Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-05-13

higher department graduated with
credit TO themselves, both as shown
by their yearly standing and by their
work on Friday evening, when they
delivered original orations and reel
tations. These graduates are Flora L.
Whitney. Maud E. Mossman, Charles
\. Currier. John E. Bryant and Dwight
@. Cheney. They received diplomas
from the principal, who addressed
the M in a few we'll chosen words. Ow-
ing to the death of son of Rev. J. K.
Fuller. he was not present to deliver
the address to the graduates, but his
place was well-fil by Rev. Mr..
DOUGLASS. who was called, upon
short notice, to make the address. His
speech was very appropriate and was
well received. Besides the orations,
the exercises consisted of a sMay
Queen March, an operetta, "Market
Day,n and "Good Night March" by
the children of the primary schools.
These parts were very pleasing to the
audience and showed that much time
had been spent in drill and study.
The children sang, spoke, and march
ed with the skill Of stage actors. The
s'May Queen scene was beautiful;
the sMarket Day. scene consisted of
singing cit is Market Day" by the
children, song by Alice Allchurch,
ssBuy My Oranges,'' and the appear
auce of an organ grinder with boy
to do the singing for the pennies, etc.
The "Good Night March, by the little
girls dressed in night robes and caps
with candles and dolls in their hands
made pretty close for the evenings
entertainment. The graduating class
held a very pleasant reception at
academy hall on Saturday evening.
Barton Landing.
The trustees are repairing the roads.
Whipple, French & Go. are putting
| in a foundation for their new store
building =
John Rowan, who has been suffer-
ing with broken leg, is able to be
about on crutches.
Mrs. Harrison Badger visited her
father, VIM. Croft, at West Charleston
last Wednesday and attended the
marriage of her sister, Betty.
Mrs. Shattuck of Wells River, who
has been visiting her mother, Mrs. j.
B. Clement, returned home Friday. =
Mrs. @. T. Bean of Newport has been
visiting her brother, DIR. G. B. Rowen.
H. S. Webster is making headache
powder, called Webster's Excelsior,
which he claims to be sure cure for
sick and nervous headache and neu
ralgia 1t has met with success wher-
ever it has been tried.
Levi Lothrop is gaining. = Myra
Conner has pneumonia. = Stephen |
Wiley has been very sick, but is more |
comfortable at present.-Della Ford |
and Persis Jones are sick Mrs. III. b.
Smith has been taken to Boston to be |
treated for rheumatism.
Harrison Badger is improving his
building by putting on averanda.-E.
L. Chandler is repairing and adding |
an ell to his tenement house on the
ellis farm Many citizens are i'm
proving their houses by paint and
other improvements, but there is still
an opportunity for those on the main
streets to improve appearances by
cleaning up loose rubbish. ~
Leigh, second son of Rev.J. K. Full
er, died of pneumonia last Thursday
evening. He was boy with an un-
usually keen and active mind, though
he had suffered a great deal all his
life. The funeral, which occurred
Saturday, was largely attended. The
school children of the two grades of
which he had been member, attend
ed the funeral in body and marched
in the procession. Mr.. and Mrs. Full
er have the sincere sympathy of all in
their sad bereavement.
South Barton.
Professor Bracket and twelve
other gentlemen from ST. Johnsbury
and vicinity visited HI. F. Pillsbury's
mari ponds Saturday, with view of
organizing a large company to use
the mari material.
Albany.
Prof w. A. Sargent is home from
Keene.
S. r. George is confined to his bed
with lung trouble.
Miss Abby Beede from n. Brook
field, Mass, is visiting her mother.
a11i11roY,
visiting at Mrs. Abbott's.
Mrs. JB Darling is home from Bos-
ton with a new stock of millinery