St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-06-28
PEACHAM.
Closing Exercises of The Schools
Good Record for Harold Somers.

i Schools at Peacham Corner and
/ Green Bay taught by Miss Rubie VIII
son and Stella Wilson closed Friday
and united in a picnic in D. l.
Moody's grove. North Part school
and Ewell's Hollow taught by Miss
Mabel Chandler and Glenn Chandler
united in a picnic at the James Craig
place. The school at East Peacham
! taught by Miss Alice Page closed
Friday with a perfect attendance OF
/ eight scholars. Sadie Powers has
had no marks for three years. There
was a flower contest, and l5l varle-
ties were found of which Haroio
Somers stood first with Sd varieties
and Florence Hayward second with
over SO varieties In the examlna-
Itions the lowest per cent was ~ IL
/ and the highest SO ~ which was at
tanned by Harold Somers. me
teacher took the pupils to Harvey
pond and gave them a ride on the
| steamer and treat OF ice cream.
Miss Page went to her home at Dan
Vile, Saturday.
Big sale at Harris. See page 8
| for particulars.
Mrs. Robert Steele has been quite
sick for few days.
| Oliver Cowan has been building
an addition to his horse barn. Carroll
Somers is working for him.
Mrs. Margaret McLaren and Miss
Alice Gillander of Barnet are visit
at James Stevens.
Mrs. George Gle and daughter,
Mildred, of West Danville are spend
| ing the week at George Smiths. Sid
ney Gle was there Tuesday.
Robert Stevenson and Arson Nc
Donald attended the funeral of E..
J. Smith at Barnet Tuesday.
The Sunshine club met Saturday
at the home of Miss Lucinda Steven
son. Twelve members were present
and a few invited guests. 1t was a
business meeting and election OF Of
ficers. The club finished some
work already begun and got some
straw ready to make fancy baskets.
Sandwiches, cake and ice cream were
served.
The Ladies' Missionary society
gave a strawberry and ice cream
festival at the vestry Friday even
ing. There was large crowd pres
ent. A series of tableaus illustrating
the June number of the Ladies' Home
Journal was very successfully given.
Mrs. Owen Somers went to Whit
insville, Mass, Wednesday return
ing Friday where she visited her
daughter; Mrs. Milo Kinney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Somers have
been visiting the past week at John
Bandy's in Barnet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Esden were
at ST. Johnsbury Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waterman and
daughter of Thetford came Tuesday
to G. w. Esden's returning home
Saturday.
Mrs. James Needham was at South
Cabot Thursday.
Mrs. Allen Bartlett of Harvey was
visitor at George Smiths Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Morse and
son, Walter, of st. Johnsbury were
at John Morse's Friday and Saturday.
James Somers visited at Albert
Wright's in Newbury Saturday.
Carroll and Harold Somers were at
ST. Johnsbury Saturday also Rev. and
Mrs. T. A. Carlson.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hartman of st.
Johnsbury were at Owen Somers' Fri
day coming by auto.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Swasey of
Danville visited at Herbert Blair's
Sunday.
E. D. Somers has bought John
the hay this week.
Mrs. w. B. Hayward was at West
Barnet a part of last week.
John Lamb of East Peacham came
very near being the victim of a fatal
accident Tuesday. When ION his re-
turn trip from Barnet with the
creamery team he met an auto near
e. J. Smiths. The team at once
became unmanageable and the wagon
was thrown over high bank bottom
side up with Mr.. Lamb under it. For
tunately the horses were pinned Sc
curely, the left one being thrown
completely over the other. Warren
Chapman and his father heard the
noise and went to the rescue and
with the help of DR.. Kicker and Will
auto, succeeded in extricating Mr..
Lamb from the wreck. He was
bleeding profusely from a bad cut
in the neck which DR.. Kicker attend
ed to. He was taken to the home of
E. j. Smith and DR.. Elliott dressed
the remainder of his wounds con-
sisting of badly cut lip and a cash
over one eye. These were the most
serious although he received many
minor bruises. Mrs. Lamb was sent
for and returned with Mr.. Lamb
that night in Don Judkins' automo-
bile. He is doing as well as can be
expected.
Miss Rainey of Virginia came
Thursday to visit at Rev. H. J. Far
mans.
Arson Mcdonald who has been
visiting in Littleton came home Sat-
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Chamber
lain of Barnet visited at George
Chamberlain Sunday. also Miss
Nellie Rogers who is working at
North Danville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Somers and
James and Mr.. and Mrs Carl Somers
expect to leave Wednesday for the
Canadian northwest
An automobile party consisting of
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Ladd of Lynn
donville, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry John
son of Augusta, Me-, and Mr.. Gale,
chauffeur, took dinner at Horace
EwelPs Sunday