St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-05-24
PEACHAH.
A Social Gathering.

A Social Gathering.
The members of the Sixty Club were |
very pleasantly entertained Thursday |
afternoon at the home of Herbert P. |
Hooker, in honor of his mothers birth
day, also that of her sister, Mrs. Harriet |
B. Hooker. Her daughter, Mrs. Helen |
Bailey assisted in entertaining. About
25 guests were present, who were so cor
daily welcomed and pleasantly enter
tanned thu good time was the natural
result. Mrs. Bolton read a paper in
honor of Mrs. Mercy Hooker's birthday.
1t was not known until too late that
"Aunt Harriets" birthday was to be
celebrated, else she too would have re-
ceived a greeting from the sisters. One
feature of the party at Mr.. Hooker's
would seem to prove that Peacham is
more conducive to long life than any
other part Of the state, for at one Of the
many little tables at which Mrs. Hooker's
guests were seated were FIVE members of
the club whose ages aggregate 419
years: Mrs. Voda Crazy, So; Mrs. Mercy
Hooker, sc; Miss S. A. Hand, sc; Mrs.
Harriet B. Hooker, 80; Mrs. Maria
Whitehill, 70; Peacham has also among
her citizens two not present at the club,
who would have been first on the list:
Theodore Farrow, SO last February; and
Mrs. Eme]ine H. Bailey, 80 last January.
Remembering that little more than
"a IS Daaoha,11 100
years of age there can be no question but
Peacham is the banner town for long
and happy life.
Tuesday evening the teachers of the
Academy gave reception to the gradu-
ating class at Mountain View House.
Music and games were a part of the
entertainment. Cake and ice cream were
served.
Caledonia County Grammar School.
Graduating exercises of the class of
1905 of Caledonia County Grammar
school were held in Academy Hail. Fri
day afternoon, at $50 o'clock, when the
| following program was rendered.
| March, Delta Kappa Epsilon March.
Mrs. Ellen N. Gray.
Prayer,
Rev. ]. K. Williams
Essay, Loyalty to the Flag,
Anna L. Blanchard.
Essay, 1.-THE Use of Books"
Mabel A. Blair.
Grafton, Horatio Nelson,
Leslie e. Mckinley.
Singing, Fairyland Waltz,
Essay, The Influence of Music,
| E. Aileen Somers.
| Essay, The Angel of the Crimea.
:. Sarah c. Lawton.
Grafton, Fifty Years of Progress,
Luther P. Bayley.
Duet, The Angel
E, Aileen somers and Anna L. Blanchard.
Essay. Legends of the Flowers
Mary Brock
Essay. American Heroes
Ethel NJ. McLaren.
Grafton, From Hippocrates to Pasteur
Emerald c. Gldden.
Violin Solo, From II 1rovatore
Luther P. Bayley.
Presentation of Diplomas.
Singing, The Vesper Bell
The stage was beautifully decorated
with evergreens and ported plants, ant
each OF the nine graduates did we'll his O.
her part and were credit to themselve
and their teachers. Gov. Bell expected
to have been present and present the dip
Tomas, but business interfered, and they
were presented by Hon. Cloud Harvey
In the evening the junior class entertaine
the seniors. teachers, other pupils an
invited guests, about 100 being present
. Music, promenade, Rotations etc
were enjoyed by all. Light refreshment
were served.
Memorial Day TO be Observed.
The memorial sermon for the Steven
Post will be preached Sunday mornin
at West Barnet by Rev. S. P. Brownel
The address Memorial Day will be d.
livered at Peacham Tuesday afternoo
e at 2.15, by Rev. ]. M. Frost of St. John
I bury. Children are asked to brin
= flowers as usual. Dinner will be furnisl
ed at IL at the usual price, for which II
ladies are asked to provide food. 1t
expected that II markers of the Mass
{ chusetts Society, Sons of American Rev
: luton, will be placed at the graves
9 Revolutionary soldiers in the cemetel
d and old graveyard, and dedicated wit
8 appropriate ceremonies on Memoir
h Day. The exercises will commence
= half past ten. The names OF eight
Il these Revolutionary soldiers are, Maj,
5 Henry Blake, Will Burbank, Villa
IS Chamberlin, Edward Clark, Jonaths
It Elkins, Captain Nathan Hurd, Ashb
t Martin, and David Martin. Many
e their descendants. are living in town
o.. the present time.
Miss Bell and her sister Miss Jenn
d Bell from Walden were in town Frids
10 to attend the graduating exercise
Others from out of town, who attend'
were the mother, two brothers, al'
IT grandparents, of Emerald Glidden fro
q. Cabot; Mr.. and Mrs. Lucius Brock fro
Barnet Center; Mrs. Gilfllan, Rev. E
ward Mckinley and Miss Jeanette We
den of West Barnet.
~ Rev. and Mrs. P. N. Granger, M
- Hebblethwaite and Miss L. c. Bailey, I
d. tended the W. c. T. U. convention
u North Danville the past week. The me
W. ing of the W. c. T. U. this week will
k held with Mrs. J. K. Williams, Thursd
er afternoon at 8 o'clock, subject in char
.s- of Mrs. P. N. Granger. Tea will be sery
CO later to which the gentlemen are invit
- collection will be taken for the Rese
!" Home at Burlington.
- Miss Juliette Guy was suddenly cal
10 home by the illness of her sister, M
le- Tirzah.
y, Mrs. Harriet Hooker is on the sick
Ill with erysipelas.