St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1919-01-08
PEACHANi

Church Aid the following officers
we're che. en-: President, Mrs. Ole
MctarIane; secretary and treasurer,
Miss Anna Rentrew. Five vlce-presi-
tents were chosen as follows: Mrs.
CARLSON, Mrs. Charles Stewart, Mrs
george Esden, Mrs. Walter Blan-
l!lard and Mrs. Howard Hebbleth-
uaItc.
The annual meeting Of the Library
Association that was to have bee.
lcld Oh Friday evening, Jan. 8, was
,ostponed or account of the wealth
u.
Mrs. J. x. Williams has gone t,
massachusetts, where she VIII spen'
,e winter with her children.
Crank Allen, who has been spend
l..g q short furlough at his HON,
ere left Wednesday for Pittsburg
"a, where he vas obliged to repor,
ian. 8.
i. +. Allen and family received {;
c.te- written Dec. s from Pvt. Wi.
I'm Alien last week. He wrote h.
y-as in central France and had jus
,'cturned from y IA mile "hike" an'
vas resting. Said he had been in til
ront lines, but was perfectly wei
I'D as happy as he could be so ia
sway from home. The only perso
&c has seen that he knew was FREE
,,eedham, 4 Peacham boy. He ha
cen transferred to the 10th divisio
20. G, 307.
Seymour Hutchinson who returne'
ron Camp Merritt, N. j., on Chris,
las night to his sisters, Mrs. Bel
EigeIow's, has had the experience O
being in three big drives, Rellea'
Wood, Chateau Thierry and tn
Marne. He was also in the hospita
since October s for trouble with h
back. He left St. Johnsbury on tn
morning of Feb. %, 1918 for Cam!
Greene, Charlotte, N. c., and fro:
here he went to Camp Mills, N. Y
md overseas in May, 1918.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. e. Farringto
have received Z letter from their SO
Warren harrington in France. TIL
letter was dated Dec. IA. He said h
was in the last big drive, had be-
in the hospital but was all right no
and was waiting his turn to com
home.
Dascomb Rowe, who has been {:
prisoner in Germany since April, 191
has written his parents, Mr.. and Mr..
Ed. Rowe, that he has reache
France. The letter was dated Nov
Is. He was last in Limburg prise
and but for the Red Cross woul
have nearly starved to death.
Letters have also been received
from Ralph Hay and Charles Jenn:.
son, who are in France saying the,
were weif anT expecting soon to re
turn to the United States.
William Nunn's family have n.
been i'll with the grip, also Mrs. +
G. Chandler.
The annual New Years tree wa
held on Wednesday evening at tn
Ivestry and town hall. About IS wer
present. The entertainment consis,
ed OF a program, games and music
AS the New Year approached Rev
I. A. Carlson conducted short ser
vice and then wished them all {:
Happy New Year. Refreshments
coffee and doughnuts were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Powers ar
rejoicing over the birth of SO
Clarence Frederick, on Friday NOR
ing, Jan. 9. Mrs. Charles Morse
caring for Mrs. Powers and infan
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stewart wer
ii St. Johnsbury Saturday.
Henry Taylor of Concord, N. H
who has been here 4 week with hi
mother. Mrs. Orange Taylor, We
home Monday morning. Mrs. Taylo
remains about the same.
Mrs. George Miller and little Sc,
have returned home from the Eros
ianiiorium and Mrs. Henry Bolto
! rom st. Johnsbury hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Welch and so,
ltalph, have gone to James Craig
or the present to work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew HASTE gay
= private party on New Years E,
in Blair's Hall, at East Peacha-
Hbout 25 We're present. A bountifr
upper consisting of oysters, cracl
'rs. eggs, rolls, cake, doughnuts a,
'offee was provided by the host a.
hostess. ana very pleasant cvenin
enjoyed in cards, games and music.
The school directors of Peacho.
net all the teachers in town on S,
''"dav at the schoolhouse at Tc
"oacham to see what was to he do
about making up'the four weeks To-
~ the fall en- account Of influenza.
vas decided 10 mike it M ard th-
he teachers should have pay for tv'
weeks Of the time. >7