Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-31

evening at O'CLOCK. Inc Glass is COM
posed of seven girls and four boys. Miss
Mabel Gay is to be salutatorian and Miss
Vera Webster valedictorian of the class.
The Order of the Eastern Star have the
arrangements nearly completed for the re-
ception of the Grand Chapter which meets
here This week Tuesday evening at 7:30
O'Clock. the session will be held in Odd
Fellows hall where the degrees will be
worked by Orient Chapter of this place.
The floral work will be given by Lakeside
Chapter of Newport. Wednesday morning
at O'Clock the Grand Chapter will be
opened in Masonic hall; Wednesday even
ing at O'Clock Orient Chapter will give
a banquet to the Grand Chapter in Seaver's
hail. It is expected this will be one of the
largest attended Grand Chapter meetings
ever held in the State. There will be sew
eral distinguished members of the Order
here from other Grand jurisdictions.
For the benefit of Mrs. Amy A. r.
Dow's many friends who are anxiously
waiting to hear of her arrival in Mime
apolis, we will say that she and her
brother, E. S. Nelson, had safe journey,
arriving there on time Monday at g. a. M,
after leaving Barton Saturday, May q, on
the 4 :15 %. m. train. Many of Mrs. BOWS
friends were at the depot and all neces-
sary arrangements had been made for
burial. Mr.. Nelson made a short stop in
Minneapolis and also at Chicago on his
return. Before leaving he, i'll company
with Mrs Dow, called on Rev. G. B.
Moody and family and found them in
good health and TlIea Sed tn see old friends
from Barton. Mrs. Dow will visit for a
time in Minneapolis and Chicago, and will
then return to Barton, where she will be
welcomed and will make her home with
Mrs. Martha E. Nelson.
The long rain of last week continued
Saturday so the Memorial Day exercises
could not be carried out exactly as was
planned. The procession, which was to
march from the school-house yard to the
cemetery and there decorate the soldiers
graves, was not formed and out-of- door
exercises were not given. In the after
noon the people assem- bled at Seaver's hall
and listened to the address delivered by
Rev. w. E. Douglass. Mr.. Douglass COM
menced by relating many of the causes
leading up to the starting of the civil war,
showing the difference of opinions held by
the people of the North and of the South
in regard to the rights of the separate
states. He showed the condition of the
country at the time Mr.. Lincoln was in
augurated president, and spoke of his adj
dress in which he said to the South that
if trouble came they must be the ones to
first make it. He spoke of the relative
strength of the North and the South,
showing how the South, if they had been
led by men who had looked at the situa-
ton IN a calm way and studied the re-
sources fsthe two sections, must haveseen
that the war could have but one ending.
He spoke of the noble qualities of the sol
diers on both sides; both parties were
fighting for what they thought was right.
He mentioned President Lincoln's anxiety
to end the war in any honorable manner.
He paid glowing tribute to General
Grant, the brave leader who brought the
war to close, as well as to the men of the
North who SO willingly volunteered to
fight to defend the honor of their coun-
try's flag. He spoke of the way the coun-
try was united at the present time; the
hard feeling was all gone and among the
Of brotherly love. The address was good
and was thoroughly appreciated by the
audience. Had the weather and roads
been good there would, undoubtedly, have
been large crowd in attendance, but as it
was there was not a large company. The
band was in attendance and furnished
pleasing music, while the singing by the
male quartette was very fine. The mem
bers of the G. A. r. wish to express their
thanks to Mr.. Douglass for his fine adj
dress, also to all who assisted in carrying
out the exercises.
Barton Landing.
DIR. RowelI is on the sick list.
DIR. Ranney is spending a few days in
Montreal.
Rev. Mr. Ward preached ct the Cong.
church yesterday.
Frank Wheeler will begin work on his
new house this week.
Hon. Porter Dale of Island Pond deliver
ed an able address here Memorial Day.
Mr.. Dean and wife have returned from
Boston, where they have been visiting for
some time.
Rev. DIR. Rowland delivered the Memo
rial Day address in two places, Charleston
in the forenoon and Newport in the after
noon.
The schools closed last Friday. An ex-
hibit1on was given in the M. E. church
Friday evening, which was well attended
considering the storm.
Miss Adelaide Fletcher, who has lived
at J. E. Chamberlin's for nearly two
years, started for Virginia last Thursday.
She will stop in Boston for few days.
South Barton.
Memorial Day was observed here Saturday.