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Carl Yanson of Olcott spent the
Sabbath in town recently.
The listers are making their ap
prisal of real estate.
Mrs. George Paige and her mother
Mrs. Mary Paige, have returned t.
their homes in New Hampshire.
Mrs. Esther Nation has been qufce
sick of late
Elder j. D. Cross has an engage.
ment to preach part of the time al
| Wentworth, N. H,
Elder McLucas preached at the Ad-
vent chapel June 10th, and admins
tered the rite of baptism to six persons.
The pulpit was occupied in the after.
noon by Mrs. Mary Paige who spoke
very acceptably from the words,
"Come unto me all we that labor and
are heavy laden and | will give you
rest"
June 10th was Childrens' day at the
Congregational church which was
beautifully decorated for the occasion,
and the services were instructive as
well as interesting. Much credit is
due those who had charge.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Carlton have a
young son.
Rev E Roper Oakley attended the
annual convention of Congregational
ministers and churches held at St.
Johnsbury last week.
Mrs. j. F. johnson has gone to Bos-
ton for medical treatment.
There were heavy thunder showers
Sunday and Monday nights and some
damages are reported.
Students of Thetford Academy re-
siding in Vershire will respond to the
invitation extended to them and at
tend the grand reunion to be held
there June 2Sth. But we, alas, are
not a graduate, not even. student
of that time honored school. Still our
earliest recollections are full of the
memories of Thetford and Thetford
Academy and the honored names of
those renowned in her earlier history
were to us as familiar household
words. We studied with childish in
terest the pictured face of the veneer a.
BILE DIR. Burton which prefaced the
pamphlet history of his life, kept by
our grandmother as among her choicest
treasures. We listened with wonder.
ing admiration to the story of his pom
derous sermons in the sold meeting
house on the Hill'' for our fathers
family were natives and residents of
Thetford, and for long years climbed
weekly her temples height to join the
pious throng of worshippers and draw
from the eloquence of the
Rev. DR.. Burton. So we will venture
to join the pilgrimage to Thetford's
honored hill of learning, and hope to
look once more upon the face of her
"good king Hiram," whose pupil at
Glenwood we once by the merest
chance missed the privilege of being,
and whose face is seven now through the
mist of years so well remembered.
How much we would enjoy meeting
the writer of those wonderful, at least
so they seemed to us, essays when the
lyceum papers were printed and we
Toasted on their cortents and wonder
ed if we could ever be the author of
such brilliant productions. How we
would like to meet the writer of the
once entitled ga Dream" and COM
81 had a pleasant dream last night,
When every thing was still;
| thought l saw some ThetfOrd boys
A coming up the Hill,
A mOnstrOus bag was in the cart,
And they were wOndrous sly;
said / you're after apples boys,
But they made no reply"