Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-12-22
VERMONT NEWS.


NEhMONI IEAChEhS ASSOClATlON
The next meeting of the state teachers assooia-
ton will be held at Montpelier Dec. %, % and 80, be-
ginning Thursday evening with meeting of the
town superintendent. Friday forenoon will be oc-
cuped with discussion of the prospects Of the
mon schools. Friday afternoon will be given to the
subject OF reading In the public school' intro
duced by classes from the Montpelier and Mortified
schools The executive committee have engaged Prof.
G. Stanley Hall, LID Of Harvard college, to deliver
MS popular lecture, hcceut Educational Progress
Prot. Hall is one Of the leading educational men Of
the present day, and Vermont teachers should en-
deayor to hear him. His lecture will be given Friday
evening. Saturday A. NJ, Prof. l. j. Osbun Of the
Salem (Mass.) normal school will give hours talk
"Science in the common Schools illustrated by
apparatus Interesting general discussions will vary
the proceedings. The meeting has been placed the
last of the week because at that time the teachers can
more easily leave their work. Board can be obtained
at reduced rates at the hotels and in private families
STATE GRANGE MEETING.
The state grange held its nth annual meeting in
the large dining hall at the Pavilion Wednesday and
Thursday Of last week. Representative men Of the
order from various parts Of the state attend
ance, accompanied in most cases by their wives. The
regular annual addresses were delivered By Worthy
Master Franklin aud Worthy Lecturer c. 7. Josseyn,
and the annual reports presented by Treasurer
c. j. Bell of Walden and Secretary George Crane Of
Brookheld Matters Of interest to the order and top
les Of general importance discussed, and the us
ual amount Of routine business done. The following
officers for the ensuing year were elected and duly in
stalled: Master, Col. A. b. Franklin, Townshend
overseer A Messer, Rochester; lecturer c. T. Josse-
Ign, Brdgewater; steward, c. W. Sargent, Brattleboro
assistant steward, W. L. Park, Lyndon treasurer, c.
D. "
Brookheld; gate-keeper, H. A. Adams OF Rockingham
Ceres Mrs. A. Il. Franklin, Tuwnshend; Pomona, Mrs
A. o. Coleman, Bondvile; Flora Mrs. @. b. Smith Of
Tunbridge lady assistant Mrs. w. L. Park Of Lyn'
don.-Hdtchmda.
w. L. Leland, Montpelier butcher has abscond
ed, leaving a large number of mourning creditors.
A post-ofice has been established at Florence, in
Rutland county, with Lewellyn Z. Harrington as post
master
-McAllister the Pullman conductor hurt in tn,
Montpelier accident, will not have to lose his leg after
ALL
Mr. aud Mrs VIM. Moulton of Casteton celebrat
ed their golden wedding last week.
Willie Dennis of So Hero lost arm in a thresh
| ing machine, Saturday.
Mrs, Ellen L. Plat Of Burlington, aged 81, drown
ed herself in bathuh at the Concord IN. H. asy
| lum last week.
Albert Fcebottee, aged Is, WAS caught by bridg,
while trying to board moving train at Ludlow, sat
| urday and was killed.
/ tenden county and of Burlington's well-knOwl
| citizens, died on Sunday.
| The new catalogue of the University of Vernon
names "a students, 10 young women, in the academi
department, against n last year. The number o
medical students has increased from Ill to 100. Tn
chair of special professor of diseases of the
throat, filled last year by Dr. Clinton Wagner is drop
ped. DR.. j. b. Emerson of New York is added TO tn
faculty as assistant of Prof Rosa, aud DR.. c. Ru
therfOrd takes the place Of Dr.. L. W. Lowell dem
oustrator of anatomy The place of the late Dr. Thay
er, lecturer anatomy, will be temporarily file
| by his son, DR.. Chas. p. Thayer.
The Central Vermont's signal for public crossing
will hereafter be two long blasts Of the whistle an
| two short ones, like this, e. ---," the sam
is used the Pennsy yania Central and other lead
! ing roads.
James Kennedy of Rutland, husband Of Bridge
Kennedy who has just gone to the house of correction
for so years for liquor selling. has been convicted
1876 first oheuses under the liquor law, and has gou
to tue same place for II years to work out nne o
| $l,4U2,2S.