The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-31
RANDOLPH
Memorial Day Exercises Held in Baptist
Church Largely Attended.

HC hSiioildl udJ tAtitiocS NCtS hciu
at the Baptist church on Friday after
noon at / 80, and there was a large at
tendance, the church being well filled.
The band was present and gave good mu
ie, the program beginning with selections
from the band and also an organ Sc
lection. Following this the children of
the grades in the schools took up their
part, which was as follows: Welcome to
visiting friends, Harold Chase; recita
ton, A Little Patriotic Girl" Arleen
Reynolds; recitation, "The Smallest
Boy" Walter 0rdway; soldier drill by
five little lads; recitation, "The Chill
dren OF France" Ruth Webster; recita-
tion, "The Empty Chair" Norman Will
liams; Lincolns Gettysburg address,
Irene SWEET. The band again favored
the audience with a selection, when
Commander Ketchum introduced Major
f. G. Angel, who gave very fine talk.
Major Angel is a good speaker, and dur
ing his talk he often compared the boys
in blue" of 1861, and the ''boys in khaki
of modern times, and paid a glowing
tribute to the patriotism of both. There
were only about half dozen of Civil
war veterans present, but many of the
hSrDtldLt uttUIDtIS Ntits bnc
Woman's Relief corps, and there were Is
returned soldiers from overseas present.
The service was interesting and inspir-
ing. In the forenoon a line of march
was formed and the procession went to
the cemetery south OF the town and dec
Grated the graves of those gone before,
and on their return a dinner was served
at the G. A. X. hall for those of the or
der and their families.
Miss Bertha Manney came from Bos-
ton this week to remain over till Sun
day with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Manney, and sister, Miss Evelyn Man
ney.
Mr. and Mrs. W. c. Emerson came
from Lisbon, N. H., to pass the holiday
here with relatives and friends.
Miss Arene Rumrill, daughter of the
late DIR. G.. j. Rumrill, has the honor of
being valedictorian at the graduation ex-
ercises in June, and Miss Frances Harris
horn of Brookfied has the salutatory
Miss Rumrill has been awarded the schol-
arship for the girls for the U. V. NJ. and
Carl Howe of Tunbridge the scholarship
for the boys.
Mrs. john Jacobs of Braintree, with
her children, was in town Friday for
short visit with her mother, Mrs. Mat
tie Copeland.
Mrs f. NJ Wheeler and daughter, Mrs.
L. G. White of New York City are guests
of Mrs. f. L. Mcintyre.
Donald Salisbury and college friend
were in town Tuesday and again Mr..
Salisbury passed the holiday with his
parents here
Laurence w Leonard and Harold Sault
played last Friday evening with the
Landi -Forsel orchestra at White River
Junction. They played also with the
same orchestra on Friday evening in Bur-
lington at the Z. V. NJ.
Mrs. r. d. Palser and daughter. Mar
garet, of Brooklyn, n. y, are guests Of
Mrs A. j. Wilson.
Franklin Salisbury is building gar
age on his lot on the Rowell Addition,
near his residence
Philip Salisbury was in town over
Sunday, coming from his business in
New York for visit with relatives and
friends.
Mrs. H. w Holden has been quite i'll
with neuralgia for the last week and is
not YET dUle TO ne up.
There were about $50 at the lecture
given by Henry Vail and his friend in the
parish house on Monday night During
the talk of Mr.. Vail, his friend, Mr. King,
put ON the screen 100 views of French
villages and sections which have been
devastated by the war
Major and Mrs. G.. w. Freeman Of Chi
cage arrived here Monday night for
three weeks stay with relatives, and
went at once to the home OF Mrs Free
man. DIR. Freeman, just returned from
overseas, ia now superintendent Of the
dental clinic in Northwestern university,
besides being engaged in practice for
himself.
The home of r. w Vail was the scene
of family reunion on Sunday. Mr.. and
! Mrs. j. H. Vail and two children of
Rochester Mr.. and Mrs. Scion Vail of
Pomfret, Henry g. Vail and John King
were with the family which had not been
! together for seven years.
Mrs. Laura Allis was accompanied
home to Amherst, Mass, where she will
pass some time with her daughter, Mrs.
A. L. Hardy.
Mrs. f. f. Fish of Richmond arrived
here on Wednesday night for few days
! stay with friends.
! Mr.. and Mrs Harry Jones returned
! from their wedding trip on Thursday
night and after few days will take up
! their residence in their new home on
| Central street
| NJ NJ Wilson returned Thursday from
! Worcester, Mass, and other cities on
| Thursday. Mr. Wilson was the counsel
! for Joseph Spooner at Worcester, Mass,
/ in the case Of trial for manslaughter, for
which Spooner was sentenced to two
1 years in the house of correction.
Mrs. Ben Briggs has been several days
here packing up the household goods Of
her late mother, Mrs Anna Moulton, go
as to vacate the tenement which she
occupied in the house of Henry Walcott
on the Highlands.
Mrs. H. G. Sargent of South Royalton
underwent major operation here at
| the ssnatorium this week
| The funeral of the late Mrs. Susan
Kimball was held from the home of her
daughter on Thursday afternoon, Rev.
Fraser Metzger officiating. Among those
present were Mr.. and Mrs Lyndon
Thomas and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fair
banks and Mrs. Z. +. Fish Of Richmond,
Mrs. Sarah (Pecor) Lemery, wife of
Ed. Lemery, the superintendent at the
I tale mines at East Granville, died at her
| home in East Granville on Saturday,
/ aged SO years She had been i'll for a
year and for few weeks was at the