Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-06-12

Arthur Maynard, clerk with Sherman &
JENNIE, returned Tuesday from ten days
visit to his old home in Montague, Mass.
The members of the High school class of
'g2, with the teachers of the school, held a
pleasant meeting at the home of John
Howe, one of the members, on Canal street
last Friday evening. Refreshments were
served, and games and socability were in
order.
DIR. VIM. b. Clark of Johns Hopkins
university, arrived home last Friday for
the summer, and he and his mother are
now at the Ames Hill farm for a few days.
The improvements on the house havv been
completed. and the place is for rent during
July and August.
From the Westfeld Times and News
letter of last week Wednesday, arthur
j. Hedges, who has been working in the
store owned by Gladwin Il Noble Brothers
for nearly two years, leaves this week to
take a position in the hardware store of
Robbins Il Cowles at Brattleboro.'
Mrs. w. II. Childs and Master George
have gone to Boston. Mr. Childs and
Master Fred join them today, and in COM
pany with &. F. MunrOe, Of Hovey IL Co..
of Boston, they will 90 to Bar Harbor,
Me-, and from there to MOoSehead lake.
DIR. Gale will go on his annual trip to
MOOsehead next week.
L. l.. Mortified of New York, the we'll
known New York hotel man, was in town
Wednesday on his way to take a look at
familiar scenes in Jamaica. He came here
from West Swanzey, n. H., where he had
been on visit at Denman Thompson's,
and was accompanied here by Mr.. Thomp-
sons son-n-law. +. 4. Mcfarland. and
wife.
Capt. Childs was called to Chester on
Monday by the serious illness of his
brother-in-law, G. +. Hadley, well-known
merchant of that place Mr.. Hadley was
in Brattleboro less than two weeks ago.
A week ago yesterday, while fishing he
sustained an injury which caused his ill
ness. DIR. Conland accompanied Mr..
Childs, acting as council with other ply
scians.
Charles X. Field-who bears a very ia
milar Brattleboro name-son of Henry X.
/ Field, now of Alameda, Cal, was one of
the graduates in the High school class of
/ that city last Friday evening, the exercises
taking place in the opera house. The young
man was the salutatorian of his class. and
was also the class prophet His effort in
the latter capacity was in verse, and is
| printed in full in one of the city papers.
The Springfield Republican announced
on Tuesday the appointment of the teach
ers for the Springfield public schools for
the coming year, as arranged by the com
/ mittee. Miss Mary A. Averill will be the
teacher of civil government and history in
/ the High school. and Miss Mary +. AyreS
| is again assigned to the Hooker Grammar
school. Miss Averll was one of five teach
ers to receive an increase of 500 in salary.
A despatch to a city paper in regard to
the late music festival in indianapolis,
says: Though Director Thomas and the
different soloists-Miss Juch, Nine. Poole,
Herr Fischer, and others have received
generous appreciative recognition, the
honors have been carried off by Miss Howe,
who has evoked outbursts of enthusiasm
that remind Indianapolis people of the
campaign days when. there was candi-
date for President here
Ora +. Butteriield, son of o. ii. Butter
field graduate of the Brattleboro High
school in the class of SO, who has been
pursuing his legal studies at the University
of Michigan at Ann Arbor for some time,
recently passed through the necessary for
malites for admission to the bar, and in
open court took the oath of Office as attor-
ney and counsellor at law and solicitor
in chancery in Michigan, which admit S
him to the supreme court and all other
courts in that state.