The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-06
SONS OF VERMONT.

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Vermont Literary ana Artistic Daugh-
tiers.
From the Christmas Number OF the Vcrm0ntcrl
Vermont has reason to be proud Of
its daughters in the literary field, some
of whom have won q national rcputa-
tion as authors. Mrs. Julia c. r.
Dorr, as poetess ranks with the best,
American writer's. Mrs. j. Gregory
Smith is famed as historical novel
list. Mrs. Helen Campbell has wide
reputation as writer on domestic
economy, and also as Il novelist Miss
Helen NJ. WInslow is a popular con
tributor To leading magazines. Other
well known magazine and newspaper
writers are Mrs Agnes Bailey Orns
bee, of Brooklyn; Mrs. Lizzie A. p.
New, Mrs. Meluzina Fay Pierce, and
Mrs. II. G.. Crawford, of New York !;
Mrs. Isabelle c. Barrows, Mrs. Sally
Joy White. Miss Helen Mar Shaw and
Miss |. NJ. Dunklec, of Boston; Miss
Barbara. Galpin of Somerville; Mrs.
Nelly Hart Woodwork. of st. Adams :
Mrs. E. B. johnson, of Burlington,
and Mrs Mary L. Paine, of Windsor.
Vermont has many daughters prom
inent in musical circles, and some who
have won a high reputation as artists.
Among the best known and most pop
ular singers are: Mary Howe LAWN.
Hattie Brazor Pratt iStella Brazil.
two Bratteboro girls who have scored
a marked success on the operate stage
in Europe; Mrs Hattie Ross Morgan,
formerly of Rutland, a leading concert
singer; Mrs. Ella Earle Tocdt,
Wallingford girl, and at present filing
a position as soloist in New York
church; Mrs. Alice Stoddard Hollis
ter, native of Poultney, and a mem
Der Of one of the finest church choir
quartets in New York Miss Hattie
Woodbury. Clark, soloist at the Unita
rian chucrh, Brookline; Madame Edna
Hall. of Boston, the wcll-known teacher
in voice culture. Mrs. Laura Belden
Farwell,a Boston teacher of vocal and
instrumental music; and Mrs. Oscar F.
Davis, Of Plymouth, Mass, Il rising
concert singer.
The Green Mountain state has also
many daughters who rank high as
pianists and musicians. Among those
who have attained the most prom
incnce in other states are: Miss Marie
Page, a st. Adams girl, who was the
pianist for Theo. Thomas concerts at
the Worlds Fair: Miss Amy Fay, a
student of Listz in Germany and
afterwards music teacher in New
York: Miss Mary Beeman OF Hartford
a vlolinist who has scored a success in
public concerts: Mrs. Mary S. Per
kins, talented pianist and one of the
most successful music teachers in New
York; and Miss Hortense Hubbard,
formerly Of Burlington. and Il pianist
of wide repute.
Miss Lucy Whcelock is principal of
Chauncy- Hall school, BOSTON, the
Misses Julia A. and Sarah p. Eastman
are preceptresses in Dana Hall.
Wellesley; Miss Il. Sybil SWEET is
teaching in San Diego Gal. /. Miss
Helen Mason is teacher in Fassar
College Fitting School. Other prom
inent teachers are Mrs. Helen Northrup
Blanchard, preceptress in a Chicago
city school, Miss Ellen /. circuit, d
former preceptress in Tilden's Ladies
rcminary West Lebanon; Miss Edna
G.. Noble, founder and proprietor Of
the School of Expression, Detroit ana
London the Misses Wesselhoeft and
Miss Jennie 5. Tower, of Boston.
Among the daughters who have tn
tered the medical profession, anG are
now successful practitioners. may be
mentioned DR.. Emma Braintrd Ryder,
formerly Of St. Adams, now in Aus
tralia: DR.. Clara. f Gray. Of Boston
and Or. Lucy Hall Brown, of Brooklyn.
W. II. Gisbon, g native Of Lon
londerry and veteran OF Go. &,
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