Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-06-30
VERMONT NEWS.

THE MEDICAL COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT.
The exercises OF the 29th annual com.
mencement of the medical department of the
University Of Vermont took place at Howard
opera house, Burlington, Monday evening,
before a large and brilliant audience. The
exercises opened with prayer by Rev. L. D.
Brastow, d. D., following which the degree
of NJ ID. was conferred upon the 50 members
| Of the graduating class. Prof. A. F. A. King
acted as dean in the absence of DIR. S. W,
| Thayer. The honor men Of the class were
F. j. Aiken, Walter r. Barnes, VIM. D. Bu.
chanan, Ralph NJ. Garfield, H. II. Hollister
Frank N. Lewis, Edison S. Munger, W. NJ
| Pease, F. NJ. Stoddard, Norman p. Wood
Prizes of $50 and S25 were awarded to Edison
| s. Munger and Frank N. Lewis respectively,
as the two members of the class passing the
| best competitive examination in writing. The
valedictory address was by Hurry H. Tows-
ley, A. B.
Commencing with the fall term, s. W.
Landon of st. Adams will take charge of the
Burlington high school as principal. Mr..
Landon has been in st. Adams eight years,
and had charge of its schools seven years
Mrs. John Tatro was drowned near West
Addison last week, her horse backing the wag.
on of bridge. She leaves a husband and
| four children.
The death is announced, at the age of 81,
of Rev. Henry l.. Starks a well known mem
Der of the Troy conference and at different
times pastor of various Methodist churches in
Vermont.
General order, No 0, from the Office of
Adjutant and Inspector General Peck, an.
nounces the appointment Of Lieut.. Herbert
| S. Tutherly, LIST cavalry, U. S. A., professor
Of military tactics in the university of Yer
mont and state agricultural college, TO be aid
| de-camp on his staff, with the rank of colonel.
DIR. H. C. Day of Bennington has in his
possession copper cent recently found on
the field where the battle of Bennington was
fought. The face of the old coin is stamped
with a male fgure-head with tho name Of
George /. above it. On the reverse side is
female figure with the word ''Brttania" above
it. The coin is considerably eroded, but the
date, 1925, is visible.
Mr.. W, F. Smith, for some time past the
| general passenger agent of the Central Yer
mont road, has resigned that position, and
has been appointed general Eastern passenger
agent, TO have charge, under the general pas
senger agent, of the agencies OF the Central
Vermont in New York, New England and
Canada.
DR.. A. A. Hayes, for many years state
assayer of Massachusetts, is dead at the age
sor, but his life was mainly spent in Boston.
His place in the scientific world was high
one, and he made many important contribu-
tons TO the literature of chemistry and geol-
ogy.
This prayer cure" is recorded at Paw.
let: Miss Ella Cleveland has been confined
to her bed for two years, entirely helpless
She arose from her bed last Thursday, walked
several feet, and is rapidly gaining in health
and strength. She attributes her recovery to
the power of prayer made In her behalf.
The Barton Monitor says, A man may
| be seen on our streets daily, drawing logs,
who has but one arm and upon that only the
| forehnger and thumb of the hand yet in
some way he manages TO swing up under q
wagon heavy hardwood logs, fastening the
chains and doing work that ordinary men find
hard to do alone. He is q good Joiner, and
makes better butter-tubs and coopers ware
than any one else in the vicinity. His injury
was received many years ago by the prema-
ture discharge of a cannon one Fourth of July.
Citizens of NoVthGsld have contributed
$500 toward the improvement of the grounds
around Lewis college.
Mrs. Solomon Norton of Huntington step
ped on rolling stone and fell, breaking her
leg below the knee in two places.
Albert LABarron of Cabot found a young
colt mired in mud-h hole, aud while raising it
to its feet was fpriopsly attacked by the moth
er, who caught him by the nose with her
teeth, and completely tore away one nostril,
The wound was dressed, and La Barron will
recover; but his beauty will be marred for
life