St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-10-13
PeaCham
Heaps of Fun and Pies at the Pie
SOciaI-LOcals.

Heaps of Fun and Pies at the Pie
SOcial-LOcals.
(Mrs. W. S. Sanborn, correspondent
A pie social was held Friday eve
ming, October 8, at the Ewell's Hol-
low school house. About 60 were
present. The following program was
given: Music, Lou Stevenson; reel
tation, Freda McCosco; reading,
Gladys Gibson; defamation, Where
the Mince Pie Crows" Dexter WEIGH;
essay on Pies, Agnes Craig; song,
Lou Stevenson; dialogue, pumpkin
pies, Marion and Roberta Craig,
Helen Sanborn and Minnie WEIGH;
recitation, my Grandma's Pumpkin
Pie" Helen A. Sanborn; original
poem by Norris L. Smith, the sub
ject of which was the quilt the ladies
of the club have been making. Re
sandwiches, pumpkin, squash, date,
raisin, cider, raspberry, apple and
chocolate pie were passed, after
which each man was requested to
write a recipe for the kind of pie
which he had eaten or pay fine OF
five cents. Robert Craig won first
prize for pumpkin pie. He received
pastry set. John Metcalf won the
BOBBY prize, which was small
pumpkin pie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Metcalf, Moses
Craig, Aileen and Vera Craig and
Henry Somers of st. Johnsbury were
at William Somers' Sunday.
Ira Welch has gone to Cabot to
work.
Mrs. David Stevenson and children
were at Robert Craig's Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Stafford Bayley are
rejoicing over the birth of a daugh-
| ter, Alma Frances, born Tuesday, DC
tober 5.
Miss Rose Davis has gone to St.
bloomsbury to work for Mrs. Fred
Foam.
Miss Helen Miles and Benjamin
Fields were married at Danv1lle,
"Wednesday, October 6. They will re-
side at his farm at the south part
of the town.
Miss Elizabeth Parker, Anna Rem
frew, Alma Bailey and Mrs. Walter
Blanchard were at st. Johnsbury
"wednesday
Rev. Mr.. Adams of Danville ex-
changed pulpits Sunday with Rev. T.
A. Carlson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Smith are
visiting at Ryegate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hobart of
Boltonville were visitors at e. j..
Hobart's Sunday and Monday.
Mrs. Harris of St. Johnsbury will
hold a millinery sale at the home of
Mrs. E. J. Hobart on Friday of this
weekday.
Several attended the installation
of Rev. Mr.. Laird at West Barnet
church Thursday.
Miss Prentiss has closed her cot
tage at HilIcrest and will soon go
to her home in Massachusetts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew HASTE and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Farrow went to
Boston Tuesday.
George Clark has had his build
ings newly painted. Fred Stoddard,
Norris Smith and Moody Quimby
have been doing the work.
Mrs. Laura Dana, who is in Bright
look is somewhat improved during
the past week.
On Saturday morning, October 2,
Margaret Olive Darling, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Darling, was
released from her long illness at the
home of her grand parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Butson, and went to
her Heavenly Father. For many
months she had been a patient suf-
ferer, and, though but a girl of less
than 10 years OF age, SH0 SAOWeQ
rarely gracious and mature Chris
tian character. She was member of
Mrs. Ollie McFarlane's class of girls
in the Congregational Sunday school.
AT the close of the funeral service,
which was held in the Congregation
al church, October A, her class sang
the class hymn, ''Blest Be the Tie
That Binds" A duet, ''Will There
Be Any Stars?" was sung by two
members of the class, the Misses
Karen Carlson and Dorothy Mackay.
and a solo, "Safe in the Arms of
Jesus by Mrs. T. A. Carlson. Ow-
ring to the remembrance of her many
friends it was remarked that she was
literally buried in flowers. Among
these was a tribute of roses from the
students and faculty of Peacham
Academy, with which she was iden-
titled as a student, for more than a
year. Born on April 8, 1900, the
short span of her life endeared her
to a large circle of friends young and
old, and her going has brought deep
sadness to many. The following per-
sons from out of town attended the
funeral service: From ST. Johns
bury, Mr. and Mrs. Burt Gardiner,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Whitehill, Mrs.