St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-08-24
PEACHAM.
Four Wedding Anniversaries.


Saturday was a red letter day in the
families of Hon. Cloud Harvey and La
fayette Strobridge. aud family gather
ing was held at E. w. Lyford's, South
Peacham, to celebrate four wedding an.
niversaries. Twenty years ago there
was a double wedding at Mr.. Strow-
bridges, when his daughter, Miss Jennie
Strowhridge, was married to William
Miller of Manchester, N. H., and Miss
Nellie to Nelson ]. Whitehill. In the
Harvey family two weddings occurred
the Goth and Miss Nellie Harvey was
married to Prof. Charles Williams that
day in 1895, and Miss Margaret to E. R.
Mackey in 1900. All the members of
both families were present and two or
three relatives, % in all, who had a
delightful time. though the pouring rain
was not propitious for picnic.
Tuesday, August 16, there was picnic
at Lakeside, attended by a party of
about IS, who had very pleasant
time. In the evening lecture on the
early history Of Peacham was given by
Miss Jennie E. Cow1es. She had very
good house and gave very carefully
prepared and interesting paper, contain
two facts only can be mentioned.
Peacham was born in Hadley, Mass,
Dec. 81. 1853, and the first meeting of
the grantees was held there Jan. 1S,
1864. It was supposed to have been
named for an English family by this
name, one of whom-Henry Peacham,
was musician. painter and author. In
the spring of 1854 our first inhabitants,
Jonathan Elkins and John Skeele, came
from Haverill and Newbury.
Wednesday evening there was a re-
union at Academy Hall of quite COM
pany of Mr.. Cambridge's pupils.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will HENDERSON from
Barre have been visiting friends in town.
Word comes from North Hero that
Albert Ryan, second son of Rev. M. 81.
Ryan. was drowned while bathing.
Mrs. Ida Perkins has been spending
some days at Mr.. Bunker's.
Mrs. Bigelow and her daughter from
Everett, Mass, came up to attend the
alumni banquet and have been visiting
friends in town.
Leon Story has been stopping at Plynn
Bottoms.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. J. Whitehill from
Greensboro are stopping some time at
Mr.. Strobridge's.
Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Kicker visited at
Robert Esden's at East Peacham the
last of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ashley Goss from West
Danville were present at the banquet
Thursday evening.
Mrs. Williams and Miss Annie Williams
went to Charlotte. Wednesday, to be
present at the family gathering, where
Mr.. Williams went the week before.
John H. Varnum and Howard Hebble-
thwaite went to Quebec, Friday, and
will return the first of the week. Miss
Dimond and her brother from Colum.
bus, Ohio, are expected at the same time
A granite monument has been erected
in the cemetery by Will Kenerson from
Barre for Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Kenerson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Edwards have
gone to the beach. Mrs. Edwards will
visit her sister, Mrs. Benjamin, at New
port, N. 81.
Miss Tanette Varnum went Friday to
East Hardwick to visit the Misses Kid
der.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union was held
Friday afternoon with Miss S. A. Hand.
Seven members were present. The re-
ports of the secretary and treasurer were
given and officers elected as follows:
President, Miss Laura c. Bailey; secre-
CdTy, MISS MARY e. Daley treasurer,
Mrs. Clara Bailey; first vice president,
Mrs. A. 81. Hebblethwaite; second vice
president, Mrs. Ellen Ferguson.
Friday evening a republican caucus
was held in the town hall and w. w.
Morse was chosen the nominee.
The nominees for justices of the peace
are Charles Williams, W. v. McLochlin,
Jacob Trussell, r. N. Wilson, Wesley
Thresher.
George 81. Kingsbury has offered for
sale his house at Morse's Mills together
with the saw mill and grist mill.
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