Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-06-16

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few we'll chosen words presented the
host and hostess with fine set of
Haviland china and six silver spoons
as reminder Of the happy occasion.
DERBY.
Miss Mabel Jenne of Orleans is
visiting friends in town.
Mrs. F. N. Aldrich is, entertaining
her friend, Miss Chapman.
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Edmunds of
Troy have been guests at l.. P. Jenne's
several days.
Mrs. Drew of Barton was guest at
W. S. Robbins during the commence
menu festivities.
Miss Mary and Mrs. Ross Butterfield
of North Troy were guests at Mr..
Griggs last week.
Elk. Gov. and Mrs. Grout and Mr..
and Mrs. Aaron Grout are spending a
week at their home here.
Rev. Mr.. Holman was away part of
last week attending meeting of the,
Danville Baptist association.
Mrs. w. R. Daley and two children
of North Troy have been spending a
few days with Mrs. A. T. Daley.
Rev. Mr.. Holman preached SER
mon especially for the ODD Fellows
lodge, of which he is chaplain, Sun
day evening.
Interesting and impressive services
were held in the M. E. church Sunday
morning, wnen fourteen were baptiz-
ed and eighteen taken into the church.
+ Carl Robbins returned Friday noon
from his first year in college at Ann
Arbor, Mich, and has begun work in
Wiluer's drng store for the summer.
Derby Academy Commencement.
After very successful school year
of hard work, Derby academy has en-
joyed one of the finest, if not the fin
est, commencement celebrations ever
held. Nature has smiled on the scene
du ring the entire week, an unusual
happening.
| The baccalaureate sermon was
preached by Rev. c. D. Lance of New
port at the Congregational church
Sunday morning, June 6. He took for
his text words found in Ruth l :16 and
gave discourse long to be remem-
bered as full of noble and inspiring
thoughts and especially adapted to the
class, consisting as it does of fourteen
young ladies'. The church was beauti-
fully decorated with palms and flowers.
Music was furnished by union choir
from the three churches.
The days of Monday Tuesday and
Wednesday were given up to examina-
| tiOns.
Tuesday evening occurred the Boys
defamation contest, program of which
is given below. AS is invariably the
case in such contests held here it was
hard for the judges to make decision.
the nature of the work rendered being
so good. '"The Chariot Race" Orem
Newcomb Jenne. Zone Niche the
Highest" Sylvester William Baker.
''Ben Buffers Last Race" Harry
Lee Sargent. "Old Soapy.' Ralph
Lewis Allbee. "For Dear Old Yale, "
Howard Newton Hanson. IAN Heroic
Act" Lee Ernest Cass. 'Tbe Boy
Orator of Zepata City," Gerald Alvin
Buzzell.
Excused.
Gerald A. Buzzell received the first
prize and Sylvester w. Baker the sec.
ond prize.
The hall was packed on Thursday
evening, the event being the Girls
prize speaking contest as given below.
''The Kings Pardon" Helen Mary
Jenne. ''The First Settlers Story
Eugenia Clarissa Peck. 1.-THE Wild.
owls Light, Mildred Heath. "Gwen's
Canyon" from 1.-The Sky Pilot, >
J: Blanche Ethel Griggs. 1.-THE Kings
Great Victory, "Genevieve May Moore.
Fourteen to One" Lottie Mandans
Fuller. Helene Thamre,'' Shirley
Fac Hall. Each number was rendered
in an exceptionally fine manner. The
l first prize was awarded to Mis-:
Blanche Griggs, the second to Miss
Shirley Hall. Mention should be-
made of the pantomlmes acted by
Miss Daisy Stevens and sung by Mis-:
Griggs each evening, also the choru.
by several young ladies, which was es
pecially pretty both in music and &C
tion. Following the speaking thu
! floor was soon cleared for the alumni
} promenade. the grand march being LEI
by Ernest Allbee.
t Perfect June weather graced the al
: important day Of the week, Friday
and the largest crowd ever known O,
, such an occasion here tried to gain &C
: cess to the hall for the exercises a
t 10 80. The hall was profusely decor
:: ated with crepe paper in the schoo
) colors, green and white. also witt
! palms and ferns. The class motto