St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-29
PEACHAN.
The BIair-Siller Wedding-A Dog
Acquiring Fame AS a Wild Cow
Catcher.

OabclCf.
CMrs. w. S. Sanborn, Correspondent
A very pretty home wedding took
place on Wednesday at s o'clock at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. +. G. Shaw
at South Peacham, when Mrs. Shaw's
sister, Miss Bertha Elizabeth Blair
became the bride Of George Franklin
Miller. The ceremony was performed
by Rev Mr.. Brownlee of West Barnet,
the brides pastor. in the presence of
80 relatives and friends, the double
ring service being used. The bridal
party stood under an arch of ever
green and white chrysanthemums.
The brides dress was white satin and
geOrgette crepe and she carried a
shower bouquet of white roses and
lilies of the valley. Little Katharine
Shaw acted as ring bearer, carrying
the ring on a little tray. Marion and
Agnes Shaw were flower girls. They
were dressed in white and carried
yellow chrysanthemums. Miss Kath-
arine Hooker played the wedding
march There were many beautiful
and useful gifts including linen, silver
money, etc. Mr.. and Mrs. Miller are
popular young people, both being
graduates of Peacham academy in the
class of '0S. Mrs. Miller is also
graduate of Johnson normal school
and has been a successful teacher
since her graduation. Mr.. Miller is
graduate of Norwich University.
They left that night for Boston, where
Mr.. Miller has a position in the office
of the Vermont Marble company.
Arch Craig has a dog that is well
worthy of mention. He has caught
cattle that were wild in the pasture
for three different parties that it
would have been nearly impossible to
have captured alive. He catches
them by the tail and holds on with
an iron grip. In one case he threw
the animal.
The schools closed Friday for the
Thanksgiving vacation and the teach
ers' have all gone to their respective
homes
Mrs. Mary Mackay visited her
daughter, Mrs. L. A. Welch, last week.
Miss Mabel Mackay Of West Barnet
was also d visitor there.
Mrs. Harriet Powers has been quite
sick the past week.
Miss Marjorie Main is spending a
week at her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. d. ROwland's, at East Cor
inth
Mrs. George Richardson is sick with
grip Mrs. Andrew HASTE is also
sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Plyna Douse are re
joicing over the birth Of a son, Satur-
day, Nov. %.
The entertainment at the town hall
on Friday evening by Miss Elsie
Choate and her pupils was very sue
cessful The play Of "Hiawatha," was
f.1
About SIP were taken in from the
entertainment and sale of home made
candy. The play will be repeated
Friday evening in academy hall for
the benefit Of the Sunday school.
Miss Gladys Clark completed a very
successful term Of school at North
Part on Friday. Saturday evening
she and her pupils gave a box supper
with a program consisting of a play,
THE First Thanksgiving" recitatiOns. |
music, etc. About ST. were taken
which VIII be used to buy a new or
gan. The phpils having no marks |
were Audrey, Roberta and Marion |
Craig, Mary Sulham, Doris Craig, |
James Craig, Agnes Goss, George |
Chandler. Sarah Dee had one-hall |
day and Willie Dee and Lawrence !
Woodward one day.
The academy closed Friday and the !
teachers, Prof. Ross, Miss Gardner. J
Miss Besiegel and the training teach |
er, Miss Talbot, have all gone home |
for Thanksgiving.
The first basketball team went to |
McIndoes Friday night where they de |
feated McIndOes IS to 6.
Rev. Roy Green will preach at New |
bury Sunday, Dec. 3, and Rev. Mr.. |
Lowe win preach at the NJ. e. church !
The first lecture Of the course was |
given Thursday evening by Miss Wet |
eel, reader, and was very enjoyable. !
1t was a poor night, being very rainy |
but the crowd was very good.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garfield Darling were !
at st. Johnsbury Saturday.
A school entertainment was given /
at East Peacham Wednesday evening !
by Miss Alice Fay and her school. |
The program consisted of rotations |
singing and a play, "A Thanksgiving |
Home made candy was
sold and SO were taken.
Thanksgiving exercises were held at |
East Part, South Peacham, and South !
Part schools in the afternoon. Mrs. |
StOddard. teacher at the South Part
school, treated her pupils with a |
candy pull.
Ewell's pond is frozen over and the |
skating is the best it has been for a |
number of years.