Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-06-15
COUNTY.
WEST BURKE.

Osborn Ward of Danville visited at
Frank Wards last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Winter of Nash
Va, N. H. were in town Thursday.
Mrs. Sydney Brigham and two chill
dren visited relatives in Lyme, N. H.,
last week.
Mrs. S. D. Bugbee returned last
since April.
Robert and Mabel Porter are spend
ing commencement week with friends
in St. Johnsbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Taft have gone
to ST. Johnsbury for a two weeks visit
at Robert Taft's.
A little daughter came to the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Rice on We'd
nesday of last week.
The W. R. c., have a public dinner
at a small price next Saturday to
which all are invited.
Mrs. A. A. Coe returned from Bar
ton Saturday to the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. l.. H. Wells,
Mrs. W. w. Coe attended the prize
speaking contest at the Woodsville high
school Thursday evening of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Adams of Derby
spent Saturday and Sunday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Stoddard.
A. H. Stoddard and ]. P. Buzzell at
tended the meeting of the state Veter-
ans association held at Orleans Fri
day.
Mrs. Randilla Johnson and daughter,
Mrs. c. E. Kirk of St. Johnsbury, spent
several days the past week visiting
relatives in town.
M. w. Stoddard of Bellows Falls,
and E. E. Burns of Lyndonville were
here last week to visit their mothers,
Mrs. Nellie Stoddard and Mrs. Angie
Burns.
Mrs. R. H. Burke attended the COM
mencement exercises at Derby acade-
my Thursday. Miss Grace Bryant,
Mrs. Burke's cousin, was a member of
the graduating class.
Mr.. and Mrs. N S. Colby, Mrs. w.
E. Gaskell and Mrs. F. G. Frasier at
tended the golden wedding of Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Beckwith of Newbury on
Monday of last week.
Miss Emma Cole, who has been
stopping with her aunt, Mrs. E. E.
Dickerman, for several months, has &C.
copied a position in the New England
telephone exchange at Bellows Falls
and went there Saturday.
Will Bishop has decided not to move
into the Cooling house, as was reported
last week, but has stored his goods
for the present. Mrs. Bishop and son
Arthur have been boarding for the
past week at H. 6. W~oodruff's.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. P. Porter, and Mr..
and Mrs. Octave Abar spent several
days at their cottages at Willoughby
lake last week. H. A. Suitor, w. W..
Coe, Herbert Fowler, Curtis Stoddard,
Edward Craig and several others from
here were at the lake fishing with
varying success.
Superintendent Daniels was assigned
the pleasant task of awarding prizes
to the three upper grades for the best
kept note books, and before doing so
made an earnest plea or the co-opera-
ton of the parents in the great work
of training the young for the duties
and struggles of life. Principal E. j.
Heath then gave the promotions to
the whole school, beginning with the
first grade, and closing with the
class of 1910. Mr.. Heath's words to
the graduates, and to the school
showed appreciation of their work,
and a deep and lasting interest in
their future. The program closed
with the singing of America by the
audience.
A large audience filled G. A. R.,
hall Friday evening" to witness the grad
uating exercises of the grammar
school. The outgoing class this year
is very small, there being but three
graduates, but their parts on the pro-
gram showed that what they lacked
IN numbers they made up in quality
and the salutatory by Miss Marion
Walter, prophecy by Ronald Hunting,
and valedictory by Miss Ida Newman
were all greatly enjoyed. The exer-
c1ses opened with a march by Miss
Leila Turner and later duets were
played by the Misses Matte DECKER.
man and Pearl Densmore, and Eva
Rosebrooks and Leila Turner. The ad
dress by Rev. Mr.. Williams appealed
to the grown up boys and girls as well
as to the younger ones and was full OF
wise counsel and helpful suggestions,
Mr.. Williams is a very interestine
speaker n many who heard him or
Friday evening for the first time will
we trust avail themselves of the CD
portunity to hear him in his pulpit,
where he is always at his best.
SUTTON.
Children's day will be observed a
the church, June &c.
F. W. Barker is Smuggling his hous,
occupied by F. A. Holmes.
Miss Fanny Hastings finished he
school in Barre last week.
Miss Lucy Holtham returned from
New York Saturday night.
The Ladies Aid society last FRIDAY
evening was a decided success, Their,
being 125 present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mitchell ant