St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-09-08
WELLS RIVER
Fred. j. Bailey Gets Important Ap-
pOintment in Washington
Locals

(Mrs. D. G. Farwell, correspondent
The many friends of Fred j.
Bailey will be pleased to learn that
he has been recently appointed chief
clerk of the United States Bureau
of Mines, by Franklin X. Lane, sec
rotary of the Interior. Mr.. Bailey
graduated from the high school here
and in 1901 from Middlebury Col
lege. The next four years he spent
in teaching in the Philippines and
since 1905 has been in Washington
where he was secretary to the late
Senator Proctor.
Mrs. Fred Learned and children
spent Saturday and Sunday in Rum
ney, N. H.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Quimby with
Mrs. Gore spent the holiday in Brad
ford
Mrs. E. N. Dodge and children of
Newport were guests the first of the
week at Judge Baldwin's.
Word was received here from Fred
Martel, September 3, stating that he
has enlisted with the Canadian
troops and goes sometime this
month to the front.
Miss Leah Dorian is to be en-
ployed during the millinery season
in Lancaster, N. H.
Miss Nellie Bailey has returned to
her school duties in Craftsbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Smith mo-
tOred, to Montpelier Saturday.
The proceeds from the church fair
are reporte dabout SITS.
Miss Agnes Whitelaw is visiting
her sister Mrs. Harry Carter in Bos-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Warden and
son, Warren, left Saturday for their
home in Catskill, N. Y.
Miss Ruth Randall entertained
eight friends at supper in honor of
Mrs. G. D. Root Friday evening.
Mrs. Hattie Munsell Worthen of
Littleton, N. H., spent Sunday in
town.
Francena Libbey of Lyndonville
spent Wednesday and Thursday with
Mrs. Adine Farwell.
Mr.. Lewis, the Wells River sta
ton agent, has moved into the Han
son house on Depot hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pope and
family of Wellesley Hills, Mass, have
been visiting relatives and friends in
town the past week.
Mrs. Carrie Kicker Warren with
a party of friends from South Rye
gate spent Thursday climbing Mount
Mansfield.
The friends of Mrs Antha Munsell
Root of Springfield were delighted
to hear her sing so beautifully at
the church fair last Friday evening.
Walter Tideman of Coventry spent
few days recently with his sister,
Mrs. Walter Glynn.
Mr. anH Mrc on OH Of C0ITfJ,
ROyalton were weekend guests at
the Tavern.
Mrs. Herbert Crabtree, Miss Sykes
and Miss Florence Crabtree left for
Toilette, Canada, on Friday.
Miss Winsome Worthen left here
Monday to spend a year in the con-
vent at Stanstead, P. @. Merton Mil
Ter enters Cornell University this
month Claude Hinman entered st.
Johnsbury Academy September 8.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Lyons
in Boston, August 81, daughter.
The engagement of Miss Lois
Peake to Edgar Stanley is announc-
ed.
&C. E. Miller and Merton were in
Newport Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dowd of Dor
chester with a party of friends were
at c. F. Bracy's Monday, and J.
P. Gamnell also spent the week END
with the Bracys.
Russell Bailey returned to st.
Johnsbury Academy Monday.
Cleo Towle of st. Adams spent
Friday and Saturday with Merton
Miller, en- route to Worcester Insti-
tute of Technology.
Mrs. Lilley and three children of
Quechee returned to their home
Monday.
Mrs. George Wheeler came Thurs
day to visit Mrs. Kilburn Powers.
Mr.. Wheeler motored up for over
Sunday.
Mrs. Warden and LizzabeiIe mo-