St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-11-14
PEACHAM.

A little before five o'clock last Wednes-
day morning the cry of fire was heard in
our village and the barn of g. A. Kener-
son was found to be on fire. 1t was full
of hay and burned rapidly, extending to
the house, and the whole was one sheet
of flames. The wind was from the north,
carrying the flames across the street to
the residence of Mrs Emeline Bailey.
The telephone soon brought crowd OF
men and boys, women and girls, who
worked with a will and cleared Mr..
Kenerson's house as much as possible,
and then Mrs. Bailey's, while men and
boys with buckets of water and tlre
extinguishers put out the fire on Mrs.
Bailey's house as fast as it caught, but
the house was saved, and those who had
so willingly and quickly carried her
goods out carried them in again, doing
all very carefully. Mr.. Kenersons build
ing will be better kno IN as the Sanborn
place, as Trustram Sanborn, the former
owner, built the house in 1S49. The
work was done by Silas Burnham, and
it was one of the best built houses in
town. The real estate and personal
property was insured for $500, but this
included the barn on the Brown place.
which did not burn, and many things
burned which money cannot replace. The
cause of the fire was the explosion of a
lantern in the upper part of the barn,
and Mr.. Kenerson barely escaped and
rescued his two horses, all the live stock
he had. Mrs. Hooker's house and John
Varnum's barn caught fire once and live
cinders were carried as far as Nelson
Bailey's at South Peacham.
Wednesday evening meeting of the
citizens was called to plan for some
system by which fires in future can be
extinguished. DR.. A. ]. Mackey, John c.
Crazy and John H. Varnum were APP
pointed a committee to see how fire
extinguishers can be procured, the best
kind to have, and also in regard to a
supply of ladders that can be easily
secured in time of need. Another COM
mittee, Moses W. Martin, c. F. Williams
and Arch Steele, were appointed to see
how supply of water tor the village
can be obtained, each committee to in
vestigate and call meeting to report,
when it can be decided what is best to be
done.
A lyceum was held at Academy Hall
Friday night by members of the school
with the following program: Question
for discussion" Resolved, that Grant
was a greater general than Lee" A
piano solo was given by Miss Ellen
EMERSON; recitation by Grace Adams,
followed by the debate. The affirmative
was taken by Harry Crane and Mabel
Chandler, and the negative by Geanie
Dorrithy and Carol Blanchard. 1t was
decided in the affirmative. A vocal duet
was given by Miss Ellen EMERSON and
Joan Guthrie; a paper was read by Miss
Susan Greenbank and Merton Badger
and there was singing by chorus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Childs from Thetford are
visiting Mr.. Chaffee at Mountain View
House. Mr. Childs was a classmate o.
Mr.. Chaffee.
George c. Sanborn started Monday
for his southern home at Snowden, N. c
Miss Brokaw attended the Ladies
Missionary meeting at Rem Wilson's
Saturday afternoon and preached Sun
day morning in the Congregations
church in exchange with Rev. J. K
Williams.
There will be a cottage prayer meeting
at the home of Henry Wilson Friday
evening at IT'S.
Miss Mary Bailey visited her sister al
Lyndon the first of last week, and Mrs
Farnum returned with her to spend q
few days at Mrs. Clara Bailey's.
Miss Mabel Wilson, who is teaching al
Johnson, spent about week caring fol
her mother and returned to her schoo
last week.
The fall term of the Academy closes
Friday and the winter term commences
the goth.
G. A. Kenerson moved his goods saved
from the fire into Mrs. McClary's store
Card of Thanks.
Mrs. Emeline H. Bailey and her daugh
tiers wish to thank their neighbors anc
friends, who worked so faithfully il
putting out fires and saving their house
from destruction.