St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02
PEACH-ANI
Village People Had a Christmas Party
at Blair's Hall.-Real Estate Deals

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Blair gave
the village people and few others an
invitation to bring their dinner TO the
new hall on Christmas day and enjoy
the day together. Forty We're pre-
l.sent and partook of a hontful dinner
of chicken pie, roast pork, mashed
potatoes and turnip pickles. pies, cef-
fee, etc, The afternoon was passed
with music and speaking by the crild-
rem. All enjoyed 4 right Merry CHRIST
mas.-Fred TAYLOR went to SUTTON
Thursday to see his uncle, H. A.
Blake who is very sick. He came
home Saturday night. He went
back to Sutton Monday morning.
Mrs. Goldie Grigwer who is teach
ing in Concord it at Frank Taylors
for week.-Harry Quimby of Bos-
ton is visiting his sister Mrs Morris
Smith.-Mr. and Mrs. Henry Somers
and Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Howe of
bridgeport. Conn.,, visited Mr.. and
Mrs. William Somers on Christmas
day Ellsworth Johnson is pressing
hay ut his barn at Peacham Corner
Mrs. Lewis Dana and son. Charles
of St Johnsbury have been visiting
sold his farm to Nathan and Willie
Banks of st. Johnsbury. lie will
move for the present into John
Lambs house at East Peacham.-Mr
Esden will sell his live stock at
auction Thursday, January at is
reported that Mr. and Mrs Roy
Coursen have also sold their farm
to the Bank brothers.-Philo Robin
son has gone to Danvillc to work for
j. w. Gillis.-Leslie Adams has -pur-
chased a pair of nice colts OF James
Craig.-Word was received Saturday
of the birth of a son, HardWicli, to
Mr. and Mrs. NeiId Montgomery. and
grandson of Mrs. Robert Craig
Word was also received of the birth
Of Il daughter to Mr.. and Mrs Will
liam Goodrich of ST. Johnsbury. the
last named baby being neice to
Mrs. Clarence Pillsbury of this town
E. B. Mcclellan has been very sick
with assesses on the liver-The fol-
lowing is list of articles made and
sent away since the Red Cross or
ganized to sew; 119 pairs of socks
81 pair Wristlets sweaters, % muf-
! fers, 9S handkcrchiefs. &c shoulder
! wraps, 81 hospital shirts, 90 pajamas.
81 comfort pillows, helmets, 81
crutch pads, Sc mitts, hot water
water covers, eye bandages, 16
threeyard bandageS, 50 sponges, G
/ comfort bags, 3S Christmas bags
There is also another lot -ton hand to
send next week which will make an
other large boX.--A Christmas tree
hal1 on
home of Mr.. and Mrs William San
born. short program was given
as follows: Music on photograph
silent Night" defamation. "A lit
! tie boys stocking" Wallace Taylor;
"A WISH Ellen Taylor: reading.
The Red Cross" Helen A Sanborn:
song, 'Hark the Herald Angels
Sing" instrumental music Robin
Red Breast polka Helen A San
horn; composition, THE First Christ
mas Gift Eva NJ Allen: recitation.
Fathers Box" Adella B. Coursen
song. Just before the battle moth
err" children. Twenty-one were pre-
sent and each brought small gift
which was placed on the table under
a cloth. after these We're drawn a
Christmas song was sung by the chill
dren after which Santa Clause APP
peared and after the usual number
of jokes took the presents from the
tree and distributed to young and
old. After which social evening
was enjoyed with music on the
monograph. Home made candy
and pop corn were served..-Christ-
mas trees, dinner and family gath
erings were held at Albert Peaks,
w. F. Powers, Conner Moore's Char
los Harrey's and Chester Clark s.
Miss Helen Bayley, teacher at East
Peacham gave a Christmas tree on
Friday afternoon at her school
house with an excellent program
Robert Moore acted the part of San
t. Claus and Ernest harrington
and Harvey Powers were dressed as
brownies and distributed the gifts
Mr.. Harvey Burbank was present.
The electric street lights were turn
ed on Saturday night at East Peach >
am. 10 in number. Six of these were
furnished by the Village Improve
ment Society of East Peacham.-Mrs.
w. F. Powers and Harvey are at
Lyndonville for a few days.-Arthur
! Rood of st. Johnsbury is at A G..
! Peak s.-Robcrt Mackay of Boston
is visiting his sister, Mrs. S. A. WEIGH.
Fred Hawkins is obliged to go to
the hospital at st. Johnsbury for a
time.-Nathan Banks has gone back
to st. Johnsbury.-At the meeting of
/ the Red Cross at the church on We'd
nesday. II were present and worked
on pajamas, ctc.-Mr. and Mrs. Will
! liam Somers were much alarmed ST
midnight Friday ,by their chimney
! Burning out. 1t We one of those bit
/ ter cold nights and n high wind. AS
they are q half mile from the nearest
! reighbor and Mr.. Somers is very
+ feeble the case might have been Scri-
Gus. but fortunately no damage re-
| sllited.-A union Christmas tree was
held at Academy hall, a good crowd
was present and a Christmas pro-
gram was given. At the close a col
lection was taken up for the Red
! Cross. Between s12 and $13 were
taken-Carroll Blanchard was home
for Christmas.-Henry Bradley and
bride of Boston have been visiting a.
his fathers, VIM; Bradley's. ON
Thursday evening a reception was
/ given them and about 80 were pre-
sent. The evening was passed with
music and games Refreshments Of