Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-22

sity fellowship. After a short visit at
his home in Putney DIR. Prouty will take
up his work in Alabama, where he has
been appointed as assistant state geolo-
gist and assistant professor of geology
in the University of Alabama at Tus-
caloosa.
A. ]. Aver has been in Montpelier this
week.
The town library is closed for two
weeks.
Mrs Kate Black is visiting at E. E.
knights
w. E. Pierce returned Tuesday from
Montpelier.
Charles E. Glidden returned Saturday
from Lima, Ind.
Mrs. ]. V. Shaw went to Chicopee Falls
Friday for a visit.
Leon Hewett of Shrewsbury is clerk in
NJ G. Williams's store.
Rev. j. D. King is spending a vacation
of a few days in Montpelier.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Nathan came Satur-
day to occupy their summer home.
The churches were closed last Sunday.
There will be no services next Sunday.
Miss Freeda Pember returned Monday
afternoon from a visit in Woodstock
Mrs. Abbie Kathan and Miss Cora
Kathan returned from Springfield Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs w. C. Treadway are visit
ing Mr.. Treadway's parents in Shelter
Island, n. Y.
Scott Look of oxford, n. H., is at w.
E. Pierces for few weeks. He will
drive the milk wagon.
Fred L. Taft of Worcester visited at
his fathers Tuesday, coming on the noon
train and leaving at o'clock.
Mrs. S. j. Pierce, who has been with
AErc I
time. returned to Keene last week.
c. S. willard, w. S. Adams and A. NJ.
Corser attended the state and second dis
trict conventions in Montpelier this week
Mrs. ]. d. King and sister, Miss Alice
Plympton, are spending few days with
their sister, Mrs. Halliday, in Dummers-
ton.
The first quarterly conference OF the
Methodist church will be held at the
parsonage Tuesday afternoon, June rs, at
o'clock.
CLAYTON Coane and family have moved
temporarily into the house recently va
Gated by F. L. Fierce, occupying rev Oh
the rooms.
John Underwood came home from Brat
tleboro Tuesday i'll with diphtheria. the
house has been placed under quarantine
restrictions.
DIR. C. B. Doane of Springfield, this
state was in town Tuesday to perform an
operation on Vernon Williams, removing
a growth from his tonsils.
Harry Crowley, who has diphtheria' was
presented a bouquet OF Az, carnations py
the graduating class of the Brattleooro
high school, of which he is member.
Carl d. Knight of Worcester came Mon
day TO visit his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. D. Knight. The three went to West
minister West the same day to attend the
funeral of Mrs. knights nephew Clifford
Goodhue.
There are now eight cases of diphtheria
in town, Daniel Crowley, Harry Crowley
Adene Farnum, Robert O'Connor, Waldo
Howard, George Thwing, Mrs Charles H.
Thwing and John N. Underwood. All the
patients are doing well. 1t is probable
that the schools will not be reopened THIS
term.
Miss Mary E. Wright was given a
pleasant surprise Thursday evening, the
23d anniversary of her birthday, by about
35 of her friends who met at the railroad
station in East Putney and walked 10
her home. Refreshments were served and
all thoroughly enjoyed the occasion.
Miss Wright was presented hne gold
watch.
An Ashburnham despatch of Saturday &c
the Fitchburg Daily News began as fol-
lows: 1.-THE ninth grade Of the grammar
school held its first graduation, exercises
in the history of the town in Fairbank
Memorial hall, Friday. The AFFAIR was a
grand success and an honor to the princi-
pal. Harold L. Ford" The despatch was
about a quarter of a column in length
giving the program and note OF the re-
cention in the afternoon to the parents
and friends of the class members.
The Boston Herald of Monday contained
a half-column article about the Woo
model of a Boston & Maine locomotive
made by Charles w. Lester, son OF James
Lester of Charlestown, N. H., as told II
The Phoenix recently. The article was
ACCOMPANIED by a double-column cut o.
the boy and his model Among othei
things the story said: when engineer!
of the Boston & Maine railroad gazet
upon it they could not believe 1t was tins
work of the boy ard said it was as neal
perfect as it was possible TO make
wooden model. This model will be use6
as a model for a larger one of heavy III
which he proposes to build soon, and II
which he will install sufficient machiner!
to operate it with a small kerosene laml
to generate steam"