Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-09

returning in time for the reception Fri
day evening.
There was frost Wednesday night of
last week, also Saturday night was very
cold for the time Of year. Fires for COM
fort are needed through the day.
We would correct a mistake in last
weeks column 1t was Oren Davis not
Oren Smith who was injured by spraining
his ankle in his barn while milking.
Prizes were awarded for scholarship
at the close of the graduating exercises
as follows: TO Miss Mary Lyman OF
Stratton in geometry; to Miss May
Barnes, Westminster, Latin; for best
work in Junior year, Alice Dale of this
place.
Mrs. Dale left Monday morning for
Brantford, Ontario, to be present at the
closing exercises of Prof. Kenyon's music
class i'm which her daughter, Miss Esther.
will take prominent part This is Miss
Dale's second year under Prof. Kenyon $
instruction.
Rev. e. A. Royal preached his farewell
sermon last Sunday, which was attentive
~ listened to, from second Timothy 2: 2:
And the things thou hast heard of me
from many witnesses the same commit
thou to faithful men, who shall be able
to teach others Also"
1t always seems as though summer had
come when the fountain on the common
is in proper shape after its winter sleep
and the swing chairs are cracking forth
the sound that a little oil might remedy
II applied; even IL the weather is cold
and we have frosts at night.
Miss Pauline Eddy of Sioux Falls, South
Dakota, is visiting her uncle, Howard
Burke, at the Townshend Inn. Miss Eddy
has been In Boston the past winter land
spring studying music at the conserva-
tory We learn from Miss Eddy that her
father and mother are soon to come to
Vermont.
At the annual meeting OF the Leland
and Gray seminary alumni association
June /, the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, c.
II. Willard; vice president, Mrs Emily
Follett; secretary and treasurer, Mrs.
Hortense L. Switzer; executive commit
tee, DR. f. L. Osgood, Frank Gray, Miss
Alice Derry.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dimond of Bed
ford, Mass, were here last week to attend
the graduation exercises, their niece,
Miss Cora Brown of Athens, being one
of the graduates. Mr. Dimond is on the
editorial stan of the Boston Globe He
is a native of Cambridgeport and has
been president of the Association of Yer
monters in Boston.
Miss Mae Willard left Monday morning
for Burlington to visit her brother. Miss
Willard has been closely confined with
her mother, who has been an invalid four
or five years, and her friends are glad
she has this opportunity for a little out
ing; also that she found so good a per-
son In whose care she could leave her
mother as Mrs. Margaret Watson.
Mrs. Rowena. wife of Elbridge Bissell.
died in Overlook, Usage county, Kansas,
May /, aged 81 years. She was married
to Elbridge Blssell Jan. 10, 1S4S They
were both well-known residents Of Wards
boro in their earlier years, and lived in
that town several years of their early
married life They also lived in Ham
monitor, n. j., and Baltimore. Nd, going
to Kansas in 1870. Her husband died in
February. 1883. His eldest daughter, Mrs
Belle Robinson. died May l, 1878 She
leaves two children, Lavant E. Bissell
and Mrs. Jennie Heberling. both OF Over
brook She also leaves eight grandchil-
dren and one great grandson.
a partial list of those who attended the
graduating exercises last week: Guy
Smith and Miss Hulett, Rawsonville;
Misses Grace and Addie Morse, Miss Grace
Watson OF Brattleboro: Mr. and Mrs.
Taylor of Ludlow; the Landman family
OF Londonderry; MIR. and Mrs Dimond
of Bedford, Mass, Mr. Hitchcock Mr.
and Mrs. Barnes and son OF West
minister West; Charles Palmer and Miss
Adams and Mr.. Thompson of Grafton;
Fay Bridges, Mr. and Mrs Holland
Hastings, Mr. and Mrs. James Brown, Miss
Cora Barnes Of Athens; Hortense Switzer
of Newfane; Miss Fisher, Mr. Bathric and
Mr.. Smith Of Windham and Halle Spra-
que Of the University Of Vermont.