St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-02-17

Mr.. Fuller has been in town the
past week testing the milk of the
herds of those who recently Joined
the cow-testing association.
The last number of the lecture
course was given at Academy hall
Thursday evening, Feb. IL, by the
Otterbein Male Quartet and Bell
Ringers. 1t was without doubt one
of the best entertainments ever given
here. The readings by Mr.. Engle
were very much enjoyed. The hall
was filled to its utmost capacity. The
lecture course has been a success
this season.
Little Lucy Mclean of st. Johns
bury visited her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Russell B. Emerson, last
week.
Mary Bailey and Mrs. Andrews
have gone to New York. Bernice
Blanchard is keeping house for her
DR.. A. J. Mackay was home from
Montpelier over Sunday.
George Smith at East Peacham en-
tertained a few friends Tuesday eve
ming, it being his 18th birthday.
Mrs. George Gle, Sydney and Mil
dred of West DanviIle, Mr.. and Mrs
George Partridge and Mr.. and Mrs.
l.
and Mrs. George Smith the last of
the week.
Mrs. Brown of Danville is stopping
for a while with her sister, Mrs
Laura Dana.
The East Peacham Whist Club
met Saturday night at John Lambs.
Four tables were played and Mrs.
James Stevenson won first prize, John
w. Lamb, second. Refreshments of
sandwiches, cake and coffee were
served The next meeting will be at
James Stevenson's.
Miss Marion harrington visited her
sister, Mrs. Carl Woods, part of last
week at West DanVille.
Herbert Blair and Floriman
Churchill were at st. Johnsbury
Monday on business.
The prize speaking and spelling
contest of the Peacham schools took
place Thursday, Feb. IL, at the Town
Hall. In the first section in spelling
Clyde Brown won with Thomas o.
Carlson, Eva M. Allen and Doris
Craig in order. In the second sec
ton Olive Metcalf won, with Anna
May Lamb, Jean A. EMERSON and Ell
sic v. Mcclellan in order. These
four in each section spelled Saturday
in the Union contest. In the speak
ing contest the following program
was carried out. First section,
Naming the Chickens Margaret
Miller; my Pa" N. Dean Rowe;
my Teacher Knows" Agnes Goss;
"a True Story Marion Craig; "The
Little Boy who Ran Away" Cecil
Livingston; 1.-THE Old Roller Towel, -
Delmar Richardson; George Nj
diva" E. Harley Abbott; "a Domes-
tic Idyl," Edwin G. Thresher; "The
Mixed Order" Reginald E. Moore;
Betty and the Bear" Thomas o.
Carlson; ''The Rash Young Mouse, -
Marion E. Mackay; Glow Deacon
Adams Admonished his Son." Fran
els H. Bradley; "Baby Logic" Mar
garet Lamb; 1.-THE Lecture" Henry
w. harrington; "Bill Jones' Neigh
bors," Gordon G. WEIGH; Uncle
Reuben's Baptism" Burleigh r..
Darling; Something Unusual" Min
ME E. WEIGH; "Ned's Twenty-six
Servants" Clyde D. Adams; "The
Second Fable" Clyde H. Brown.
Second section, HE Didn't Sell, -
Gladys Livingston; Putting up O.
the Stove" Guy A. Halcrow; 1.-THE
School-masters Guest" Verna M.
Rowe; Johnny Judkins," Jean A.
EMERSON. In the first section,
Thomas o. Carlson won. Honorable
mention was given to DeImar Rich
ardson, Francis Bradley, Margaret
Lamb and N. Dean Rowe In the
second section, Verna M. Rowe won,
with honorable mention to Jean Kin
erson, N. Gladys Livingston, Guy Hal
crow. The first two in each section
spoke Saturday at the Union contest.
The North Peacham Social Club
will give an old-fashioned social and
box supper with a program of music
and speaking at the Ewell's Hollow
school house Saturday evening, Feb.
20. A fine will be imposed on those
not wearing old-fashioned dress.