Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-29
Mrs. I. X. Bascom has returned from a

Mrs. l. X. Bascom has returned from a
months stay in Boston.
The post-ofiice will be closed on Satur-
day from II NJ. to ) p. NJ.
Miss Jessica Bardwell is spending a
week in Worcester and Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. A. l. Sprague has returned from
visit of three weeks in Boston and vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Lynch have returned
from two months visit in West Fitch
burg, Mass.
Mrs. Kate Lewis of Waitsfield VT, has
been guest of Miss katherine Cunning
ham this week.
Mrs. j. w. Jones is visiting her sons, II.
A. and G. A. Jones. in Keene, also her sis
ter, Mrs. Z. X. Robertson in Bellows Falls,
VT.
The comic opera, "Santifemme," or"The
new woman" which met with great success
last week, was repeated at the town hall
last evening.
Mrs. w. S. Barrows and Miss Barrows,
L. A, and G. n. Smith with their wives
attended the Kathan golden wedding at
Westmoreland yesterday.
Miss Margaret Leonard delivered her
lecture on Chaucer at Turner's Falls, Mass,
Turner's Falls high school.
Mrs. A. A. Nutting returned Wednesday
from months visit with her son, F. J..
Nutting, in Dayton, Ohio. Her daughter,
Mrs. Edw. MacGregor of Chicago, joined
her there.
L. A Smiths farce, "The Victor Team, 4"
was repeated after the strawberry supper
at the Universalist vestry, last Tuesday
evening. The girls chorus also contributed
to the entertainment.
Alfred Free, Phi. d. of Turner's Falls, will
deliver the 18th and last lecture of the
high school course this evening at the
town hall. Subject; "Seers." The Glee
club will assist as usual.
Memorial day will be observed here in
about the usual manner, with services in
the hall in the afternoon by the school
children followed by the decoration
of the graves. The Artillery band furnish
music. In the evening there will be an
address in the town hall by Capt. Charles
P. Hall of Shelburne Falls, Mass.
The private class in oratory closed its
season last Saturday evening, with appro-
pirate exercises. The lesson assigned was
extemporaneous speaking, and was the
first one in the whole course to beggar
criticism, but when, at the close of Miss
Leonard's ringing speech, she, in behalf
of the class presented Prof. Patterson with
little remembrance in appreciation of his
services, he had no tongue for correcting
qualities of voice and gesture. Mr.. Clogher' S
ode and Miss Roberts song, both specially
prepared for the occasion, also escaped
After refreshments were served, came the
parting, which is such sweet sorrow, and
they said good night till next September.
The 18th in the series of the high school
course was given in the main room of the
high school on Friday evening of last week
! by our artist, VIM. jackson Leonard.
After calling attention to the fact that
the early botanists were content with a
mere description of the features of the
| flower with no questioning as to the variety
and eccentricity shown, the speaker traced
the development of philosophical botany
from Crews discovery of the use of pollen
! grain in 1852, through the various stages
marked by the affirmation of Linneus
and the theory of insect fertilization of
| Sprengel down to Darwn's complete theory
of cross-fertilization in 1857. By the aid OF
large drawings many of the curious devices
adopted by some of our common plants tc
insure cross-fertilization were shown and
processes explained as we'll as examples OF
both common and rare members of the
orchis family. The lecture was listened
to by large and attentive audien ce.