St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-08-14
PEACHAM.
Death Of Hiram A. sanborn.

Hiram A. Sanborn died in Marshfeld
Sunday morning. He was the only
child Of Deacon William and Martha
(Livingston) Sanborn, and was born in
Peacham, April, 1874. He had lived
here the greater part of his life, with the
exception of few years at St. Johns
bury In the fall of 1853 he married
Hannah Varnum of this place and two
children were born to them, Charles and
Mary. Charles Sanborn died in 1874,
his wife in 1878, his daughter in 1889
and his mother in 1891 and his father in
1895. Left alone, he sold his farm, and
few years later moved to Marshheld,
where his uncle and several cousins were
living, where he has since made his home.
He has been a member of the Congrega-
tiona1 church in this town for about so
years. The funeral was held Monday
afternoon, Rev. ]. K. Williams officia-
ting.
Emerald Glidden from Montpelier is
visiting friends here. He was a grad
uate of the class of 1905 in our Academy,
and has since been in the employ of the
Cotton Manufacturing Company, Mont
pelier. He is now to have fine position
as travelling salesman for the above
firm, through the middle west, with head
quarters at Chicago. He is a young
man of much promise, and his many
friends wish him success.
Mrs Martha Pedley returned from
Ryegate, Thursday, bringing with her
seven of her nephews and nieces, children
of Martin Gibson of Ryegate.
Mrs. Alice Jackson from Baltimore is
visiting at Mrs. Abby McClary's.
DR.. and Mrs. Edward Clark and
youngest daughter from Castleton are
visiting at Mrs. c. ]. Clark's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Averill from
Cambridge, Mass, are spending their
vacation at Mrs. Clara Bailey's.
Mrs. Ella Gray WILEY, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew Gray of Rye
gate, and for some time student in our
Academy, has been visiting at Mrs.
Robert Esdens in East Peacham.
William Miller from Manchester, N.
H., is visiting at Mr.. Strobridge's.
George D. Mears from Holliston Mass,
is spending a few days at Herbert
Hooker's.
Miss Nellie Manchester from McIndoes
is visiting her friend Miss Mamie Nc
Lochlin.
Rev. P. N. Granger preached Sunday
at Guildhall in exchange with Rev. Scott
Cooley. Mrs. Granger is visiting friends
en- route.
Miss Clara Holmes came Friday night
to visit her mother, Mrs. Helen Chase.
The Misses Guthrie from South
Peacham are in camp at cottage at
Colds Pond, Walden, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Earnest Milligan and Charles Stewart
are spending few days with them
The campers at Martins pond return
to their homes Monday.
For one week after the issue of this
paper, Mrs. Harriet Swanson will sell
her trimmed hats regardless of cost,
Thursday afternoon Mrs. c. ]. Clark
had picnic for her grandchildren,
eleven OF whom were present, and three
grandchildren of her sister Mrs. Allen,
and Mrs Jennison's children, 10 children
in all. Mrs. Clara Bailey and her
boarders, Mr.. Strobridge and family,
Mrs. Jennison and Miss Guy Joined the
company, 43 having delightful time.
Friday afternoon the ladies' mis-
meeting was held in the vestry
of the Congregational church. They
were unusually favored in having
present two missionaries, Mrs. Martha
Pedley from Japan and Miss Jane Chaplin
from Pekin. Each gave a very interest
ing account of the country and the work
there.
Saturday afternoon there was family
picnic at Mr.. Strobridge's, including
Mrs. Clark and her family, Dan Clark
and George Sanborn, "a in all.
Mrs. S. E. Kenerson from North
Reading, Mass, is expected at Mrs.
Clara Bailey's Tuesday.
Alec Somers of East Peacham has gone
to live with his daughter, Mrs. Milo
McClaren, at Barnet.
The business meeting of the alumni of
Peacham Academy will be held in the
Academy Thursday at p. M, followed
by reception in the hall in the evening
Miss Susan Williams returned the first
OF the week from visiting her sister at
Roxbury, Mass.
Sunday evening Miss Jane Chaplin
spoke OF the work in China, where She
has been for the past IS years.
Among the guests at Mountain View
House the past week was Dan Clark
from New York City. He was the
Youngest child of George and Meroe
(Strobridge) Clark, born at East
Peacham and lived here until he com
pleted his education, when he went to
Cincinnati, where his cousin, Erastus
Poor, was in business. Of his fathers
family of five daughters and three sons,
he is the last survivor