Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-06-16
WEST BRATTLEBORO
NINTH GRADE GRADUATION.
Academy Hall Filled Last Evening
Names of the Class.

Names OF the Glass.
The graduation exercises of the
ninth grade were held last evening at
8 o clock in Academy hall, and the
hall was filed with parents and
friends of the class and school. The
decorations on the platform and about
the stage were especially beautiful.
The whole background was filled in
with hemlock boughs and across the
front of the stage was a profusion of
green with bright red geraniums and
white spirea. A large bouquet of
crimson and white carnations was on
the platform, the class colors being
crimson and white and the class flower
the red carnation. The parents and
relatives of the class occupied reserved
seats in the front.
The exercises opened with a prayer
by Rev. A. V. Woodwork, pastor of
the First Congregational church, after
which the following program was Civ
en-: Song, All Hearts Rejoice; mono
logue, In the Department Store, Clara
NJ. Thurber; recitation, Po' Little
Lam, Charlotte NJ. Robbins; song,
The Wanderer Greeting; recitation,
The Explorer, Kenneth C. Trotter;
narrative, Little Red Riding Hood,
Charlotte C. knight; song, Wandcrcr S
Night Song; descriptive, The Fire
Bell, Ruth NJ. Hammarlund class pro-
phecy, Leland o. Covey; presentation
of diplomas by Carl S. Hopkins; class
song; benediction.
The following are the members of
the graduating Glass; Vendla Amelia
IIildcgarde Carlson. Agnes May Cham
bcrlain, Leland Oscar Covey, Ray
mond Melville Convey, Ruth Marie
Hammarlund, Fern Alice Nourse, Char
lotte Caroline Knight, Charlotte Ruth
Robbins, Clara Marion Thurber, Ken
officers are, Pres, Leland o. Convey;
vice-pres., Charlotte c. Knight; Sec,
Ruth NJ. IIammarlunl; treas, Kenneth
C. Trotter. The class motto is Even
Higher.
Herbert j. Clark has recovered from
an illness with pleurisy and is abov
again.
Mrs. Frank Dye has returned from
Bellows Falls, where she spent several
days with Mr.. Dye, who is employed
there.
Dcnslow Stockwell of South Hadlcy,
Mass, is visiting here and on Dunn
mcrston hill a few days with rcla-
tives.
Mrs. Eleanor Richardson, who ha\
been i'll the past week, is improved.
Mrs. Merton Lazelle, nurse, is caring
for her.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Parsons, who
spent week at their summer home
on Ames hill, went to New York Mon.
day. They will return here later.
John Patterson of Bellows Falls,
who had been in the Melrosc hospital
nearly three weeks following an OPP
Grafton for hernia, went to his home
Saturday.
Mrs. Wells of Cambridge, Mass,
came. yesterday afternoon to be a
guest a week in the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Frank Dye, of Will
liams street.
Mrs. John d. Barrows of Spring
field, Mass, and daughter, Miss Mary
Cox of Nashville, Tenn, went to their
summer home on Ames hill yesterday
to spend the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Blodgett and
son, Fletcher, are visiting in the homt
of his brother, Harold Blodgett and
sister, Mrs. Francis Avery, in Charlie
mont, Mass, few days.
Miss Belle Greenwood, who is en-
ploycd in the Holstein-Fricsan office,
will 20 tomorrow to her home in Will
Evansville to spend the weekend with
her grandmother, Mrs. II. E. Johnson.
Benjamin Blodgett, conductor on
the electric railroad, who was injured
when the car went off the track near
Pnie street last week, is able to he
about on crutches. He severely strain
ed the muscles of one leg
Mrs. C. Il. Prentiss fell while going
down the stairs in her home Monday
night, spraining both ankles. The rub
Der heels on her shoes caught on the
stairs, which caused her to fall, turning
both ankles. She is slightly better to-
day, although not able to get about
much.
Baptist church, West Brattleboro,
Rev. |. NJ. Compton pastor. Morning
worship at 1890 with sermon by the
pastor. Sunday school at noon. Even
ing service at O'Clock. Midweek
prayer meeting Wednesday evening
at 7.3O.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kingsley have
begun housekeeping in Sias Hol-
brook s house on Greenleaf street. Mr..
and Mrs. Kingsley since their mar
riage had been living with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. d. Farr of West
ern avenue.
Charles Clark of Halifax was in
town Friday to visit his daughter
Mrs. IIoyt II. Barber. Mrs. Clark, who
had been in Burlington three days at
tending the convention of the Order
of Eastern Star, returned Friday
and accompanied him to her home in
Halifax.
Rev. and Mrs. I. NJ. Compton, Miss
Kate Wheeler, Mrs. Leonard Taylor,
Mrs. Herbert Thurber, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Mckay were among those from
this village who attended the 63d an
uual meeting Of the Wiadham County