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were served.-Miss Lucia Andrews is at
home for her summer vacation.-Mrs. A.
S. Hull and Mrs. II. Y. Cassidy were the
guests OF w. T.. Field and wife at Deer
Point this week.-Misses Barber and Clark
of Chazy N. Y, are the guests OF ii. Nj.
Hull and wife.--Mrs. Jodoin, mother A.
Jodoin, died at Waterbury Wednesday.
The interment was held here Friday
Homer Somers of Irasburgh visited his
brother Andrew on the way home from
the State Convention.-Rev. Charles Aver
of Charlestown, Mass, has accepted call
to be pastor of the Baptist church.-Mrs.
Geo Martin and son of Essex have been
visiting at L. A. Martn's.-Mrs f. l.. An
drews and Mrs. S. j. Ploof are visiting
relatives in Burlington.
Darl Mead member of the ilinesburgh
Cornet Band, gave a delightful lawn
party to the members of the band and
their friends Thursday evening. About
30 were present and enjoyed nice refresh
ments and participated in singing and
dancing on the lawn, which was lighted
with torches and Chinese lanterns.
sHELBURNE.
Tho Methodist church was filed to Its
utmost seating capacity last Friday even
ing by our townspeople and FRIENDS OF inc
class to witness the graduating exercises
of the Shelburne High school. The pro-
gramme, which has already been published
in these columns. was carried out ana the
efforts of the several members OF inc
gradua ting class showed deep research ana
careful study and reflected great credit
not only on the graduates themselves, but
upon the principal. Miss Mary r. Bates
under whose instruction they have been
for the past year. The address OF Prot
Emerson which followed. was both inter-
esting and instructive and was replete
with good. sound. practical advice to Doth
students and parents upon the great rum
damental principles of education. The de
plomas were presented to the graduates
by the superintendent of schools, Rev. w.
j. Chapman, In a few appropriate remarks.
The church was tastefully decorated with
evergreens and palms from DR.. Webb S
green houses. and music was furnished by
the school, Miss Edith Clifford class Of
'95, presiding at the organ. Seated upon
the platform were the school board and
superintendent of schools, Prof. Emerson
and ex-Gov. Barstow. Shelburne is justly
proud of her High school and its principal,
and hopes another year TO graduate a
much larger class than ever before, and
what Is said of the High school is equally
true OF all of our public schools and teach
ers they being of a much higher standard
and Of far greater efficiency under the new
system than under the old, with but little
# any additional expense to the taxpayers.
The class poem was written by Oscar T..
Spear. The Psyche" club of the Shell
burne High school held a reunion and ban
quet at the home of Miss katheryn Geb-
hardt after the close of the graduating
exercises Friday evening.
The Falls school, Miss Louise Il. Gates,
teacher. enjoyed a picnic in Bacon's grove
near the school house on Friday afternoon
last. the closing day of the school. The
grounds were decorated with flags, and
refreshments were served. Miss Gates
has been at the head of this school for the
past five years and is q model teacher.
The schools in districts Nos. 5, 6 and T.
East Shelburne, Misses Kate l.. Noonan,
Nellie NJ. Noonan and Jennie Mckenzie,
teachers, with one of the st. George
schools. held basket picnic at Camp Mil
ham on the east shore of Shelburne pond
on Friday afternoon last, at which over
200 people were present and enjoyed them
selves in boating and other pastimes.
Mrs. Sarah Bacon has closed her house
and gone 10 Rainbow Lake In the Adiron-
dacks for the summer.
John Il. Dubuc will commence this week
the erection of new residence for him
self just west Of his present home on Rail
road street.
An old gentleman claiming that he
would be 100 years old next July was If
town last Saturday, on his way to visi
President Cleveland.
Mr. Fred S. Blnn, who has been visit
ing friends in town the past week, re-
turned to his home in Brooklyn, N. Y.
last Saturday
The village intermediate school, taught
by Miss Eva Kiburn. closed very sue
cessful term of school Saturday with
nice programme in the High school rooms
There were songs and recitations by tn,
students Seven students passed a salts
factory examination for entrance into thu
High school, and the following named
pupils will be numbered with the Hgl
school scholars this fall: Johanna Fnnesy
Ida Ray, Embra White. Emily O'Kelley
rl l,,.
Ray. 1t il expected that the same teach
ers will return for the fall term as wa
employed this spring.
Miss Eva Kilburn went to her home II
Hubbardton Saturday.
A class of - were confirmed by Bishol
Hall at Trinity church Sunday last. TIL,
names are Hannah Harrington. Mabc
Newell. Kathryn Gebhardt, Bertha Kin
ney, Mrs. Thomas Mitchell, Mr.. and Mrs
J. II. Dey't Harry Tyler, Chester Irish
Edwin Wickson, Mr. Clarke, Miss Clarke
Mrs, I. II. Deyett has gone for com
mencement to Little Falls. N. Y. wher
she was preceptress in the academy 70
three years
Miss Nellie Chapman. who last wecl
graduated at Troy Conference academy
Poultney, has returned home.-Mrs. Edn
NJ. Weston and daughter Louise of tn
Cascade House, Adirondacks, was in tow
yesterday visiting her parents, Mr. an
Mrs. j. r. Wclls--Miss Fannie Smith an
Miss Katie Russell have completed thei
first year al the U. V. NJ. and are at HON
for the summer.-Eon. and Mrs. r. f.
White expect to leave about the first G
July for an extended Western trip.-ReN
w. j. Chapman was in Montpelier Tues
day In attendance upon a meeting of tn
executive committee Of the State Unto
OF Christian Endeavor societies. Mis-
Holabrd of Los Angeles, Cal, daughter c
Col W. H. Holabird, formerly Of this plac
was in town Tuesday calling on friends.
JERICHO CENTRE.
Clarence Cook was at home a part G
last week, looking after his mothers In
terests and returned 10 his business Satu,
day.-Mr and Mrs. Robert Bixby visite
relatives In Middlebury and Cornwall las
'week,--'rhe Ladies' Aid hold a strawberr
festival in the church vestry Friday ever
ing.-Mr. George Bicknell has recovered
considerable extent from the shock {
paralysis which he had.-The Congrega
tional church elected Deacon NJ. H. Chapi
and Mrs. Jennie w. Hart as delegates
attend the Congregational church center
NAL, which Is in session at Waitsfield tn
weeks II. Waters and wife of Winoosl
We're the guests of Mr. and Mrs c.. n
Stiles last Thursday and Friday.-Mrs.
A. Cook, who has been very sick for seve
al weeks, Is now improving. Mrs. Ad
Hartwell is still caring for her.
HUNTINGTON CENTRE.
C. A. Eastman closed a successful ter
OF school Friday.-Rev. S. p Perry al
wife SO to Boston this week They expe
to be gone about 10 days.-Chlldren's de
will be observed here July with exc
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