St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-01-09
PEACHAM.

Pres, Dr. A. J. Mackey; vice pres, M
w. Martin: Sec, treas, and librarian,
Miss Anna E. Renfrew; ex-commlttee, Z.
A. Bunker, w. H. Bayley, Miss LYDIA
Strobridge, Mrs. Laura Palmer, Mrs.
Augusta Hunt. New book cases nave
been put in during the year All expenses
are paid and there is $50 in the treasury.
Rev. F. W. Lewis, presiding elder, vii
preach at the Methodist church, JAM 10
The annual meeting of the Congrega-
tional church will be held in the Vestry'
Thursday, Jan II.
The Ladies Social Circle OF the Metho-'
dist church will meet with Mrs. Har-
rison McLachlin, Jan. II.
Miss Mabel Granger, from Lyndon,
spent the holidays with her grand
parents.
The basket ball team of the Academy
went to East Hardwick, Friday, and
were badly beaten by the East Hard
wick team, but they were smaller men
and had had much less practice than the
East Hardwick team. Mr.. Chaffee
makes it rule that no pupil shall play
basket ball except those who reach a
high standard in scholarship and deport-
ment, thus making it an incentive to
higher attainment.
Miss Jessie Varnum started Wednes-
dav for her schoolin Detroit. Her mother
went with her to spend some weeks with
Thad and Miss Jessie.
Rob- Steele, who was considerably
hurt by the overturning of load OF
logs, is better and hopes to resume his
work this week.
Mrs. E. C. Merrill gave dinner party
Thursday. She and Miss Elsie spent
New Years at West Barnet with Charles
Choate's family.
Mrs. Charles Adams, who has been
very i'll with pneumonia is much better.
Mrs. Swanson is taking care of her and
Miss Eliza Adams returned to her school
the first of this week.
The Molly Falls Telephone company
put new switch board in the central
office Monday and telephone into the
residence of Mark Wheeler at East
Peacham.
Mrs. Lewis Douse, of East Peacham is
very i'll appendicitis, and Mrs. Morris
Taylor is suffering much with asthma.
Mrs. NJ. ]. Partridge and Mrs. Emma
Jennison are on the sick list.
Leslie and Lizzie Morrill,, from West
Barnet, spent New Years at Will Hastie's
at East Peacham.
Hiram Rowe has rented his fathers
farm for year and is buying stock.
Mrs. Merchant and her two boys
spent last week with Mrs. Mathew. She
goes this week to Pompanoosac to
work.
Miss Sara A. Bailey returned Wednes-
day to her school at Cambridge, Mass.
John Wilson'S family spent New Years
at Wesley Thresher's. This is the first
time Mrs. Wilson has been out since the
beginning of her long illness, nearly three
months ago.
Mr.. Smith and Charles Harvey from
East Peacham were at St. Johnsbury
Saturday.
L. A. Paquin and son have rented the
place at East Pcacham recently bought
by Harvey Dunn of Merritt Hunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wallace from st.
Johnsbury Center, Mrs Walter and
daughter Nellie from Danville, spent
New Years at Edward Somers' at East
Peacham.
Sixteen members of the Grange went
from East Peacham in big team to
Monroe, New Years night, to attend an
installation of officers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Bartlett from
Danville visited at George Smiths last
week.
The little son of George Darling is
quite sick with asthma.
The friends and schoolmates of Mrs.
Harold Morse, formerly Miss Ellen
Kenerson, will be shocked to learn of her
sudden death of typhoid fever at her
home at North Danville, Friday night.
She lived in town for several years pre-
vious to her marriage, attended school
at the Academy, was member of the
class of 1904, but left school before time
for graduation. She was a bright,
vivacious girl, and popular with her
mates.
Mrs Ellen N Gray is spending week
or two with her children at North
Montpelier.
The week of prayer will be observed
with union meetings alternating be-
tween the two churches. The meeting
Thursday afternoon will be held in the
Congregational vestry, and in connection
with it the ladies missionary meeting
will be held.
Rev. A. c. Gilmore of Portland, Me-,
will give his famous illustrated lecture,
"Ben Hur," at Academy Hall, Monday
evening, Jan. IA, at 8 o'clock, under the
auspices of the Christian Endeavor
society. Admission 25 cents. Mr. Gil
more comes highly recommended and
all interested in good entertainment
should hear him.
The district schools of Peacham will
hold a school fair at the Town Hall,
Friday, Jan. IS. The children will come
prepared for picnic luncheon at noon.
Parents and interested friends, who care
to bring lunch baskets and Join them,
will be most welcome. Each school will
exhibit some of it's work and at 2 o'clock
there will be exercises to which the pub
lie are earnestly invited.