Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-04-27

The members of the Afternoon Study
club held their annual meeting with
Mrs. A. P. Underwood Thursday, Apr.
23, and elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: President, Mrs. E..
w. Barron wee president, Mrs. Jennie
1lbbard secretary and treasurer, Mrs.
}. A. Pearson; program committee,
Mrs. A. K. Story, Mrs. J. w. Murk-
land and Mrs. Geo. King music COM
mittee, Mrs. G. A. Barrows and Ruth
Barron flower committee. Mrs. Robin
son and Mrs. Perason. Twenty-Five
members responded to roll call and
four visitors were present. There
was piano duet by Clara Underwood
andhHazel Mcclellan.
Saturday evening, May 2, at Sea-
ver's opera hall, a May Festival will
be given for the benefit Of the Con-
gregational organ fund. The program
will be as follows: Violin duet, Mrs
Ned Young and Mrs. Lena Nichols
Dance Of the Roses. IA young ladies
reading; Mrs. Ida R. Drew; 1.-The Bri-
dal of the Birds,'' Arion ladies' quar-
tette; flute solo. Leon Batchelder
waltz song, Mrs. Mabel Blake; read
ing, Mrs. Ida R. Drew; solo, Mrs.
Mabel B. Wright: octette, "Tell Me,
Pretty Maiden" from Floradora solo.
Carroll Webster; violin solo, Ned
Young. Tickets will be on sale at
Pierce's Monday evening, Apr. 27. Re-
served seats 25 cents,
Barton boys seem to be making good
or the school baseball teams where
they have already begun work this
spring The Dean academy boys, Park
er Barrows and Harry Dutton, played
with the Boston high school April 18.
Barrows was tried out as a catcher,
and caught the whole game. He was
highly complimented by Principal
Peirce at its close. Barnacle, one of
the swiftest pitchers among the preps
of New England. who has signed with
the Philadelphia Americans and has
been ordered to report to the manager
Of that team as soon as the school sea-
son closes. pitched. and Barrows held
him finely. Barrows was at the bat
three times. The first time he made a
home run hit on the first ball pitched,
the second time he sent the ball into a
tree, which was called foul, and the
third time he walked. He caught the
ball for Is strike outs. Dutton made
two base hits, and did fine work on
first base. Dean academy won by a
score of to 3. Of the boys at Goddard
little. need be said of Captain Heath, for
all recognize him among the most prom
lsing players and captains of any in
dependent or school team. He made
his first try out in Che box on April q,
pitching a five hit game. winning to l.
Of the. three games played to date this
ho orric- o IT hn
summary of the score being 81 for God
dard to for their opponents. Lewis
is playing good games on third base
and has averaged one hit a game. 1t
will be seen by this that the Barton
boys promse to do good work here this
season
The question before the school dis
trict is: Do we need the old building
or not? After that question is settled
then a matter of location is to be con
sidered. Many think we shall never
need the old building for school pur
poses. This may be true as far as seat
ing capacity goes but when new depart
ments, such as elementary agriculture
are introduced, when school hall is
needed, when gymnasium exercises are
7 introduced and other things inthe sched
t ule of advanced education are brought
, in, where shall they be placed? This
is the question State Superintendent
Stone says keep the building. Princi
pal Erwin of Barton Landing says
/, keep the building. Those interested il
the school at Newport say keep thu
!: building. And this to the mind of ont
! interested should be conclusive tina
the program Of education will call fol
the room. The building is a heav!
frame building, and the general con
dition good, and if placed on suitable
lot near the present building can b.
transformed into anything desired fc
school or public purposes. There have
:. been numerous plans suggested if tn
G district decided not to keep the build
y ing. One is for the town to purchas
+ it and put in Offices suitable for the ad
i ministration of all town affairs, ant
= for the village to rent suitable room
4 for its fire company, electric suppl.
storage etc., and move it to the Wood
n man lot. The suggestion has also beel
g made to move it to the Blasdell 10
make hospital of it. Others hav
It suggested selling it to private partie
n who should remove it to suit them
C selves. The consensus of opinion how
h ever seems to be to keep the building
n as district property
's Mid term examinations were hel
!, last week.
e Academy Notes.
Composition, EARLY History of Ba,
ton," Norris; recitation, 1.-The powe
N Of Habit, ''aMiss McFarlane recitation
> 1.-The Ballad of Breakneck," Miss Al
10 tian Scott defamation, Catching Th
s. Colt" Plunkett; recitation, eth
lc Burial of Noses" Miss Patterson
70 composition, Coral Treasures of Th
g Sea-" Miss Phillips; composition
t. Character, Miss Helen Scott; rec
y tation. 1.-TWO Portraits, Miss Dor
% Phillips.