St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-02-03

Farmers Association Hold Weeks
Meeting and Listen to Fine
Talks by Specialists.

Farmers ASSOCIATION dOl0 week s
Meeting and Listen to Fine
Talks by Specialists.
| (Mrs. w. S. Sanborn, Correspondent
The Peacham Farmers Association
held meetings at the Town Hall the
past week, every day and evening,
with speakers from the Burlington
extension school of agriculture. The
meetings have been very interesting
and instructive S. N. Stimson.
county agent, spoke on the corn and
hay crop and farm management in
general Mr. Taylor spoke on COM
munity building, Mr.. Ingalls, ON the
boys and girls club, Mr. Downing
on soil, potatoes, corn fertilizer, ETC.
Mr.. Terrill spoke on practical breed
| ing and herd management, Mr.. Chan
dler on forestry and farm forestry,
Mr.. Lawrence on poultry and egg
production. Friday the annual farm
ers' dinner was served to about 800.
In the afternoon Mr.. Moran gave a
talk on calf raising and also set
forth the advantages of the COW test
| ing association. At the same time
Mrs. Chase and Miss Newton spoke
in the upper part of the church on
domestic science and the Lyndon
Home Garden class. Mrs. Chase ex-
planned the methods in a way that
held the audience from start to fin
ish. Seldom have we had the pri-
vilege to listen to a more interesting
talk. Every point touched upon was
practical and sound common sense.
The annual town contests of
schools will be held at the Town
Hall, Thursday, Feb. IL. The spell
ing will begin at 10 o'clock and
speaking at 100 p. m. Each school
in town will have three speakers
and all may spell.
The union contests will be held in
Peacham Academy Hall, Saturday,
Feb. Is. The spelling will begin at
10 o'clock and the speaking at 1.3O.
Each town will have two speakers
and four spoilers in each section.
A spelling school was held at
Green Bay school Wednesday eve
ming, Jan. 20. Those standing long
est in the school contest were Cor
don G. Welch, first, followed by AL
bert M. Petrie, Mabel v. Watson,
Burleigh R. Darling, Lydia Annis,
Carl Watson and Mary Annis. In
the general contest Henry Bolton
stood the longest with Nola Fellows
Perley Jennison, Gordon Welch and
Bertha Darling next in order. Miss
Nola Fellows is the teacher.
A spelling school was held at Ew-
ellis Hollow school house Saturday
evening, Jan. 80. In the school con-
test Earl Mcclellan won with Elsie |
Mcclellan, Eva Allen, Helen SanbOrn, |
Carroll Howe and Minnie WEIGH next
in order. In the general contest it
was called a tie, the hour being so
late with Harvey Burbank, Mrs. AL
fred Peak, Lena Wheeler and Philo |
Robinson standing. A fine program
of speaking and singing was given
by the pupils. The North Peacham
Social Club served coffee and sand
wiches and cake. A good crowd
was present. Miss Lena Wheeler is !
the teacher.
The East Peacham v. l. S. held a
poverty social Thursday evening at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert !
Blair About 8 5 were present. The
costumes were very suggestive of
hard times and some of them were
very amusing. James Stevenson and |
George Esden were each fined for |
wearing new shoes. Coffee, sand
Wiches, cake and doughnuts were |
antly passed with games and music. |
Mrs. Milton Farrow is suffering |
from the humps.
w. S. Sanborn began cutting ice |
on the pond at Ewells Hollow the
first of the week.
The Ladies' Aid of the M. E.
church will serve a warm dinner at
the church Saturday, Feb. 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin ]. Hobart were |
called to Newbury, Wednesday on ac-
count of the illness of Mr.. Hobart's !
father. He is more comfortable at
present.
Miss Phoebe Harvey of Boston is
caring for Mrs. Harriet Hooker who
is getting along as we'll as can be .eX-
pected.
Miss Elsie Garvin has the mumps
and is unable to return to her school !
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