedding trip spent
in Manchester, N H, Lowell and
Boston, Mr.. and Mrs. Shaw will make
their home for the present with the |
brides mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Brown are
spending a few weeks with their son,
Edward, in Worcester, Mass.
Mrs. J. A. Smith of West Charles
ton was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. |
George Woodward last week.
Gay w. FELTON,, a former student |
of the st. Johnsbury Academy, has
recently been elected vice principal |
of the Chelsea, Mass, high school |
and has assumed his duties there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rouleau have
been visiting friends in Barton.
Harry Pickering is spending the
week in Lincoln, Me. His family will
return with him the last of the week
to live here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond A. Pearl
spent Sunday in WoOdsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Bigelow were
in Stowe last Saturday to attend the |
funeral of Mr. Bigelow's father,
Newell Bigelow. Newell Bigelow was
one of a family of ten children, the |
youngest of whom is 68 years old, |
and his death is the third among the |
children, he being survived by two
sisters and five brothers. Newell |
Bfgelow had been prominently iden-
titled with town affairs during his
years of active life and was one of
the life long residents of Stowe. He
was 10 years old and death
came after long illness WIN d1a-
betes. He is survived by his wife,
three daughters and three sons, one
son having died from drowning when
81 years of age. Mrs. Bigelow came
to st. Johnsbury Monday to spend
some time with W. J. Bigelow's
family.
Mrs Martha E. Burnham return
ed last week from Boston, where she
has been spending the past four
weeks with her sister.
Mrs Celia A Wells has gone to
North Wilmington, Mass, to spend
some time with friends.
Mrs. S. G. Currter visited her
father at Barre the last of the week.
Mrs. w. H. H. ROBBIE and Miss
Margaret Robe spent Saturday with
friends at East Hardwick.
Mrs. Augusta Gilbert of Lyme, N.
H., an adopted daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Sylvester, was here
Sunday to attend Mr.. Sylvester's fu-
neral and was the guest of Mrs. F.
H. Taylor. Levi Sylvester was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Taylor
while here and returns home today.
Mrs. Ray w. Thomas of Enos-
burg Falls is spending two weeks
with her sister, Mrs F. H Taylor,