1879

Harry B. Closson has spent the summer as usual at his summer home on Shepard Hill at Holdemess, N. H. He is familiarly known there as "the Duke of Holderness" in recognition of the fact that he is the longest time summer resident and largest land-owner. His eightieth birthday was fittingly celebrated by the members of his family and by all the good friends and neighbors on the Hill. He still is actively engaged in his law business in New York, going to the city one week in each month, and carries on his usual activities at Holderness, except that he has given up tennis. As he is the youngest of the fourteen living members of '79, the class now all belong to what has been called the "Octo-geranium Club."

Charles F. Chapman of Woodstock has been in poor health this summer, but is now reported to be much better. For many years he has been the president of the Ottauquechee Savings Bank, which was recently merged with the Vermont Savings Bank of Brattleboro together with five others.

Clarence H. Swasey is now living with a niece at 15 Academy St., South Berwick, Me. He and "Steve" Young fitted for college at the Academy in South Berwick.

Secretary, 72 South St., Proctor, Vt.