St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-02-03
PERSONALS.


Representative Fred D. Gilman is
still confined to the house by illness.
He was able to be dressed Friday but
was worse SatuI day. He was more
comfortable the first of the week but
probably will not be able to return
to Montpelier this week.
Mrs. Mary I. Lockwood has re-
turned home after spending several
months with her daughter in North
Jay, Me.
Miss Inez Howe represented the
Fairbanks museum at the meeting
of the Vermont Botanical and Bid
clubs at Burlington last week and
read a paper on Some Bird and
Flower Experiences" at the session
Saturday morning. The summer
meeting of the clubs is to be held
in st. Johnsbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Merrill
of Lisbon, N. H., have announced
the engagement of their daughter,
Ruth Lillian, to Walter Milton May,
principal of the high school at Lis
bon, Miss Merrill is an accomplished
musician and Mr.. May has many
friends here who are pleased to ex-
tend congratulations.
Miss Ella Brownell spent several
days last week at her home in Bur-
lington.
Writing to the Caledonian from
San Diego, C. H Stevens, who is
spending the winter in California,
says: I'VE are having good sum-
mer weather but shall be glad to
change to the Vermont brand when
1t is ready"
Upon her retirement from the fac
ulty Of the st. Johnsbury Academy,
Miss Edith A. Holton was presented
by the freshman class with a mo-
rocco bound volume of Kipling's
short stories, and by the sophomore
English class with a gold friendship
circle pin, set with garnets.
Miss Annie Lynch spent last week
in Lancaster.
MS. Frank Camp spent Thursday
in Orleans.
Kale Hodge is seriously i'll at his
home, having sustained a shock on
Friday.
c.. NJ. Berry and Mrs. Maude A
May of the Berry Ball store are in
New York this week buying spring
merchandise. Mrs. May will spend
next week in Washington, D. c., the
guest of Mrs. Walter w. Husband.
Mrs. Effie Patrick has given up her
rooms at Mrs. Ernest Tinker's and
has taken rooms with Mrs. Herbert
Wilcox on Charles street.
E. A. Silsby, Robert Clark, w. V.
circuit, AFRO Peck, A. G. Sprague
and B. A. Johnson were at Newport
Thursday evening to attend the 5Oth
anniversary of the Masonic bodies
there.
Val Genge spent last week in New
port, Richford and Stanstead.
Fred Murphy of Bartlett, N. H,
was here over Sunday.
Ralph Ross has been at home from
the Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology for few days.
James Weeks is in Tilton, N. H,
on business.
John Rickaby went Monday to
Boston to begin his new duties and
Mrs. Rickaby will join him on Sat
urday. They will begin housekeep-
ing in Cambridge at once.
Mrs. Sarah F. Hovey and daugh-
ter, Mrs. G. X. Goss go to Burling-
ton today to attend the New England
conference of women's clubs.
Mrs. Ray Bailey is at Brightlook
Hospital making good recovery from
an operation.
Judge David E. Porter was il
Montpelier Tuesday.
+. G.. Bundy left town Monday for
New York City to visit the Good Year
Rubber Co., which he represents in
New England and from there will
begin his annual tour through south
ern New England.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Wilfore
Of Williamstown spent last week with
their son Clinton Wilfore.
Frank King of Irasburg was
brought to Brightlook Saturday suf-
fering from a broken leg. He was
drawing lumber and in some way
the load overturned, leaving him
pinned under the sled for two hours
He is doing we'll.
George Blakely was called to I'm
derhill last week by the sudden death
of his niece, Miss Luella Ross.
Mrs. John Barr of Cabot is at
BrightloOk recovering from an OPP
Grafton.
John S. B. Davie of Concord, N.
H, spent the week end with his
mother, Mrs. Jeanette Davie, and
sister, MS. Helen Allison.
Earl Taylor of Waterford spent
the week end with his grandmother,
Mrs. Abbie Taylor.
Mrs. Mary Ayers visited friends in
Passumpsic last Thursday.
Mrs Florence Wishart of Lyndon
vile visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Young last week.
Miss Louise Chapman of Concord
spent Saturday with her sister, Mrs.
HALEY Morton.
Miss Hazel Davenport of Jeffer-
son, NJ H., is visiting Miss Clara
Goss.
Mrs. Arthur Whitney and son,
Harold, returned Sunday from visit
with friends in Cambridgeport, Mass.