Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-06-20
BELLOWS FALLS BUDGET.


The tennis club has secured the grounds
used by them last summer, in the rear Of
the E. f Dewey house on Henry street,
which are being put in readiness. The clul
has 20 members, with the following officers
J. c. simpson, pres; John @ Flint, vice
pres Walter Smith sec. aud treas Chas
Labaree, Fred Thompson and James Morse,
board of managers
The closing exercises OF the first gram
mar school will he held at their room this
afternoon, with Joseph Hackett salutator-
ian, Dora Murphy valedctorian, Allie
Moulton class historian aud Alice Flavin
class prophet. The class song was com
posed by Addie Landon. Music will he
furnished by the school choir.
| The first class Of the second grammar
school, with their teacher, Miss Emma Nor
gan, took IA drive 10 Walpole and West
minister Tuesday afternoon. That Of the
first grammar school drove to Westminster
| Wednesday evening.
Miss Mabel Capron has been unable to be
in school for several days, and her place
has been taken by Mrs Trask
A large number of people from out of
town we're here Wednesday in attendance
on the 3lst annual convention of the Wood
stock Baptist Association, held in the Bap
fist church The meetings we're very in
terestng and largely attended
Last Sunday was observed at the Uni
versalist and Congregational churches as
Childreu's day.
A flag has been procured for SC hool
building No 3 and will be raised this af
ternoon. All the school buildings in the
place now have flags.
The public schools close this week and
the graduating exercises of the high school
will be held Monday evening, June %, at
the opera house Following the exercises
a reception will be held by the graduating
class, in banquet hall There are eight
members of the class of which George II.
Guild is salutatorian aud Miss Mary Minis,
valedictorian Following is the program:
Piano duet Miss Ethel King aud Miss Eleanor
Carruthers; PRAYER; Is Electricity our Servant
or Master" with salutatory address, Geo. II.
Guild; " Influence Of Modern journalism Mary
J. Flavln; Howels vs.. Scott Julia G. Morrill,;
Song, Miss Carrie LamsOn; o" Australia Ballot
system Edgar Guild; It pays to know, Mary
f. Powers; " The Rights Of Labor Bertram
Bgelow: Piano solo Miss JACKSON; Popular De,
iusons,' Nette GeOrgr; History Repeats Itself,
with valedctOry address. Mary c. Minis; Music,
+ W. e. B. quartet Presentation Of Diplomas.
and bcneeiction
The st. Andrews Brotherhood gave II
musical at the residence of Mr. Fletcher
Carruthers, ON Atkinson aud Hapguod
streets, Thursday evening Notwithstand
ing the storm, there was full attendance
and very enjoyable evening was spent.
Tie ladies sewing society of the Episco-
pal church met, Thursday, with Mrs.
Charles Fletcher at her home on Atkinson
street
There will be a Daisy supper at the par
Tors of the Congregational church, this
evening, with literary aud musical enter
tainment. Ice cream aud cake will lie
served.
George II. Babbitt, l.. $ Hayes, +. G.
Allis aud John Flint have been in attend
ance at the Republican convention at
Montpelier, this week.
Miss Flint attended the wedding of Miss
Colony in Keene, Wednesday
Late ia the afternoon Wednesday, two
sons Of Alfred Smith were playing on the
logs in the river at tue north end Of the
village, when the younger Que, Fortuna,
fell from the logs into the river and was
drowned. Several log men were at work
only IA abort distance from the boys aud
might have been called to the assistance Of
the drowning boy, but his brother, only a
year or two older than himself, started
Immediately for home for help, which
arrived to late to be Of any assistance.
The body Of the boy was recovered two or
three hours later. His age was ten years.
The base bau game at Springfield, Tues
day, played by the Springfield aud Bellows
Falls boys was won by the former, 81 to ~.
The library will be closed, july /, for
about two weeks, for re arranging aud re
pairing books All books are called in
July l.
Sunday evenings service at the Congre-
gational church, next week, will he yes
per service.