St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-28
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PF.ACHAM.
The Winners In the Town Speaking
and Spelling Contest-Locals.
| (Mrs. w. S. Sanborn, Correspondent
The town speaking and spelling
contest was held at the Town hall on
| Wednesday, Feb. 81. A good crowd
was in attendance. In the first sec
ton in spelling the order was as fol-
/ lows: Eva Allen, Agnes Goss, Agnes
Wilson, Anna Wilson. Edna Weed
| George Chandler, Carolyn Martin,
Harley Abbott, Helen Sanhorn. Ed
win 1hresher Gilbert Shaw and Ed
ward Bates. Eva Allen was the prize
winner spelling down on the word
| exquisite The first six from this
| list will spell at the final contest,
| March 3. In the second section III
| spelling those standing longest We're
| Thomas Carlson. n Dean Rowe, John
Bartos, Agnes Mackey, Clyde Brown.
Leslie Rowe, Doris Craig, Leonard
Darling. Francis Churchill. Mabel
Ainsworth, Elizabeth Jennison, Elmer
Dick. Thomas Carlson was the prize
winner, spelling down on the word
comparable" and the first six will
spell at the final contest. The follow
ing program was given at 2 o'clock:
Prayer by Rev. Roy Green; first sec
ton included the following speakers:
1.-The Night With the Wolf" Mildred
Morse, Grade V; "The Three Little
Mice" Wilson Thresher, "; "A Pill
grim Story" Margaret Miller V;
"Dolly's Wedding" Ethel McPhee.
III; Somebody's Mother" Delmar
Richardson, I: Five Years Old"
Mary Craig, 1; "a Welch Classic
Agnes l. Coss, VI; "The Inventors
Wife," Helen A. Sanborn. V; "Our
Fireplace" Harvey Powers, V; "The
Dearest Doll" Julia D. Cowan, II;
Kittens and Babies" Mary e. Wilson.
j. 1.-The Ballad of Sweet Pea" Agnes
NJ. Wilson, VI; "A Laughing in
Church." Alice Bates. V: "A Little
Girls Plant" Myrlee r. Clark, ".
The prize winners were Agnes NJ. Will
son and Agnes I. Goss. Those of hon
orable mention were Helen A. San
born, Margaret Miller. and Julia d.
BoWan. The second section included
the following speakers: THE Arabs
Farewell to His Steed," Grace OAR
ling, VII; Guilty or not Guilty.
Agnes B. Mackay, VIII: THE Faga-
bonds Thomas Carlson, VIII; Neigh
bors" Marion A. Craig, VIII; THE
Soldiers Pardon Earl Mcclellan,
VIII; "In Grandpa's Barn." Henry
Harrington, VIII; 1.-THE Morning Call"
Calvin G. Achilles, VII; How Saliva
dor Won,' U. Dean Rowe, VIII. The
prize winners were Agnes 3. Mackay
and Thomas Carlson. Those of hon
orable mention were N. Dean Rowe,
Marion Craig and Earl Mcclellan.
The prizes were copies of 1.-THE Four
Am erican Patriots Supt. Harvey
Burbank and the teachers of the
schools were judges of the speaking,
the points of which were position,
memory, expression, gesture and pro-
nunciation.. The final Union contest
will take place at Academy hall on
Saturday March g. The ladies of the
Congregational church will serve din
ner.
Paul Taylor, who has been very
sick with penumonia, is somewhat
improved but is still very sick.
Frank Taylor, who had pneumonia
two months ago, went on the stage to
Barnet Friday morning for the first
time.
The town schools were all closed
Thursday in observance Of Washing
toms birthday
Wallace Powers is not gaining as
fast as his friends could wish. He
was obliged to have a second opera
ton on his face Friday.
The death Of Walter l. French oc-
Cured at his home at Peacham Cor
ner Saturday, February IT. He had
been sick about two years with can
Ger on his face and during the latter
part of his sickness was a great suf-
ferer. He was born at East Mont
pelier in July, 1857. j.: He married
Flora Ainsworth of Calais and lived
in that vicinity for some time. Later
he moved to a farm in Peacham.
Three children were born, two of
whom are living, a son and a daugh-
ter, Glenn French and Miss Nina
French Mrs French died March 20,
1916. Last spring Mr.. French and
daughter, Nina, moved to o. Peacham
Corner, where his death occurred. lie
was a carpenter by trade and kept at
his work until about year ago. He
had been in the hospital twice at
Burlington and once at st. Johnsbury.
During his long and painful illness
he was most tenderly cared for by
his daughter, Nina French Besides
his son and daughter he leaves a half
sister Mrs. Simeon Hobart, of New
bury, and two grandchildren. Mr..
French was a member Of the NJ. E.
church and was good christian man.
The funeral was held at the M. E.
church on Monday, Feb. 10. Rev. Roy
Green preached assisted by Rev. Z.
A. Carlson. A quartet consisting of
Dwight Stoddard, Harlan Renfrew,
George Darling and George Smart,
sang. There were many beautiful
! flowers. The burial was at Peaeham
cemetery. The bearers We're Glenn
French, Erwin Hobart, Simeon Ho-
bart, Walter Hobart. Those called
from out of town to attend the fu-
neral were Mrs. Cora Green and
daughter, Viletta, of Danville, Mr
Hobart and son, Walter Hobart OF
Newbury, and Ralph Mclaughlin OF
Rolfonyj1le