Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-06-16
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.
Graduation Exercises Held.

Graduation Exercises Held.
The commencement exercises of the
high school Friday night were well at
tended and showed unusual talent. The
essays written and memorized by the
graduates were delivered in a splendid
manner.
The program included instrumental
music, invocation by Rev. Il. Il. Emo,
song by the school, essays by Alice
Goodcll, Dorothy Stanty, j. Henry Mum
dell, June Howard. Marion Stanty. Lyle
Cone, Clara Mae Mundell :; class proph-
ecy, Maisic johnson valedictory, Annie
Fuller; song by NIaisie johnson and
June Howard violin and saxophone
duet by Mrs. Carl Wiley and Warren
w. Head with accompaniment by Hazel
Landman; song by the sophomores pre-
scntation of diplomas by Supt. Frank II.
| Adams; and the play, The Dear Boy
Graduate. There were 10 graduates, in
Guiding the nine aforementioned and
Roberta AIehuron.
The graduates from the eighth grade
of the village school were Isabelle
Parker, Jennie Scott, Lynton Worden,
Ernest Pearson and Ralph Crossman
Edith Wiley teacher. The graduates of
the North village school eighth grade
were Doris Howard, Walter Howard,
Cressy Williams, Ira Charnock, Joseph
| Charnock, Nathan Merrill; Mrs. ID. A.
| Ncwcomb teacher. There was one grad
| uatc from the Four Corners school, Clar-
ence Butler; Mrs. Emma Benson, teach
or. One from Thompsonburg. Maynard
Severance; Miss Lillian Smith. teacher.
| The play was full of fun and much en-
joyed, but the heartiest clapping of
hands and cheering occurred when the
superintendent announced that the prin-
cpal of the high school, Edwin j. Hicks,
would return another year.
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town over Sunday.
| G. E. Pearson, engineer has Il new
| fve-passenger Dodge car.
+ Mrs. Ellen Martin of Weston Island
is visiting Mrs. Adde Hulett.
Jessie Pearson has returned from the
Memorial hospital, much better.
Mrs. Ellen Martin has sold her house
to John Hamilton of Windham.
The primary school closed Wednesday
with a picnic in Wiley's woods.
Misses Amy and Pauline johnson of
Brattleboro were at home over Sunday.
Mrs. Minnie NIallory's school in Wes-
| ton closed Friday, and she is at her
| home here.
The creamery has new woodshed
nearly completed just above the cream
cry building.
In spite of the inclement weather II
Rebckahs and 16 Odd Fellows were pres
ent in body Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Hunt were in
Rutland Sunday visiting their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Phelps.
One of the neighbors picked two and
a half quarts of luscious Strawberries
from her home garden Tuesday.
The continuous rain is beginning to
prove serious for some of the gardens.
1t has succeeded well in proving, 1T
never rains but it pours!'
The high school had closing day pic
mic at Lowell lake Wednesday; the
grammar school had picnic Friday at
THE Pinnace;' the primary school
closed Wednesday.
A. A. Jacquith of Dorchester, Mass,
and Mrs. Ellen Jacquith, Mr.. and Mrs
Bert Bolton and baby, Dorothy. of New
port. n. H., are visiting few days at
the home farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McAlister started
Sunday in their car on a camping trip
through Vermont and to Montreal, Can
ada. where Mr.. McAlister has business
looking up property he owns thcre.~o''
The telephone central was moved
Sunday from Melendy's to its new home
opposite the schoolhouse. where Mr.. and
Mrs John Williamson take charge of it.
The place has been repaired, painted and
papcred throughout recently and is very
attractive
Those having perfect attendance the
last term in school in the grammar de-
partment were Catherine Anderson.
Marie Mundel, Isabelle Parker. Verna
Westine, Malcolm Clough, WinslOw
Mundell, Harvey Rugg and Lynton
Worden.
Mr.. and Mrs. John futile and family
of Medford, Mass, are in town for about
10 days visiting relatives Miss Ellen
futile. who spent the winter in Massa-
chusetts returned with them and will
spend the summer at her home i'll Man
chester.
During the Sunday school contest one
woman contributed $50 toward the col
lections on the Lincoln side by sending
50 bill through the mail every week.
The school appreciates her generosity,
The airships are very near United
States soil now, about 30 more points
closing the contest, and all are looking
forward to big picnic.
On Saturday night 40 interested in the
electric power project were present at a
meeting at Londonderry. A committee
of three was elected, George Williams of
Londonderry, Clyde Tuttle of Weston
and Emil Mattson of South Londonderry
to raise funds by subscription for the
purpose of employing competent cleo
| trio engineer to determine costs of con-
struction of an electric transmission line
to the three towns interested and advise
most feasible point from which to run
such line. No one at present knows
anything about the cost.
The returns are in for the Vermont
, tuberculosis association health drive
where every Nermonter was expected to
give a nickel to prevent the disease. The
committee appointed for this town was
Mrs. Margaret Kingsbury, Mrs. Bernice
Tyler and Mrs. Marie Schroeder and Mrs
Frank Curtis of the North village. The
quota was $40 and through the splendid
work of the committee $3.50 was
raised; $3.50 from South Londonderry
and 5000 from the north village. lIor-
ace Alexander, Judge Cudworth, Emery
Melendy, Judge A. b. Waite and George
Williams made up the deficit of $3.50 to
allow this town to make its quota.