Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-18

| DIR. Hall Young OF Alaska gave
lecture Wednesday evening at the Au-
ditorium. telling in an exceedingly en-
Pertaining manner of his missionary
work in Alaska.
The annual picnic of district No. 9,
for former teachers and scholars with
their families, also ncighbors, will be
held at the school house on Maple street
Thursday, Aug. 81.
On Friday afternoon of this week
river sports will be held at the bathing
place ON the east shore of the Connec-
ticut. Edw. Barr, river guard, will be
in charge of the events.
The high school students will hold n
lawn party Tuesday evening, Aug. %,
ON the grounds of the high school
building. There will be sale of ice
cream, cake, candy, punch, etc.
Kenneth Foreman has gone to Silver
Bay for two weeks training in gymna-
stun work. He will then 90 to Guelph
Ontario, to take a position in an agri-
cultural college as physical instructor.
Miss Ellen Callaghan has secured the
services of Miss Grace Corsc Of West
Mortified to assist her as assistant
postmaster at the Mortified postoflice.
Miss Corse has had experience in the
West Mortified postoflcc.
DIR. and Mrs. n. p. Wood attended
last week the reunion of the Green
Mountain Perkins academy, at South
Woodstock, VT, on Thursday. DR..
Wood was a student of the school and
both he and Mrs. Wood were teachers
there.
Mrs. II. c. Torbert of Syracuse, n. Y,
is a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Coe.
Mrs. Margaret Coc, who has been n
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Coe this summer,
has bought . Dodge automobile and
will return in it to her home i'm Free
port, III.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Moody gave n
reception from 4 to 6 clock Saturday
afternoon TO the people attending the
conference. The reception was held ON
the lawns of the Moody homestead and
the guests were given an opportunity to
meet many of the speakers and leaders.
On Saturday night at the Auditorium
w. r. Moody conducted Mortified
night The choir was composed of stu
dents of Mount lIermon and Mortified
seminary, several of whom told of the
schools, how they happened to come
here, their means of procuring money
for their expenses, what their aims in
! n. 1,
ill1 WGrc' unu NO" mu'n 'nr 9""o l,
h"o hell'rd 'nenl' SUM- VI lnr S,uool
sonEs NV'' sung an" '"e Peo!lt W.,
G'crVn an l,,c1S i9'Al' i"'' Wv
me at 'ne Noruh"P.u s'hoo'S'
Mr.. and Mrs. Cliiiord Lyman OF
tampa, FLORIDA, arrived at the nome
Of Mr. and Mrs. A. f.. Lyman ON Nam
street Saturday ON their wedding trip.
Mr., Lyman is the only son OF Mr.. ana
Mrs a. T.. Lyman and has been IN
business III lalnpa several years. me
bride. formerly Hortense zimmerman, Is
n resident Of Tampa, but they were mar
ried at the home of her grandmother
in Dubuque, Iowa. Accompanying the
bridal couple are Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
Simms, also Of tampa. TheY nave all
been in New Hampshire a few days
but will return here the last of the
week. Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman will re,
turn to Florida about Sept !. Mr. and
Mrs. Simms will visit relatives III Con-
necticut.
The conference of Christian Workers
is now at its height and the Auditorium
is well filled for all the platform ser
vices. One notices the large number
of men here, mostly ministers. Sunday