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Still rainy, but the temperature is
more mild.
George Bruce is confined to his home
by illness.
Hawkins Brothers store is fast near
ing completion.
Mrs. Sylvester Hawkins is on the sick
list at this writing.
G. A. Goldthwaite spent Sunday with
his son, the doctor.
Miss Alma Cary spent Sunday with
friends at Centre Salisbury.
Quite number from here attended
the concert of Mary Howe-Lavin.
DR.. Woodruff and G. A. Bruce spent
Decoration Day at Williamstown.
Marcus Madison, who has been quite
i'll with typhoid fever, is now considered
out OF danger.
Mrs. Katie Fullgraff took a run down
to Waterbury, Conn.,, on Saturday visit
ing cousins.
Preparations for "Children's Day. are
already under way. Miss Mile Barton
has charge of the children's singing.
Susie and Emma Belden were called
home this week by the sickness of their
mother who resides in Dandy.
Mrs. Allen and May LaChance of Ar
lington, visited Mrs. Aliens sister, Mrs.
Lemuel Bottum, one day last week.
Harry Candon, leading young law
yer of Troy, N. Y, is stopping with DR..
Goldthwaite. trying to recuperate in
the country air.
Z. r. Hawkins and DR.. j. B. Wood
hull will attend the centennial of the
Grand Lodge of Vermont, f. and A. NJ,
at Burlington, June 18th.
After the closing of the Templars'
lodge last Friday evening, some of the
younger people accepted an invitation
to little gathering at Mrs. G. A.
Moons. Pardon Russell visited the
lodge. Jack Noyes visited his sister the
same day, it being an anniversary birth
day.
/. T. Wheeler, former resident of
this town, but for the last eight years re-
siding in San Cooley, Montana, arrived
here Monday, for a visit. He has re-
Gently buried his wise and brings boy
about year old to leave with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Webb Harrington.
There will be Book Social at Mrs.
| A, A. Collins (under the auspices of the
Good Templars), ON Wednesday evening
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The literary work will consist of reci-
tations and quotations The person who
is able to give the greatest number of
authors of same will receive a prize,
which will be book.
The following are the names of scholars
in Dist. No. H. who have been neither
absent nor tardy during the month end
ing June LIST: Lena Baudistel, Myrtle
and Lizzie Church, Walter Devino, Ru-
pert Dean, Paul Fredenburg, Myrtle and
Fred Green, Clara Hawkins, Sheldon and
| Elsie Howard, Clarence Hale Nora and
and Nellie Millington, Freddie Monette,
Edwin and Bessie Matteson, May Dris-
coll, Warren Hartt, Kenneth Parker,
Josie Quinn, Julia Tacy, Ernest Wash
| ington, Bessie Niles, and Leslie Haswell
Numbered registered, forty seven. HI.
Mattison, teacher.
Decoration Day was quite an eventful
day among the villagers. The exercises
at the school house were very pleasant
and interesting, both teachers, Miss Hat
tie Madison and Hiram Barton, having
done everything to make the day memoir
able. The children had prepared some
appropriate Rotations. The Rev. Mr..
Steele made the opening prayer, and the
Rev. Mr.. Webster addressed the people
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Der at 300, children included. The adj
dress was very much appreciated and
highly spoken Of Short addresses by
the Rev. Mr.. Steele and Judge Horace
Bottum were we'll received. The raising
of the flag bought by the children Tor
through their efforts), added to the in
terest of the occasion. The fine flag
staff given by G. p. Montgomery, paint
ed and decorated by Hiram Barton, is a
nice one. The village band discoursed
some of their best music during the ex-
ercises, and made quite an imposing APP
pearance in the parade on their way to
the cemetery, each teacher leading their
own school, carrying flags and an album
dance of flowers to decorate the graves
of the fallen soldiers. Last, but not
least, was the dedication of the new
band stand by the members of the band.
The stand was built by Bruce Cole and
reflects, credit upon his ability to do in
the building line.