Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-03-04
HTNSDAT,E. N. H.


Edwin G. Thorn of Brattleboro was in
town few days last week
Mrs. Patrick Cunningham, who has been
i'll for some time, is very low at this writing.
Miss Grace Bacon of Springfield, Mass,
is spending a few days with Carrie Howe.
The result of the scuflle i'm the Record of
fee this week was a new chair for editor
Spooner
A. II. Chamberlain is to occupy the ten
ement in Mrs. Shrigley's house recently va
Gated by Mr. Connolly
Cornelius Murphy left Tuesday for Hot
Springs Ark, where he will go into train
ing for the coming season.
Mr.. Bergeron has moved into the tene-
ment vacated by John Johnson, he having
moved into O. II. Higgins house in Cup
per Canada"
Miss Jessie Babbitt and her sister Lillian
are visiting in town. We understand that
Alfred Sprague the lamp-lightcr, is to have
the care of Lillian.
William Callahan has returned from
Worcester, Mass, where he has been under
the care of DIR. Sweet He returns to Wor-
cestcr again in two weeks.
The warrant is posted for the school
meeting to be beld March II. There are
ten articles. The 9th will no doubt receive
some thought 1t reads "To see if the
district will vote to secure proper accom-
modations for the establishment of pri-
mary school and raise and appropriate a
sum of money for the support of same. ~
One would naturally think that it would be
a good plan to turn the present High school
rooms into primary school and erect a
new building for the high school, which
may be done at no very distant day.
The third and last of the prize speaking
contests of the High school took place last
Friday evening. 1t showed a marked i'm
provement over the former contests, and
too much praise cannot be given Mr.. Ray
for the pains taken by him in drilling the
contestants. The people showed their APP
probation for such an entertainment by
filling the hall. The first to appear before
the audience was Miss Flora Liscom, who
gave "The pilots story" She was fol-
lowed by James Snow with Cartoons
Hero of the tower" bringing out the
character of the hero, old man and maiden
in fine shape. Next came Carl Richards
with "Lasca," which was followed with
music by the orchestral after which came
THE painter of Seville" by Miss Gertrude
Leach, who gave with great dlstinctiveness
the scene where the boy painter was told
that he could have anything he wanted,
and his greatest wish. as it would be with
us if placed in his position was his free
dom. Then came another of Carleton s
poems, "The first settlers story" told by
Miss Annie Gray, followed with music by
the orchestra. Edward Bailey followed
with king Robert Of Sicily one of the
Tales of the Waysde Inn, by II. W.
Longfellow. This was followed by James
Sprague, who gave "The boat race" and
pictured finely the race between the doctor
and Jack Hall. Here Mr.. Gerry Messer
gave flute solo, "Annie Laurie" which
brought down the house. Then came Miss
Edith Smith with "Our guides" by Mark
Twain, which was very amusing especially
so when the darkey was trying to explain
to the travellers who Christopher Column
bus was. The last and without doubt the
best followed, "Brier Rose by Miss Annie
Conway. Mr.. Hit of Brattleboro awarded
the prizes, given to, LIST Annie Conway; ;
ID Edward Bailey: Sd Gertrude Leach 4th
Annie Gray; 9TH James Snow.
The first prize was so in gold, and the
other prizes 81, -. $3.50 and 81.