The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-02
MORTIFIED
A Large Crowd Participated in Memo
rial Day Exercises.

Memorial day in Mortified was
celebrated by large crowd of PEG
Pile, all places of business being closed
for the day. In the morning a pro
cession was formed and marched tc
Mount Hope cemetery where appropri.
ate exercises were held under the di.
rection of William II. Boynton post
G. A. r., the speaker being Prof H.
r. B. Flint of Norwich university
Following this the procession reformed
and marched to Mortified Falls, where
the exercises were repeated, only
PROF G. V. Woodbury. was the speak
er. At 80 o'clock a procession was
formed on the common under the d.
rection of Col. Frank Tompkins of Nor
witch university, as follows: Col Frank
Tompkins and aide, Chief of Police j.
NJ. Donahue as drum major, Mortified
Cornet band, troop of Norwich univer-
sity cavalry under command of Major
IOlson, Sorrell Maynard post, American
| Legion; Norwich university faculty in
autos, Sons of Veterans, orator, presi-
dent, quartet and officers of the day in
| aui oIuobiles, veterans of all wars and
citizens. The exercises were held around
| the grave of the late Comrade George
Nichols, and consisted of selections by
the band, reading of Gen. Logan's ad
| dress by Neal w. Richmond, selections
by the quartet, which consisted of
Profs. A. w. Peach and w. T. Mac
Creadie and Cadets Whelton and Shad-
dock OF Norwich university. reading
by ]. II. Denny, exercises by William
Ii. Boynton post, Post Commander
George Cole in charge, the address OF
the afternoon being given by Rev. +. T.
Clark, pastor of the Methodist church.
Following the exercises at the ceme-
terry, Martin s. Villas of Burling-
ton gave the address of the afternoon
in armory hall, where were other exer.
cises by the g. A. r. and music by the
band and quartet. There were 10 vet
Grams of the Civil war present Mur-
dock A. Campbell was the president Of
the day.
Mrs. Arthur P. Zimmerman and her
daughter, Nancy, came last week from
st. Louis, Mo, and are spending the
summer at the home of her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Edgerton.
Mr. and Mrs. William Beattin have
returned from their wedding trim and
are keeping house in Mrs. Inez Mars
denis house on Pleasant street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy Welch have
moved here from Groton and are occu-
plying their new home, which they re.
Gently purchased OF the Severance es-
tate on Cross street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Holden of MARI |
boro, Mass, are spending few days |
in town as guests at the home of Mrs |
Holden's father, II. $. Thresher, on the
Mon brook road.
Joseph Provost, who has been EN-
ployed in Springfield. has returned
home and joined hit family in their
new home on Cross street extension.
Dexter Macy was in Montpelier Sun
day to see his little girl, who is in
Heaton hospital recovering from sur
gical operation which she recently un-
derwent. The little girl has been in
serious condition but is quite a little
better.
Mrs. Clara Holton of Randolph and
daughter, Miss Beatrice Holton of
were visitors in town over
Memorial day.
Mrs. Eugene Carpenter and Mrs.
Charles Holton were in Randolph last
week, visiting the formers daughter,
Mrs. Newell Jones