The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-06-14

WI 'oioSi SoHNerse cnHpteT, ~ n, ~
held their luncheon at the home of Mrs
George II. Temple on Saturday after
J noon. NO program was given, but al
! out door luncheon was served by thu
hostess. which was very enjoyable K
: those present. The next meeting viii
: be the annual one and officers for the
ensuing year will be elected at that
[. time.
The remains of the late Miss Louise
, Hood were taken to New York on Sun.
day, Mr.. Dillon of that city coming Ia
accompany them home for burial.
The Randolph Woman's Literary club
held their picnic at Lake Mafeba, on
Saturday afternoon with good attend
ance, this being the closing meeting till
the fall.
Miss Bessie Stevens went to Norwich
on Sunday to remain for time with her
sister, Mrs. James Menard
Mrs. Fl. w. Tewksbury and her daugh-
ter, Miss Mary Carr Tewksbury, left
on Saturday for Goffstown, n H., where
they went to visit brother of the for
mer.
Mrs B. A. Durkee and daughter, ynil.
la, went to Barre on Saturday for short
stay with friends.
Mrs. r. G. Morton and Miss Jennie,
her daughter, left on Saturday for Wood
stock to remain for ten days with Mrs.
Morton's sister.
| Miss Mabel Girard, one of the assist
ant teachers in the high school, left
on Saturday for her home in Winsted,
Conn, not expecting to return here in the
| fall.
Francis Vinton has purchased the farm
belonging to Clinton Phillips, in Brain
tree and will move there from Williams
town in the near future
Lucius Webb went to Boston on Sat
urday to visit his son, Lieut.. Dewitt
Webb, and his daughter, Mrs. Mary Webb
Hollins.
Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Gladding returned
on Saturday from Montpelier and Barre,
after Mr. Gladding attended the com
mencement exercises at Goddard semi |
nary and Mrs. Gladding visited her
brother, Charles Foster, in Montpelier.
Miss Josephine Dana, who has been
teaching the last term in the high school |
in place of Miss Mary DeBois, left for
her home in Pomfret on Saturday.
Mrs. Cora Scott Hutchinson, who was
been in town since Monday with her
brother, DIR. G. w. Scott, left for her
home in Springfield, Mass, on Satur
day.
Miss Bessie Shepard and her brother,
Haskell Gibson, left on Saturday to join
their mother in New Haven, Conn, where
they are to conduct a boarding house
for the present and make that their
home. Coleman Donahue, who has lived
in the family for years, accompanied
the family there.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. ID. Partridge, who were
in Barre at the graduation of their
Miss Louise Partridge,
from spaulding high school, returned
home on Saturday.
Mrs. Martin Summer of Braintree
came on Saturday to visit her father,
A. II. Flint, jr.
The commencement exercises of the
high school were largely at
ended on Friday evening, Music hall be-
ng filled to its utmost capacity. The
upon the stage were of pur-
lie and white crepe paper, there being :
lattice fence reaching across the stage,
made of white, with gates ajar in the
enter, and this being decorated with
purple chryanthemums. In the back OF
he stage was the class motto, Always
Doing, Not Pretending" in the colors.
The music for the evening was by the
randolph high school orchestra, and the
invocation BY Rev. y. ii. Thompson of |
he Baptist church. The salutatory was |
" Miss Esther Hutchinson, followed by /
n essay, "A By-Product of the War. |
" Grace +. Douglas, these young la
les being of equal rank in scholarship.
he class history was given by Ruth w =
colt, and Margary Griswold gave an I
ssay, my Bird Corner" The class ora. (
ion was given by Dwight l. Adams, and Il
he class ode, composed by Marian J. n
atchelder, was sung by the class. Miss )
'ora Brown gave an essay, STORY Tell
"" followed by the class prophecy by Il
harles f. Bruce. The presentation of v
he class gift was made by Dwight n
dams. The valedictory was gwen by a
write Burridge, after which came the .,
resentation Of the diplomas. The ex.
'cises were followed at once by the COM =,
ball, which was given at Du- :,
OILS g. Gays hall, with joys Singing :,
.chestra to furnish the music. This =
as not as largely attended az many =
aars, but a fair attendance was pres -
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