1893*

For considerably over a year we have not found it necessary to record the passing of a classmate, and now, just as the notes for this issue are being compiled, we are grieved to learn of the death of two '93 men, Elam Rust Wright and Hubert Eustace Smith (for further information see Necrology).

"Billy Mann" is back home in Penacook from his Vermont winter hibernation and is busy doing engineering work for clients who refuse to let him retire. He writes of having a pleasant visit with Dr. Burbank at Cabot some time ago and of having heard from him at Christmas time. According to a long story entitled "Forty-four years a Doctor" in the Barre, Vermont Times, Burbank is gradually retiring from practice. This clipping came through the courtesy of one Dr. "King"! Martyn.

"Our President," Guy Cox, has been seen in company with his brother, Judge Louis '96, making visits to country burying grounds, and, according to Skid "other livelier spots, travelling in a snappy depot wagon with chauffeur a la Better Davis." They evidently have been check ing up on their family genealogy in which Louis, particularly, is very much inter ested.

Harry Metcalf is renewing his youth as director of the Newport, N. H., baseball club. Harry's daughter, Mrs. Katherint Martineau, is following in her father's footsteps, having achieved honor and distinction in English Composition at the University of New Hampshire in June.

Skid remains about the same. He is still busy with his daily column in the Concord Monitor and other writings. He is an example of fortitude or by any other name which you might use for courage and char acter, and seems to be cheerful.

Dr. Martyn, Judge Griffith, and yours truly met at Commencement in June and enjoyed a reunion with the men of '95 and other classes who were there and whom we knew. The Judge, however, twisted his ankle on Saturday evening which seemed at first to be a sprain but later on de veloped to be a fractured bone, as shown by an X-ray at the Rutland Hospital to which Dr. Martyn took him. He remained at the hospital several days with his fool and leg in a cast which stayed on for several weeks. During that same period Mrs. Griffith broke a toe, so that Eddie reports that both of them were hobbling around at the same time. We understand, however. that they are both coming along in good shape.

A talk with Woodbury developed the fact that he and his family are enjoying the beautiful town of Wakefield, Mass.. which, by the way, is the native habitat of the writer. He furnished the information that Eleanor Phyllis Mason, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Lucius Mason, was married to Dr. Donald W. Eckley on Saturday, August 17, 1940 at East Northfield, Mass. They will make their home at 338 East 87th Street, New York City.

Sam Hunt writes that he renewed his youth last spring by going to a dancing party at Hotel Somerset in Boston. He says, "I find I can get around the floor as well as ever, though I presume I shall be put on the shelf before many years." He certainly doesn't appear anywhere near that situation at the present time.

During our 1940 Commencement reunion, Dr. "King" Martyn reported having an interesting call on Caroll Langdon "Silver" Flint at Burlington, Vermont "Silver" seemed to be in good spirits and health and wanted to be remembered to all the '93 men.

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