Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-06-15

cess and great credit is due Fred For5
class '96, and those who assisted him H.
making the banquet so thoroughly success
full in every particular. 1t Is hoped that
this will become permanent feature NJ
our commencement. After the banopet
the following toasts were responded TO and
much enjoyed, Principal E. Edgecomb act.
ing as POSTMASTER
The Location Of Leland and Gray Seminary.
Rev. L. b Curtis
Past, c l.. Stebbins
Present. Dr. + I, Oegn,.J
class Of '9s, Bessie b s G Hsp99
Trustees, Mrs o. Foleft
Future, Mr. Folieit
Alumni, o Prof Howe
Rev NJ F. Hardy
On Friday evening the graduating class
gave their reception in academy hall. The
hall was prettily decorated with palms and
ferns, and presented a very attractive and
pleasing appearance. Marches, readings
by Misses Harris, Taft and Barnes. and a
solo by Miss Martin were much enioyed
by all present. A dainty collation. was
served during the evening. One of the
most pleasant features of the evening was
presentation of a fine portrait of Prof
Edgecomb, principal of Leland and Gray.
by Leon Thompson to the trustees in be-
half of the class of 1900.
Mr.. Thompson spoke lovingly of Prof.
Edgecomb who had served the seminary
so faithfully during the past three years
and said it was the wish of the class Of
1900 that he might be long retained in the
school. Mr.. Hastings, chairman of the
board of trustees, responded in a very hap
ov,l al -
least was the principals reception to the
senior class Saturday evening.
Mrs. Edwin Harris has been on the sick
list
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Willard spent
Sunday in town.
The little child of Herbert Franklin's is
quite i'll this week.
Mrs. Warner of Brooklyn is visiting at
Rev. L. B. Curtis's.
Henry Rhoades, wife and child, visited
at NJ. Sparks last week.
Rev. L. B. Curtis leaves this week for
vacation of two weeks.
Martha Austin of Easthampton, Mass.
has been in town the past week
Mrs. Jackson and child are visiting at
A1idul OlbCl . III nun NlllCs
The Choral union met last Monday even
ing and made plans for the future.
The Congregational ladies' aid society
met on Wednesday at Fred Livermore's.
Edward Winslow of Cincinnati is here
visiting his mother and is on a short vaca-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Park of Bernard
ston, Mass, have recently visited at Edwin
! Fessenden's.
Ellen Ware of Springfield, Mass, is
! spending her vacation here with her moth
er, Mrs. Clarissa Ware.
Newton Porter, son of Hiram Porter of
this town, has recently died at his home
in Bernardston, Mass.
Mr.. Peabody, agent for the Deering
Harvesting Machine company, has been
in town in the interests of his company.
While Mrs. Ira Pratt and Miss Fanny
| Derry we're out for a drive Monday they
saw two deer in the Derry Brothers now
| ing.
Harlan Winslow has gone to Nantasket,
Mass, to clerk in the Atlantic Hotel, and
takes the same position that he had there
last summer.
Childrens day was observed at the Con-
gregational church last Sunday and will be
observed at the Baptist church the last
Sunday in June.
The Congregational ladies' aid will serve
Strawberries, also ice-cream and cake, in the
chapel and on the lawn next Thursday,
June 10, from to p. NJ.
Photographic views are being taken in
this place by artists in the employ of the
Century View company. They took the
| at the alumpi banonpt
Miss Booth, an artist from New York
city, is here for the summer at G. II. Will
lard's and is painting some of the lovely
views in which this town abounds.
Fred Burbee and Mr. Kent of Gardner,
Mass, visited Arthur Burbee, one of the
students and also one of the graduates,
last week, and were here at the graduation
exercises on Thursday.
The Choral union decided at their bust
ness meeting Monday evening to 60 to
Jamaica TO render the cantata "Under the
Palms" on Friday evening, June 20. The
concert was so we'll received here they feel
justified in taking it to several towns near
by.
In regard to the notice of what was to be
done here on the Fourth of July in last
weeks Pheuix the writer is requested TO
say that the plans then spoken of have
been given up and the people here will
join the procession to Bellows Falls on
that day.
Mrs. L. B. Cults entertained the Fort
nightly club very pleasantly at her home
on Tuesday afternoon. A novel feature
was that the meeting was held on the bal
cony and tea was also served there. The
attendance was the largest the writer has
known of since the club was organized.