St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-12-03

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which meat WAS boiling. Her burns
are probably not fatal.
Waterford
Samuel StreeteI of the upper village,
slaughtered il pig seven months and 10
days old, which dressed 30 lbs. Who
does better than this with pigs
Caledonia County Academy.
This is one of the oldest institutions
of its kind in our state, only five having
an earlier date of Incorporation. But
seventy-tive years of active life have
not impaired its strength or diminished
its usefulness. Having just attended
the closing exercises of the fall term, |
can but express thus publicly my APP
probation of the school in all its depart
language of high plaise. On Thursday
and Friday of last week occurred the
final examination of the term. Glasses
we've examined i'll Arithmetic, Algebra,
Geometry, Grammar. Rhetoric, History
Geology, Philosophy, Chemistry, Latin.
and Greek and with very few eXcep-
tions the pupils acquitted themselves
nobly. Especially i'll some of the higher
English classes. as Rhetoric. Philosophy.
and History, there was exhibited Il rare
ability Oh the part of the students to
digest the matter of the text book and
make it thoroughly their own. And i'll
the mathematical and classical studies
was seen no less perhaps the evidence
of patient Labor and efficient drill, On
Friday afternoon the Committee and
other visitors were entertained with
rhetorical exercises, in which the best
talent of the school WAS enlisted and
here. too. those who participated did
themselves and their teachers honor.
There were determinations by +. II. Me
Lachlin, +. W Wild. \. Hunter. Z. T..
Mcader, n j. Whitehill. NJ. II. Me
LachliIr. G.. y. Boyntnn, W. \. Welch,
f.. X. Clark. and II. :. Rowell: rccita-
tion> 10y Misses +. VI. Ferguson. X: J
Roy, :. +. Wright. }. L. Heath. l.. f.
/ Harvey. y. l.. Bailey. and y. \. Par
kcr: and original ESSAYS 10y }. :. BlInch-
aud. F. T. Smith. W. j. Somcrs and
Misses VI. Lung. VI. {. Graham. \. l.
. Howe. and VI. J. Way. All the cXrr-
cSe> of the two days were intcr>per>co
withpIano and vocal music. the perform
erS being pupils who have made music {;
study during the term: and the room,
of the Academy were ta>tcfully decor
ated with the drawings and painting:
of pupils III that department.. The pu-
/ pills of the term. one hundred and clever
in number. have been marked ut al
their recitatons on Il scale of from one
/ (pcIfect) to fire tfailurc): and the aN-
close of the exercises on Friday. \
dozen or more of the best pupils MAI kco
as high aS l.25. while the highest mark,
were LIZ. Ill. and Los. belonging re-.
spectivcly to Miss Lon T.. Harvey %
Pcacham. Miss Alice l.. Howe of Cabot
and Miss Mary J. Way of Pcacham.
On the whole. | can bnt feel that til,
Academy at Pcacham is one of on
most worthy. solid schools: and tha
drill and healthy moral discipline fo
their children cannot find Il better plac,
to secure these. The Principals. Mr.
and Mrs. Bunker. have held their pres
ent position most acccptahfl for sever
wears and the other teachers are per
SONS who can he trusted to occupy thci
several stations. The little village q
Peacham is beautifully situated anon:
the hills. sufficiently secluded To offer t,
students very few of the temptation
which abound in our cities and Iailroa,
villages. Vet holding ont advantages
literary and religious. such aS are pos
ScSScd 10y few country towns. 1t con
tainS Il Library of nearly one thouSan,
volumes. to which additions are mad
year by year 10y means of Il fund he
uurathcd for that purpose by the lat
Hon. ThaddeuS Stevens, who was Il Ia
tive of this town. And last but no
least. of the attractions which this plac
has for students, is the steady mor;,
influence and deep piety which per
vadeS the entire community and give
it an acknowledged high rank among
the communities and towns of Yer
mont r. +. WILD,
For the Examining Committee.
Peacham, Nov. -, 1875.
Orleans County.
The new school house at Greensboro
Bend was dedicated on Sunday, Nov
II. The services were conducted b.
Rev. Mr.. Damon of Walden.
Mr.. Nichols of Boston. has been hold
ing religious meetings at the Bend dur
ing the last week.
The dwelling house belonging t.
Charles Perry at lrasburg WIS burme,
sunday. BY the aid of two fore
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