Class of 1893
The summer brought no news of deaths or other regretful happenings in the ranks of '93. On the other hand there were several occasions for words of congratulation. President Cox was appointed in distinguished company on the Massachusetts state advisory board for the New York World's Fair, and his apples, pears, and other products of Chichester Brook Farm won blue ribbons at the Pittsfield Fair.
Herbert S. Martyn, M.D., of Cuttingsville, Vt., was elected president of the Rutland County Medical Society, thus proving that while presidents do not turn into kings in name at any rate, kings do become presidents. Doctor Martyn has among other claims to fame the fact that in his long term of practice in a group of rural communities he has attended six generations of one family and five generations of three other families. This is thought to constitute a record. The Doctor writes that prospects are good for adding a seventh generation to the family upon which his record is based, and when this happens he thinks he will be justified in retiring on his laurels.
Doctor Martyn has the good habit of hunting up his classmates whenever opportunity offers and reporting on them to the class secretary. On this line he called upon Stillings a while ago, and found him proud of the fact that he was the first secretary of the class, so chosen in September, 1889. That gives the present secretary the hunch to make up a complete list of our class officers, if possible, "for the book." Any of you folks who held office as undergraduates kindly write us about it.
The Doctor also sends us a copy of the Rutland Herald, containing an account of the observance of the 92d birthday of Mrs. Mary Griffith of Manchester Center, Vt., mother of our Judge Edward Griffith. On August 21 Senator Calef concluded 33 weeks of continuous service to the state of New Hampshire, for which he received the munificent salary of $2OO. Towards the end of the long session of the legislature he was a member of a special Senate committee which removed the lid from the state industrial school and disclosed bad conditions there.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Gordon spent the summer abroad. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence W. McKay welcomed their daughter and family from a long absence in Greece.
Colonel Charles A. French has been continued in office by the present New Hampshire state administration in charge of state expenditures at The Weirs. Charles and Governor Murphy played ball on the same team at Winchester, N. H„ KO years ago.
Judge Frederick N. Chandler got into the limelight by declaring, when two boys were brought before him charged with highway robbery, "Boys who commit men'scrimes must stand ready to take men'spunishments." The Judge was one of the honorary bearers at the funeral of Paul R. Clay, Dartmouth '97, who had many friends in '93.
Elmon S. Miller, son of our E. S. Miller, is now located at the transatlantic radio telephone station, Lawrenceville, N. J., the radio sending branch of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company.
Secretary, 104 North State St., Concord, N. H.
