St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-05-15
Peacham
Mrs. Mercy Hooker Celebrated Her
Esd Birthday--M cLachlin Farm


Saturday afternoon was an unusu-
ally happy occasion. 1t was the 93d
birthday of Mrs Mercy Hooker and
many of her relatives and friends
were. entertained at her home with
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Hooker. About
40 were present. Mrs. Hooker can
see to. read and knit and her inter
est in her friends and their doings is
as keen as ever. AS she is unable to
walk around alone she spent the af-
ternoon in her pleasant room with
her sister, Mrs Harriet Hooker and
surrounded by their many friends
They said of the seven children Of
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hazen
blanchard, five we're living, all over
80 years of age and one over so.
These were Chandler Blanchard,
Mrs. Sarah Blanchard Hooker and
Mrs. Isabel Blanchard Jones, these
three living west and the two in this
town. A table was spread for
aunt Mercy, her sister and friends
in her room and on this table was a
table cloth spun and woven by her
grandmother. Among the friends
from out of town were Miss Elsie |
! Hooker from Morrisville, Mr.. and
Mrs Burt Hooker from Bradford |
and Miss Bingham from st. Johns
bury.
Friday evening a reception was
given Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Law
renee in the ladies' parlor of the !
church. The many friends as
well as former pupils OF Mrs. |
Ellen Nye Lawrence were present to /
Congratulate the happy couple. At |
a long table in the hall cake and cof-
fee were served. During this time |
! rfro fcI Ixr 4 n
fSafford Bayley, accompan ed by |
Miss Katherine Hooker at the pia-
no. Later Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence I
with piano and violin, gave a fine
concert.
Saturday the Village Improvement
society did some necessary street
cleaning, mending side walks, setting
out trees and plants, burning rub
bish, etc. The ladies furnished din
ner at the town hall.
The Ladies' Missionary society
will hold their meeting Friday after
noon at the vestry. Supper will be
served at the usual hour when the
gentlemen are invited Subject for
the meeting Medical Missions.
(From Regular Correspondent.)
One of the largest auctions in
town for some time was held Tues
day at the residence of the late f.
H. McLachlin at East Peacham. An
immense amount of property was
sold including the farm which was
bid off by Walter Harvey for $1,000
and afterward sold to Elmer Far
rington of West DanviIIe, who will Il
soon move his family here.
John Stevenson who has been
spending the winter at St. Cloud,
Florida, has returned and is at
James Stevenson's.
Bert Graham of Walden has NOV
ed his family into Arson McDon-
AIDS house and Fred Taylor has
moved from Walden to Frank Tay-
lor's.
Robert Steele has purchased an
automobile.
Bert Paquin who has been in town
has gone to his home at Hampton,
N. HI. While here he sold his farm
known as 1.-THE Hunt place" to
Willis Brown of New Hampshire.
Bert Metcalf moved last week to
what is called 1.-THE Clifford place"
now owned by Ed. Rowe of Sutton,
N H.
Dana Carlson got quite badly hurt
Friday by a base ball hitting him
in the face during ball game.
Mrs. Helen Woodward's house in
the north part of the town was
burned to the ground early Sunday
morning, the cause of the fire being
unknown. Mrs Woodward had not
been staying there the past week
and the day before the house burned
moved her things to Mrs. Phoebe
Young's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Adams
brought their baby boy here from
North Danville Saturday for burial
in Peacham cemetery. The little
fellow had been sick the greater
part of his short life.
Mrs. o. B. Exley and daughter,
Gratia, have gone to Boston on ac-
count of the illness of Mrs. Exley's
mother.
Mrs. Andrew Lawrence has pur-
chased a new piano.
John Rice of Northield was at A.
L. Peaks Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs Ashley Munger we're
at MarshfieId Sunday.
Miss Genevieve Prentiss of Win
chester, Mass, has come to her
cottage here.
Mss Margaret Chapman of Barnet
was at her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Chapman's several days last
week.
Frank Pollard and mother, Mrs.
were at Monroe, Wednesday
to attend the funeral of a relative.
Mrs Taisey will remain for a few
days.
DIR. A. J. Mackay attended a med
ical meeting at Burlington Wednes-
day and Thursday. 4
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Hooker Of
Bradford were in town over Sunday /
coming here to help celebrate Mrs.
Mercy Hooker's 93d birthday.
Gardiner and Laura Kenerson
who have been spending the winter
in Boston have come home. Mr.. |
Kenerson is suffering from erysipe-
las.