The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-02
WAITSFIELD
Doings in Town on Memorial Day-Rev
II. c. Ledyard, Speaker.


Memorial day was celebrated by fit
ting pre-Memorial exercises in the va
ri, us schools in town on Thursday aft
ernoon.
On Memorial day the graves Of soldiers
were duly decorated in the morning
On the school campus, the Waitsfield
and Moretown town teams had ball
game, score to 8 in favor of Waitsfeld,
At IL to 1905 M, the bells were tolled
At 1880. the members OF Ainsworth
post, No. SO, Dept OF Vermont G. A. r.,
escorted by the Waitstield cornet band,
marched from g. A. r. hall to |. O. 0. f.
nall, where the exercises of the day
We're held. Prayer was offered by Rev.
re. NJ. Redstone, pastor Of the Methodist
church Lincoln's Gettysburg address
was given by Dwight Joslin Gen.
Il.ogan's first order for Memorial day
was given by Clarence Bisbee Mrs. G.
NJ. Redstone sang he Star Spangled
Banner" The children of the village
primary school decorated with flowers
monument in memory of those soldiers,
who are buried in unmarked and UNI
known graves. The address of the day
was by Rev. II. G. Ledyard, pastor OF
the Uniyersalist church of Northfield.
1t was interesting and appealing, urg-
ing us to show the same fidelity in the
present warfare for life, as the soldiers
showed in the warfare for freedom.
At the close of the exercises in |. Q.
o. +. hall, the band escorted the veter-
ans to the new Joslyn Memorial library,
where with suitable exercises. the corner
stone was laid Rev. c. NJ. Redstone Of
fered prayer and Rev. w. A. Remele
made the dedicatory speech, expressing
the towns gratitude to the donor,
George Joslyn of Omaha, Nebraska. and
urging the right and best use of the IL
brary. The corner stone was laid by 4.
II. McAllister of the G. A. r. and post /
master for more than twenty years. The
corner stone contained sealed box in
which among other things were old money,
money, town report of 1912, account OF the
centennial in 1889. and the address given |
on that occasion by Walter A. Jones. I
NJ. d., account OF Old Home week and !
address given by Matt b. Jones on that |
occasion. The Waitsfield eornet band |
gave a band concert after these exer-
cises. On the school campus, the |
Waitsield village grammar school and
aioretown village grammar school ball /
teams had a game, resulting in score /
OF 10 to in favor of Waitsfield; and 1
the ladies of the Home circle served ice
cream and cake to about $50 people in
the vestries of the Congregational
church.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Kinsbury, Rev and
Mrs. w. A. Remele. Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ.
Richardson, and Mrs. J. ID. Davis at
tended the Choral union concerts in
Montpelier last week
On Thursday. the staging on the Jos
lyn Memorial library fell, letting seven
men and large stone fall Robert Nell
and Stuart Ferris we're hurt, but no
bones were broken.
Mrs. b. L. Joslin was called to Bur
iington Friday By the critical illness OF
her father, J. G. Lewis.
Mr. and Mrs. William Martin Of North
field are visiting Mrs. Lester Smith.
Henry Miner. who has been in town
the last month, returned Saturday TO
has home in Montpelier.
Miss Louise Gleason came home from
Montpelier for Memorial day and Sun
Law.
Earle Baird came home from the state ,
igricultural school in Randolph. Thurs Z
Jay. for over Sunday.
- dinner at the waitsfeld house, Ne q