The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-24
PEACHAM

PEACHAM
The annual prize spelling and |
speaking contest of the district /
schools was held at the town hall on |
W edncsday, Jam. II at 10 o'clock a. :
m. The contest was conducted on an
entirely new plan from former
years. A list of about 1000 words
was used for the contest and each
pupil could try but once on word.
The fifth grade was called first to
spell. In this contest Preston Purple
was the. prize winner, next in order
were Roy Munger, Earl Threshcr,
Edmund Abbott and Lou Harvey
The sixth, seventh and eighth grades
were called and Preston Purple and
Roy Munger spoiled with them. In
this contest Endoro Hodg Ion was the
prize winner, with Gilbert Shaw, Ed
no Weed, Helen Sanborn and Carolyn
Martin in order. Endora L. HQdgdon
and Gilbert i. Shaw 90 to st. Johns
bury to the spelling contest Friday,
Jan. 80. The primary contest grades
II the words were given from the
spelling book. Helen Livingston was
the winner with Charlotte Moore, Ida
Ashford Stella Ashford and Earl
Thresher in order. The prize speak
inq,took place at ? p. m. After few
remarks by Supt. Harvey Burbank
the following program was carried
out:
SECTION L
Roy P. Munger Why Is It?
Alma l. Churchill Her New Brother
Charlotte r. Moore
Flag O. My Hand
theodore Darling
The Little Tin Soldier
I Ida l.. Ashford The Wind
Hazel n Goss Catching Sunshine
SECTION II
Anna Jean Wilson His Last Grafton
Earl N. Thresher
The Boy that Laughs
Benjamin A. Thresher
Which General
James A. Craig The Will
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Robert H. Darling
Lincoln's Address at Gettysburg
Reginald Z. Moore The Ghost
Forrest L. Robinson
The Fence or the Amber Lance
Gladys NJ. Howe
The Eight Hour Day
Margaret A. Lamb
Kentucky Philosophy
Albert G. Mackay
An Overworked Reciter
Julia d. Cowan
Grandpa's Spcctacles
Viola f. Robinson
Wynkeh, Blynken and Nod
Lou A. Harvey
The Salvation Of the Dawn
Endora /. HodgAon
In Manila Bay
In the first section Ida l.. Ashford
was the prize winner. Roy Munger
and Theodore Darling received hon
orable mention.
In the second section Gladys NJ.
Howe was the prize winner, and Lou
A. Harvey and Albert g. Mackay re-
ceived honorable mention.
Gladys NJ. Howe and Ida L. Ash
ford go to St. Johnsbury. Jan. %.
Whooping cough has made a gen
eral sweep of the town this fall and
winter with chicken pox following
close behind Mrs. Herbert Blair has
been i'll with chicken pOX.
The schools will not be in session
on Thursday and Friday of this week
a. the teachers 20 TO st. JohnSbuly
t. attend the convention.
C. F. Thresher has been sick bIt
is better at present writing
The annual church dinner and
business meeting of the Congrega-
tional church was held on Thursday,
Jan. -. A good crowd was present
considering the exceedingly cold
day. The following officers were
elected: Clerk. Mrs. Anna Abbott;
business committee for three years,
w. B. Martin; collector, W. n.
Blanchard; treasurer, NJ. ". Martin;
treas. of benevolent fund, L. L. Viii
son. lleCGlpta lOl VIC Se'4 P--'A'"D'
disbursements, $2047.48. All bills
are paid and amount in general fund
is 5000 and in repair fund, $24.13.
The meeting and dinner of the
Methodist church was held on Satur-
day. Jan. II. The Ladies Aid elect
ed the following officers: President,
Mrs.. Susan McLaughlin; vice pres,
Mrs. Elsie Chandler; sec, Mrs. Ber-
that Darling; treas, Miss NJ. Gene
va Chandler; ex COM, Miss NJ.
Glenn Chandler and Mrs. Lizzie
Butson; collector, Mrs. Alice NJ.
Hobart; chaplain, Z. NJ. Wheeler;
delegate, Z. NJ. Wheeler.
Mrs. Herbert Hooker remains fully
as well as she has been.
John Valnum's chimney burned out
Thursday night while they were at
the moving pictures, causing some
excitement but no serious damage.
The stage from Peacham to Barnet
went on runners for the first time
Monday morning, Jan. 10, having
made the trips all winter by auto
The meeting of the town auditors
is posted for Friday, Jan. 80.
TLo povt nnfnrfaiun1Qnt of the /