St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-16
Peacham
Many Social Gatherings the Past
Week-More Real Estate
Business.

Business.
The G.. A. r. and w. R. G. met
Saturday with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Gracey. About As were present. A
bountiful dinner was served and all
did ample justice. The hospitality OF
the host and hostess are well known
and it is needless to say that a very
enjoyable meeting was held. The
next will be at Scott Darling's Oc-
Mrs. Palmer of Brooklyn, N. Y, is
spending the remainder of the month
with Mrs. f. E. Palmer.
Miss Marion Harrington was given
genuine surprise Friday evening, it
being her 18th birthday. The senior
and junior students at the Academy
and others were invited to the num-
Der of about so. Delightful refresh
ments were served. Miss Harrington
was the recipient of many nice gifts,
including a nice comb and brush
from the senior and junior classes.
The North Peacham Social club
gave a social at the Ewells Hollow
school house Saturday evening. Sep
TENDER IL. The following program
was enjoyed by those present. In
strumental music, Ella McCosco;
recitation, Janette Craig; song, Mrs.
L. M. Adams; reading, Daphne
Craig; dialogue, Marion and Robert
Craig; instrumental music, Mrs. L.
M. Adams; essay, Our Present
War" Mrs. Frank Robinson; dec
lamation, "Why Are the Prices
High?'' Clyde Brown; song, Agnes
Craig; dialogue, ''The North Peach
am Social Winnie WEIGH, Clyde
Brown, Dexter Welch, Robert Welch,
Carroll Brown, Eva Allen, Helen
Sanborn. The next meeting will be
September &c at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Craig.
Mrs. Agnes Craig was home
from her work at Danville Saturday.
G. F. Thresher has purchased
James Stevenson's place at East
Peacham. Mr.. Stevenson will move
| into his other place now occupied by
r. M. Davis and Mr.. Davis will move
into the Hopkins house.
Moses Edmunds, who has been in
town several days has gone to. his
home at Concord, N. H. Mrs. Ed
munds will remain another week.
Mrs. Addie Craig of Hampton, N.
H, is expected here Tuesday to visit
her sons, James and Robert Craig.
Rev. and Mrs. Carlson, Mrs. Ollie
M. Geneva Chandler and Wilbur
Watson attended the Sunday school
convention at East Hardwick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Davis escaped
from quite a serious accident when
looming from the Fair Wednesday
They were run into by Fred Cos
lant's auto, badly damaging the
wagon.
A smaller number than usual at
tended the Fair this year and all re-
port cold time.
The remains of Mrs Melvina
Young were brought here Friday
from the home of her son, Harry,
where she made her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. Hobart and Mr..
and Mrs. D. L. Moody spent Saturday
at Warren, N. H.
Miss Laura Rowe left the first of
the week for Boston, where she will
enter Simmons College.
The Ladies' Social Circle will meet
for dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. G. e.
Harrington.
A reception will be given Friday
evening at Academy hall for the
teachers and others.
Several cases of mumps are re-
ported at South Peacham.
MT. anu MIS-. n. II. Mackay ana
children of st. Johnsbury have moved
to Hon. Cloud Harvey's farm where
they will remain for the present Mr.
Mackay is in Maine doing some work
for the E. & T. Fairbanks Co.
Leonard Varnum is in quite poor
health.
James Stevenson raised his barn
Wednesday, there being about 20
present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Edwards
have purchased a very nice resi-
dence in Canada and intend to move
there as soon as convenient to do so.
Mrs. Benjamin F. Varnum, who
has been i'll for the past ten days
passed away at her home in the east
part of Peacham, Tuesday, Septem-
Der 1. She was born at Danville, |
January z, 1916. On January 81, |
1869, she married and moved to |
town and had always lived on the |
same place. She leaves to mourn her
loss one brother, Charles w. Law
renee of Lowell, Mass, two sons, |
George and Fred, of this town. The |
funeral was held at the house,
Thursday afternoon at one o'clock, |
the Rev. J. X. Williams officiating. |