Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-05-16

Thursday, 7:s0 Pm. Class Dinner
Friday, $500 p. m. Graduation Exc rcises
The third annual prize speaking of the
Barton Landing high school will be held
May oath at 500 p. m. in the M. E. church.
The program is as follows:
The Boat Race, Gertrude May Clark
The Black Horse and His Rider,
Clyde Earl Locke
The Return of the Prodigal,
Hazel Annie Twombly
Solo, A May Morning,
Miss Florence H. Sturtevant
The Arena Scene,
Clinton Herbert Goodnough
Liberty and Union,
Raymond Alfred Wilkie
Hasty Puddin', Gertrude Lucy Lyon
Solo, (s) Polly and l,
(b) A Summer Gil,
Miss Sturtevapt
Death OF Garfield, Fred Clarence Sheldon
The Swan Song, Dora Ellen Wiley
Following is the program of class day
exercises to be held in the CongI church
Wednesday at p. NJ.
Music, Mr.. Hall
Grafton, Mr.. Bailey
Class Poem, Miss Stafford
Music, Sextette
Glass History, Miss Badger
Essay, Miss GLADDEN.
Solo, Miss Somer
Glass prophecies, Mr.. Twombly
Class viii, Mr.. Joslyn
Music, Vocal Duet
ALBANY.
Miss Alice seaver died last week after a
long Illness.
Andrew Rogers of Barton was at home
over Sunday.
Mrs. Carlos Skinner has been stopping
at A. N. Vance's.
Peter Gallant and little daughter Rosa,
have gone to Maine.
Mr.. Chas. Moulton of Newport visited at
James McGuire's last Thursday.
We wish Mrs. Clough many kind wishes
and hope she may reach the centenary
mark.
Mrs. Chas. Robbins of Craftsbury has
been here helping to care for Mrs. Fred
Fletcher.
r. M. Cowles is to show a large line of
ladies' suits at his store Friday and Satur-
day of this week.
Rev. and Mrs. Gregory were called to
Bloomington last Friday to attend the
funeral of sister in law.
Mrs. c. E. and Mrs. ]. B. Rogers enter
tanned quite large company at the Congr
vestry last Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Reynolds have
returned from Peoria, Ill where they have
been spending the winter with their son.
They have many friends here who well
come them home.
Some of the friends of Mrs. Eleanor
Clough gathered at her home May 10th to
help celebrate her 9Sth birthday. She is
very deaf but aside from that, she is quite
alert and sound In mind. She walks about
with very short steps but is pretty sure of
her footing. Three of her daughters were
present, Mrs. Abby Burbank. Mrs. Geo.
Goss of Coventry, and Mrs. Willard HYDE
with whom she lives. Several grand chill
dren and one great grand. child werespres-
ent. Eighteen sat down to dinner and
others came later. Mrs. Jennie Bill enter-
tanned with her gramophone. Several small
gifts were presented, one a picture from
Chas. 2. Kim ball of Bremerton. Wash.
The party broke up in good season.
The following facts regarding the early
history of this town will be of interest to
all: In 1S45 or about that time, q company
of militia disbanded. They were called
''The Floodwoods," because they were not
all uniformed alike. The officers were
Capt. Farley Hyde, 1st Lieut. Charles Cobb,
End Lieut.. Chester Hyde and Orderly Ser
geant George B. Hovey. Mr.. Hovey had
to warn every man in town, from twenty
to forty-fve years old ito come out on June
Training day, first Tuesday in June, armed
and equipped as the law directed, to drill.
They used the Queens arms, with bsyonet,
knapsack and cartridge box, priming
wire and brush. One year, before they
were old enough to be warned, Alden Fl.
Darling and Oliver Hovey dressed up as
Indians, and were invited to train with the
company. For aiband they had two bass
drums, Martin G. Chamberlain and Walter
Fitz drummers; Guar RoWell played !,
snuare drum; fiters, El1phalet Rowel and
Jonathan Fitz.
ALBANY CENTER.
James Willis is at home and is i'll.
Ethan Cutler remains in poor health.