The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-07-02
pIERMONT.

FIEKIWOIN
The schools in the village closed last
week, Miss Allison of LittletOn taught
the grammar department, and Miss
! Dodge the primary. Miss Allison was
graduate from the Normal school at
Plymouth and had been teacher in
various towns in the state and came
with a high recommend from those
places. Miss Dodge has taught in the
primary department nearly three
years. During the eight weeks term
of the primary department Henry A.
Horton, Osborn Horton, Harry R.
Gould, Ruth F. Evans, May TarboX,
c. Louis Dodge and Matte F. Morrill,
were on the roll of honor. Louis
Dodge and Harry II. Horton have not
been absent a day from school for a
year. Henry Horton, Louie Dodge
and Ella Morrill, took the prize in their
class in spelling, also Ruth Evans, Iva
Robinson and Osborn Horton. Ella
Morrill, and Dow Lamkinl have. = been
absent one day.
The Kickapoo indians are exhibiting
on Ames' ground south of the school
house.
The celebration will be Monday, the
5th, in Piermont. A new cannon, which
has been purchased for the occasion,
will usher in the day. Bradford Band
has been engaged, DR.. Child will give
an Grafton at the Town Hall at II a.
M, after which there will be picnic
in the Evans grove, and various other
amusements for the day. In the even
ing fire works, and promenade at the
Hall. The ladies in town are called
upon to furnish food for the tables
Miss Sadie 1. Hill and Miss Eva
Towle started last Monday for San
Francisco, CAL, on the EndeavOr eX-
curSion to be absent about two months.
They have the best wishes of their
many friends for very pleasant
journey and safe return.
A very successful term of school
closed in district No. II last Friday,
taught by DOttie E. Hill. Those be-
ing on the roll of honor are: Florence
Martin, Alice Martin and Fay Emery.
Appropriate exercises were given by
the children in the afternoon consist
ing of singing, recitatiOns and dia-
lognes. The room was tastefully dec
grated and well filled with parents and
friends of the teacher and pupils, who
expressed much interest of the adj
vancement in the work of the pupils,
and the good instruction they had
received and hoped to be able to secure
Miss Hills services again the coming
term. A VISITOR.
At the last meeting of the Grange it
was decided to have ice cream and
lemonade on sale next Monday during
the celebration of the Fourth. Come
and see what Piermont can do to cele.
brate the national holiday.
BROOK ROAD.
Frank Rodimon of Northampton
was in town last week visiting his
mother and other relatives.
Ned Gould, our road commissioner
is doing good work on the roads much
to the satisfaction of the travelling
public.
Frank Stetson went to Laconia last
Friday to visit his sons, returning
Monday.
There are several new cases of
measles in this part of the town,
among them are Mrs. Martha Reneau
Luna Webster Cora Bowker and
Edie SymOnds.
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Corliss was consumed by fire on Satur-
day night, June 10TH He was away
at the time and nothing is known of
the origin of the fire, but it is presumed
to have caught from fire left in the
engine.
Mrs. Helen Corliss has gone to Yer
shire to work for Rev. j. ID. Cross.
She is assisting in the care of his wife
who is confined to her room by pa
ralysis.
On Friday of last week Mrs. Martha
Reneau closed very successful term
of school in thi, district. In the after
nooM she invited the scholars and
parents to a grove in the rear of her
home where they listennd for a time
to recitaUions, dialogues, ETC., by the
scholars which were good and well
rendered, after which bountiful sup
ply of ice cream and cake was served.
The afternoon was much enjoyed by
all present.
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