St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-08-26
Peachan1
Academy and Public Schools to Open
September Happenings of
the Week.

tic AECAs
The academy will reopen Septem-
Der 1 with the same corps of teachers
Prof. nj. W. Chaffee, principal, Miss
Bertha Richardson and May Nc
Laughlin, assistants The district
schools begin on the same date, with
the following teachers: Corner, Miss
Day; Penny Street, Elizabeth Kim
ball; East Peacham, Ella Davis I;
Ewell's Hollow. Lena Wheeler; East
Part, Florence Chaffee; South Peach
am, Rose Moore.
Miss Anna Renfrew is visiting at
Groton.
Miss Elsie Choate accompanied
her brothers wife, Mrs. Isaac Choate,
and children to Manhattan, Mont, to
remain for some time.
Miss Mabel Wilson is chaperoning
party of campers at Joe's Pond.
Fred Hawkins and Ella McCosco
were at st. Johnsbury the last of
week with Charlie McCosco to con-
suit a doctor in regard to his eye,
which is paralyzed since his recent
illness.
Mrs. Frank Chandler of Orleans
and Mrs. Ray Wilkie of Wilder Wis
tied Mrs. Charles Thresher and other
relatives part of last week.
MI. anu MI I1dlIy L4cl00 VI LS0A4A-
ford Falls, Me-, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Laid of Lyndonville were at
Will Sanborn's Sunday on account of
the sickness of Mrs. Horace Ewell,
who is a little more comfortable.
Mrs. H. ]. Farman, who has been
so i'll is somewhat improved.
James and Frank Allen have gone
to LawdeT, Manitoba, one the harv-
esting excursion to be absent two
months at least. They may go from
there to California
Work is progressing on the state
road from Ewell's Hollow toward
East Peacham and the steam drill is
doing excellent work.
Robert Mackay accompanied his |
mother to Burlington Thursday where |
she underwent an operation Satur-
day for a flesh tumor on her neck. !
She is as comfortable as could be ex-
pected at present.
Mrs. Henry Lawrence, who has
been a great sufferer for months pass
ed away Friday night at the age of
ga years. The funeral was held at
the house Sunday. Bert and Stephen
Griffin, her two brothers, from La
COMO, and Scott and Carroll Kezer
from Hatley, P. O., were here to at
tend the funeral
The Ladies' Social circle will meet
for dinner at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Wheeler.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schmaling and
Ray Cooley and his mother attended
3ampmeeting at Lyndonville. Thurs
lay. Rev. Albert rGeen has also been
here the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Hunt of West
Virginia are visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Merritt Hunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Clark Wis
ted at George B. Clark's, Danville,
Thursday.
Mrs. Maggie Emery of Boston Wis
ted her sister, Mrs. Eliza Esden,
asst week.
Fred Stoddard and Gilbert Need
lam are painting H. A. Blair's barn.
Peter Goslant and F. B. Churchill |
we're at St. Johnsbury one day last
week. Mr.. Churchill is having a new
'iding pillow made which he expects
o get the last of this week.
Mrs. Clara Varnum suffered a bad |
hook last Saturday and is in weak
condition.
Mrs. F. E. Palmer, Miss Laura
Bailey, Mrs. John Varnum and Hon.
:. A. Bunker took trip to Willough-
" Lake Tuesday in E. j. Hobart's {
LutO.
Miss Kate Hartman of Kansas
ity has been visiting her cousin, Mrs
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Pollard are
moving into G. A. Kenerson's house,
which they have rented.
Mrs. Stafford Bailey and daughter
AVE returned from CRANKY, Mass, {
where they have been for a few !
weeks.
c. F. Thrasher will sell his farm,
asture and personal property at auc-
ion on Wednesday, September 2, at {
0 o'clock. :
The remains of Miss Jane e.
chamberlain of Cambridge, Mass,
we're brought here August IL for
urial in the family lot. She was a 5
ative of this place, having been born
ERE October /, 1881, the daughter
f Deacon Ezra Carter Chamberlain, |
7hO was the son of General William I
chamberlain, a Vermont pioneer. :
ane Chamberlain was graduated !
rom Mt. Holyoke more than 80 years
go and spent several years as a pre-
eptress in young ladies' schools in
lew York and New Jersey. All her
fe she was deeply interested in
hurch work and in helping the shut =
rs and needy. She leaves two sis
ers, Abbie Mellen Chamberlain of
ambridge and Washington, secre-
airy of the Chamberlain association
America, and Laura Bradley =
chamberlain, who was for ten years
missionary to Asiatic Turkey. Miss
hamberlain's death was the result
an accident. When on her way to ?
hurch on August 8, she was run over y
y a motorcycle which caused con- =
1ssion of the brain. She was taken :.
, the Peter Brigham hospital where Z Z
n operation was performed but it
as Of no avail. :,
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