Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-06-05

ton, Marion Frances Ordway. The ushers
viii be Misses Grace E. Going, Glenn Will
ley, E. Gertrude Bennett, Claribel F. Shell
don and Messrs. Lyman z. Heath and
Fred E. Scott.
There was pleasant variety shower last
Saturday evening when Mrs. Chandler
/ opened her home to receive the teachers
and ex- teachers who wished to show their
love and esteem for one who has long been
very successful teacher In our graded
school. Miss Eaton and Miss Winslow
had arranged for Mrs. Bailey to spend the
| evening with them and she had but lust
entered the house when others came
| trooping in. A pleasant hour was spent
playing games and relating school anec-
dotes, after which refreshments were
! served. The climax was finally reached
when many mysterious looking packages
We're brought in and placed before the
guest of honor and each guest read aloud
letter or or1A inal poem appropriate to the
occasion as Mrs. Bailey united the parcels
containing linen, china, silver etc. Among
the ex-teachers who were unable to be
present but who sent remem brances were
low, Mrs. Emma Winslow and Mrs. Tressa
Dustin. A large bouquet of English haw-
thorn was sent for the occasion by Mrs.
and Miss Gallup of Brattleboro.
The weather on Memorial day was just
what any one wonld have ordered had
they had charge of the ''winds and clouds,n
and Barton Landing was favored with a
ing towns. An excellent open air concert
was given in the morning by the "young
band. "At ten O'Clock procession formed
and marched to the Maple street cemetery,
where the graves of the, fallen heroes were
decorated and details were sent to the
hill cemetery where soldiers graves were
also strewn with flowers. At noon all
comrades were served dinner at their hall
by the W. r. q. At the new opera hall in
the afternoon were held the exercises of
the day. The band furnished music, there
was speaking by local talent and the
speech by E. A. Cook of Newport. In his
talk Mr. Cook urged upon the people the
fact that Memorial day should be made a
day sacred to the memories of fallen heroes
and not gala day. The base ball game in
the afternoon between the town team and
the Newport town team resulted in hard.
earned victory for Newport by a score of
s to 5. In the morning the Newport gram 4
mar school team was defeated by the local
grammar school, Il to z.
ALBANY.
D. L. Mcclure was quite sick last week.
Mary NeCaffrey is visiting her sister IN
Hardwick.
Rev. and Mrs. A. Gregory visited i'm
Glover last week.
Mrs. Clara Conant returned to Morris4s
vile on Saturday.
Wnber Chamberlain Of Hardwick is viss
iting friends here.
Mrs. C. s. Duckless visited her sister at.
Morgan last week.
j. B. Rodgers had several fine lambs 3
killed by dogs recently.
Mrs. Peter Randall of Craftsb.~y was
recently guest at Fairview Farm.
Glen Bailey of North wolcott is work.
ing for VIM. NJ. Johnson for time.
Mabel Kelley of Nashua, N. H., has been
spending a few days at j. D. Keney's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Grow of Barton Land
iting at Geo. Lawrence's.
Mrs. Clara Conant, whohas been staying
for few days at ]. B. Rogers, has returned
to her home in MorrisVille.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Kelley entertained
friends last Thursday evening in honor of
their niece, Miss Mabel Kelley.
The ladies OF the Methodist church win
hold strawb berry festival at the vestry
Tuesday evening, June II. Supper will be
served from six until all are served. Old
and young are cordially invited.
Memorial day passed off very pleasantly
with the usual exercises. In the afternoon
a large audience listened with great inter-
est to an able address by Rev. Fr. j.
O'NeiI of Northfield. In the evening the
Albany Dramatic Club presented the
drama ssBlack Dick' or ssThe Brand of
Cainu to crowded house.
NORTH ALBANY.
The Sunny side school observed pre-
memorial day with very pleasing exercises,
sustaining the reputation of both teacher
and pupils in order and discipline, for
which the school is noted. The school
sang several songs which were rem
dered with a very pleasing effect.
Among the most noted ones was
the song of George Washington and
the cherry tree, the boys chopping man
fully with their hatchets to the song by
the girls; also a song Of the North and
South, one young lady, Miss Grace Wells,
representing Liberty, with five little girls
for the North and five boys for the South,
the dialogue being first one of the bitter
ness Of slavery days in 1851, and second of
the union of North and South with the
peace and fellowship OF our whole undi-
vided country as it stands today. The rec
itations by the little ones of the school
were very fine, and appreciated by all.
The exercises of the day closed with the