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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-26
THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.
The Graduates Meet and Have a Fine
Literary Ernrramme

The annual reunion Of the Alumni As
ISOLATION ot Seattle High school. which
took place on Thursday evening at Ranke'
han. was a success in every way. Not
only vas II agreeable from a social stand
point. bur il also was of character long u
he remembered because Of the excellence
OF the literary productions presented.
The stage was pre5t:iy decorated. Miss
Florence Stowen. who now teaches 81 the
South school, occupied the presiientja,
char AMI performed the duties adv and
ac1e1ta2ly, although there vas in her nor
formance Of duty an absence OF stir na--
Namentary procedure that was refresh ing.
Al the exercises Of the occasion were OF
al interesting Kind, but tia. perhaps
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MANHOOD RESTORED.

DR- r. Z. WEISS NERVE AND RyATv
TREATMENT. specific or Hysterla DIxrinsss
Fits, Neuraig.a, Headache. Nervous Prostration
caused by alcoho! or tobacco, WAxefulness NenrsI
Depression. Sof,ening of Brain. causing ,n.anit~
misery decay, death, Premature Old Age barren
ness. Loss or Power in either sex, Impotency Ian
corrhcea and ali Female Wesknssses lnyouatsrv
Losses. Spermatorrhea caused by over-exerton ~
brain. SeIfhbuse over-Induigence. mont hi trear.
to cure. Each order for 8 boxes with as viii s.nd
written guarantee to refund il not cured uarantees
Issued only by LEITEEAD Il CAwLEY Drusgi,ts
sole agents 800 Front St, Seattle. Wash
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parents hsi moved. Coming sim further west
she attended tbs school ut Cheha.ts. VISA, aua
tasly entered the public schools Of this city
She entered tho H.ea school IL 1859 ai.E resolved
20 take the scicOyihc ami normal course Her
special preference - mathr mates. That she
proved is'th al - her high AIMS was SOUND
sntly proved by the u "A stand she to X among
her c4as suat,S. sac - = member OF Plymouth
Congregations. church, AMI : active iu all saoI
work iEat goes on ~ that splendid society. She
expects 20 teach for one yeas AMI tsea enter
some groi college % complete her education.
Miss MAY f. MEANS horn in seattle and IS
proud OF the fact that she trs. saw the lIshs Of
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Mercer School Entertainments.

very interesting programme was rendered
at Trinity NJ E. church by pupils of the school
on Monday evening, consisting of songs decla.
nations, physical culture exercises, marching.
etc Each grade in school furnished one or
more exercises. The programme was good
throughout, but the musical dumb-bell exer-
cises by pupils of the third and fourth grades
deserve especial mention
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flEl both IN tht esIlmatc II the f4Cu.ty and his
fe.!o" students. Ills attention T. oratory WIS
evidence aF the sa-c ana graceful manner in
which he 4e!'verel. his Grafton .. The COM
meneeneai on "Parti,a9 legislation The Ell
ioit showed study ami resear &ud k.oyyl-
eiSe ot American history. lie oas not yet d.
cli-i on his future course, bg, in Whatever line
Il may he he Will succeed, fo- he has energy and
a.. ity-iwo qualities that. combined ". tn I. ca
moral pUsp Sc, VIII WIN in any sphere Of HE.
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Picnic for School ChiIdrep.

Miss Belle Orr, teacher in room IL of the Gen.
trail school, took her pupils, forty in number, to
Woodland park yesterday afternoon and gave
them delightful time. The children spent
most OF the day on the outing. They played
games, had lunch and all enj oyed general
good time
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III ~ she has been AZ work in the scientific
department AM hey preferences are for litora-
t9fr aiid history. She 5 ii faithful scholar ana
NvF Ai".i''oa Is % teach She taxes great inter
es' IN toe Sunday school @. the First Bapt.s;
church For some time she ass been tie libra.
f.Ah 'AeFe and she carries foto that work The
same care and oa-ucs;1ess that hss character
ixed her ~oEA rs a stQ1=a. Il the High scaooL
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Seattle High school in 1889 He took the scien-
utc course. lie is an earnest, painstakiug stu
dent, and gave most OF his attention TO mathe-
mates, IN which he has acquired proficiency.
In his liking for this study i shown the theory
ot tastes descending from father 10 son. In the
ia.l he Will enter the Leland Stanford. fr. uni
yersity to take a thorough course in civil and
electrical engineering. He is youth Of an
original and thoughtful turn of mini. and his
future career will be wei worth watching.
BRACKET W. CASE was born IN Austin
hlnn., Ike his sister, who IS d meIaer OF the
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aiinS class, and
who received the
god watch ofeye 1
by TIE members Of
ihH board OF cIu.
cation III their in
divjtuai capacity.
was born il GUN
oy, IL. She re-
cetvef her early
training in the
schools a. Clarks-
VII 2, VI O., TO
which Place her
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same class. but
just q year or two
sooner. lie Sc
cured his early
training il much
the same manner.
lie has been .GrGe-
" interested IN IN
du>tr!al work. III
history, literature
and political sen
ruce lie n as
proved a good etll-
j lent and stands
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day II Washing
ton. she received
al the training
SIZE las had IN ths
public schools nj
tnis city. and the
excellence OF the
ioea. school sys-
tenn Is demon
strAicd by the
qualify 81 tas
Nouus lady work
IN The HIga SCHOOL,
which she entcre I
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S CHENCK'S
MANDRAKE PILLS
PURELY VEGETABLE AND STRICT.
lY RELIABLE,

They act directly and promptly
on the Liver and Stomach, restoring
the constlpated organs to healthy &C
tlvlty, and are positive and per-
fectly Safe Cure for COnstipa-
ton, Liver Complaint, Sick
Headache, BiliOusness, and all
other diseases arising from a disor-
dered condition of the Liver and
Stomach.
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ing in the public
schools OF Ale
gan, Mich. Com
ing VI est with
his father, who
is the ell
known civil en-
glneer, he sue
cessively attend
ed the common
schools of Dem
yer, Col, and Sc
attic. lie ma
circulated at the
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1859. She took the classical and normal course,
and has an especial fondness for music and lit
egature. She also did honest work in Latin and
German, and has acquired great proficiency in
sight translation. Some specimens of her sight
translation, reduced To paper, will be in the
school exhibit at the Worlds fair. Next fall
Miss Burwell will enter Oberlin college, which
school her parents attended and from which in
stitution they were also graduated. She will
tauquan.
ALBEo GARDNER, JR, was born at Stephens
Point, Wis. He secured his first mental train.
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lines. She has the reputation of being girl of
X nd heart among her mates and of being zeal
ous student by her teachers She has decided
to adopt teaching as her life profession. and If
she carries into il that earnestness that has
marked her career thus far, she will make q sue
cessful instructor
MISS Lucy NJ STARTUP the young lady Of orig
inal mind, whose Grafton on "Gunnery" at the
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DIX sCHEHCk'S Book on Consumption,
Liver complaint and Dyspepsia, sent free
DR.. J. IL. SCHENCk & son. Pbiladelphia. Pa.
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lea and settled in
California II Q r
first schooling was
obtained at Bodie,
Cal, and Seattle.
In 1ss9 he entered
the High school,
a n d S h G b a s
worked faithfully
there ever since.
Her special work
has been in liter
ary and spfaDfigo
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C o announcement
WAS so interest
ing, was born in
Xenia, Ill. She
attended schools
in that city and
Seattle, always
proving u good
student. ; n c
began her stud
les in the High
school in the
wear 1888. taking
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Trey are the ONLY RELIABLE vEGE-
TABLE LIVER PILL SOLD; They are
~ EtTLY HARMLESS: They are
sKELf VEGETABLE; TRY THEM.
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daugh er OF Pubic
in Mount Vernon,
Ind. She has at
tended the public
schools in Prince
ton, Ind, and Sc
attic. she selected
the classical and
normal cou-se,pre-
ferriug msthemat-
les and literature.
Che spent but two
years in the High
school, having en-
tered in 1891, and
that she made
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Mrs. A. Z. Bur
well. Mr.. Burwell
is n progressive
and valuable mem
Der OF the board of
education. Miss
Bessie, as her
schoolmaies fond
ly call her, first
went TO the Sc hools
III Columbus, o.,
aud later in Seat
tie, entering the
High school in
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THE HIGH SCHOOL.
What Has Been Accomplished
During the Year.
NEW MEMBERS OF THE ALUMNI.
The Glass OF 1892-Sketches OF the
Grsduates-Work OF tho Teachers
and Students.
Fl r Sea tie

i Il B e q { t ! e
High sc h o
closed this year
with a total en-
rollment of OPT
pupils, of which
1856 were girls
and 81 boys. OF
these 100 were in
the first year
classes, 62 in the
second wear. "a
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Miss FLORENCE x. SMOKE,
Ijhra-sau -pora 1va. horu

good use OF her time is certainly proved by the
fact thar her standing in the class won Tor her
the proud privilege OF delivering the salutatory
Grafton al the commencement Miss smoke
will probably teach for year and then com
plete her education in the Leland Stanford, jr.,
university.
Miss SADIE P. WATSON was born in Scotland
At the age of s her parents embarke ed for Amer
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up the scientific and normal course. Her
tastes into the lines OF literature aud art,
although the has paid great attention to the
study OF oratory. The benefit arising from her
work i'll the latter was shown by her ease and
grace in the delivery Of her fine Grafton. Her
aim also is to teach for while and then to ell
ter the Leland Stanford, jr., University to COM
plete her stniIes.
Miss ANNIE " JOHNSON began life in Way "a
tab, Wis. She first went to school there and ia
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towns In Mime
sofa, aud finally TO
the schools in this
city, both primary
ar! grammar. She
entered the High
school in 1889 and
G o m plet e q The
English and scien-
tlfic courses. Miss
Johnson has done
more than the re-
CURED amount of
work in English
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-03-17
NORTH CHESTER.

Miss Mara E. Lawes is visiting relatives
in Randolph, N. Y, for a few weeks.
A. M. Richardson has been sick for
several days, but is now slowly improv-
ing.
Mrs. Walker Of Londonderry spent a
few days last week at her brother-in-
laws, George G. Aliens.
After a few days at home, Mrs. S. A.
Richardson was again called to Spring
field, last Thursday, by the illness of
her daughter, Mrs. Henry Taylor.
The many friends in town of Mrs.
Charles II. Gibson and daughter, Edna,
of Bello VS. Falls. wish them pleasant
visit in Detroit, Mich, with their uncle
and aunt, DIR. and Mrs. Henry Noble.
Mrs. Volney Waterman of Shrews-
bury came to town last week for short
visit with her sons and their families,
Gardie returning home with his grand
mother, to remain through the sugar
snaSOn
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-03-17
GRAFTON,

o. C. Merrifield of Ottawa, ILL.,, passed
Sunday in town.
Alvah Mlrch has finished work in
Athens and is now at home.
Fred o. Merrifield aud family of New
York city, are at w. S. Eaton's.
Mrs. Sarah Wiley returned to her
home from Everett, M ass, Tuesday.
Our newly elected school superinten
dents name is not John B. Davis but
joan W. Davis.
The administrators of j. L. Butter
eld's estate have sold the Stiles farm
to F. G. Welch of Bellows Falls.
The remains of John Morris, who was
killed on the railroad few days ago,
were brought to this town for interment,
DR.. S. D. Hazen of East Wallingford,
made flying visit in town last Tuesday
called here by the serious illness of his
sister, Mrs. Minerva Rice.
About so of the friends of Miss Eta
Culver assembled at the home of z. D
Holden Tuesday evening to remind her
that it was her 21st birthday anniver-
sary. The time was spent in most
pleasing and social way, and cake and
fruit were served, after which the party
left for their homes, wishing Miss Cul-
yer many birthdays to come.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-03-17
NORTH SPRINGFIELD.

John Hall is differing with cancer on
the lip.
Rev. William P. Bartlett preached at
the Baptist church in Chester Sunday.
Hon. Fred G.. Field read one OF
Moodv's 81 rmons at the Baptist meeting
Sunday.
A stranger would hardly have taken
this to have been prohibition town the
past week.
Herb. TT Parker sawed the middle fin
ger on his right hand, while at work at
Nash's mill. DIR. Will. Haselton was
called and amputated it at the knuckle
joint.
The annual meeting of the Ladies' So
ciety was held at the vestry last Friday
evening for the choice of officers for the
ensuing year.. Mrs. Daniel Lockwood
was elected president, Mrs. N. lie
Fletcher, vice president, Marcia Bowen,
secretary, Mrs. John Cook, treasur r.
After the business meeting was done,
ice cream and cake were served.
In reference to the report that some
evil minded persons are trying to foist
upon the public that the retiring board
of selectmen agreed to pay large sum
for damages to the Vermont Construc-
ton company for failing to take the
bridge contracted for by them last sum-
mer: for the benefit of such persons and
for the public generally, we wish to say
that there are no such damages to pay,
the retiring board having Obtained from
said company writing that the company
will wait UNI il the town is ready for said
bridge, without interest or damage.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-03-17
SOUTH READING.

Mrs. Lucretia Wilder is still sick and
1t is thought cannot recover.
Elvin Round has moved to Felchville
where he will work this year.
Two degrees below zero Monday morn
ing. Sleighing is good, though icy.
Rev. and Mrs. Spencer have shipped
their goods to Poultney where he is to
attend school the coming year.
William aud Abram Stockwell from
Dresden, N. Y, brothers of Mrs. Suther-
land came to attend the funeral of her
son Thursday.
A child of j. S. Sutherland died Sat-
urday from the effects of being scalded
by sitting down in " pail of hot water
some four weeks ago.
Mr.. Simons from Canton, N. Y, has
moved his goods and stock to the w. w.
Goddard farm he purchased last fall.
His wife will come in April.
At the annual meeting of the South
Reading Cheese Factory company G. S.
Louis was made moderator, E. w. God
dard clerk, E. F. Buck, Warren Bailey
and Alba Davis, directors.
Mrs. Sarah NJ. Robinson, Mrs. Oren
Walker, Mrs. Calvin Robinson, Mrs. Fred
Rand and Mrs. Alvin wilkins, who have
been so sick with pneumonia, are about
the house and do light work.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-03-17
LUDLOW.

Abner Hesselton has been sick for
several days.
Fine shedding and the lumbermen are
improving 1t.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. N. Hook of Felchville
were in town Tuesday.
Miss Nellie Reed, who has been teach
ing in Windsor, is visiting in town.
Harlan Graham returned Saturday
from several days. visit with friends in
New Hampshire.
Mrs. Wiley, who has lived in Mrs.
Robbins upstairs tenement, has gone to
Andover and Charles Moore and wife
have begun housekeeping in the tene-
ment thus left vacant.
Miss Emma Rock, who works in the
weave room of the wooden mill, met
with serious accident Monday morning,
getting the fingers of one hand into the
gears on her loom. 1t vas necessary to
amputate one finger, and the Others were
bruised badly.
In the police court Friday morning.
before Justice Ball, CHARLES Harris was
fined ten dollars and costs for assault
upon his brother, Joe. In the afternoon,
before JUS ice Ball, Ed Sawyer was fined
five dollars and costs for assault upon
G. orge Bates. An appeal was taken in
both cases.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-03-17
CHESTER DEPOT.

G. P. Dodge went to Providence, r. L.,
the first of the week.
C. H. Sanders is to move into M. S.
Moore's tenement on Depot hill.
The concert given Wednesday evening
was we'll attended and success.
L. D. Salter severely injured two of
his fingers at the steam mill last week,
p. H. Bobbins and wife passed Sunday
with their son, G. A. Robbins, of Brattle-
borO.
S. H. Amidon is soon to leave town
for Houghtonville, where he has pur-
chased an interest in G. II. Sanders
mill, and is to take control OF the bust
ness. Mr.. Sanders will live in this town.
Mr.. Amidon has for the past four years
had charge of the saw mill in the steam
mill. He is succeeded by G.. M. Powell
of Shrewsbury, who moves here next
week.
There was great excitement here earl y
Monday morning. People rushed from
their houses and even dogs, o f which we
have great many, stole away out of
sight, all because a gentleman from
Grafton met gentleman from Andover,
aud in discussing business matters one
pushed the other off p. H. Robbins
store piazza. The result was that War
ner Townshend of Grafton was fined
five dollars aud costs, amounting to
$14.11 for pushing, as Townshend
claimed, Brad Howe off the piazza.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-03-17
ASCUTNEYvILLE.

Nathan Brough has made his annual
trip saving wood.
Mrs. Watson Newhall and daughter,
Alice, went to Providence, r. L., fues-
day to be absent two months, visiting
friends.
Frank Hubbard cut his hand with a
buttrice while shoeing horse last week.
DR.. Marden of Claremont was called to
dress the wound.
Capt Orrin Bellows, an old resident of
West Windsor, died at the home of his
son, Clarence, Thursday morning,
March 10, at the age of so years. His
remains we're taken to Brownsville for
burial Saturday.
Last Thursday while Arthur Sloan,
Clarence Parker, and Claude Martin were
crossing pond the ice gave way and
Claude came near being drowned. By
the timely aid of his grandfather, H. s..
Bowen, he was taken out. Clarence
Parker was taken out by Arthur.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-03-17
WEATHERSFIELD.

Mrs. David Hewey has sold her place
in district No. 2 to Abijah B. Gowing.
On account of poor health, Chester
Adams is to have an auction Saturday.
March II.
An auction of personal property be-
longing to Charles w. Knights estate
was held last Saturday.
The auction of the personal property
belonging to Alfred SGreeter's estate, at
Greenbush last Thursday " as, largely at
tended.
School registers should be deposited
with town clerks few days before
March %, when the selectmen divide the
public money.
The designs for Vermont's worlds
fair building drawn by Jarvis Hunt have
been accepted by the supervising archi-
tect of the exposition, who says: "The
general plan is highly approved, and the
bull ling will be regarded IS exec ptionally
individual in character and unique in
form" II will probably be built by the
Vermont Marble company of Proctor.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-03-17
CHESTER.

Senator Proctor will deliver the Memo
rial day address here.
Charles Collir has begun work, clerk
ing for F. w. Pierce in the drug store.
About 80 couples attended the closing
dance of the series at the Fullerton last
Friday evening.
Several from here attended the closing
concert of the Star lecture course at Bel
lows Falls Monday evening.
A. d. Fletcher and wife were the guests
Of Charles Fletcher and family at Bel
lows Falls portion of last week.
The pulpits at brth the Baptist and
Congre sational churches were supplied
last Sunday by ministers from abroad.
A. M. Douglass has moved from the j.
w. Peabody farm in this town to the
widow Rhoades' farm in North Wind
ham.
Last Friday was the worst day of the
winter for outside work. The wind blew
a perfect gale all day and most of the
night.
j. E. Pollard has had new regulating
Swiss clock just arrive from market, and
is now giving you the time of day cor
rectly.
The johnson Brothers Of Londonderry
assisted at the conct TT for the benefit Of
the Drum Corps at the Town hall last
evening.
A large auction sale will take place in
this village March 20, it being the real
estate and personal property Of the late
B. A. Cook.
Rev. j. II. Robbins has gone to his
former home in Nova Scotia. He ex-
poets to return with his household furni-
ture, accompanied by his wife.
Miss Hattie Reed gave party to sew
eral of her schoolmates at her home last
Friday evening, Davis, with his fourth
hand, furnished the conveyance.
A fire caught from defective stove
pipe at the residence of E. A. Batchelder
last Saturday. Timely assistance pre-
vented serious fire. But little damage
was done, and no alarm was given.
1t must crafty the Baptist church and
society, whose pastor, Rev. j. II. Rob-
bins, came recently from Nova Scotia, to
learn that the United States supreme
court has decided that minister of the
gospel may be called from abroad with.
out violation of the alien contract labor
law.
S. w. Cummings, general passenger
agent of the Central Vermont railroad
senior vice commander, G.. A. R., was ia
town last Thursday in consultation with
Hugh Henry, perfecting details of trans.
portatiOn to the national encampment in
September.
A society was formed last Tuesday
evening, to be known as the Chester Hu.
name society. with the following off.
GERS: George II Waldron, president; A
d. L. Herrick, George L. Fletcher, vice
presidents; F. P. Mather, treasurer; A.
N Chandler, secretary. The next meet.
ing will be he Id Tuesday evening. March
10, at z 80 o'clock. A cordial inviaa-ioI
is extended to all, especially the ladies
to be present.