St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-08


tive committee, c. A. Bunker, Mrs.
Nina M. Hooker, Mrs. Elsie Merrill,
Mrs. Laura Palmer, Rev. J. K. Williams.
1t was voted to leave it with the execu-
tive committee to devise means to in
crease funds for next years supply OF
books.
The house at East Peacham owned
and occupied by Eugene Shaw, but better
known as the Clark place, was burned
to the ground Friday afternoon. About
p m. Miss Shaw, who was alone on
the place discovered the fire which had a
good start. She had no telephone and
before she could go to the village and
call for help the fire was beyond control
and very little help could be secured.
| Only the contents of the parlor and
sitting-room and some things in the
cellar were saved The barn was, for
tunately, too far off to be burned. Mr.
Shaw and sons were at Danville when
the fire was discovered. The family
went that night to Jerry Whites in
Barnet, the former home of Mrs. Shaw.
The pupils of the c. c. g. S. had a
lyceum Friday evening with the follow
ing program: Piano solo. Katherine
Hooker; dialogue. Katie Abbott, Willie
Crown; trio, Ellen Kenerson, Bertha
Blair, Ruby Morrison, pianist, Agnes
! Nolan; debate, Resolved that winter
life is preferable to summer life, affirm
alive, Francis Gil6llan, Eva Crane, Glenn
Chandler, negative, Bertha Nelson,
Henry Gilhllan, Geneva Chandler; de-
cided for the affirmative; solo, Ellen
Kinnerson, pianist Katherine Hooker
reading, Jennie Chapman; reading, The
Advance, Mabel Chandler, Austin Goss
duet, Agnes Nolan, Eva Crane
Miss Sarah Greaves from Mortified,
Mimi, a granddaughter of Mrs Sarah
Walbridge Way, has been spending some
days with Miss Elsie Choate.
Clarence Esden and Gustavus Taft are
visiting Mrs. John Williams at Meriden,
Conn.
Mrs. Laura Palmer has closed her
house for the present and has been a few
days at East Peacham. She expects to
spend this week at St. Johnsbury.
Saturday, Jan. II, there will be an in.
stallation of officers of the 6. A. X. and
W. r. c. at William Brooks at Barnet.
The annual meeting OF the Congrega.
tfonal church and dinner will be held
Jan. 16.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stone from St. Johns.
bury Center have been visiting at X. n
Steele's the past week.
Waldo Glover from Groton spent a
day in Peacham recently.
Luther Bayley returns this week to his
school at Mortified.
Allan Wilson came home from Prov
idence, X. l., week ago to spend his
vacation.
New Years day there was family
gathering at John Wilson's. Mr.. and
Mrs. Newell Kingsbury and Miss Stella
Wilson from Walden, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wesley Thresher and little son Edwin
were among the guests.
Miss Anna Blanchard, who is teaching
in the Roy district, has been at home the
past week, as there was so much sickness
the school had to be closed.
Among those in town who are on the
sick list with the grip are Mrs James
Needham. Mrs Sadie Darling, Mrs. Win
Houghton and two children, Mr. and
Mrs Andrew HASTE and two children,
Mrs Newton Whitehill and her mother,
Robert Butson and his father.
Dr. Mackey was sick the first of the
last week, but has been out for several
days.
The entertainment at Academy hall
Thursday evening by Osceola Pooler
presenting Justin H. McCarthy's drama,
IF | were King" was very much enjoyed.
There will be union meetings every
evening during the week except Satur-
day.