Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-06-13
NEWS FROM IRASBURG

dolph Freehart, Pierre larry, James
| Messier, Cecil Upper, Vera Chad
burn, Alice Holbrook, Adrienne and
Victoire Poirer. Vera Chadburn has
had no absent marks for two years.
She has walked the two and one-half
miles on days when the transporta-
ton team could not go. Alice Hol-
brook received the prize for collect
ing the largest variety of wild flow
ers.
The pupils of grade Nv attaining
highest averages were Floyd Besaw,
9412 per cent and Leila Sanville, 91h
per cent. Leila has also received a
| Palmer button for having completed
25 drills satisfactorily Those having
perfect attendance for the term are
Alton Dewing, Kenneth Harlow, Cecil
! Sheperd, Iva Chadburn, Bessie Macie,
Georgia Orne, Thirza Orne, Mary
Russ, Olive Taylor, and Nellie Upper.
Eleanor Dion, Pauline Sears and
Elizabeth Templeton each missed but
one day. The following pupils have
been perfect in attendance during the
entire year, Alton Dewing, Cecil
Sheperd, Iva Chadburn and Nellie Tup-
per- Iva's record is especially good
since she was obliged to walk night
and morning for nearly two weeks.
ADAMS CHASE.
There was a quiet but pretty we'd
ding at the Congregational parson-
/ age Saturday morning, when Miss
Rena Adams became the bride of Mo-
ses Chase, both of Lowell, the cere-
mony being performed in the pres
ence of witnesses by Rev. Miles G.
Upper, who used the single ring ser
vice. The couple were attended by
Wesley Chase and Maize Adams,
brother and sister of the bride and
groom. The bride was neatly gowned
in tan silk with white lace trimming.
The bridesmaid was attired In pink
silk. At the conclusion of the service
the couple were driven to Orleans,
where they took the train for Massa-
chusetts for a short trip. The brides
ftraveling suit was brown with hat
and gloves to match. Their many
friends wish them a long and happy
life.
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES.
Sunday, June 18th. Sa4
Morning worship at 1O.45.
Evening worship at 1880 o'clock.
Sunday school at 1910. RI
Junior League at $50.
Thursday evening at 7.15, Epworth
League Prayer meeting.
IRASBURG BRANCH RED CROSS
Our membership is now $50 and
new members are coming in continu-
ally. Let US work a little harder for
the 200 members we are going to
have Our share of the 10000 new
members during membership week
was $50 and we reported to headquar-
tiers at the close of the week, 154, but
we purpose to reach the 200-mark
soon.
/ An account of the first Red Cross
banquet will be found onanother page
of this issue. Over $50 was raised at
the banquet, most of it clear, and this
is for the supply fund.
F. M. Sears is our delegate to the
Red Cross meeting in Burlington this
week in the interest Of the war coun-
Gil.
The regular meeting at 2 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon. A box Is to
be packed for the Vermont Guards
men at this meeting.
Gold and enamelled Red Cross pins
are now being sold at % cents, ten
cents Of which goes into our treasury.
If you want one see the directors or
the treasurer.
We are waiting patiently for the
return of the American flag stolen
from the town hall on the night Of
May Both, which was the property Of
the Red Cross.
FLAG-RAISING AND RED CROSS
BANQUET.
At the end Of a perfect day, We'd
nesday, June 9Th, one of the greatest
events in the history Of the beautiful
and historic town Of Irasburg took
place, TO the delight and entire salts
faction Of the great company of peO-
pie who were there from far and
near. For some time it has been In
the minds Of many Of Irasburg's pa
triotic citizens TO erect new flag
pole on the border Of the common and
suspend a large flag from this pole to
the one ON the top of the town hall,
but the difficulty seemed to be in get
ting a stick long and straight enough
for the purpose and scouting parties
have been out for some time on the
lookout for such a pole. At last their
CONTINUED on Page Three)