St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-06-25
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The graduating exercises of the
schools of the town were held Thurs
day at the town hall. Following is
the program given: Music, The
Army Song by the eighth and ninth
grades; prayer, Rev. Mr.. Seller; The
Revolutionary Alarm, charles Dana
Carlson; The night after Shiloh,
Ruby Jean Rowe; A little Boys Ad-
vice, Wallace S. Taylor; Little Boy
Blue, Gordon G.. WEIGH; Barbara
Freitchie, Isabel Bradley; The Cir
Gus Baby, Margaret o. Darling;
The little black-eyed Rebel, Vera
Jennison; Grandpapa's Spectacles,
Agnes Goss; music, Morning Glory
Song, third and fourth grades; reci-
tation, Agnes M. Wilson; Counting
Eggs, Winifred Rogers; Having
Company, Gladys Livingston; The
Georgia Volunteer, Annie L. Killam;
Advice to Young Men, Roscoe A.
harrington; music, Loves Old
Sweet Song, eighth and ninth
grades; presentation of diplomas;
address, Harvey Burbank; singing
of America. Following is the class
roll: Charles Dana Carlson, Ruby
Jean Rowe, Orange w. Taylor, Isa-
bel Bradley, Margaret o. Darling,
Vera Jennison, Winifred Rogers,
Charles E. Wheeler, Annie L. Kill
lam! Roscoe A. FarringtonI The
last named led the class. Charles
Dana Carlson stood second and
Annie L. Killam was third in rank,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fenton of New
York, who have been visiting at
George Stoddard's, left Monday.
All the schools in town closed
Friday but East Part, and Penny
Street. These two have one more
week
Sunday, June 20, will be observed
as Children's day at the Congrega-
tional church and the following Sun
day the Children's day exercises will
be held at the Methodist church.
John Wilson and Miss Mabel Will
son attended the funeral of E. E.
Crane at Danville, Thursday.
In the school at Ewell's Hollow,
taught by Miss Ella Davis of VALID
en- the following had no absent
marks during the term: Paul L.
Taylor, Wallace S. Taylor, Richard
Collins, Minnie S. Welch, Dexter
E. Welch, Clyde H. Brown, Adolph-
us Phillips, Mary Elliott. Clyde D.
Adams was absent one day. The
school has found 121 flowers. In
this contest Mary Elliott stands first
and Richard Collins, second.
The North Peacham Social club
held their social and box supper
Friday evening at the Ewell's Hol-
low schoolhouse. The program
under the charge of the teachers,
Miss Davis and Miss Chandler, was
a pantomime play of "A Visit from
Mother Goose and Her Family" and
was one of the best things ever
given at that place. Each character
appeared in costume, some of which
were very amusing. Following was
the cast of characters: Mother
Goose, Miss Geneva Chandler; Old
King Cole and Old Mother Hubbard,
Orange Taylor; Humpty Dumpty,
Clyde Adams; Beggars, Clyde
Adams, Dexter Welch; Peter Pump
kin Eater and wife, Clyde Brown
and Minnie WEIGH; Little Boy
Blue, Clyde Brown; Little Bo-Peep,
Mary Elliott; My Little old Man and
1, Mary Elliott and Adolphus Phil
ipps; Bachelor and wife, Richard
Collins and Helen Sanborn; Jack
and Jill, Wallace Taylor, Helen
Sanborn; Dillery Dollar, Shirley
Goss; Old Man and Woman who
Went a Shearing, Archie Craig and
Janette Craig; Mary Quite Con-
trary, Marion Craig; Dafy Down
Dilly, Roberta Craig; Little Miss
Moffett, Agnes Craig; Little Jack
Horner, George Chandler; Jack be
Nimble, Carroll Howe; Simple ST.
mon, Paul Taylor; Curly Locks and
Suitor, Doris Welch, Robert WEIGH;
''To Market, to Market" Carol
Brown The program concluded
with a grand march by all the char
acters. Music was furnished by
Lewis DOuse, violin and Mrs. Leslie
Adams, organ. About 80 boxes
were auctioned off by William San
born, after which coffee was served.
The proceeds amounted to $14.25
Union Supt. Harvey Burbank was
present and gave a short talk.
Hiram Aiken died at his late
home, June IA, after short illness.
He was a resident of Peacham for
80 years. He was born at Cabot,
Sept. Is, 1923. He was a civil war
veteran, enlisting in Co. A, of the
10th Reg. of VT. volunteers, where
he served three years. He was a
m0mD0T Oh the M0LQOQlSI EplScOpdI
church of Peacham. He was united
in marriage with Rose Mclaughlin
in 1858. Five children were born
to them, of which four are living,
three sons and a daughter. He also
leaves seven grandchildren and
three great grandchildren. He
leaves an aged wife who lives with
the youngest son, Arthur, on the
home farm. Mr.. Aiken was a kind
man in his family and was respected
by all who knew him. The funeral
services were held from his late
home Tuesday, June II, Rev. ]. K.
Williams officiating. Interment was
at Peacham cemetery under the aus
pices of the G. A. r. Those from
out of town to attend the funeral
were Leonard Aiken, son and daugh-
ter of Turner's Falls, Mass, Nelson
Aiken of Groveland, Mass, Mrs.
Lizzie Thurber, Coventry, Mrs. Car
RE Beck and Miss Ella Mclaughlin
of st. Johnsbury.