St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-06-15
A LOYAL GATHERING.
Ann"ai fieeting Of the Caledonia County Gram
mar School Alumni Association at Boston.

wednesday, June 8, found very
pleasant company assembled in tn,
parlors OF Hotel Bellevue, II Beacon
street, Boston; it being the occasion
OF the annual meeting and banquet
OF the Caledonia County Grammar
School Alumni Association. Dr.
Edward Cowles, the president, and
"A. II. Kenerson, the secretary, vel.
coined the incoming guests who came
from many of the towns and cities
near Boston. DR.. David Goodwillie
OF New York city was the guest O,
nonor. He was the son OF FREY. Thomas
Goodwillie of Barnet. His father
and grandfather were for many years
honored trustees and officers of the
academy in Peacham. Among the
alumni most distant was DR.. Stewart
from Maine and Mrs. Wilmington OF
Fall River. Mrs. Abby Hitchcock
Tyler, an honored teacher, was ac-
companied by her son, promising
young lawyer.
After partaking of the good cheer
provided in the way of fine dinner.
DR.. Cowles made some remarks. in
which he intimated that the sons and
daughters of Vermont were able to
take front rank in the world. Nat
urally our thoughts at the present
time were occupied with the war
with Spain and we rejoiced in the
victory achieved by Dewey. On a
recent visit to New York he had
sought out his old schoolmate, DR..
Goodwillie, and volunteered a medi-
cal prescription for his friend to come
on to this meeting in Boston and see
his old Vermont friends and it would
do him much good. He was glad to
state that he had acted upon his ad.
vice. DR.. Goodwillie was royalty
welcomed by his old schoolmates.
He entertained his audience with va.
rious "reminiscences. and produced
some photographs. One, OF Mr..
Furguson, Scotchman, taken atSt.
Johnsbury, when one hundred years
old. He was man who signed the
call for his grandfather to come over
from Scotland to take charge of the
parish in Barnet and later called his
father to fill the vacancy, and he out
lived both men, a tribute to his good
Scotch constitution and the pure
Vermont air. DR.. Goodwillie had
three photographs of his mother,
taken at 20 years of age, 80 and 95;
showing the striking change from
delicate young lady to that OF mature
old age. Although DR.. Goodwillie
has arrived at distinction in his pro.
fession as a dentist he evidently can
think and talk on many interesting
themes. Mr.. Stewart spoke of boy.
Ssh pranks, when as an academy boy,
they tried to sample their neighbours
melon patch one night and found the
next day that their melons proved
to be PUMPKINS and the apples secured
and safely deposited had mysteri-
ously disappeared. The boys learned
some lessons from life not taught in
their school books.
DR.. E. E. Strong referred to the
pleasure experienced at the centen.
NAL of the academy in Peacham last
summer. Although he met few
whom he knew in boyhood days, yet
they enjoyed the grand old noun.
tains, beautiful scenery, the same old
roads much improved, with which
they were familiar. the pure air, and
the enthusiasm of the hundreds of
people assembled on that notable
occasion, coming from the hills far
and near were an inspiration to him.
the same old building was
1ot there yet the school had held on
is way until today, and bids fair to
'emain as long as the town exists.
He felt it a duty and pleasure to
maintain this association in memory
If the noble men and women who
lad founded it with so much self
and labor.
One very interesting feature of the
'vening was a paper from one of
he noted alumni of the school
Ind also a vice president of this
ociety, Hon. John B. Gil6llan of
Minneapolis, MINI. As he could
lot be present in person, he sent
inc large photograph of himself and
generous check to be used for the
ociety. 1t was highly appreciated
y the society and it was desired to
ee the paper in print. Interesting
etters were received from Judge Ira
}. Miller, a former teacher, from New
'ork city, DR.. Samuel Bartlett Of
hanover, N. H., Judge William Har-
imam of Ann Arbor, Mich, William
). Barnard of San Francisco, CAL,
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