Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-06-15
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ter academy, spent last Sunday with F. B.
Locke ;he returned home last Monday accom-
panied by his wife and Miss Caroline Locke.
Miss Locke will leave Worcester after the
commencement exercises to go to the COM
mer cement at Wellesley college.
Mrs. C. Frost has gone to Wollaston IN or
der to be present at her daughters gradua-
ton from the Quincy Mansion school.
The lawn party and sale of fancy articles at
Vermont Academy last Saturday evening was
very pleasant, but there were very few of the
village people out.
j. R. Mason of Leroy, Mimi, arrived in
town last Friday and is stopping at Mrs. Ham
mond's. Mr.. Mason is the son of the late
Deacon j. I. Mason and Deacon Daniel Ma
on the old Deacon Samuel Mason farm and
lived there until he was about lS years of age.
after which he went cut west and has lived
there for more than So years. He commenced
farming in very small way, but by industry
and thrift he now owns beautiful home and
large farm. There have been many changes
in the village but he is pleased to find quite a
number of the old settlers still in the land Of
the living, also few of his old schoolmstes.
Mr.. Mason has not had very good health for
sometime past, but he hopes that the bracing
air and beautiful surroundings of Vermont
will help him to recuperate.
CHILDREN's DAY.
Children's day was appropriately observed
at the Congregational church last Sunday
morning by the members of the Sunday
school, who rendered the following program
in very creditable manner. During the
service the children of Mr.. and Mrs. W. j.
Wright were baptized by the pastor.
Organ voluntary
Glory to God on High,
Choir and congregation
Scripture reading, Pastor
A Song of Praise, Choir and congregation
Responsive baptismal service
Baptism of Howard and Katherine Wright
Recitation, The Day of the Lord,
Cora Houghton
Song, God Will Remember,
Chorus of girls
Recitation, The Name of Jesus.
Abbie Richardson
Chorus, Wildwood Flowers, Six girls
Recitation, Flora Coleman
Song, Among the Trees, Congregation
Harry whitcomb
Exercise, The Seed is the Word,
Six little girls
Duet and chorus, Roses Everywhere,
Voices of Nature, Thirteen children
Song, Building Day by Day, Congregation
Recitation, Seedtime,
George Nichols, Frank Houghton
Song, Jesus Little Lambs, Six little girls
Recitation, Deborah Cory
Recitation by three little people
Song, Angels Voices Ever Singing,
Congregation
Recitation, Little Builders,
Raymond Simonds, Raymond Wright
Solo, Forget-me-not, Maud Lake
Exercise, Floral Offerings, Nine children
Missionary hymn, Congregation
Recitation, May Kuowlton
Solo, Come Unto Me, Ruth Barry
Recitation, Giving, Harry Wright
Chorus, We are Building on the Rock,
Children's Day Offering
Portuguese Hymn, Congregation
Benediction, Pastor
The children's exercises at the Baptist
church last Sunday morning were very pret-
ty and interesting.
Professor Louis Roux and family arrived in
Lawrence on the llth inst, and are expected
home on the 25th.
DIR. and Ms. H. NJ. Willard of the Quincy
Mansion school, ,Wollaston, will be the guests
of Prof. and Madam Roux during commence
ment week at Vermont Academy.
Mrs. Persis Livermore of Worcester is Wis
iting at, the home of j. X. Bancroft.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aldrich of Keene spent last
Sunday with their brother, M. A. Thomp-
son.
Miss Annis Crawford spent last Sunday at
her home in Putney.
1t is expected that there will be a large
number of pupils at the Maison Franchise
during the summer term, which commences
on the 9th of July. Several of the old pupils
are coming to resume their studies.
G. I. Frost of Keene was in town last Sun
day.
Mrs. Hannah B. Perry celebrated her Goth
birthday last Saturday. She is in fairly good
health, her eyesight and hearing are not very
had and IL is remarE able how smart and
tive she is for woman Of her age. A large
number of her friends called to congratulate
her and we're very cordially received. She
received many beautiful bouquets of flowers.