St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-03-06
PEACHAM.
The Village Incorporated and EIec
trio Lights VIII Be Installed
Locals.

Inc village incorporated and EAec-
tric Lights VIII Be Installed
Locals.
The village Of Peacham has been
incorporated and the bounds laid
out, the object being to light the
streets with electric lights and make
other improvements which have
been long needed
Arthur Peak visited his sister,
Mrs. F. c. Foam at st. Johnsbury
several days last week.
Mrs. Leslie Adams is quite sick,
also Mrs. Fred Powers and Mrs.
Charles Bradley at East Part.
Mrs. Kate Hutchinson and Miss
Alma Bayley spent a few days at
St. Johnsbury last week.
The Barnet Dramatic club will
present their play, my Old New
Hampshire Home" at Academy hall
on Tuesday evening, March IL.
Mrs. Peter Goslant was at st.
Johnsbury, Monday.
Charles EMERSON has been i'll for
two weeks with bad cold.
The church aid will hold a meet
ing at the vestry of the Congrega-
tional church Friday afternoon.
Light refreshments will be served.
| Il ".
social at the Methodist church YES
try Thursday, March IA. A short
program will be given and light re-
freshments served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver of Barre were
guests the last of the week at Rev.
Albert Abbott's.
Miss Anna Blanchard is home
from her teaching at Hartford for
short vacation
Clarence Morse of st. Johnsbury
was at his fathers. John Morse's,
Sunday.
Mrs. w. B. Hayward has gone to
Barnet, McIndoes and East Barnet
for a weeks visit.
Miss Pearl Giroux who has been
at Henry Lawrence's for some time,
has gone to her home at North Hat
ley, P. @.
Moody Quimby has gone to Bos-
ton to make quite a long visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Craig and
children of Hampton, n. H., are Wis
iting his brother, Robert Craig.
G. w. Esden has rented his store
to Frank Powers and sold him his
stock of goods on hand. They took
| inventory the last of the week.
Miss Elsie Choate has been oblig-
ed to go to the hospital in Boston
for an operation. She went Satur-
day. Mrs. Elsie Merrill and Miss
Mabel Darling accompanied her.
Jesse Smith of Lyndonville was
a visitor Sunday at Frank Powers
He and Mrs. Smith, who has been
here a few days returned to Lyn-
donville the first of the week.
Mrs. Harriet Powers who has
been quite sick with pneumonia, is
much improved.
Eugene Ash of Laconia, N. H.,
has been in town several days on
business.
John Chandler was at his faith
er's, Frank Chambers several
days last week.
Edith Allen came home from her
her school at Walden on Wednesday
to attend teachers examinations.
There we're five candidates at
the teachers examinations which
were conducted by Mrs. Clarence
Esden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Blair and
son were at Harley Swasey's at
Danville, Sunday.
The East Peacham v. /. S. served
supper Thursday evening, Feb %,
.
A fine supper was served to about
| 80. After supper the evening was
pleasantly spent playing games and
dancing Music was furnished by the
graphophone. The organ and violin
furnished music for dancing. Only
members of the society and a few
invited friends were present.
Mrs. Priscilla johnson Niles.
Mrs Priscilla NJ (Johnson) Niles
who died at her home in Minnea-
polls, Feb. Is, was born in Peacham,
I, 1881 She was one of the
family of eight daughters and one
son of the late Leonard and Betsey
| (MerrilD Johnson. Both parents
were born in and spent their whole
lives in Peacham. Priscilla was a
born teacher. All her schooling
came from the district schools and
the academy of her native town, ex-
cept what she could pick up at the
Teachers Institute which began to
be held in Caledonia County about
the time she began her teaching,
which was at the age of / 4 years.