Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-06-29
WHITINGHAM.
Spelling Contest.

The spelling contest at Green Noun.
tain hall Friday night brought out a
large attendance and the school chill.
dren did credit to themselves and their
teachers. The contest contained $40
catchy words which are commonly mis-.
spelled. Three pupils stood the test.
Mary White of the Taintor school and
Clare and Viva Graves of the Whiting.
ham grammar school. Supt. Sawyer
who conducted the match, was obliged
to turn to another list of words which
had not been studied by the pupils
and caught two of the winners on the
word abominable. Viva Graves, who
had the third chance spelled it cor.
rectly and won the prize of $l.00. A
dance followed with a pleasant time
socially. The proceeds of the dance
will 90 toward markers for soldiers
graves in this town. 1t is planned to de-
post the amount they have toward this
fund in the Wilmington savings bank,
with the hope that there will be enough
added to it so the markers can be
placed next Memorial day. After the
spelling contest Supt. Sawyer gave an
address to the graduating class of the
grammar school and presented diplo-
mas to Clare Graves, Agnes Shippec,
Ruth Dalrymple and George Rogers.
L. H. Sawyer and family visited in
Charlemont and Zoar Monday.
Ralph Williams came home from
,, Fort Ethan Allen on a 24-hour furlough
Saturday.
Sam Boyd has finished work for his
father and gone to Wilmington to work
for G. S. Barnard.
Mrs Rose Caffrey, Mrs G. H. Wheeler
and Mrs. l.. Deming were in North
Adams last Saturday.
Arthur Deming attended another
horse auction in North Adams Saturday
and bought four horses. He brought
them home Monday.
Mrs. j. X. Gillctt attended the gradu-
alton exercises in Wilmington last
week. Her daughter, Leah, returning
home with her Friday.
G.. A. Faulkner and family attended
the grammar school graduation in West
Halifax Thursday evening and spoke
highly of the exercises.
AS the next regular meeting of Pearl
chapter, O. f. S., was scheduled for
July I, the worthy matron secured per-
mission to have it changed to July IL.
In the Red Cross campaign for mem
bers this town secured more than 100
names. The food sale netted over $l2
for the Red Cross Friday afternoon and
evening.
The village schools closed Friday
with picnic at J. h. Gilett s. Other
schools in town close this week The
Gillett school held their picnic with the
village children Friday.
J. R. Gillett is working with a num-
Der of men and teams on the state road.
They are extending the road they built
last year by the cemetery in Whiting
ham toward the village
Swoll Sawyer and friend, Mr.. Snyder,
of Savannah, Ca, while on their way,
by automobile, for Washington, D. c.,
to the White Mountains, visited at their
cousin s. l.. II. Sawyer s, the last of
the week.
BLANCHE ~. BgttSBasl@s EhS2 l gra ash 9sPaPtt S.
year, returned home last week accom-
panied by her parents, who attended
the graduation.
Mrs. G.. w. Kentfeld took her daugh.
ter, Dorise, to North Adams Saturday
to take her first music lesson on the
, Friday through the vacation for a les
son.
Mrs. c. S. Goodnow visited in Pitts.
field, Mass, last week, her nephew,
Charles Brown, returning with her for
short visit. This young man has en-
listed in an ambulance corps and passed
his examinations. He is now waiting
to be called.