Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-05-29

longing to Mr. Coles OF west burke aAo
boiler for Mr. Skinner's yacht on the same
lake. He is also exceedingly busy Win
general jobbing.
The entertainment given in Seaver's hail |
last Wedn ssday evening by the Eckhardt
family was deserving OF larger audlence,
those attending pronouncing the enter
tainment very good. The music produced
by the Swiss bells, musical glasses, aluml-
mum chimes and marimbsphone shoWeo
skill and talent on the part of the perform
ers. We would specially mention the cor
net soloist and the violinists, also the
singing by the Cary twin brothers.
Commencement week at the academy be-
| gins next Sunday evening when the baccs-
laureate sermon will be delivered TO the
graduates of the academy by Rev. W. a.
| Warner at the Cong'l church. The grad
uating exercises of the grammar schooi
| will be held Wednesday evening; the grad
uating exercises of the academy on Thurs
day evening and the alumni banquet on
Friday evening. A more extended account
| viii be given next week,
Plan to attend the operetta given oy
the children of the first seven graoes
of the graded school tomorrow evening
and Friday evening. The enter
tainment represents a commotion in Fairy
land where the Pixies finally triumph over
the Fairies. The Fairies are represented
by about eighty little girls dressed IN
white and the Pixies by as many more
boys dressed in black. The cast OF char
acters is as follows: Jewel Scissors, Pixie
King, SIGyton Lang; Prince Wise Owl,
Ralph King; Pages, Amile Revoir. Isodora
Depuro; Laug hing Gas, Dana Hancock;
Court Physician, Douglas Frechette;
Knowall, Gustavus Burdick; Do Little,
Henry Valley; Gen. Stay Behind, Alvin
JEWELL Maj. Always Ready, Merrlck
Winslow; Fatima, Fairy Queen, Lora
Jutras; Maids of Honor, Marjorie Virgins,
Florence Hardy, Decima Doyle; FraRchon,
7 Flora Dow; Golden Hair, Marjorie
, AtweH. The director of music is Miss
i Annie NJ. Waite. Pianists, Misses Mary
Collision and Bessie Jerome. Clarionet,
| Master Siayton Lang. The military drill
) will be led by Master Clyde Cooper. The
fairy reVef, in which are thirty three
childy6, will be led by Miss Clara Under
wo9d. This entertainment will be given
Hlday night also.
y Mrs. VIM. H. Drumming, whose sickness
Z hs1 been mentioned in this paper: passed,
away yesterday morning. Miss Lucfha
Cook was the youngest daughter Of Amos
Cook sr., late of Glover. She was born on
the 9th of July 1888 in Glover and spent
her early life in that town. On June %,
1851 she was married to VIM. II. Drumming
of Glover, and they made their home there
until 1869 when they moved to BartonI
and have resided here since that tind
For three years Mrs. Drumming has been in
poor health, and for nearly year she has
| been confined most of the time in her room
and for the last seven weeks to her bed.
! Since the death of her daughter, Mrs,
| Irving Walker last week, she has gone
) down rapidly until her decease yesterday
Mrs. Drumming was a member CT the Meth
4 odist Episcopal church Of this place, and
: borne her suffering with Christian resigna-
tien. She was an affectionate mother, 8
faithful wife and kind neighbor. She
was beloved by large circle of friends
She leaves to mourn her loss, her husband
two sons, Martin Ii. and Adelbert E. Brun-
. ming, sister, Mrs. II. d. Bickford, and
brother, Dana Cook of this place, three
. grandchildren, and numerous other rela-
U tiTes and friends. The funeral was at
). tended at the Methodist Episcopal church
this afternoon at o'clock, and the re-
i mains were inferred in the village Gem,
s etery. Rev. w. c. Johnson was the of1G-
8 a.ing clergyman.
CARD-We employ this metho6 OF ex-
o teno1ng our thanks to our Numerous
: frie 4us and Eeig bbors for their kindness to
: us duric lbe sickness and death Of cur
, beloyes<vife and mother,
/WM. FL. hRUNNING AND FAMILY.
Y Again the angel of death come into our
:. LeommuDiy y and bore from our midst, on
& Wednesday morning, May, "a Mrs. A. E.
V Clark. Mrs. Clark has been sufferer for a
long time, and everything has been done
t to restore health but all in vain. For nine
). years she has been an invalid, and for the
last three years has been great sufferer.
{ She has speut much of the time in hos
pital in Boston, occasionally coming home
d for a short time. Perhaps no one ever
Y made brsver fight for lie, but she could
!. not stay the progress of a cancer and at
!. last succumbed to the terrible disease.
Fannie NJ. Hail was born in Newfane, VT,
y on the 5th of May, 1858. When very
: young, she with her parents, moved to
t Brsttleboro, where she lived until her
4 marriage with Alonzo e. Clark, Aug. 6,
1888. Mr.. and Mrs. Clark made their home
: in Brsttleboro for two years, and then
a came to Barton, remaining here five years.
6 then went to Kennebunk, Me, where they
y lived for four years, and five years ago re-
y turned to Barton and have lived bere since.
Mrs. Clark was a social, pleasant, kiad-
g hearted lady much thought OF by her many
3 frie. ds. She leaves to mourn her loss her
q husband, A. E. Clark, her mother, Mrs,
: Mar. ha Hall OF Brattleboro, and an only
. brot her, Frederic Hall OF Fitchburg, Mass
The fureral was held at E. NJ Randalfs on
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