Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-06-12
BARTON LANDING.

Burns Buchanan has purchased a new
Oldsmobile.
Rev. P. Ranney of westfeld was in
town last week.
The furniture for the Knights of Pythias
hall has arrived.
The Ladies' Improvement society are con-
sidering the matter of laying out small
park in Post Office square.
The Barton high school baseball team
defeated the Barton Landing high school
boys Friday by the score of six to two.
The Island Pond and Barton Landing
ball teams will play at Skinner's Athletic
Park, Saturday afternoon at 2.3O o'clock.
Rev. w. G. johnson of Barton preached
church yesterday in exchange with Rev. ]
B. Lyman.
The monthly meeting of the Village I'M
provement society will be held Monday
evening, June 12, at 73O, at which time
business OF Importance is to come before
the meeting. A large attendance is desired.
The resignation of Rev. J. B. Lyman as
pastor of the Congregational church, spo-
ken of last week, is much regretted by a
wide circle of friends of Mr.. and Mrs
Lyman. 1t will take effect June 80. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman will spend the sum-
at Bennington.
The Rathbone Sisters held a special
meeting last Friday evening and in
itiated two candidates. The next
regular meeting will be held to-
morrow (Tuesday) evening at o'clock.
1t is earnestly requested that all who can
will be present as there is important bus
mess to be considered.
Mrs. Fred Clough, accompanied by her
son Roy, has returned from Cowansville,
where she was suddenly called to attend
the funeral of her sister, Mrs. Eta Dune.
At the annual meeting of the New En-
gland Eclectic Medical Association just
brought to close in Montpelier DR.. A. E.
Parlin of this place was elected third vice
president. He was also elected vice presi-
dent of the state organization and to the
office OF censor In the same association.
The directors OF the Chandler Co. met
here last week. Tuesday evening, the COM
pany was entertained by Supt. and Mrs.
Doe. The cornet band assisted in the en-
tertainment by furnishing music. Presi-
dent WoodwOrth OF the company and Col.
Harry Parker both compIimented the band.
The party afterward attended the meeting
of the Ladies' Improvement Society. The
directors decided to make several improve
ments in the property here. The work on
the new bridge will be begun today.
The following is the commencement
program for the high school: Sunday
June II, 7:30 p. m, baccalaureate sermon
at Methodist church by Rev. w. c. Newell
of Newport, Tuesday, June 13, s p. M,
prize speaking contest at opera house.
Wednesday, June IA, p. M, class day ex-
ercises in Congregational church. There
will be reception at the high school the
same evening. The class dinner will be
Thursday evening at the Valley house, and
the graduation exercises will be held Fri
day evening.
The nroeram for the graduating exercises
OF the Barton Landing high school has
been arranged by Prof. G. F. Hall as fol-
lows: SaIutatory with essay, "Jewels,"
Lettie Nina Marshall; essay, "Rqseia and
Japan, Carrie Marvette Wells; solo, sThe
Pilgrims Dream, Mrs. Sadie Dfckey
Simpson; essay, THE Value of High
School Training" Dora Ellen Wiley; solo
"Love, the Pedlar," Mrs. Simpson; essay,
with valedictory, incentives to Efforts, y
| Gertrude Lucy Lyon. The ushers will be
Hazel Annie Twombly, Marion Frances
Ordway, Lila Arneu Moulton, Clinton Her
bert Goodenough, Clyde Earl Locke and
Raymond Alfred WiIkie.
The ladies' Village Improvement Society
has attracted considerab bic attention dur
ing the past week, by its successful efforts
TO clean the streets. In the Boston Globe
Sunday the first, was an article under q
large head line, while Monday this same
story was copied into at least SIX different