St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-01
Peacham.
Annual Meeting of the yer-Cal-Pe-

Annual Meeting of the Ver-Cal-Pe-
The annual meeting of the Yer
Cal-Pe club was held Wednesday,
Feb. % with Miss Elizabeth Parker
After social hour dinner was serV-
ed and then meeting was called Tor
business by the president, Mrs.
Shaw. The roll was called and 70
members responded and messages
were received from three absent
members, Mrs. Palmer from Ban
gor, Me-, Miss Prentiss, from Win
chester, Mass, and poem
greeting the club was received from
Miss Jane E. CoWles of Plymouth,
Mass. They voted to pay for the
outside lamp at the library and to
get one for the inside. Mrs. Hutch
inson was appointed to confer with ex-
ecutive committee of the library as
ISOLATION i'm selecting suitable lamp.
Voted to do something about cata-
loguing books and Mrs. Carlson and
Mrs. Miriam Varnum appointed
committee to see what can be done.
Seven new names were proposed as
members; voted to receive them. An
entertainment committee was APP
pointed as follows: Mrs. Smith, Mrs
Carlson, Mrs. Mackay, Mrs. Ada
Blanchard and Mrs. Lydia Stro
bridge. Officers for the coming
year are as follows: President, Mrs.
Hannah Shaw; vice pres, Mrs. Nina
Hooker; secretary, Mrs. Laura C..
Bailey; treasurer Mrs. Nellie Ed
wards. Guests from out of town were
Mrs. Cheney, from ST. JOhnsbury
and Miss Amanda Bunker from Barn
stead, N. H.
A meeting of the Ladies' Mission
EHY.id Of
noon with Miss Laura G. Bailey.
Mrs. Clara Bailey.
On February Is, 1911, Mrs. Clara
Bailey of Peacham, in peaceful SUM
Der, passed into that sleep that
knows no waking. Mrs. Bailey was
of Scotch descent, daughter of Will
liam Whitehill of Ryegate, of a fami-
ly of five children brought up in the
strict regime of the Scotch Presby-
terrain faith. Her education consist
ed of such English as could be OBJ
tanned at the district schools with a
short course in Peacham Academy. At
the early age of 10 she was married
to Joseph Bailey. Upon the breaking
out of the war of the rebellion her
husband, with her full consent, en-
listed. One night early in his career
as a soldier, while on guard duty
having taken the place of brother
soldier, he was struck in the side by
a fragment of shell and the wound
proved mortal. And so Mrs. Bailey
young in years with three small
children to care for, possessed of
limited means, set her face for a
resolute battle with the world. Her
highest ambition was for her child
rem. She wrought unf1inchingly to
secure for each of them the best
HI 1I,@ @1.1
and that they be honorable and use
full members of society, was her
constant purpose. Mrs. Bailey join
ed the Congregational church in
Peacham in 1865, was always a con-
slant attendant upon the Sabbath
services, was member of the Sun
day school all her life, always pres
ent if possible, and for great
many years, until her last sickness,
was an active, faithful teacher. She
became member of the Woman's
Relief Corps in it's early years, was
always a hard worker in advancing
it's interests, had been it's president
and was secretary at the time of her
last illness. When the w. G. T. U.
was organized in town she was one
of the first to join and whatever
success that worthy institution has
attained, was due largely to her
earnest efforts and most generous
support. Time would fail to en-
umerate all the worthy organizations
of which she was a MEMBER Suffice
to say that most, if not all, those So
cieties which are the legitimate off
spring of the church, had Mrs. Bail
ey's name enrolled as an active,
earnest worker and very often a
most efficient officer. Mrs. Bailey
was always one of the most self
sacrificing of mortals. The cry of
distress and suffering from whatever
quarter, always found her ready
tend efficient aid In these modern
days of graft, and greed, and gain,
when men and women, too, are so
insanely bent upon securing the al
mighty dollar for purposes of sell
fish enjoyment only and self-ex-
ploitation, how refreshing. how en-
cOuraging, to reflect upon such a
self-sacrificing life devoted to the
good of humanity and the service
of God! She was buried from the
Congregational church in Peacham,
the services being conducted by her
pastor, Rev. T. A. Carlson, in a man
ner very solemn and impressive. The
floral offerings were very abundant
and beautiful.
Mrs. James Needham was at
South Cabot, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Smith of East
Haven visited at Frank Powers last
week going from there to South
Cabot.
Miss Flora Bickford went to Bos-
ton, Tuesday.
Miss Maude Foltz of Winchester,
Mass, has been visiting the Misses
Bickford.
Mrs. Mary Cheney of St. Johns
bury visited at Walter Blanchard's
last week.
Miss Ida Bailey returned home
from Lyndon, Friday, and Mrs.
Scott M. Farnum, who has been
stopping with her sister, Miss Mary
Bailey, since the death of their
mother, has gone to her home at
Lyndon.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Wav of ST