Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-09-20
SAXTONs RIVER.


The boys at Vermont Academy are bust
IL training for the foot ball season. They
expect the first game Of the season with
the Bellows Falls High school team, to-
morrow.
A very enjoyable and successful recep-
ton was given to the new students Sat
urday evening. by the Y M. c. A. and
the Y W. c. A. under the general super
intendency of Miss Anna S. Cummings,
the lady principal.
Vermont Academy opened Sept 10 with
a full attendance. Ex-Gov. Levi X. Full
Ter, president of the board of trustees. gave
a very graceful and acceptable introduction
TO the new principal. Homer c. Bristol.
The new teaching force is conceded to be
strong and efficient, The military drill has
been put into the school hours, like other
school work, instead of coming after school
hours, as heretofore.
The work of stating the Congregational
church will be completed this week.
The funeral Of Mrs Lucy Bailey took
place at Mrs. billiards Friday morning.
The bride of Sept. 10, Mrs Dudley p.
Hale, is visiting at her home for few
days.
Several of our people have taken advan-
tage Of low rates for visit to Montreal
this week.
MI Edward Pettengill went with Yer
monters South to share in the Grand Army
celebration.
Mrs. Goodale and daughter, Miss Abbie
Goodale, from Westminster, have taken
rooms in the Frost block.
Miss Cordelia Frost left home Thursday
for Chicago Miss Frost will give her time
this fall and winter to music.
Martin Page has made arrangements 10
occupy soon the farm known as the Jos
eph Smith hill farm in Westminster.
Our Wellesley girls, Misses Grace Chaplin,
Carrie Locke and Helene RouX, return
this week TO college for the sophomore
year.
The students and teachers Of Vermont
Academy become again pleasant and wei
come feature on our streets and in our sun
day assemblies.
William Corey is building a substantial
addition to his shop for the better accom-
mediation of his trade in harness and
blankets, etc
Mrs. Andrews's household goods were
| disposed OF by auction today. The home
/ is now broken up. Miss Morgan will 90
for a time to live with her father
The social event of the week was the
golden wedding anniversary on Wednesday
| Of Nj and Mrs Isaac Glynn, celebrated
| happily with their children and grand
| children.
-Four of our young people attend this
week as delegates the state Christian En-
| deavor convention at Burlington: Miss
! Della Smith. Miss Hill Miss Florence Pet
! tengill and Lemen White.
Mrs. Frost will have opening days Sept
! 70 and p, and oct, y. ., and !, at her mil
| lnery store. Nj. Karr, an experienced
! designer and trimmer from New ok, i,
secured by Mrs. Frost for the season, as an
/ assistant.
Several Of the farmers in this vicinity
are filling silos for the first time. Some
of them put in their silos the whole stalks
of corn, saving, as they claim, the cost OF
cutting. Experience will help TO decide
which way is the better.
Several attended on Tuesday the service:
at Chester, at the ordination aud installa
tion Of Rev. II. /. Ballou as pastor of the
! Congregational church. II was an Occa-
sion OF rare interest in union conference
as well as TO the church at Chester. Mr.
and Mrs. BallOus many friends in thi:
vicinity extend their congratulations.