Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-09-05
Herbert Hall spent Sunday at hon

Miss Frances Phillips. graduate of
Mortified Seminary, has gone to Wal
lingford to teach school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Bemis have
returned to their home after spending
a few weeks at Eugene Bemis's.
A. A. Mason has received. news Of
the death of his brother, Herbert Ma
son, who lived in Pittstown, N. Y.
Virgie Eason of Dedham, Mass,
has visited her grandmother, Mrs Will
liam ingalls,, the past two weeks.
Mrs. Brooks and daughter, Bertha,
and Mr.. and Mrs. David Howard of
Orange Mass, are at B. B. Brigham's.
At election Tuesday, G. H. Willard
was chosen town representative. An
unusually large number of voters were
out
Mr.. and Mrs. Booker of Worcester,
Mass, and Mr.. and Mrs. G. Gale of
Saytons River were at Mr.. Sparks's
last week.
]. f. Edison entertained friends
from Massachusetts and friends from
this place at his home, where dinner
was served.
Arthur Mason of Gardner, Mass,
and Miss Cora Mason of Clinton, his
cousin, have visited at A. A. Mason's
the past week.
Mrs. George Harris and grandchild
of Melrose, Mass. have been visitors
this week at Edwin Harris's and Mrs.
Clarissa Wares.
Lottie Jones, who has worked the
past summer for Mrs. Dunklee Of
West Brattleboro, is home for the
fall term of school.
Miss Mabel Martin left Saturday
morning for Derby Line. where she
will teach music in the academy where
Prof. Edgecomb Is principal.
Miss Cora Brooks entertained a
number OF friends at her home last
week Thursday evening. Ice cream
and cake were served, and pleas
ant time was enjoyed.
Mrs. Kenyon has begun her school
in Newfane, where she has taught
a number OF terms. The village school
began Monday with the same teachers
as in the summer term.
Mrs Kenyon has rented her house
for the fall term of the seminary to
the Chase family, who have sold their
home in Somerset recently, and have
come here for the advantages the
seminary affords them.
Several from this place attended the
Windham County Baptist association
| held at Brattleboro last week. An
invitation was extended by the local
| Baptist church to the association to
meet here next year, and was accept
ed.
Gilbert Boutelle, a farmer living
four miles out OF the village, reports
that one of his hens has laid an egg
that measures by inches, and that
the egg had five distinct skins instead
of the double yolk which large eggs
usually have.
Walter Haskins of South Deerfield,
Mass, spent the past two weeks at
C. H., Halls, and Miss Mamie How
ard of Amherst has been there for a
week. Elmer Holden, who has been
attending school at Battle Creek,
Mich, has also been a guest at Mr..
Halls.
The union picnic of the two churches
on last week Friday proved a very
pleasant occasion. The place was
pleasant spot on Mrs. Bradley's
farm. Games were provided for the
young people, and swings were put up
The weather was favorable, and all
who attended felt that they had had
an enjoyable time.
There was a good deal of grumbling
on the narrow gauge railroad Monday
over the want of seating capacity, as
there were many more passengers
than usual on account of the Presi
dents visit to Brattleboro. We should
say that extra occasions are the ones
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pleasure to pay your fare and then
have to stand all the way either to OF
from Brattleboro.
A number from this town saw and
heard President Roosevelt speak al
Brattleboro Monday, and we were re
minded of what we had learned in
history in our school days and read
since of Gen. Lafayette's visit to this
country, when the school children
turned out to do him homage by
strewing flowers in his pathway. The
prettiest feature of the occasion al
Brattleboro was that of the children
strewing the steps of the platform
over which the President passed, with
flowers from the basket each chile
carried.
The seminary opened Tuesday will
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The new principal is a graduate o.
Colby University, and he will be ably
assisted by Merle E. Sellew and wifi,
and Miss Pearl NJ. Pettingill. Mr.
Sellew is a graduate of Amherst col
lege, and win teach the classes II
mathematics and science. Mrs. Sellev
is graduate of DR.. Curry's schools o
expression in Boston, and her classes
will be English elocution and physica
culture. Miss Pettingill will hav,
modern languages and Latin. Sh,
is a graduate of Boston University
DR.. Osgood will continue in charg,
Of the physiology class. Miss LULU
Greasy of Brattleboro will teach piano
and organ music, and Miss Cove o
: Bellows Falls will give instruction OF
the violin. Rev. e. A. Royal will
have class in Bible study. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Sellew come from Springfield
Mass, and Miss Pettingill from Dor
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