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North Bennington,


Miss Nellie Tombs has been to Brat
tleboro and other places east of the
mountain.
H. T. Cushman, wife and daughter are
at Mortified, attending the commence
ment exercises of the Norwich Univer-
sity.
Lyman and Elbridge Tombs are at
home from their respective educational
institutions, Williams college and Will
braham Academy,
George Atwood is spending his vaca-
ton from the school in Burlington, at
home. He has not decided whether to
return or to go to the school of Tech
nology in Boston.
H. T. Cushman's fine span of horses
has been broken by the death of one,
caused by it's sudden unaccountable
lameness which proved fatal.
Misses Mabel White and Carrie HUI
ing are at home from their school in
Wilbraham, Mass Miss Huling has a
school friend with her.
The "Uncle TOMS Cabin" show at
tracted large number from here and
, the near vicinity and many came on the
Ncars to hear again the old play.
\ DIR. Reynolds, missionary in Asiatic
Turkey, among the Armenians, formerly
q teacher in the Ballard Seminary"
Bennington Centre, has been spending
a few days with S. b. Hall. Mrs. Hall
was pupil of his, and the friendship
has continued to the present. Mr.. Rey-
nolds was at the prayer meeting at the
Congregational Thursday evening, and
gave an interesting account of his work.
The graduating exercises of North
Bennington Graded school will be held
in Bank Hall Friday June Goth, at 2.30
o'clock. The class members who will
receive diplomas are as follows: Amy
L. Surdam, Frances West, Maggie Nc
Govern, Susie L. Mattison, Bertha
Minott, Grace Newton, Charles Monroe,
Roger Peck, Charles Gooding. The
school closes very successful year.
Prof. Dressed has been engaged for the
ensuing year.
The Rev. R. B. Tozer and family took
a delightful trip, last week, over the
mountain, with horse and carriage, pass
ing through Manchester, Peru London
derry, and Chester, and then to Saxtons
River to attend the Commencement ex-
ercises at the Vermont Academy. Mon
day morning after chapel service came
the Fuller prize contest in declarations.
Two prizes were given to ladies, $40 and
s.. Two to gentlemen of same amount.
Thirteen took part and all were excel
lent speakers. At 2 o'clock p. m. was
the public recital by the music depart
ment which was very fine. The V. A.
drum corps escorted Gov. Fuller and his
staff to the school grounds AS they
entered, seventeen guns were fired in
honor of Gov. Fuller. The military
company of V. A., under the direction
of Lieut.. Gatchell, u. S. A., headed by
the Bellows Falls band, was then re-
viewed by Coy. Fuller and his Staff. At
7:45 p. M, Rev. Geo. E. Horn, Jr., editor
of the Waterman, gave an address be-
fore the literary societies.. Tuesday at
the chapel service, Coy. Fuller gave a
short address which received hearty APP
plause from the school for which he has
done so much and in which he has so
deep an interest. This was followed by
the public Alumni meeting. At II
a. M, came the competitive prize drills.
At p. M, the class day exercises. The
class poem by L. A. Thomas of Bristol,
n. H., showed that he was a young man
of more than ordinary talent. After this
came the flag drill by the girls. As they
came in. dressed in the costume, and
bearing the flag of the different Nations
which they represented, they presented
beautiful sight Before the girls had
finished, the cracked company of twenty
boys, in their uniforms came marching
in. The drill, which was accompanied
by music, was exceedingly enjoyed by
all. At las p. M, was the Anniversary
concert, by the Boston Artists quartette.
The graduating exercises came Wednes
day at $50 a. M, the class numbering
twenty-five. The salutatory address in
Greek was given by Miss Alta NJ. Tozer,
of this village, and the valedictory by
Miss Annie r. Hall of Wallingford. The
graduating exercises were followed by
an address, entitled Success" by Rev.
Geo. G. Lorimer, D. D., Boston. The
Commencement dinner was at p. M,
to which over two hundred people sat
down. These consisted of only the
graduates and their friends, the class of
'95, the Alumni, the Clergy and their
wives. Several short, after dinner,
speeches were made, among them, one
by Rev. G. II. Peck. The Principals
reception, at the Sturtevant House, in.
the evening, closed the exercises for the
week. The Sunday before, the sermon
before the graduating class was given by
Rev. P. G. Abbey of Barre. The art ex-
hibitions, during the week, were fine.
Every one went away feeling thate this
was one Of, the best institutions of it's
kind for the education of young men and
women