St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-10-25
PEACHAM.
Work Commenced On New Gym
nasium At the Academy-LOcal
News.

Work Commenced On New GYM
nasium At the Academy-LOcal
News.
(Mrs. w. s. Sanborn, Correspondent
Work was begun on Saturday for
the gymnasium in connection with the
academy. The junior branch of the
Alumni association have purchased a
piece of land between the academy
and the NJ. E. church for a site, and
it is proposed to erect a building 40x
so. On Saturday Is boys met with
all sorts of implements, including two
spans of horses driven by Philip Ken
erson and Glenn Watson, and a yoke
of oxen by PhiIo Robinson, and
good lift was made on the foundation.
1t is hoped to finish it this fall. The
girls of the association, assisted by
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlson, served a dinner
at the Town hall, consisting of baked
beans. brown bread, pickles, dough-
nuts, cake. coffee and pie. About 80
were present. It is proposed to have
entertainments during the winter for
the benefit of the gymnasium. A
masquerade will be held on Friday
night at academy hall.
A faculty reception was held at
Academy hall on Friday evening
which was attended by nearly 200
people. The play Wanted, a Wife,
was given by Cephas Guthrie, Annie
Mcclellan, Arlene Jennison, Muriel
Darling, May Gibson, Gladys Orion,
Marjorie Main, Mary Rust. Music for
the play fas furnished by Marion and
Agnes Mackay.
The Social Circle of the M. E.
church will serve a chicken pie sup.
per at the vestry on Thursday even
ing, Oct. 26.
Miss Rose Davis, who has
been at Brightlook hospital re.
Gently, has recovered sufficiently to
come to her sister, Mrs. Alfred Peaks.
While in the hospital the friends of
Miss Davis gave her a post card
shower of about SO cards which was
very much enjoyed by her.
Mrs. Kate Hutchinson has been
spending a week in Springfield.
Mrs. L. M. Adams has returned
home from st. Johnsbury, where she
has been nursing.
Roy Coursen left Saturday night
for Washington, d. c., where he will
remain for some time working. While
| at home he put in cement founda-.
| tons for a new barn.
William Allen returned home from
the Mary Fletcher hospital Friday.
Mrs. Henry Colby of ST. Johnsbury
has been visiting relatives and friends
in Peacham and DanviIle the past
week.
Quite a number attended the auc.
ton at the Drew place at Cabot Fri.
day.
Alfred Paquin of Hampton, N. H, is
visiting his daughter, Mrs. j. H Craig.
Ruth Hatch from Lyndon Institute
1ef4
urday
Frank Cooney and son, Robert, Oh
! Barnet, who have been doing carpen.
ter work for the past three months at
James Stevenson's, finished Saturday.
Mr.. Stevenson has done an extensive
job on his house, having put in a
story containing fine chambers, bath
room, hardwood floors and many
other improvements.
Colin Cassidy of Springfield, Mass,
came Saturday for a visit.
Mrs F. E. Palmer and Mrs. Martin
Hidden visited at Danville Tuesday.
Rev. and Mrs. Carlson were at ST.
Johnsbury Thursday, also Mrs Har.
rison Mclaughlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Munger and
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Munger of Ben
, son visited their brother, Ashley Mum
ger, and family recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Page of Bolton
} vile were visitors at Frank and Fred
Pollard's last week.
I Thomas Matthews has moved back
to Peacham.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Burns Abbott, Mrs
Lewis Abbott, Rev. Roy Green and
Bernice Blanchard attended the Sun.
day school convention at Brattleboro
Elsie Choate was at st. Johnsbury
Saturday. Mrs. Elsie Merrill visited
t in Danville the same day.
; Gladys Gibson has gone to Cabo
to work for Ernest Witham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Guthrie have
been visiting at Haverhfll and Other
places.