St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-01-27
PEAcHAM.

The annual meeting of the ladies' Yer
Cal-Pe club was held with Mrs. c. A
Bunker, Thursday. The weather wa.
favorable and % were present to par
take of the bountiful dinner after which
the meeting was called to order by the
president, Mrs. Shaw, and reports Of the
last year given and accepted. Since the
last annual meeting three meetings had
been held, one a silver anniversary,
March 10 with Mr.. and Mrs. H. P.
Hooker, one Aug. II with Mrs. Millen
Farrow, and one Oct. with Mrs. c. A.
Bunker, at which time the society voted
to have membership fee of 25 cents a
year, hoping to do something for the
library. Six names were proposed for
membership and accepted. Two of these
were present and became members four
others to receive a cordial invitation.
The old board of officers was elected and
an executive committee as follows: Mrs.
Bunker, Mrs. Gray, Mrs. Merrill, Mrs
c. ]. Whtehill, Mrs. Williams, Miss
Elizabeth Parker, Miss Lydia Strobridge.
There was meeting of the Library
Association, Tuesday evening to plan for
disposal of the additions to the library.
1t was voted to send 100 books to Miss
Anna Wilson at South Peacham and 100
to George Esden at East Peacham TO be
circulated in those villages.
Friday afternoon there was meeting
at the Town Hall of all the district
schools in town. Three long tables were
filled with specimens of their handiwork
showing much faithful work on the part
OF the teachers and pupils At l O'Clock
Mrs. Varnum, the superintendent, called
the children to order and there was a
short literary and musical program by
the pupils, followed by spelling con-
test. The first division of younger
pupils spelled well. Ruth McLochlin.
Gladys Gibson. Arthur Peake and Philo
Robinson, spelled everything that was
given them tor long time, but the last |
named spelled them all down and went
in with the second division and spelled |
them all down and was proclaimed the
town champion.
The Ladies Social Circle of the Metho-
dist church will serve a dinner at Mrs. /
Thursday, Feb. 4.
There will be meeting of the Woman's
christian Temperance Union, Thursday,
With Miss Laura c. Bailey.
DR.. Mackay attended meeting of the
Medical Association at St. .Johnsbury,
thursday.
The drama "Fisherman's Luck" given
y the East Peacham Club at Academy
HAIL. Friday evening was we'll rendered
nd much enjoyed by all who had the I
leasure of attending, but it was a dark
tormy night and many were unable to
tend
George Bailey from Nebraska is visit S
lg his mother, and Mr. and Mrs. Scott +
arnum, who have been called home t
ON Dakota by Mrs. Baileys illness, are
town at present,
Sunday evening there was mission q
" concert at the Congregational il
lurch, subject Turkey. Papers bv Mr..
hatfee, NJ. W. Martin, Mrs Nelson, ,
RS. Varnum and Miss Bessie Varnum
I'd solo by Miss Guth rie were enjoyed.
Mrs. Smart took her niece, Nina o
rench, to the hospital at Hanover last
rex. h
MIR. and Mrs. Joseph Guthrie are in ST. u
hnsbury.
Hon. f. 6. Fleetwood has accepted an
vltation to deliver an address at the d
Iteration to be held here Feb. IL in ~ ~
OF the 100th anniver- II
nv OF the birth of Abraham Lincoln. \ 7,