Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-07-10
WEST CHARLESTON.

Mrs. A. w. Lyon is In very poor health.
Eugene Lyon and Efie Brooks were
married last week.
Mrs. Maplesden is entertaining a cousin
from Massachusetts.
Mrs. Will Picord has gone to Manchester,
N. H, to visit her sister.
Mrs. Moses Lunderville of Derby is visit
ng at John Lundervilles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bogue of Boston are stop
ping at Maurice PickeIs.
Mrs Wilson of Boston visited her moth
er, Mrs. VIM. Bruce recently.
John Parlin OF Bloomington called on
old friends in town last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Armstrong of st
Johnsbury are visiting in town.
John Hall of Dudsville P. O., spent the
9TH with his uncle, Calvin Brown.
Zephyr Chappell of Island Pond spent
few days last week with Mabern Terrill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hamilton of New
port visited at George Hamilton's last
week.
John Damon OF Springfield, Mass, is in
town. He was a former resident Of this
piece.
Mr.. and Mrs George Twombly OF Derby
visited their dsug hter, Mrs. Gatchell, last
week.
Mrs. Carrie Kimball is now keeping
house in the house that she bought OF w.
n. Calk1ns.
Mrs. Clemmie Armstrong has so far re-
co7ered from her zee 1T sickness as to be
able to ride out.
| Mrs. Terrill of Groveton, N. H., spent
the Fourth with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Montgomery. 0e
| James Bennett and wife from Littleton,
| N. f., have come to spend few weeks
with Mrs. E. o. Bennett.
The Charleston base ball team played
| with the Island Pond team last Saturday
and won by score of Is to 10.
MIR. and Mrs. L. D. Cole of NeWburyport,
| Mass, arrived in town Saturday night to
spend few days with friends in town.
| Mrs. Kate Renehan and children of New
York city are stopping with Mrs. Rene
hans parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eden Bruce.
Miss Blake gave her pupils an entertain
ment last Friday afternoon. Ice cream
] and cake were served, which were much
enjoyed by the pupils. The day was spent
| In a social way with games etc. Miss
| Blake left Saturday for her home in SUIT
l.
| ton. 81 a.-
| The graduating exercises of the graded
school were held in Academy hall July 6
and were very Interesting and largely at
tended. The class colors were pink and
white and the motto was 'Not at the top,
! but climbing" The hall was tastefully
decorated, showing that superintendent,
teachers and pupils had put in hard WORK.
Those graduating were Miss Finley, Miss
! Driver and George Cushman. Miss Finley
| gave the welcome, Miss Driver the vale
dictory and Moulton's Band of WestDe by
furnished music.
The Plunkett school taught by Eima
Cushman closed Thursday, June %, with
a picnic. Those having no absent marks
during the term were as follows: Carlos
and Adeline Moore, Lois Cook, LYLE Ham
ilton, Mae Boyd and Arthur Cushman
Reuben Cushman and Merle Varney we e
absent one-half day. Sadie and George
Cushman and Harold Stumpf were absen,
one day. Verna Temple and Mae Boy6
received largest number of head marks
and Mae Boyd highest general ayerap,
96 1-2 per cent.
A Boys Club has been organized at tb
Congregational church, for boys betwee,
6 and IA in and near West Charlesto,
The club will meet twice week. q,
Wednesday at $3.50 p. m, and on Sunda
directly after church service, The meet
ing on Wednesday will be devoted +
games, songs, stunts and other forms @
recreation. The meeting on Sunday
religious. No special teaching except til
simple Bible stories. All boys are invite
to attend one meeting of the club.
The Fourth of July was ushered In wit
the usual ringing of bells and firing {
cannons In the early hours of the mornins
The first on the program in the forenoo
was the street parade under the care an
management of Horace Wilder, which ws
well carried out. First came the Barto
Landing band which rendered exceller
music Then came the State girls maxim
fine display, next the W. r. G. who too
! third money for the best arranged team
then came the G. A. R., which made a goo
showing with the stars and stripes, mex
the West Charleston MINISTRIES, which too
second money. then came the Holland tear
that took first money, Charles Hawkin
mule team took fourth money and man
other teams In the parade made a goo
showing, especially that of Norman East