Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-11-20
BARTON BAND BANQUET.
Barton Cornet Band Celebrates Its 26th
Year and Elects Officers. Past
Season a Prosperous One.

The principal event Of the last week
was the annual meeting and ban
Quet of the Barton Cornet Band which
was held on Friday evening in Odd
Fellows hall. Invitations were ex-
tended to about 70 past bandmen and
friends and after the band rendered a
few selections, one of which was solo
with band accompaniment, by L. G..
Batchelder, about so men sat down to
a most excellent supper prepared and
served by Sunbeam Rebekah lodge.
Tie bill of fare was ''Red Flannel
Hash, salads, rolls, pickles, pumpkin
pie and other good things. After sup
per DR.. Pearson, acting as POSTMASTER,
called on J. w. Murkland, Rev. W. A
Warner, J. Wesley Batchelder, I'll. T.
Seaver, H. G Potter, DR.. Blake and
others for remarks. After the toast
program the band held it's annual busi-
ness meeting and elected the following
officers for the coming year. G. |.
Hutchins, president; M. H. Brunning.
manager; DR.. J. M. Blake, secretary
and treasurer; II. c. Potter, leader;
c. L. Hutchins assistant leader. The
following is summarized report of
the last years business: Receipts for
the year, about $475, Of which $275
came from the village. The eXpendi
lures were $195.70 for new instru-
ments and repairs, $21. SO for music,
SGT. Is for hired players, $500 for lead
er's services, besides several small
items.
The Barton Cornet band is rs years
old this fall and it may be interesting
to many of our readers to know some
thing about our band, which is one of
the best in the state and one of which
we should be justly proud. It was or
ganized in the fall of 1886 with the
following charter members: ]. Wesley
Ratchelder, leader; Ed Hatford,
Arthur Drew, Homer Smith. Cort
Woodland, II. 3. Orcutt, Richard Be-
ment, Harry Gordon. Geo. Whitcher,
Charles Nelson, H. T. Seaver, Frank
Lowell, Leone Freeman, Thomas Mar
tin, Martin Brunning, Fred Whitcher,
Ed Liddell, VIII Randall. Clarence
| Fisk, Charles Baldwin and Ed. Robin
son. AS near as can be learned the
instruments which this band used cost
! between $500 and $3.50. The instru-
ments which our present band are
using cost $942 IA. These are all first
j class instruments, are all in use and in
good condition. Today, the band s
property including instruments, uni
forms, etc., also the band stand in the
park, is valued at about $3.50.
Barton village has band which the
7 people 5s,0uid take an interest IN and
which deserves the hearty support OF
all. In past years the remark has
been made that the village gave the
band too much money, or the band S
price was too high for this or that job.
People do not know the expense OF
maintaining a band. During the past
year $67.75 has been paid for hireC
help alone, in order that the banC
might be able to give the best service
and so maintain the high standing
which it has had for many years
Other receipts and expenditures may
be noted in the above statement. The
leader has been paid $1O0 per year fol
his services, but the regular member:
Of the band have had no salary Of
dividends. During the past rs years
the band has had some very pleasan
outings. In 1899 they were escort tt
Malta Commandery at Willoughby
lake and also at Montpelier on Dewe!
Day. In 1900 the band was at Brad
ford on July 4th, in 1903 at Stansteat
with the Masons, and was again a
Montpelier with Malta Commandery a
the centennial celebration.
One hundred two men have beer
members of the band since it's organiza
ton. M. H. Brunning, who has beer
manager for several years, is the onl
charter member now in the band. H
G. Potter has been a member for l
years and has been leader for larg,
part of the time. To his work and un
firing efforts large part of the sue
cess of the band is due. Regula
weekly band rehearsals will be re
sumed again this week Thursday eve
ming.