St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-11-16
THE TWINS AROUND.
PEACHAn.

AAAA TWINS fA1IOOJNOs
PEACHAn.
The concert Monday evening by Ariel
Ladies' Quartette of Boston was one of
the best concerts that Peacham people
ever had the pleasure of listening to.
Each member performed her part in a
manner to be highly appreciated by the
large audience and called for an encore
often. Miss Mackenzie, reader, was en-
joyed very much. The next entertain
ment in the course will be lecture Dec.
8, by Peter Mcqueen, subject, Little
Black Jap and Russian Bear.
There was a meeting of the church and
society Wednesday afternoon. The So
ciety were reported out of debt and over
$40 is in the treasury. The needs OF the
church were discussed and as it had been
officially stated that the old furnaces
were not safe, and as it had been proven
that they smoke so badly as to ruin the
new paint, committee was appointed
to consult with the business committee
of the church and with their approval to
raise the money for new furnace.
Clarence and George Esdon from East
Peacham have been spending several
days at Montpelier.
The Ladies Missionary society held a
meeting Friday afternoon with Mrs. ].
K. Williams. About IS were present at
meeting and tea.
Friday evening the senior class at the
Academy gave reception to the teachers,
former graduates and present pupils.
Games, music, Rotations and a prone
made furnished entertainment. Light re-
freshments were served and a pleasant
evening spent.
School at the Academy will close Fri
day and during the next week new fur
mace will be put in. The winter term
will begin, Monday. November %.
Mrs. Jane (Adams) WEIGH from Mon
tana is visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Abby Hunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stoddard from
North Montpelier are visiting her mother
Mrs. Gray, at Mountain View House.
Susie Blanchard is at home from her
school at Waterford.
A Sunday school convention was ap-
pointed for Saturday Afternoon when
Rev. Mr.. Fuller, secretary of the state
Sunday School Association was expected
to be present, but through some mis-
understanding on the part of those who
planned the meeting he did not come un-
til night. A very interesting meeting
was held. Mr.. Burrage read paper on
"The Church as an Educational Factor;
Rev. Mr.. Browne1l from West Barnet
gave an address on 1.-THE True Aim of
the Sunday School,. Mr.. Williams
made some remarks on the importance
of teaching the word, comparing it to
the farmers work, sowing the seed at
the right time, meeting the conditions
necessary for harvest, and added his
testimony to the farmer speakers, that
childhood and youth is the time for seed
sowing.
Saturday evening in Academy hall the
pupils of Mrs Ellen N. Gray gave a
piano and violin recital enjoyed by all.
Exercises opened with music by the or
chestra. Other pupils each having a
piano solo were Miss Louisa Bayley,
Miss Elsie Choate, Miss Rowell, Minnie
Emerson, katherine Hooker. Ellen Kin
erson, Miss Nolan, Alma Bayley and
George Woodruff. These pupils all did
credit to themselves and their teacher.
The exercises were varied by a second
violin duet by Luther Bayley and Mrs.
Alice Gray Stoddard; song by Eunice
Hunt; an anthem by Miss Nellie M. Har-
vey, Fred and Dwight Stoddard, other
songs by Miss Harvey and to close sing
ing by a male quartet, George Stoddard
and his three sons, which called for an
encore.
Sunday morning union service was
held in the Congregational church, when
Rev. Mr.. Fuller told of the work being
done in Vermont by the Sunday school
association and of the work needed in
our state and our town, and the indica-
lions that the fields are ready for the
harvest. There was union service in
the evening at the Methodist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Palmer expect to
spend this week at St. Johnsbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Whitehill and
George Woodhul start this afternoon for
California to spend the winter. Miss
Prentis, who has spent The summer in
town, and Miss Mary Bickford, will go
with them as far as St. Louis, where
they meet Miss Carrie Woodruff and
Mrs. Julia Woodhul Hay. After spend
ing few days there the Whitehills and
Woodhulls will go on to California.
They will visit at Los Angeles, where
George will probably spend the winter
with his mother and sisters. Mr.. and
Mrs. Whitehill will go to Bishop to spend
most of the winter with Mrs. Almyra
Shaw, Mrs. Whitehill's sister.
There will be meeting Of the W. c. T.
u, Thursday afternoon with Miss Sarah
A. Hand, subject "The Dangers that
Threaten Our Country and How Avert
ed''. Tea will be served and all are cor
daily invited.