Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-06-05

were games and prOmenadlng. Re-
freshments were, served.
Everett Perrin, Robert Rogers and
Raymond Philbrook returned Satur-
day from a two weeks stay in the
Vail camp at Lyndonville where they
took some special work in agricul-
! ture.
Lieut.. Ridgeley Lyle, who is con-
nected with the field artillery, and
has been located at Fort Sill, Okla, is
here with his wife on months sick
leave. They are occupying the Spahr
cottage on the west side of the lake.
1t is reported that Elmer Maurer,
who enlisted from this town, has been
killed in action. Mr.. Maurer has no
relatives in this town, although he
has made his home here several
years. His parents live in Pennsyl-
vania.
Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Dow have been
presented a service flag by their
neighbors for their daughter, Miss
Alice Dow, who is a Red Cross nurse
in France and the only nurse who has
gone from this county into the SER
vice.
The following committee has been
appointed to take charge of the Chill
dren's day exercises in the Congrega-
tional Sunday school, Mrs. A. E. Per-
rim, Mrs. Geo. Young, and Mrs. A. B.
Cuthbertson. The exercises will
probably be held Sunday, June 18th.
The Greensboro Improvement club
will give a play entitled, "Miss
PRINTS Kindergarten" in the town
hall Thursday evening, June 9Th, and
the proceeds will go to the improve
ment of the town and village. There
will be a promenade after the play.
Ice cream and cake will be sold.
The Greensboro Free library was
cleaned the first Of the week and
made ready for the coming of the
summer people, who make large use
Of it. Some talented member of the
summer colony usually gives a lee
ture for the benefit of the library
which helps out on the expenses.
There was large crowd at the
Memorial day exercises at the Con-
gregational church. The address was
given by Rev. E. C. Hayes. Many
children from the public schools gave
recitations and songs. Rev. Shaw of
Greensboro Bend and E. c. Kinney
led the audience in prayer The Get
tysburg address was given by Prin.
Stewart L. Clay of the junior high
school. There was some fine singing
by a mixed quartet, Mrs. Helen Rich
ards, Mrs. F. F. Wakefield, L. A. Per-
rim and George Colby. The exercis-
es were we'll carried out and reflected
the new spirit of patriotism that has
come to our people through the war.
There was a goodly number, but
not nearly as many as would have
been present had the weather not
been stormy, at the unwilling service
held on the farm of A. E. Jackson
Saturday at 2.3O o'clock. A fine mon
ument has been erected on this spot
to mark the location of the barn in
which was held the first Sunday
school convention in New England if
not in this country, June rs, 1917.
Guests were present from Hardwick
and Craftsbury and the program was
very pleasing. Rev. E. C. Hayes,
pastor of the local Congregational
der of exercises was carried out:
Praise service, scripture reading, by
Rev. E. c. Hayes, Greensboro; pray
er, Rev. C. J. Peterson, North Crafts
bury; music; greeting from Orleans
County S. S. association, Fred B.
Root, president, North Craftsbury;
greeting from the American S. S.
union, E. C. Kinney, missionary,
Greensboro; music; address, Build
ers of the Future" Rev. C. A. BOYD.
state secretary vt. S. S. association,
Burlington; unwilling Of the monu-
ment by a descendant of the Hales,
who owned the barn in which the
convention was held over 100 years
ago, Howard Huntington Allen; pray
er of dedication, Rev. E. C. Hayes,
Greensboro, music; benediction, Rev.
c. d. Pierce, Craftsbury. The sing
ing which was all by the audience,
was led by two band members, Frank
Eastman and Morris Goodrich.
GREENSBORO BEND
Mrs. B. F. Chamberlin is not as
we'll at this writing.
W. R. Cole is sick and not able to
be in the Davis store
Miss Grace Tyndall was at her
home IN Morrisville over Sunday.
Will Graham has closed the hotel |
on account of the scarcity Of help.
Mrs. j. B. Silver is visiting her
parents in Waterville for a few days.
Quite number from here attended |
the Memorial day exercises at
Greensboro Thursday.
Mrs. Lucinda Martin and son of
Groveland, Mass, visited Mrs. Mary
Weed the first of the week.
The young people gave their dram
attic play at Craftsbury Wednesday
evening for the benefit of the Red
Cross.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Chamberlin
IF st. Johnsbury were here the first
Of the week to see Mr.. Chamberlin's
mother, who is ill.
EENSBORO-North Neighborhood
Miss Celia Olmstead is visiting rel
atives in St. Johnsbury.
Miss Mariorio Hall is uisitinn rol |