Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-06-21
WESTMINSTER.
Mrs. w. r. Melrose and son spent Mon
day with friends in Brattleboro.
Mrs. Written, from New Hampshire,
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MIS-. w. X. Melrose and son spent Mon
day with friends in Brattleboro
Mrs. Written, from New Hampshire,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. l.. c. Cox.
Tobacco raisers have been busy since
the warm days began, setting plants.
Miss Elsye Page of Hardwick was a
guest of Miss Ruth Johnson over Sunday.
James II. Kiniry of Windsor, adjuster
for the railroad, was in town this week
on business
Louis Gorham has finished work in
G. II. Walkers store and gone to his
home in Putney.
The school friends of Miss Edna Kim
ball gave her a surprise party last Sat
urday afternoon.
Mrs. A. L. Kennedy and four children
of Highland, Mass, are guests of Mr..
and Mrs Ira Holton.
Miss Ruth Johnson and her pupils went
on a picnic Saturday. The children re-
port a delightful time.
Miss Alice Dawley, who is taking
course in the Rutland hospital, is at home
for a fortnights vacation.
Mrs s. A. Pierce and son, Harold of
Kansas City, Mo, are expected today at
their summer home, which is in readiness
for them.
Last Sunday morning a deer was seen
passing down Main street in very leis
urey manner. 1t went into the woods
near a. J. Tate's barn.
S. A. Pierce is making extensive i'm
provements on his house and grounds
The grounds are laid out very attractively
and bid fair to be the finest in town.
Miss Florence Nutting graduated from
Vermont academy this week. She had
| the assignment as class historian at the
| exercises. a large number from here at
| tended.
Mrs. Robert Miller will go to Lebanon
| the first of the week to attend the COM
mencement exercises of the school from
which her brother, Charles, will be one
| of the nine boys to graduate.
Last Sunday morning Rev w. +. Whit
| comb gave an address to the class grad
uating from the ninth grade. Next Sun
day Rev. II. l.. Ballou of Chester will
| preach in exchange with the pastor
Doris, little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
| J. E. Leach, has been seriously Ill since
Saturday. Up to Tuesday no hopes were
| entertained by the doctors or nurse of the
| child's recovery, but at the time of writ
ing there has been a slight Improvement.
Invitations have been received by the
| immediate friends of Miss Viola NJ. Fen
| ton from the faculty and senior class OF
which Miss Fenton is a member to be
| present at the commencement exercises
| of the state normal school in CastletOn
| June 81.
The members of the Rocky Hill school
will hold their closing exercises today
Friday, from 100 to p. m. An excellent
| program has been arranged, and dainty
| invitations have been sent out by the
pupils The invitations show careful
thought and training in English. Miss
Nora Ashwell is the teacher.
In accordance with the state law The
town superintendent of schools will give
an examination Thursday and Friday
June 81 and 2s to pupils expecting TO en-
ter secondary schools this fall, and who
intend to ask the town to pay their tut
tion. The examinations will begin at
o'clock Thursday morning June y, in thu
| schoolhouse in this village. All desiring
| to take the examinations are requested e
notify the superintendent. w. f. Whit
comb, at once.
| Wednesday at noon a very quiet wed
ding took place at Mrs. Ellen Ward s
when her only daughter, Elizabeth, wa
united in marriage to Wallace Metcalf o
| Springfield, Mass. Rev. Mr.. Fisher o
Westminster West, a cousin of Mrs. Met
IT, calf, performed the ceremony. The dou
BILE ring service was used. Mr.. and Mrs
| Metcalf left in tine afternoon for shor
wedding journey. Their home afte
September l will be in Springfield Mass
where Mr. Metcalf is in business. Tn
guests at the wedding were MADAM
Metcalf Miss Florence MetCalf, Ray Met
calf, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Metcalf, Mise
Martha Wright and Carrie Hayward
Mrs Fisher and Mrs. Frances Ware ais
Miss Rest Metcalf of Hinsdale, y. II
and Miss Molly Morse of Portland, Ne
Ray Metcalf, brother of the groom an
Miss Molly Morse, cousin of the bride
, were the attendants. The bride wa
dressed in white lace and carried
shower bouquet of bridal roses, Mis-
Morse a bouquet of lilies of the valley
Mr. and Mrs. Metcalf are both highl
esteemed in town and their many friend
| extend congratulations.