Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-01-30

The Teachers Institute.
Following is the program Of the te achers'
institute to be held on Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday Of next week
WEDNESDAY,
.JteriOoH Scope and function Of the public
Schools, Supt' r, Palmer: Primary reading
with class, Miss NJ. | Capron. Bellows Falls; His
tory. Supr !. Booth. Northheld; Elements Of a
good recitation supt. G.. II. Douglas, Heene
Erenng. Music. High school choir; lecture
The American liberator Prof Walter r. Howard
Nddebury.
THrBsDAY.-
Mor4i!"g,,- Devotional exercises; Topography
English. Supr G P Hall: Wasted time in school
Supr |. =. Booth: Fractions, with class Miss Lii
u Judd, Bellows Falls: School management
u. Ryder, Esd. Bellows Falls.
ifferHooH Drawing. Miss Z. r Houghton
ltrat' lehuro; Number work. with class, Miss l.. c.
Newton, Brattlehoro; Practical hints Supr + W
Howe, No Bennington; Examinations Miss VI. A.
barry. Bellows Fails; Mind aud its cultivation
Prof q Wager, Middlebury
FwHitg Music, High school choir; lecture, A
run through England and scotland State Supt j
W. Patterson. Hanover. y H.
FRIDAY
M"rning. Devotional exercises; Personal in
ilurncr of the teacher, Supt. Justus Dart
Whdttly, Mass Work outside the course. Miss
Josephine Steele, Wansyille. School discipline
Supt } W. Patterson; classification Of country
Scho"ls, Mrs A. A Mor~e, Centrrville, Uplift Of
secondary schools, Prin q. A. Williams. Saxtons
River; Civil government, Prin. j. G SIMPSON
Bellows Falls.
The music is IN he under the direction of
Miss Alice jackson, teacher of music in the
Bellows Falls Schools The exercises We'd
nesday afternoon will he in the High school
room; the other exercises in the town
hall Half fare tickets will be sold at all
railroad stations in the county
Rev. Mr.. Feeney, for the last four years
parish priest at North Walpole, y. H., died
at his residence on Monday Although he
had been out of health for some time past
his death was unexpected To many here
! Father Feeney was man Of many fine
qualities, courteous gentleman beloved
10y Catholic and Protestant alike.
| The lecture last Friday evening by Rob
ert Nourse ON DIR. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde"
was fully attended and thoroughly enjoyed
| 10y the large audience present.
Rev. Mr. Fullerton of Worcester, Mass
| has occupied the pulpit Of the Congrega-
| tional church for the last four weeks, very
acceptably to the congregation.
The boy choir with Mr.. f. Carruthers
as choriSter aud Miss l.othrop organist, did
! themselves credit at the service Of benedic
ton at the memorial chapel Thursday.
The three days fair of the hand is in
| progress, closing this evening with con
cert by the hand and orchestra followed
! by Il dance at Union hall
Mr. and Mrs W p. Wentworth Of New
ton. Mass were in town to attend the ser
vice at Emmanuel church aud the memorial
chapel Thursday
The Garfield farm house near the Rock
ingham and Springfield line was burned on
the night of the 18th. Mr. and Mrs A. W.
Adams, elderly people who occupied the
house, barely escaped with their lives and
saved almost none Of the HOUSEHOLD goods.
| The place Is said TO have been occupied
many years ago by an uncle of President
! Garfield
Rev. Charles I. Ogden, former rector
Of Emmanuel church, now Of Woodford
Me, has been visiting friends here this
week and attended the dedication of the
Schouler Memorial chapel He was the
guest while in town Of Mrs S. c. Fleming
and family
Monday, Feb ,, being Christian Endeav-
OF day and the tenth anniversary Of the
| organization of the society, the EndeavoT
societies Of the Congregational and Baptist
churches will hold union meeting at the
Congregational church, to be followed in
the evening by sociable in the church
parlors On Thursday both societies are
invited to Springfield to meet the Black
River union.
Mumps and measles are breaking the
monotony of the winter term for large
number of pupils of the primary and inter
mediate schools. There are few cases of
scarlet fever in the village, but none seri
Gus.
Hon. William A. Russell sailed last week
for Europe.
John Alger formerly of this place, but
now of Providence, r. l., has been having
a severe run of typhoid fever, but has suf-
ficently recovered to come here, and i:
spending his vacation with his sister, Mrs
Field
Miss jackson of Nova Scotia is spending
the winter with Mrs. G. r. b, Dodge.
Among recent new books at the library
is late novel by Capt. Charles King Capt
| Kings love and war stories are very popu
lar with the library readers and are seldom
allowed to remain long on the shelves. The
author is "a grandson of Charles King
LII D.. at one time president Of COlumbia
college, and cousin of Col. g. L. King OF
this place.
Miss Yuran Of Springfield is visiting here
Henry Kimbal of Boston is spending q
few days in town
The ladies' u: the Baptist society are pre-
pairing for an apron sale and supper To he
given at their parlors the second week IN
February
The Young Peoples Society Of Christian
Endeavor of the Baptist church. organized
four years ago. now numbers - members
and is in very promising condition Their
meetings are held every Sunday afternoon
at five O'Clock, in the church, with bust
ness meeting once IA month. The officers
are
President Fred Pickwick vice president, Maud
! FAY: secretary. T.. y. Ferguson: treasurer
Eta Vi Wilson, collector. Mabel y. Parsons
lookout committee, W. A. Ferguson, May r. stu
art, r. A. Field. Ruth Cove, Byron Robinson;
prayer meeting committee, 4. W. Trask, +. W
Parsons Mrs y. W. Parsons, l.. Wilson, Eta
NJ Wilson: social committee, May +. Stuart, l.u
ry PHELPS Mrs +. A. Field, Gertrude Spauldng
Homer Bacon: flower committee, l.u!ie Ranyille
Byron Robinson, Maud J. Fay, Edith olden HON
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