Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-06-05

was pronounced line by all who
heard it. The band added much to
the occasion.
At a meeting of the stockholders of
the Jersey Star Creamery association
held Wednesday evening the follow
ing officers were elected. President.
J. c. Carpenter; directors. A. E.
Harlow. C. T. Metcalf. H. E. Lee;
secretary and treasurer, Frank Lee.
Buchanan I; auditors. A. M. Clough. C.
E. Towne, G.. W.. Phillips. The COM
pany have hired Charles Sylvester to
gather cream.
M. E. CHURCH NOTES.
Children's day exercises next Sun.
day morning in place of the usual
preaching service. Come!
All the children are asked to be at
the church Saturday at l 80 sharp for
the final rehearsal for ChiIdren's Day.
Epworth League Thursday evening
at the vestry. observation-disclosures,
the Glory Of Manhood. Leader. Miss
Iva Allen.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet
at the town hall Thursday, June 6.
Dinner will be served at noon. La
dies will please furnish and come
prepared to work as usual.
The newly organized Brotherhood
of the M. E. church gave an enter
tainment in the town hall Monday
evening to which the public was
invited. The speaker of the evening
was Rev. c. D. Lance of Newport,
who gave a most interesting and
helpful talk on "The New Man."
Preceding the lecture, Misses Verna
and Doris Sears gave two piano duets
L. Wells pleasingly introduced the
speaker, who conveyed the audience
with him into the last.
The M. E. church society will hold
a fair on June 26 to q. The commit
tee in charge are Mrs. E. P. Webster,
Mrs. M. A. Wells and Mrs. G. w.
Russell. Following are the commit
tees of the various booths: quilts,
Mrs. T. S. Wiley. Mrs. M. A. Wells.
Mrs. G. H. Annis. Mrs. E. A. Pike;
aprons, Mrs. H. B. Bailey, Mrs. F.
articles. Mrs. E. P Webster, Miss
Elsie Skinner. Miss Helen Lemos;
handkerchiefs, Mrs. G. W.. Phillips.
Miss Nellie Healey, Miss Susie
Miller; candy, Mrs. E. N. Knapp.
Miss Verna Sears, Miss Katherine
Miller; ice cream, Mrs. T. h. Cook.
Mrs. A. M. Annis. Mrs. F. A. Bu-
chanan, Mrs. r. E. Willis; mystery
booth. Misses Iva Allen and Doris
Sears; for the strawberry supper.
Mrs. E. F. Wells. Mrs. B. F. Chaffee,
Mrs. ]. n. Whalen, Mrs. A. G.
Healey.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
NOTES.
The pastor will preach at the morn
ing service at 10 80,
Rev. C. A. Adams and Mrs. D. A.
] Brahana attended the county confer
ence of Congregational churches held
5 at Albany yesterday and today.
Remember Friday. June 7th is the
date of the 3rd annual donation
' supper. Good speaker d! good music !
Good supper! What more could one
. desire?
! w. H. Harlow leads the C. E. meet
! ing next Sunday at 80 o. m. Topic
is Chow to Get the Most out of
| Prayer" The NJ. E. church nave ac-
cepted an invitation to unite with US
: in this service. All are cordially
: welcome.
GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIvER-
Nearly one hundred friends and
e relatives gathered Saturday at tn e
e w. L. Locke homestead, now occupied
e by VIM. Gregory and family, to
\ tender congratulations to Mr.. and
Mrs. W. L. Locke on the occasion of
S their fiftieth wedding anniversary.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Locke came from
- Lyndonville, where they now reside.
to spend their anniversary in the
RI house where they had lived practi-
calIy all Of their married life, they
that was being planned for them.
The parlor. where the bride and
groom received was decorated in
green and white largely with white
lilacs. After the first greetings
were over the guests were ushered
into the dining room. where tables
were set and reset with a bountiful
dinner to which all did full justice.
On the table in front of Mr.. sand
Mrs. Locke was a mammoth wedding
cake. in pyramid shape bearing fifty
candles. After dinner the guests all
gathered on the lawn in front of the
house, where Rev. C. A. Adams read
a poem written for the occasion by a
Coventry friend and a letter from
Mrs. Lenora Brewster in which she
referred to Mr.. and Mrs. Locke's
marriage as ideal. Then after a
brief tribute to Mr.. and Mrs. Locke.
Mr.. Adams called on Mrs. Cook,
who presented a box of gold pieces
on behalf of the Irasburg friends.
there were also presented at this
time gifts from friends at Barton and
Lyndonville. Mr.. Locke made a
fitting response, expressing their
pleasure at welcoming SO many from
out of town some of whom greeted
, each other after many years and a
most unusual and happy circum.
stance was the presence of Rev. II.
K. Story. who oficiated at the
ceremony fifty year ago. Much
credit lis due Mr.. and Mrs. Gregory
and the neiRhhors who MANNED and